Sunday, December 2, 2012
Excluding a drive in the game’s final five minutes, Woonsocket doesn’t even get into the red zone in a 49-0 lose to Cumberland in the Division II Super Bowl.
EAST GREENWICH – Cumberland took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, a 21-0 lead at half time, and finished the game with four second half interceptions in a 49-0 Division II Super Bowl win against Woonsocket. Woonsocket struggled on both ends of the ball, in both halves. Brett Bouchard threw four interceptions in the second half, as Woonsocket was forced to go to the air to try to come back from the 21-0 hole. In contrast, Cumberland scored a touchdown on all but one of its possessions. Even on that possession, Cumberland went for and missed a 24-yard field goal, after a goal line stand by Woonsocket. The Clippers did their damage on the ground and in the air. Running back Erik Travers was named game MVP and led Cumberland in rushing, …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
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 …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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…
Friday, October 19, 2012
Top seven remain unchanged, Woonsocket game against Titans offers chance at advancing.
Inaction is the new action, as the top seven remain unchanged in the Rhode Island Sports Media Football Poll, after a weekend of mostly winning. Woonsocket (4-2, 2-2 Division II-A) slipped a spot in the polls, from No. 14 to No. 15. The Villa Novans didn’t play this past weekend, but the teams behind them won, forcing them down. However, they’ll have a good chance at moving up, since they play at Toll Gate 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The Titans are 0-4 in Division II-A play, 1-6 overall, and they’ve been outscored by 150 points in seven games. No. 3 Cranston East lost, but it was to Hendricken, and while they lost a first place vote and about 25 points in the polls, it wasn’t enough to drop below No. 4 Portsmouth. No. 7 Barrington lost to Tolman…
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