GLOUCESTER – The Hamilton-Wenham Generals visit Gloucester for the first time, even though Generals coach Jim Pugh has a history of head-to-head battles with the Fishermen when he coached at Masconomet. Gloucester coach Dan O’Connor is working to avoid a third consecutive losing season. This is the season opener for both teams.
Game Report:
GLOUCESTER – A pair of field goals by senior tight end and place kicker Zachary Walles propelled the Hamilton-Wenham-Generals to a 13-7 win over the Gloucester Fishermen in the season opener for each team.
Gloucester broke out on top first on a 62-yard touchdown sprint by junior running back Caleb DeCoste with 4:58 left to play in the first quarter. Cameron Widfelt added the PAT, and Gloucester led 7-0.
Senior all-everything Markus Nordin evened the score with 51 seconds left in the opening frame when he scored from 10 yards out on a quarterback keeper. Walles added the extra point.
Walles then added a 39 yard field goal in the second quarter, and a 25 yarder in the third to end the scoring.
The game featured a wide disparity in favor of Hamilton-Wenham in terms of time of possession and also featured a lot of penalties. The Generals outgained the Fishermen from scrimmage, 192 yards to 98, holding Gloucester to a total of 4 first downs.
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TODAY’S High School Sports Schedules
Football
Peabody 28, Revere 8
Essex Tech 41, Lynn Tech 8
Lynnfield 28, Saugus 0
Lynnfield (1-0) 14 7 7 0 – 28
Saugus. (0-1) 0 0 0 0 – 0
LY- James Sharkey 8 run (Kevin Connolly Kick good)
LY- Spencer Riley 1 run ( Connolly Kick good)
LY- Robert Marley 40 pass from Nick Razzaboni (Connolly Kick good)
LY- Charles Capachietti 70 run (Connolly Kick good)
Nick Razzaboni 12/18 127 yds 1 passing t
Manchester Essex 21, Ipswich 7
Masconomet 26, Newburyport 14
Chelsea 24, Salem 19
Marblehead 28, Concord-Carlisle 0
Hamilton-Wenham 13, Gloucester 7
South Hadley at Bishop Fenwick (7)
St. John’s Prep 47, Marshfield 42
Pentucket 14, Austin Prep 7
St. Mary’s 42, Cardinal Spellman 9
Methuen 48, Lynn English 22
Boys soccer
Georgetown at Ipswich (3:45)
Hamilton-Wenham 6, Manchester-Essex 5
Bishop Fenwick at Newburyport (4).
Girls soccer
Hamilton-Wenham 2, Manchester Essex 1
Manchester-Essex scored fifteen minutes into the game on a defensive miscue by the Generals. A few minutes later junior midfielder Ella Schenker served a ball into the box. Freshman midfielder Annie Moynihan volleyed the ball in for her first Varsity goal. With the game tied at halftime, the Generals came out strong in the second half. Just over three minutes into the second half, senior forward Claire Nistl took a pass from senior midfielder Jane Maguire. Nistl beat two defenders and slotted the ball past the ME goalie.
Sophomore goalie Stewart Bernard earned her first Varsity win in net with 4 saves.
Senior forward Kara O’Shea played a solid game serving as a target and starting many of the Generals offensive runs.
Hamilton-Wenham(1-0) faces Ipswich on the road on Monday.
Ipswich at Georgetown (3:45)
Essex Tech at Newburyport (4)
Newton North at Peabody (4)
Field hockey
Northeast at Bishop Fenwick (4)
Peabody at Masconomet 10, Peabody 1
Swampscott at Danvers (5:30)
Beverly at Marblehead (4)
Volleyball — Pingree at Concord Academy (4:30)
Methuen at Beverly (5:30)
Bishop Fenwick at Marblehead (5:30)
Masconomet at Billerica (5:30)
Revere at Swampscott (5:30)
Essex Tech at Lowell Catholic (5:30)
Peabody at Woburn (5:30).
Golf
Hamilton-Wenham at Triton (3:30)
