FRIDAY'S GAMES
Martha's Vineyard at Bourne, 6:30
I was talking to one of the MV coaches, and he told me several unexpected advantages his team holds in a home game (which is not happening for them today):
- Kids are often taking their first boat ride as they go to oppose MV at home, and arive seasick.
- The MV game is their first trip to an island, and it gets the claustrophobic ones nervous.
- There's a difference between MV and other islands, and the trip to the Vineyard can become bigger than the game.
- One time, with the opponents driving down the field, an osprey flew over the field with a striper in her claws. She landed in her nest, and started ripping into the fish. The opposing team, who were from way inland, got a delay of game penalty because they were all watching the bird.
- He says tonight's game is should be very close, and he knows better than me.
Bourne, 21-20
Taunton at Durfee, 5
If you have no jokes for a game, just read the team names aloud and try to think of "Tauntin' Nat Durfeee."
Taunton, 14-10
Scituate at Dennis-Yarmouth, 6
South Shore kids and Cape kids have a good rivalry, it'd be a good war if America were divided by towns instead of states.
D-Y, 28-27
Blue Hills at Carver, 7
I'd pay for Carver to hire Dan Reeves, just so I can make Coach Reeves/Carve High jokes once aa week until my bank dries up.
Carver, 20-10
Cohasset at Rockland, 7
Two different South Shore species slug it out.
Cohasset, 20-10
Fairhaven at Old Rochester, 7
There is no New Rochester that I am aware of.
OR, 12-10
Falmouth at Mashpee, 7
"Mashpee" sounds like nasty sort of soup.
Mashpee, 20-17
Matignon/SJ at Monomoy, 7
Monomoy should get a shark tank in one of the end zones and have people jump on waterskis it at halftime.
Matignon, 7-6
Nauset at Cardinal Spellman, 7
FOX game of the week.
Spellman, 27-14
Oliver Ames at Plymouth North, 7
Plymouth Norf stomps all over whoever this guy is.
PN, 21-19
Plymouth South at Silver Lake, 7
The world deserves, and I will constantly push for, a North/South Thanksgiving game.
PS, 21-10
Wareham at Bishop Stang, 7
Stang wants no part of the 'Ham, trust me.
?ham, 14-10
Whitman-Hanson at Pembroke, 7
The fate of the interior South Shore will be decided in Pembytown.
W-H, 12-10
Barnstable at No. 4 BC High, 7
Barnstable isn't ranked, but they will be after they stomp all over BCH.
Barney, 28-24
No. 7 Duxbury at No. 16 Holliston, 7
My old school isn't going to lose to anyone named after a sweater.
Duxbury, 70-1
No. 5 Everett at New Bedford, 7
Everett is #1 overall more often than they aren't #1, no mean feat in a state with 200+ schools.
Everett, 30-13
No. 21 Stoughton at No. 3 Marshfield, 7
Marsh Vegas dined on a Jersey team last week, so Stoughtoon will be more like a snack, even with that snazzy #21 ranking.
Vegas, 38-14
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Cape Cod Tech at Tri-County, 1
Trying to word a "Tri-County means you date girls in Sandwich, Scituate and Somerset" joke.
CCT, 7-3
Nantucket at South Shore, 1
The MV coach tells me that landlubber kids are more seasick with the Nantucket games than the MV games, as those extra ferry minutes are essential when making the tougher kids puke.
Nantucket, 20-18
Sandwich at Sharon, 1
It must suck to beat a team with a tough sounding name like Rockland, then get dominated by giry-name team like Sharon.
Sammich, 14-13
Upper Cape at Old Colony, 1
I may check this game if the weather is nice. We'll do the Bourne game tonight.
UC, 21-14
Apponequet at No. 19 Middleboro, 1
Middy gambles the ranking against a local power.
Middleboro, 21-20
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