High 5
Terrence Gibson, Rockland: The junior back piled up 137 rushing yards on seven carries in the Bulldogs’ 35-12 Patriot League (Fisher) win over Pembroke. His three touchdowns included a 45-yard reception and a pair of long runs (65 and 36 yards). “He’s a speedster, uncanny speed,’’ coach Ken Owen said. “You don’t see this kind of foot speed at our level . . . it’s his thing. He’s a pretty talented kid.’’
Matt Green, Stoughton: The Black Knights senior had two touchdowns in the 33-13 Hockomock League win over Oliver Ames. The wide receiver had a 28-yard rush in the first and then he received a 54-yard pass in the third to lead his Knights to their first win of the season.
Jordan MacPherson, Westwood: The Wolverine star senior started the scoring off with a bang in the first quarter, returning an interception 70 yards for a touchdown. He also had a 32-yard rushing touchdown in the 21-0 Tri-Valley League blanking of Bellingham.
Brendan St. Germain, Norton: The Lancers’ QB had 89 yards passing and two touchdown passes (32 and 20 yards). He also rushed for a 2-point conversion in the Lancers’ 21-6 Tri-Valley League win over Medfield.
Matt Schafer, Mansfield: The Hornets’ tight end/linebacker led the way in the 43-0 Hockomock League shutout over Canton. His night included a pair of touchdown receptions (33 and 13 yards) and then a 35-yard interception return for a third TD.
Snell’s Top 10 teams:
1. Xaverian (7-0); beat Bridgewater-Raynham, 28-26, 3 OTs
2. Brockton (6-1); beat Durfee, 42-12
3. Walpole (7-0); beat Dedham, 35-0
4. Bridgewater-Raynham (6-1); lost to Xaverian, 28-26
5. Mansfield (6-1); beat Canton, 43-0
6. Marshfield (5-2); beat Plymouth South, 34-7
7. Westwood (7-0); beat Bellingham, 21-0
8. Cohasset (7-0); beat East Bridgewater, 33-0
9. Plymouth North (5-2); lost to Falmouth, 41-0
10. Weymouth (5-2); lost to Needham, 18-8
Game of the Week:
Falmouth (7-0) at Marshfield (5-2).
A matchup of the Atlantic Coast leaders. Falmouth (7-0 overall, 3-0 league) has been spotless so far this season and leads the ACL in scoring (30.7 points per game). Marshfield (5-2, 4-0) suffered its two losses to nonleague foes Bridgewater-Raynham and Dracut.
Week 8 Schedule
Tomorrow
(Games at 7 unless noted otherwise)
Barnstable at Plymouth North; Bridgewater-Raynham at Dartmouth; Canton at Taunton; Coyle & Cassidy at Apponequet; Dedham at Weymouth; East Bridgewater at Carver; Falmouth at Marshfield; Foxborough at Oliver Ames; Franklin at Stoughton; Hanover at Pembroke; King Philip at Mansfield; Leominster at Brockton; Mashpee at Hull; Middleborough at Rockland; North Quincy at Scituate; Norton at Holliston; Norwell at Abington; Plymouth South at Nauset; Quincy at Randolph; St. Mary’s at Archbishop Williams; Southeastern at Bristol-Plymouth; Wareham at Case; Westwood at Dover-Sherborn; Whitman-Hanson at Duxbury.
Saturday
Blue Hills at South Shore Voc-Tech, 11 a.m.; Cardinal Spellman at Austin Prep, 11 a.m.; Diman at West Bridgewater, 11 a.m.; Braintree at Walpole, 1; Framingham at Norwood; Milton at Newton North, 1; Nobles at Lawrence Academy, 1; North Attleborough at Sharon, 1; Old Colony at Holbrook, 1; Silver Lake at Hingham, 1; St. John’s (Shrewsbury) at Xaverian, 1:30; Thayer at Middlesex, 2.
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