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122
Tomorrow's game between Boston Latin and Boston English will be the 122d between the teams. It is the oldest continuous high school matchup in the country.
10
Boston Latin has won 10 straight against English. The
121
The country's oldest rivalry between public schools belongs to Needham and Wellesley. This will be the 121st game between the teams. Wellesley leads the series, 58-53-9.
119
This year marks the 119th meeting between Barnstable and Falmouth, the oldest rivalry on the Cape. Barnstable leads the series, 56-54-8.
93
The most lopsided victory on Thanksgiving belongs to Amesbury, which beat Newburyport by 93 points, 99-6, in 1951.
10
There are 10 games that will be the first meeting between the teams on Thanksgiving: Matignon vs. Somerville, Malden Catholic vs. Peabody, Randolph vs. Bridgewater-Raynham, Arlington vs. Arlington Catholic, Tyngsboro vs. Groton-Dunstable, East Bridgewater vs. Rockland, Whittier vs. Hudson Catholic, Hyde Park vs. Burke, Latin Academy vs. O'Bryant, and Marian vs. Cathedral.
93.8
Acton-Boxboro's winning percentage is 93.8 (15-1) against Thanksgiving rival Westford.
38.1
Manchester Essex has the most prolific offense in EMass at 38.1 points per game. Tomorrow, it's Georgetown's turn to try to contain the Hornets, who are led by Pat Orlando and Brian Ciccone.
28.1
Gloucester's average margin of victory this season is 28.1 points. Among the blowouts for the 9-1 Fishermen, who face Danvers tomorrow, are 67-6 (Barnstable), 54-6 (Salem), and 49-0 (Lynn Classical).
84
Lexington's Bill Tighe, 84, is the oldest active high school coach in the country, according to the National Federation of Interscholastic Coaches Association.
233
Junior running back Ryan Izzo of Walpole leads Eastern Mass. with 233 points, the fourth-highest season total in EMass history. Izzo has 461 points for his career heading into tomorrow's matchup with Weymouth.
47
Longmeadow has won 47 straight games heading into its matchup with East Longmeadow. The Lancers need six more wins to break Acton-Boxboro's state record. If the Lancers stay unbeaten for 13 more games, they will break Concord's mark of 59 straight without a loss or tie.
3
Bishop Feehan has allowed just 3 first-half points this season to an EMass opponent (a field goal by Bishop Stang), and none in the first quarter. The Shamrocks play at Sandwich tomorrow.
40
The winner of this year's game between Canton and Stoughton will be the first to 40 wins in the series (39-39-4).
1
Winless Bellingham, which stands between Norton and the Tri-Valley League title and a Division 3 playoff berth, has scored only one first-half touchdown this season.
4
Since taking over the top spot in Globe Top 20 after beating Everett Sept. 29, St. John's Prep has stumbled from 4-0 to 5-5, losing its last four games. But beating Xaverian tomorrow would provide a satisfying end.
5.4
Austin Prep owns the stingiest defense in EMass, allowing just 5.4 points per game. But the Cougars gave up 20 to Arlington Catholic in their last game to miss out on a playoff berth.
81
Matt Grimard has played a role in 81 percent of Dracut's touchdowns this year. Dracut has scored 52 TDs, with Grimard rushing for 27 and passing for 15. Dracut plays Methuen tomorrow.
