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East Bridgewater scoops up Division 3A crown with win over St. Mary’s - The Boston Globe

With outside linebacker Patrick Snow sidelined with a shoulder injury, the 5-foot-8-inch, 185-pound junior received the start in the biggest game of his life and he made the most of the opportunity. On Saturday morning in the Division 3A Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium, that moment arrived. FOXBOROUGH — Joey Donahue sat behind three senior linebackers all season at East Bridgewater, waiting for his opportunity. Donahue recovered four fumbles, returning two for touchdowns, as the Vikings stoppe
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Liam LeVangie connects for five touchdowns in East Bridgewater victory - The Boston Globe

EAST BRIDGEWATER — After one quarter on Friday night, top-seeded East Bridgewater trailed fourth-seeded Wareham by 6 points. The offense mustered only 22 total yards while the defense surrendered 111 rushing yards to Wareham junior Issac Nascimento. But when the second quarter started, a switch flipped for East Bridgewater (8-1) as the Vikings scored 35 unanswered points in a 42-12 Division 3A South semifinal victory. “We just needed to settle down and attack the line of scrimmage a little bit
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Andover outlasts St. John’s Prep - The Boston Globe

DANVERS — The first 42 minutes of Saturday’s back-and-forth Division 1 North semifinal between Andover and host St. John’s Prep produced a 28-all deadlock. Seconds after Prep’s Trent Tully scored on a 5-yard rush and Pat McTiernan was drilling the tying point-after kick, Andover quarterback EJ Perry IV motioned to his teammates on the sideline and mouthed, “We’re going to be OK.” With two minutes left, the Golden Warriors started on their 14-yard line. Two plays later, the star senior signal-c
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East Bridgewater edges Norwell - The Boston Globe

EAST BRIDGEWATER — Four quarters weren’t enough to separate East Bridgewater and Norwell in the Division 3A South final on Friday night. After the two South Shore League rivals played to a 14-14 draw through four quarters, the Vikings prevailed in the overtime, taking a 22-20 win and the division title. Norwell won the overtime toss and deferred, giving the Vikings the first shot at breaking the deadlock. Starting from the 10-yard line, East Bridgewater put the ball in senior running back Pat
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Jeff Costello sparks BB&N win over Suffield - The Boston Globe

Earlier this week, Jeff Costello signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Northeastern University. On Friday night, the Buckingham, Browne & Nichols senior quarterback dazzled on the football field for the final time in the 7-2 Knights’ 63-41 win over Suffield Academy in the Ken O’Keefe Bowl at Russell Field in Cambridge. A back-and-forth affair in the first half saw Costello (7 for 10 for 148 yards, 2 touchdowns, 185 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns) dominate the Suffield defense fr
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East Bridgewater picks off D3A semifinal win - The Boston Globe

BROCKTON — With his team ahead, 7-6, in the fourth quarter of its Division 3A semifinal against Nipmuc on Saturday morning, East Bridgewater senior cornerback Greg Plunkett lined up in the wrong position. Nipmuc quarterback Ryan Reynolds dropped back in the pocket, looked left, and zipped the ball toward a receiver that Plunkett was not assigned to cover. Plunkett jumped the route, picked off the pass, and returned it 16 yards for the clinching score as the Vikings (10-1) pulled away for a 17-
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Jeffrey Wheeler, Hanover run right past Norwell - The Boston Globe

NORWELL — Hanover could have sat and rested its starters for Thursday morning’s Thanksgiving game at Norwell. Although Hanover chose to rest the senior backfield tandem of quarterback Wyatt Shisler and running back Brad Rogers, star wide receiver Jeffrey Wheeler stole the show in a 21-3 victory. “Thanksgiving Day is Massachusetts football and it’s an important day,” coach Chris Landolfi said. “I explained to them the importance of this day. They wanted to play. To win on Thanksgiving is someth
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Andover girls’ Arlington boys’ win swimming titles - The Boston Globe

The Andover girls’ swimming and diving team captured the North sectional championship for the eighth straight season Saturday afternoon at Boston University’s competition pool. The Golden Warriors stumbled out of the gate, losing the 200-yard medley relay to Reading in an event they were seeded first. But Andover had a championship response, placing in the top five in the next 11 events, including back-to-back wins to close out the meet en route to its 464-point finish. “The depth is the most
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