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HAVERHILL — Hunter McKinnon scored twice to help Whittier to a 35-20 win over O'Bryant. McKinnon scored on a 30-yard run and an 8-yard pass from Jon Lech. Eli Perez had a sack and two fumble recoveries, Brendan Farrell recorded six tackles and Devon Braley and Sam Rebinskas did a nice job in pass coverage. "We've learned how to close games out," said Whittier coach Kevin Bradley, whose club improved to 3-7. The Cats are at Greater Lawrence on Thanksgiving at 10 a.m.

MANCHESTER — Trailing by three with two minutes to play, Whittier drove the length of the field before fumbling at the Manchester Essex 15-yard line, ending the comeback bid and giving the Hornets the 15-12 win.
Whittier led 12-0 at halftime after Hunter McKinnon rushed for a 46-yard touchdown midway through the first quarter, and then Shane Mambro added a 3-yard run with five minutes to play in the second.
Manchester Essex came back with a 20-yard touchdown in the third, and then with 5:02 to play in the fourth, the Hornets took the lead for good on a 30-yard run.
Whittier (2-7) hosts O'Bryant next weekend at a time to be determined.

HAVERHILL — The start could not have gone any worse for Whittier.

Essex Tech broke a long touchdown on the second play of the game, then after blocking a punt scored two plays later. The Hawks were in control from there, downing the Wildcats 28-0 on Saturday.

After scoring a mere 26 points its first four games, Whittier exploded for its second win of the season with a 42-20 victory at Chelsea.

"I'm proud of the way we're getting better every week," coach Kevin Bradley said. "The coaches are coaching, and the players are starting to gel."

 BILLERICA — Elijah Harris rushed in from 29 yards out to cut Whittier's deficit to just one score 1:07 into the fourth quarter. But the Wildcats could not muster the tying points, and Shawsheen punched in a final score with just over two minutes left to down for a 28-14 victory.