High 5
Miles Comeau, Blue Hills: The sophomore fullback provided all the scoring in the Warriors’ 12-0 Mayflower Large win over South Shore Voc-Tech, churning out 119 yards rushing and both touchdowns.
Mike Delaney, Foxborough: The senior running back racked up four touchdowns, including an 84-yard rush and a 40-yard reception, in a 44-0 Hockomock League blanking of Oliver Ames.
Kane Haffey, Duxbury: The junior quarterback orchestrated the Green Dragons’ 35-20 comeback win over Whitman-Hanson with a scintillating second half, completing 7 of his 10 passes for 132 yards and three touchdowns.
Derek Newcomb, Weymouth: In the Wildcats’ 55-7 Bay State Conference victory over Dedham, the junior back tallied the game’s first three touchdowns (42-, 27-, and 1-yarders) and added a two-point conversion, all part of a 10-carry, 132-yard first quarter. “He’s a tremendous athlete with great instinct and great speed,’’ said coach Kevin Mackin. “We had to move some people around [from injuries], but we were confident he’d do well.’’
Jordan Williams, Cardinal Spellman: The junior booted his first career field goal, a 39-yarder in the final seconds to lift the Cardinals to a 9-6 win, their first over Austin Prep in seven years.
Snell’s Top 10 teams
1. Xaverian (8-0); beat St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 42-14
2. Brockton (7-1); beat Leominster, 13-9
3. Walpole (8-0); beat Braintree, 42-7
4. Bridgewater-Raynham (7-1); beat Dartmouth, 35-0
5. Mansfield (7-1); beat King Philip, 20-7
6. Marshfield (6-2); beat Falmouth, 10-6
7. Westwood (8-0); beat Dover-Sherborn, 14-0
8. Cohasset (7-0); did not play
9. Weymouth (6-2); beat Dedham, 55-7
10. Duxbury (6-2); beat Whitman-Hanson, 35-20
Game of the Week
Abington (8-0) at Cohasset (7-0)
A showdown for the top of the South Shore League between two undefeated teams. The Green Wave has flowed with conference all-star running back Kristian LaPointe, who is third in scoring in Division 3A (13 touchdowns, 98 points). The Skippers have their own explosive senior running back in Dana Valentine, who is right behind LaPointe in D3A scoring (14 touchdowns, 93 points).
By the numbers
62: Number of rushes for Plymouth South in its 45-30 win at Nauset Friday night. Senior back Stefan Gustafson paced the school-record 521-yard effort, piling up 270 yards and five touchdowns in the first half.
0: Number of passes for Plymouth South.
Week 9 Schedule
Tomorrow
(Games at 7 unless noted otherwise)
Brooks at Nobles, 2; Buckingham, Browne & Nichols at Thayer, 3; Tri-County at Blue Hills, 3; Holbrook at Nantucket, 5; Cardinal Spellman at Arlington Catholic, 6:30; Abington at Cohasset; Apponequet at Bourne; Bridgewater-Raynham at Barnstable; Canton at Foxborough; Catholic Memorial at Plymouth South; Framingham at Milton; Hanover at Randolph; Mashpee at Carver; Medway at Westwood; Millis at Norton; Nauset at Hull; North Quincy at Whitman-Hanson; Norwell at East Bridgewater; Pembroke at Middleborough; Rockland at Quincy; Sandwich at Plymouth North; Scituate at Silver Lake; Seekonk at Wareham; Stoughton at King Philip; Weymouth at Natick; Xaverian at BC High.
Saturday
Brookline at Norwood, 1; Cape Cod Tech at Southeastern, 1; Dedham at Newton North, 2; Duxbury at Hingham, 2; Franklin at Sharon, 2; Old Colony at West Bridgewater, 2; Archbishop Williams at Austin Prep, 2:30; Walpole at Needham, 2:30; North Attleborough at Mansfield, 4:30.
LIZZY SNELL
