While matchups and teams have changed over the years, Thanksgiving remains an important game day for high school football teams throughout Western Massachusetts.

Ten games will be played involving WMass schools this holiday (one on Wednesday, nine on Thursday), some with tradition that dates back over 100 years.

The NFHS website will be streaming five of the 10 games. To access those games, click here .

Here’s a closer look at the history involving each of these matchups:

LONGMEADOW AT EAST LONGMEADOW

Longmeadow leads series 44-19

The Lancers (6-4) and Spartans (4-6) meet for the 64th time on Thanksgiving, and the second time this season after Longmeadow took the regular season meeting on Oct. 3, 21-17.

Longmeadow has won two straight on Thanksgiving, including a nail-biting

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