What: Division 1A Super Bowl.
Where: Gillette Stadium.
When: Tomorrow, 3:30 p.m. TV: Channel 38.
FACTS AND FIGURES
Chelmsford coach: Bruce Rich (12th year, 95-39-2).Marshfield coach: Lou Silva (27th year, 163-99-7).
Chelmsford points scored/game: 28.9.
Marshfield points scored/game: 23.5.
Chelmsford points allowed/game: 11.8.
Marshfield points allowed/game: 6.3.
Chelmsford's biggest lineman: Chris Wellman, 6-3, 290, OL.
Marshfield's biggest lineman: Justin Grankewicz, 6-1, 270, OL/DL.
Chelmsford's stat man: Tim Rich was the co-MVP of the Merrimack Valley Conference with 16 TD passes. Chris Smart was the other half of the Lions' MVP combo. Smart does a little of everything, including kicking the winning field goal Tuesday against Wayland.
Marshfield stat man: Running back Brad Poirier proved he was the Rams' leader when he scored all three touchdowns against Weymouth Tuesday. When the game's on the line, he gets the ball.
Chelmsford's captains: Rich, Mike Murphy, Mike Khirallah, Travis Pisecco, Wellman, Smart, and Willy Brown.
Marshfield's captains: Matt Macedo, Poirier, and Mike Scanlon.
Chelmsford seniors on roster: 25.
Marshfield seniors on roster: 15.
OUTLOOK
Marshfield needs to keep Rich from taking over the game and Chelmsford needs to take advantage of whatever a dominating Marshfield defense allows. If Marshfield wins, the defense gets to hold the trophy.PREDICTION
This one is pretty simple. If the Rich family gets plenty of sleep tonight, it'll get the win tomorrow. The combination of Bruce (coach) and Tim (player) has been unbeatable since a loss to Acton-Boxboro in September. And, hey, this is a Smart pick, too.Chelmsford 24, Marshfield 19
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