Weekend games
Pentucket 34, North Reading 3
Amesbury 23, Ipswich 17
Masconomet 35, Wilmington 20
North Andover 35, Triton 8
Hamilton-Wenham 3, Georgetown 0
Lynnfield 27, Newburyport 13
Brooks 31, Governor's Academy 7
Phillips Andover 37, Deerfield 18
Phillips Exeter 41, Cushing 19
St. John's Prep 29, Catholic Memorial 22
Manchester-Essex 33, Greater Lowell 0
Everett 42, Medford 14
Billerica 42, Lowell 7
Lawrence 28, Haverhill 0
Reading 48, Burlington 27
Gloucester 48, Lynn English 7
Peabody 16, Salem 7
Marblehead 42, Danvers 20
Dracut 47, Andover 22
Beverly 51, Saugus 0
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Triton at Newburyport, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Amesbury at Hamilton-Wenham, 2 p.m.
Georgetown at North Reading, 2:30 p.m.
Masconomet at Pentucket, 2 p.m.
LOCAL LEADERS
RUSHING
Player, SchoolAtt.Yds.TD
1. P. Koopman, Pent71112
2. B. O'Neil, Triton14750
3. J. Burrell, Ames16680
4. C. Esposito, G'town21660
5. A. Perreault, Pent4531
6t. J. Williams, N'port7400
6t. N. Dragon, Pent9400
8. M. Doud, Pent1340
9. D. DePasquale, G'town2260
10. M. Brennan, Pent1251
PASSING
Player, SchoolComp.Att.Yds.TD
1. R. O'Connor, N'port15291482
2. T. Lay, Ames511981
3. B. Whitman, Triton926901
4. M. Doud, Pent24581
5. C. Esposito, G'town719560
RECEIVING
Player, SchoolRec.YardsTD
1. J. Burrell, Ames3941
2. M. Brennan, Pent1491
3. B. O'Neil, Triton6470
4. M. Foley, Triton3431
5. M. Mottola, N'port6390
6. K. LeBlanc, N'port3351
7. D. Freeman, N'port3310
8. D. Grabowski, N'port2270
9. M. Mangano, G'town3240
10. B. Moker, G'town2170
SCORING
Player, SchoolTDFGXPPts.
1t. P. Koopman, Pent20012
1t. M. Brennan, Pent20012
3. M. Foley, Triton1018
4. K. LeBlanc, N'port1017
5t. J. Isabel, N'port1006
5t. A. Perreault, Pent1006
5t. T. Lay, Ames1006
5t. J. Pelkey, Ames1006
5t. J. Burrell, Ames1006
10. N. Croce, Ames0125
11. P. Treado, Pent0044
STANDINGS
Cape Ann League Large
OverallConference
SchoolWLWLPPGPAG
Masconomet6220205135
Wilmington6211200104
North Andover6210222106
Pentucket530114690
Triton5302221142
Cape Ann League Small
OverallConference
SchoolWLWLPPGPAG
Lynnfield713018397
Newburyport4431127114
Amesbury252052136
Ham-Wen252139144
North Reading161278172
Georgetown161362144
Ipswich080464260
PLAYERs OF THE WEEK
Peter Koopman, Pentucket, senior, fullback/Mike Brennan, Pentucket, senior, tailback
Giving credit to how deep the Pentucket football talent pool is, a pair of senior Sachems, Peter Koopman and Mike Brennan, helped batter non-league foe North Reading on Saturday, 34-3.
Thanks in part to Pentucket's stingy and ill-tempered defensive line, the Sachems worked the chains smoothly in the air as well as on the ground. And no two Sachems benefited more than Koopman and Brennan. On the day, Koopman rushed seven times for 111 yards and two scores — the first on a 33-yard dash and his second on a 65-yard burst — both of which occurred in the first half of play.
Brennan was as precise as a player could possibly be on Saturday. Sachem coach Steve Hayden called his number on two plays, and both produced Pentucket touchdowns. Brennan's first was a 25-yard scamper, and his second, pitched to perfection by Sachem quarterback Mike Doud, was a 49-yard reception (the first of his career) and score.
Another pair of local players whose play should be noted are Amesbury's Jesse Burrell and Nick Croce. In addition to his 68 rushing yards and 94 receiving yards, Burrell had the game-winning touchdown reception in overtime and made a few key plays on the defensive end. Croce was a life-saver for the Indians, as he railed off two valuable extra points and booted home a 42-yard field goal to put the game into overtime.
