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Number Name Grade Position

Number Name Grade Position

12 Luke DiSilvio* (C) SR QB/DB

51 Ben Gazit* (C) SR WR/DL

34 Kevin Keyes SR RB/LB

3 Dan Lemieux SR WR/DB

8 Will Mandile SR WR/DB

55 Alexander Morales SR OL/DL

13 Matt Tracy* (C) SR QB/DB

2 Tobin Ventolieri SR WR/LB

33 Spencer Liu SR RB/LB

20 Nour Al Mamori JR WR/DB

50 Cole Hixon JR OL/LB

7 Joel Attubato JR WR/DB

6 Chase Bergeron JR RB/LB

1 Josh Bernabei JR WR/DB

5 Chase Buoniconti JR WR/DB

18 Jack Burns JR WR/DB

0 Lucas Deraps JR RB/LB

10 Ryan Gorman JR WR/LB

42 Janicki Xander JR RB/LB

64 Dillon McKeough JR OL/DL

15 Liam Gardner JR WR/DB

20 Devon Neenan JR WR/DB

11 James Pasquale JR WR/DB

56 Joe Rosa JR OL/DL

22 Niko Tammaro JR RB/LB

72 Grant Vargas JR OL/DL

77 Alexander Amico SO OL/DL

17 Aaron Attubato SO WR/LB

71 Paul Buccilli SO OL/DL

28 Jason Ciolfi SO QB/LB

9 Spencer Brown SO QB/DB

27 Isaiah Corlett SO WR/DB

74 Anthony Fiore SO OL/DL

21 Nicholas Heintz SO WR/LB

25 Mikey Hubbard SO QB/DB

48 Jackson Lewis SO WR/DB

29 Luke Mancinelli SO RB/LB

23 Kauan Marques SO RB/DB

60 Griffin McCarthy SO OL/DL

24 Chase Minniear SO RB/LB

19 Ryan Mandile SO WR/DB

40 Philip Ragusa III SO RB/LB

16 Adam Rystrom SO WR/DB

87 James Settipane SO WR/LB

26 Lucas Smallenberger SO RB/LB

66 Marko Tare SO OL/DL

54 Jack Tranfaglia SO OL/DL

65 Charles Verdile SO OL/DL

Head Coach: Patrick Lamusta Assistant Coaches: Ted Flaherty, Gino Fodera, Alex Soden, Fern Lavoie

Superintendent: Tom Geary Principal: Patricia Puglisi Director of Athletics: Mia Muzio

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RESULTS

Lynnfield Pioneers

Record: 3-7

Date Opponent Score

9/12 at Shawsheen Tech 41-6 L

9/19 Wakefield 28-0 L

9/26 Ipswich 34-14 W

10/3 at Amesbury 52-8 L

10/10 at Triton 37-14 L

10/17 Newburyport 29-19 L

10/24 Manchester-Essex 41-19 L

10/28 at Hamilton Wenham 35-14 W

11/6 at Saugus 28-0 W

11/14 Wayland 38-21 L

North Reading Hornets

Record: 9-1

(No. 5 seed Division 5 playoffs)

Date Opponent Score

9/12 at Greater Lowell Tech 35-7 W

9/19 at Dedham 41-8 W

9/26 at Hamilton-Wenham 42-6 W

10/3 at Triton 49-21 W

10/10 Essex Tech 35-6 W

10/17 at Amesbury 30-28 L

10/24 Pentucket 47-28 W

10/30 Newburyport 24-0 W

11/7 No. 12 Marlborough 42-7 W *D5 Round of 16

11/14 at No. 4 Medfield 21-20 W *D5 QF

11/21 at No. 1 Shawsheen Unavailable by press time *D5 SF

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RIVALRY RESULTS

YEAR WINNER SCORE

1959 Lynnfield 6-0

1960 Lynnfield 22-6

1961 Lynnfield 20-6

1962 Lynnfield 16-0

1963 Lynnfield 20-16

1964 Lynnfield 14-0

1965 Lynnfield 6-0

1966 N. Reading 3-2

1967 N. Reading 7-0

1968 N. Reading 20-12

1969 Lynnfield 18-0


1971 Lynnfield 16-6

1972 Lynnfield 38-8


1974 Lynnfield 12-7


1976 Lynnfield 6-0

1977 N. Reading 30-0



1980 N. Reading 7-6

1981 N. Reading 20-15


1983 Lynnfield 20-7

1984 Lynnfield 26-7

1985 Lynnfield 13-0

1986 Lynnfield 27-6



1989 N. Reading 28-14

*played Saturday due to snowstorm


YEAR WINNER SCORE


1992 Lynnfield 7-0

1993 N. Reading 35-14

1994 N. Reading 47-20

1995 Lynnfield 14-0

1996 Lynnfield 22-0

1997 Lynnfield 23-7


1999 N. Reading 28-12



2002 N. Reading 13-12

2003 Lynnfield 28-0

2004 N. Reading 35-20



2007 N. Reading 30-12

2008 Lynnfield 21-0


2010 Lynnfield 21-6

2011 N. Reading 37-18

2012 Lynnfield 14-7

2013 N. Reading 42-35

2014 Lynnfield 35-0


2016 N. Reading 21-20

2017 N. Reading 26-13


2019 N. Reading 21-19

2020 Canceled due to COVID-19

2021 N. Reading 28-26

2022 Lynnfield 32-6

2023 Lynnfield 34-0


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The Pioneers’

seniors, from left,

Spencer Liu, Faye

Allen, Giuliana

Fusco, Abby Zanella,

Capt.Rori Caprio,

Lorelei Eckhardt,

Jenna Supino,

Reagan Chisolm,

Annabelle Eckhardt,

Alexander Morales.

Back row, Dan

Lemieux, Capt. Luke

DiSilvio, Capt. Matt

Tracy, Capt. Ben

Gazit, Kevin Keyes,

Will Mandile and

Tobin Ventolieri.

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LYNNFIELD VS. PEABODY SCRIMMAGE

PEABODY — At first glance, you

might not think the Peabody and

Lynnfield football teams have much

in common as they prepare for the

2025 season. From roster size to

divisions and leagues to experience

at quarterback, it would be easy to

conclude that each team faces unique

challenges.

In reality, however, the Tanners and

Pioneers are in the same predicament

when it comes to one thing - how to

find the personnel to fill their respective

lines which were decimated by

graduation.

The Tanners return only one starter

on the offensive line, senior captain

Matt Dresser. The Pioneers’ lone

returning starter on either line is senior

captain Ben Gazit.

Saturday at Coley Lee Field, both

teams had a chance to evaluate their

preseason progress in a full-contact

scrimmage. Both coaches came away

with favorable first looks.

“I liked our intensity and physicality

today,” Peabody Head Coach Mark

Bettencourt said. “And I liked the fact

that our offensive line didn’t have one

holding call. The biggest question on

our team is our offensive line which is a

glaring hole. We have a lot of new faces

and kids that are green who are learning

and some kids who are going to get

thrown into the fire. Today was the first

day in the cooker and I thought they did

very, very well. No holding calls in our

first 40 plays is a huge step in the right

direction.”

“I saw some nice things from the

young, new offensive and defensive

lines,” Lynnfield Head Coach Pat

Lamusta said. “There’s still a lot of

learning to get to, but, in terms of effort,

that was really good. We just want to get

to the point where they’re all confident.

The size and the effort is there, but we

just want to make it the whole package.”

Bettencourt was happy with

the play of junior left tackle James

Hooper, junior right guard Bernando

Marciel and sophomore center Mark

Bettencourt.

“Obviously, there are tons of

improvements to make, but they all had

a good first game. The season is coming

really quickly with only two weeks

until our first game against Melrose,”

Bettencourt said. “We knew this was

going to be a project but we are in a

better place than we thought we could

have been, especially with the offensive

line.”

Bettencourt was also encouraged

by the running backs — and pleased

that “we held onto the ball and didn’t

fumble.”

“There is a fight right now for the

starting running back. I thought senior

Yardial Villanueva ran the ball well

and looked good in the first 10 carries,”

Bettencourt said. “Senior Andrew

Anthony-Santos also ran the ball well.

We protected the ball which made me

feel we may get there quicker than I

thought.”

Bettencourt also highlighted the play

of junior Jason Palladino, senior Alex

Vincent, junior Christ Jeune.

“We have a lot of competition for the

running back position and each one of

them brings something different, so it’s

a matter of combining all that together,”

Bettencourt said. “Depth is one thing,

but they are all fighting for a job.”

Bettencourt said the Tanners needed

to be quicker and also needed to “have

better reads - running backs finding

the right holes and cutbacks and lanes.

With the receivers, there were some

balls they didn’t get to on good throws

from (senior captain) Luke Maglione.

They stopped their routes, but their

blocking downfield was excellent..”

Bettencourt was “very happy” with

the defensive line.

“They were being disruptive keeping

offensive linemen off the backs of the

linebackers so they were free to roam

and make plays,” he said.

In terms of tackling, Bettencourt said

he gave a B- grade.

“We had real good contact, but didn’t

finish, we didn’t wrap,” Bettencourt

said. “We talk about hit-wrap, hit-wrap.

We also did some arm tackling. We

need to go low and stay low.”

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Pioneers’ performance

was that it was “a good first

showing.

“But the reality check is

we need to be a lot better,”

Lamusta said. “The bar is still

high for a first-year starter

even if you’re a sophomore or

junior. They have to learn fast.

That was really the message.

Watch film on your own.

Focus on it when we watch

as a team and then let’s try to

get better next week and be

competitive against Melrose

in the next scrimmage.”

Lamusta said he was

pleased with “nice explosive

plays” on offense and the

defense’s energy.

“I liked the connection

between (senior captain and

quarterback) Matt Tracy and

(senior captain and wide

receiver) Luke DiSilvio on a

tunnel screen. Lucas Deraps

had a nice, long outside run

that he cut up and broke

a tackle,” Lamusta said. “I

thought defensively, our

pursuit was pretty good in

terms of everyone trying to fly

to the ball.”

He also praised the

“cohesiveness” among senior

Kevin Keyes and juniors Lucas

Deraps and Chase Bergeron.

“That’s also a young group,

but they’re pretty strong,”

Lamusta said. “I saw some

good knock-back from that

group. On the defensive line,

sophomore Marko Tare,

sophomore Alex Amico and

senior captain Ben Gazit also

looked good.”

On the flip side, Lamusta

said execution needs

improvement.

“I would say that is always

the No. 1 thing with the first

scrimmage,” Lamusta said.

“But I think when everyone

focuses a little more in

practice, they will know what

to do and do it faster.”

Tracy said the Pioneers

improved as the scrimmage

went on.

“The second offensive

series was much better than

the first,” Tracy said. “The run

game opened up pretty well.

The first series was definitely

sloppy all around. We just

have to be better.”

Gazit said the offensive line

was “a little shaky” at the start.

“We have a lot of new guys

who aren’t familiar with our

offense, so we have to get

them right and we’ll be good,”

Gazit said.

DiSilvio added that with

only three returning starters,

“it’s going to take some time

for everyone to come together.

We just need to keep gelling.”

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GAME 1

BILLERICA — At last, after a

Week 1 bye, the Pioneers’ football

team opened the 2025 season

Sept. 12 at host Shawsheen Valley

Technical School in Billerica.

That said, while the Pioneers

played a better second half in this

one, it wasn’t enough, losing 41-6

to the defending Division 5 state

champions.

Pioneer positives included

senior captain Matt Tracy finding

senior Dan Lemieux for a 4-yard

touchdown and also finding junior

James Pasquale for chunk-yardage

plays, senior captain Ben Gazit (4

tackles) holding his own on the

defensive line, and senior captain

Luke DiSilvio impressing in the

secondary, “playing tight coverage

against one of their top receivers,”

according to Lynnfield head coach

Lucas Deraps , left, and Matt Tracy

Pat Lamusta.

Statistically, the game appeared

to be relatively close with

Shawsheen holding a 189-176 edge

in total yards. But the Pioneers

couldn’t get their ground game

going, rushing for only 4 net yards.

Sophomore Spencer Brown led the

attack with 13 yards on four carries.

“We went in there knowing

it was going to be a difficult

matchup,” Lamusta said. “Things

just got rolling and our youth

hadn’t really gotten there yet. We

have a very young offensive line,

but it was really good for them to

see that level of speed, so that was

a silver lining in that they got to see

a really high quality team playing

with so much speed. The bar was

set high early.”

Tracy completed 10 of 18 passes

for 172 yards, while Lemieux

hauled in five balls for 122

yards and a touchdown. Brown

completed 1-of-4 passes for 27

yards. Junior James Pasquale

caught two passes for 40 yards.

Junior Joel Attabuto (11 yards) and

junior Xander Janicki (27 yards)

caught one pass apiece.

Tracy and Attabuto each had a

fumble recovery.

Deraps and Buoniconti had a

team-high nine total tackles, while

junior Xander Janicki had four

tackles and Joel Attubato had three.

Senior Kevin Keyse, sophomore

Marko Tare and senior Tobin

Ventolieri had two tackles each.

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GAME 2

For Lynnfield fans, there

wasn’t much good to say about

this one.

In its home opener at

Pioneer Stadium, Lynnfield

struggled in all phases of the

game, losing to Wakefield 28-0.

Three untimely turnovers,

60 penalty yards, just five first

downs, and an inability to take

advantage of a couple of big

defensive stops early in the

third quarter proved costly,

dropping the Pioneers to 0-2.

“You have to convert and

we didn’t capitalize when we

had chances. There were some

situations where we needed

that one play, but I have to

give credit to the Wakefield

defense. They played well and

were pretty big up front,” said

Pioneers’ coach Pat Lamusta.

“Their quarterback was pretty

efficient and made all the

short ones. We’re still stying

to find our identity and figure

out how to give our kids more

opportunities and get our

younger linemen feeling good

about themselves going into

the Cape Ann League games.”

Trailing, 21-0, the Pioneers

came into the second half

energized, forcing two big

defensive stops to keep the

game within reach. A Lucas

Deraps sack and ensuing

punt on the Warriors’ first

possession gave the ball to the

Pioneers at their own 15. They

advanced to the 30 when junior

Xander Janicki (5 carries, 25

yards) broke loose for a 13-yard

pickup. A Wakefield penalty

and a couple of more yards

from Janicki put the ball on the

38, but the Warriors’ second

interception of the game ended

the drive.

The Pioneers forced a punt

on Wakefield’s next possession,

returned by senior Dan

Lemieux (2 carries, 34 yards)

27 yards to the Pioneers’ 47. An

8-yard rush by senior captain

Luke DiSilvio (4 carries, 21

yards) put the Pioneers in

Wakefield territory for the

first time in the game, only to

fumble it away.

“I thought coming out with

a little fire out of the half, it

was nice to get a couple of

stops and we could get back

in the game,” Lamusta said.

“Unfortunately, we just didn’t

take advantage.”

After that, Warriors’ running

back Jaden Fullerton did the

rest, allowing Wakefield (2-0)

to chew up the clock and put

the win in the bank. Fullerton

was a real workhouse, finishing

with 120 yards on six carries

and four TDs.

Lamusta highlighted the

play of senior captains DiSilvio,

Matt Tracy (5-for-15, 41 yards,

2 INT) and Ben Gazit (fumble

recovery).

“Luke played right up to

the end,” Lamusta said. “That’s

how he is. He just competes to

the very end. Ben has a lot with

playing both ways and Matt

just hung in there. We couldn’t

get our running game going to

free him up.”

Deraps led the defense with

12 tackles - six of them solo

- and one sack. Sophomore

Marko Tare (9 tackles) and

Lemieus (8 tackles) were also

solid on the defensive side.

Gazit (4 solo) and

sophomore Josh Bernabei had

seven tackles each. Juniors Joe

Rosa, Xander Janicki, junior

Cole Dixon and junior Chase

Buoliconti had four tackles

each and DiSilvio had three.

Sophomore Aaron Attubato

and senior Tobin Ventolieri

finished with two tackles each

Defensively, Deraps,

DiSilvio and junior Cole Dixon

had one sack each.

Prior to the game, a moment

of silence was observed in

memory of Chris Sakelakos,

a popular math teacher at

Lynnfield High and Peabody

native. He died Sept. 16 at the

age of 45 from osteosarcoma,

a rare and aggressive form of

cancer.

“That’s a tough one,”

Lamusta said. “It was an

emotional night. We knew him

well. Just an awesome person

in the Lynnfield community.

We are going to miss him. It

was nice that the family was

able to make it. Obviously, we

wish we had a better result, but

Sak would just be saying, ‘Keep

on fighting.’ He was such a fun

guy who loved experiences. I

Luke DiSilvio

got a chance to go out and have

adventures with his family and

got to know his brother and

sister and parents, and they are

just a really great family. We are

all pulling for his family right

now. He was an incredible

person and teacher who will be

missed.”


GAME 3

After an 0-2 start, the

Pioneers’ football team

capitalized on its home

turf and got back on track

Oct. 26 at Pioneer Stadium,

taking down Ipswich 34-14 to

improve to 1-2.

“Our offense had some

really explosive plays which

got out in front early,”

Pioneers’ coach Pat Lamusta

said. “It was a great offensive

week for us. At times the

defense had a tough time with

their wing-T run game, but

we got some stops when we

needed them.”

Do-it-all senior captain

Luke DiSilvio (6 receptions, 147

yards) caught two Matt Tracy

touchdown passes, one for

69 yards and the other for 40

yards, and also scored a 55-yard

rushing touchdown. Tracy, also

a senior captain, completed 15-

of-18 passes for 140 yards with

two two touchdowns and two

interceptions. Junior Xander

Janicki (6 tackles) had a 32-yard

rushing touchdown and also

played well for the Pioneers on

both sides of the ball.

“Matt not only had some

explosive plays, but he did

a nice job intermediate and

short spreading the ball

around,” Lamusta said.

Senior Dan Lemieux (3

carries, 8 yards) helped the

cause with a 3-yard rushing

touchdown and also caught

three passes for 42 yards.

Junior Lucas Deraps caught

four passes for 24 yards and

also scored a two-point

conversion. Sophomore

Spencer Brown also saw some

time under center, completing

all three of his passes for 43

yards.

DiSilvio led the Pioneers’

ground attack with 45 yards

on just two carries, while

Tracy picked up 35 yards on

six carries. Janicki had two

carries for 27 yards.

Junior Joel Attubato (27

yards) and Deraps (24 yards)

caught four passes each, while

sophomore Mikey Hubbard

caught one pass for 35 yards.

Defensively, junior

Joel Attubato recorded an

interception and senior Tobin

Valentieri scooped up a

fumble.

Deraps had an impressive

game defensively with a teamhigh

12 tackles.

“He was all over the field

and played a great game,”

Lamusta said.

Senior Kevin Keyes had

seven tackles and a sack,

while junior Chase Buoniconti

was right behind with six

tackles. Senior captain Ben

Gazit, junior Xander Janicki

(sack), sophomore Jack

Tranfaglia, Tobin Ventolieiri,

Matt Tracy

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GAME 3

Lemieux and

Junior Joel

Attubato had

five tackles each.

Tranfaglia also had

a fumble recovery

and a 7-yard

interception

return. Sophomore

finished with three

solo tackles.

Penalties

continued to

mount for the

Pioneers, which

committed 10

penalties for 85

yards.

Lynnfield held

a 10-9 edge in first

downs and racked

up 408 yards of

total offense,

nearly twice more

than the Tigers

(219).

While the

Pioneers were

outgained on the

ground by a 178-

133 margin, they

flipped the script

with a massive

275 - 51 advantage

in the air. Time of

possession was

fairly even with

Lynnfield holding

a slight edge, 24:12

to 23:48.

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GAME 4

AMESBURY — If you’re a Lynnfield

Pioneer fan, there wasn’t much to write

home about Friday night at Landry

Stadium as the undefeated Red Hawks (4-

0) ran wild from start to finish in a 52-8 rout

over visiting Lynnfield (1-3), ending a fouryear

winless streak against the Pioneers.

Trailing, 38-0, senior captain Luke

DiSilvio scored the only Lynnfield

touchdown. With 5:02 to go in the third

quarter, he hauled in a pass from senior

captain Matt Tracy and took it 66 yards

into the house, the final 3 yards dragging a

couple of Red Hawks on his back. Senior

Dan Lemieux converted the two-pointer

to cut the Red Hawks’ lead to 38-8, but that

was as good as it got.

“Matt kept plugging away and was able

to connect with Luke in the third quarter,”

Lynnfield coach Pat Lamusta said. “The

game wasn’t going our way and they didn’t

quit. Luke had some serious breakaway

speed shown on that catch. Our young line

continues to gain experience each week, so

we hope to build on the positive plays and

learn from the mistakes.”

Sophomore Spencer Brown came in

late off the bench and played one short

series and gave the Pioneers something

good to think about on the long drive

home down Route 95. He exploded for a

24-yard gain to pick up the only Pioneers’

first down of the game.

Junior defensive back Joe Attubato

played a strong defensive game. Lamusta

also thought Lemieux and junior Lucas

Deraps played well defensively.

“Dan and Lucas were all over the field

making tackles against Amesbury’s runheavy

offense,” Lamusta said. “Lucas made

a very athletic play when he intercepted

Amesbury’s quarterback on a two-point

conversion try. Dan also made some great

tackles on special teams.”

The Red Harks dominated all phases of

the game, scoring on each of their seven

possessions. They outgained Lynnfield

by a whopping 329-60 yard margin and

held a 12-1 advantage in first downs. The

Pioneers had no answers for Amesbury

quarterback Justin Dube (TD, 2 two-point

conversions) and the running back trio of

Joe Celia (3 TDs, two-point conversion),

Connor Scialdone (TD), and Joe Puleo

(TD).

Offensively, the Pioneers made just two

trips into Amesbury territory.

Marko Tare, left, and Lucas Deraps

Couple the Red Hawks’ textbook

performance with some costly miscues

on the part of the Pioneers in the first half

that handed Amesbury extremely short

fields for much of the night. A swarming

defensive line sacked Tracy four times in

the first half alone and held the Pioneers to

-27 yards.

All four Red Hawks’ drives in the first

half started in Lynnfield territory, three of

them inside the 30 with one of them at the

Pioneers’ 5-yard line after a botched punt

attempt.

A poor Pioneers’ punt on their first

possession handed the ball to Amesbury

on the Lynnfield 30. Dube started the

party with a 1-yard touchdown on the Red

Hawks’ first possession. Celia added the

two-point conversion to make it 8-0. Celia

added a rushing touchdown from the one

(Dube 2-point conversion) to double the

Red Hawks’ lead to 16-0.

The Red Hawks added scores from

Puleo (14-yard run) and Celia (2-yard run)

to go into the halftime break with a 30-0

lead.

While the second half saw better

execution on the part of Lynnfield, forcing

the Red Hawks to start on their own side

of the field every possession, it made no

difference. Short field or long, the Pioneers

simply had no answers for the Red Hawks’

trademark ground-and-pound game.

A bright spot for the Pioneers was the

kicking game in the second half, forcing

the Red Hawks to start inside their own

30 on every possession. Another positive

takeaway – no doubt – was the first-half

play of the Pioneers’ defensive line, which

hit the Red Hawks hard and made them

earn yardage.

“Senior defensive linemen Kevin Keyes

and Alex Morales more than held their

own against the bigger Amesbury offensive

linemen,” Lamusta said. “They did a great

job playing low.”

Junior Lucas Deraps had a big defensive

game with 12 tackles and an interception.

Lemieux also had a solid night

defensively with 11 tackles

Sophomore Marko Tare had six tackles.

Sophomores Aaron Attubato and Jack

Tranfaglia had four tackles each. DiSilvio

and senior Tobin Ventolieri had three

tackles each, while senior captain Ben

Gazit had two tackles.

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GAME 5

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BYFIELD — Lynnfield’s football team

couldn’t deliver in enemy territory, falling to

Cape Ann League foe Triton, 37-14, at Triton

Stadium on Oct. 10 and dropping to 1-4.

On the positive side, the Pioneers held an

advantage in passing yards, shutting down

the Vikings, 111-0, with each side picking

up 10 first downs. But on the downside,

Triton held a huge advantage on the ground,

rushing for 375 yards while the Pioneers

rushed for 99.

Each side turned the ball over once.

Penalties were also relatively even with

Lynnfield committing 10 penalties and

Triton committing nine.

Leading the Pioneers on the ground were

junior Lucas Deraps (9 carries, 43 yards, TD),

senior Dan Lemieux (4 carries, 30 yards,

15-yard rushing TD) and senior captain Matt

Tracy (8 carries, 21 yards, 1-yard rushingTD).

Tracy completed 12-of-21 passes for

107 yards. His favorite target was senior

captain Luke DiSilvio, who hauled in seven

receptions for 73 yards. Lemieux caught

two balls for 22 yards. Deraps (7 yards).

Sophomore Spencer Brown (5 yards) and

Tracy (4 yards) caught one pass each.

Sophomore Jack Tranfaglia recovered a

fumble. Lemieux and senior Tobin Ventolieri

each connected on extra-point attempts.

Junior Chase Buoniconti had five solo

and four assisted tackles, while junior Joe

Rosa had five solo tackles and one assisted.

Senior captain Ben Gazit had two solo

and three assisted tackles, while Junior

Xander Janicki had five tackles. Junior Joel

Attubato and DiSilvio had four solo tackles

and

Senior Keven Keyes, sophomore Aaron

Attubato, senior Tobin Ventollieri and

Deraps had two tackles each.

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GAME 6

Th e P i o n e e r s ( 1 - 5 ) c o u l d n ’ t d e f e n d

Pioneer Stadium against CAL foe

Newburyport as the Clippers put on a

show en enroute to a 29-19 win, spoiling

the Pioneers’ Senior Night.

Junior linebacker Joe Rosa had a

memorable night with a 30-yard picksix

and a fumble recovery. Junior Chase

Buoniconti delivered a solid offensive

effort with six carries for 37 yards and

rushing touchdowns of 2 and 5 yards.

Senior captain Matt Tracy was 12-for-20

for 137 yards with two interceptions. His

favorite receiver was fellow senior captain

Luke DiSilvio, who caught seven passes for

68 yards. DiSilvio also ran for 30 yards on

four carries.

“We originally thought Joe would be a

receiver or a tight end and the next thing

he’s O- and D- line,” Lamusta said. “He’s

been solid for us all year and has made

a couple of really cool plays and that

(interception) was one of them.”

Junior Joel Attubato (3 receptions, 26

yards), senior Will Mandile (1 reception,

29 yards) and junior Xander Janicki (1

reception, 14 yards) also caught Tracy

passes. Janicki also rushed for a teamhigh

33 yards on seven carries, while

Tracy picked up 15 rushing yards on eight

carries.

Freshman Mason Fusco converted the

first downs and a 137 yard advantage in

passing yards. But the Clippers owned the

ground game, out-rushing the Pioneers by

a 210-115 margin and finishing with a 261-

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Statistically, the game was a coin toss Junior Joe Rosa shined on defense with

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tackles and a sack. Senior Kevin Keyes was

also solid with a caused fumble, a sack and

two tackles.

Junior Lucas Deraps had a team high

seven tackles, while Buoniconti had six.

Sophomore Marko Tare, senior captain

Ben Gazit and sophomore Jack Tranfaglia

had five tackles each. DiSilvio had four

tackles, all of them solo.

Junior Joel Attubato (3 tackles),

sophomore Aaron Attubato (3 tackles),

junior Josh Bernabei (3 tackles) and

senior Tobin Ventolieri (2 tackles) also had

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GAME 7

Despite a 31-yard rushing

touchdown from junior Lucas Deraps

(44 yards on 4 carries), a 65-yard

rushing touchdown from junior Chase

Buoniconti (65 yards on 5 carries),and a

96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown

from senior captain Luke DiSilvio,

Lynnfield met its match 41-19 against

the visiting Hornets at Pioneer Stadium

Oct. 24.

“Manchester-Essex is quite good

this year, but we did have a few

good defensive stops, which was

encouraging,” Lynnfield coach Pat

Lamusta said. “It was hard to corral

their quarterback, so we needed to

keep pace scoring wise. We definitely

saw some bright spots with our run

game and the offensive line with quality

inside runs. Lucas’ run up the gut early

gave us some momentum, but we

needed to keep up the offensive pace

and couldn’t.”

Sophomore quarterback Spencer

Brown completed 6-of-12 passes for

67 yards with one interception. Senior

captain Matt Tracy completed 1-of-7

passes for 17 yards.

Simply put, the Hornets dominated

in this one, outgaining the Pioneers

477-223 in total yards.

Manchester-Essex (6-1) jumped out

to a quick 12-0 lead and took care of

business from there despite committing

10 penalties for 115 yards compared to

the Pioneers, which committed only

three for a total of 10 yards. The Hornets

extended the lead to 20-6 at the half.

Brown (24 yards on 5 carries) and

Tracy (17 yards on 2 carries) also

contributed to the ground attack.

DiSilvio led all receivers with 38

yards on two receptions. He also

returned four kickoffs for 176 yards, an

average of 44.0 yards per return. Junior

Joel Attubato caught two passes for 38

yards, Buonconti caught two passes

for 14 yards and sophomore Aaron

Attabuto caught one for seven yards.

Chase Buoniconti

Deraps had a massive defensive

game with nine tackles - six of them

solo - and three sacks. Joel Attubato

also had nine tackles. DiSilvio had a

team-high seven solo tackles, while

senior Keven Keyes also had seven

tackles.

Buoniconti and Aaron Attubato had

seven tackles and one interception

each. Junior Josh Bernabei had six

tackles.

Junior Joe Rosa had another solid

defensive game with three solo tackles

and two sacks. Junior Devon Neenan

and sophomore Marko Tare had

three solo tackles each. Senior Tobin

Ventollieri had two tackles.

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GAME 8

HAMILTON — Two struggling high

school football teams collided in South

Hamilton in Cape Ann League action

Friday night. In the end, Lynnfield (2-6)

made it a happy Halloween with a 35-

14 victory against Hamilton-Wenham

(1-7).

Sophomore Spencer Brown got

his first varsity start and impressed,

completing 11-of-15 passes for 130

yards and two touchdowns.

“He did a great job especially

considering Hamilton-Wenham was

blitzing us, so he had to get the ball out

early,” Lynnfield coach Pat Lamusta

said. “I thought he did a great job hitting

our short and intermediate guys.”

Trailing 28-0, the Generals made

things interesting with two fourthquarter

touchdowns but they weren’t

enough to mount a comeback against

the Pioneers.

The Pioneers held a 136-73

advantage in rushing yards and 130-89

yards in passing yards, finishing with a

263-144 advantage in total net yards.

The first quarter ended, 7-0, in favor

of Lynnfield after a “highlight reel”

worthy 59-yard rushing touchdown

from junior Chase Buoniconti.

Buonoconti was a beast, finishing with

100 rushing yards on just five carries

and another rushing TD (35 yards) late

after the Generals had closed to 28-14.

“He broke four tackles on that

run,” Lamusta said. “We said that was

definitely a highlight video.”

From there, in the second and third

quarters, senior Dan Lemieux caught

7- and 56-yard touchdown passes from

sophomore Spencer Brown.

“That last one was pretty cool as it

looked like it was going for only a fiveyard

gain and then a guy missed a tackle

and he went all the way,” Lamusta said.

Buoniconti put a lid on things when

he raced for a 65-yard touchdown in

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the fourth quarter (35-14). Another

highlight of the game was when junior

Lucas Deraps (7 tackles, 1 reception

for 14 yards) recovered a fumble and

booked it 45 yards to the house.

Lemieux caught five balls for 85

yards with two touchdowns. Senior

captain Luke DiSilvio also had a solid

all-around game with 31 yards on four

catches and 35 rushing yards on four

carries.

The Pioneers had one of their best

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GAME 8

defensive games, holding the Generals to 144 yards

of total offense. Junior Ryan Gorman was a bright

light defensively, picking off a Generals’ pass for an

interception.

The Pioneers put pressure on the Generals’

quarterback from start to finish, finishing with four

sacks. Aaron Attubato and Jack Tranfaglia had a teamhigh

eight tackles each. Joel Attubato, Marko Tare and

Lucas Deraps (sack) had six tackles each. Joe Rosa

(sack) and Kevin Keyes had four tackles each. Chase

Buoniconti had three tackles and a sack.

Lamusta highlighted the defensive play of Tracy.

“He had a huge sack early in the second when the

game was close on a second-and-10 that pushed them

back to third-and 18, which was key for us,” Lamusta

said.

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GAME 9

SAUGUS — The Pioneers picked

up their third win of the season

Friday night, defeating host Saugus

28-0 at Saugus Middle High School.

The Pioneers dominated the

Sachems in all phases of the game,

outgaining them 167- 42 in net

rushing yards and holding a 227-

105 edge in total net yards. The

Pioneers also held an 8-5 advantage

in first downs.

Spencer Brown completed

12-of-17 passes for 81 yards with

one touchdown. Brown’s favorite

target was senior Dan Lemieux,

who caught six passes for 61 yards

with one touchdown. Lemieux also

converted two of three points after

attempts.

Chase Buoniconti had a game

to remember, rushing for 171 yards

and two touchdowns on 16 carries.

Luke Di Silvio rushed for one score

and caught three passes for 30

yards.

“What can say but that Chase

monster game,” Lynnfield coach

Pat Lamusta said. “That was a good

defensive team that had us in yellow

and red, but we came up with at

least two big fourth-down stops

tha,t had they not happened, could

have changed the trajectory as we

gave up some big chunk passes.”

Lynnfield also won the turnover

battle with Buoniconti recovering

two fumbles and Joel Attubato

intercepting one Sachems’ pass.

Defensively, Tracy and

sophomore Jack Tranfaglia had one

sack each.

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GAME 10

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The Lynnfield football team

had no answers for Wayland’s

rushing game during Friday’s

non-playoff showdown at

Pioneer Stadium.

While the Pioneers (3-7)

owned the passing game

with a 193-130 advantage,

the Warriors outgained the

Pioneers 250-25 on the ground

and held a huge 17-5 edge in

first downs en route to a 38-21

win.

“We had some key stops

on defense in the first half

that kept us within striking

distance,” said Lynnfield coach

Pat Lamusta. “Ultimately, their

run game helped them pull

away in the second half.”

Sophomore quarterback

Spencer Brown completed

16-of-23 passes for 193 yards

with two touchdowns, three

interceptions, and a two-point

conversion.

Senior captain Luke DiSilvio

and senior Dan Lemieux had

monster receiving games with

DiSilvio picking up 95 yards on

seven catches along with one

touchdown and one two-point

conversion. Lemieux was close

behind with seven catches for

90 yards and a touchdown.

Lemieux also converted a point

after.

DiSilvio and sophomore

Mikey Hubbard were in the

right place at the right time

with a fumble recovery on

a botched Wayland punt.

DiSilvio was in the process

of downing the ball when a

Wayland player picked up the

ball. DiSilvio knocked the ball

loose and Hubbard picked it up

and returned it to the house.

“I was just there waiting to

touch it, then their guy tried to

grab it,” DiSilvio said.

“That was a huge fumble

recovery on punt coverage that

gave us some life,” Lamusta

said. “He is the snapper, so to

make that run and get involved

in that play was excellent

hustle from a young guy. Luke

was also heads up to be able to

jar the ball loose from the punt

returner and Hubbard was

right there to scoop it up.”

Sophomore Aaron Attubato

hauled in one reception for

seven yards.

DiSilvio led the Pioneers’

rushing attack with 17 yards

on five carries, while senior

Spencer Liu picked up 11 yards

on three carries.

Despite the loss, Lamusta

was happy with the Pioneers’

effort.

“Brown, DiSilvio and

Lemieux helped offensively

with some explosive plays,

but ultimately, we had trouble

moving the chains and getting

the run game going down the

stretch. They played hard right

to the end against a solid Dual

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THANKSGIVING PREVIEW

It’s been an up-and-down season

for the Lynnfield football team. Riddled

by a rash of injuries and lacking

experience, the Pioneers have won just

three games.

Nonetheless, the team is hoping to

finish the year on a high note with a

win against traditional archrival North

Reading on Thanksgiving Day. The

game is slated for 10 a.m. at Pioneer

Stadium.

To do so, however, will be an uphill

climb. The 9-1 Hornets advanced to

the semifinals of the Division 5 state

tournament.

“North Reading will be a challenge

this year for sure,” said Lynnfield’ coach

Pat Lamusta. “They are well-equipped

in all phases of the game. We want to

get some consistent rhythm on offense

in the game so we keep their offense off

the field.”

Truth be told, this may be Lamusta’s

most challenging season since taking

over as head coach in 2018 after the

departure of Neal Weidman. With a

revolving door of injuries, Lamusta has

had to scramble week after week to find

the right personnel he hoped would

click. Turkey Day will likely be more of

the same.

The Pioneers hope to close

out the season with a win against

traditional archrival North Reading on

Thanksgiving Day, but it won’t be easy.

The Hornets are on a roll at 9-1. The

No. 5 seed in the Division 1 tournament,

North Reading squares off against topseeded

Shawsheen Valley Tech in the

semifinals Friday night.

“We’re eager to get a win for our

seniors,” Lamusta said. “They have put

a ton of time in for this program over

the years, loved the ups and downs,

and would like to get them one on

Thanksgiving Day.”

He said a key to the game will be

special teams.

“We are hoping to get a few guys

back from injury for the game, but a big

difference is special teams,” Lamusta

said. “North Reading does a good job,

typically, and they have a great returner

this year who we’ll need to contain. Dan

Lemieux will be a big part of this game

— kicking and returning.”

Another one: not giving up big plays.

“Defensively, we’re hoping we can

keep them in front of us and not give

up chunk plays,” Lamusta said. “We

will need to be sharp on pursuit and

tackling on the perimeter.”

The Pioneers have won Turkey Day

bragging rights for three consecutive

years.

“We’re eager to get a win for our

seniors,” Lamusta said. “They have put

a ton of time in for this program over

the years, loved the ups and downs,

and we would like to get them one on

Thanksgiving Day.”

Tri-captains Luke DiSilvio, Ben

Gazit, and Matt Tracy are part of a

senior group that has never lost a

Thanksgiving Day game. They know the

season hasn’t been what they’d hoped

for, but are confident they can go out as

winners.

“I’m really proud of the guys for

working so hard, considering we

had so many injuries and were really

inexperienced,” Tracy said. “I just want

to go into North Reading playing hard

like we always have and see what we

can do.”

Tracy was one of many players

asked to play a different position this

year, seeing significant minutes as a

defensive end.

“I played a little bit last year, so I

knew the position and went back to it

when we needed me to,” he said. “I had

a lot of fun doing it — to be honest.”

Tracy thinks the Pioneers are ready

to win.

“We’ve had so many growing pains

this year with a lot of kids having to

move around doing what we think is

best for us,” he said. “We’ve come a long

way. Every year, you come out kind of

slow, but we should be able to pick it up

by the end of the year, so I think we are

at a point where we can be successful.”

DiSilvio said he trusts the coaching

staff to come up with a successful

gameplan.

“North Reading is very good, but I

think I have a good idea that we can

come up with a good scheme during the

week. We just have to pick at what we

can at their defense,” he said. “This year,

injuries really killed us. We definitely

would have had a much better record

if we had the team we had started the

season with. I think we have a good

chance to win. We just need to get a

good, solid week of practice in and we

just need to know that we can. We have

the right attitude to do that.”

Unfortunately for Gazit, who was

the only returning member of the

offensive line, he’s done for the year

after undergoing shoulder surgery a

couple of weeks ago to remedy an injury

he suffered during the first game of the

season. He said he tried to play through

it, but it finally caught up with him.

“I can’t really move it right now,

but it’s not too bad,” Gazit said. “I tried

to pay through it, but it kept popping

out and I had to ice it every game, so

surgery was inevitable.”

He agreed with DiSilvio that the

Pioneers will need a great week of

practice if they are to win the game.

“As Luke said, we need to have a

good week of practice,” he said. “For us,

as seniors, it’s our last time to go out,

so we need everyone onboard. We are

going to need the juniors to play like

it’s their last game as well. We all need

to give it everything we have. It doesn’t

matter if the score is not what we want

it to be. Hopefully, we can come away

with a win.”

Gazit said he believes the Pioneers

will be back to their winning ways next

year.

“We definitely have a very young

offensive line, but the future is very

bright for them,” he said. “Having a year

of varsity experience really helps you

a lot and I believe that next year, they

can take that experience and turn it into

some wins.”

While he’s disappointed he can’t suit

up on Turkey Day, he’ll be the Pioneers’

biggest fan.

“I’ll be cheering everyone on —

that’s for sure,” Gazit said. “That’s my

role that day, so that’s what I’ll do.”

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THANKSGIVING 2024

NORTH READING — It may have

gotten a little too close for comfort in

the late stages, but the Pioneers (9-2)

had just enough left in the tank to

survive a furious Hornets’ rally in the

fourth quarter to come away with a

Thanksgiving Day 43-36 rain-soaked

road win over archrival North Reading

(8-3) at Arthur Kenney Field.

After Spencer D’Augusta scampered

up the middle to make it 43-22,

Lynnfield appeared to be in the drivers’

seat, but the Hornets had other ideas.

Gavin Brady exploded on the ensuing

kickoff, weaving his way 88 yards into

the end zone to make it 43-29 with 4:42

left to play. North Reading recovered

an onside kick at the Lynnfield 47 and

advanced to the 36 on the next play.

Jared Bernabei seemed to restore order

with an interception, but a Pioneer

fumble gave the ball right back to North

Reading on the Lynnfield 35. One play

later, quarterback Jason Berry executed

a flea slicker to Antonio Ricca to make

it a one-score game, 43-36 with four

minutes to go.

Lynnfield’s Will Mandile was in the

right place at the right time, recovering

the onside kick, but it wasn’t until

Bernabei put the game in the books

with a minute to go after he picked up

five yards for a first down, allowing the

Pioneers to run out the clock.

While Lynnfield is known for its

passing game, head coach Pat Lamusta

flipped the script in this one - and it

worked.

Bernabei (176 yards on 20 carries)

was a backfield wrecking crew,

scoring four touchdowns. He tossed

in a defensive interception for good

measure. D’Augusta wasn’t too shabby

either; he ran for 112 yards on nine

carries. Simply put, the Hornets simply

could not stop the Pioneers’ running

game.

“Those two and our entire running

game was phenomenal today,” Lamusta

said. “They were driven and just stuck

to the game plan and the offensive line

was tremendous. I can’t say enough

Jared Bernabei

about the way the kids responded and

the effort they put in to win this game.”

Lamusta gave a shout out to the

seniors.

“The seniors drove the success of this

team,” Lamusta said. “On and off the

field. Captains like Walter Radulski and

Iain McCarthy who may not have been

in the stat column every week were key

leaders on the offensive line and the

defensive backfield, respectively. It’s

young men like Walter and Iain who

glue it all together and make this thing

go.”

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North Reading took a 7-0 lead in the

first quarter on an 8-yard touchdown

pass from Jason Berry to Gavin Brady.

Tyler Adamo answered with a 7-yard

scramble to make it a 7-7 game with

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extra point. A Berry to Gavin 55-yard

bubble pass regained the lead for North

Reading at 14-7.

But the rest of the half belonged to

Lynnfield. Jesse Dorman got the party

with a pick in the endzone. Lynnfield

needed just a couple of minutes to

string together an 80-yard drive, capped

by Bernabei’s TD from five yards out,

the big plays being a 32-yard run by

Bernabei and 40 yard Adamo-to-

Dorman strike. D’Augusta tacked on the

2-point conversion to send Lynnfield

into halftime with a 22-14 lead.

The Pioneers picked up where they

left off in the third, driving 63 yards in

12 plays. A big play on the drive was

a 15-yard completion from Adamo to

Madux Iovinelli (3 receptions, 58 yards)

allowing Iovinelli to set a new mark for

career receiving yards (872). Bernabei

polished off the drive with a 5-yard run

to bump the lead to 29-14. Touchdowns

from Bernabei (31-yard run) and

D’Augusta (50-yard run) completed the

scoring for Lynnfield.

The win was the third straight Turkey

Day for Lynnfield, which now owns a

37-29 edge.

Walter Radulski

Madux Iovinelli

Faithfully serving our community, practicing a tradition

of TRUST, CARING and PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.

Congratulations!

on a

great

season!

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PREDICTIONS

JOEY BARRETT

WEEKLY NEWS SPORTS EDITOR

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WEEKLY NEWS STAFF

ANNE MARIE TOBIN

WEEKLY NEWS STAFF

STEVE KRAUSE

FOR THE WEEKLY NEWS

North Reading 42

Lynnfield 12

North Reading 28

Lynnfield 18

North Reading 30

Lynnfield 13

North Reading 18

Lynnfield 12

Bishop Fenwick 20

St. Mary’s 18

Bishop Fenwick 21

St. Mary’s 20

Bishop Fenwick 31

St. Mary’s 18

Bishop Fenwick 14

St. Mary’s 7

St. John’s Prep 24

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Happy, Healthy

Holiday Season.

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BISHOP FENWICK ROSTER

# Name Position Year

1 Dylan Patturelli (Capt) RB/LB SR

2 Tyler Connolly (Capt) RB/LB SR

4 Seth Pelletier WR/DB SR

5 Tristan Giles WR/DB SR

6 Cody Grundy WR/DB SR

8 Jesse Timson (Capt) WR/DB SR

9 Jacob Pena WR/DB SR

10 Mikey Cinelli RB/LB JR

11 Odin Garron TE/LB SR

12 Andrew Kiricoples QB/DB JR

13 Dan Ryan WR/DB SR

14 Chris Sawyer QB/DB JR

15 James Cooke TE/DE SR

16 Ronan Byrne WR/DB JR


17 Nick Walczewski QB/LB SR

18 Ogwaro Pashoto TE/DE JR

19 Dean Cocchiolla TE/DE FR

21 Damon Mataragas WR/DB SO

22 Jackson Cody RB/DB JR

23 Michael Paolini WR/DB SO

24 Ian Guarino RB/DB FR

25 Jamie Dube WR/DB JR

28 Charlie Berry WR/DB SR

32 Daniel Bruce WR/DB FR

33 Jayden Cherubino WR/DB FR

41 Jacob Morceau TE/DE FR

44 Timi Andesina WR/DB FR

51 John Mellace OL/LB FR


52 Chris Dominguez OL/DL SO

54 Jaeden Mauricio OL/DL JR

55 Connor McPhail OL/DL JR

56 Craig Masone OL/DE SR

62 Freddie Pfischner OL/DL JR

63 Jackson Nikitas OL/DL FR

64 Roby Rubano OL/DL JR

65 Tye Piraino (Capt) OL/DL SR

66 Sam Igou OL/DL FR

70 Louis Levenishti (Capt) OL/DL SR

71 Anthony Vacirca OL/DL FR

72 Ryan Zepaj OL/DL JR

74 Jaime Aguilar OL/DL JR

75 Marc Downing OL/DL SO

81 Mo Larrabee WR/DB SO

82 Jake Grenert TE/OT/DT JR

BISHOP FENWICK CRUSADERS

Record: 5-5

9/12 at Marblehead 26-20 L

9/19 at Bishop Stang 27-6 W

9/26 at Gloucester 34-33 L

10/4 Archbishop Williams 49-27 L

10/10 at Cardinal Spellman 49-0 W

10/17 at Bishop Feehan 35-30 L

10/24 Cathedral 58-22 W

11/1 at Arlington Catholic 34-6 L

11/7 No. 10 Medway 27-14 W

11/14 at No. 2 Abington 24-14 W

11/21 at No. 2 Fairhaven Unavailable as of press time

RESULTS

ST. MARY’S SPARTANS

Record: 6-4

9/5 Swampscott 28-0 W

9/12 KIPP Academy 34-0 W

9/19 at Gloucester 26-14 L

9/26 Bishop Feehan 21-7 L

10/3 Shawsheen Tech 14-7 L

10/10 at Bishop Stang 35-8 W

10/18 at Neumann and Goretti 24-22 W

10/30 at Old Rochester 14-7 W

11/7 No. 9 Greater Lawrence 48-13 W

11/14 at No. 1 Shawsheen 28-7 L

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RESULTS

ST. JOHN’S PREP EAGLES

Record: 10-0

9/5 Springfield Central 36-35 W

9/12 at Marshfield 48-8 W

9/19 Central Catholic 47-21 W

9/27 at La Salle Academy 53-20 W

10/10 at Boston College High 35-0 W

10/17 St. John’s High 53-19 W

10/24 at Malden Catholic 37-15 W

11/1 Catholic Memorial 43-28 W

11/7 No. 16 Framingham 38-0 W

11/14 No. 8 Leominister 48-32 W

11/21 No. 5 Central Catholic Unavailable as of press time

XAVERIAN HAWKS

Record: 8-2

9/5 at Bishop Feehan 35-7 W

9/19 Everett 49-14 W

9/26 Springfield Central 28-20 L

10/3 at Central Catholic 28-27 L

10/10 at St. John’s High 40-16 W

10/17 Catholic Memorial 25-22 W

10/24 Boston College High 37-7 W

10/30 at Malden Catholic 27-6 W

11/7 No. 14 Brockton 33-0 W

11/14 No. 11 Andover 49-17 W

11/21 No. 2 Springfield Central Unavailable as of press time

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Name Position Year

0 Dayvian Sullivan JR WR/DB

1 Pierson Scala* SR WR

2 Chris Vargas SOPH QB

4 CJ Olimpio JR WR

5 Maxwell Parent JR RB/DB

6 Jordan Toribio JR RB/DB

7 DJ Graham SOPH DB

8 Riley Selvais SOPH WR

9 Ethan Stefanovich SR WR

9^ Brandon Noyes SOPH QB

10 Jayden Toppin JR RB

11 Andrew McManmon SR WR/RB

12 Brian Norton SR DB

13 Kenny Duran JR LB

14 Andrew Budrow SR QB

15 Bryce Trupiano JR EDGE

16 Jonathan Arnett SOPH EDGE

17 Michael Hamel SOPH QB

18 Sal DeMartinis SOPH WR

19 Liam Goldsworthy SR EDGE

20 Brayden Umberger JR DB

21 Alex Turrisi* SR EDGE

22 Bo Minogue SR LB

23 Aaron Radke* SR DB

24 Owen Hawke JR LB/EDGE

25 Nico Giannino SOPH DB

26 Sam Josey FR FB

27 Jimmy DiCarlo JR DB

28 Jonathan Muniz SOPH RB

29 Yemi Onamade JR EDGE

30 Mark Gordon JR RB

31 Christian Szymanski SOPH FB/LB

31^ Dariel Pena Arias SOPH WR

32 Liam Cullen SOPH K#

Name Position Year

32^ Josh Ritchie SOPH DB

33 Dylan Pelletier SOPH DB

33^ Oliver Roell SOPH WR

34 Jake Tiberio SR LB

34^ Jackson Kennedy SOPH RB

35 Will Codreanu FR WR

36 Stephen Ashe SOPH DB

37 Jackson Gelinas JR DB

38 Jack O’Keefe JR WR

39 Sandy Gabin JR DB

40 Connor Quigley JR LB

41 Austin Fluckiger SOPH WR

42 Jack Shrayer SR FB

43 Jesse Gibbs SOPH DB

43^ Dylan Long SOPH FB

44 Ben Allen SOPH LB

45 William Dalton SOPH WR

46 Johnny Doub SOPH WR

47 Nate Frasca SOPH FB/LB

48 John McEnaney SOPH WR

49 Anthony Davis SOPH WR

50 Christian Joyner JR OL

51 Harrison Cassidy SOPH LB

52 Alex Salcedo FR EDGE

53 Michael Kelcourse JR EDGE

54 Tommy Ayers JR DL

55 Gio Correa* SR OL

56 Will Seaha JR OL/DL

57 Adrian Mora SOPH EDGE

58 Chibueze Anasiudu SR DL

59 Nate Pasquarello SOPH DL

60 Luca Sarni SOPH OL

61 Dylan Starion SOPH OL

62 Matt Spidle JR OL

63 Zach Tiberio SOPH LB

Name Position Year

64 Luke Mailhot SR OL

65 Nick Yebba SOPH OL

66 Matt Marticio SOPH EDGE

67 Peter Prentiss SR OL

68 Joe Irzyk* SR OL

69 Jaxson Tammaro SOPH OL

70 Jayden Montesino JR OL

71 Matthew Norton SOPH OL

72 Jake Flynn SOPH DL

73 Jackson Keezer JR OL

74 Andrew Hoekstra JR DL

75 Hayden Rozier SR OL

76 Mason Beaudoin SR OL

78 Will Figulski SOPH OL

79 William Dannecker JR OL

80 Anthony Sanderson SR TE

81 Mason Strongosky SOPH WR

82 John Budrow SR TE

83 Paul Kosinski SOPH DB

84 Harry DeBiase JR WR

84^ Aiden MacKay SOPH TE

85 George Patoku JR TE

86 JJ Smith SR DL

87 Charlie Erickson SOPH WR

88 Brody Gillingham SR TE

89 Vincenzo Graziani SOPH TE/DL

90 Leo Turosky JR DL

91 Jack Ellison SOPH TE

92 Walter Malin SR DL

93 Angel Landaverde SR DL

94 Riley Deeley SR DL

95 Dana Strauss JR DL

96 Steven Greene SR DL

97 Robert Feudo JR DL

98 Drew Lubas SOPH WR

99 Rowan Quinlan SOPH DL

99^ Brady Donovan JR K

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