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Pinkerton Astros Football '08

Fri, Oct 17, 2008 07:00 PM @ Brockton
Team Final
Pinkerton 27
Brockton 28

Brockton edges Pinkerton in thriller; Guinto leaves with shoulder injury

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BROCKTON — Pinkerton caught fire early, but fizzled out late last night.

“We had complete control of the game at halftime,” coach Brian O’Reilly said after his Astros fell to Brockton, 28-27, at Marciano Stadium. “We were doing fine.”

Then came the onslaught. The Boxers scored 21 unanswered points over the final two quarters to overcome what had been a 27-7 Pinkerton lead at the half. Two interceptions and a late fumble ended any hopes of an Astros victory.

Pinkerton caught a tough break right off the bat. Junior running back Eric Guinto, who returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, was done for the night after injuring his shoulder on his third offensive carry.

Leading 27-21 late in the fourth, Pinkerton fumbled the ball at its own 39-yard line. Two plays later, Brockton's Khalil James-Offley (183 yards) put an exclamation point on a huge night, ripping off a 37-yard touchdown run with 2:57 remaining. On the ensuing drive, the Astros' fate was sealed when the Boxers intercepted a Ryan Simpson pass.

Senior Matt Mangano played well, catching a 33-yard touchdown pass from Simpson and scoring on a 6-yard scamper.

"The effort was there," O'Reilly said. "It was a good test for our kids against a good team."

Game Statistics:

First Quarter

P — Eric Guinto 93 kick return (Shawn Clukey), 10:45

B — Khalil James-Offley 29 run (Klaycon Santos kick), 9:06

P — Chris George 4 run (Clukey kick), 2:41

Second Quarter

P — Matt Mangano 6 run (Clukey kick), 7:01

P — Mangano 33 pass from Ryan Simpson (kick failed), 4:40

  Third Quarter

B — Jamal Johnson 52 run (Santos kick), 8:41

  Fourth Quarter

B — Johnson 13 run (Santos kick), 3:51

B — James-Offley 37 run (Santos kick), 2:57 

 

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: P (45-235) — Guinto 4-23, Simpson 8-16, Colby Verge 13-63, Mangano 10-56, George 8-73, Christian Diaz 1-5, Mike Mazzola 1-(-1); B (29-308) — Sam Previte 7-28, Johnson 3-68, Ernest Jones 3-29, James-Offley 16-183

PASSING: P — Simpson 2-7-2, 28 yards; B — Previte 2-5-1, 51 yards

RECEIVING: P — Mangano 2-28; B — Johnson 1-6, Sam Victoria 1-45

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