AMESBURY – In a rematch of the 2023 Division 7 state title sport, the Amesbury Purple Hawks bought their revenge in opposition to the Uxbridge Spartans two years later within the state quarterfinals, 34-13 at Landry Memorial Stadium.
Uxbridge received the 2023 sport 42-16 and Amesbury head coach Colin McQueen stated that his workforce knew how sturdy the Spartans have been and that the veterans saved that earlier matchup in thoughts.
“Uxbridge is an unbelievable soccer workforce with an ideal weight room tradition, very properly coached,” McQueen stated. “If a pair performs go in another way they usually may very well be transferring on as a substitute of us, however we had some guys make some performs after we wanted to. Numerous the seniors now have been sophomores again after we performed these guys within the Tremendous Bowl and that complete playoff run, and have been thrown into the hearth. They’ve put in plenty of laborious work, and now we’re so near our objective.”
Amesbury scored on its first drive when junior operating again Connor Scialdone discovered the top zone from 11 yards out; the two-point conversion didn’t make it 6-0 with simply over three minutes left within the first. After a goal-line stand, senior quarterback Justin Dube hit operating again junior Joe Puleo for a 90-yard landing on a wheel route. The 2-point run was profitable to offer the Purple Hawks a 14-0 lead with 9 minutes left within the second quarter.
In desperation mode, Uxbridge senior quarterback Shae Paxton heaved a 49-yard bomb to senior receiver Thatcher Sweeney to chop the deficit to 14-7 with 6:51 left within the half.
Scialdone took the next kickoff 82 yards all the way in which to increase the result in 21-7. After a three-and-out, the Purple Hawks bought the ball again and went 80 yards in 5 performs, capped off when Dube linked with Celia on a 15-yard display go to search out the top zone. Uxbridge was capable of orchestrate a profitable two-minute drive to go 63 yards when Paxton discovered Sweeney for a rating for the second time, this time from 12 yards out to make it 28-13, which carried into halftime.
Amesbury opened the half with the ball and went 67 yards in seven performs with, Scialdone scoring from eight yards out to make it 34-13. This could be the final rating of the sport.
This units up a quarterfinal matchup with Clinton, which defeated West Bridgewater 18-6.
“Each week it’s gonna be championship soccer. We now have to be mistake free and clear. That is the place you wish to be in November. Clinton simply upset a West Bridgewater workforce who we’ve seen within the playoffs earlier than, so it’s going to be a battle. I really feel like we’re a particular workforce and are on a particular journey,” McQueen stated.
