MANSFIELD — James Warren started his senior season for Mansfield by kicking a game-winning discipline aim as time expired.
He topped that second in his ultimate highschool sport on Thanksgiving.
Warren was a difference-maker for the Hornets within the 94th installment of the rivalry matchup with Foxboro by drilling two discipline objectives, together with a program file 49-yarder within the fourth quarter, as Mansfield upended the Warriors, 13-10, at Alumni Area.
“I like this so significantly better,” mentioned Warren as he additionally set the college file for profession discipline objectives with a 28-yarder within the first quarter. “I do know it was farther, however beating Foxboro is all the time particular.”
Warren’s boot not solely helped Mansfield (7-4) take a 55-36-3 lead within the general sequence with Foxboro (9-3), which performed its starters regardless of subsequent week’s Division 5 Tremendous Bowl look looming, but in addition gave the Hornets, who had been ravaged by accidents this season, a share of the Hockomock League Davenport Division title.
“I believe we actually wanted this as a program,” Mansfield head coach Mike Redding mentioned. “Simply disheartening to see so many good gamers miss so many video games, and to complete like this, actually, I believe saved the season.”
Foxboro broke a 3-3 impasse lower than two minutes into the third quarter as Cam DeLeskey picked off a cross on the primary play of the second half, after which 4 performs later, the senior quarterback bumped into the tip zone from three yards out.
Mansfield answered proper again, although, with an eight-play, 80-yard scoring drive capped by Tommy Vallett (16-for-26, 176 yards) connecting with Andrew DeGirolamo for a 5-yard landing to stage the rating.
Mansfield’s protection, which compelled three turnovers, saved Foxboro’s offense at bay whereas Warren’s clutch kick with 9:48 left put the Hornets in entrance.
Following a three-and-out compelled by the Hornets’ protection, Mansfield obtained the ball again with 6:15 left and by no means gave it again to Foxboro. Senior operating again Mason Bordieri, who had 22 carries for 80 yards and 7 catches for 83 yards, was the principle cause for that as he took seven straight arms off, which included a fourth-down conversion, earlier than a fourth-down sneak from Vallett sealed one other Thanksgiving win for the Hornets.
“That’s all you’re employed for,” Bordieri mentioned. “We struggled to maneuver the chains constantly all sport. … After which that final five-and-a-half minutes, it was simply you bought another shot at this workforce to place them away and we did.”
