Jimmy Hughes Off to University of Rhode Island

Staples senior Jimmy Hughes, the all-time FCIAC scoring champion, today signed a letter of commitment to attend the University of Rhode Island. Hughes is the seventh Staples high school football player in Coach Marce Petroccio’s 11-year tenure who has gone on to play football at Division I colleges. The others are Mac DeVito (Temple), Charlie Emerson (Indiana), Sean Mulcahy (UConn),  Dave Kashetta (BC), and Charlie Stephens and Jessie Becker (Wagner). Hughes and Petroccio are shown together after the Nov. 27 win over Fairfield. University of Rhode Island head coach Tim Stowers said Hughes was one of 20 players signing letters of intent to play for the Rhody Rams. Leonard Samela/Staplesfootball.com photo