DUXBURY – Londonderry head coach Jimmy Lauzon likes to problem his squad once they depart New Hampshire for non-league play, and what’s a much bigger take a look at than Duxbury on the highway?
Problem accepted.
The Lancers dominated within the second half to stun the Dragons, 27-21, as Davis Magarian scored the game-winning landing on a two-yard plunge with 2:15 left in regulation.
Devin VanAvery, who was all around the discipline on either side of the ball, sealed the win for Londonderry with an interception on a fourth-and-long Hail Mary to place the icing on the massive win.
Magarian, a 6-foot-4 junior tight finish, lined up below middle for under the second time this season, created sufficient area to attain, and despatched the Lancers residence with the victory.
“I feel it’s actually large that coach (Lauzon) places that belief in me, and he can depend upon me getting the ball and scoring. I actually like how he can belief me there,” mentioned Magarian. “It wasn’t simply me, although; it’s the linemen with the push to get me in there.”
Duxbury (2-2) blended issues up on the primary possession and ran the ball seven of the eight performs from scrimmage and completed issues off with a 13-yard jet sweep by Nate Learn for the early 7-0 lead.
However Londonderry answered proper again with an eight-play scoring drive. Blended in between was a razzle-dazzle faux punt from their very own 19-yard line, as quarterback Sullivan Daron completed issues with a 31-yard landing go excessive of the Dragons’ secondary to freshman Jackson Rao.
After the missed additional level, Duxbury nonetheless held the slim 7-6 result in begin the second quarter because the Lancers marched 60 yards solely to fumble on the aim line as Cole Michelson scooped up the miscue for Duxbury ultimately zone for the touchback.
The Dragons took benefit of the turnover as Brady Rhinesmith discovered Jack Carney huge open for an 88-yard achieve all the way down to the one-yard line on a third-and-18 completion. Jake Falls punctuated the drive with a one-yard reception on a play-action pop go from Rhinesmith after Londonderry’s protection stopped the speeding assault of the Dragons twice proper outdoors the aim line for the 14-6 lead with 6:54 left within the first half.
The Lancers all the time appeared to have a solution after a Dragons rating and VanAvery, this time on offense, hauled in a 26-yard reception from Daron, combating off two defenders to get Londonderry inside two, 14-12, because the two-point conversion failed with 3:59 left within the half.
This time it was the Lancers’ flip to make the most of a turnover as Brandon Dyer’s fumble restoration at midfield changed into one other VanAvery landing on a modified display screen go for 30 yards. The 2-point conversion failed, however the Lancers have been out in entrance for the primary time, 18-14, heading into halftime.
After that first drive for the Dragons, the Lancers’ protection held the vaunted Dragons’ offense to solely 14 factors.
Learn’s second landing of the sport, this time a five-yard reception from Rhinesmith, tied the sport 21-21 with 4:53 left.
After Thomas Zyra ran the ball again to the Lancers’ 47 on the kick return, VanAvery was at it once more with a 42-yard reception from the arm of Daron to the Dragons’ 8 to arrange the punch out from Magarian. Daron was excellent with 11-of-19 passing for 257 and the three landing strikes for the Lancers.
Duxbury had an opportunity late because the Londonderry had the additional level blocked and struggled with particular groups all sport. However with just one timeout remaining and a pair of:15 left on the clock, the Dragons ran out of time. Nathan Mbuyi sacked Rhinesmith for a 10-yard loss on third down and VanAvery’s interception gave Lauzon precisely what his group wanted.
“We look ahead to difficult ourselves after we decide a sport out of state, and we’re not on the lookout for cupcakes. It’s very nice to come back down right here and get a ‘W’ and it means rather a lot to us and our state,” mentioned Lauzon.
