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The Boston Globe Sports C13 Schools Abington keeps focus on task at hand FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2014 By Nick French GLOBE CORRESPONDENT WHITMAN With I the Division 5 Super I Bowl on the horizon, and if we get that next week we are going to be pretty happy," said Kelliher. As the game progressed, the dominance of the Abington offensive line became evident. "They opened up some nice holes, their movement getting into and staying blocks was good," said Kelliher. Abington has eight days to prepare for its date with Northbridge in the Division 5 Super Bowl on Dec. 6 at Gillette Stadium.

"I feel good, we are healthy, which is a big key," said Kelliher "I think with Donnell on one side and Donovan on the other, that's something to contend with." to get off your high horse and understand this is a Thanksgiving Day game and one of the biggest in the state," said Kelliher. "Talk to your friends and family, and the people who played in the game, it's a big one." The message was received loud and clear from the start. Abington's defense forced a three-and-out on the opening possession and senior Aidan Cawley blocked the ensuing punt, giving Abington the ball at the Panther 7-yard line. "We were happy with the special teams, we wanted to get that punt block in today and it worked that time," Kelliher said. Three plays later, junior Donnell Leon scored from a yard out to give the Green Wave a 7-0 lead.

"That blocked punt put us in a hole early," said Whitman-Hanson coach Mike Driscoll. The Panthers answered with a 21-yard TD run by Nick Smith. But Abington's special teams blocked the extra point to preserve a 7-6 lead. After adding a touchdown on their next drive, the Green Wave defense forced another three-and-out. The Green Wave wasted no time adding to the lead as quarterback Bryan Dwyer found Shawn Donovan over the middle for a 46-yard touchdown.

The teams traded scores in the second quarter, with Donovan scampering in from 14 yards. Abington's defense quashed any momentum Whitman-Hanson tried to build going into the half, stopping the Panthers on fourth down at the Green Wave's 5-yard line. "I knew we weren't going keep them down if we didn't smarten up, but we were able to hold them down there," said Kelliher, whose team entered the break with a 27-12 lead. Abington put the game away on the opening drive of the third. Leon's 18-yard jaunt capped a three-play drive.

"Donnell Leon came up big today, it would have been easy for Abington to overlook its Thanksgiving Day game. But with 104 years of history involved in the Green Wave's rivalry with Whitman-Hanson, Abington coach Jim Kelliher would not let his team stray from the task at hand. The Green Wave's focus paid off to the tune of a 48-28 Thanksgiving Day victory over the Panthers. "I tried to tell them at the beginning EASTERN MASS. ROUNDUP Marshfield has the final say JOHN LANDINGGLOBE STAFF Despite a tenuous grip, English's Isiah Johnson was able to bring down Latin's Justin Springle for a first-quarter safety.

Boston Latin exacts its revenge By Richard Morin GLOBE CORRESPONDENT I A reality check might have been the best thing to happen to senior Conor Freeley By Trevor Hass GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Coming into his team's matchup with Duxbury Marsh-field coach Lou Silva insisted on playing his starters. Even with a Division 2 Super Bowl showdown against Longmeadow on Dec. 6, Silva wanted to give his seniors one last chance to win at Duxbury (8-3) for the first time. They delivered, edging the Dragons, 44-43, on 4-yard rush by quarterback Jack Masterson late in the fourth quarter. Masterson added three touchdown passes, helping the Rams (11-1) prevail in a shootout.

The Thanksgiving series is now even at 14-14-2. Duxbury's Bobby Maima-ron, the son of coach Dave Maimaron, has shined all season, and Thursday was no exception. He threw for 256 yards and five TDs. With his team trailing, 43-36, late in the fourth quarter, Masterson engineered a drive and found the end zone with two minutes remaining. Instead of settling for a tie, the Rams went for two.

Masterson found Jacob Maher on a pass and Marshfield claimed the win. Atlantic Coast Dennis-Yarmouth 52, Nauset 0 Senior Michael Dunn piled up 395 yards from scrimmage and accounted for six TDs to lead the Dolphins (7-4). Bay State Walpole 20, Weymouth 0 Junior Tyler Berkland threw for 294 yards and two TDs to lift the Rebels (11-1). Braintree 27, Milton 7 Nick Martin rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries to lead the Wamps. Natick 41, Framingham 14 Si1 ii nil' Brian Dunlap had six catches for 102 yards and one touchdown for the Redhawks, surpassing 4,000 receiving yards for his career.

Norwood 19, Dedham 18 Joe Leanos scored with 20 seconds left to lift the Mustangs. Big Three New Bedford 28, Durfee 26 Andrew Rapoza caught a tying TD with 17 seconds left in regulation and Jonathan Moraes scored in OT for the Whalers. Boston City Burke 38, New Mission 8 Justin Davis rushed for 125 yards and threw two TD passes for the Bulldogs (5-6). East Boston 24, South Boston 6 Joel Pastrana rushed for two TDs to power the Jets. Cape Ann Masconomet 21, North An-dover 13 Senior Gavin Mon-agle had 25 carries for 145 yards and a TD for the Chieftains.

Lynnfield 35, North Reading Senior captain Dan Sullivan's three TD passes helped secure the win for Pioneers (11-1). The victory marks the most in a season in program history. Hamilton-Wenham 19, Ipswich 14 CJ Cooper was 4 for 10 for 102 yards and one touchdown for the Generals (5-6). The Tigers played their 900th game in program history. Catholic Central St.

Clement 29, St. Joseph's Prep 16 Ivan Mertilus capped off a rushing season with two touchdowns for the Anchormen (4-7). Commonwealth Whittier 14, Greater Lawrence 8 Jesus Sanchez Jr. had a rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the Wildcats improve to 8-3. Dual County Westford 14, Acton-Boxboro 7 Ben Cassidy rushed for 72 yards and two TDs on 30 carries as the Grey Ghosts slipped past the Colonials.

Hockomock North Attleboro 29, Attleboro 27 Justin Gallagher rushed for two scores and passed for a TD in OT as the Red Rocketeers edged the Bombardiers. Sharon 18, Oliver Ames 15 Carlos Grullon's 3-yard plunge in the fourth quarter lifted the Eagles to the comeback victory. Mayflower Southeastern 20, South Shore 6 Rams senior Maleik Wallace rushed for 101 yards and a TD on 15 carries for the Hawks. Merrirnack Valley Central Catholic 41, Andover 21 Mike Balsamo sparked the Raiders with two rushing TDs, a kickoff return for a score, and a TD pass. Lowell 8, Haverhill 6 Lucky Sesay's second-quarter touchdown catch proved to be the difference for the Red Raiders.

Middlesex Lexington 38, Burlington 6 Senior captain Christian Pusa-tere had a 130 yards rushing and a TD and intercepted two passes, including a 40-yard pick-6, for the Minutemen. Reading 21, Stoneham Corey DiLoreto rushed for two touchdowns as the Rockets shut out the Spartans. Northeastern Peabody 33, Saugus Junior running back Doug Santos ran for three scores and went over 2,000 yards rushing for the season, becoming the first Tanner to accomplish the feat. Lynn Classical 22, Lynn English 14 Devin Crayton ran for the winning score with 19 seconds remaining for the Rams. South Coast Apponequet 38, Old Rochester 14 Matt Michael rushed for four touchdowns to power the Lakers.

Michael tied a school season record for TDs with 22 and set the school career record with 58. South Shore Cohasset 31, Hull 8 Nick Hall and Tim Gillis paced the Skippers with two TDs apiece. Tri-Valley Westwood 33, Holliston Playing without many of their starters, including Nick Athy who watched on crutches, the Panthers fell to the host Wolverines. Hopkinton 9, Ashland 7 Adam Giordano nailed a 32-yard field goal with three seconds left for the Hillers. Nonleague Bishop Fenwick 28, Pingree Rufus Rushins rushed for 196 yards and two TDs for the Crusaders (11-1).

He finished with 5,764 rushing yards, breaking the school record of 5,601 set by Bobby Tarr (2004-07) and finishing fifth in state history. Dartmouth 31, Fairhaven 14 Blaine Almeida was 4 for 6 for 104 yards and two TDs for the Division 3 Super Bowl-bound Indians (10-2). 47-yard punt that English eventually co-verted into a safety to make the score 7-2. On offense, Almonte found senior Ste-vaughn Dowdye for a 3-yard pass as English took an 8-7 lead after one quarter. Freeley responded with a 37-yard touchdown pass to junior Justin Springle to make the score 13-8.

English had a chance to jump ahead late in the second, but a Darius Boodoosingh touchdown run was called back for holding. Almonte (157 yards rushing) ran for 107 yards in the first half but was stymied in the second. In the third quarter, Freeley hooked up with Litto again, this time for 60 yards as the Wolfpack began to pull away. Junior Andreas Kaplan cemented the victory with a 4-yard run to make it 25-8. "I definitely could have done better, but I've been dreaming about this my whole life," said Freeley.

"This is probably my last football game, and I'm glad I did it right." Even after the win, the work wasn't done. Latin coach John McDonough had his seniors run sprints one last time. It was a fitting end to a memorable game for Free-ley and his senior teammates. "You always want to win this game," said McDonough. "We were expressing to the seniors that this is the one they're going to be remembered for.

"This is their legacy, Thanksgiving. Nobody's going to ask how you did the other 10 games. They want to know 'Thanksgiving, how'd you do against This year, McDonough will be happy to answer that question. and his Boston Latin teammates. In a Thanksgiving tradition dating to 1887, Boston Latin came into Thursday's game boasting a 77-37-13 record against Boston English in the annual football bout.

However, it was last season's 14-12 loss that motivated Latin Thursday. Before last season, English hadn't won on Thanksgiving since 1997. The Wolfpack (2-9) shut out the Blue Blue Eagles (7-4) in the second half and cruised to a 25-8 victory at Harvard Stadium. Freeley threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns. Last season, Freeley experienced Latin's wrenching defeat from the helpless view of the sideline.

Now a starter, the senior had extra motivation to step up against rival English. "This win means more than any other win I've played in during my four years of high school," said Freeley. "I was here last year; I was sitting on the sideline. English scored with one second left to win the game, and even though I wasn't on the field, that hurt as much as it did the guys who were." Freeley remembers seeing the tired, dejected faces of his teammates after that loss. He wasn't about to let that happen again.

"For those same guys to come up and thank me today, that's what meant the JOHN LANDINGGLOBE STAFF Latin quarterback Conor Freeley, motivated by last year's loss, threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns. most," he said. Freeley opened the scoring with a 9-yard pass to sophomore Mike Litto. On English's ensuing possession, senior Emmanuel Almonte pinned Latin at its 1-yard line with a CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASS. ROUNDUP Littleton's attack proves too powerful ty starters to ensure maximum health for the championship game.

Aidan Kennedy and Nick Shea each rushed for two scores to power East Longmeadow. Algonquin 17, Westboro 14 With 57 seconds left, Billy Polymeros rushed for a 12-yard score to give the Tomahawks (6-5) their first winning season since 1997. The Rangers had stopped Algonquin on fourth down with just over a minute to go, but Westboro fumbled, handing the ball back to the Tomahawks and leading to the winning score. By Jim Wilson WORCESTER TELEGRAM GAZETTE Elijah Henderson scored two touchdowns to lead Littleton to a 34-7 victory over host Ayer Shirley on Thanksgiving Day. The Tigers (1 1-1) rested a handful of key starters in advance of their Division 6 Super Bowl contest against Cohasset on Dec.

6 at Gillette Stadium. They are trying to win their second consecutive title. That didn't stop Littleton from amassing 268 yards rushing. Nick Lombardy scored on a 68-yard run and on an 80-yard pick-6. The Panthers (0-11) got their only TD early in the fourth quarter, when Richards scored on a 2-yard run.

Richards finished with 43 yards on nine carries. Dan Goldstein added 43 yards on 14 carries for Ayer Shirley. East Longmeadow 48, Longmeadow The Spartans routed the Lancers, who play Marshfield in the Division 2 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 6. Longmeadow, which suffered its first loss, rested its varsi.