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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Villa Novans Take On Clippers This Morning

Thanksgiving game may be a preview of Division II finals.

  In what may be a preview of the Division II football playoff finals, the Woonsocket High School Villa Novans travel to Cumberland for this morning's annual Thanksgiving Day game, scheduled to start at 10 am at Cumberland's Tucker Field. This year marks the 49th Turkey Day meeting between the teams, with Cumberland holding a 27-17 edge and four ties recorded since 1964. Both the 'Novans and the Clippers are scheduled to host their semifinal opponents on Tuesday night, after Woonsocket eked out a 29-28 victory over St. Raphael's in the quarterfinals on Nov. 10. Cumberland enters the contest as the first seed in D-II B after its 41-6 drubbing of Westerly in the quarterfinals. Here's the run-down of today's contest: What: Woonsocket High …

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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Villa Novans Facing Cumberland Thanksgiving Morning

Cumberland won last year 35 - 6, breaking Woonsocket's four-year streak.

  Woonsocket (7-2, 5-2 Division II-A) takes on Cumberland (8-1, 7-0 Division II-B) 10 a.m. Thanksgiving at Tucker Field, although both teams might be eschewing the traditional rivalry a bit for tactical reasons. Both teams remain alive in the Division II playoffs, and they’re both favored against their respective opponents, Central (4-5, 4-3 Division II-B) and West Warwick (7-3, 4-3 Division II-B). Cumberland is the top-seed in the playoffs after Central upset Johnston 21-20 in overtime in the opening round. Woonsocket beat St. Ray’s 29-28 in overtime. If both teams win their playoff games on Nov. 27, then a Thanksgiving rematch will occur quickly, at the Division II Super Bowl. Therefore, it’ll be interesting to see how hard the two teams…

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