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Manchester Essex Hornets Football '08

Thu, Nov 27, 2008 10:00 AM @ Manchester Essex
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Georgetown 0 7 14 0 21
Manchester Essex 0 12 14 14 40

Round 3 in Battle of the QBs

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For the third straight year, pregame Georgetown-Manchester Essex talk centers around the QBs: Royals senior Joe Esposito and Hornets standout Pat Orlando.

This time around, though, the matchup won’t decide the Commonwealth Small title. Manchester, 10-0, already has that sewn up, while 8-1 Georgetown has moved on to the Cape Ann League.

The Royals are in a title hunt, needing the Amesbury-Newburyport outcome up I-95 to fall in its favor — that is an Amesbury win with the Port scoring 26 points or better.

First things first, though.

The Royals will have to bounce back from the recent one-point loss to Newburyport, which would have given them the title.

If the Royals’ minds start to wander, coach Matt Bouchard only has to remind them of last fall when Manchester beat Georgetown in the winner-take-all meeting for the playoff berth.

“The Monday after Thanksgiving, these guys were back to work in the weight room,” said Bouchard. “They didn’t like the way last year went, obviously. That should be all the motivation they need.”

The quarterbacks aren’t the only marquee players. Running back Jaymie Spears (7 TDs) and Anthony Conte (7 TDs) complement Esposito. Brian Ciccone (17 TDs, 139 points) is a force for the Hornets.

This is the teams’ 49th meeting, 18th on Thanksgiving.

Game Statistics:

Manchester Essex 40, Georgetown 21

Georgetown (8-2, 5-1 CAL Small) 7 14 0 0 — 21

M-E (11-0, 5-0 CAC Small) 12 14 0 14 — 40

First Quarter

ME — Brian Ciccone 44 run (kick blocked)

ME — Pat Orlando 14 run (rush failed)

G — Joe Esposito 1 run (Esposito kick)

Second Quarter

ME — Orlando 7 run (Ciccone rush)

G — Esposito 48 run (Esposito kick)

ME — Doug Kenerson 46 pass from Orlando (rush failed)

G — Esposito 6 run (Esposito kick)

Fourth Quarter

ME — Kenerson 12 pass from Orlando (rush failed)

ME — Ben Kekeisen 52 pass from Orlando (Kenerson pass from Orlando)

 

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING: Manchester Essex — Ben Kekeisen 9-73, Brian Ciccone 10-70, Pat Orlando 12-69, Pat Hofmann 4-15, Jack Bishop 2-12; Georgetown — Joe Esposito 11-97, David Kenneally 5-36, Jaymie Spears 2-29, Anthony Conte 1-(-8)

PASSING: Manchester Essex — Pat Orlando 11-19-260-3-0, Ben Kekeisen 0-1-0-0-0; Georgetown — Joe Esposito 3-10-56-0-1

RECEIVING: Manchester Essex — Ben Kekeisen 6-132, Doug Kenerson 3-61, Colin Lyne 1-21, Jack Bishop 1-18, Jim Finn 1-17, Brian Ciccone 1-14; Georgetown — Jaymie Spears 2-40, Michael Ruh 1-16, Esposito 1-(-10)

 

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