MIAA D6 Super Bowl: Fairhaven Tops Salem (26-22) – Scoring Summary – Postgame Interviews & Analysis Now Available

In this post: Postgame Interviews – Analysis – Scoring – Game Stats

Salem News sports writers Phil Stacey, Matt Williams, Nick Giannino with Bill Newell (Also a preview of Friday’s Salem News sports coverage

Scoring

Q1 – F – 9:01 – 1-yard run Justin Marques, PAT kick blocked – Fairhaven 6-0 (56-yard drive)

Q1 – S – 6:02 – 1-yard run by Devante Ozuna, two point conversion pass, Corey Grimes to Logan Abboud, Salem 8-6 (61-yard drive)

Q1 – F – 1:43 – 4-yard run by Marques, PAT Kick by Grant Darmofal, Fairhaven 13-8 (15-yard Drive) (Salem fumbled, deep in their territory)

End of the first quarter – Fairhaven 13, Salem 8

No scoring in 2nd quarter

Halftime Score – Fairhaven 13, Salem 8

Second half underway

Q3 – S- 7:58 – 73-yard pass from Cory Grimes to Quinn Rocco Ryan, PAT Kick by Grimes, Salem 15-13. (90 yard drive)

Q3 – f – 5:46 – 49-yard Marques, 2 pt conversion rush failed. Fairhaven 19, Salem 15 – (70 yard drive)

Q4 – F – 3:48 – 3-yard run Marques, PAT kick, Darmofal Fairhaven 26-15

Q4 – S 1:54 – 15-yard pass Grimes to Albert Pujols – PAT by Grimes, Fairhaven 26-22

Standout performance – Fairhaven running back Justin Marques – 46 carries, 228 yards, 4 TDs – 46 rushing attempts sets an MIAA Super Bowl record for rushing attempts

Postgame Interviews

Postgame Analysis with Matt Roy (Boston Herald)

Game Stats

Salem Fairhaven

333 Total Yards 377

145 Rushing Yards 371

188 Passing Yards 6

3 Turnovers 0

Pregame Information

SALEM (Podcast) #3 Salem High football (10-2) will face #8 Fairhaven (11-1) Thursday at Gillette Stadium (3 p.m.) in the MIAA D6 Super Bowl. The Witches are coming off a Thanksgiving win over Beverly (35-14) while Fairhaven also won on Thanksgiving Day topping rival Dartmouth (24-21). Prior to Thanksgiving, Salem had won three playoff games: Dennis Yarmouth (33-26), Cardinal Spellman (55-0), & Stoneham 38-14). Fairhaven also won three playoff games to get to the super bowl: Winthrop (35-21), Norwell (28-14), & Hudson (40-37). In this podcast Salem High football coach Matt Bouchard shares some insights from the Beverly Thanksgiving game and previews Thursday’s super bowl matchup with Fairhaven.

Matt Bouchard – Salem High Football Coach with Bill Newell