Sounds of success

The Wildcats have adopted “Kiss,’’ a song drawn from the soundtrack of the 1992 film “The Last of the Mohicans,’’ as their own.

Senior center Dan Murphy credits his former teammate, Jake Harrison, the Wildcats’ starting quarterback and a senior captain last year, for the theme.

“We did pretty well with it, so we just kept it,’’ Murphy said.

The Wildcats are certainly playing the right tune on offense. Weymouth is off to a 5-1 start, thanks to a prolific attack that is averaging 32 points per game, catapulting the team to the top of the Bay State Conference’s Carey Division. Last Friday they shut out visiting Newton North, 27-0.

Murphy has played a large role in Weymouth’s climb up the conference ladder, according to coach Kevin Mackin.

Although it’s often hard to utilize statistics to give linemen their due, Mackin points to a Wildcat rushing attack that has produced close to 5,000 yards the past two seasons.

“He’s a very good athlete for an offensive lineman,’’ Mackin said of the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Murphy. “Probably his biggest attribute is he’s very smart. He makes good calls, good adjustments. He always works to the whistle.’’

Murphy has been dressing on the varsity since he was a sophomore and was a second-team all-conference pick a year ago.

Suiting up for the Wildcats is a family affair. Murphy is joined on the team by two brothers, Patrick, a junior guard who starts alongside him on the line, and Sean, a freshman end.

Their youngest brother, Kevin, is in seventh grade. The family connection does not end there, though. Mackin is also the boys’ uncle.

“It’s special to be coaching three of my nephews,’’ Mackin said. “I think they’ll probably tell you I push them harder than the other kids. But it’s been a lot of fun this year. With half the year to look forward to I think it’s going to be a nice ride.’’

Dan agreed that sometimes his uncle is harder on him and his brothers, but he knows that it will pay off in the long run.

Dan and Patrick (6-0, 220 pounds) say that they enjoy working together to make the plays.

“I think it’s more comfortable because we’ve known each other for so long and we know what the other one is thinking,’’ Dan said. “It’s easier to make calls.’’

Patrick agreed, saying he likes it a lot and “it’s just easy to communicate with [Dan].’’

The two Murphy linemen also agreed that the Wildcats have no desire for a repeat of last year’s late-season fade. Weymouth finished 4-7 overall, but were 4-2 halfway through the season.

“I think everyone is a lot more motivated this year to do good,’’ Patrick said.

Tomorrow night, the Wildcats face a huge test against Bay State Carey leader Needham (6-0).

“I think it’s going to be a very good game between two solid football teams,’’ Mackin said. “They have some real talented athletes over there and we have some here. As always the game is won up front. We’re going to be leaning on our guys to come through.’’

“I think Pinkerton had less than 50 yards of offense in the second half,’’ Colombo said. “If your defense is doing that, it’s giving you a chance to win. And [they] did.’’

Senior lineman Jordan McDonald had a big day, registering three sacks as well as hammering a 50-yard punt to pin Pinkerton back when the game was tied at 14-all.

“Jordan was immense,’’ Colombo said. “He’s a kid who wasn’t able to play last year. But he decided he wanted to get back playing and he prepared himself. He’s been a huge find for us.’’

“We came together in the second half,’’ coach Bill Reardon said. “We made mistakes in the first half. It would have been easy for a team who hasn’t won a game to just go, ‘Here we go again,’ but they didn’t do that.

“I want them to know that if they keep playing hard for all 44 minutes, that things will happen,’’ Reardon said.

“As long as we respond in a positive manner to those things, there’s no reason why we can’t keep winning.’’

Lizzy Snell can be reached at esnell@globe.com.