DUXBURY — Every time Scituate clashes with Duxbury in soccer, a traditional is sort of assured.
The 2 Patriot League heavyweights have confronted off within the Div. 4 Tremendous Bowl thrice within the final 4 seasons. On Friday, it was Grayson Foley’s time to shine in a daily season bout. The senior operating again racked up a whopping 33 carries for 185 yards and a pair of touchdowns, delivering the Sailors a powerful 27-15 victory over the Dragons on the street.
“(It meant) loads,” Foley mentioned. “Going through Duxbury, it’s a rivalry recreation. They’re an awesome program. Then popping out, successful the sport, particularly after that Tremendous Bowl win? That’s an enormous workforce second for us, and an enormous push for the remainder of the season.”
Each time these bitter rivals have met in recent times, there has by no means been a scarcity of offense. All through the opening quarter, nonetheless, each packages struggled to get right into a rhythm. The primary strike really got here defensively. After Scituate got here up quick on an extended drive to open the sport, senior James Trombly learn a cross from Duxbury’s Brady Rhinesmith. He proceeded to intercept the Dragons’ captain, taking it to the home for a pick-six to supply the Sailors a 6-0 lead whereas gorgeous the gang with 7:22 left within the opening quarter.
The defensive stalemate carried into the second quarter, when the Sailors staged a drive deep into the Duxbury purple zone. Trying to sneak for a primary down, Pomona-Pitzer commit and Scituate quarterback Jonny Donovan spun off a number of would-be tacklers for a four-yard landing scamper, because the Sailors doubled their lead at 12-0, an edge they’d carry into intermission.
Nevertheless, Duxbury (1-1) responded to open the second half, staging an extended drive of its personal. Rhinesmith punctuated issues with a one-yard landing rush because the Dragons sliced their deficit to 12-7.
But a star participant like Foley can solely be saved in examine for thus lengthy. After Duxbury stymied Scituate’s floor recreation early, the senior broke off a vital 27-yard landing run of his personal, snatching the momentum proper again for the Sailors as they seized a 20-7 benefit with 1:22 left within the third.
“The play labored out fairly nicely,” Foley mentioned. “Noticed open subject, took the reduce. The blocks have been good. That simply got here out on our facet. Duxbury had been stopping that each one day, however I feel we have been extra ready, popping out after that play. I feel that labored to our success.”
Because the clock continued to tick away later within the fourth, Foley broke issues open for the Sailors, punching in a four-yard rating to assist seal the deal as his group made it a 27-7 contest.
“We form of found out (Duxbury’s) scheme,” mentioned Sailors coach Herb Devine. “They form of threw one thing at us that we haven’t seen this yr. Got here out in a 3-3 stack, 3-4, they usually did a superb job. They bought us on early on, however we discovered a few issues that have been working, and we caught to it.”
Along with Foley’s heroics, Donovan completed 13-for-18 passing for Scituate with 152 yards, on prime of his landing scamper.
Duxbury was led by Rhinesmith, who completed 13-for-20 with 143 passing yards to go together with two complete touchdowns on the evening.
The street doesn’t essentially ease up for the Sailors, who will battle South Shore League powerhouse Norwell subsequent week.
“That win is big momentum,” Foley mentioned. “Simply bought to maintain it going, work more durable daily, and deal with Norwell.”
