FOLLOW LIVE: Week 5 South Shore high school football scores and highlights
With one month of the high school football season in the books, it's starting to hit crunch time.
Teams are jockeying for MIAA tournament position and league titles.
There are six area teams currently standing at 4-0 heading into this week, and nearly all of those teams will face tough competition this weekend. Norwell and Rockland will go head-to-head in a big South Shore League Sullivan Division game. Cardinal Spellman (against Bishop Fenwick) and Milton (against Needham) are both battling fellow undefeated league opponents.
Carver gets its toughest test to date against Cohasset. Hanover will go up against Scituate, and a win brings the Hawks within striking distance of a Patriot League Fisher Division title.
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Thursday
Plymouth South 34, North Quincy 7: The Panthers (3-2) snapped a two-game losing streak behind a big game from Justin LaChance (9 carries for 146 yards and 3 TDs). He also made 12 tackles. Gio Lynch-Ruberio had a 32-yard TD run and Gavin Schultz returned a fumble 30 yards for a score.
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Canton 33, Oliver Ames 20: Owen Lane ran 18 times for 90 yards and 2 TDs, and grabbed the game-sealing interception, as the Bulldogs improve to 3-2. He found Charles Zack for a 24-yard TD in the second quarter. Derrick McCruse Jr. (2 yards) and Ruairi Ritson (15 yards) also scored touchdowns for Canton. Oliver Ames QB Patrick DeLoughrey accounted for three TD in the loss -- one rushing, one completed to Andrew Whiteside and one completed to Thomas Whiteside -- as the Tigers drop to 0-5.
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Friday
Abington 21, Sandwich 2: The Green Wave improve to 4-1.
Archbishop Williams 21, Cathedral 18: Shane Wright rushed 20 times for 135 yards and a TD, and Joe Schwartz was 7 of 13 passing for 111 yards and a score to power the Bishops (3-2). Wright opened the scoring with s 20-yard TD run, and Tommy McDonagh added the PAT. After Cathedral went up 12-7, Schwartz threw a 36-yard TD pass to McDonagh for a 13-12 halftime lead. Schwartz's 20-yard TD run (and Luke Charleton's 2-point conversion) put the Bishops up 21-12 in the fourth quarter. Wright made 5 tackles on defense.
Weymouth 28, Braintree 14: Cam Aieta ran for two TDs, and Anthony Smith and Tommy Kelly each added a rushing score as the visiting Wildcats (4-1) scored the game's final 20 points. Braintree (3-2) got a pair of TDs from James Curry.
Carver 42, Cohasset 39 (OT): Senior Tyler Lennox accounted for five touchdowns -- three passing, two rushing -- as the Crusaders (5-0) defeated Cohasset (2-3) for the first time in 17 years. Lennox hit Robbie Peterson for the walk-off score from 10 yards out as Carver won in overtime to stay undefeated (5-0). Peterson scored two TDs (29 yards, 10 yards) in the win, Derek Lopes (24 yards) scored one and running back Teagan Zakrzewski (1 yard) rushed for one. In the loss, Cohasset's Mike Wildfire completed three TD throws -- two to Will Norgeot, one to Will McLoughlin. Liam Appleton also scored two rushing touchdowns.
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Cardinal Spellman 28, Bishop Fenwick 14: The Cardinals (5-0) won the battle of undefeated Catholic Central League teams.
Randolph 20, Hull 9: Nate Gomes (14 carries for 175 yards and 2 TDs) led the way for the Blue Devils (2-2). Hull drops to 2-2.
Milton 10, Needham 9: In a battle of undefeated Bay State Conference teams, the Wildcats (5-0) held on to remain unbeaten. Patrick Miller threw a TD pass to Ronan Sammon, and Aidan Rowley kicked a 34-yard field goal for Milton. Linebacker Ben Caledonia picked off a pass on his own goal line for the Wildcats.
Rockland 23, Norwell 21: Jacob Comman kicked the winning field goal with 4 seconds remaining to lead the Bulldogs (5-0) to the win over Norwell (4-1). Rockland rallied from a 21-7 fourth-quarter deficit as Jordan DePina rushed for 178 yards and a TD and threw a pair of TD passes. DePina also recovered an onside kickoff that led to the winning field goal.
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Andover 50, Brockton 20: The Boxers drop to 1-4.
South Shore Tech 42, Cape Cod Tech 6: Todd Egan accounted for five TDs (3 rushing, 2 passing) to lead the Vikings (3-2) to the win. He threw 10-yard TD pass to Jackson Ahr and a 36-yard pass to Kiano Velazquez. He finished with 137 yards rushing. DJ Decoste had a TD run and 77 yards rushing.
Foxboro 31, Stoughton 7: The Black Knights fall to 1-4.
West Bridgewater 40, Tri-County 12: The Wildcats improve to 3-2. James Harris had a pair of TD runs and threw a TD pass to Luke Destrampe. Christian Packard had a pair of TD runs. Ty Holmes also scored a TD.
Middleboro 21, East Bridgewater 6: The Sachems improve to 4-1. Nate Goodine ran for two TDs and threw another to Andrew Falk (29 yards) for Middleboro. Ethan Pohl threw a 50-yard TD pass to Gavin McCloud in the loss for EB (2-3).
Hanover 42, Scituate 28: Ben Scalzi finished 16 of 22 passing for 335 yards and 5 TDs for the Hawks (5-0). Mehki Bryan finished with four catches, 103 yards, and 2 TDs. Owen Cross had a touchdown on 103 yards receiving. Scituate drops to 2-3.
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Hingham 25, Whitman-Hanson 14: Jeremy Aylward had a pair of TD runs for the Harbormen (2-3). Harry Bradshaw added a pair of field goals. In the loss for the Panthers (3-2), Preston George blocked a punt that was returned for a TD. Brendan Moore hauled in a TD pass from Ryan Nash. Cody Roberts had an interception.
Old Colony 38, Holbrook/Avon 8: The Bulldogs drop to 2-3.
BC High 24, Malden Catholic 14: The Eagles improve to 4-1.
Blue Hills 20, Southeastern 14: The Warriors improve to 3-2 while the Hawks fall to 3-2.
Bridgewater-Raynham 14, Durfee 0: The Trojans (1-4) picked up their first win of the season behind a defensive gem.
Duxbury 41, Plymouth North 13: Trevor Jones threw a pair of early TD passes to Zach Falls (30 yards) and Sam Wien (65 yards) and added a 20-yard TD run as the Dragons (3-1) raced out to a 27-0 first-half lead against the Blue Eagles (2-3).
Saturday
Marshfield 41, Silver Lake 0: Davin True ran for three TDs and had a receiving TD for the Rams (3-2). Tor Maas ran for a TD and threw another. Nic Cupples added a a 13-yard TD run. The Lakers drop to 0-5.
Milton Academy 27, Thayer Academy 20: The Mustangs won the ISL matchup.
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Pembroke 41, Quincy 8: Will McNamara (8 catches for 171 yards and 2 TDs) starred for Pembroke (2-3) in the win. He also had 8 tackles with a strip sack that led a Nick Carbo recovering the fumble and scoring. Carbo also had nine tackles and an interception. Owen Pace had TD passes of 54 and 70 yards to McNamara. Will Johnson ran for two TDs and Riece Dunton had a 51-yard TD run. Gabe Rodrigues had a 47-yard TD run in the fourth quarter for the Presidents (2-3).
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