Game Notes 2009 Season
12/5 Varsity vs Gloucester, MIAA Superbowl: It was a miserable day in more ways then one: the weather and the outcome. The Trojans fell behind early and could never get untracked and fell to the Gloucester 33 - 13. The Fishermen's ground game proved to much for the Trojans to handle as Glocesters two running backs racked up a total of 258 yards and 3 TD's on the ground. Gloucester jumped out to a first quarter lead capitalizing on a fumbled punt attempt which gave the ball to the Fishermen on the Trojan 7. Two plays late Gloucester scored. Gloucester then scored again in the firstt quarter on a 52-yard TD run. B-R closed the gap in the second quarter when Mike Connolly completed a 35-yard pass play to Neil Harrington to make the score 13-7. B-R defense stepped up and Josh Bevilacqua stripped the ball from a Gloucester running and Sean McDonald recovered the ball. However on the subcequent drive a Trojan pass was picked off and Gloucester was able to score on a 12-yard pass just before the half ended. The third quarter was a stalemate but with less then a minute into the 4th quarter the Fisherman scored to make it 27 - 7. Midway through the quarter Gloucester scored again on a 22-yard run to make it 33 - 7. The Trojans scored at the end of the game when substitute QB Billy Zolga hooked up with Brett Stewart for a 55-yard TD pass.
12/1 Varsity vs Needham, MIAA D1A Semi-final: The Trojans were all business shuting out Needham in a game they were never challenged in. Neil Harrington took the opening kick-off and ran it back 56-yards to the 34. Isaiah Johnson finished the scoring drive off with only 1:02 ticked off the clock. Harrington again impacted the game by running back a punt 69- yards for a TD. Just before the end of the half Kevin Bumpus and QB Mike Connolly hooked up for a 54-yard pass which put the ball on the 9-yard line. Mike Chicoine finished off the drive with a 9-yard run for the score. In the second half Needham could only muster one first down late in the game as the Trojan defense stopped everthing Needham had to offer. Brett Stewart made two drive stopping interceptions. B-R finished off the scoring when Jake Williams ran the ball in from 1-yard out to cap a 9 play drive with 4:06 left in the third quarter.
11/26 Varsity vs Randolph: The weather was mild and so was the opponent. After establishing their superiority the starters watched the second half from the side lines as the backups and jv players got some significant playing time. The Trojans scored a safety on Randolphs first punt of the game and then took the ensuing kick-off, marched down the field an scored on a Jake Williams 1-yard run. Isaiah Johnson scored next on a 5-yard run with 1:52 left in the first quarter. Setting up the TD was a 27-yard pass from Mike Connolly to Kevin Bumpus. Before the half end Connolly hooked up with Neil Harrington for a 20-yard TD. The Trojans went into the locker room with a 23-0 lead. Cam MacDonald added 6 more points with a 7-yard run at the end of the third quarter. Randolph scored with 5:35 remaining in the game and added a two point conversion. Williams lead all rushers with 64 yards on 7 carries and Connolly was 5 for 6 for 63 yards.
11/21 JV vs Randolph: A mixed group of Freshmen and Sophomores defeated the Randolph JV 35-14. When the Score was 14-6, Ryan Scripter made a nice catch on 4th down, keeping one foot inbounds, BR scored on that drive. Brad Deluliis, Eric Wabrek, Branden Morin and Dan Murphy all scored during the course of the game. The Defense was great allowing only one TD, on a broken coverage. The BR JV team finished 9-2 for the second straight year. Since Nov. 1 of 2007, the JV team has posted a record 21-4. Good Job Boys
11/16 JV vs Taunton: The Bridgewater-Raynham Boys JV football team took care of business vs the Taunton Tigers winning by a score of 22-6 with only 3 juniors playing in the game, the sophomores took care of business. Soph. Eric Wabrek rushed for over a hundred yards and scored a touchdown. Soph. Steven Wentworth and Soph. Brendan Morin were solid on the both sides of the ball. Finally, Soph. Brad Deluliis was the player of the game as he caught two touchdown passes from his slot position. The next game will be Saturday vs. the Randolph JV team at 10 am here at "THE BARN"
11/15 Varsity vs Taunton: The Trojans built a 16 - 0 half but had a fight on their hands as the Taunton Tigers came back to score three times in the second half. B-R's first TD was a result of a Taunton fumble on their 27-yard line which the Trojan took advantage of when Isaiah Johnson took it in from the two. A two point conversion followed. B-R scored again in the second quarter on a pass from Mike Connolly to Neil Harrington, again a two point conversion followed. Taunton took advantage of a recovery of a Mike Connolly stripping of the ball as he was attempting to pass at B-R's 15. The Tigers then scored but were stopped on their two point conversion try. B-R answered right back with a nice drive and scored when Jake Williams found the end zone with 4:50 remaining in the 3rd quarter. Taunton scored at the start of the 4th quarter to make it 23 -12 and then scored again with 2:53 left in the game to make it 23 - 18. A successful on-side kick gave the ball to the Tigers but the Trojans defense answered the call and shut down Taunton.
11/7 JV vs Barnstable: The JV football team defeated Barnstable by the score of 22-0. Sean McCall had two touchdown receptions from Billy Zolga. After giving up a 60 yard screen play to start the game, the defense shut down the Barnstable offense the rest of the game. The JV team is now 7-2.
11/6 Varsity vs Barnstable:With the upset lost to Barnstable the Trojans make next weeks game with OCL rival Taunton a must win if they are to claim a share of the OCL title. The B-R squad traveled to Barnstable and at the start of the game it looked like the Trojans were going to dominate as they jumped out to a 7 - 0 lead on a 10-play, 67 yard drive on its opening drive. Barnstable which looked like were going to answer the Trojans had two drives stall on their first two possessions. After B-R's initial score the Red Riaders defense stiffened and only gave up one more TD in the closing minutes of the game. Barnstable tied the game early in the second quarter and the half ended 7 - 7. Barnstable put two more scores on the board, one in the third quarter and one in the fourth quarter with 7:52 remaining. B-R launched a comeback attempt and scored to make it 14 - 20 but the onside kick attempt failed an the Red Raiders ran out the clock wiith a couple of kneel downs.
10/31 JV vs Dartmouth: The B-R JV football defeated Dartmouth High School by the score of 22-0. The defense played outstanding. Seamus Sullivan had a nice interception, Dominic Ingargiola and Billy Buckley had some great tackles up the middle and Will Hooper played good at DT. Billy Zolga played good at QB, Brendan Morin and Eric Wabrek ran had all day.
10/30 Varsity vs Dartmouth: The Trojans jumped right back on the winning track handing Dartmouth a 35 - 0 defeat on their home turf. B-R jumped out to a 14 - 0 1st quarter lead on two Mike Connoly passes to Kevin Bumpus. A 2nd quarter toss to Neil Harrington upped the lead to 21 - 0. The Trojans scored agian in the 3rd quarter on a Isaiah Johnson 3-yard run into the end zone. Billy Zolga, Jr. backup QB scored his first varsity TD on a QB sneak when he reached the ball over the goal line for the score. The Trojan defense played tough all night to keep Dartmouth out of the end zone.
10/26 JV vs Xaverian:The JV football team defeated Xaverian Bros. High School by the score of 28-22. Brett Stewart had a career day, Stewart had over 200 yards receiving, 3 touchdowns and 2 2 point conversions. Sean McCall had 5 big catches for 80 yards and QB Billy Zolga Threw for 300 yards. The Trojans Jumped out to a 22-0 lead, only to see the lead disappear as Xaverian tied the game with 4 mins to go. Finally, BR and Xaverian exchanged punts, BR got the ball back with 57 seconds left at mid field. Next BR completed three passes and with 11 seconds left at the 23 yard line Billy Zolga found Brett Stewart in the back of the endzone for the game winning TD. Great Win.
10/25 Varsity vs Xaverian: The much anticipated match up of two undefeated teams finally took place after a two day weather postponement and the match up did not disappoint the fans who were treated to a triple overtime thriller. B-R dominated the first half building a 14 - 0 halftime lead. The Trojans scored on a Mike Connolly 5-yard keeper which was set up initially by a Brett Stewart interception. B-R then used a trick play later in the half when QB Connolly tossed the ball to Kevin Bumpus moving right, behind the line of scrimmage, Connolly then ran out of the backfield to the left and collected Bumpus pass for the TD. The Trojans came out in the second half and were not able to control the ball as Xaverian offense began to move the ball and their defense stiffened to stop B-R drives. The Hawks scored with 1:13 left in the third quarter and tied the game on their first possession in the fourth quarter. In the first overtime period B-R went first and scored on a Connolly pass to Kyle Reid. The two point conversion was stopped. Xaverian scored on two running plays to tie it up and the Trojans stopped the conversion try. In the second overtime the Hawks went first and couldn't get the ball in the end zone. B-R after two plays decided to kick a field goal on third down but Xaverian blocked the attempt. In the third OT a Connolly to Jake Williams pass gave B-R the lead again but the 2-point conversion attempt was stopped when Connelly was sacked. Xaverian on their possession scored and the Hawks QB ran the ball in on the conversion attempt to win the game 28 - 26.
10/23 Freshman vs Xaverian: The freshman improved their record to 4-2-1 overall in winning their 3rd straight game, shutting out Xaverian 14-0. It was perhaps the best played game for the freshman Trojans against a talented Xaverian squad. Setting the tone for BR was a great defensive effort from start to finish. The D-Line of Matt Morin, Dan Noviello, Joey Macinnis, Dan Whitaker, and Miguel Vazquez pressured the opposing passing attack the whole time forcing two interceptions and causing/recovering 2 fumbles. Morin had a bone-crushing sack on Xaverian's QB that caused a fumble inside their own 20 yard line. Having a career day for the freshman was RB/LB Ryan Murphy who had both TD touchdowns, the first being on a 2 yard run and the second taking place on a 4th quarter interception return to seal the game. All in all it was a great win and it certainly shows how far the team has come after its rough stretch of the first four games.
10/19 JV vs Brockton: The JV football team defeated Brockton 16-0 on monday afternoon. Steve Wentworth played outstanding has he scored the first touchdown of the game on a 38 yard run and then picked off a pass in the flat, all in the second half. Brandon Morin ran the ball well, Brad Deluliis had a great catch for 40 yards down at the two yard line. Finally, Billy Zolga to Sean Connolly put the game out of reach. Seamus Sullivan and Geoff Gordon had INTS in the game. The Oline blocked very well and the Defense played great holding the other team to 5 first downs.
10/16 Varsity vs LaSalle Academy: It would B-R hard to top the endings of the last two Trojan football games and coach Buron would like the same results without the drama, a OT win with B-R having to stop LaSalle on their last play from scrimmage in the overtime period. It was a game of two halfs with B-R winning the first half 16 - 0 and then LaSalle coming back to tie the game with 1:19 left on the scoreboard clock. Then came the 4 play play each overtime in which the Trojans were able to get the ball into the end zone to make it 22 - 16 and LaSalle couldn't get the ball in as the B-R defense stepped up and shut the door. B-R jumped out to aquick 7 - 0 lead when QB Mike Connolly ran it in from the 2-yard line at the 2:46 mark of the first quarter. B-R added another TD with a 14-yard completion to Kevin Bumpus with 4:44 left in first half. The Trojans scored a safety on a bazaar play when a Connolly pass was intercepted atthe goal line, the LaSalle player then lost the ball which popped up in the air and ws caught by another LaSalle player in the end zone who was promptly brought down for the 2 point score. In the second half LaSalle came out with a renewed determination and scored in the third quarter and right at the end of the game. In overtime the Trojans had the ball first and on the fourth play a Connolly to Neil Harrington pass proved to be the difference. Freshmen: The B-R freshman won their 2nd game in a row beating a fast Brockton team by the score of 30-22. After letting Brockton return the opening kickoff for a touchdown, the Trojans scored the next 30 points racing out to a 30-8 lead heading into the 4th quarter. The Trojans 2nd unit played tough against Brockton's starters but eventually gave up two touchdowns in making it an 8 point game. Regardless of the close final score, the freshman were in command almost the entire game and the first team limited Brockton to only a handful of yards and a few first downs offensively. Scoring for BR was RB Dan Noviello, RB Ryan Murphy (2 Rush TDs), and QB David Miller.
10/10 JV vs Attleboro: The B-R JV team lost another heartbreaker to Attleboro this past Saturday. The final score was 18-14. With 58 seconds left on the clock, Attleboro completed a pass on 4 and 13 to keep the drive going. They would score with 30 seconds left on the clock. BR Returned the kickoff to the Attleboro 38 but could not score as they fumbled the ball away. Brad Delulis returned a kickoff 90 yards in the second quarter for a TD. Eric Wabrek and Brandon Morin had some very nice runs on offense and on defense Eric Wabrek had an interception. Freshmen: The B-R freshman beat Attleboro on 10/10 by a score of 22-6. Scoring for the Trojans were TE Jack Urquhart (TD Catch), RB Anthony Gallo (Rush TD), and QB David Miller (Rush TD). It was a close game in the first half as both teams were tied 6-6 at halftime. BR dominated the second half scoring two touchdowns while swarming Attleboro's offense with a hard-nosed defense. LB Anthony Gallo made many tackles, while DE's Dan Noviello and Matty Morin put pressure on Attleboro's QB throughout the game. Matt Wyman played well at WR for BR, making a few tough catches and scoring on 2 two-point conversions.
10/9 Varsity vs Attleboro: The fans in attendance at the game were treated to a thrilling football game as the Fox TV Friday Night Game couldn't have provided more drama. With all zeros on the clock and the score B-R 21, Attleboro 20 the Blue Bombardiers decided to go for the win with a two point conversion attempt. A hand-off to the Attleboro running back designed to go through the right side of the Trojan line was stacked up as Josh Bevilacqua submarined underneath and the hole was there. The Attleboro runner bounced off to the right and was held up by Kyle Reid getting a piece of the runners jersey which allowed Nick Schlatz, Kevin Bumbus and Sean O'Donnell to finish him off. It was a game of two half's as the Trojans built a 13-0 lead with TD's by Isaiah Johnson with 11 seconds left in the 1st quarter and a 51-yard pass from Mike Connolly to Neil Harrington for B-R's second score with 2;59 left in the second quarter. Attleboro got some momentum going by coming back to score with 22 seconds left in the half. At the start of the fourth quarter Attleboro went ahead when it scored at the 10:56 mark and followed that up with a two point conversion to go ahead 14-13. B-R answered with it's own drive capped by a Jake Williams score from the 4-yard line with 4:58 left on the clock. That proved to be enough time for Attleboro to march down the field and get in the end zone on a pass from 4-yards out with 3 seconds showing on the clock at the start of the play which set the stage for the deciding play of the game.
JV 10/5 vs New Bedford: The JV football team defeated New Bedford High School 22-6 on Monday. The defense allowed only 3 first downs and that did not happen until the 4th quarter. Playing well for the Trojans on offense were Branden Morin, Brad Deluliis, and Brett Stewart. Freshmen: The freshman football team lost to a very tough New Bedford team by the score of 22-0. Two 1st quarter Trojan touchdowns were called back due to a penalty and a tough out of bounds call, and nothing seemed to fall in place for B-R after that. BR had a tough time keeping New Bedford's offense off the field for the remainder of the game and could not muster much offensively as well.
10/2 Varsity vs New Bedford: It took until 2:59 left in the game for B-R to seal the deal when Mike Chicoine ran the ball into the end zone for the Trojans second TD of the game to make it 14 - 0. It was a game of B-R capitalizing on turnovers as the Trojans stooped the Whalers opening drive when Neil Harrington intercepted a N.B pass on the B-R 17-yard line. B-Rs first TD started with a Nick Schlatz interception and return to the 6-yard line. QB Mike Connolly took it in three palys later. In the second haf the Whaler were on the verge of scoring when LB Don Sheridan tackled the NB back at the goal line which caused a fumble into the end zone which B-R's Neil Harrington recovered for a touchback.
JV 9/26 vs Marshfield: The JV football team lost a heartbreaker to Marshfield on Saturday 28-24. Nick Diiulus had over 200 all-purpose yards, Brett Stewart, Billy Zolga, and Sean McCall played well, and Oline looked good. As for the defense, we did not tackle very well. Freshmen: The freshman football team got off to a great start in their game versus Marshfield, scoring on the opening kickoff return. Mike Clifford took the kickoff back 70+ yards to make the score 6-0, just seconds into the game. From that point BR struggled defensively in stopping Marshfield's Wing-T attack. The Trojans were also hurt by a couple of interceptions that kept them from scoring any more points in the 1st half. Marshfield had the ball the entire third quarter/part of the 4th quarter and scored consecutive touchdowns to take a 20-6 lead with a little over 5 minutes left in the game. BR was determined to at least go out with a fight and gave everything they had in those final minutes. The offensive line paved the way for a successful touchdown drive capped off by a 5 yd touchdown run by Mike Clifford and a successful 2pt conversion made it 20-14 with 2 mins to play. BR successfully recovered the onside kick attempt setting the offense up inside Marshfield territory for one last attempt. The freshman appeared to score on a 30 yard "Statue Of Liberty" run, only to have the play called back due to a penalty. The team continued to fight and ended up scoring the tying points on a touchdown run by Dan Noviello. Going for a 2pt conversion and the win, BR's running back was caught from behind at the 2 yard line and unable to stretch the ball across for the winning points. The game ended in 20-20 Tie, something we can be very proud of considering the 2 score defecit with such little time left in the game.
9/25 Varsity vs Marshfield: After some brief home opener nerves the Trojans put it all together to post a 28 - 7 victory over rival Marshfield. The Rams took the opening kick-off and returned it to the B-R 38 and then proceeded to drive into the end zone on it's first possession. However that was the extent of what Marshfield was able to do on offense for the night. B-R QB Mike Connolly settled down after B-Rs opening possession and passed for 196 yards and went 9 - 16, which included a TD pass to Neil Harrington in the second half. B-R tied the game at the beginning of the 2nd quarter when Connolly ran the ball in from the 5. A 32-yard pass completion to Kyle Reid was a key play on the drive. With Marshfield on offensive Kevin Bumpus forced a fumble on the Rams 35-yard line which Reid recovered. The Trojans then capped a seven play drive with a Nick Schiatz 3-yard plunge into the end zone. Coming out for the second half the Trojans with a 14 - 7 lead controlled the ball and put together drives which consumed 9:45 and 8:45 of the clock and limited the Rams offensive opportunities. Schiatz finished the Trojan scoring in the fourth quarter which concluded the second long drive of the half. Mike Chicoine converted all of the extra points for B-R.
JV 9/19: The BR JV football team won their second straight game with a win over the Durfee Hilltoppers by the score of 28-6. Nick Schlatz had two touchdowns, Steve Wentworth had one touchdown and Seamus Sullivan had a nice catch in the end zone. Sean McCall had two ints on defense. The Trojans JVs travel to Marshfield on Saturday. Freshmen:The B-R Freshman football team gained their first victory in a 42-0 shutout of Durfee H.S. Scorers for the Trojans were RB Andre Selles, QB David Miller (2 Rushing TD's), RB Matt Wyman, FB Brandon Page, and RB Trent Petronelli. The starting defense was stellar, holding Durfee to minimal yardage while playing in only the first half. Every player was able to play and contribute for the Trojans, with the 2nd and 3rd teams gaining valuable playing experience. Kevin Fisher had an interception late in the game for B-R. It was a great first win and hopefully the first of many in the players' high school careers.
9/18 Varsity vs Durfee: The Trojans won ann won big defeating Durfee 49 - 19 at Durfee.Leading 28 - 0 at the end of the first quarter and 35 - 7 at the half. The Trojans coasted home in the second half with everyone getting in the game. B-R's first play of the game resulted in a TD when QB Mike Connolly completed a 57-yard TD pass to Sean O'Donnell. The Trojans followed that score with a 26-yard TD pass Connolly to Jon Palmer. That was followed by Isaiah Johnson took it in from three yards out. Mike Chicoine finished the first quarter scoring on a four-yard run into the end zone. Connolly scored in the second quarter on a four-yard. Durfee put a score on the board before the half ended when it went on a 84 yard drive which included a 57-yard pass. Cory wood scored a third quarter TD on a 3-yard run (Wood was the leading B-R rusher with 77 yards). Brad Delullis scored in the fourth quarter on a 14-yard QB keeper.
JV 9/12: The Boys JV football team got off to a fantastic start by beating the Duxbury Dragons 24-0. Scoring for the mighty Trojans were Nick Schlatz, Brett Stewart, Brad Deluliis and Steve Wentworth. Playing well on Defense were Marc Macdonald, Brandon Morin and Sean McCall. Up next for the Trojans are the Durfee Hilltoppers on Sat Sept. 19, 2009 at BR at noon. Freshmen: Playing in their first game as members of Bridgewater-Raynham, the freshman football team lost a close game 14-8 to visiting Duxbury. BR got off to a rough start allowing Duxbury to score on a long run on only their second play from scrimmage and immedietly found themselves in a 6-0 hole. BR then struggled offensively for most of the first half, having a difficult team moving the ball on Duxbury's tough defense. BR's defense held in check Duxbury's offense well into the 4th quarter led by DE Matt Morin and LB Mack Keating. Duxbury then added another touchdown and a successful two point conversion to take a 14-0 lead with about 7 mins to play. On the following drive the offense finally started clicking, as QB Dave Miller completed numerous passes to WR Ryan Scripter including a touchdown pass and 2pt conversion to make it 14-8 with a little under 4 mins left. BR then forced Duxbury to turn the ball over on downs, needing about 60 yards to tie the game with 2 mins left. The offense gained a little yardage but turned the ball over on 4th down, failing to complete the comeback. The Freshman will be in search of their first win this saturday at 10am at home vs Durfee.
9/11 Varsity vs Duxbury: B-R defeated Duxbury 28-7 in the season opener for both. Isaiah Johnson scored the first touchdown of the season in the first quarter on a 10-yard run to cap a 9 1/2 minute opening drive by B-R. In the second quarter, just after a 30-minute "lightning delay", Mike Chicoine scored on a 15-yard run (he also kicked all 4 extra-points successfully) to make it 14-0. Duxbury scored just before the half to cut it to 14-7 at halftime. After a scoreless 3rd quarter B-R put the game away early in the 4th quarter when Mike Connolly ran 55 yards on a quarterback keeper to increase the lead to 21-7. A few minutes later Kyle Reid intercepted a pass in the flat and returned it 30 yards for B-R's final score. Neil Harrington also had a big interception and Kevin Bumpus recovered a fumble that stopped a long Duxbury drive. Johnson ran for over 100 yards in the game.