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Pinkerton Astros Football '10

Sat, Oct 02, 2010 07:00 PM @ Londonderry
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Pinkerton 6 15 7 7 35
Londonderry 0 0 0 0 0

Pinkerton shuts out Londonderry

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Saturday, October, 02 By Jeff Hamrick

LONDONDERRY — Running true to season-long form, Pinkerton shared the wealth in a stocked backfield as the Astros stormed past Londonderry for a 35-0 victory last night.
While no one back had more than eight carries or 69 yards, Pinkerton used 10 different ball carriers — only one of whom is a senior — who combined for 247 yards.
“We’ve grown as a unit,” said junior Kevin Davies, who had team-high 69 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown. “Our line has been growing as the season’s gone on. We have so many kids who can carry the ball, it’s amazing. I’ve never been on a team like this.”
The victory capped off Pinkerton’s Mack Plaque award winning week over Londonderry.
After allowing 64 points while splitting its previous two games, the Astros (4-1 overall, 3-1 in Division I play) held the Lancers to 127 total yards.
“Rivalries are rivalries,” Pinkerton coach Brian O’Reilly said. “I was concerned this week that they couldn’t look past (Londonderry) because of its record.”
The Astros wasted no time setting the tone after recovering a Lancers’ fumble on the game’s first play from scrimmage. Two plays later, Emmitt Smith went 25 yards on a sweep that gave Pinkerton a 6-0 lead.
“Coming into the game, we knew we had to stop they’re running game,” Londonderry coach Jon Rich said. “The best way to hold off a good offense is to hold onto the ball as long as possible. When you turn the ball over on the first play of the game like we did, you’re not helping out your cause.”
With the running game working so well, Pinkerton went to the air for a pair of Chris St. Onge touchdown passes of 48 yards to Smith and 55 yards to Branden Rodgers. St. Onge completed only one other pass in the affair. With the Astros’ emphasis on the run, St. Onge might play a critical role late in the season with consistent passing.
“When you have young kids, it takes a while to get the small nuances of the offense down — the shifting, the motion, the fakes,” O’Reilly said. “And it’s coming, and I know we’ll be better at the end of the year with what we’re supposed to be doing.”
Londonderry was playing without senior quarterback Ian McMullen, who broke his ankle in last week’s loss at Concord and likely will miss the rest of the season.
“It hurts,” Rich said. “He’s a great athlete and a hard worker on top of that. He throws the ball pretty well, so not having him hurts a lot.”

Game Statistics:

First Quarter

P — Emmitt Smith 25 run (kick blocked), 11:04

Second Quarter

P — Kevin Davies 25 run (Ryan Coombs kick), 11:50

P — Smith 48 pass from Chris St. Onge (Davies run), 1:57

Third Quarter

P — Branden Rodgers 55 pass from St. Onge (Coombs kick), 9:23

Fourth Quarter

P — Manny Latimore 7 run (Coombs kick), 10:34 


INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

RUSHING: P (37-247) — Davies 8-69, St. Onge 7-54, Smith 6-51, Latimore 6-25, Mike Mazzola 4-24, Corey Beck 1-9, Luke Somers 2-6, Matt Madden 1-4, Alex Pacocha 1-3, Tyler Calderone 1-2. L (41-118) — Sean O'Gorman 20-66, Vince Parilla 10-27, Kyle Graham 2-8, Michael Wiedenfeld 4-7, Derek Jean 2-6, Harrison Theodhosi 2-3, Troy Ward 1-1

PASSING: P — St. Onge 3-6-0, 117; L — Parilla 3-5-0-9

RECEIVING: P — Rodgers 1-55, Smith 1-48, Beck 1-14; L — Wiedenfeld 1-5, Nick Martinez 1-4, O'Gorman 1-0

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