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Swampscott Big Blue Football '08

Fri, Oct 10, 2008 07:00 PM @ Gloucester
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Swampscott 0 7 0 21 28
Gloucester 7 7 0 6 20

18 and Done

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Friday, October, 10 By Nick Curcuru and Matt Langone

This one ended up being a classic.

Last night’s Northeastern Conference showdown pitted defending NEC North and Division 2A Superbowl Champion Gloucester against defending NEC South and Division 3 Superbowl Champion Swampscott. The match-up also pitted two contrasting styles in Gloucester’s grind-it-out ball control offense and the Big Blue’s quick-strike spread attack.

In the end the teams traded scores and hits, but it was the Big Blue (4-1) coming away with the 28-20 upset over the Fishermen (4-1) at Newell Stadium. With the win, Swampscott stopped Gloucester state best winning streak at 18 games.

Swampscott signal caller Chris Cameron gave the Big Blue the lead for good when he hit Randall Kelleher with a two point conversion pass to put Swampscott up 21-20 with three minutes to go. This after Cameron scored a four yard touchdown. The senior quarterback also threw for three touchdowns.

The Fishermen controlled the first 21 minutes of the game both offensively and defensively as Gloucester ran 25 plays to Swampscott’s seven. Conor Ressel made it 7-0 Fishermen on a one yard plunge capping off an 11 play 76 yard drive.

Ross Carlson would give the Fishermen a two touchdown lead in the second quarter when his two yard score made it 14-0 capping off an 11 play 81 yard drive. Both drives chewed up most of their respective quarters.

With one minute left in the half, however, the game would take an interesting twist. The Big Blue looked to be going into the half down by two scores when they started their drive at their own 13 yard line. After two straight completions by Cameron, the Big Blue all of a sudden found themselves in striking distance at their own 42 with just over 40 seconds to go.

Two plays and two Gloucester 15 yard penalties later (a personal foul and a pass interference penalty), the Big Blue was at the 15 yard line with just over 10 seconds to go.

That turned out to be more than enough time as Cameron found receiver Patrick Freeman-Smith all alone in the end zone to give Swampscott new life and a 14-7 half time deficit.

The Fishermen looked to be headed for another score early in the fourth driving inside the 10 yard line, but Swampscott came away with a fourth and five stop at the eight yard line to take over on downs and take over the momentum.

The Big Blue would strike two plays later when Cameron hit Trevor Wheeler for a 75 yard score to cut the Fishermen lead to one. Gloucester would then block the extra point to preserve the one point lead.

On the ensuing drive, Gloucester would once again mount a long sustained drive. A 16 yard reception by Dylan Maki set up a Ross Carlson two yard plunge to cap off a nine play 59 yard drive and give the Fishermen a 20-13 lead with just over six minutes to play.

Swampscott would drive it right down the field on their next possession culminating with a Cameron four yard touchdown run. The Big Blue would add a two point conversion when Cameron threw to Randall Kelleher to take a 21-20 lead with three minutes to play.

The Fishermen would fumble the ensuring kickoff and the Big Blue would add another score when Cameron hit Wheeler on fourth and seven to make it 28-20.

Cameron would seal the victory with an interception on the Fishermen’s final drive.

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0         thewholetruth

Great game. The best two coaches and best two programs on the North Shore without question. Gloucester got a wake up call and the Barnstable score made them cocky. Swampscott is not Barnstable and Gloucester got punched in the nose. With Levin in the lineup Swampscott is a different team. Cameron is a special Q.B. who is getting his chance to shine this season. Imagine St.John's Prep coached by Dembowskior Ingram , they would never lose!

Report! #1 10/11/2008 01:29 PM