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T12 WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL WEEK 7 Tanner football flat in loss to Beverly By Daniel Kane BEVERLY — The Peabody football team couldn’t get anything to work offensively against a strong Beverly defense, falling 28-7 to the Panthers at Hurd Stadium Saturday afternoon. “They beat us up upfront,” Peabody coach Mark Bettencourt said. “We couldn’t hit open holes. They stopped us from running downhill and they outplayed us in every facet of the game. We didn’t show up at any phase of the game. “Everything they did, we practiced for four days and we weren’t lining up right,” Bettencourt added. “I don’t know how that happens but we’ll have to watch the film and find out where the confusion was. They just outmanned us. They played a better football game then we did. I give Beverly all the credit in the world they needed to win this game and they went out and played inspired.” Despite the loss, Peabody (3- 4), qualified for the Division 2 North state tournament as the No. 6 seed. The Tanners will visit No. 3 Reading (6-1) Friday night at 7. Panthers coach Andrew Morency was happy to see his team’s hard work throughout the season pay off Saturday. The Panthers (4-3) clinched a state tournament bid in Division 3 North with the victory. Beverly visits No. 4 Winchester Friday night (7). “It’s a huge win to make this our third in a row and get a win at home against a hot Peabody team,” Morency said. “Going forward in the playoffs, I think you need a good defense and ours had been something else the last few weeks. Colby Therrien scored Peabody’s only touchdown Saturday during the Tanners’ loss to Beverly Saturday. “We’re just excited,” Morency added. “This is a hard working group. They have decided to take it day by day and you’ve seen the results so I’m very proud of this team and the way they’ve turned it around this year.” Duncan Moreland had a huge game for the Panthers at both defensive back and wide receiver. Moreland broke up several Peabody passes and hauled in four catches for 102 yards and one touchdown. “You see the return of a few guys having a huge impact for us,” Morency said. “Marje Mulumba, Duncan back there at defensive back. Our back seven has been playing better. I know we have a strong defensive line but to have those guys come up and make plays is a huge thing.” The game started with several back-and-forth stops by both defenses including an interception by Peabody’s Jake Sousa at his own goal line. However, Sousa was hurt on the play and unable to return for the Tanners. “Losing Jake on that interception where he pulled his hamstring, that’s a devastating loss,” Bettencourt said. “But I’m not going to use that as an excuse, the middle linebacker position was not the issue that we had.” The Peabody offense started the game with five straight three-and-out drives and was unable to capitalize on two Beverly turnovers in the first half. With four minutes remaining in the first half, Beverly hit its first big play of the day when quarterback Ryan Barror (5- for-11 for 125 yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown) found Moreland open down the left sideline for a 68-yard touchdown pass to put the Panthers ahead 6-0. Beverly struck again a few minutes later when Barror capped off a drive with a 4-yard touchdown run to extend Beverly’s lead to 14-0. The Panthers started the second half with a blocked punt by defensive tackle Bobby Adams and from there the game belonged to the hard running of Clayton McAlpine (13 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns). McAlpine added a 1-yard touchdown and broke off a 66- yard touchdown run on the next drive to put Beverly ahead 28-0 in the third quarter. Peabody was able to capitalize on a Beverly fumble with PHOTO | BOB CARBONE a three-yard touchdown run by Colby Therrien (11 carries, 52 yards), but the Tanners’ next drive ended on an interception to seal the Beverly win at 28-7. Matt Jandrisevits (2-of-7, 25 yards) and Alex DeNisco (1- of-4, 5 yards) split time under center for the Tanners. Dylan Peluso led the receivers with one catch for 23 yards. Should the Tanners defeat the Rockets Friday night, they would take on the winner of Friday’s game between No. 2 seed Lincoln-Sudbury (6-1) and No. 7 seed Masconomet. The other side of the bracket features No. 1 North Andover (7-0) against No. 8 Westford Academy (3-4) and No. 4 Woburn (3-4) against No. 5 Waltham. Both of those games are scheduled for Friday night at 7. 266 Broadway, Saugus MA 01906 (781) 233-2587 We are open 7 days a week! Happy Thanksgiving to all Players and CoacheS PEABODY CITY COUNCIL 2018 Best Wishes For A Safe & Happy Thanksgiving Good Luck Peabody Tanners and Lynnfield Pioneers Safe and
THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 T13 WEEK 8 Tanners can’t keep up with Reading By Anne Marie Tobin READING — The No. 6 Peabody football team got off to a disastrous start Friday night against No. 3 Reading in the quarterfinals of the North Division playoffs at John Hollingsworth Field. The Tanners battled to the bitter end, but never recovered, falling to the Middlesex League Liberty League champion Rockets, 35-21. The Rockets got off to a dream start, scoring on their first three possessions to build a quick 21-0 lead after one quarter of play, while Peabody went three-and-out on its first three drives to set the tone for the evening. Reading needed only eight seconds to take a lead just two minutes into the first quarter on a trick pass play, from running back Jake D’Agostino to Pat Conroy (the first of his 3 TDs) , to take a 7-0 lead. It went from bad to worse for Peabody on the ensuing kickoff. Intended to be a squib kick, the ball bounced off a Peabody player and was recovered by Reading’s Josh Williamson at the Reading 44. Seven plays later, Conroy ran it in from the 6-yard line to double the Rockets’ lead to 14-0. After forcing another threeand-out, Reading needed only eight plays to drive 48 yards for its third score of the quarter, this one on an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Sannella (105 passing yards, 70 rushing yards) to Domenic Masucci, and the rout was on. “You cannot have that kind of a start, falling behind 21-0, in a playoff game,” said Peabody coach Mark Bettencourt. “We dug ourselves too big a hole right off the bat, going three-and-out on our first three possessions, and had that squib kick bounce off our player so we were doomed PHOTO | BOB CARBONE Peabody running back Luis Guridys stiff arms Reading’s Jake D’Agostino (8) during Friday night’s 35-21 loss to the Rockets. from the beginning. They could play relaxed with that kind of lead and that’s not what you want in a playoff game. You want to put yourself in a position where the pressure is on both teams, and we did not do that.” Trailing 28-0 with less than four minutes to go in the first half, Peabody finally found some offensive rhythm and got on the board with only seven seconds left in the half. The Tanners drove 66 yards in 13 plays, the final play being a 5-yard rush into the end zone by Colby Therrien (4 carries, 19 yards). Austin Leggett tacked on the extra point to make it 28-7 at the half. The Rockets started the third quarter with their foot on the gas and, still in hurry-up mode, needed less than a minute to bump the lead to 35-7 on a 9-yard rush by Conway. Peabody gamely fought back in the fourth quarter. With 4:29 left, sophomore Kyle Maglione made it 35-14 with a 31-yard punt return. Then, after the defense forced just the second Rockets’ punt of the game, quarterback Alex DeNisco (3-of-7, 27 yards, TD), in for starter Matt Jandrisevits (2-of-5, 25 yards, 7 carries for 23 yards) who suffered a knee injury in the third quarter, found Declan Russell over the middle from 10 yards out to make it 35-21 with under a minute to go. “I don’t know whether Matt got hit straight on or from the side, but he’s a tough kid and hopefully will be back next week,” said Bettencourt. Angel Paulino was a bright spot for the Tanners, picking up 69 rushing yards on 18 carries, while Luis Guridys picked up 16 yards on three carries. Tyler Norman did a nice job filling in for the injured Jake Sousa at linebacker. The Tanners were also missing defensive back Dylan Peluso. “Anytime you have the heart of your defense on the sidelines, that hurts,” Bettencourt said. “Tyler did a very good job considering he has been playing a totally different position all years and had only two days to learn how to play middle linebacker. He showed great leadership by volunteering to switch.” Reading came into the game on a five-game winning streak, and had scored 28 or more points in five of its seven games, and 30 or more points in four games. Bettencourt said he knew going into the game that the Tanners had their work cut out for themselves. “We knew they were a very good team capable of putting a lot of points on the board, so we knew that our best shot at winning the game would be to keep our offense on the field and their offense off,” Bettencourt said. “That didn’t happen. All due respect to Danvers and Beverly, Reading is probably the best team we have faced this year. “We knew we were behind the 8-ball coming in to the tournament and we had no one to blame but ourselves. We needed to compose ourselves to handle adversity, now we have to rally and finish the season as strong as we can.” John Kozlauska, D.M.D 781-334-2520 All phases of general dentistry with emphasis on prevention Exceptional Smiles 700 Summer Street, Lynnfield GO TEAMS! Stay Safe. Keep Healthy. Live Well. GOOD LUCK TANNERS Gene and Staff offer their warmest thoughts and wishes for a Safe & Happy Thanksgiving Gene’s Barber Shop 535 Lowell Street, Peabody 978.535.9872
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