Longo makes a nice little move in a tough week, going 8-5 on the grid picks, while Dave Dyer goes 7-6.
Notice, I won’t count the Merrimack College results, as this is simply a pure high school contest.
That said, 10 observations from the weekend of action:
1. Timberlane is legit, now 2-0, perhaps the surprise team in the Granite State.
2. Bruce Vieira of Pelham is truly a small school superman in New Hampshire.
3. All of a sudden, Central vs. Prep takes on some interesting ramifications with the Raiders playing fast and loose on offense.
4. Londonderry has staked its claim as the No. 1 team in NH.
5. Pinkerton’s cruise-control blowout of Memorial is simply further proof that six divisions in NH is grotesque.
6. Sanborn will win a game or two this year, I just feel it.
7. Tough loss for the Rangers, it only gets tougher the rest of the way.
8. Gritty effort by the Hillies. Word is the Malden folks got a little nasty and tried to topple a bus after the game. Any truth to that rumor, or is it simply hyperbole.
9. Nice to kevin Bradley’s boys off and running. Perhaps, the CAC large isn’t a lynn tech runaway after all.
Finally, No. 10. You know I went to the CC-Lawrence city war Friday night.
By Sunday, I heard a comment, directly from someone with CC connections, to the team, that Lawrence was chippy, cheap, showing poor sportsmanship.
Shame on the perpetrators of this comment. The lawrence-Central game was a good, clean, high-spirited contest. Yes, lawrence lost a player for throwing a punch.
It was a scrum, and the athlete in question got heated, but it’s nothing you haven’t seen before in any other high school game.
Now, I respect the official’s call. The crew was in complete control, leading to a clean game. The stripes did a good job. As we see in the NFL, everyone misses one sometimes, and in a rivalry like this, it’s best to err on the side of control.
That said, the game was a quality high school event.
There’s no need to throw out insults blindly. it takes two to tango, and both teams saw their share of flags.
Top 10 updated, 9/15
1. Central Catholic (1-0) … Air Adamopoulos takes flight.
2. Pinkerton (0-1) … Pity poor Memorial. The Astros didn’t. Hey Brian, throw Ben Proulx the football, will ya?
3. Londonderry (2-0) … Zoomed up the charts with the win.
4. Pelham (2-0) … Trinity, a Division 1 refugee, offered little resistance.
5. North Reading (2-0) … The little team that could earned some respct for the CAL whipping Tyngsboro.
6. Timberlane (1-1) … The Furey-ous Five makes their Top-10 debut.
7. Andover (1-0) … Statement made boys, the defense does not rest.
8. Georgetown (1-0) … Perhaps this team could win the CAL small after all.
9. Salem (1-1) … Still on track to reach the Division 1 playoffs in my eyes.
10. Whittier (1-0) … Nope, the Cats aren’t flying under my radar.
