HAVERHILL — For senior quarterback Brady Skafas and the Haverhill High football team, it was a case of all's well that ends well.
Actually, it was more like all's great that ends great.
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Football, 11/28/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
ANDOVER — As the game’s final seconds ticked off the clock, with Andover trailing by a point, Scott Brown saw his chance at victory, and took it.
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Football, 10/26/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
ANDOVER — As the game’s final seconds ticked off the clock, with Andover trailing by a point, Scott Brown saw his chance at victory, and took it.
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LOWELL — When it needed it most, Lawrence seemed to find the big play it needed.
Trailing by just one score in the second quarter, Lancers QB Jacob Tamayo dropped back and lofted a pass to Manny Lara, who sprinted in for a 50-yard touchdown.
That momentum shift, however, proved to be short-lived. The touchdown was called back for an illegal block, and six plays later, Lowell ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Lawrence never recovered, falling to the Red Raiders 28-6 on Friday night.
“We had too many blunders in important situations,” said Lancers coach Rhandy Audate. “They just kept riding their momentum. Even when their quarterback (Naujiye Neal) went out, they were still able to move the ball. We didn’t play good football tonight.”
Lawrence miscues led to Lowell’s two first-half touchdowns. The Red Raiders turned a Lancer fumble into their first score of the day. Then, after a pair of dropped passes near the end zone forced Lawrence to punt, Lowell’s Jakob Rivers ran the kick back for a TD.
“Those two dropped touchdown catches were big,” said Audate. “The punt return really shifted the momentum. Whenever you have key mistakes at crucial moments, and the other team capitalizes, that’s how you lose football games.”
Lawrence, meanwhile, struggled to move the ball early. The Lancers managing just 70 yards of offense in the first half, 46 of those on one scramble by Tamayo on the final play before halftime.
Trailing 21-0 to start the fourth quarter, Lawrence finally found a spark. Tamayo (120 passing yards) scrambled for a 24-yard gain, then found Lara (7 catches, 117 receiving yards) for gains of 17 and 14 before connecting with him in the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown.
One possession later, however, Lowell forced a turnover on downs. University of New Hampshire football commit Brendan Tighe — playing single-wing QB due to injury — ran for his third touchdown of the day to ice the win.
“Lawrence has a lot of team speed and they are very tough,” said Lowell coach John Florence. “Tamayo is so shifty and fast back there, and he creates a lot on broken plays. We tried to force him up the middle and not let him get to the sidelines.”
Another bright spot for the Lancers was linebacker Eric Sanchez, who had 12 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery.
Lawrence will look to bounce back when it travels to Methuen (4-1) scheduled for next Friday (7 p.m.)
“We’re never going to quit,” said Audate. “We’re always going to play until the end. We are looking forward to going for an upset against Methuen. We can do it, but we have to limit our mistakes. We need to do better.”
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Football, 10/18/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
LOWELL — When it needed it most, Lawrence seemed to find the big play it needed.
Trailing by just one score in the second quarter, Lancers QB Jacob Tamayo dropped back and lofted a pass to Manny Lara, who sprinted in for a 50-yard touchdown.
That momentum shift, however, proved to be short-lived. The touchdown was called back for an illegal block, and six plays later, Lowell ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Lawrence never recovered, falling to the Red Raiders 28-6 on Friday night.
“We had too many blunders in important situations,” said Lancers coach Rhandy Audate. “They just kept riding their momentum. Even when their quarterback (Naujiye Neal) went out, they were still able to move the ball. We didn’t play good football tonight.”
Lawrence miscues led to Lowell’s two first-half touchdowns. The Red Raiders turned a Lancer fumble into their first score of the day. Then, after a pair of dropped passes near the end zone forced Lawrence to punt, Lowell’s Jakob Rivers ran the kick back for a TD.
“Those two dropped touchdown catches were big,” said Audate. “The punt return really shifted the momentum. Whenever you have key mistakes at crucial moments, and the other team capitalizes, that’s how you lose football games.”
Lawrence, meanwhile, struggled to move the ball early. The Lancers managing just 70 yards of offense in the first half, 46 of those on one scramble by Tamayo on the final play before halftime.
Trailing 21-0 to start the fourth quarter, Lawrence finally found a spark. Tamayo (120 passing yards) scrambled for a 24-yard gain, then found Lara (7 catches, 117 receiving yards) for gains of 17 and 14 before connecting with him in the end zone for a 3-yard touchdown.
One possession later, however, Lowell forced a turnover on downs. University of New Hampshire football commit Brendan Tighe — playing single-wing QB due to injury — ran for his third touchdown of the day to ice the win.
“Lawrence has a lot of team speed and they are very tough,” said Lowell coach John Florence. “Tamayo is so shifty and fast back there, and he creates a lot on broken plays. We tried to force him up the middle and not let him get to the sidelines.”
Another bright spot for the Lancers was linebacker Eric Sanchez, who had 12 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery.
Lawrence will look to bounce back when it travels to Methuen (4-1) scheduled for next Friday (7 p.m.)
“We’re never going to quit,” said Audate. “We’re always going to play until the end. We are looking forward to going for an upset against Methuen. We can do it, but we have to limit our mistakes. We need to do better.”
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Football, 10/18/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
METHUEN — Rugged junior Anthony Romano, like a number of players on the Methuen football team, did not have his best game Saturday afternoon.
The junior tight end/linebacker was whistled for three penalties, missed a couple of assignments and was not in quite as many tackles as usual.
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Football, 09/28/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
LOWELL — It will be difficult if not impossible to duplicate what Jake McElroy did as the North Andover quarterback last year when the Knights were the undefeated Division 2 state champions.
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Football, 09/20/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
