Somerset Berkley wins SCC
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Sometimes a coach just gets that gut feeling.
Jacob Rebello checked in for Somerset Berkley with just over five minutes left to play and carried his team to the eventual game-winning touchdown as the Raiders outlasted Old Rochester, 3633, in a back-and-forth affair that locked up the South Coast Conference Large title for the first time in school history.
Somerset Berkley (5-0) transferred to the league this season after winning the Eastern Athletic Conference title in 2016.
Rebello may have been on the field for more than a handful of plays on both sides of the ball, but with 5:33 left Raiders coach Nick Freitas called Rebello’s backfield number for the first time. The senior two-way scrapper took the draw play off right tackle from quarterback Chase Stafford for a 10yard touchdown to give the Raiders their largest lead of the game 36-26.
The touchdown run held up in the end, but only after Old Rochester went down and scored on Harry Smith’s fourth rushing touchdown of the game to cut the deficit to 36-33 with 4:08 left.
The Bulldogs (4-1) pulled their own trickery and Colin Bourgeois picked up the onside kick to set up some home-field theatrics — starting at the Raiders’ 42yard line. But Rebello had things covered for the Bulldogs with two sacks in the final series, including the final play on fourth-and-8 from the 28 to seal the victory.
“It was just crazy with just coming into this division, and thanks to my coaches for putting us into the position to win,” said Rebello. “I thank (the coaches) for having faith and I worked all four years for this moment and I’m just glad it came like this.”
Stafford was the Raiders star in the first half with 166 yards on 6-of-10 passing with three touchdown tosses. Two of them were to wideout Jake Meehan, including the opening 71-yard toss on a go route down the left sideline.
But as the Bulldogs started to figure things out in the secondary, Stafford went to the ground and converted on 2-of-3 fourth-and-long plays using his legs in the second half. Stafford also converted a key third-and-21 scamper for 27 yards to set up Rebello’s draw-play touchdown for the victory.
Stafford finished with 16 carries and 154 yards as well as 174 yards passing for 328 yards of total offense.
In last night’s other action: Tim Ramstrom and Josh Atwood each returned interceptions for touchdowns to help Natick (5-0) clinch a share of the Bay State Herget title with a 33-8 win over Walpole.
Running backs Zach Harris and Billy Silvia combined to rush for 251 yards and three touchdowns, leading Braintree (3-2) to a 37-0 victory over Brookline in the Bay State Carey.
Hunter Ferreira caught a pair of touchdown passes as Mansfield (4-1) scored the final 28 points to defeat Taunton, 37-19, in the Hockomock Kelley-Rex . . . . Cameron Furtado passed for one score and ran for another as Attleboro (2-3) shut out Oliver Ames, 44-0.
Chad Peterson tossed two touchdown pass to lead North Attleboro (4-1) past Foxboro, 14-13, in the Hockomock Davenport.
Sal Lupoli racked up 170 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries to power Chelmsford (3-2) to a 24-7 win over Dracut in the Merrimack Valley Small.
Jacob McCarthy threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns as Dennis-Yarmouth (5-0) rolled to a 42-6 win over Falmouth in the Atlantic Coast League . ... Brendan Ward opened the gane by returning a kickoff 80 yards for a score and Marshfield (4-1) never looked back in squishing Sandwich, 54-8.
In the Northeastern Conference, Andy Clough ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns on six carries to give Marblehead (5-0) a 23-6 win over Malden . ... Calvin Boudreau completed 11-of-15 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns, leading Revere (1-4) to a 29-7 win over Medford . . . . Vinny Gaskins set a school-record with five touchdowns and 312 yards of total offense as Salem (4-1) handily defeated Winthrop, 46-7.
John Kenney ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, while adding an interception as Wilmington (4-1) knocked off Watertown, 32-17, in the Middlesex Freedom.
Aidan Sullivan threw for 303 yards and three scores as Scituate (4-1) took care of Hanover, 38-0, in the Patriot Fisher.
Justin Oluwu rushed for 216 yards and three scores as Cardinal Spellman (4-1) made short work of Austin Prep, 26-0, in the Catholic Central Large . . . . Oronde Alfred ran for 171 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries as Archbishop Williams (3-2) rolled to a 41-20 victory over Bishop Fenwick.
Khalil Blair rushed for 320 yards and four touchdowns, while Khamal Headon added three scores as Cathedral (4-1) defeated Pope John, 5814, in Catholic Central Small play.
Mason Giunta rushed for two touchdowns as Medfield (4-1) handled Holliston, 28-12, in Tri-Valley Large action.
Matt Strong ran for a pair of scores as Dover-Sherborn (3-2) defeated Medway, 2714, in the Tri-Valley Small. ... Jackson Hornung tied the score by throwing a 9-yard TD pass to Luke Gustavson in overtime, then punched in the game-winning two-point conversion to deliver Ashland (3-2) a thrilling 22-20 victory over Dedham.
Liam LeVangie threw three TD passes to lead East Bridgewater (2-3) to a 36-20 win over Randolph in the South Shore League.
David Bui paced the ground game with seven carries for 85 yards and a pair of touchdowns, propelling Chelsea (1-4) to a 22-0 shutout of Minuteman in the Commonwealth Athletic Small.
In a Mayflower Small matchup, Marcus Mompoint racked up two sacks and seven tackles, while Andrew Bryant tossed a touchdown pass and tacked on a rushing score as Blue Hills (3-2) over Upper Cape, 22-0.
Michael Castro threw a pair of touchdown passes as Boston English (2-3) defeated Madison Park, 20-8, in a Boston City League crossover contest.
Issac Nascimento tallied another two rushing touchdowns, rallying Wareham (4-1) to a 28-21 victory over Nauset in a nonleague affair. . . . Ike Irabor ran for 127 yards and three scores on 16 carries as Xaverian (2-3) coasted to a 31-0 win over Brockton . ... Noah Froio rushed for three touchdowns to lift Cohasset (2-3) to a 38-12 victory over New Bedford.