Whalers spoil WB’s party
Nantucket posts shutout
H.S. FOOTBALL
When Nantucket made the trip to West Bridgewater yesterday, the Whalers knew they were heading into a hostile environment — facing a Mayflower League rival that was hosting its first home game in three years.
The Whalers were not intimidated, however. Junior Alex Small rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and senior Travis Demby added 131 yards on the ground as Nantucket ran away with a 30-0 victory.
“The main focus was to keep our minds on the game,” Whalers coach Brian Ryder said. “We knew that we’d have a little bit of a delay with the field dedication ceremony, and I just didn’t want the kids to lose their edge during that whole time.”
After West Bridgewater (2-1, 0-1) finished dedicating Robert M. Dwyer Jr. Stadium, the Whalers set the tone when Demby returned the opening kickoff to the Wildcats’ 14-yard line.
After Cameron Bartlett’s 32-yard field goal opened the scoring, quarterback Jack Holdgate gave the Whalers (3-0, 1-0) a 9-0 lead with a 14-yard run. JT Gamberoni broke off a 53-yard scoring romp, and Small ran for two points to make it 17-0 in the second quarter.
Small’s first touchdown of the day, a 1-yard plunge, made it 23-0 at the break. His last TD was on a 17-yard run in the final quarter.
“We really wanted to start off strong,” Demby said. “Everyone did what they needed to do on and off the field, and that’s what separated us this week.
Christian Keeling had 76 yards on nine carries for West Bridgewater. In other action: Alex Copeland returned a fumble for a touchdown and added an interception as
Beverly (3-0) edged Peabody, 17-14, in Northeastern Conference
North action. Rosen Pierre rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries to lead Southeastern (1-1) to a 24-14 victory over Bishop Connolly in a Mayflower Large clash.
Jazz Velez ran for 112 yards and three touchdowns, while also racking up 13 tackles as
St. Clement (1-2) rolled past Matignon/St. Joseph’s Prep, 40-12, in the Catholic Central Small.
Northeast (2-1) churned out 350 rushing yards and went on to defeat North
Quincy, 14-8, in a nonleague contest. . . . Hunter Lane returned a short punt 28 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and Georgetown (30) blanked Lynn Tech, 15-0. .. . Cory Greaney ran for 155 yards and three touchdowns as Whittier (1-2) beat Medford, 38-22. Lucas Lopes rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, added 125 receiving yards and a score and also returned an interception for a score as Newton South (1-2) beat Boston Latin, 35-18. ... Joe Sullivan scored the gamewinning TD on an 8-yard run in overtime as Sacred Heart (1-1) topped South Shore, 2214. . . . Calvin Johnson ran for three first-half scores and also caught a TD pass as St.
Mary’s (3-0) rolled to a 40-12 win over Taconic.
Mike Silva ran for 252 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries to power Milton
Academy (1-0) to a 42-14 victory over Roxbury Latin in an Independent School League crossover play.
Tommy Seidl ran for two scores as St. Sebastian’s (10) cruised to a 42-6 win over
Berkshire. . . . Mike Piazza threw four TD passes and ran for two more as Belmont Hill (1-0) overcame a 18-0 deficit to knock off New Hampton, 43-18. . . . Azar Swain reeled in six catches for 136 yards and three scores as Rivers (1-0) defeated Dexter, 48-20. . . . Jeff Costello ran for two scores and threw for two more as
BB&N (1-0) coasted to a 49-14 win over Tabor.