Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andover | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 36 |
Chelmsford | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
Friday, November, 07 By Jeff Hamrick
CHELMSFORD — Rebounding from a tough loss to rival
Central Catholic that knocked the Warriors out of title contention,
Andover didn't appear prepared for battle last night.
But once
they shook off the lethargy, the Warriors displayed they had still had
life in them, running away from Chelmsford in a 36-22 victory. The
Warriors (6-3) also downed the Lions (4-5) 49-37 in the regular season.
With
1,000-yard rusher Kevin Chen missing his first game with a leg injury
and Anthony Soucy sent to the sideline with a leg injury of his own
suffered on the Warriors' first scoring drive, it was left to backups to
handle Andover's rushing duties.
Anthony Christopher had his
first rushing attempts of the season and finished with a team-high 57
yards on seven tries, including a 39-yard blast that set up the
Warriors' second score.
But the biggest runs came from Max Grant,
who had carries in only four of the first eight games. Grant provided
Andover its first lead with a 3-yard run midway through the third
quarter for a 13-6 advantage.
"Coach told me I was about to get
the ball and get some carries," said Grant, a senior outside linebacker
who added a sack and also plays on all of Andover's special teams. "I
was ready for it. It feels great.
"I had never gotten a touchdown in a varsity game. I was just thinking about the players who went down and doing it for them."
After
a Jack Campsmith touchdown pass put Chelmsford back ahead by a point 2
minutes into the fourth, Andover reclaimed the advantage with a pair of
three-play scoring drives of 52 and 24 yards.
E.J. Perry, who
scored Andover's first touchdown of the game, hit first with a slick
40-yard run in which he cut upfield on a rollout and split linebackers
before stiff arming a defensive back at the 10.
Then Grant, who
capped Perry's second TD with a conversion run, added a 9-yard touchdown
jaunt that Perry returned the favor with a conversion run of his own
for a 29-14 lead with 7:06 remaining.
"Losing to Central was real
tough in such a nail-biter (28-21), but this game was against
Chelmsford, so you always have to get up for that," sophomore
quarterback Perry IV said. "We started out slow. They kind of shocked us
... We were just lucky to get back into it."
Jeremy Travaglini finished off Andover's scoring with a 5-yard run with 3:24 remaining.
Defensive
also had its moments, setting up the offense with several short fields.
Ommel Bonilla and Terence Norton each recovered fumbles while Mike
Konjoian and Zach Walker each recorded interceptions.
Second Quarter
C — Matt Courtemanche 9 pass from Jack Campsmith (run failed) 6:33
A — E.J. Perry IV 1run (Charlie Ziegenbein kick) 0:05.2
Third Quarter
A — Max Grant 3 run (kick failed) 4:07
Fourth Quarter
C — Del Driscoll 6 pass from Campsmith (Campsmith run) 9:26
A — Perry IV 40 run (Grant run) 8:35
A — Grant 9 run (Perry IV run) 7:06
A — Jeremy Travaglini 5 run (Ziegenbein kick) 3:24
C — Tyrone Phet 83 run (Campsmith run) 2:15
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Andover (29-194) — Anthony Christopher 7-57, Andrew Soucy 4-38, Travaglini 5-42, Perry IV 4-29, Grant 5-28; Chelmsford (42-265) — Phet 7-128, Campsmith 23-105, Nick Phillippon 10-32, Joe Levesque 2-0
PASSING: Andover — Perry IV 9-17-1, 113 yards; Chelmsford — Campsmith 3-8-2, 22
RECEIVING: Andover — Christopher Nicholas 4-43, Dan Gemmell 3-48, Zach Walker 2-22; Chelmsford — Courtemanche 1-9, Phillippon 1-7, Driscoll 1-6
230 North Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Website
Map & Directions
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 |
RallyNorth.net is a product of the Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
© 2024 Eagle-Tribune Publishing Co., 100 Turnpike St., North Andover, Mass. 01845; 978-946-2000
High school sports schedules are subject to change.