Top Games From 2009: No. 9
(No. 9)
PLYMOUTH 13, LACONIA 7
at Plymouth
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
The Bobcats won this contest -- their 50th consecutive victory -- with ground control. Plymouth didn't throw a pass in the contest and held Brian Bozek, Laconia's top running back, to 37 yards rushing on nine carries.
"The passing game was outstanding," Plymouth coach Chuck Lenahan said. "No incompletions and no interceptions."
Plymouth received two touchdowns from senior halfback Colin Hay, who scored on a 6-yard run with 4:16 left in the first half, and an 18-yard run with 4:58 to play in the third quarter.
Laconia created some suspense when quarterback Zach Corbin scored from a yard away with 1:07 left in the game, but the Bobcats pounced on the onside kick and celebrated after their closest game of the year.
Plymouth rushed for 193 yards on 47 attempts. Fullback Kyle McAulliffe led the way with 99 yards on 22 carries.
The victory improved Plymouth's record to 6-0 overall, 5-0 in Division IV. Laconia dropped to 4-2 overall and 4-1 in the division.
The teams met again in the Division IV championship game, where Plymouth prevailed 38-0. That victory stretched Plymouth winning streak to 55 games, which is currently the longest winning streak in the nation.
Coming Friday: Top Game No. 8
(No. 10)
BOW 17, PELHAM 14
at Pelham
Roger Brown
nhfootballreport.com
Bow's second-half offensive performance was the story in this contest that featured two Division V playoff teams.
The Falcons trailed 14-7 at halftime, but controlled the ball for 19 minutes and 49 seconds in the final two quarters. Nevertheless, Pelham led 14-10 until the final minute, when Bow quarterback Austin Hill hooked up with tight end Tom Poitras for a 10-yard TD pass with 28 seconds to play. Bow led 17-14 after Poitras converted the point-after kick.
Poitras also made a 38-yard field goal with 3:38 left in the third quarter.
Pelham still had a chance to pull out the victory, but quarterback Joe DeAngelo tossed a long pass that fell incomplete in the end zone one play before he was sacked as time expired.
"Give Bow a lot of credit," Pelham coach Tom Babaian said. "Their players capitalized on all of our mistakes and did everything needed to get a win. Bottom line was they ate up a lot of clock and we just couldn't stop them."
DeAngelo passed for 148 yards and ran for 81 in the loss, which dropped Pelham's record to 2-2. The Pythons didn't lose again until they dropped a 32-18 decision to Bishop Brady in the semifinals.
DeAngelo ran for a touchdown and connected with Kevin Cheam for a 24-yard TD pass that helped Pelham build a 14-7 lead. Bow's other TD came on an 11-yard run by Atticus Swett with 2:39 left in the second quarter.
Bow ran 36 plays from scrimmage in the second half -- 24 more than Pelham.
The victory raised Bow's record to 4-0. The four victories came by a total of 14 points.
