Impressive Win for Crusaders; Forbes, the Difference
Out with an injury earlier in the season, senior quarterback Quintin Forbes vowed to be back for the Thanksgiving Day game. Looks like Forbes never missed a beat, throwing three touchdown passes and rambling 60 yards for a fourth score, pacing the Crusaders to an impressive 35-21 win over host Tyngsborough in the sixth annual Colonel's Cup game.
A 12-yard TD pass from Forbes to Shane Dawson had GD ahead 6-0 (Kick failed) less than two minutes into the game. Forbes, on a QB keeper, then scored on a 60-yard run, pushing the visitors' lead to 12-0. Senior running back Tristan Lynch rushed for the 2-point conversion.
The Tigers' Austin Escott returned a fumble for a 20-yard TD (Austin Coene kick) to cut the Crusaders' lead to 14-7 after the first quarter. Tyngsborough scored late in the second stanza and the teams went to half tied14-14.
In the third quarter, TD passes from Forbes to Joey Stewart (10 yards) and junior Evan Lexo (16 yards), and two Eric YanchenkoPAT's gave GD a relatively comfortable 28-14 lead going into the final quarter.
A Tristan Lynch 13-yard run early in the fourth and Yanchencko's PAT earned the Crusaders a 35-14 lead.
Forbes, who was named G-D's MVP of the game, rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries and threw touchdowns to Shane Dawson, Joey Stewart and Evan Lexo. David Walker earned Tyngsborough's MVP, completing 5 of 10 passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. Walker rushed for the only touchdown scored in the second quarter.
Solid effort from PJ Kendall with had two sack s for the game. Senior running back Tristan Lynch rushed for 53 yards, a touchdown and two-point conversion run.
For the Crusaders, it was their fifth over-all win in the six-game series. The Colonel's Cup is named in honor of two historical leaders from the colonial towns of Groton, Dunstable and Tyngsboro.
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FINAL FOOTBALL STANDINGS
Mid-Wach B
League Overall
Marlborough 5-0 8-3
Hudson 4-1 8-3
Groton-Dunst.2-3 5-6
Westborough 2-3 3-8
No. Middlesex 2-3 2-9
Algonquin 0-5 2-9
2013 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL LINEUP
Dec. 7, at Gillette Stadium
9:00 a.m. Division-6 Cohasset vs. Littleton
11:00 a.m. Division-4 Dennis-Yarmouth vs. Doherty
1:30 p.m. Division-2 Mansfield vs. St John's
3:30 p.m. Division-1 Central Catholic vs. Xaverian
6:00 p.m. Division-3 Tewksbury vs. Plymouth South
8:00 p.m. Division-5 Bishop Fenwick vs. Northbridge
All games televised on Comcast Sports Net New England (CSNNE)
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RECRUITMENT NIGHT
The 26th annual Eastern Mass. and Southern N.H. college football recruiting night will be held Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 7-9 p.m. at Tewksbury Country Club.
Representatives from area and Eastern colleges will be in attendance. All senior football players are invited at no cost. Contact Tewksbury's Brian Hickey at 978-640-7834 or Wilmington's Ed Harrison at 978-694-6065.
