NORWELL – Scituate soccer star Willy Robinson knew that if there was a time for him to have an excellent recreation, it was going to be on Thursday night. Let’s simply say he delivered.
The senior captain turned in considered one of his finest performances of the season with 16 carries for 90 yards speeding and a trio of touchdowns. He additionally added a punt return for a rating, as Scituate erupted for a 41-6 rout of neighboring rival Norwell.
“We actually thought for us, we wished to do a greater job of operating the ball to arrange the cross,” stated Scituate coach Herb Devine. “Often, our offenses, typically we throw the ball, and actually the best way we’ve all the time performed it’s (seeing) what they will do with us, since you typically by no means know with how groups are going to line up. The main target was to run the ball tonight, and I assumed we did a great job.”
Coming into Thursday evening’s matchup, the first query Devine and his workers have been asking themselves was methods to comprise Norwell’s bruising ground-and-pound model, most notably senior operating again Wiliam Bostrom.
The Sailors merely determined to ascertain the run themselves, with Robinson shouldering the load early. The senior scampered for landing rushes of 11 yards and 4 yards within the opening quarter, as Scituate constructed a 14-0 benefit.
The Sailors opened their playbook late within the second quarter, as junior quarterback Jonny Donovan dumped a display screen cross off to Grayson Foley. After shedding a couple of tackles, the sophomore broke free for a 24-yard landing reception, gorgeous the gang as Scituate pulled additional forward at 21-0 with 3:06 earlier than the break.
It received even worse for Norwell when Lawson Foley snagged an interception returned to the Norwell 35-yard-line with 2:15 to go. Robinson quickly scored his third landing with a 10-yard rush within the waning ticks of the second quarter to make it a 28-0 recreation.
After the Sailors pressured a punt early within the second half, Robinson’s banner evening continued. The senior corralled the kick, then danced his method up the sidelines for an 85-yard return for a rating, and Scituate was off and operating with a 35-0 edge.
“That was truly a reverse play,” stated Robinson. “I catch it, then I reverse the sphere. However I noticed the lane open up. Watch it again, I imply, I believe our blockers did a fairly phenomenal job there. They created the runway. I simply went up the sideline, and I took it.”
Donovan accomplished 9-of-12 cross makes an attempt, ending with 110 yards and the landing cross to Grayson Foley, whereas Lawson Foley added a pair of interceptions for Scituate.
Norwell was pressured to offer it a go with out beginning quarterback Jack Luccarelli, who continues to work again from damage. The Clippers (2-1) additionally noticed their second-stringer with junior Keegan O’Hare exit the sport within the second quarter after sustaining a giant hit on a completion. Because of this, they leaned on Bostrom (17 carries, 67 yards speeding), and the senior accounted for his faculty’s lone rating with a 2-yard run halfway via the third quarter.
“We’ve been working towards for this all week,” stated Robinson. “We thought it was going to be a little bit bit rainier than it was right this moment. So, we knew it was going to be a giant run day. I imply, the boys up entrance contributed. The holes (have been open), proper off the bat, I knew it was going to be a great day. The pulls, all the pieces, we have been clear right this moment… I used to be simply part of the machine.”
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