WATERTOWN- Tabor Academy dominated Buckingham Browne & Nichols 42-6 to win the NEPSAC Group B common season title at Grove Road Subject Advanced Friday night time.
“We’re simply so lucky to have so many children and coaches that love one another and love
soccer. This week the eye to element, the trouble, and general effort was second to none” stated
Tabor head coach Jeff Moore. “I say to our guys on a regular basis, ‘be the hardest staff to play
in opposition to for 48 minutes.’ Our protection is tenacious, and our offense stepped up when it wanted
to.”
The Seawolves (8-0) acquired revenge for final season’s regular-season title sport in opposition to the Knights (6-2). Junior quarterback and Michigan commit Peter Bourque led the onslaught with 4 complete touchdowns (one passing and three dashing). He went 12/18 for 177 yards within the air and 177 yards on 13 makes an attempt on the bottom.
Tabor couldn’t have gotten a quicker begin when Peter Bourque heaved a bomb completely in
stride to receiver junior Kaiden Drinkwater for a 71-yard landing to go up 6-0. BB&N fumbled on their subsequent possession to offer the Seawolves nice discipline place. 5 performs later, sophomore
operating again Lucas Fickeisen elevated their lead by punching in a run from 10 yards out. A
profitable two-point conversion adopted to make it 14-0 midway by means of the primary quarter.
After a Knights three-and-out, Tabor as soon as once more moved down the sphere and Fickeisein discovered the tip zone once more on a nine-yard run to shut out earlier than the primary quarter ended.
BB&N confirmed life and made probably the most out of a Seawolves fumble on their 21-yard line. On the following drive, senior QB Damon Taylor related with senior receiver Sam Kelley on a 10-yard move to make the rating 21-6. Sadly for the Knights, this might be as shut because it acquired.
On the subsequent drive, Bourque scored a one-yard dashing landing to make it 28-6 to finish the primary half.
Selecting up proper the place he left off, Bourque took the fourth play of the third quarter 77 yards
on a designed run to make the rating 35-6. Bourque would later add a nine-yard dashing landing to push the rating to 42-6.
“It meant the world to win this sport,” Bourque stated. “Since final yr, I’ve had a bitter style in my mouth. They’re an excellent staff, however we got here out and received, and I’m thrilled. Our o-line is likely one of the greatest within the nation, and so they create large holes and gaps for us to run by means of.”
This victory clinched an undefeated common season for the Seawolves and gave them the proper to host their bowl sport subsequent week. Coincidentally, that may come in opposition to the Knights.
