Marblehead 2022 Thanksgiving Football

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WEEK 8
in the endzone, which gave Marblebead
a 7-0 lead. The Magicians saw the ball
one more time before the end of the half,
and scored a touchdown with just 20
seconds remaining. It was a case of deja
vu’, as Oneill again hit Commoss down
the left side into the endzone – this time
for a 16-yard touchdown pass that gave
Marblehead a 14-0 lead at halftime.
Marblehead opened up the second
half with the ball, and were stopped after
gaining 10 yards on a fourth and 11 from
the Danvers 33-yard line. The Magicians
forced the Falcons into a three and out
and would again strike. On the first play
of Marblehead’s second drive of the half,
Cronin took a sweep 60 yards into the
endzone and extended the Magicians’ lead
21-0. On the ensuing Marblehead drive,
they capped off a 49-yard touchdown
drive with a 10-yard pass from Oneill to
Eddie Johns. The Magicians led, 27-0.
Marbelhead’s defense really stifled the
Danvers offense after the first quarter, as
they didn’t give up another first down until
late in the third quarter. Magicians’ Head
Coach Jim Rudloff thought shaking off the
rust was the biggest change after the first
quarter.
“I was not thrilled how we started the
game, especially coming off a bye week,”
Rudloff said. “After the first quarter, we
started wrapping up and played a really
strong game defensively the rest of the
way.”
Danvers got on the board late in the
game. Kevin Ahern intercepted a pass
from Oneill at the Marblehead 13-
yard line. Four plays later, the Falcons’
quarterback Travis Voisine ran up the
middle for a 4-yard touchdown run, which
made the score 27-7, and that was the
score when the final whistle blew.
Rudloff still sees room for the offense
to improve.
“We hit a few big plays tonight,
which was great, but did not have much
consistency otherwise,” Rudloff said.
“Once our offense becomes a little more
consistent, we are going to be in a great
place as a team.”
Leading the way for Marblehead was
Oneill, as he finished the game with 224
passing yards, 51 rushing yards and three
touchdown passes. Oneill had plenty of
help, as Cronnin finished the game with
65 yards receiving and added 75 more
yards on the ground along with a rushing
touchdown. Commoss had 48 receiving
yards and two touchdown catches.
The Magicians defense was led by the
trio of Sam Annese, Scott Campbell and
Chris Dewitt. Marbelehead improved its
record to 6-1.