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Preview of all North Shore High School football teams, including schedules and features. Plus a look at how the new playoff system makes games more meaningful all season long.
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NEW PLAYOFF SYSTEM PROMISES TO BRING EXCITEMENT TO GAMES
ALL SEASON LONG
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DANVERSNo time to lose
Falcons, RB Valles looking to start strong, Page 10
ST. JOHN’S PREPBig shoes to fill
Departed seniors hard to replace, but Eagles offense still strong, Page 15
MASCONOMETStacked for another title run
Pieces seem to be in place for Chieftains, Page 7
BEVERLYReady to defend its crown
Running back White looks to lead offense for reigning Super Bowl champion Panthers, Page 11
PEABODYBack to basics
New coach Bettencourt out to build foundation for winning, Page 6
SALEMEmphasis on
defenseWitches aiming to return to playoffs for
first time since 1999, Page 8
MARBLEHEADLoaded with experience
Magicians have plenty of veterans leading way offensively, Page 14
IPSWICHNew coach, new look
Brotherton, Tigers’ offense look to spread things out, Page 19
GLOUCESTERSeniors are ready
Fishermen have experience everywhere, ready for fast start, Page 21
MANCHESTER ESSEXStung by graduation
New faces abound for Hornets, Page 21
HAMILTON-WENHAMStrong foundation
Generals have lots of experience to go around, Page 18
Team-by-Team GuideNORTH SHORE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2013 SEASON PREVIEW
WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE, PAGES 12-13DAVID LE/Staff photo
Beverly senior wide receiver Sam Mulumba will look to make solid contributions in the passing game this fall for the Panthers.
DAVID LE/Staff photoDanvers High School senior captains Anthony Cordoba, Alex Valles, and Mike Favreau will provide experience and veteran leadership and will look to guide the Falcons to a playoff berth.
BISHOP FENWICKPoised to win now
After turnaround season, Crusaders loaded with seniors, Page 20
SWAMPSCOTTDepth, O-line are crucial
Big Blue flexibility could be keys to success, Page 9
PINGREEAnother notch
Highlanders looking to boost tempo of hurry-up offense, Page 17
NORTH SHORE TECH/ESSEX AGGIEBulldogs big and ready
Depth only concern as team counts on size, talent, Page 16
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Who says Massachu-setts high school sports are slow as molasses when it
comes to adapting to the times?This year, the Bay State beat
major college football to the punch in implementing a true playoff system. The state will crown six true state champions at Gillette Stadium this Decem-ber, and there are plenty of local teams hoping to be there hoisting trophies.
So how do they qualify for the playoffs?
Who do they play once they get there — and when and where?
And what happens to teams that are eliminated?
Read on.
IT’S GOODBy Matt WilliaMs
STAFF WRITER
Senior running back Joey Kozlowski and the Beverly Panthers will attempt to defend their Super Bowl championship, only this time they’ll be playing out of the newly formed Division 3 Northeast.
The Divisions (North Sectionals Only)Northeastern Conference, Cape Ann League and other local teams in bold
� DIVISION 1 NORTH: Acton-Boxboro, Andover, Central Catholic, Chelmsford, Everett, Lawrence, Lexington, Lowell, Malden, Methuen, Peabody, St. John’s Prep.
� DIVISION 2 NORTH: Billerica, Cambridge, Haverhill, Lincoln-Sudbury, Lynn Classical, Lynn English, Malden Catholic, New-ton South, North Andover, Reading, Waltham, Westford.
� DIVISION 3 NORTHEAST: Bev-erly, Danvers, Dracut, Gloucester, Marblehead, Masconomet, Revere, Salem, Somerville, Tewksbury, Wilmington.
� DIVISION 3 NORTHWEST: Arlington, Belmont, Boston Latin, Burlington, Concord-Carlisle, Med-ford, Melrose, Wakefield, Wayland, Winchester, Woburn.
� DIVISION 4 NORTH: Amesbury, Arlington Catholic, Bedford, Hamil-ton-Wenham, Ipswich, Lynnfield, Newburyport, North Reading, Pentucket, Saugus, Stoneham, Swampscott, Triton, Watertown, Weston, Winthrop.
� DIVISION 5 NORTH: Austin Prep, Bishop Fenwick, Brighton, East Bos-ton, Georgetown, Greater Lawrence, Greater Lowell, Lowell Catholic, Madison Park, Manchester Essex, Northeast, Shawsheen, St. Mary’s Lynn, Whittier.
� DIVISION 6 NORTH: Boston Eng-lish, Burke, Cathedral, Charlestown, Chelsea, Dorchester, Latin Academy, Lynn Tech, Marian, Matignon, Min-uteman, Mystic Valley, New Mission, North Shore Tech, O’Bryant, (Pope John), St. Clement, St. Jospeh’s Prep, St. Clement, South Boston.
Source: MIAA Web site
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QUALIFYING FOR THE PLAYOFFS
The goal of the football playoffs is to crown a state champion in six divisions representing all of Mas-sachusetts, eliminating the Eastern, Western and Central breakdown that anointed 19 different state champs a year ago.
Supported and developed by the Mass. High School Football Coaches Asso-ciation, the playoffs were approved by a vote of the entire MIAA last fall (every school in the state had the opportunity to vote yes or no and the yeahs won out, 161-131).
“It’s going to be differ-ent this year with the split schedule, but at the end of the day you’re still playing football and have to win,” said star St. John’s Prep running back John Thomas. “I’m not worried about any changes because you still have to win the games.”
Teams will use the first eight weeks of the football season to try and qualify for these playoffs, playing seven games each (with one bye week). The state is divided into sectionals and, as in sports like soccer and bas-ketball, teams on the North Shore will compete in the North.
“The excitement that you saw in years past in weeks 7, 8 9 and 10 will now be in weeks 1-through-7 because every game is going to mat-ter (towards) the playoffs,” said Jim Pugh, the veteran coach at Masconomet and, as president of the MHS-FCA, was a major proponent of the new playoff system. “I think it’s really going to be
terrific and produce some great drama.”
Peabody and St. John’s Prep are among the 12 teams vying for eight spots in Division 1 North. Division 3 is divided into two sec-tions, Northeast and North-west. The 11-team Northeast is heavily populated by area clubs with Beverly, Masconomet, Danvers, Salem, Marblehead and
Gloucester looking to qualify.
In Division 4, the road is a bit tougher with eight of 16 qualifying for the post-season. Swampscott and the bulk of the Cape Ann League, including Ipswich and Hamilton-Wenham, are in this bracket. Division 5, which includes Bishop Fenwick, has eight of 14 teams in its field, and eight
of 20 teams make it in Divi-sion 6, which includes North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie.
The teams that qualify for the playoffs are seeded, then follow the brackets to an eventual final, i.e., the top ranked team plays the No. 8 team, 2 plays 7, etc. Seeds and tiebreakers for qualify-ing are determined by the power rating system.
A team receives 12 points for beating a team in a higher division (for instance, if Div. 5 Bishop Fenwick defeated Div. 4 Swampscott), 10 points for a win over a team in the same division (i.e., if Danvers beat Marblehead) and eight points for a team in a lower division (if Peabody bested Salem).
There is also a component that considers opponent records. Teams get three points for every win an opponent it beat has, and one point for wins by a team it lost to. As an example, if Peabody lost to Salem and the Witches finished 5-3, the Tanners would get five points; if the Tanners beat a 6-2 Danvers team, however, they would get 18 points.
That process is repeated for each opponent, and the final power rating is your own points plus your opponent points divided by games played. The formula is meant to be a combina-tion of the Super Bowl rat-ing system the state used
in the early 1980s and early 90s, and the RPI used in col-lege sports.
Recently, leagues with as few as five teams played all their conference games late in the season. Moving those meaningful games to September and October is both a blessing and a potential curse: the start of the season may be more exciting, but it also means coaches have to install more of offense and defense ear-lier and have less time to experiment.
“In the past, you didn’t have to have everything solved in Week 1; you gave your team enough to hopefully win, but not so much that it was confus-ing or gave away too much (information) to the rest of your league,” said Marble-head’s Jim Rudloff. “Now you really don’t have that luxury. Every game is that much more important.”
It also presented leagues with challenges in terms of scheduling. Many Thanks-giving opponents are league rivals, and every league in the state had to choose how to handle that situation. In the Northeastern Confer-ence, only Swampscott/Marblehead and Winthrop/Revere will play each other twice, once in league play and again on Thanksgiving. The other rivalries avoided that pitfall because many Turkey Day rivalries are
now in separate divisions (such as Beverly vs. Salem and Danvers vs. Gloucester).
In the Cape Ann League, however, rivals Hamilton-Wenham and Ipswich will meet once during the regu-lar season and again on the last Thursday in Novem-ber — and yes, could also meet for a third time in the playoffs.
“It does break my heart that the Thanksgiving game won’t be what it used to be, although I do still think the community will come out to support it,” said new Ipswich head coach Greg Brotherton, a former star for the Tigers. “No system they could have put in would be perfect, especially since Thanksgiving is such an important part of high school football in this state and always used to deter-mine who made the playoffs in many cases.”
The area’s private schools, St. John’s Prep and Bishop Fenwick, are not playing their Thanksgiving oppo-nents twice, either. The Eagles will only play Xave-rian on the holiday — that is, unless the traditional state powerhouses hap-pen to play in the Division 1 state final at Gillette Stadium.
The Catholic Central League that Fenwick calls home opted to move all its games to the front part of
Staff file photosMike Raymond and the Peabody Tanners will be playing for a new head coach (Mark Bettencourt) this fall as members of the Northeastern Conference South. Should they qualify for postseason play, the Tanners would participate as a Division 1 North team.
“ The excitement that you saw in years past in weeks 7, 8 9 and 10 will now be in weeks 1-through-7 because
EVERY GAME IS GOING TO MATTER (towards) the playoffs. I think it’s really going to be terrific and produce SOME GREAT DRAMA. ”Jim Pugh, Masconomet coach and president of the MHSFCA
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PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL [N E C S O U T H]
Mark Bettencourt has a big job ahead of him as he begins his first season as the Peabody High football head coach.
Coming off an 0-10 cam-paign, the Tanners haven’t had a winning season since 2004. Peabody surrendered 420 points last fall, most in program history, and man-aged to score just 78.
Bettencourt is starting from the bottom, focusing on attitude, commitment and fundamentals first. The coaching staff remains optimistic; his five assistant coaches were all part of Pea-body’s glorious past.
Dave Bettencourt, Mark’s uncle, and Jimmy Festa will be running the defense with the help of Mark Falco, while Bob Murphy and Matt O’Brien, Peabody’s interim coach last year when former head coach Scott Wlasuk resigned in midseason, will handle the offense.
“There’s a lot of respect there; that makes the prac-tices flow. They all know the task we have. We’re trying to see what needs to be fixed and make correc-tions,” Bettencourt said. “That’s why I hired these guys; everyone has been in that locker room and been on this field. I wanted to sur-round myself with people who have been there and done that.”
Many of Bettencourt’s players this season have “been there”, in terms of time spent on the field. It’s the “done that” (i.e., win-ning) that has yet to happen for this group.
A year ago, Wlasuk wel-comed back exactly 2 yards of offense. Now, Bettencourt at least has the luxury of having nearly all the Tan-ners’ production back this season.
Peabody’s top five run-ners — Billy Teehan (167 yards), Cody Wlasuk (163), Ryan Collins (124), Michael Raymond (116), and Tanner Moquin (41) — are all back this fall. Raymond (14 rec., 282 yards), Collins (16 rec., 173 yards) and Moquin (10 rec., 133 yards) were also the team’s most productive receivers.
Raymond, a junior, had some of the most
interesting stats on the North Shore last year. In addition to being among Peabody’s leaders in rush-ing and receiving, he also took over the quarterback job in midseason and threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns. Raymond is the front-runner to start at quarterback this season.
A quintet of seniors, including Wlasuk (RB/LB), Joe Molica (OG/DE), Bran-don Rapoza (C/DT), Chris Sierra (OG/DE), and Mike James (RB/CB), will provide the leadership as captains. Senior Matt Crawford (OG/DE) and his leadership qualities have also helped ease the transition for Bettencourt.
Junior linemen Mike Heafy and Ethan Mercedes have also had strong camps for Peabody.
Bettencourt, who has been
the Peabody High baseball coach for the last nine years, intends to get back to run-ning an offense similar to what worked for highly suc-cessful Ed Nizwantowski when he was coaching in the 1980s, ‘90s and early 2000s
— which means the Tanners will be focused on running the football effectively.
“We’re surrounding them with the traditions (of Peabody football). A lot of people in the community want us to do well and I
think that has really sunk in. The effort we’ve got-ten has been outstanding,” Bettencourt said. “I’m try-ing to take my philosophies from baseball and bring it over to the football field and see what happens.”
Bettencourt, Tanners getting back to basicsBy Matt Jenkins
STAFF WRITER
The Peabody High coaching staff — from left: freshman coach John Sousa, Mark Falco, Matt O’Brien, head coach Mark Bettencourt, Jimmy Festa, Dave Bettencourt, Bob Murphy, and freshman coach Pat Mayo — is loaded with former Tanner players.
Peabody senior captains Joe Molica, Brandon Rapoza, Cody Wlasuk, Mike James, and Chris Sierra flank first-year head coach Mark Bettencourt.
TANNER TIDBITS � Last year’s record: 0-10 � Head coach: Mark Bettencourt (1st year) � Team captains: Cody Wlasuk, Sr., RB/LB; Joe Molica, Sr., OG/DE; Bran-
don Rapoza, Sr., C/DT; Chris Sierra, Sr., OG/DE; Mike James, Sr., RB/CB. � Top returning rusher: Billy Teehan (63 carries, 167 yards, 0 TD) � Top returning passer: Cody Wlasuk (30-for-63, 485 yards, 5 TDs) � Top returning receiver: Michael Raymond (14 rec., 282 yards, 4 TDs) � Last league title: 2000 (Greater Boston League) � Did You Know?: Head coach Mark Bettencourt and assistant coaches
Bob Murphy and Matt O’Brien were each members of Peabody’s 11-0 Super Bowl champion team in 1990. Bettencourt, the team’s quarterback, guided the Tanners to 260 points that season.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 12 at Lynn English 5 p.m.Sept. 20 Somerville 7 p.m.Sept. 27 Danvers 7 p.m.Oct. 4 at Lynn Classical 7 p.m.Oct. 11 at Winthrop 7 p.m.Oct. 18 Revere 7 p.m.Oct. 25 Salem 7 p.m.Nov. 28 at Saugus 10 a.m.
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MASCONOMET REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL [C A L L A R G E]
There is speed, there is strength, there is depth, there is experience — and there are very definitely high expectations.
Well stocked across the board, the Masconomet foot-ball team doesn’t want to just qualify for the playoffs this fall; they want to win the Cape Ann League and have a long run throughout the postseason. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the pieces certainly seem to be in place to make those goals realistic.
“I think we could be stron-ger than last year,” said Jim Pugh, by far the longest tenured football coach (25 years) in Masconomet his-tory. His Chieftains captured the hybrid Northeastern Conference/Cape Ann League Tier 1 crown a year ago. “We’ve got a lot of guys returning, our offensive line will be strong and we’re quick.
“At the same time, you have no idea how strong the other teams in your league are. In this new playoff for-mat, you’ve got to be ready to step up and deliver every single week.”
Four running backs should all be capable of carrying the mail for Masconomet. Senior Mike Tivinis, who rushed for 415 yards despite missing all or parts of seven games
last season, is healthy and recently ran a 4.4 40-yard dash at the Mass. High School Football Coaches
Association combine. He was a CAL all-star as a soph-omore and is looking for his best season this fall.
Mackenzie Cashin, another senior, will line up at fullback. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder who squats over 400 pounds is, like Tivinis, healthy (after missing Thanksgiving and the playoffs with an injury) and ready to step up his production. Pugh feels both could be All-League players.
Mackenzie’s twin, Aus-tin Cashin, filled in for his brother the final two games of 2012 and will also be counted on in the backfield mix. So too will junior Gavin Monagle, who is bigger and stronger than this time last year.
Junior Corey Tines, who caught 14 passes
and four touchdowns as a sophomore, returns at wide receiver alongside seniors Harry Cwik, Sam Antczak and Drew Steinberg, as well as senior tight end Nolan Rice.
Up front, there’s an excel-lent mix of seniors and juniors whose bulk doesn’t hurt their athleticism. Seniors Kevin Zegel (6-5, 240 lbs.) and guard Will Lawrence join juniors such as Steve O’Reilly (240 lbs.), Jack Butt (240 lbs.), Kyle Taggart (250 lbs.), Louis Saladino (200 lbs.) and Mike Pascuccio to give the Chief-tains plenty of fresh bodies to rotate in.
The only question mark would be at quarterback,
where senior Troy Bunker (a converted wide receiver who also kicks off and attempts extra points) and junior Roby Deschenes (the grandson of former Beverly High legend Robbie Robinson) are vying for the starter’s job.
On defense, senior Logan Thompson and Monagle will rotate between outside linebacker and safety, show-ing their versatility. Senior David Drigo is another out-side linebacker, with fellow senior Mike MacKay and O’Reilly manning the inside spots. Pascuccio, Zegel, Tag-gart, Butt, Austin Cashin and seniors Mike Gallagher and Ben Rosenbaum will all see time on the defensive line, along with newcomers Kyle Kowalski (a junior) and Jalen Aho (a senior). Cwik, Bunker, Tines, Monagle, Thompson and Tivinis will patrol the defensive backfield.
Chieftains eyeing another league titleBy Phil Stacey
SPORTS EDITOR
CHIEFTAINS CHATTER � Last year’s record: 9-3 (NEC/CAL Tier 1 champions) � Head coach: Jim Pugh (25th season, 162-103) � Team captains: Mackenzie Cashin, Sr., RB/OLB; Mike Tivinis, Sr., RB/
CB; Troy Bunker, Sr., QB/S/K. � Top returning rusher: Mackenzie Cashin (68 carries, 457 yards, 6
TDs) � Top returning passer: None � Top returning receiver: Troy Bunker (19 rec., 258 yards) � Last league title: 2012 � Did You Know?: No team on the North Shore has been to the playoffs
as many times as Masconomet has over the last 10 years; the Chieftains have qualified for the postseason on six different occasions since 2003.
DAVID LE/Staff photosRunning back and cornerback Mike Tivinis (left), quarterback, safety and kicker Troy Bunker (center) and running back and outside linebacker Mackenzie Cashin bring starting experience and leadership as Masconomet’s football captains
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 12 at Melrose 7 p.m.Sept. 20 Gloucester 7 p.m.Sept. 27 Saugus 7 p.m.Oct. 4 at North Reading 7 p.m.Oct. 11 Pentucket 7 p.m.Oct. 18 at Newburyport 7 p.m.Oct. 25 Triton 7 p.m.Nov. 28 North Andover 10 a.m.
Troy Bunker will be a threat for opposing defenses both with his arm and his fleet feet when he lines up under center for the Chieftains
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SALEM HIGH SCHOOL [N E C S O U T H]
Graduated quarterback Christain Dunston has a hand in 22 of the Salem High football team’s touchdowns last fall. But instead of try-ing to figure out how to replace all those points, the Witches plan to play great defense this season.
With seven of 11 start-ers returning to a defense that held opponents under 25 points six times in last year’s 4-7 campaign, Salem wants to control the line of scrimmage. The Witches have speed at all three levels of defense and, by getting to the football quickly and in groups, they’re hoping to dictate the pace of games.
“It’s our strong point,” said Austin Connolly, one of four senior captains who will start at safety and quarterback. “A lot of us on defense have been starting since we were sophomores, so we have a lot of experi-ence together.”
Connolly is joined by fast, athletic corners in Shakir White (the team’s leading returning wide receiver and a dangerous kick returner) and Anferne Jimenez. Peter Slattery will also play safety. The linebackers are Chris-tian Costa, junior Genrri Rosario, senior captain Josh McRae and Aaron Palmer, and captains Ian Carter and Pat Charlton fill out the front four along with senior
Wilton Echavarria.On offense, Austin Con-
nolly takes over at quarter-back. Palmer and Rosario were both effective carry-ing the ball a year ago and will be called on to move the chains this season. The Witches hope to control the clock with a solid offensive line.
“We know we have to establish our own identity on offense and won’t be the same team from last year with big plays,” said Con-nolly. “We’re going to pound the ball and use some play action.”
The Witches are also look-ing forward to the opening of a renovated Bertram Field, although construction
issues have set a return to their home field back to a possible November date.
As a result, Salem will be playing at least three home games at Bishop Fenwick
in their 10th season under head coach Scott Connolly.
“It’ll be our home away from home,” said Austin Connolly. “We all love going into other stadiums when the atmosphere is great and the crowd is big. That gets us going. We’re looking forward to seeing the new Bertram, but we’ll turn this into a positive.”
After scrimmages with St. John’s Prep, Pingree and Hamilton-Wenham, the Witches are preparing for next week’s season opener
at Gloucester. In the newly formed Division 3 North-east, Salem wants to com-pete with rivals from the NEC and beyond.
Salem has improved every year that these seniors have been on var-sity. They got their feet wet with a 1-10 season as sophomores and improved to 4-7 a year ago, with six of those losses coming by less than two touchdowns. Tak-ing another step forward is the ultimate goal.
“Our main goal it to try to win every game on the schedule as it comes, take the one in front of us one at a time,” said Connolly. “Overall, we’d love to try to do something that hasn’t been done in Salem since 1999, and that’s make the playoffs.
“The seniors all feel that way. We’d love to do that and it’d be a great way to end our careers.”
Salem excited to build off of last seasonBy Matt WilliaMs
STAFF WRITER
SALEM SOUNDBYTES � Last year’s record: 4-7 � Head coach: Scott Connolly (10th year, 30-68) � Captains: Ian Carter, Sr., OL/DL; Pat Charlton, Sr., WR/DL; Austin Con-
nolly, Sr., QB/S; Josh McRae, Sr., WR/LB � Top returning rusher: Aaron Palmer (57 carries, 223 yards, 3 TDs) � Top returning passer: None � Top returning receiver: Shakir White (15 catches, 168 yards) � Last league title: 1999 (Northeastern Conference, won Super Bowl) � Did You Know?: In his 10th season on job, Scott Connolly becomes
just the third head coach to lead the Witches into a second decade dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Legends Ken Perrone (22 seasons) and Bill Broderick (21 seasons) are the others.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23Date Opponent TimeSept. 13 at Gloucester 7 p.m.Sept. 20 at Marblehead 7 p.m.Sept. 27 at Lynn Classical 7 p.m.Oct. 4 Winthrop 7 p.m.Oct. 11 Revere 7 p.m.Oct. 18 at Danvers 7 p.m.Oct. 25 at Peabody 7 p.m.Nov. 28 Beverly 10 a.m.
Aaron Palmer (28) is Salem’s leading returning rusher and will carry a bigger portion of the Witches’ offensive load this year. File photo
Salem’s Shakir White is a returning three-year starter at cornerback and will also be a valuable weapon for the Witches at slot receiver.
DAVID LE/Staff PhotoA bevy of tackles like this one landed Salem’s Austin Connolly a spot on the conference all-star team last fall. He’s looking to repeat that performance as a senior captain in 2013.
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SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL [N E C N O R T H]
Bodies won’t be a problem for the Swampscott football team; the Big Blue have over 40 players in the junior and senior classes.
The issue will be find-ing out who can contribute where, how much and how soon.
Considering Swampscott’s move to the Northeastern Conference North (i.e., upper division) and the fact that every game counts toward the playoffs, the puzzle pieces have to come together quickly.
But veteran head coach Steve Dembowski is con-fident things will fall into place. After all, Swampscott has already established its starting quarterback in cap-tain Brendan McDonald, and the men in front of him are deep and talented.
“Right now, our O-line and our depth have been key for us offensively,” explained Dembowski. “We’ve been able to establish a run game in our scrimmages, which has allowed us to throw the ball and be balanced — which is I think something we haven’t had.”
McDonald is a dual-threat quarterback who under-stands what is expected of him in Dembowski’s system. He will be backed up by junior Devon Conroy and sophomore Devon Wall.
Captains Toby Hale and
Justin Nasser are two of four offensive linemen who have started in the past, along with Jesse Haynes-Lewis and Justin Chasse. Austin Hamilton, Ryan Bradley Tyler Scaglione and Barry Tevrow will all compete for time in the trenches.
Depth is a big theme for this year’s Big Blue.
“The overall depth of the team should allow flexibility in the schemes and the abil-ity to overcome adversity,” said Dembowski. “The junior and senior classes, a lot of them are up to speed with what we’re doing. We’ve been deeper than the teams we’ve been scrimmag-ing. Our 2’s have been a lot stronger than other people’s
2’s, and that’s allowed us to wear people down.”
The running back and wide receiver positions are still up for grabs, but there’s no shortage of candidates. Mike Faia, Maleek Newsome,
Jordan James and senior transfer Desmond Wilhelm-sen are the top four guys in the backfield; Dembowski expects all to see carries in the regular season.
Swampscott needs guys to step up at receiver. Besides captain and returning starter Ben Faulkner, the wide receiver positions are open with senior Tim Costin, Ryan Cresta, Greg Collier, Jeremy Epstein, Cam Frary, Mark Irvine, Trevor Kelly, Chris-tian Llorente, Alex Petras and Anthony Rizzo all vying for playing time.
Defensively, the Big Blue will also be strong with experience at the line of scrimmage; however, there are still questions
surrounding the secondary. Hale, Haynes-Lewis, Mark Rittiboon, Mike McCuish and Scaglione are all expected contributors.
The linebacking core returns Nathan Raustad and James in the middle and Kelly, Llorente, Wilhelmsen and Faia on the outside.
“We’ve been aggressive defensively,” Dembowski said, “especially in the front seven.
The Big Blue will need to lean on its strengths early with tough Division 4 oppo-nents Triton and Winthrop on the docket in the first three weeks of the season. A loss to either could prove detrimental to Swampscott’s playoff hopes.
Depth will play a big role for Big Blue By Dan Harrison
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2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23Date Opponent TimeSept. 7 Triton noonSept. 12 at St. Mary’s 7:30 p.m.Sept. 20 at Winthrop 7 p.m.Sept. 28 Marblehead noonOct. 4 at Lynn English 7 p.m.Oct. 19 Gloucester 2:30 p.m.Oct. 26 at Beverly 1 p.m.Nov. 28 at Marblehead 10 a.m.
DAVID LE/Staff photos Senior captain Brendan McDonald is the new Swampscott starting quarterback.
Captains, from left, Ben Faulkner, Toby Hale, Brendan McDonald and Justin Nestor figure a tough regular season schedule will have them ready come playoff time.
BIG BLUE BULLET POINTS � Last year’s record: 5-6 � Head coach: Steve Dembowski (15th year, 106-53) � Team Captains: Ben Faulkner, Sr., WR; Toby Hale, Sr., DE/OL; Brendan
McDonald, Sr., QB/SS; Justin Nestor, Sr., OG. � Top Returning Rusher: Maleek Newsome (14 carries, 73 yards) � Top Returning Passer: Brendan McDonald (1-for-1, 9 yards) � Top Returning Receiver: Ben Faulkner (19 rec., 259 yards) � Did you know?: The Big Blue have eight returning lettermen.
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DANVERS HIGH SCHOOL [N E C S O U T H]
Gone are the days — at least temporarily — of coaches pacing their teams through the preseason and the early, non-league portion of their football schedule.
The landscape has changed in Massachusetts high school football because of the newly instituted play-off system, and the ripples will be seen in a variety of ways.
Danvers is a perfect example.
Last fall, Falcons coach Sean Rogers spread the offense around early in the season before leaning much more heavily on Alex Valles, the team’s premier running back. Valles finished strong, rushing for over 800 yards and 14 touchdowns, but he’ll likely carry more of the load early this time around.
“Every game matters a little more this year. If you beat bigger schools, in terms of division, you gain points. Every non-division opponent carries points, sometimes more so than division games, so there is no holding kids back. You gotta have everything going from Day 1,” Rogers said.
“Last year we limited (Alex’s) touches at the beginning and tried to save him for division play. He had a great year even with limit-ing his touches. He has the work ethic; he’s done a great
job through the winter, spring and summer. It’s time for him to go out and play — and I’m sure he can’t wait.”
Valles is one of three
captains for the Falcons, along with senior class-mates Anthony Cordoba and Mike Favreau. Cordoba is a running back and
linebacker while Favreau is a two-way lineman who played almost exclusively on defense last fall.
According to Rogers, only four other players return with significant experience from a team that went 5-6.
Junior quarterback Nick Andreas is back after secur-ing the starting job last year. He threw for 670 yards and five touchdowns to lead an offense that averaged 25.6 points per game.
Seniors Brian Daly and Tom Quinn bring back some stability to the offensive line, and Andy Curtin is a
returning linebacker for the Falcons.
A lot of empty holes that need filling remain, but the returning players plus the enthusiasm and work ethic of the younger players have Danvers’ optimism high.
“Practice is good. The kids are enthused and focused, which is everything
you’re hoping for going into the season,” Rogers said. “Offensively, we’re making a few different changes ... and it’s starting to catch on a little.”
Junior Chris Behen missed most of last year due to an injury, but he has had a strong camp as a running back and defensive back. Evan Haynes (Sr., TE/DL), Danny Lynch (So., WR) and Sam Vitale (So., LB) are also pushing for playing time while a pair of talented freshmen — Matt Andreas and Quinn Holland — could also see time.
Matt Andreas, Nick’s brother, is what Rogers calls an “athlete”, but he’ll primarily play receiver and defensive back for Danvers. Holland, meanwhile, is trying to earn time in the defensive secondary.
Valles, Falcons hope to hit the ground runningBy Matt Jenkins
STAFF WRITER
FALCON FACTS � Last year’s record: 5-6 � Head coach: Sean Rogers (4th year, 10-22) � Captains: Anthony Cordoba, Sr., RB/LB; Mike Favreau, Sr., OL/DL; Alex
Valles, Sr., RB/DB � Top returning rusher: Alex Valles (116 carries, 849 yards, 14 TDs) � Top returning passer: Nick Andreas (55-for-101, 670 yards, 5 TDs) � Top returning receiver: Alex Valles (18 rec., 205 yards, 2 TDs) � Last league title: 2005 (NEC Small) � Did You Know?: The 84 combined points Danvers scored in its first
two games last year was the program’s most ever to start a season.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23Sept. 6 Marblehead 7 p.m.Sept. 13 Beverly 7 p.m.Sept. 27 at Peabody 7 p.m.Oct. 4 Revere 7 p.m.Oct. 11 at Lynn Classical 7 p.m.Oct. 18 Salem 7 p.m.Oct. 25 at Winthrop 7 p.m.Nov. 28 at Gloucester 10 a.m.
DAVID LE/Staff photosExpect the Danvers High backfield quartet of (from left) senior captain Anthony Cordoba, junior John Thomas, junior quarterback Nick Andreas and senior Alex Valles to create a myriad of problems for opposing teams.
Linebackers Andy Curtin, Anthony Cordoba, Ryan Chasse and Joe O’Donnell are the Falcons’ anchors on defense.
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BEVERLY HIGH SCHOOL [N E C N O R T H]
BEVERLY — Ask six of the senior leaders on the Beverly High football team what the strength of the 2013 Panthers might be, and they respond almost in unison:
Defense.As head coach Dan Bau-
er’s defending Division 2A champions ride into the new Division 3 Northeast and a realigned Northeastern Conference, their Wing-T offense is looking for some ballcarriers to replace graduated all-stars Brendan Flaherty and Kenny Pierce, and some new blockers.
Any growing pains the Beverly offense might expe-rience should be balanced off by the defense, which was similarly outstanding a year ago and returns plenty of experience in linebackers Sean Winston and Isaiah White.
“The defense should be solid. We have a lot of guys ready to step up and some experience,” said Zach Duguid, a senior defensive end and guard.
Beverly (13-0 a year ago) was very good at getting off the field on third down a year ago. Defensive end/linebacker Sam Mulumba coming off the edge should help that trend continue, and defensive tackle Jared Paris will clog the middle. In the back end, seniors
Joey Kozlowski and Jack Morency anchor the secondary.
White, a speedy and rug-ged senior, ran for 862 yards and six touchdowns a year ago. He’s ready to assume a bigger workload, though the misdirection that makes the Wing-T dangerous dictates that other running backs will emerge as well. Kozlowski (141 yards, two TDs last year) and seniors Steve Negron and Bruno Caetano are some of the leading candidates.
“I’ve talked to Kenny and Brendan a little bit about what it means to be
a leader, and I’m going to try to do that,” said White. “The biggest thing for me is to keep doing what works and to come to work hard every day. I want to do whatever is going to help the team win.”
Nick Manthorne, who got a few starts last year when Dave Rollins was injured, takes over as the Panthers’ starting quarterback. His experience will help; he could also be a threat to tuck it and run. Duguid, Winston and Paris will be fixtures on the offensive line.
The Panthers have 17
seniors and nearly 70 play-ers in grades 10-12, strong numbers for a town that’s backed its football team in a
big way the last few years, with two Super Bowl titles in the last three seasons. Bauer has turned in seven
consecutive winning sea-sons (the current high water mark on the North Shore) and his team should be ready for the season opener against Haverhill (tomor-row, 1 p.m.).
“We’ve had a lot of things installed a little earlier than last year. We’ve been working hard in camp to get everything down,” said Winston. There will be more emphasis on early season games this year as team jockey for playoff positioning.”
“Every game counts now, and that’s kind of exciting,” Morency added.
Which game are this year’s Panthers most look-ing forward to? League rivals Danvers and Gloucester are near the top of the list, the captains said. And of course, they all mentioned the big one: Thanksgiving against rival Salem.
Panthers hope to ride defense to more successBy Matt WilliaMs
STAFF WRITER
PANTHER TRACKS � Last year’s record: 13-0 (Northeastern Conference/Cape Ann League
Tier 2 champions, Division 2A Super Bowl champions) � Head coach: Dan Bauer (11th season, 69-42) � Captains: Zach Duguid, Sr. OG/DE; Joey Kozlowski, Sr. RB/DB; Jack
Morency, Sr. WR/DB; Jared Paris, Sr. OT/DT; Isaiah White, Sr. RB/LB; Sean Winston, Sr., OT/LB.
� Top returning rusher: Isaiah White (94 carries, 862 years, 6 TDs) � Top returning passer: Nick Manthorne (8-for-15, 122 yards, 2 TDs) � Top returning receiver: White (5 catches, 108 yards, TD) � Last league title: 2012 (NEC/CAL Tier 2, won Super Bowl) � Did You Know?: Beverly has won its last 14 games, the second
longest streak in Eastern Mass., but the Panthers have an even longer defensive streak of sorts. Beverly has held its opponent under 25 points in 21 straight games dating back to Week 3 of 2011 (a 36-35 win over Lynn English).
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23Date Opponent TimeSept. 7 Haverhill 1 p.m.Sept. 13 at Danvers 7 p.m.Sept. 20 North Andover 7 p.m.*Sept. 27 at Gloucester 7 p.m.Oct. 12 Marblehead 1 p.m.Oct. 19 at Lynn English 7 p.m.Oct. 26 Swampscott 1 p.m.Nov. 28 at Salem 10 a.m.*Light Up Hurd Stadium IV
Moving into a primary role this fall, Beverly senior running back Isaiah White will power the Panthers Wing-T rushing attack.
DAVID LE/Staff photosFrom left, seniors Sam Mulumba (outside linebacker), Sean Winston (middle linebacker), Zach Duguid (defensive end) and Isaiah White (outside linebacker) help form the nucleus of what should be a very strong defense for the defending Super Bowl champs from Beverly.
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Friday, Sept. 6Marblehead at Danvers (7)Lynn Classical at Gloucester (7)
Saturday, Sept. 7Triton at Swampscott (noon)Haverhill at Beverly (1)Tri-County Tech at North Shore
Tech/Essex Aggie (1)Bridgewater-Raynham at
St. John’s Prep (1:30)
Thursday, Sept. 12Peabody at Lynn English (5)Lynn Classical at Marblehead (7)Masconomet at Melrose (7)Swampscott at St. Mary’s
Lynn (7:30)
Friday, Sept. 13Beverly at Danvers (7)Salem at Gloucester (7)North Reading at Ipswich (7)
Saturday, Sept. 14North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie at
Blue Hills Regional (11 a.m.)Bishop Fenwick at
Hamilton-Wenham (1)Brockton at St. John’s Prep (1:30)
Friday, Sept. 20North Andover at Beverly (7) Salem at Marblehead (7)North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie at
Bishop Fenwick (7)Gloucester at Masconomet (7)Somerville at Peabody (7)Swampscott at Winthrop (7)Ipswich at Newburyport (7)Hamilton-Wenham at North
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Saturday, Sept. 21Pingree at Portsmouth
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Friday, Sept. 27Bishop Fenwick at Arlington
Catholic (6:30)Beverly at Gloucester (7)Danvers at Peabody (7)Salem at Lynn Classical (7)Saugus at Masconomet (7)
Saturday, Sept. 28Marblehead at Swampscott (noon)Ipswich at Hamilton-Wenham (1)Chelsea at North Shore Tech/
Essex Aggie (1)Everett at St. John’s Prep (1:30)Tilton at Pingree (3)
Friday, Oct. 4Winthrop at Salem (7)Revere at Danvers (7)Peabody at Lynn Classical (7)Swampscott at Lynn English (7)
Gloucester at Marblehead (7)Masconomet at North Reading (7)Georgetown at Ipswich (7)Hamilton-Wenham at
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Saturday, Oct. 5Malden Catholic at St. John’s Prep
(1:30)Pingree at Hamden Hall (6)North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie at
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Friday, Oct. 11Revere at Salem (7)Danvers at Lynn Classical (7)Peabody at Winthrop (7)Austin Prep at Bishop Fenwick (7)Pentucket at Masconomet (7)Ipswich at Amesbury (7)St. John’s Prep at Catholic
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Saturday, Oct. 12Marblehead at Beverly (1)Manchester Essex at
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Friday, Oct. 18Beverly at Lynn English (7)Salem at Danvers (7)Revere at Peabody (7)Masconomet at Newburyport (7)Ipswich at Manchester Essex (7)St. John’s Prep at B.C. High (7)Pingree at New Hampton (7)
Saturday, Oct. 19Minuteman at North Shore Tech/
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Lynn (7)
Friday, Oct. 25Salem at Peabody (7)Lynn English at Marblehead (7)Danvers at Winthrop (7)Archbishop Williams at Bishop
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Saturday, Oct. 26North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie at
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(10 a.m.)Peabody at Saugus (10 a.m.)Minnechaug at Bishop Fenwick
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MARBLEHEAD HIGH SCHOOL [N E C N O R T H]
Keeping things simple and at a steady pace seems to be working wonders for the Marblehead High football team thus far.
A lot of familiar faces back means good things for the Magicians, who will field a slew of players with game experience.
Four pass catchers who started are back as well as a fifth who saw plenty of reps. Brian Daly and captain Dylan Cressy will line up wide on opposite sides of the line, while fellow captain Jeremy Gillis is back as an all-star in the slot. Will Millett (6-foot-3, 205 lbs.) is a big target at tight end, and Trey Blackmere will showcase his skills at wideout.
Brooks Tyrrell, who got sig-nificant snaps as a sophomore tailback (612 yards and 8 TDs on 110 carries) returns in the backfield. His backup, senior Ben Anderson, can expect to see an increased role.
“For maybe the first time ever, we feel solid in the skill positions,” said Rudloff.
Quarterback has four players in the mix for the starter’s job, with junior Spencer Craig and senior Matt Millett the forerun-ners. Millett was the backup QB as a sophomore but missed all of last season with a broken collarbone suffered in lacrosse in the spring of 2012. Two
sophomores, Beau Dana and Garrett Keough, have also impressed under center.
The Magicians’ third cap-tain, Liam Gillis (Jeremy’s cousin), returns at offensive guard alongside guard/
center Trevor Gelineau. Senior Tom Koopman will have an impact somewhere in the trenches; although injuries have derailed him in the past, Rudloff said he’s so versatile that Koopman will
wind up starting wherever he’s needed on the O-line.
Senior Crandall Maxwell is fighting for one of the other starting spots on the line along with a quartet of juniors: Derek Dumais,
6-foot-4, 225-pound Dan Marino, Christian Rudloff and Tommy Gable.
Moving to a 4-4 as its base defense this season, Marblehead will employ a rotation of Gelineau, Max-well, Koopman, Dumais, Marino and Gable up front. Anderson will get a chance to start at linebacker along-side Craig, Tyrrell and Will Millett. Cressy, Daly, Blackmere, Matt Millett, Gillis, senior Dean Fader and sophomore Mark Cohen have all gotten equal reps in the defensive backfield.
“We have the kids who can execute what we want to do this year defensively,” said Rudloff, whose team opens the 2013 season tonight on the road in Danvers. “We want to be a lot more multiple this season.”
Experienced Magicians are hoping to soarBy Phil Stacey
SPORTS EDITOR
MAGICIANS’ HELPERS � Last year’s record: 8-3 � Head coach: Jim Rudloff (5th year, 31-15) � Team captains: Liam Gillis, Sr. OG/MLB; Jeremy Gillis, Sr. WR/DB;
Dylan Cressy, Sr. WR/CB. � Top returning rusher: Brooks Tyrrell (110 carries, 612 yards, 8 TDs) � Top returning passer: None � Top returning receiver: Brian Daly (27 rec., 417 yards, 4 TDs) � Last league title: 2011 (NEC/CAL Tier 2) � Did You Know?: The only four-year stretch in Marblehead football
history better than Jim Rudloff’s first four years at the Magicians’ helm came in 1933-36, when coach Charlie McGuinness’ teams went a com-bined 31-9-4.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 6 at Danvers 7 p.m.Sept. 12 Lynn Classical 7 p.m.Sept. 20 Salem 7 p.m.Sept. 28 at Swampscott noonOct. 4 Gloucester 7 p.m.Oct. 12 at Beverly 1 p.m.Oct. 25 Lynn English 7 p.m.Nov. 28 Swampscott 10 a.m.
KEN YUSZKUS/Staff photosSeniors (from left) Michael Simmons, David Bolognese, Matt Millett, Brian Daly and Steve Roark want to make a trip to the state playoffs for the second time in three seasons.
Captains for the Marblehead Magicians this fall are (from left) wide receiver/cornerback Dylan Cressy, lineman Liam Gillis and his cousin, slot receiver/defensive back Jeremy Gillis.
Matt Millett takes over the reins at quarterback for the Magicians.
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ST. JOHN’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL [C AT H O L I C C O N F E R E N C E]
The Eagles are coming off a fantastic season that ended with a Super Bowl win, but several key play-ers from that team will be missed. Alex Moore, the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year, and Lucas Bavaro are now play-ing at Penn and Dartmouth respectively while senior middle linebacker Sean Smerczynski transferred to Pingree. In all, 29 seniors graduated, leaving some big shoes to fill.
There are several positives starting with the return of one of the best running backs in New England, senior Johnathan Thomas, who has commit-ted to Maryland. Last year the Peabody resident led the team with 1,812 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was also the second leading receiver, catching 10 passes for 163 yards and three TD’s.
The other big plus for the Eagles is the offensive line where everybody is back except center James Fagan. Senior Dom Hooven, junior Jacob Palmer, senior Kent Blaeser, and senior Sean Hoey are all seasoned veterans who opened up big holes last season. Palmer is starting for the second straight year while all the others have two year’s var-sity experience under their belts. Senior Sean Lovett
has taken over at center. After quarterbacking
the team for two years Jack Sharrio graduated,
leaving that position up for grabs. Sharrio, who threw for 989 yards and a dozen touchdowns, will be missed. Michael Geaslen, who backed up Sharrio a year ago has earned the starting job while junior A. J. Car-rigan is the backup. Three sophomores and a freshman will also be brought along by assistant coach Brian St. Pierre, a former St. John’s Prep star and NFL player.
“The offense is ahead of the defense at this point,” said veteran head coach Jim O’Leary, who was pleased with the team’s pre-season camp in Maine where they took 103 players (leaving 80 freshmen at home). “We’re going to throw a little more this season to get people out of the box so they don’t just
key on Thomas. The wide receiving core has been the biggest surprise.
Senior Logan Mahoney, who is 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, has looked very impressive along with junior Michael Calascibetta. Senior Kyle MacGilvray (also the punter) and Owen Rockett are the slot receivers while juniors Pete Daly and Jake Burt are tight ends.
Joining Thomas in the backfield are junior Cody Harwood, junior Brandon Kahari, and sophomore transfer Dylan Preston, a slashing back like for-mer Prep great Steve Van Note. Senior Greg Kobelski returns at fullback.
Defensively, graduation took a big toll, and the Eagles will rely on several
underclassmen. Many spots are wide open. Thomas will see some action at out-side linebacker along with senior Domenik Pizzano. Senior Michael Fawehinmi returns at cornerback while seniors Sam Gomez and Connor Daly are the defensive tackles. Senior Nick Maraffa and sopho-more Sean Fallon are the inside linebackers with Sam Sutera at defensive end.
“We’re not totally inexpe-rienced on defense, but we do have some big shoes to fill,” said O’Leary. “We are treating Smerczynski like a graduate. It’s unfortunate, and I wish him well, but we have to move on. Our offense is solid, but we’ll take some lumps defen-sively in order to get better. The bottom line is we’ll do what we have to do to win football games, and believe in the system.”
Defending D1 champ St. John’s looking to reloadBy Jean DePlaciDo
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EAGLES SOAR � Last year’s record: 11-1, Division 1 Super Bowl champs � Coach: Jim O’Leary (30th year, 201-101-2) � Team captains: Game captains will be named each week � Top returning rusher: Johnathan Thomas (222 carries, 1,812 yards,
16 TDs) � Top returning passer: Michael Geaslen (0-for-1, 0 yards) � Top returning receiver: Johnathan Thomas (10 rec., 163 yards, 3 TDs) � Last league title: 2012 (Catholic Conference champs; won Division 1
Super Bowl) � Did you know?: For the first time O’Leary has decided not to elect
captains, but issued a challenge to the team that everybody is expected to take a leadership role. “I thought about it a lot, and it’s a popularity contest in many cases. I want our leaders to make good choices and be good teammates,” said O’Leary. “We’ll reward people on a week-to-week basis.”
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 7 Bridgewater-Raynham 1:30 p.m.Sept. 14 Brockton 1:30 p.m.Sept. 20 @Central Cath. 7 p.m.Sept. 28 Everett 1:30 p.m.Oct. 5 Malden Catholic 1:30 p.m.Oct. 11 @Cath. Memorial 7 p.m.Oct. 18 @BC High 7 p.m.Nov. 28 Xaverian 10:15 a.m.
DAVID LE/Staff photosSt. John’s Prep senior running back Johnathan Thomas will look to lead the Eagles into the 2013 season and a repeat as State Champions.
St. John’s Prep junior tight end Jake Burt looks in a pass at practice. Burt will look to lead the Eagles in 2013.
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NORTH SHORE TECH/ESSEX AGGIE [C O M M O N W E A LT H AT H E LT I C C O N F E R E N C E S M A L L]
The North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie football pro-gram is no stranger to hav-ing a team small in numbers.
The Division 6 Bulldogs are certainly lacking in depth this fall, but if the Bulldogs’ key players stay healthy, they look poised for a big campaign.
Running backs Dan Bailey (190 pounds), Ross Murphy (190 lbs.) and fullback Mike Nueremberg (220 lbs.) give veteran head coach Paul Worth the biggest back-field in recent memory and should work well with the team’s ground-and-pound, ball-control offense.
“Having our starting tail-back (Murphy, who gained 995 yards last fall) returning is an enormous help. We know what he can do and as a senior he looks like he’s going to have a super year,” said Worth.
“Danny Bailey is our wing-back and he looks like he’ll have a great year, too, and Nueremberg is athletic as all heck. It’s the biggest back-field I’ve ever had. What that means, I don’t know. But we’re excited. “
Ian LeFavour was the backup quarterback last season and will step into the starter’s role this fall. His passing options will be Jor-danny Sanchez and Andrew Gallione, but for the most part the Bulldogs will look to keep the ball on the ground.
“We’re going to line up in the I-set most of the time and run the ball. We want to hold onto it, keep the ball out of the other team’s hands and control the clock,” said Worth.
John Sabbio is the lone veteran on the offensive line;
his leadership will be key for the group as a whole. Swampscott native Bryan Raustad will be the center and one of three sopho-mores starting on the line for the Bulldogs.
North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie debuts a new defense this season as Worth
decided to switch to a 4-3 front with Bailey (middle), Murphy and Nueremberg (both outside) as the three linebackers. Bailey, in par-ticular, was a beast for the Bulldogs a year ago, tackling anything and everything near him.
Sabbio and Brent
Campbell will be the defen-sive tackles; both come in around 260 pounds. San-chez and Gallione are on the ends, but with Sabbio and Campbell’s size up the
middle it should free up Bailey to make some easy tackles.
Most importantly to Worth, every kid on the roster seems extremely
coachable.“The kids take to the
coaching. They listen and have a high football IQ,” said Worth. “But depth is definitely going be a prob-lem. One, two or three kids go down and we could be in trouble.”
Lacking in depth, North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie makes up for it with size and talent
By Dan Harrison
CORRESPONDENT
BULLDOG BANTER � Last year’s record: 8-4 (Commonwealth Athletic Conference Small
champions) � Head coach: Paul Worth (17th season, 95-83) � Team Captains: Jordanny Sanchez, Jr. WR/DB; Dan Bailey, Jr. WB/
MLB; Ian LeFavour, Sr. QB/DB; John Sabbio, Sr. OL/DT. � Top Returning Rusher: Ross Murphy (167 carries, 995 yards, 19 TDs) � Top Returning Passer: None. � Top Returning Receiver: Jordanny Sanchez (9 rec., 302 yards, 2 TDs) � Did you know?: Now in its 20th season of football (19th as a varsity
program), this will be the final season the team will be referred to as the ‘Bulldogs’. Next year, the team will switch to its new moniker, ‘Hawks’, as the new high school is set to open in Sept. 2014.
Staff file photoHaving rushed for 995 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior last fall, Ross Murphy hopes to better those numbers and go out with a spectacular senior season for the Bulldogs.
DAVID LE/Staff PhotoNorth Shore Tech/Essex Aggie’s Ian Lefavour (30) is not only a hard hitting defender, but he’ll also take over as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback this fall.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 7 Tri-County Tech 1 p.m.Sept. 14 at Blue Hills 11 a.m.Sept. 20 at Bishop Fenwick 7 p.m.Sept. 28 Chelsea 1 p.m.Oct. 5 at Lynn Tech 7 p.m.Oct. 19 Minuteman 2 p.m.Oct. 26 at Mystic Valley 10 a.m.
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PINGREE SCHOOL [E V E R G R E E N L E A G U E]
The Pingree football team pushed the tempo with its hurry-up offense last season.
This fall, the Highlanders will look to push it a little bit more.
“We’ll have multiple speeds of our no-huddle offense,” said Pingree head coach Chris Powers. “Tradi-tionally we would get to the line, wait, read the defense and go. Now, we also have like an Oregon style hurry-up where we’ll try to get as many plays off as possible to control the tempo in our favor.”
Speed looks to be plenti-ful for the Highlanders. Sticking with the Oregon comparison, the Highland-ers have their own version of De’Anthony Thomas in tailback and defensive back Johnny Spears, who had a school record 18 touch-downs in just six games last year as a junior.
The Highlanders have even more speed in the backfield with junior Sal Fazio, who got some experi-ence last year as a sopho-more. Outside wideouts Justin Assad (a sophomore) and Alex Salalayko (a senior captain) are both burners who saw significant time last season.
“We emphasize it all the time: speed is everything. We put a lot of time into
it and making sure we’re physically able to run the up-tempo game,” said Powers.
“Johnny looks great. He worked out all summer and put on some pounds, which will only help him. Sal is just
as quick and is built similar, and Assad at 6-foot-4 is one of the fastest guys on our team.”
Senior captain Will Ager anchors an offensive line that returns mostly intact.
The one big position up for grabs is quarterback as senior Rob VanTuyl and sophomore Griffin Beal are battling for the starter’s spot.
“Rob and Griffin are both unique talents but are very different,” said Powers. “Rob is steady and makes all the right decisions, where Griffin is more of a raw ath-lete who has a lot of talent
and probably has some maturity to go through. I don’t think we could go wrong with either one of them.”
Defensively, the High-landers could be in for a special season with a big, athletic defensive line, plus the addition of St. John’s Prep transfer Sean Smerczynski playing middle linebacker. Senior captain Kyle Lentini will line up at defensive tackle along with sophomore behemoth Nino Leone, who had an excel-lent freshman season and is coming into his sophomore campaign at 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds.
In the secondary, Spears is a big-time turnover threat who hits deceivingly hard for his size while Sala-layko, Assad and Fazio give Pingree loads of speed in the
defensive backfield.“We have a lot of athletes.
We hope to put them in the right place so good things will happen,” said Powers. “And we’re excited to have Sean. So many of our oppo-nents run power football, so to have that big linebacker in the middle will really help.”
Pingree wants to ratchet up its high-tempo offense By Dan Harrison
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PINGREE PULSE � Last year’s record: 7-2 � Head coach: Chris Powers (8th year, 43-19) � Team Captains: Kyle Lentini, Sr., DT/TE; Alex Salalayko, Sr., WR/DB;
Will Ager, Sr., OT/DE. � Top Returning Rusher: Johnny Spears (48 carries, 595 yards, 10 TDs) � Top Returning Passer: Rob VanTuyl (2-for-2, 7 yards) � Top Returning Receiver: Johnny Spears (24 rec., 607 yards, 7 TDs) � Last league title: 2010 (Evergreen League champions) � Did you know?: The Highlanders lost just three starters to
graduation.
2013 SCHEDULEDate Opponent TimeSept. 21 at Portsmouth Abbey 1:30 p.m.Sept. 28 Tilton 3 p.m.Oct. 5 at Hamden Hall 6 p.m.Oct. 12 at Kents Hill 2 p.m.Oct. 18 at New Hampton 7 p.m.Oct. 26 at Proctor 7 p.m.Nov. 2 Holderness 7 p.m.Nov. 9 Dexter Southfield noon
Staff file photosWith a nose for the ball, speedy Sal Fazio should see his role increase on both sides of the ball for the Highlanders during this, his junior year.
Multi-talented offensive threat Johnnie Spears, shown here hauling in a touchdown pass against Holderness last season, will be counted on as a key senior cog for the Pingree football team. He scored a school record 18 TDs in just six games last fall.
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HAMILTON-WENHAM REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL [C A L S M A L L]
HAMILTON — The Ham-ilton-Wenham football team is in somewhat of a quan-dary this season.
While the Generals return seven starters on offense and nine starters on defense, there’s a huge void in the lineup after graduat-ing their starting quarter-back from last year, Trevor Lyons.
“It’s an interesting situa-tion,” explained head coach Andrew Morency. “We lose a kid like Trevor, who’s been historically good, but we only lost seven seniors off a team of 49. I think it’s a good problem to have in the sense, it makes the kids who have experience prove that they can win without a Trevor. I think the kids have really embraced it.”
Morency, now in his eighth year as head coach, has two seniors vying for the starting quarterback position — Jack Clay and Ian Dickey.
With 13 seniors on the team, Peter Duval and Christian Ecker were elected team captains for this season. Duval and Ecker are the only return-ing starters left from the 2011 team, which lost in the Divsion 3B Super Bowl. Ecker, meanwhile, returns as the leading receiver (404 yards, 9 TDs) for Hamilton-Wenham.
“We have a great offen-sive line this season, with a bunch of senior starters,” noted Duval. “All the expe-rience that we have back, gives us a lot of potential and a lot of leadership— so we should be good.”
Another giant impact
player, sophomore Cam Macri will be back at running back. Last season, Macri ran for 452 yards a freshman and ran in the game-winning touchdown against Bishop Fenwick in overtime.
“Besides Trevor, he was that go-to guy last season,”
Morency said. “Cam is someone with explosive speed and always a winner when it comes to football, he’s just that type of kid. Going into this season, he’s the feature back for us, he knows it and he’s embrac-ing it. The sky’s the limit for Cam’s abilities and he’ll be
fun to watch this fall.”With the new playoff
system, Morency feels like the Generals have a better chance at getting back to the postseason. With their eyes on the prize, they’re a confident group led by their senior class.
“If you take care business and win the games, it’s all going to end up where you would’ve been anyway,”
Morency said. “We’re a confident group with a lot of seniors who have expe-rience and can show the younger kids what it takes to be a champion.”
The Generals dropped traditional regular-season foes Newburyport and Tri-ton from their schedule, but continue to play Bishop Fenwick, Amesbury and North Reading.
Generals will rely on experience and depthBy Gianna addario
STAFF WRITER
GENERALLY SPEAKING � Last year’s record: 6-4 � Head coach: Andrew Morency (8th season 45-28) � Captains: Peter Duval, Sr., FB/MLB; Christian Ecker, Sr., WR/S � Top returning rusher: Cam Macri (74 carries, 452 yards, 4 TD) � Top returning passer: None. � Top returning receiver: Christian Ecker (22 rec., 404 yards, 9 TD) � Last league title: 2011 (NEC/CAL Tier 4) � Did You Know?: Captains Peter Duval and Christian Ecker are the
only remaining starters from the 2011 Super Bowl roster left.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 14 Bishop Fenwick 1 p.m.Sept. 20 at North Reading 7 p.m.Sept. 28 Ipswich 1 p.m.Oct. 4 at Amesbury 7 p.m.Oct. 12 Manchester Essex 1 p.m.Oct. 19 at Lynnfield 2 p.m.Oct. 26 Georgetown 1 p.m.Nov. 28 at Ipswich 10 a.m.
DAVID LE/Staff photosA sight that’s sure to repeat itself this fall: sophomore running back Cam Macri taking a handoff from his quarterback, Hamilton-Wenham senior Jack Clay.
Look for senior captain Peter Duval to contribute to the Generals as a fullback, wideout and middle linebacker.
Senior Christian Ecker wants to be catching passes both at wide receiver and on defense as a safety.
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IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL [C A L S M A L L]
The Ipswich Tigers have a brand new look on the foot-ball field — and first-year head coach Greg Brotherton hopes it will create lots of
scoring chances for his team.
After run-ning the Wing-T for many years, Ipswich is switching to a spread offense. Brotherton is encour-aged by the
fact that while the Tigers aren’t big, they do have size at running back and linebacker.
“I’m a Wing-T guy; I love it and that’s what Ipswich used when I played here,” said Brotherton, who saw action for legendary coach Jack Welch on the Tigers’ 1991 state championship team. He was formerly the team’s defensive coordina-tor and served in that capac-ity at Lynn English for the past five years.
“If I thought I could run the Wing-T now I probably would, but we need a fresh start. That’s why we’re bring-ing in a fast-paced offense that will allow more people to touch the ball. This year we’re a bit smaller than usual, but we do have a few
athletes that can run and catch the ball. I’ve been in the spread offensive at English,
and (Swampscott head coach) Steve Dembowski helped me out with it.”
Brotherton, whose team had 54 players try out, said he’ll also speed up the game by using a no-huddle offense at times.
Returning skill play-ers include senior captain Derek Chamberlain, who was the leading rusher as a junior with close to 800 yards and 8 TDs. Quarter-back Kyle Blomster, who threw for 484 yards and four touchdowns, is also back along with one of the lead-ing receivers, Nate Glaster. Junior Eddie Flaherty will be another favorite target of Blomster’s at inside receiver.
“We have some good ath-letes back,” said Brotherton, a police officer in Lynn. “We only have one start-ing lineman (junior guard Matt Carey) returning, so we have a lot of holes to fill
there. Although we changed our offense, a lot of the blocking schemes are the same.
“We’ve got two good run-ning backs in Chamberlain and (junior) Curtis Levas-seur (a junior) that will block for each other. They’re both tough, aggressive, hard-nosed kids. We’ll go with a one-back set and a two-back set and be a run-first team, hoping to use that to open things up with the pass.”
Junior Alek Kuljic fig-ures to see time at tight end, wide receiver and/or H-back, while senior Dave Connolly will anchor the defensive line at nose guard or defensive end. Chris Gregory, with good size and experience, will also be counted on at defen-sive tackle. Junior Robbie
Glavin has had an outstand-ing camp and will be used both ways at receiver and cornerback.
Chamberlain will be at inside linebacker; Carey and Levasseur are also impres-sive there, and juniors Corey Elliott and Nick Papa are vying for the other spot. Glaster will start at corner-back while Flaherty is at safety.
“Our junior class is very strong,” said Brotherton, who has Glen Foster and Bill Carey back as assistant coaches. “Enthusiasm and work ethic are our strong points. We’re going to build the program up, and know that’s not going to happen overnight, but we want to get maximum effort from everybody. We’ll be men-tally tough with dedication and enthusiasm for the game.”
Ipswich aims to spread it around offensivelyBy Jean DePlaciDo
CORRESPONDENT
TIGER TALES � Last year’s record: 2-9 � Head coach: Greg Brotherton (1st year) � Team captain: Derek Chamberlain, Sr., QB/LB � Top returning rusher: Derek Chamberlain (114 carries, 788 yards,
8 TDs) � Top returning passer: Kyle Blomster (43-for-120, 484 yards, 4 TDs) � Top returning receiver: Nate Glaster (13 receptions-166 yards-1 TD) � Last league title: 2006 (Cape Ann Small, Divsion 3A Super Bowl
champs) � Did you know?: Ipswich will play arch rival Hamilton-Wenham twice
this fall; once in the third week of the regular season and again on Thanksgiving morning. The Generals will be their opponent in the only two day games on the Tigers’ schedule.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 13 North Reading 7 p.m.Sept. 20 at Newburyport 7 p.m.Sept. 28 at Hamilton -Wenham 1 p.m.Oct. 4 Georgetown 7 p.m.Oct. 11 at Amesbury 7 p.m.Oct. 18 at Manchester Essex 7 p.m.Oct. 25 Lynnfield 7 p.m.Nov. 28 Hamilton- Wenham 10 a.m.
New Ipswich coach Greg Brotherton DAVID LE/Staff photos
Ipswich seniors (from left) running back Derek Chamberlain, wide receiver Nate Glaster, quarterback Kyle Blomster and slot receiver Jon Tucker will be operating out of the Spread offense for the first time in their varsity careers
Chris Gregory, Dakota Petrie and Alex Jean-Charles give the Tigers senior depth and leadership.
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BISHOP FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL [C AT H O L I C C E N T R A L L E A G U E L A R G E]
PEABODY — If there was ever a year that the Bishop Fenwick football team looked to be in position to go all the way, this would be the year.
As it stands, the Crusad-ers return more than a dozen starters with multiple years of experience and are led by a senior heavy roster.
The Black-and-Gold went 8-3 last season, a huge turnaround from the two seasons prior when they were a combined 6-16. They were hoping for a breakout season last year and got it — Now, they’re hungry for more.
“We’re miles ahead now, than we were at this time last year,” said head coach Dave Woods, now in his 16th season at the helm. “The kids have worked hard and I think we’re ahead of a lot of teams because we have so many veteran players.”
Senior Nick Bona has reclaimed his spot at the quarterback position, and returns for his third season as a captain. He’s joined by fellow classmates, Charlie Maistrellis, Eric Razney, Charlie St. Pierre and James Traversey as this year’s captains.
“Nick worked so hard during the offseason and he’s improved so much as a quarterback,” Woods explained. “He looks great,
he looks like he’s in midsea-son form right now.”
While Bona played mostly wide receiver last fall (25 rec., 350 yards), it was Razney (30 rec., 405 yards) and Maistrellis (22 rec., 404)
who led the receiving corps and will likely be called upon to do the same this year. Juniors Matt Renzulli and Aidan Moulton, and Traversey are among the tight ends expected to move
the chains for Fenwick.If those weapons aren’t
enough, Woods also has his junior stud running back, Rufus Rushins, who ran for over a thousand yards each of the last two seasons and was third in the coverage area in rushing (198 carries, 1,302 yards, 17 TDs) last year. It was nearly impossible for teams to shut him down last fall, and the best news for Fenwick is that he’s even faster and stronger now.
The Crusaders start off the season with two non-league bouts against Ham-ilton-Wenham and North Shore Tech/Essex Aggie in weeks 2 and 3, before start-ing the league portion of their schedule.
Last June, Woods and the other coaches in the Catho-lic Central League decided
to change the Thanksgiving Day matchups. Normally Fenwick has played Austin Prep in the past, but since the teams were going to play all of their league
games up front, there was no need to play the same team twice in one season.
At the time it worked out that Fenwick would play Pope John, while Austin Prep would take on Lowell Catholic and each team would have an opponent on Thanksgiving. However, Pope John isn’t able to field a football team this fall, which left the Crusad-ers without a Turkey Day matchup.
Woods recently finalized a game against Minnechaug for Thanksgiving, which will play at Fenwick.
“They’re Division 1 team from Western Mass that’s been to playoffs the last three years in a row,” said Woods. “They’re a very good football team, so it should be good.”
Fenwick looks poised with veteran strength By Gianna addario
STAFF WRITER
FENWICK FACTOIDS � Last year’s record: 8-3 � Head coach: Dave Woods (16th season 105-63) � Captains: Nick Bona, Sr., QB/DB; Charlie Maistrellis, Sr., WR/DB; Eric
Razney, Sr., RB/DB; Charlie St. Pierre, Sr., OL/DL; James Traversey, Sr., TE/LB.
� Top returning rusher: Rufus Rushins (198 carries, 1,302 yards, 17 TD) � Top returning passer: Nick Bona (8-for-15, 88 yards, 2 TD) � Top returning receiver: Eric Razney (30 rec., 405 yards, 4 TD) � Last league title: 2003 (Catholic Central Large, lost in playoffs) � Did You Know?: Fenwick almost didn’t have a Thanksgiving Day
opponent. The Crusaders were slated to play Pope John, but the Tigers aren’t fielding a varsity squad this season. So, instead Fenwick will host Minnechaug Regional.
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 14 at Hamilton -Wenham 1 p.m.Sept. 20 NST/Essex Agggie 7 p.m.Sept. 27 at Arlington Catholic 6:30 p.m.Oct. 4 at Cardinal Spellman 7 p.m.Oct. 11 Austin Prep 7 p.m.Oct. 19 at St. Mary’s 7 p.m.Oct. 25 Archbishop Williams 7 p.m.Nov. 28 Minnechaug 10 a.m.
DAVID LE/Staff photoBishop Fenwick Football senior captain and quarterback Nick Bona will be at the helm for the Crusaders in the 2013 season.
Rose Raymond photoThe Bishop Fenwick Crusaders will be led in 2013 by five senior captains, from left, Charlie Maistrellis, Eric Razney, Nick Bona, James Traversy and Charlie St. Pierre.
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To put it simply, the Manchester Essex foot-ball team was hit hard by graduation.
Coming off of a tough 3-8 campaign last fall, the Hor-nets will be breaking in new faces all over the lineup — particularly at the skill posi-tions on offense.
Mike Athanas’ squad came into training camp without its leading passer and rusher from last sea-son (Cory Burnham) as well as its leading receiver
(John Beardsley). Fur-thermore, the Hornets top three receivers from last season have graduated, as have three of their top four rushers.
The only starter in the Hornets’ backfield return-ing this fall is senior captain Chris Dumont, who is the teams’ top returning rusher and receiver. Dumont estab-lished himself as a reliable back in 2012 and will be called upon to carry again this time around. Junior Craig Carter takes over for Burnham at quarterback.
Other returning starters are senior captain Mike Davis at defensive end, his
brother Will Davis at the other defensive end spot,
Nate Riehl at fullback, Doug Rodier at linebacker and Liam Logue at tight end.
With the new MIAA playoff system in play, Manchester Essex — which resides in Division 5 North — will be playing several opponents in a higher divi-sion as they compete in the Cape Ann League Small. That difficult schedule is a double-edged sword for the Hornets, who have more points up for grabs than the average team, but also have to play much larger schools to earn those points.
The tough part for
Manchester Essex this season will be getting into the playoffs, but if they get there all bets are off.
GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL [N E C N O R T H]
MANCHESTER ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL [C A L S M A L L]
For the first time in Gloucester head coach Tony Zerilli’s three seasons on the job, his Fishermen open the season with an experi-enced group of players.
With 13 players who saw time in the starting lineup in 2012 back for another go this fall, the Fishermen are thinking big.
”We’ve come out a lot faster this season because of our experience,” senior captain Drew Shairs said. “We have a lot of seniors
who know what they’re doing.”
That experience is especially prevalent in the trenches, as every player returning on the Gloucester offensive and defensive line started at times for the team last season. That includes all five of the Fishermen’s captains, who each started on either the offensive or defensive lines.
Shairs is a force in the middle at defensive tackle, where he was an all-star selection in 2012, command-ing double teams on every
play. Healso chips in at the strong tackle position. Jason Lattof was another all-star at guard, while
Connor Adkins will start at center and defensive tackle. David Dimaio can play both defensive end and defensive
tackle, along with tight end and offensive tackle, while Filippo Zappa returns to his starting guard position.
The Fishermen are hop-ing to win games with a physical running attack. In addition to the majority of its offensive and defen-sive lines, Gloucester also returns three of its top five rushers from a year ago in Jordan Pallazola, John Curcuru and Jon Good. Ian Kennedy will take over as a first-year starter at quarterback.
On defense Gloucester also returns a wealth of
talent, including its entire linebacking core, which was one of the team’s strengths in 2012. Pallazola mans the middle linebacker spot and is flanked by Good and Mike Falzarano, all of whom are tackling machines.
Experienced Gloucester ready to contend againBy Nick curcuru
STAFF WRITER
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 6 Lynn Classical 7 p.m.Sept. 13 Salem 7 p.m.Sept. 20 at Masconomet 7 p.m.Sept. 27 Beverly 7 p.m.Oct. 4 at Marblehead 7 p.m.Oct. 11 Lynn English 7 p.m.Oct. 19 at Swampscott 2:30 p.m.Nov. 28 Danvers 10 a.m.
Lots of new faces on Manchester Essex rosterBy Nick curcuru
STAFF WRITER
2013 SCHEDULEDoes not include MIAA playoff dates: Nov. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16 and 23 Date Opponent TimeSept. 6 at Northeast Metro 6 p.m.Sept. 21 at Greater Lawrence 1 p.m.Sept. 27 Georgetown 7 p.m.Oct. 5 at Lynnfield 1 p.m.Oct. 12 at Hamilton -Wenham 1 p.m.Oct. 18 Ipswich 7 p.m.Oct. 25 Amesbury 7 p.m.Nov. 28 at Georgetown 10:30 a.m.
FISHERMEN’S CATCH � Last year’s record: 4-7 � Head Coach: Tony Zerilli (3rd year, 6-16) � Team Captains: Connor Adkins, Sr., C/DT; David Dimaio, Sr., OL/DL;
Jason Lattof, Sr., G/DB; Drew Shairs, Sr., DT/OT; Filippo Zappa, Sr., G/LB. � Top Returning Rusher: Jordan Pallazola (81 carries, 467 yards, 6 TDs) � Top Returning Passer: Ian Kennedy (6-for-15, 24 yards) � Top Returning Receiver: Jon Good (5 rec., 41 yards, 2 TDs) � Last League Title: 2010 (Northeastern Conference Large, won Divi-
sion 1A Super Bowl) � Did You Know?: Drew Shairs brother is 2010 NEC Large MVP Jordan
Shairs.
HORNETS NEST � Last year’s record: � Head Coach: Mike Athanas (10th year, 52-50) � Team Captains: Chris Dumont, Sr., RB/DB; Nate Riehl, Sr., RB/LB � Top Returning Rusher: Chris Dumont, Sr. (79 carries, 366 yards,
4 TDs) � Top Returning Passer: None � Top Returning Receiver: Dumont (9 rec.; 49 yards, 1 TD) � Last League Title: 2008 (Commonwealth Athletic Conference Small,
won Division 4 Super Bowl) � Did You Know?: Manchester Essex could meet Thanksgiving rival
Georgetown three times this year: once in the regular season, once on Thanksgiving and a potential third matchup in the playoffs (if both teams qualified).
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the schedule because many of their teams are in Divi-sion 5, so they could have potentially played three times. Many CCL teams don’t have half-century tra-ditions, making swapping easier, though the Crusad-ers are now playing Western Mass. foe Minnechaug on Thanksgiving because Pope John had to drop its varsity program this season.
THE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Football fans aren’t used to looking at their favorite team’s schedule and seeing three open weeks. That’s one of the major changes in the new playoff format.
For teams in the tourna-ment, it’s pretty easy: you play the team that corre-sponds to your seed (with the higher seed hosting until the sectional finals) and if you win, you play the team that won in your respective bracket.
In other sports like hockey or baseball, the state tour-nament is at the end of the season and when you lose, you’re done. In football, however, teams need to fill out the rest of their season.
For teams that don’t qualify for the playoffs, or lose during the tournament, there is a predetermined formula to find opponents. Teams will be given games against fellow non-playoff teams within their own divi-sion, and then against other teams that are eliminated.
For example, if Peabody doesn’t make the playoffs and neither do Malden or Lawrence in Division 1 North, the Tanners could play their old GBL rivals or the MVC’s Lancers. If Swampscott makes the play-offs in Division 4 but falls in the second round and Triton does the same thing, they could be matched up in Week 10.
“The fact that they’re doing it by record should make for more competitive games,” Peabody first-year
coach Mark Bettencourt said. “A lot of schools are playing one-sided games that make you think, why bother playing? Usually it’s because of league require-ments and this will even the score a little.
“If you’re having a good year and you’re 6-1 you’re going to have to show how good you are and have to play somebody who’s also 6-1 or 7-0. Or, if you’re hav-ing a down year and you’re having trouble getting wins after those seven games, they’ll find a team that doesn’t have many wins and it will be more fun for the kids to compete.”
In Division 1, there is no Central or West section, so the champions of Division 1 North and Division 1 South will play for a state title at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 7. For Divisions 2, 4, 5 and 6, the North champion will play the South champion on November 22-23. The winner will then play the winner of a Central/West state semifi-nal at Gillette.
In Division 3, the winners of the Northeast and North-west will play on Nov. 22-23 with the winner facing the Southeast/Southwest win-ner on Super Bowl Saturday.
One other wrinkle in Division 3 is the crossover between Northeast and Northwest for losing teams. Because there are 11 teams (an odd number), a non-qualifier in Div. 3NE might play a team from Div. 3NW (for example, if Salem didn’t make it, they might face Arlington or Wakefield).
COACH-SPEAKLike any new proposal,
there are some North Shore coaches who love it and oth-ers who don’t. But this new playoff system is here for at
least a two-year trial basis, so everyone is learning how to best cope within its parameters.
“I love it because not just one team from our league is going to make it to the playoffs,” said Fenwick coach Dave Woods. “There’s
a chance of having three teams from our league in the playoffs, maybe four.
“I think the people that were against it, once the playoffs start and the excite-ment of some of the local games and matchups, I think people will realize it’s a lot of fun.”
Danvers’ Sean Rogers remarked on how the new schedule puts more of an emphasis on the preseason for all teams.
“I’m not really trying to press it with my players. We’re trying to get more (done), but we’re not talk-ing like that with the kids. They have enough pressure when the games start,” Rog-ers said. “We’re trying to keep the same old business. If they put the work in and stay focused, we’ll let the chips fall where they may.
“Our problem has been starting slow. We can’t start the season slow or any games slow. We have a tough schedule and we have
to be sharp right away.”Long an advocate for a
revamped playoff system, St. John’s Prep head coach Jim O’Leary said the real-ity is that the new system will benefit many more schools than they probably realize.
“What’s disappointing is that some of the coaches haven’t embraced it,” said O’Leary. “Some ADs and coaches don’t understand what it’s all about. That really doesn’t make sense, because it will provide more opportunities for teams to make the playoffs. We could wind up facing schools with big enrollments like Lowell, Lexington, Acton-Boxbor-ough and Peabody ... teams we haven’t played in a num-ber of years.”
“This is the fairest way to do it,” added Ipswich’s Brotherton. “I didn’t like the old system because there were so many state champi-ons; I think only Texas had more Super Bowl champions
than we do. Now there will only be six — and that means there’s going to be a lot more pride in becoming one of them.”
Marblehead’s Rudloff is admittedly not a fan of the new system, but realizes it’s here for at least the next two years and ready to adapt to what must be done for his team to succeed.
“It actually simplifies things,” said Rudloff. “If anyone asks me ‘What do we need to do to keep play-ing?’, I can say ‘Just keep winning each week; that’s all.’ If we keep winning every game in November and December, we’ll get shiny new jackets and tro-phies when it’s all over.
“That’s uncomplicating a complicated system.”
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Editor’s note: Sports edi-tor Phil Stacey, staff writers Matt Jenkins and Gianna Addario, and correspondent Jean DePlacido also contrib-uted to this report.
PLAYOFFS: Supporters, detractors both adjusting to new scheduling format ¢ Continued from Page S5
File photoThe Danvers High football team hasn’t been in the playoffs since 2004, but that could all change for senior tailback Alex Falles and his teammates this season if they can qualify under the state’s new playoff structure. The Falcons will battle for one of eight playoff spots in Division 3 Northeast.
Pass catching specialist Eric Razney and the Bishop Fenwick Crusaders aim hoping to grab a playoff spot in Division 5 North this fall after what they hope will be a successful run through the Catholic Central League Large.
Confused? Don’t worryStay with The Salem News, both in print and on-line, throughout the fall sports season and we’ll have complete coverage of the playoffs with up to date standings, sched-ules, statistics and more.
Conference realignment
¢ NORTHEASTERN CON-FERENCE NORTH: Beverly, Swampscott, Marblehead, Lynn English, Gloucester
¢ NORTHEASTERN CONFER-ENCE SOUTH: Lynn Classical, Peabody, Revere, Salem, Danvers, Winthrop.
¢ CAPE ANN LEAGUE LARGE: Masconomet, Triton, Saugus, Pentucket, North Reading, Newburyport,
¢ CAPE ANN LEAGUE SMALL: Ipswich, Hamilton-Wenham, Lynnfield, Manchester Essex, Georgetown, Amesbury
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