Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tewksbury | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
Methuen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Friday, October, 10 By Jeff Hamrick
METHUEN —
Hoping to rebound from the most humbling of losses, Methuen instead once
again found itself in an insurmountable hole. The kind of deficit a
struggling team must avoid against a defending Division 3 state
champion.
Tewksbury, ranked fifth in Eastern Mass, took advantage
of the stunned Rangers, scoring on each of its first four possessions
last night en route to a 34-6 Merrimack Valley Small victory. It was the
Methuen coach Tom Ryan's second straight loss to the program he spent
the previous 12 years as an assistant.
"We're always looking
forward to a nice home game — especially against Tewksbury because
coach Ryan coming from there," Methuen quarterback Mike Baglieri said.
"That always gives us the extra hype. Beating a top-five team really
would have meant a lot to us."
The first quarter appeared more of
the same for Methuen, which was held to a mere 30 total yards in a
31-point shutout loss to Haverhill six days earlier. The Rangers were
stymied offensively yet again, gaining minus-8 yards on nine first-half
rushes while completing only six of their 22 pass attempts.
"The first quarter was a field-position nightmare," Ryan said.
In
the meantime Tewksbury (4-1 overall, 3-0 conference) found the end zone
with ease, needing only 14 plays from scrimmage to open a 27-0 lead
before the scoreboard moved onto the second quarter.
Methuen had
one drive of 15 plays for 30 yards, but 20 of them came via penalty. An
interception by Mike Phelger set up another possession at the Tewksbury
19, but despite picking up a first down, negative plays resulted in a
loss of downs at the 17.
"We had a good week of practice," Ryan
said. "In fact, Wednesday was one of our better practice days we had all
year. The senior leadership is great that way. There have been a lot of
positive things.
"But when the lights are turned on, there are a
lot of execution things we mess up. I have to prepare the kids to
overcome those things."
The Rangers (1-5, 1-3) averted a second
consecutive shutout when John Abraham made an acrobatic leaping catch
while falling backward in the corner of the end zone on an 11-yard pass
from Kendrick Denose.
"At this stage of the game, we have to prepare for the future," Ryan said.
First Quarter
T — James Sullivan 3 run (Mitchell Miskell kick) 7:18
T — Sullivan 21 run (kick blocked) 3:54
T — Tom Casey 1 run (Miskell kick) 2:20
T — James Hirtell 15 run (Miskell kick) 0:51
Third Quarter
T — Adam Gajjaoui 13 pass from Brett Morris (Miskell kick) 5:19
Fourth Quarter
M — John Abraham 11 pass from Kendrick Denose (pass failed) 6:50INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: T (28-200) — Hirtle 5-93, Sullivan 8-55, Tom Casey 6-24, Tom Carey 2-15, Ryan Morris 2-8, Tyler Ward 1-4, Brian Nazaire 2-3, Steve Hamel 2-(-2); M (26-44) — Jake Amodio 11-69, Christian Paige 1-1, Nick Comerford 1-(-1), Kendrick Denose 5-(-2), Mike Baglieri 8-(-23)
PASSING: T — B.Morris 5-7-98, 1 interception; M (10-29-77, 3 interceptions) — Baglieri 7-17-43, 2; Kendrick Denose 3-12-34, 1
RECEIVING: T — Gajjaoui 3-46, Hirtle 1-41, Sullivan 1-11; M — Mike Tulley 4-19, Abraham 2-14, Baglieri 1-16, Kendrick Denose 1-11, Comberford 1-10, Kevin Denose 1-7
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Team | League | Overall | PF-PA |
---|---|---|---|
Central Catholic | 8-0-0 | 9-2-0 | 375-214 |
Tewksbury | 3-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 96-30 |
North Andover | 5-2-0 | 8-4-0 | 260-155 |
Andover | 5-4-0 | 6-5-0 | 378-288 |
Haverhill | 4-4-0 | 7-4-0 | 227-196 |
Lawrence | 4-5-0 | 5-6-0 | 250-338 |
Methuen | 4-5-0 | 4-7-0 | 174-295 |
Lowell | 2-3-0 | 2-3-0 | 65-133 |
Chelmsford | 0-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 90-120 |
Billerica | 0-3-0 | 0-3-0 | 64-109 |
Dracut | 0-5-0 | 0-5-0 | 93-154 |
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