Pembroke News : football

Pembroke Acadmey prevails in rain, mud against visiting John Stark

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:01:00 GMT

The end result was precisely what Dave Tremblay, Pembroke Academy’s football coach, wanted. The means to that end, he said, require some tweaking.

PA opened slowly, answered quickly, then dominated on defense to beat visiting John Stark, 12-6, on Saturday, Sept. 12.

The Spartans allowed two long third-down gains – the latter resulting in a touchdown – on the Generals’ opening drive. Surprise, coupled with poor tackling, put the hosts in an early hole, said their mentor.

“We talked about how big the John Stark (running) backs are,” said Tremblay in the PA weight room. “But I think they needed to see for themselves what (the coaching staff) meant.”

Pembroke responded with its running game to knot the score on the ensuing drive. Junior Benjamin Kroll found the end zone from 13 yards out.

Throughout the remainder of the contest, Kroll, classmates Blake Beauchesne and Nathan Segedy, and two seniors, Jose Alicia and Dawson Matter, ran well for PA.

Kroll’s second score, early in the fourth quarter, capped a quick drive set up by Michael Berthiaume’s fumble recovery on the Stark 12-yard line.

Still, the game wasn’t decided until timely runs in the final three minutes from Beauchesne, 8 yards; Kroll, 20 yards; and Segedy, 32 yards.

“We were, I think, the more physical team,” said Tremblay. “That certainly paid off in the fourth quarter, when we broke a couple of big runs to the outside late in the game.”

The coach is confident of his team’s chances to reach the Division III playoffs.

That’s possible, even probable, provided PA plays defense as it did against Stark, minimizes turnovers on offense and avoids late-game letdowns that, Tremblay said, cost the team at least two wins in 2008.

With just seven seniors on Saturday’s Pembroke roster and more than two dozen freshmen joining the program this year, the numbers – just as they were following this early-season contest – are in the coach’s favor.

Jr. Spartans reach state final with steady, determined team play

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:27:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY

In the state final, the Pembroke Jr. Spartans smelled the end zone. They just never tasted it.

Hampered by an ankle injury to starting quarterback Seth Gonya, Pembroke fell in the title game of the Granite State Football League, 30-0, to a powerful Bedford Jaguars team that heads to Orlando, Fla., with an 11-0 mark and a chance at the American Youth Football national championship.

“We were able to move the ball for two and a half or three quarters at will, and then when we got to the red zone, Bedford would shut us down,” said the Jr. Spartans’ head coach, Len Poole. “Whether it was exhaustion or the strength of the other team, we’ve never been in a game of that magnitude.”

Poole, in his second year with a group that includes students from six area middle schools, took control of a squad that won zero games two years ago and just two last year. The Jr. Spartans finished the regular season 7-1 before splitting a pair of postseason games. The team fell to Bedford in October, 28-20, in the last minute of that game.

“We revamped the entire coaching staff and provided stability,” said Poole. “These kids see that what we’re saying now will be the same next year and the same as last year. They need that within a program in order to be successful.”

In the title game, Pembroke kept the top-seeded Jaguars in check during the first half and headed into intermission trailing only 8-0, but Bedford pulled away in the second half.

Poole said he has been impressed with the progress his three running backs, Mike Melvin, Devaun Gil and Nick Francios, have made.

“I have been waiting for a long time for them to really come into their own, and that time finally came,” said Poole. “Mike especially, I wanted him to understand what he has. He has a lot of potential. I think he has the skill sets to be big.”

Setting up its spot in the championship game was Pembroke’s 30-20 victory over Concord in the semifinal and an offense that scored the secondhighest point total in the league.

“The backs received the glory, but without the offensive line they would not have been able to move the ball,” said Poole. Brad Scheaffer, Bryan Doughty, Dan Reeves, Colin Flannagan and Mike Walter were the Jr. Spartans’ starting linemen.

Though Poole said losing Gonya to injury was a difficult blow for the team’s title hopes, replacement Ben Paradis did a solid job of leading the offense. “Without getting a decent amount of snaps during the year, it puts a lot of stress on you where you haven’t had it before,” said Poole. “He only had about 35 seconds to think about it.”

After two difficult seasons heading into 2008, Poole said the relationships between his players lifted the team – captained by Francios, Doughty and Tony Vazquez – to its strong finish. “Last year, I had a much smaller team, but I never got them to work as a team,” said Poole. “This year, we were 26 kids, and they are all friends.”

Pembroke’s big plays defeat John Stark

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:23:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR

To even the most subjective observer, there was little noticeable difference, in terms of talent, between the two teams clashing on the varsity gridiron. The respective coaches agreed: neither squad had a distinct advantage.

Yet the numbers on the scoreboard told an altogether different story.

Indeed, a 28-12 final is a pretty clear indicator of one team’s supremacy over the other, but not in the case of John Stark and Pembroke Academy.

Though PA earned the decisive victory, both units were able to put together sustained drives throughout the battle on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The difference turned out to be a touchdown on the opening kickoff, a third-quarter fumble returned to paydirt and an interception in the end zone.

After PA’s Chris Allen returned the first play of the game 75 yards to give his team the early advantage, the Spartans recovered a fumble on Stark’s ensuing drive and added six points when senior quarterback John Natalizio found Vince Verreccia in the back of the end zone.

The Generals rebounded with a solid drive and a 3-yard touchdown run by sophomore Ian Kuck, but botched the snap on the extra point. Pembroke then put together a 71-yard drive, credited entirely to fullback Dan Kroll, who capped the march by punching in a 6-yard score.

Stark’s quarterback, David Wilson, led his team back down the field and eventually scampered into the end zone himself, but that was all the scoring the Generals could muster.

In the second half, freshman Chris Beauregard forced a fumble, and Verrechia notched his second touchdown on a 45- yard return.

Another long John Stark drive ended with a Natalizio interception in the end zone.

Pembroke, said John Stark’s first-year coach, Bob Clarke, is a fine team, but one the Generals can beat.

“We executed well at times, but we just had breakdowns,” said Clarke. “We’re playing freshmen and sophomores, so we’re young and we’re making mistakes, but I cannot fault the kids’ attitudes ... They’re giving me absolutely everything they’ve got, they just need to learn how to win.”

The Spartans began that same process last year, and though they are also young, coach Dave Tremblay said they’re showing marked progress.

“We were pretty evenly matched with John Stark, size-wise, but I think we had a little more speed than them,” he said. “We’re coming along, and I definitely think we can hit with most teams (in D-III). We’re not really thinking playoffs right now, but the kids are having a lot of fun this year, and the program’s moving in the right direction.”

Divisional shake-up heats up Neighborhood rivalries

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:55:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR

Division III football has a different look in 2008. While perennial beast Souhegan of Amherst remains the favorite, and always-solid Milford and Portsmouth are still around as well, Plymouth, winner of seven of the last 10 D-III titles, moves down a division.

“From year to year, the teams change so much it’s always hard to say who is going to compete, although there are some teams that are more consistent than others,” said second-year Pembroke coach Dave Tremblay. “I’ll tell you one thing: I’m not sad to see Plymouth leave.”

That opens the door for a handful of Neighborhood teams to step into the playoff picture.

While Tremblay’s upand- coming group continues to develop a feeder program and looks to improve on a four-win 2007, John Stark petitioned to remain in D-III despite having Division-IV enrollment.

Goffstown, meanwhile, heads back to D-III after two years in Division II. And then there’s Bedford, new to the varsity gridiron, but very much a future threat in the nine-team division.

Goffstown coach Rob Cathcart said his team, like every other in the division, aspires to compete with Souhegan each year. Equally important, however, are the natural rivalries created by the new alignment. Unlike D-II, where Goffstown traveled to the seacoast for at least half its games, Bedford and John Stark are within 15 miles. Souhegan, Con-Val and Milford aren’t much farther.

Aside from Portsmouth, in fact, all schools, including Pembroke, are within a onehour drive of one another.

Winning is another story.

Cathcart said he hopes to use the lessons learned in D-II to his squad’s advantage. Last season, Goffstown fell one win short of reaching the playoffs.

“Division II was very competitive, from top to bottom, and you really had to dedicate yourself to the sport and to the weight room,” said Cathcart, who noted Bedford’s new coach, Kurt Hines, was one of the reasons for the Grizzlies success in 2007.

Hines, a strength and conditioning guru, spent seven years at Souhegan before assisting at Goffstown last season.

He said he recognized that without a senior class, his Bulldogs are going to be outsized by everyone they meet, yet he promised his players are ready to compete.

“Those teams are going to be bigger than us, but if we can be better conditioned and in shape, we can stay in a lot of games,” said Hines. “As a coaching staff, the biggest challenge is really getting these kids to realize football is a collision sport. I know it’s easy to say, but once you get out there and start getting hit in a real game, it’s a different story.”

Hines said John Stark is another program ready to break out. “They have some real tough kids up there,” he said. “That’s a team just waiting to explode.” No time like the present, said the Generals’ new head coach, Bob Clarke, who spent 14 years as an assistant at Newport and the last seven years at Bow, an annual D-V contender.

“Even though I’ve coached at Bow, I teach at John Stark, so I do know some of the students, and there’s definitely some talented athletes here,” said Clarke.

Pembroke
Reaching and possibly eclipsing the .500 mark is a reasonable goal for the Spartans in 2008, though Tremblay said he’s keeping his expectations tempered.

“Right now, our main goal is basically getting the kids back into the program and keeping them around and working in the offseason,” said Tremblay. “We just want to … build off last year and get these younger kids involved in the program.”

Three-year starting quarterback John Natalizio leads the PA offense, and he’ll be complemented by senior running back Christopher Allen and left guard Bryan Morrisette.

Fullback Danny Kroll and tight end Vincent Verrechia step into larger roles this season. The team has only eight freshmen this season, so it is likely to rely heavily on its sophomores and juniors.

Tremblay said he anticipates roughly 30 new players in 2009.

Goffstown

The Grizzlies, who fell one point short of the Division II postseason in 2007, head back to D-III. They made the playoffs and lost to Souhegan in 2005.

“We lost a lot in terms of seniors, but I think we should be able to keep the same goal and maybe go a little further this year,” said Cathcart of his postseason expectations. Fullback and middle linebacker Tom Foote leads the team as a workout warrior and pure physical presence on the field.

Allen Finn, an offensive tackle and nose guard, is not far behind Foote in both departments, said Cathcart.

Jamie McGarry, a former halfback, takes over as the team’s starting quarterback this year.

James Waller, Dan Seasholtz and Connor Nolan also lead on both sides of the ball.

Senior speedster Matt Leathers starts at defensive back for the first time this year and enters the game when Goffstown wants to spread the offense and stretch the opposing defense.

Cathcart added his squad has a strong crop of promising sophomores that found success at the D-II freshman level last season. He said he hopes they can contribute this season and make a big impact as juniors and seniors.

John Stark
Taking over at the John Stark helm for former athletics director Bill Raycraft, who led the Generals to the playoffs two years ago, Clarke said he knows he faces a challenge.

Because there are only 18 upperclassmen on the team, the new head coach has the opportunity to instill his philosophy into a strong group of youngsters, which sets up the next couple years.

This year, however, the running game should be solid with a strong offensive line that includes Jeff Wuebbolt, Nick Heafield, Mike Pisapia and Geoffrey Hatchett. They’ll open holes for junior running back Daniel Simeone and senior David Wilson. Simeone and Wilson lead a staunch group of linebackers as well.

Newcomer Ian Kuck, a sophomore, is also expected to contribute on both sides of the ball. “He’s going to be a player,” said Clarke. “He likes to go out and hunt and cause mayhem. You love that in a football player.”

Bedford
The Bulldogs currently have 64 players in the program, which doesn’t give them much depth. In fact, Hines said he may have as many as six starting freshmen. That’s unheard of at the varsity football level.

Still, he said he’ll use every athlete at his disposal and rotate them in and out as much as he can to keep them fresh.

Those players, he said, have a lot of raw talent and are working hard to realize their potential. “A lot of teams with four grades can say if their first line goes down, they’re in trouble. Going in, we’re already a little short of that,” said Hines. “But the kids are believing in themselves, and they know they can win some games.”

Though his original goal was a .500 season, Hines said two or three wins is a more realistic expectation for the young squad.

“I told them at practice that everything we do this year, every time we step onto the field or in the weight room, we’re just putting money in the bank.”

Playmakers – ‘Tackling and blocking’ lead PA to another win

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:10:00 GMT

BY RYAN O'CONNOR

Two big plays were enough to extend Pembroke Academy football’s improbable run toward the Division III postseason.

Taking advantage of the hosts’ many mistakes, PA won its first road game, 14-10, at John Stark Regional High School on Saturday, Oct. 13.

PA improved to 4-3, good for fifth place in D-III. The top four teams in the division vie for the championship.

“We knew pretty much we would have to win out to have a (playoff) chance, so this was a big win for us today,” said head coach Dave Tremblay.

The Spartans set the tone on defense early, stalling an 80-yard Stark drive with four consecutive stops inside the PA 10-yard line, including twice at the goal.

One play later, however, Pembroke was down 2-0; the Generals stuffed a pitch to tailback Justin Muniz in the end zone.

“That’s what we do. We pitch the ball,” said Tremblay. “We’re running east and west as much as we’re running north and south. We try to get teams moving to the side. We want to get those linebackers moving because then we can counter them.”

That’s what they did one quarter later.

With just under six minutes remaining in the half, the locals recovered a Stark fumble at the Pembroke 7.

The next play, Muniz received another pitch, sliced sharply left, broke free and took off, jetting 92 yards. That touchdown, plus Patrick McCormack’s extra point, gave PA a 7-2 halftime edge.

Though John Stark produced a lengthy nine-play, 92-yard third-quarter drive resulting in a go-ahead touchdown, the Spartans were undeterred.

The ensuing drive, quarterback John Natalizio mishandled the snap but recovered, sidestepping left, slipping two defenders and rumbling 49 yards into the end zone.

Natalizio put the Spartans ahead for good.

The PA defense was stout throughout the contest, taking over twice on downs, pulling down an interception, and forcing three fumbles – one recovered.

Making tackles and blocking well, said Tremblay, have fueled Pembroke’s success.

“That’s it. It’s pretty basic stuff,” he said. “Every week it’s pretty much the same for us. You know, it seems we’re always outsized. Everyone’s got more speed than us. We’re too small, too slow to compete. But we’ve got a lot of heart on this team.”

The Spartans next host perennial D-III power Souhegan High School of Amherst on Saturday, Oct. 20.

“We haven’t lost at home yet, and I don’t expect to lose,” said Tremblay. “And neither do the kids.”

Playoff push – Pembroke reaches .500 with victory, faces John Stark next

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:13:00 GMT

BY JERRY LIPTAK

The Spartans shoved. The Eagles pushed back. But when the hosts shoved harder still, the visitors teetered and were ultimately toppled in a 34-18 Pembroke Academy victory over Kennett on Saturday, Oct. 6.

A pair of first-half touchdowns – a short run from Douglas Merrill and a 42-yard trek by Christopher Allen, who followed a lead block from quarterback John Natalizio – gave PA a 12-0 edge.

Kennett responded in the second quarter, cutting the locals’ lead to 12-6 at halftime.

“I told them (at halftime) it was pretty important that we take control right away with a sustained drive of four or five minutes,” said Pembroke head coach Dave Tremblay. “And that’s pretty much what happened.”

Indeed, Justin Muniz capped the second-half’s opening drive with a 12-yard touchdown run, and PA’s lead swelled to 20-6 when Natalizio hit Merrill in the right corner of the end zone for the two-point conversion.

Roughly four minutes later, Natalizio’s 10-yard scamper and the point-after-touchdown off the foot of Patrick McCormack made the lead three TDs.

The team, specifically the defense, is built on individual responsibility, said Tremblay.

“If they don’t do the job, we lose as a defense. That’s what’s built confidence,” said the first-year coach.
“They know they’ve got to make the play.”

For the most part, the Spartans did. Facing two exceptional Kennett athletes, running back Alain Lanciaux and 6-foot-4 tight end Ian White, Pembroke contained most of the damage with good tackling and two forced fumbles.

Jon-Michael Gattuso and Dakota Arsenault each made seven stops, while Gattuso and Nathan Huntley caused fumbles that Brian Juranty and Muniz recovered.

Benjamin Mitchell and Allen added four tackles apiece, helping the Spartans improve to 3-3.

The three wins represent the biggest total in the history of the program, though Tremblay grinned at mention of the achievement.

“I’m hoping for more than that,” he said.

Three games remain, including a road trip to Weare for a match-up with 3-3 John Stark on Saturday, Oct.. 13, at 1:30 p.m.

The teams bring similar hard-hitting, aggressive styles to the game. The winner continues its fight for a postseason berth; the loser drops below .500.

The Spartans and their coach expect a rough contest, complete with lots of pushing and shoving at the line of scrimmage, though the Generals are nowhere near a pushover.

“Whoever is willing to accept four yards (a play) should do pretty well,” said Tremblay.

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After Kennett cut the lead to 27-12, Mitchell’s 2-yard burst on fourth down ended the Eagles’ final hope to pull off a comeback.

Late heroics earn PA a win

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:49:00 GMT

BY JERRY LIPTAK

Pembroke Academy stunned its fans and, more importantly, visiting Portsmouth with a late-game defensive stop and subsequent touchdown, beating the Clippers, 14-10, on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Portsmouth led the Spartans, 10-7, when it reached the PA 5-yard line in the fourth quarter. But four straight stops by the locals – three by Justin Muniz and the last by Ben Mitchell – turned the ball over to Pembroke.

Two plays later, with less than two minutes remaining on the clock, Muniz ran past the cornerback and behind the safety, hauling in a strike from scrambling quarterback John Natalizio near midfield and running for the 83-yard touchdown.

Pat McCormack kicked the second of his two extra points to account for the final score.

However, the game wasn’t secured until captain Doug Merrill intercepted a fourth-down pass to stop the visitors’ last-gasp drive.

Natalizio hooked up with Mitchell in the first quarter for a 73-yard touchdown, with Mitchell catching the ball 15 yards downfield and racing into the end zone.

Merrill rushed for 45 yards on eight carries, and Natalizio added 25 yards on the ground and 171 through the air.

Mitchell’s fourth-quarter, fourth-down stop, said PA head coach Dave Tremblay, was the direct result of outside linebacker Vince Verrechia’s stuffing Portsmouth’s lead blocker.

Muniz returned a kick 27 yards and recovered a fumble caused by Jon-Michael Gattuso on the 5-yard line.

Tremblay also credited Dakota Arsenault, Nathan Huntley, captain Brian Juranty, Nathan Langone, Mike Berthiume and Jose Alicia with solid defensive efforts.

The win moves the Spartans to 1-1 as they prepare for homecoming against 0-2 Kingswood on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 1:30 p.m.

“Everyone keeps saying how small we are, how young we are and how slow we are. Our kids don’t see it that way,” said Tremblay. “This is our homecoming week. The support from the students and faculty has been outstanding this season. Our boys will be ready for Saturday, I have no doubt.”

Program able – Pieces are in place for on-field improvement

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:03:00 GMT

BY RYAN O'CONNOR

Last year’s Pembroke Academy football team won once. The 2007 Spartans return nearly all of last year players and first-year head coach Dave Tremblay said that’s a good thing.

“We graduated only three kids from last year, so the entire team is back … from a team that was made up almost entirely of sophomores and juniors,” said Tremblay.

But if his team stays healthy, the coach said he can envision a scenario resulting in Pembroke’s first playoff appearance.

“I’m pretty excited about the possibility, but we haven’t really set that goal yet,” Tremblay said. “The attitude of the program is much better this year than last year. The kids kind of felt like they weren’t going to do anything (in 2006), and that’s exactly what happened. This year, they feel like they are going to do good things, and they’re buying into it, and you can see it in practice, and you can see it at the scrimmages.”

The Spartans feature 12 seniors, 11 who start, and 12 juniors, including at least six in the starting lineup.

Junior John Natalizio returns with a year of quarterbacking experience to lead the offense.

Senior captains this year include Brian Juranty a guard and inside linebacker; Doug Merrill, who starts at fullback and inside linebacker; Ben Mitchell, a running back and outside linebacker; and Justin Muniz, Pembroke’s starting strong safety and running back, who Tremblay said is one of his best players on both sides of the ball.

Tremblay and company also welcome two transfers who are expected to contribute immediately.

Dakota Arsenault is literally a huge presence on this year’s defense. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Oklahoma transfer, who started at inside linebacker, steps into the Pembroke defense as the biggest player on the team.

The other significant addition, junior Vincent Verrachia, transferred from Canada and is expected to start at outside linebacker and contribute at tight end as well.

“We’ve gotten some new kids into the program that are really going to be contributors in spots we were lacking,” said Tremblay.

Moreover, last year’s successful freshmen team is feeding several additional players into the varsity roster, a trend Tremblay hopes to see continue. This year’s ninth-grade squad currently has 24 players, many of whom won the state Pop Warner title as Midgets.

Program able – Successful head coach and his staff imprint new attitude at PA

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:57:00 GMT

BY RYAN O'CONNOR

The Pembroke Academy football team has never had a winning football season, but Dave Tremblay has immediate plans to change the success and the mentality of the program and all those involved.

Tremblay, who this year takes over as varsity head coach, has been part of developmental football in the greater Hooksett area for almost a decade.

For seven years, Tremblay built successful Pop Warner teams with the Hooksett Hurricanes, which draw many of the same players – roughly 70 percent – from Allenstown, Pembroke and Epsom that Pembroke Academy does.

His final two years, Tremblay’s Junior Midget and Pee Wee squads finished second in the state in Division 1.

Then Richard Doell, his predecessor at Pembroke Academy, asked him to start a feeder program at the middle school.

The Junior Spartans went on to finish second in the state both years, making Tremblay’s team runners-up four straight seasons.

Now Tremblay, taking on his most difficult task yet, tries to win his first title, at any level, with a program that hasn’t exceeded four wins in its 11-year history.

But things are being done a little differently in 2007.

“When I came over and started the Junior Spartans, coach Doell told me to go ahead and run what I had been for the last several years, which helped bring in extra players, but didn’t get them accustomed to what they were doing at the high school,” said Tremblay, who also coached the academy’s junior varsity team last season. “The first thing I did was get a hold of the middle school coaches and taught them the offense and defense, so now they run exactly what we’re running at the high school, and the players are learning the same plays and terminology from sixth grade on.”

Though Suzanne Klink is also stepping into a new role, as athletics director at Pembroke Academy, she said Tremblay’s attitude and demeanor is exactly what the program needs to become respectable.

“The first thing I can tell you about him is he’s a stand-up guy,” said Klink. “We’ve had very good communication thus far, and I expect our football team is going to go out there and give 100 percent and be gentlemen at the same time.”

And since Tremblay was announced as head coach, the roster has increased from 39 players at the end of 2006 to 61 participants to begin 2007.

“I’m pretty excited about (heading the team), but I was hesitant at first because I had mixed feelings about the history here … The team hasn’t been real strong in terms of participation,” said Tremblay. “To have only 39 kids finishing the season last year is not acceptable in my opinion. So going in I knew we definitely had to do something with the numbers.

“Once I was appointed head coach, the kids started coming out of the woodwork, so that’s obviously a pretty good sign.”

Tremblay has also brought in several coaches familiar with his system, including Mike Tatro, who has been his first mate for nine years and is taking over as Pembroke’s varsity defensive coordinator and assistant head coach.

Marty Auger, who has been with Trembley the last four years, serves as assistant defensive coordinator, and Keith Allen, in his third stint as a coach with the school, takes on the JV head coaching duties.

Jake Cheney, who recently graduated from Plymouth State College, where he was a wide receiver, coaches his position at the varsity level, and Mike Natalizio takes over as offensive coordinator for the freshmen and JV squads.

For the middle school team, Lenny Poole is the new eighth-grade head coach, and Frank Rhoades, one of the original coaches with the high school, is the offensive coordinator.

PA seeks football coaches

Hooksett Editor — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:42:00 GMT

Pembroke Academy football is looking for middle-school junior varsity football coaches for this year’s team.

Also, the Pembroke Academy high school football team seeks assistant coaches for the fall.

Interested candidates should contact Dave Tremblay at 493-7385.