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Here's a preseason look at the players to watch in the greater Boston area:

PRIME-TIME PLAYERS

ROYCE TERRELL
Terrell ran for 1,400 yards and scored 19 touchdowns last year, earning him Division 1A Player of the Year honors from The Boston Globe. He also piled up 73 tackles as a linebacker.

RALPH FAIA<BR> Faia receives high praise from Everett coach John DiBiaso, who calls the four-year starting center the best lineman he's coached in his 25-year career. Faia has won two Super Bowls.

SHANE DIBONA
Despite missing the first three games of the 2007 season, the speedy DiBona was still able to record more than 40 tackles and rush for 1,090 yards and 18 TDs on offense.

SEAN SYLVIA
Receivers fear him when the ball is in the air. Sylvia had 78 tackles and five sacks last year, and on offense he played QB and passed for 13 touchdowns while running for 10 scores.

COACH'S TAKE

AN AREA COACH ON SEAN SYLVIA:
"Just run the ball, try to take him out of the game. He's going to kill you on offense anyway. He made a ton of clutch passes last year, just unbelievable throws. You're better off running the ball and not letting him be a factor on defense too."