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High 5
QB John Amentola, Wakefield: In his second career start, the senior threw two touchdowns for the second straight week, pushing the Warriors to a 27-14 win over Burlington.
QB Chris Cameron, Swampscott: Cameron was 12 of 23 passing for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and the Big Blue needed all the points in a 34-32 shootout win over English.
QB Jesse Fowler, Lynn English: The reason Swampscott's battle with the Bulldogs got so wild: Fowler threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 18 times for 86 yards in the loss.
RB Tim Morris, Melrose: Ran for three touchdowns against Belmont, padding the Red Raiders' 34-8 win with fourth-quarter scoring runs from 12 and 30 yards out.
RB Kevin Johnston, Amesbury: As if touchdown runs of 55 and 54 yards weren't enough, he doomed East Boston with punt returns of 80 and 70 yards for touchdowns in a 44-14 triumph.
Game of the Week
Swampscott (2-1) at Salem (3-0), tomorrow, 7 p.m.: Along with ultra-physical running back Melikke Van Alstyne, Salem brings a defense that's given up only 30 points all season to face an offense that's posted 30.3 points per game to this NEC big-small matchup.
Week 5 Schedule
Tomorrow
Games at 7 p.m. unless noted
Bedford (3-0) at Malden (1-3); Chelmsford (3-1) at Haverhill (1-2); Woburn (1-2) at Wakefield (2-0); Stoneham (1-2) at Melrose (2-0); Pentucket (2-1) at Newburyport (0-4); Triton (1-2) at Ipswich (0-2); Bishop Fenwick (2-2) at Masconomet (1-3); Swampscott (2-1) at Salem (3-0); Lynn Classical (2-1) at Catholic Memorial (3-0); Lynn English (1-2) at Winthrop (1-2); Peabody (1-2) at Danvers (1-2); Cathedral (2-1) at St. Mary's (1-2); Hamilton-Wenham (2-1) at North Andover (1-2); Lawrence (2-1) at Amesbury (3-0); Pope John (0-3) at Marian (3-0)
Saturday
Whittier (2-1) at Mystic Valley (1-2), 1 p.m.; Revere (1-2) at Beverly (2-1), 1 p.m.; Barnstable (2-1) at Gloucester (3-0), 1 p.m.; Watertown (1-3) at Saugus (3-0), 2 p.m.; Lynn Tech (1-2) at North Shore (2-1), 2 p.m.; Blue Hills (3-0) at Northeast (1-2), 2 p.m.; Marblehead (2-1) at Georgetown (2-0), 2 p.m.; Burlington (0-3) at Malden Catholic (2-2), 3 p.m.; Wilmington (3-0) at Lynnfield (1-3), 3 p.m.; Pingree (2-0) at Hebron (0-2), 4 p.m.; Manchester (3-0) at Shawsheen (2-2), 6 p.m.
Benbow's Top 10
1. St. John's Prep (4-0), beat Everett, 20-7
2. Gloucester (3-0), beat Beverly, 35-0
3. Everett (3-1), lost to St. John's Prep, 20-7
4. Masconomet (1-3), beat Lincoln-Sudbury, 10-9
5. Georgetown (2-0), idle
6. Manchester (3-0), beat Minuteman, 40-6
7. Swampscott (2-1), beat Lynn English, 34-32
8. Saugus (2-0), beat Lynnfield, 49-28
9. Wakefield (2-0), beat Burlington, 27-14
10. Salem (3-0), beat Marblehead, 14-8
By the Numbers
83: Points posted by Manchester in the first half alone in its three games this season. The Hornets are outscoring opponents 119-28 overall.
17: Consecutive wins by Gloucester after rushing for 291 yards in a blowout over Beverly.
11: Combined touchdown total for Saugus running backs Mike Dean and Brett Reid, accounting for all but four of the Sachems' 15 scores on offense this season.
Compiled by Julian Benbow
