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| Mayflower League All-Stars, Announced
Nov 23rd Michael Shea, Andrew Farrissey, Matt Montanile |
| MIAA
EMASS 3A Playoffs East Boston (13-0) defeats Blue Hills, then N. Shore for D3A Crown Westwood repeats D3, Bourne lost in semi, S. Shore wins vocational bowl |
| VARSITY
UPDATED SCHEDULE Click on game for report page. |
Another BUT would have been the added significance of the Nantucket game if that IF had taken place. Well, as they say, "what coulda happened - did"' and a somewhat disappointing season in '04 was in retrospect: curious at times (suspensions, discipline problems, individual acts over a 'team' attitude, the ill-advised and unsportsmanlike 'victory lap' at Nantucket); not that bad by the literal numbers 5-6 overall, 3-2 league winning 3 of the last 4 games; and anytime great if you walk off the field on Nantucket with a win - something very difficult to do. Looking back at the seniors of last year, there were certainly some standouts who deserve a nod. Gustavo Simoes, Billy Sanfilippo, Nate Larsen, and Matt Montanile provided solid line performances in both their junior and senior seasons and have a ring to show for it. Matter of fact, all these seniors have a ring to show for their efforts from 2003, which they worked for and each deserve without question. Carlos Ventura showed flashes of great ability, and Andrew Farrissey was his usual tough self, with play through minor injuries on both sides of the ball. Mike Shea was splendid in whatever position he played at, about 4 of them: QB, WR (great hands - his best position, including the crucial rush to block the punt at Nantucket), S, and Rover - a versatile and unselfish player. Adam Petkus and Kyle Robertson both worked through injuries to play key roles in the late season. As it looks now, Farrissey moves on to D1 Lacrosse, while Kyle has been prepping to continue his football career at the next level. In conversation with one of the coaches, he remarked how Kyle's foot problems had really slowed him down for much of his HS career, and looking back at his success during those three varsity seasons wondered how much yardage he might have gained he had been healthy the whole time. Kyle's challenge will be similar to JD Wild's, who went to a junior college and basically described his experience as being "a guard in the backfield". That is, he never got to run the ball, only block for the star backs there. But you gotta pay your dues, it seems, and JD may or may not be back at it. We'll give you a report on other MV alumni as the season progresses and can get status. This fan would also like to give a nod to the Nantucket seniors of last year. These guys weren't the biggest or the fastest, but they had true heart and desire and showed it many times last season, especially the last game where they outplayed the Vineyard with only 19 on the squad. We saw them at their best and wish them the best in future endeavors. |
| AN AMAZING GAME - Martha's Vineyard 21, Nantucket 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| With only 31 seconds left in the game, Nantucket at the MV 45, 4th and about 5, score Whalers 20, Vineyarders 18... Mike Shea blocked a punt at the MV 45 and took possession at the Nantucket 35, QB Ryan Rossi sprinted left and completed an out pass to Ryan Mello, who ran OB to stop the clock and gain 10, Kyle Robertson ran a 10 yard dive and smartly got to the ground quick instead of fighting for more yards, MV lined up calmly, waiting for Nantucket's Adam Goodwin to get up, Rossi quicked a spike, and then, with 7 seconds on the clock... E.J. Sylvia of Martha's Vineyard kicked a perfect 30-yard field goal to win the game for the Vineyarders...
...or so we thought! That wasn't the game, because what happened on the ensuing kickoff with two seconds remaining defied our imaginations, challenged our seeing, recall, logic, and turned into the Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror Article is here So, what happened? Well, Nantucket went to halftime down 18-14. They had scored on the opening kickoff return by Brennan Dooley, gotten 2, and a huge long run by Adam Goodwin, and the 2 was stopped this time. The Vineyard had controlled the 1st, scoring on drives and eventually slowing the Whaler's speed to the outside. Kyle Robertson (96 rush yards total) was dominating up the middle and scored twice, Tristan Atwood was tough (also 96 rushing yards) on both sides of the ball, and Owen Mercer scored the third TD. Inexplicably (we may use this term more than once in this one) the Vineyard coaches went away from their golden kicker Sylvia and missed all three 2-point attempts. Vine fans were commenting about how "We need to should play our game, not theirs!" We joked that a FG would make the score what it was supposed to be at the time (what prophets we are!) In the 2nd half, Nantucket shut the Vineyard down offensively, even when MV had recovered a fumble to take it down the Nantucket 25, they held on and stopped them. As time was running down at 4 minutes left, Whaler QB Maxwell hit Alex Clark on a 43 yard bomb to the 1, and Goodwin put it in to take the lead. On the PAT for 2, the refs made LB Andrew Farrissey leave the field for bleeding, and sophomore Alan Fortes came in and made a huge tackle with Tristan Atwood to stuff Dooley on a crucial attempt -- because both teams knew Sylvia had the leg to win it if given the chance. So, Nantucket's defensive goal was clear and they performed: stopping a 4th and 5 pass at the MV 40 that hit offensive standout Owen Mercer in the hands, but was slightly behind him and was dropped. Two Minutes remained and the game seemed sealed for Nantucket. The Whalers made some unusual mistakes though: on two hand offs when they should have been killing time by running middle, they swept to the outside (it was probably habit -- they'd been doing it all day) and went out of bounds to stop the clock. They ended up getting a 1st and another set of downs with a little over a minute left, and then another three downs to have 4th and 5 on the Vineyard 45. MV was using TOs to slow things down, and Nantucket had plenty left. Nantucket had been stuffed earlier on a fake punt, so they elected to kick. In the stands we were perplexed -- we agreed that running the ball outside might produce a 1st but more importantly would kill time. The Vineyard had not blocked a punt all season, so maybe the Whaler coaches thought it was a safe bet. In 2003, MV had averaged a block a game, so they knew how to do it, but in practice this year the Vineyarders hadn't gotten one, either. Well, they got the one they wanted most. Mike Shea, whose great hands had been evident all season, rushed Maxwell from the left defensive side hard and spanked it back where Adam Petkus almost picked it up, but in the end the ball was the Vineyard's on the Whaler 35 -- a gain of 20 yards, with 31 ticks left. So you've read what happened: E.J. put it easily through from the 19 to win it. But what happened those last two seconds on the KO? We wanted the ball kicked on the ground, but Sylvia pooched it high to Clark on the MV side, who pitched it 15 yards to Goodwin heading toward the Whaler side. Things got congested and Matt Lucier got a piece of Goodwin and Ross Willey finished him off. But no whistle blew and Goodwin somehow (on his back it appears) fumbled the ball out to attempt to keep it alive (think 'fumble-rooski'), which is illegal. Dooley deftly picked it up and reversed up the Vineyard sideline. Thing was -- the Vineyard was on the field, thinking Dooley had been ruled down, they quickly got out of the way as Dooley outraced MacDara Bohan of Plum TV, and then smoothly dashed past MV waterboy Brenden Maseda. It appeared Dooley had the sideline, but he had lots of blocking. Andrew Farrissey had been in on the Goodwin tackle and now raced back on the angle to cut off the sideline. Dooley eased up and cut inside behind his blocking where Lucas Landers smashed him to the ground from behind. No flags, no ball in the air, just confusion as the stripers got together, talked to a Nantucket coach, and left the field - GAME OVER. What added to the weirdness was Tony Cortez (wind knocked out) hurt on the 30, and Jimmy Bishop really hurt on the tackle (ankle), once Cortez got up and the team visited Bishop, they went through the team lineup and began to celebrate. Nantucket fans were miffed by a victory lap, which was not necessary and was indeed a bit un sportsman-like (not to mention the ambulance in the middle of it all attending to Bishop). The Whalers were upset, but brave and honorable in a tough defeat. We've seen the tape (from two TV stations, on digital recorder, frame by frame, many times) and there was no lack of heroes Saturday on Nantucket:
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| November 12 - MV 39, Bristol-Plymouth 22 |
Rumbling Robertson notches three, Air Shea two (plus a fumlbe recovery and INT), Rossi perfect touch, O-line delivers, smashmouth hitting by the defense stops Chumack and Craftsmen attack cold CAPE COD TIMES The 39-22 victory in a steady rain evens the Vineyard's Mayflower Large record at 2-2 and gives it a 4-6 overall mark heading into the Island Cup against Nantucket next weekend. Bristol-Plymouth is also 2-2 in the league, and 6-3 overall. "Our 10-game preseason is over," Vineyard
coach Donald Herman said in emphasizing the importance of the
finale against Nantucket. "We wanted to come out of this
with confidence and this was huge from the confidence point of
view. We kept battling." Full
CCT article here. |
| NOV 5 - Cape Cod Tech / Harwich H.S. 39, MV 12 |
| CCT kicked in gear early with a steady regimen of FB dive by Pat Armstrong, HB off tackle by James Hamilton, QB keeper on bootleg or draw with Harry Ellis --- repeat as necessary, like, for 40 minutes. CCT never attempted even a single pass, and the only time MV was able to stop them was in the 1st quarter (Owen Mercer was strong on the rush for MV, scoring on their first drive to make it 8-6) when Ellis fumbled a snap. On a crucial 4th and 1 at the CCT 20, with momentum on the line, just after a 5 yard Kyle Robertson dive wedge pickup, MV ran the counter with Mercer who got tackled in the backfield. It's easy to second guess in the stands, but many would have gone with Kyle again. Of course, the counter had been successful so far and poor execution might have killed it. What could have happened, did, and the Crusaders pounded it down for another score to lead at the half 16-6. In the 3rd CCT continued the same formula to go up 24-6. With a furious crosswind in his face on the following MV possession, QB Ryan Rossi floated one into the wind which Crusader CB Chris Beckler picked off and returned 48 yards for the score, and a big nail in the door of MV's MLL chances. Rossi came back with a 27 yard pass to Mike Shea to make it 32-12, but the Vineyarders were essentially done. CCT had run drives of 80 yards, 76 yards, 64 yards, and kept going into the 4th with the result of sending MV to the basement of the MLL and a losing season record for the first time in a very long time. With less than 2 minutes remaining, the Crusaders kept their starters in and ran up the score with only 15 seconds left. A knee to the turf would have been the polite play, but with years of frustration against the Vineyard, the greed of pounding Armstrong in on the last play is an insult that the MV underclassmen surely noted. Lookout, because this MV team is just young, and when a talented soph and freshman class comes up next two years, the payback might be coming. This Friday 6-2 Bristol-Plymouth heads to the island. B-P was narrowly defeated by 9-0 and new '04 MLL champion Blue Hills, 8-6. BH scored in the 2nd and B-P scored in the 4th but missed the must-have PAT. In other action, South Shore shook off a 14-12 halftime lead by Nantucket to go on and win NOV 5: MV Junior Varsity 19, South Shore JV 0 In an earlier JV game, the MV subs dominated the Crusaders, who used a JV squad for the first half, and a true freshman squad in the 2nd. The Crusader frosh looked a little better, but still had no success against a determined MV. Taylor Pierce, Tyler Hathaway, and regular center Ryan Gorman took one play at FB and scored on 4th and 1. Zack Coutinho added a PAT kick. Gorman has been a standout all year as the snapper, and his mates beside him did a great job against CCT. |
| Oct 29 - Martha's Vineyard 25, South Shore Voc-Tech 15 |
| In a hard fought game that wasn't the cleanest gridiron battle we've ever seen, Tristan Atwood scored twice, Kyle Robertson returned to the lineup for his first TD in a month, and EJ Sylvia added two gigantic, clutch field goals each over 38 yards that could have gone more. South Shore made it exciting, though, scoring first after a roughing the passer penalty that negated a John Swan interception, then on a nifty slant pass for 64 yards (after the Vineyard had apparently put it away 22-7) to get within a TD at 22-15 in the 4th. The Vikings drove down late in the 4th on long, accurate passes, but the MV D of coach Bill Belcher put the stops on it. DEs Adam Petkus (welcome back AP!) and Tony Cortez played well, stopping a good sweep play to either side and putting pressure on SS's QB. Kudos to Joe Hegarty, Matt Montanile, Bastille Lucier, Goose for a great job blocking up front, and Andrew Farrissey for another clutch performance on defense. No kudos to the three starters who did not play for disciplinary reasons. What are you guys thinkin' about?! In other MLL action, Blue Hills survived a scare from Cape Tech, who led with 30 seconds remaining. BH scored to tie it and barely won in OT. That would have been a crucial loss to the Warriors, who remain unbeaten in the MLL. South Shore falls to 1-2, Cape Tech to 0-2 in league play. Nantucket and Bristol-Plymouth are idle this week, but next week B-P heads to Blue Hills where MV hopes are tied to a B-P victory. Cape Tech travels to the Vineyard for a Friday night matchup at 6. |
| Oct 22 - Blue Hills 22, MV 6 |
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The Vineyard could not respond offensively and while they moved the ball, could not finish any of their drives and had to punt the ball back, whereupon BH ground out the clock and rushing yardage. At the half, BH had all three RBs scoring points (Beckvold 12, Standbury 8, Lohnes 2) for a score of BH 22, MV 0. In the second half Martha's Vineyard played much better on both sides of the ball, stopping the Warriors rush and scoring. To start the 4th, MV put together a scoring drive of their own to close the gap to 22-6, with Mike Shea getting his first varsity score on a pass from Ryan Rossi. The PAT rush failed. After that it was too little too late with BH grinding out the clock and holding the Vineyard from putting any more points up. Blue Hills moved to an overall 7-0, 2-0 MLL record and into the driver's seat for the MLL championship as Nantucket shocked the other previously undefeated MLL team when they spanked Bristol-Plymouth 20-12 in Taunton, holding state scoring leader Jeremie Chumack to just one score. In other MLL results, South Shore moved to 6-1/1-1, with a 13-0 win over Cape Cod Tech. This weekend's schedule has South Shore heading to the Vineyard for a 6 pm Friday night Homecoming game. SS's only loss came against Blue Hills. |
| Oct 15 - Bourne 41, MV 8 |
| Matt Fernandez (4 TDs) leads Bourne/UCT to rout of MV Not if you count bruised egos, they didn't. Bourne/UCT's unstoppable QB Matt Fernandez put on another clinic last night for the 6-0 Canalmen as they cruised to a one-sided, 41-8 romp over the Vineyard. MV is now 2-4. Full Story, Cape Cod Tmes here. |
| October 8 - Nauset 14, MV 13 | ||
| Martha's Vineyard and Nauset put on a thrilling and sportsmanlike mano-y-mano battle Friday night in Oak Bluffs. The Vineyard was playing without 3 of their best athletes and captains - Kyle Robertson (foot), Adam Petkus (knee), and QB Mike Shea (ill), but remaining captain Andrew Farrissey had been playing his keister off at FB and LB to cover them. MV started off with a nice drive that stalled about the 20 and EJ Silvia just missed a 30-yard FG. The two teams wrestled back and forth until an early 2nd quarter halfback option pass fooled the Vineyarders and gave the Warriors a 6-0 lead. But from there, the Vineyard held firm and controlled most of the game. Defensive stops made for a brilliant punt by Silvia, downed by John Swan put Nauset 1 foot from their own goal. A 3 and out forced them to punt and Swan's great return put it on the 4 for MV. QB Ryan Rossi was subbing for an ill Mike Shea, and performed very well with 3rd and 3 pass to TE Silvia and EJ put through the try (he hadn't missed one yet this year) to make it MV 7-6. That lead was preserved by a great INT by Lucas Landers to stop a late drive by NHS, and MV took it into the half with the lead.
In the 2nd half of a toughly contested game, the Vineyard seemed to control the tempo. Both lines were working valiantly against each other and the large Nauset D was tiring slightly. It was apparent from the stands that these players were earning tremendous respect for each other for grit and tenacity. Nauset DT Chris Warren (6-7, 327 - being scouted by BC and Notre Dame) was being controlled by the MV lines, and the game continued to be tight. With 5 minutes left in the 4th Farrissey, who had been spectacular on both sides of the ball, especially carrying at FB, went out with an apparent neck stinger. This sent in talented soph Alan Fortes, listed only on the JV roster and who had played two quarters the previous night, who got the call on a FB dive and somehow hid the ball and squeaked out from the scrum and showed surprising speed sprinting past the Nauset D for an easy 57-yard score, and his first as a varsity player. BUT Fortes had a non-clutch rookie error: slowing at the 5, spreading his arms, and looking back at a chasing Warrior who couldn't have caught him. The move brought out the easily called personal foul hankie for 15 yards to be assessed on the kickoff. You could feel the momentum bubble wobbling. Coach Donald Herman was furious at an uncharacteristic display by one of his players, and a critical blunder that would cost the team valuable field position. Then on a crucial PAT try MV had to call a time-out for missing personnel, and Silvia, perhaps distracted by all the commotion and unpleasantry, missed his first PAT kick in a year. Score MV 13, Nauset 6. Kicking from his own 25 yard line, Silvia gave it a good boot but the return gave the Warriors excellent field position at the MV 45. With invaluable Farrissey on the bench, Nauset captain Bill Madden got through an unfilled LB gap and took off 45 yards for the score. Give N coach Stu Fyfe the guts award: he called for the deuce try. On a sprint-out left with his receivers covered QB Richard Murphy appeared caught in a hole between the sideline and middle but somehow squirmed his way past two MV Defenders and reached the ball barely across the plane while being tackled to give Nauset a 14-13 lead. Fans in the endzone commented later that they still don't know how he squeezed through and scored -- chalk it up to a good play from a good player.
This gave a good NHS squad added energy, and while some of their lineman hugged knees gasping for breath, MV hurt themselves with two penalties - one a 'too many players downfield' which had already been called on the same play in the 1st half, and couldn't get it going. A Rossi fumble and Nauset INT ended a close game in which both team had played to exhaustion. The mutual respect was evident as soon as it was over with both team congratulating each other with pats and praise. The team handshake was delayed by friendly conversations between what had been minutes earlier, pitched battlers. Nauset players showed above the board sportsmanship, praising the scrappy lower division Vineyarders and urging them to get another Super Bowl win. They came over to encourage injured Farrissey (neck) and Bastille Lucier (shoulder) "Hey - Big Man, what happened, you gonna be alright?" A disappointing mental mistake by a promising young player, maybe it made a difference, maybe not -- but for sure having four captains out, along with key lineman Lucier, made things a lot more difficult for MV. Give a lot of credit to these Vineyarders, especially those down linemen Lucier, Joe Hegarty, Goose Simoes, Matt Montanile, Calvin Kaeka, Tony Cortez, and Carlos Ventura for a tough, gritty effort. Landers and David Amabile had great games, and John Swan is displaying a tremendous knack and talent for this football game. This week MV Travels to undefeated 5-0 Bourne. We'll have more on this contest later this week. There's a small article on the Canalmen on boston.com here. SCORING - NAUSET @ MARTHA'S VINEYARD N -- Taylor Seymour 32 pass from Jake Puffer (kick failed) MV -- E.J. Sylvia 3 pass from Ryan Rossi (Sylvia kick) MV -- Allan Fortes 57 run (kick failed) N -- Bill Madden 49 run (Richard Murphy rush) |
| October 1 - Somerset 19, MV 0 |
Martha's
Vineyard played a very good Somerset team Friday night and struggled
mightily in the 1st quarter as SHS scored twice to take a quick
13-0 lead. Turnovers and poor execution hurt the Vineyarders,
but at halftime, the guys in purple may have found something that
every squad must find each season to be successful - a team.
"I think we outplayed 'em in the second half," said
Coach Bill Belcher, "And more importantly,
I think we found our team last night." While the Vineyard
was unable to score, they did move the ball and hold Somerset
down to just one more score. |
Vineyard comes back from poor 1st and overtakes Gryphons
| September 25 - MV 21, Greater Lowell 20 | |||||||||||||||
| The Vineyard
saw a third great running back in as many games Saturday afternoon
in Oak Bluffs. Greater Lowell arrived in OB with a solid looking
Joshua Rosario, showing impressive speed gaining
yardage (he had to have 200 or so -- stats weren't available) in
huge gulps before the MV defense figured out to key on him. The
Vineyard played poorly in the 1st half, trying to stretch and grow
a passing game. It worked in spurts, with QB Mike Shea
hitting Anthony Sullo for a quick first score.
But then on the 2nd try, Shea fumbled going back and GL's Andy
Melendez picked the ball up and sprinted 65 yards for 6
points. Rosado ran for the deuce, and with Shea throwing three INTs
with blunt inaccuracy, the Vineyard was lucky to walk off at the
half down 14-7. That included a goal line stand late in the half,
which had the Gryphons reach the MV 1 after a long Rosado gain stopped
just short of the score by a spectacular ankle tackle at the 2 by
super-soph David Amabile, only to be pounded back
by an inspired MV D from there. In the 2nd, a fired up Joe Hegarty gave MV a big push from the O and D line and the offense moved the ball effectively. Shea was much sharper, and John Swan added two INTs against the Gryphons to his team leading 4 for the season. Tristan Atwood scored on a 26-yd run after a MONSTER downfield 'pancake' block by Calvin Kaeka (watch this block on Channel 10 -- dynamic flattening!) left the field wide open. EJ Silvia kicked through the PAT to tie it up. BUT, on the ensuing kickoff, Rosado rumbled through the MV kickoff team for a 90-yard score. On a clutch stop, the Vineyard forced a GL pass attempt to go long. 20-14 Gryphons. The Vineyard offense churned out some solid yards to drive into GL territory late in the 4th. With just under three minutes left, Shea lofted a ball towards the right zone where Amabile and a GL defender jump-balled it -- Amabile got up higher and pulled it down for the score. GL fans grumbled "interference", but it could have gone either way, and the refs signaled incidental contact and the no-call tied the score at 20. Silvia booted through his 6th straight PAT for the game winner as the Vineyard defense held on with Swan intercepting a batted pass to give MV the ball and the clock to finish it. NOTES: Look below and you'll find three of the Mayflower Large teams (and upcoming opponent Bourne) undefeated at 3-0. Photogs Mark Alan Lovewell (Gazette) and Ralph Stewart (MV Times), both great guys, had some fun against GL. A running play rumbled toward the sideline where they stood and while Ralph deftly stepped aside, Lovewell kept his eye to the viewfinder and took a hit that knocked him quickly sneakers up. Mark's unipod ended up looking like a wet noodle and will have to be replaced (he held firmly onto his Nikon and continued using it.) Mike Wallo will watch gleefully this Monday on Channel 10 for the highlight.
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Westwood silences the Cash'N'Carry Cannon
| September 17 - WESTWOOD 35, MV 0 |
| Westwood
came onto the Vneyard and delivered a chin-knocker to young MV.
An experienced (only lost a handful of seniors on last year's D5
championship squad), extremely speedy, well-drilled, disciplined,
sure-handed, and well-coached team that completely overmatched the
rebuilding Vineyarders. It's the first home loss in two years (last
to Ww here 14-13 in '02) and the worst home loss in a decade, and
we'll have to look up the goose egg. Surely the best opponent team the island has seen in a long time, the Wolverines hit on all cylinders, especially with lightning quick RB Guerroro, 140 Lbs tops for 140 yards plus rushing, and laser-armed QB White (missed only 2 of 10 passes, 2 for TDs, one 79 yards - this kid is a sure all-scholastic) and this team should cruise to the D5 repeat. Then they've got another target-arm on the JV who torched the subs for big pass yardage on the way to a 27-6 win. Not a good night for the Vineyarders, but HEY! -- they've got talent, too, and merely need to find the bond the 2003 team forged to go past last year's Westwod defeat and win D6. It's about heart and finding a common goal, the Wolverines are a class above this year, the Vineyard is just learning how to play as one. Look, it's all about gaining experience and knowledge as a unit, and how to focus on 'survive and and advance one game at a time'. This game is over, it was brunt, but it will serve to get this squad focused for the next battle. Home this Saturday afternoon against the Greater Lowell Gryphons, 1:30, JV at 10:30. Congrats to Westood, see you next year. Cape Cod Times 9-18-04: Westwood 35, MV 0 OAK BLUFFS -- Gridiron powerhouse Westwood, which handed the Vineyarders their only loss last year, dominated by scoring in every quarter while holding the island squad scoreless. The Wolverines, which won the Div. 5 Super Bowl last year, scored 14 points in the opening quarter and seven each quarter the rest of the way. Receiver Joe Fabiano reached the end zone twice on tosses by QB Jeff White, while Amadeus Guerrero scored twice on runs. The other TD came on a pass from White to Chris Laham. Nick Laham converted the extra points on all of the scores. A John Swan interception was one of the few highlights for MV (1-1). Last week Swan picked off a pass in the end zone with 15 seconds left to preserve a 21-14 win over Carver. Webmaster's Players of the Game John Swan, Joe Hegarty (just for shear toughness) |
| September 10th - VINEYARD 21, Carver 14 |
The
Vineyarders began their defense of the D6 state title Friday night
in Carver in an exciting fashion. CHS took the opening KO and
marched straight down the field to score, but missed the point
after. Then the Vineyard took over for 3 quarters, rushing for
258 total yards without throwing a single pass. Tristan
Atwood scored twice (8/113 yards rushing) and Kyle
Robertson (10/59 yards) scored the winner as MV took
a 21-6 lead into the 4th. Two interceptions (clutch catches by
DB Ryan Rossi) and a fumble recovery by Andrew
Kahl killed drives by the Crusaders. Carver had a fantastic
running back (#23 - webmaster didn't have a roster, 16/133 rushing)
who was consistently in the MV backfield (S Anthony Sullo
led tacklers with 9, and DB Atwood had a bunch, too) but consistently
turned the ball over by attempting to pass. |
 
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