Team | Final |
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Andover | 27 |
Billerica | 34 |
Saturday, September, 29
By David Willis
Staff writer
BILLERICA | Andover tri-captain Sam Clark's frustration was clear.
"This team is down right now," said the linebacker. "We poured our hearts out for this one. We played a great game on both sides of the ball, but I have to give all the credit in the world to Billerica."
The battle between possibly the two top teams in the Merrimack Valley Conference turned into an all-out offensive shootout that saw the Golden Warriors fall 34-27 in a game that took nearly three hours to complete.
The loss dropped Andover to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the MVC, while the Indians improved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the league.
Offense was the name of the game last night as the two teams combined on an eye-popping 744 yards of total offense, 546 of which came through the air.
Battling a sprained ankle that he suffered a week ago against Dracut, the normally mobile Mike Pierce was reduced to a pocket passer. Despite a clear limp and struggles with his release, Pierce was still able to complete 19 of his 42 passes for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Derrick Beasley.
Pierce was one-upped by Billerica senior signal-caller Timmy Morrison, who was 16-of-25 passing for 310 yards and five touchdowns. Two of those scores came in the first quarter as the Indians took a lead they would not relinquish.
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Team | League | Overall | PF-PA |
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Chelmsford | 8-0-0 | 10-1-0 | 323-124 |
Tewksbury | 6-2-0 | 9-2-0 | 299-179 |
Andover | 6-2-0 | 8-3-0 | 313-202 |
Billerica | 5-3-0 | 8-3-0 | 269-194 |
Dracut | 4-4-0 | 6-5-0 | 257-205 |
Central Catholic | 4-4-0 | 5-6-0 | 179-156 |
Methuen | 1-7-0 | 2-9-0 | 164-254 |
Lowell | 1-7-0 | 2-9-0 | 89-317 |
Haverhill | 1-7-0 | 1-10-0 | 128-312 |
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