Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
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North Reading | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
Melrose | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
MELROSE - Last weekend, North Reading got a last second field goal to win its first round tournament game, but on Friday the magic ran out as the Hornets missed a late two-point conversion to fall just short against top seeded Melrose, 27-26, in the Division 4 North semifinals.
North Reading trailed 14-7 at halftime and 27-13 with 5:48 to play in regulation, but came roaring back over the final five minutes, cutting the deficit to seven with 2:35 to play before Kyle Bythrow found Michael Mikula for a 10-yard touchdown with 15.8 seconds to play.
However, instead of kicking the game-tying extra-point, North Reading opted to go for the win, and the quarterback keeper attempt was stuffed short of the goal-line, allowing Melrose to hold on for the win.
Jake Bedell scored three touchdowns for the Hornets, including a 4-yard run in the first quarter, a 15-yard run in the third quarter and a 7-yard run midway through the fourth.
North Reading falls to 6-3 with the loss and will learn its next non-playoff opponent later this weekend. Melrose (9-0) advances to the Division 4 North Final against Marblehead.
Division 4 North Semifinals
First Quarter
ME — Isaac Seide 5 run (Mike Calvert kick)
Second Quarter
NR — Jake Bedell 4 run (Alex D’Ambrosio kick)
ME — Mike Fennell 35 pass from Charlie Stanton (Calvert kick)
Third Quarter
ME — Seide 3 run (kick failed)
NR — Bedell 15 run (kick failed)
Fourth Quarter
ME — Seide 13 run (Calvert kick)
NR — Bedell 7 run (D’Ambrosio kick)
NR — Michael Mikula 10 pass from Kyle Bythrow (rush failed)
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Team | League | Overall | PF-PA |
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Hamilton-Wenham | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 93-29 |
North Reading | 1-1-0 | 6-3-0 | 210-161 |
Newburyport | 1-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 61-45 |
Ipswich | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 53-6 |
Amesbury | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | 40-64 |
Lynnfield | - | - | - |
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