Dulin, Brighton roll in Fenway win
King Philip coach Lee gets 150th win
All Brighton senior quarterback Quentyn Dulin saw in front of him was green.
In his words, “Money.”
Dulin cashed in for his third rushing touchdown of the game, a 2-yard scamper with 18 seconds to play, lifting Brighton to a 20-14 win over TechBoston at Fenway Park on Tuesday. In the second meeting between the schools on Thanksgiving, the Bengals (5-4) were crowned Boston City League South Division champions, defending their title.
“Quentyn’s a great leader,” said Brighton coach Randolph Abraham. “He’s an explosive player. I thought that we would have a big night and he did. He led us on a great drive, completed a couple of passes, and punched it right in. We were trying to take all the time off of the clock and we bled it as far as we could and he walked in for 6.
“He dominated today, just like he needed to.”
Trailing by 2 with less than four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, the Bengals ripped off an eight-play, 66-yard drive to seal the victory.
“It was nice to see us finally put together a nice drive,” said Abraham. “We obviously believe in ourselves, we just needed to execute.”
Dulin ran for 93 yards and three touchdowns, calling his own number seven times, and finished 6-of-9 passing for 134 yards and an interception.
“I love the game,” said Dulin. “It’s my whole life. To see everyone put their heart and soul in to win this game, it means a lot to me. I appreciate my team and my offensive line.”
Dulin kicked off the scoring by keeping the ball on an option play, dashing around the left side of the line and breaking through untouched for a 67-yard scoring sprint. On the ensuing drive, Dulin punched it in from 4 yards.
King Philip 35, Franklin 0 — Unbeaten this season, the Division 2 Super Bowl-bound Warriors (12-0) were hungry to make a statement against Franklin after losing the last two matchups against their Thanksgiving rival.
King Philip did precisely that, twice finding the end zone in the game’s opening four minutes, and going on to cruise to a bruising beatdown over Franklin (5-6) that delivered Warriors coach Brian Lee his 150th career win.
“One hundred-fifty is pretty crazy,” Lee said, in his 19th season. “It doesn’t seem like I’ve been doing it that long, so I guess it adds up quick.”
“He’s a great coach,” said senior quarterback Tommy McLeish, who completed 6 of 10 passes for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns. “So to get him the [Hockomock League] title and bring the [Thanksgiving game] trophy back here is awesome and he deserves [it].”
Two minutes after the opening kickoff, King Philip junior Drew LaPlante (10 carries, 69 yards) scored the first of his two touchdown runs on a 31-yard scamper. On the Warriors’ next offensive play, McLeish hit Mason Campbell (3 catches, 76 yards) on a 35-yard TD.
As the first half waned, the Warriors doubled their lead in a 20-second span with LaPlante scoring on a a 4-yard dive. On the ensuing kickoff, junior lineman Andrew Bowen snatched the ball away from Franklin’s return man and steamed 45 yards for a special teams dagger and a 28-0 halftime lead.