The Old Rochester Regional High School football team played at Wilmington (6-2) in the MIAA Division 6 state tournament Round of 16 on November 7 and won 47-39 in a triple-overtime thriller. The Bulldogs entered as heavy underdogs, as they were the 13th seed and Wilmington was the fourth.
Quarterback Connor Nelson scored three touchdowns including the game winner. Tucker Roy, Cam Pepin, and Benji Baptiste all had rushing touchdowns. Brody Hiles caught a touchdown pass from Nelson. Defensively, Hiles led the team in tackles, as Owen Pelland had some big tackles as well. Pepin broke up a potential touchdown on third down, as Roy made the play of the season tackling Wilmington’s tight end on fourth-and-goal in the third overtime to seal ORR’s victory.
“After starting the season 0-4, the players have rallied and are playing inspired and motivated football. Benji Baptiste had a monster of a game running and catching and set up almost every score,” said ORR Head Coach Bryce Guilbeault.
The Bulldogs will play at Hudson High School (7-1) on November 14, in the quarterfinals.
Boys Soccer
The Bulldogs played North Reading (13-2-2) in the MIAA Division 3 state tournament Round of 16 on November 8 and won 2-1. Grady Oliveira scored two goals with assists from Tyler Porto and Garrett Ignacio. Old Rochester advanced to the quarterfinals against Norwell (18-0-1) on Wednesday.
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