Football Players of the Week
Division 1
Maurice Hurst, Xaverian – The 6-foot-2, 275-pound Hurst rumbled down the field Saturday, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries to help Xaverian beat St. John’s (S), 27-9.
Cam McLevege, Weymouth – McLevedge tossed five touchdowns Friday to help Weymouth beat Braintree, 47-7. McLevedge leads Eastern Mass. with 30 touchdown passes.
Division 1A
Jonathan DiBiaso, Everett – DiBiaso heaved six touchdowns to break Tom Colombo’s career touchdown mark of 85. DiBiaso finished the night with 88, after throwing five in the first quarter in Friday’s, 41-14, win over Medford.
Nick Schlatz and Branden Morin, Bridgewater-Raynham – The dynamic duo helped B-R pile up 346 yards out of the backfield as B-R beat Dartmouth, 30-6, Friday. Morin rushed for 164, while Schlatz ran for 132.
Dylan Mann, Masconomet - The junior captain ran for one touchdown and had 8 carries for 101 yards to lead Masco to a 40-6 victory over Lynn Classical. Mann also caused one fumble and had one interception on defense.
Division 2
Greg Donahue, Mansfield — The senior running back rushed for 225 yards and two touchdowns on Friday, including the tying score in overtime to set up Matt Bukuras’ game-winning extra point, to help the No. 3 Hornets hold off Barnstable.
Chris Bettano, Tewksbury — Bettano saw plenty of touches against Methuen on Saturday (32 carries for 158 yards and two touchdowns) but none bigger than the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime, which he pounded in to put the Redmen on top of the Merrimack Valley Small standings.
Division 2A
Marcus Odiah, Burlington — Odiah to racked up 196 yards on 12 carries Friday, and his three touchdowns helped fuel a 44-12 rout over Middlesex Small rival Waertown.
Nathan Holmes, Nauset — After Colby Frodel put the warriors up, 7-0, the senior running back rushed for four unanswered touchdowns in a shutout over Atlantic Coast League opponent Falmouth.
Shane Blass, Walpole — It only took nine rushes for Blass to go 207 yards Friday. His productive afternoon included two touchdowns in the Rebels’ shutout of Newton North.
Division 3
Jake Frechette, Holliston — The 5-foot-9, 170-pound senior back gained 152 yards rushing and scored on a 5-yard rush in the Panthers’ 35-13 win over visiting Millis-Hopedale Friday night. A four-year starter, Frechette broke the school’s all-time rushing record by surpassing the previous record of 3,013 yards. Frechette now has 3,109 yards for his career.
Alex Hulme, Hopkinton — The 5-11, 160-pound senior hauled in a 17 yard touchdown pass, nabbed a 40-yard interception TD, and snuck in for a 1 yard rushing score in the first quarter of the Hillers’ 42-22 victory over host Bellingham on Friday.
Division 3A
Nolan Dragon, Pentucket — The 6-1, 210-pound senior back carried 25 times for 131 yards and scored three second half touchdowns to lead the Sachems to a 27-14 victory over Saugus on Saturday. Dragon’s scores were from 1, 3 and 25 yards out.
Mike Garrant, Somerset Berkley — The junior back ran 17 times for 118 yards and three scores to lead the host Blue Raiders past Durfee 19-8 on Friday night.
Division 4
Bernard Lynch, Arlington Catholic — Lynch carried the Cougar (7-0) offense rushing for 240 yards and scoring three touchdowns against Catholic Central Large foe Archbishop Williams.
Christian Rivera, Greater Lawrence — Rivera helped the Reggies (6-2) move into a first place tie of the Commonwealth Large by defeating Northeast 14-6. Rivera rushed for 122 yards, 102 of which came in the second half, and a touchdown.
Division 4a
John Flaherty, Matignon — The quarterback directed an explosive Matignon offense to a 50-19 win over Lowell Catholic. Flaherty ran for one score, passed for another, and threw a conversion pass.
James Poles, South Boston — In a 22-6 win over Madison Park, Poles ran for 168 yards on 10 carries, including two touchdowns.
Division 5
Dwight Kennedy, Brighton — In a 36-8 win over Burke, Kennedy ran for more than 100 yards and scored on a 21-yard run and a 65-yard interception.
NEPSAC
Kenny Adinkra, Pingree — In a 31-14 win over Tilton, the senior ran for 112 yards and four touchdowns.
George McLaughlin, Belmont Hill — In a 10-3 win over Milton Academy that kept them undefeated, McLaughlin ran for 207 yards and kicked a 22-yard third-quarter field goal, the only points of the second half.
Marcus Backlin, Lawrence Academy — LA beat Nobles led by Backlin, who ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns, and passed for 224 yards.
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- Bob Holmes: A Reading resident (Go Rockets!) and Boston College graduate, Holmes is the Boston Globe High School Sports Editor. We remind you now that his weekly picks are often made in jest so everyone just calm down when he picks against Everett for 11 straight weeks. Contact him at rholmes@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeHolmes.
- Craig Larson: A native of West Springfield (Leo Durocher anyone? Tim Daggett?) and Curry College graduate (a proud Colonel!), Larson is the sports editor for the Globe's regional sections: South, West and North, as well as a frequent contributor on the college beat. Abington to Xaverian: it all starts with the schools. Have a compelling story idea? Contact him at clarson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeLars.
- Zuri Berry: Berry attended the same high school as sports legends O.J. Simpson and Joe DiMaggio. (Guess which one is his hero.) He's a South Boston resident (formerly of Eastie) and the editor of the High School Sports blog as well as the go-to-guy for everything high school sports on Boston.com. Contact him at zberry@boston.com and follow him on Twitter @ZuriBerry for all of the latest updates.
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- Alex Hall | @AlexKHall | Baseball
- Colleen Casey | @ColleenCasey226 | Softball
- Mike Giesta | Boys lacrosse
- Catherine Calsolaro | @catrenee13 | Girls lacrosse
- Liz Torres | @etorres446 | Boys volleyball
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