ANDOVER – Simply 4 video games into the season Methuen soccer coach Tom Ryan is already at a loss for adjectives with regards to his standout tailback Shane Eason.
“For those who don’t speak about him as being one of many two finest gamers within the state then you definately’re loopy,” stated Ryan succinctly after watching Eason discover the tip zone 4 occasions because the Rangers (3-1) cruised previous MVC rival Andover, 37-10.
There actually wasn’t way more to say as what was a 10-10 recreation on the half shortly become the Eason categorical the remainder of the way in which. The senior scored 3 times within the closing half with runs eight, seven and two yards and completed the night time with 136 yards on the bottom.
Afterwards the again was fast to shift the highlight to the fellows in entrance who opened up some big holes all night time.
“My line has been great all season lengthy,” stated Eason. “I really like these guys, I’ve been taking part in with most of them my complete life. It’s nice to have a brotherhood like we do.”
Eason’s spectacular floor whole might have nearly been double as he noticed his 97-yard jaunt down the Ranger sidelines referred to as again early within the fourth. Two performs later, nonetheless, it was the equally fast Josh Kwakye, who got here up with an enormous interception within the third quarter, who streaked 91 yards down the opposite sideline for the rating to make it 30-10 with 10 minutes to go.
Andover (3-1) received on the board first within the second quarter after the ever aggressive Andover coach E.J. Perry truly opted to punt on fourth-and-one at his personal 42. No worries. The Rangers have been flagged for operating into the punter and 4 performs later, Andover QB Dom Papa took benefit of the miscue as he linked with the fleet-footed Julius Martinez in stride proper on the far pylon on a reasonably cross to make it 7-0.
Undaunted, the guests answered proper again with a formidable nine-play, 67-yard drive behind the very succesful wheels of Eason. The elusive senior carried the rock on eight of the 9 performs and took benefit of a gaping gap up the center to rumble in from 14 yards out to tie the sport with 2:52 left.
It regarded like Andover would take a 10-7 lead into the locker room after freshman kicker Andrew Belscher linked from 31 yards out with simply 42 seconds, however Methuen went proper again down the sphere courtesy of a pair of huge hookups from quarterback Josh Danella to Adrian Blake and spiked the ball with six seconds left to arrange Hicham Aboutoi’s 26-yard discipline objective.
“That was an enormous play,” stated Eason. “That received the sport tied up going into half and we knew we had the ball to begin the second half so we have been positively able to go.”
