BOSTON – The Plymouth North and Plymouth South rivalry stretches virtually 30 years, however will probably be powerful to discover a higher sport and backdrop than the Battle for the Rock in 2025.
Senior quarterback Timmy Durocher scored the game-winning landing in additional time to elevate Plymouth South (7-4) to the 27-21 victory over Plymouth North (5-6), on a regular basis within the shadows of the Inexperienced Monster at Fenway Park.
Durocher, a dual-threat quarterback, completed with 177 all-purpose yards together with all 4 touchdowns within the sport, whereas fellow senior Max Arnold led the Panthers with 130 yards dashing on 19 carries.
Whereas the Panthers are 1-0 within the rivalry on the grass at Fenway Park, the collection now stands 19-10 in favor of the Eagles.
The Thanksgiving tilt was the ultimate time Durocher will ever put on the pads as he has enlisted within the Military after highschool. The surreal second of scoring the ultimate landing, in his ultimate sport, because the game-winner in additional time for the Panther doesn’t escape the senior captain.
“Till now, I might not say I used to be a real twin menace, however I made some passes you can now chalk me down as a real twin menace. I’m simply happy with myself and teammates for getting my again when issues had been a bit going our means,” Durocher stated. “We knew the group was going to be wonderful, we knew the sector was going to be nice. That is simply an incredible feeling to be out right here. Oh yeah, we lastly received our tenth win towards them – we’re in double digits now.”
The Panthers had been poised to win from the beginning with a 13-play drive that ate up the primary 7:28 of the primary quarter. Durocher tossed his lone landing go off a play-action rollout for six yards to Max Cherry for the 6-0 lead.
However two Plymouth South turnovers became scores for the Eagles within the first half as Oliver Enokian recovered a fumble and Liam Joyce stripped a ball off a reception to arrange two of Gio Lynch-Ruberio’s three dashing touchdowns within the sport, and the Eagles led 14-6 on the half.
“I advised the children at halftime that there’s a lot of soccer left. This staff has fought via video games all 12 months. We had been in related conditions in different video games,” stated Panthers head coach Darren Fruzzetti. “I advised the children we had been going to exit, get a cease on protection, come again, rating, go for 2, and so they made me appear to be a prophet.”
The Panthers soaked within the halftime speech and compelled the Eagles right into a three-and-out with their first collection of the second half. Even higher, the Panthers went on an 11-play drive as Durocher took the quarterback dive for a one-yard rating and capped it off with a reverse two-point conversion. Durocher handed off to Chase Makris, who flipped the reverse to Arnold, who hit Durocher ultimately zone broad open to tie issues 14-14 with 3:50 left within the third.
“I’m simply happy with the blokes for sticking via all the things. We had been down at halftime, however we advised ourselves that we might hold combating it doesn’t matter what; we had been going to play to the ultimate whistle,” stated Arnold.
With the rating tied 14-14, Durocher scored his third landing of the sport on a 15-yard sweep to the pylon at 9:21 of the fourth quarter.
However Gio Lynch-Ruberio was matching Durocher score-for-score because the Eagles operating again did all he may to maintain the Eagles shut along with his third landing of the sport after the squads exchanged possessions within the ultimate quarter.
On the primary play from scrimmage, Lynch-Ruberio, who performed for the Panthers earlier than transferring to the rival Eagles, scored on an electrical 77-yard scamper to the home with 4:51 left in regulation. Trey Thatcher break up the uprights for the third time for the Eagles to tie issues up 21-21.
After the Panthers punted on their subsequent collection, Plymouth North had a shot to win in regulation with 1:18 left on the clock, however credit score defensive again Caedon Aldridge with a touchdown-saving and game-saving breakup for the Panthers on a ravishing go down the left sideline from Eagles quarterback John Turchinetz, who completed 12-of-19 for 134 yards.
Lynch-Ruberio completed with a game-high 160 yards on solely 15 carries, however it was Durocher who completed the ultimate chapter of his exceptional season and profession, scoring all 4 touchdowns and the two-point conversion to account for 26 of the 27 Panthers’ factors.
“Going downhill like that (on the ultimate landing), there was nothing that was going to convey me down on that final play. I used to be not coming down for something,” stated Durocher, who broke two tackles to spin into the top zone for the ultimate rating.
“I wished to show to myself, my household, to my nation that I can do extra than simply sit round and do nothing. So, I wished to have the ability to put my greatest foot ahead and assist defend the folks round right here,” stated Durocher, who has but to be told of his vacation spot.
“I’m grateful for all the things I’ve been given via this program and this staff. I’m so comfortable to have the ability to exit on prime with my brothers.”
