Northeast Metro Tech (Large) and Blue Hills (Small) earn the State Vocational Bowl Championships

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Donnelly was extraordinary for the Knights, amassing 1,895 yards and 27 touchdowns this season and finishing with 200 points.

“He’s a great character, but he’s also a great football player,” said Northeast Metro manager Don Heres, who won his second championship at Northeast Metro. “He’s a good guy, he has a great attitude. His athleticism, his speed and his heart separate him. “

Donnelly found the end zone for the first time in the first quarter, making an end-around from 6 yards and running inside the prop on the right side of the end zone to give the Knights the lead. In the second quarter, the senior captain worked his way past several defenders and dived over the back line for a 9-yard touchdown. His third score was a 2-yard score, which used a linebacker to hit paydirt for his 27th touchdown of the season.

“It’s the guys in front who make it all possible,” Donnelly said. “Those big boys clear everything up and I just find the holes.”

Wakefield’s senior Anthony Tinkham rushed six times for 125 yards and a score, evidenced by a 30-yard touchdown trot in which he accelerated to the end zone intact.

The defense of the Knights is up to par, forcing four turnovers. The defensive line combined to clear the ball from Rylan Rose, while the Bears senior tailback attempted to cross the goal line to equalize the score in the first quarter. The Knights teamed up to force a fumble as the Bears were driving in the second quarter, with Elder John McDonough, a resident of Woburn, falling on the loose ball. Tinkham added an interception when time ran out in the second half and several Knights linebackers teamed up to force a third fumble in the fourth quarter.

“I’m so proud of them,” Heres said. “I think about the world of these guys. They never, never give up. We had some holes to overcome, but we believed in each other “.

Metro Northeast 30, Greater New Bedford 7

at Wakefield

Greater New Bedford (7-5) 0 0 0 7 – 7

Northeast (10-3) 6 8 8 8 – 30

– Steve Donnelly 6 run (failed rush)

– Steve Donnelly 9 run (Steve Donnelly run)

– Steve Donnelly 2 run (run Angel Maldonado)

– Anthony Tinkham 30 heats (Chris Zullo run)

– Rylan Rose 59 run (Connor McManus kick)

Blue Hills 52, Nashoba Valley Tech 51 – In clashes between powerful offenders, the deciding factor often comes down to who can convert the crucial plays at the end of the game.

Blue Hills made enough time to escape with the MVADA-Small School title, beating Nashoba Valley Tech in Canton.

Senior Anthony Graziano entered the field for a 1 yard score with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter to bring Blue Hills (11-2) to 1 from the Nashoba Valley. On the 2-point try Eric Mann entered the field with his third transformation of the match.

“We knew we had to score there and we knew they could score on any game, we could have gone on time, but one of our mottos here at Blue Hills is to use the stopwatch,” said first-year Blue Hills manager Ed Madden.

While Graziano and Mann provided late-game heroics, there were great moments scattered throughout the match, including a 96-yard interception return for a second-year Caiden Montas touchdown to equalize the match.

“This team believes in Blue Hills as a program. It means a lot to see the underclass get by with such stellar performances, ”said Madden, who took over from longtime Blue Hills manager Ed Catabia after the Fall II season.

The Warriors (11-2) had a fluctuating campaign, at one point having a streak of 13 straight wins before losing two straight games to Canton and Mashpee mid-year.

Since then, Blue Hills has scored 202 points in their last four games of the year, culminating in Friday’s 52-point effort.

“They just believe in the system,” Madden said, “They wanted to take on the challenge. The dream of a coach is that he buys us and they believed us. “

Blue Hills’ attack was fueled by the running prowess of young Jake Reissfelder, who scored four touchdowns and Mann, who scored an 8-yard touchdown in the second quarter and converted a trio of 2-point conversions in the second. weather.

Blue Hills 32, Nashoba Valley Tech

in Canton High

Nashoba Valley Technology (8-4) 14 14 15 8 – 51

Blue Hills (11-2) 6 14 16 16 – 52

BH – Jake Reissfelder 46 run (failed run)

NVT – Elijah Murphy 16 run (soccer)

NVT – Murphy Senecal 14 run (football)

BH – Eric Mann 8 run (run Caiden Montas)

NVT – Randy Leblanc 7 pass from Murphy Senecal (soccer)

BH – Jake Reissfelder 30 run (failed rush)

NVT – Randy Leblanc 75 return to kickoff (soccer)

BH – Return to the interception of Caiden Montas 96 (Eric Mann run)

NVT – Murphy Senecal 1 point (football)

BH – Jake Reissfelder 20 run (Jake Reissfelder run)

NVT – Murphy Senecal 22 run (run by Randy Leblanc)

BH – Jake Reissfelder 4 run (Eric Mann run)

NVT – Elijah Murphy 4 run (run by Randy Leblanc)

BH – Anthony Graziano 1 heat (Eric Mann run)

The Blue Hills Regional football team breathed a big sigh of relief after winning 52-51 over Nashoba Tech after winning the State Vocational Small Bowl on Friday night. Colin Bannen

Colin Bannen can be reached at [email protected]. Cam Kerry can be reached at [email protected].

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