Football: Pentucket Stops Newburyport, 19-0
October 5, 2008
The Newburyport Clippers (0-5) are still searching for their first win of the season as they were shutout by the Pentucket Sachems 19-0, at World War Memorial Stadium in Newburyport on Friday, October 3rd in an evening game under the lights.
Not having two of their key players in the game didn’t bode well for the Clippers as David Freeman and Kyle LeBlanc were on the sidelines with injuries and did not play.
Pentucket scored on the first drive of the game after a great run back on the opening kickoff put the Sachems in excellent field position.
It was a frustrating game for the Clippers and the Clipper fans watching the game as Newburyport could march the ball down the field, but couldn’t find a way to advance or score on key 3rd and 4th play downs throughout the game, including a four play series at the one-yard line when they had a first and goal.
The icing on the cake for Pentucket was the 99-yard scoring drive that followed their goal line stop of the Clippers on the one-yard line. That was a game breaker for Newburyport.
Pentucket stopped the Clippers three different times when the Clippers had advanced the ball within the Pentucket 20 yard line. The Pentucket defense always came up with a big play and a big stop throughout the game when it mattered most. This was the third straight shutout for the Pentucket team. That says a lot about their defense and their mindset.
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Friday Night Football, October 3rd
October 3, 2008
There are three local River Rival football games on the schedule for Friday evening, October 3rd.
All games start at 7:00 pm and the weather conditions are pretty nice. Nice, cool and dry. Perfect high school football weather.
Newburyport vs Pentucket (at Newburyport)
Newburyport (0-4) is still looking for its first win of the season. Pentucket (2-1) lost a lot of players last year, but is still finding ways to win this year and has rebounded after an opening season loss. Newburyport looked good last week against North Andover. Pentucket won last year’s game in the last minute. Newburyport should be motivated tonight.
Triton vs Ipswich (at Ipswich)
Triton (1-1) had a bye week last week. It will be interesting to see how they respond this week after their hard fought, one point loss to Hamilton-Wenham on a gutsy call to go for a two-point conversion to try and win the game.
Amesbury vs Lawrence (at Amesbury)
Is Amesbury (3-0) the team to beat in the Cape Ann Small Division? So far this season, they have looked impressive. Lawrence is a team that has shown improvement this year. Amesbury’s tenacity may be the key factor in the game.
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Newburyport Loses In Overtime To North Andover, 15-13
September 27, 2008
The Newburyport Clippers (0-4), playing their strongest game of the year to date, lost a heart breaker to the North Andover Scarlet Knights (1-2), 15-13, in North Andover Friday evening.
They lost in overtime after the score was tied, 7-7, at the end of four quarters of regulation play. This season the Point After Touchdown (PAT) part of the game has been their Achilles heel.
Last night Newburyport scored on the first possession of overtime, but couldn’t convert on the two-point PAT conversion attempt. On North Andover’s overtime possession, the Scarlet Knights scored and successfully converted on their PAT conversion attempt to win the game by two points for their first win of the season.
Their were several bright spots for the Clippers team last night. The Clippers defense rose to the occasion last night and played a strong game against North Andover in weather conditions that started out very poor but improved as the game progressed. The heavy rain and and wind gusts slowly diminished throughout the game and had stopped for the most part by early in the third quarter.
Senior Derek Freeman had one of the strongest games of his career on offense and was the dominant rusher for the Clippers. He carried the ball for almost a hundred yards rushing and helped Newburyport extend drives several times throughout the game. The Clippers showed a more balanced offense this week and they were able to move the ball down the field throughout the game. The Clippers were hurt on offense a few times by fumbles which stopped potential scoring drives.
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High School Football, September 26th and 27th
September 26, 2008
It doesn’t look pretty from a weather perspective for this weekend’s high school football games. Rain, rain and more rain! Pretty much sums up the forecast for Friday and Saturday.
Maybe the Newbuyrport Clippers will be able to use the rain and wet conditions to their advantage. They are still looking for their first win of the season.
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Triton Horseshoe Tournament Fundraiser, September 27th
September 23, 2008
When: Saturday, September 27th, 1:00 to 6:00 pmWhere: The Newburyport Elks Club, Low Street, Newburyport
Cost: $25 Registration Fee
The Triton Boosters are having their first inaugural Horseshoe Tournament Fundraiser to support the Triton Regional High School football program.
The tournament is being held on Saturday, September 27th, from 1:00 to 6:00 pm, at the Newburyport Elks Club, Low Street, Newburyport.
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Newburyport Can’t Stop Lawrence, Lose 37 to 23
September 20, 2008
It has been a few years since the Newburyport Clippers football team started out with an “0 and 3″ record. Last night, they came up short against the Lawrence Lancers at World War Memorial Stadium in Newburport in a game played on a beautiful evening for high school football.
So far this season, Newburyport hasn’t been able to play a solid game on both sides of the ball for an entire game. Like Saugus last Saturday, Lawrence was able to grind out a strong running game against the Clippers, but also had a strong passing game as their quarterback threw for three touchdowns (214 yards).
The Lawrence Lancers looked pretty smooth on offense all night with a well balanced attack, and their defense made three interceptions on the defensive side of the ball to snuff out Newburyport drives. The Lawrence offense moved the ball down the field like Joe Clancy and the Clippers were moving it last year.
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NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition In Salisbury, September 24th and 25th
September 18, 2008
When: September 24th (Wednesday) and 25th (Thursday) at 4:00 p.m.Where: The Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Merrimack Valley, 18 Maple St., Salisbury, MA
The Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Merrimack Valley will be hosting the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition on Wednesday and Thursday, September 24th & 25th at 4:00 p.m.
All children between the ages of 8 and 15 are welcome to participate in the competition. Children do not need to be members of the Boys and Girls Club to participate.
The Boys and Girls Club is located at 18 Maple St. Salisbury, MA.
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Upcoming High School Football Games, September 19th and 20th
September 16, 2008
Friday, September 19th:
2:30 pm Governor’s Academy(Byfield) at Middlesex School, Concord, Ma
7:00 pm Newburyport vs Lawrence (at Newburyport)
7:00 pm Amesbury vs North Andover (at Amesbury)
Triton Upsets Newburyport, 6-0, In Opening Game of Football Season
September 6, 2008
What a difference a year makes!
Last year the Newburyport Clippers completely dominated the Triton Vikings in football and won in a 26-0 romp at Triton’s home field. Last night, Triton, under new coach, Jim O’Leary, returned the favor in a defensive 6-0 win over Newburyport at World War Memorial Stadium, Newburyport’s home field.
The low scoring/almost no scoring game was won by Triton when they capitalized on a Clipper mistake with under four minutes left in the fourth quarter when they intercepted Joe Clancy’s pass and subsequently went on to score the game’s only touchdown. The defensive sides of the ball for both teams played well all night.
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August Football Officiating Course To Be Offered In Methuen
June 5, 2008
Where: Irish-American Club in Methuen
Cost: $100.00
Are you interested in becoming a football official for Pop Warner and high school football games?
If you are, then you may want to sign up for the training class being offered by the Association of New England Football Officials (ANEFO) in Methuen this August. ANEFO is holding a class for new candidates to become eligible to officiate Pop Warner football games and all levels of high school football.
Registration for ages 18 and over will be held on Monday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Irish-American Club in Methuen. The fee is $100.
For additional information please visit the Association of New England Football Officials website or contact Mark Lento at mr13821@aol.com.
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