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The Bedford Jr. Bulldogs Pop Warner football team battled the Manchester Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 14. Stephen Simpson collected a trio of touchdowns for the locals, while quarterback Colin Hoak led the offense, which featured strong blocking from linemen Jackson Rand, Ryan Fox, Austin Creel and Brian Haines. Tailback Ryan Andrews also ran well.
Defensive linemen Sean Campbell, Cole Glennon, Kyle Russell, Max Marchand and Ryan Andrews controlled the Eagles’ attack with help from linebackers Parker Joyce, Allen Gawlowicz, Colin Hoak and Devin LaFrance. Kyle Morin contributed all over the field.
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The Jr. ’Dogs battled back from two early scores in a match-up with the Hampstead Wildcats.
Mason Blanchard, playing aggressively, keyed the first-half defense. Matt Gilligan put the Bulldogs on the scoreboard, following blocks from Colton Krasinski and offensive linemen Jared Neikam and Peter Dopher. Joey Sanclemente and Max Chartier led the second-half attack, and Khorrie Zamor scored following fine blocks from Chase MacEachern and Clayton Vessels.
Junior Pee Wees Silver
Wayland fell to the locals, 26-0. Marco Santini, Alden Skillings, Alex Skillings and Jack Hanaway scored the touchdowns for the 6-1 Jr. Bulldogs. Hanaway connected with Bobby Burnett on a 30-yard pass play. Patrick Simpson’s block sprung Santini, while Ray Etzo, Brendan Kelliher, Christian Reed, Eric Sauvageau, Tate Adams and Sean Looney created the openings for the other scores.
Aidan Wheeler, Hanaway, Ryan Dwyer, Reed and Etzo were big parts of another shutout effort for the defense.
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The Jr. ’Dogs hammered Hampstead, 27-0, for their first win this season. Casey Schehl scored twice, sandwiching Jaxson Mantel and Jacob Lathram touchdowns. Nick Angelini and Ian Kondek added extra points. Angelini’s diving catch set up Lathram’s score. Grant Mello, Trent Fortune, Matt Howe, Cody Miller, and Matt Grassett blocked for Mantel’s tally. The inside running of Trent Fortune and Kondek kept the Hampstead offense off the field most of the second half.
Tony Martucci, Fortune, Riley Ewing and Angelini made interceptions on defense. Ewing, Martucci, Tom Desroche and Mello contained Hampstead’s outside running game. Howe, Griffin Lyons, Nathan Denault, Lathram, Cody Miller and Chris Miller stopped the ’Cats’ inside attack.
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In a 12-0 win over Hampstead, Tucker Lavigne followed fine blocks from Nicki Burdick and Ben Miller for one score, and Tyler Allen intercepted a fourth-quarter pass and returned it for the other tally. The team improved to 7-0.
Junior Pee Wees Red
Bedford shut out Hampstead, 20-0, as Josh Belz capped each of the three scoring drives for the locals. Matt Dyer and Andy Penaskovic added extra points to account for the final score.
Defensive standouts included Ben Beals and Tommy Fortin; linemen Ryan Belz and AJ Fox; and cornerback Dan Colella.
On offense, Kyle Colella at end, guards Jacob Gordon and Justin Mello, and tackles Teddy Mello, Sam Stanton and Jason Izbicki blocked well at the line. Tailback Colin Cashin added some downfield blocks.