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WORCESTER — Eddie Houghton scored on a 65-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter and Phillips Academy never looked back in a lopsided 55-6 win over winless Worcester Academy.

Seven different players scored the eight touchdowns for the 6-1 Big Blue. Houghton (132 yards, 16 carries) scored twice.

ANDOVER — Quarterback Dan Hussey marched his team on a game-winning 71-yard drive in the final stages of yesterday’s showdown with Deerfield and cashed in for a 14-7 win.

Hussey (7 for 13, 117 yards) hit Sam Auffant on a 14-yard touchdown pass with just over two minutes to go, for the game winner. That touchdown came in response to Deerfield’s game-tying TD minutes earlier.

ANDOVER — Phillips Academy enjoyed some home cooking last night. Playing their first home game of the season, the Big Blue (3-1) erupted for 35 points in the first half in a resounding 41-7 romp over Cushing Academy. Perhaps motivated by watching the story of Ernie Davis in "The Express," Phillips did most of its damage on the ground, rushing for 365 yards on 41 carries. Sam Auffont and Eddie Houghton led the way. Auffonr rushed for 143 yards on just eight carries and Houghton gained 198 yards on 18 carries, and both scored two touchdowns. Quarterback Dan Hussey only threw nine passes, but five of them were completions and two went for touchdowns, the first for 14 yards to Andover's Sam Clark. Defensively, down lineman Reid Mosquera of Andover was in on six tackles, Clark had a sack and three other tackles and Mike Bernieri had two sacks and two other tackles. "It was good to get home and it was a good win," said Phillips coach Leon Modeste. "Defensively, we played very well."

MEDFORD — Facing the Tufts University junior varsity team, Phillips Academy cruised to a 27-18 victory behind strong performances from running back Eddie Houghton and quarterback Dan Hussey. Houghton racked up 156 yards on 27 carries. He found the end zone twice with one score coming on a particularly impressive 74-yard run in the second quarter. His second score came on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to cap the victory. Other contributors in the ground game included Dan Auffant (four rushes for 58 yards) and Hussey, who rushed for 56 yards on 10 attempts.

WINDSON, Conn. — Eddie Houghton rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns to lead Phillips Academy to a 28-0 victory over Loomis Chaffee yesterday afternoon.

“We got in our own way a little early on offense,” said Big Blue coach Leon Modeste. “But we started to move the ball and got things going. Houghton had a great day.”