DOVER — In Dover Youth Football action on Sept. 30, the Jaguars and Oyster River hooked up in thrilling House League game that went down to the wire with the Jaguars eking out a 8-6 victory in subpar conditions, The Raiders defeated the Giants in a closely contested battle 20-14. In SJFL action, the Dover A and B teams were scheduled to host their first home games of the season but were postponed.
Oyster River knocked off the Jaguars in a battle of unbeatens by the score of 8-6 on September 30th. With slippery field conditions, the game turned into a defensive battle. The Jags struck first with some good running plays from Brayden Fracassa and Brody Neubauer, while Andrew Wertz finished the drive with a nice pass to Bailey Beakes for a touchdown. With some tough defense, a fumble recovery from Derek Grimes, and a touchdown saving tackle from Matthew Smith, the Jags finished the first half with a 6 to 0 lead. In the third quarter, Oyster River scored a running TD and the two point conversion to take an 8 to 6 lead. Strong defense from Jonny Rodrigues, Shawn McClellon, and Conner Sheehan kept Oyster River out of the end zone for the remainder of the game, but the Jags offense could not counter with any more points.
The Raiders nipped the Giants by the score of 20-14 on September 30th. The Raiders were led by the superb blocking by Joe Pearsall who helped the Raiders offense move the ball forward. Sean Murphy also had a nice lead block to free Spencer Aubin for one of his three touchdowns down on the day. Beau Normandeau scored on the Raiders only 2 point conversion of the game. The Giants offense was led by Gavin Hills who had two touchdowns, while Adam Stewart had a two point conversion. The Giants also received offensive sparks from Gavin Cheney and Nathan Maas, and strong blocking by Aiden Pratt and Andrew York. For the Raiders defense, linebackers Jeremi Morse and Mateo Oroh helped to stuff the Giants run game, while Evan Letourneau roamed at free safety and made some solid tackles. Noel Daniel had a nice touchdown saving tackle at the end position. The Giants defense received strong play by Todd Giles, Tim O’Brien and Tyler Hughes.
In Dover Youth Football action on Oct. 6, Oyster River continued its winning ways by defeating the Raiders 26-6 in House League action, while the Giants defeated the Chiefs, 22-6.In SJFL action, the Dover A team won its first home game beating local rival Oyster River 34-16, while the Dover B team recorded defeated Oyster River as well by a score of 8-6.
Oyster River recorded a 26-6 win over the Raiders as Tom McDonough and John Kell had stellar performances, while the defense was led by Joseph Luchsinger and Hunter Jennings. Gabe Goodwin and Seth Murch helped shut down the Raider’s running game of Beau Normandeau, Brady McDonough and Spencer Aubin. Shannon McDonough, Roland Marquis and Hayden Marshall had standout performances on the offensive line paving the way for scoring from Hunter Jennings and Owen McKiernan.
The Giants and Chiefs battled it out with the Giants coming out on top by a score of 22-6. The Giants offense was led by Gavin Cheney with two touchdowns and Gavin Hills with one touchdown. The Giants had some great blocking by Xane Peters and Jay Gagne. The defense was led by Andrew York, Caden Barish, Max Frost and Alexander Knight. The Chiefs were led by Luke Geppert, Liam Lovering, Ethan Greene and Alex LeClerc.
Dover’s offense took control of the game early with two scoring drives on the Green Waves first two possessions. The first was a 65 yard drive capped by a 12 yard run by Jacob Gellerson. The second score was a 15 yard pass play from Luke McCusker to Luc Normandeau to put Dover up 16-0. Mitchell Nollet also scored three touchdowns for Dover on some incredible runs with great blocking by Aiden McDonough and the entire line. The defense was led by Sean Gallipo, Bryce Boucher, and Deshawn Egal in the first half and great efforts by Connor Blomstrom, Matayo Grondin, and Patrick Gunter in the second half.
Dover’s B team played its first home game of the season and beat rival Oyster River by a score of 8-6. Oyster River scored on their firstpossession of the game to go ahead 6-0, with the conversion attempt failed. Dover’s defense was able to hold Oyster River scoreless for the remainder of the contest. Defensive standouts for Dover were Jason Suwu, Sidonio Labelle, Jackson Perkins, Josh Durham, Matt Brun, Elijah Payeur and Dan Parker. Dover’s Jack Dalton ran off tackle through a huge hole created by guard Jake McCormack and tackle Michael Porter and made some nifty moves down field before sprinting into the end-zone as the halftime horn sounded. Ryan Pottier added the go ahead two point conversion when he ran behind linemen Liam Mone, Aaron Daniels and McCormack. In addition to Dalton, Dover’s offense was led by Fin Wingren, who made some spectacular plays, Labelle and Pottier who made some clutch receptions during the contest.
In Dover Youth Football action on Oct. 13, the Jaguars defeatedthe Giants 26-0 in House League action, while the Chiefs defeated the Raiders in a closely contested battle 18-14. In SJFL action, the Dover A team beat Tewksbury Blue, 16-0, while the Dover B team lost a hard fought battle to Tewksbury Blue, 8-0.
The Jaguars struck first with a great 12 yard run from Brody Neubauer to take a 6 to 0 lead. The Giants startedto move the ball on offense, but the Jaguars defense stiffened, led by Shaun McClellon and Jonny Rodrigues. With good blocking from DerekGrimes, Cameron Ansell, and Daniel Schwarz, the Jaguars moved the ball into Giant territory, and the second Jaguar TD came from via a run by Andrew Wertz. In the second half, the Jags continued to play tough defense lead by ConnerSheehan, Brayden Fracassa and Michael McNally. After a couple back andfourths, the Jaguars Bailey Beakes, Mathew Smith, Eric Carbonneau, and DominicSasien forced the Giants to give the ball back to the Jags offense.Jonathan Wasserman ran for two touchdowns inside the red zone, andWertz had a two point conversion, with some help from Quinton Berry.
The Raiders offense was powered by Jackson Rutland who had some nice runs, and Beau Normandeau who scored two touchdowns on sweeps. Brady McDonough had a nice off tackle run for the two point conversion.The Raiders defense was anchored by Corey Furman, Noel Daniel and Isaiah Samuel, while Sean Murphy and Evan Letorneau had some nice tackles.
Dover’s A Team was locked in a defensive battle for scoreless first half. Dover’s defense was led by Nathan Ross, Mike Brun, and John Wertz. The Dover offense came alive in the second half with two long scoring drives. The first drive was capped off by an Aaron Oroh touchdown run. The second drive sealed the game as Ty Vitko scored on a short run. The drive was sparked by outstanding blocking from Aiden McDonough, Isaaih Egal, Brandon Hubley, Evan Joyce, and Cody Sheehan. The defense shut down Tewksbury in the second half with outstanding efforts from Liam Kelly, Chris Johnson, and Drew Tesch.
Dover’s B team played a hard-fought game. Tewksbury Blue got on the board in the second quarter, on a half back pass that went 52 yards for a touchdown and the two point conversion was good, and the only score of the game. Dover received outstanding plays on defense by Ryder Jackson, Dan Parker, Jake McCormack, Isaac Yerardi and Joshua Black. The offense was lead by Fin Wingren, who had several long runs from the line of scrimmage, and linemen Aaron Daniels, Liam Mone, and McCormack.
In Dover Youth Football action on October 16th, the Dover A and B teams traveled to Derry to make up previously scheduled games. The Dover A team lost 29-0, while the Dover B came home victorious with a 12-6 win.
The Dover A Team they traveled to undefeated Derry and lost a hard fought game 29-0. The defense kept it close in the first half, led by Willem Federico and Liam Kelly, with the Wolverines only up 6-0. Turnovers proved costly for Dover in the second half as Derry turned three of them into 22 points. Aaron Oroh had an outstanding game on both sides of the ball and Collin Serra stepped in on defense to help shut down Derry’s passing game in the second half.
Dover’s B Team started slowly and was not able to move the ball in the first half, as Derry’s offense ran outside successfully the entire first half and lead 6-0 at the break.Dover made some adjustments at halftime that proved to pay off. Dover’s defense stiffened and was led by Elijah Payeur, Josh Durham, Jackson Perkins, Jake McCormack, Matt Brun, Quinn Wade and Dan Parker. Dover got on the board in the third quarter when Josh Durham, who had several long runs on the day, ran into the end-zone untouched. The two point conversion failed. Dover took the lead with three minutes left in the game when Fin Wingren hit a streaking Sidonio LaBelle down the sidelines for a 35 yard touchdown reception. The two point conversion failed. Dover was able to get the ball back and moved down to Derry’s one yard line with under a minute left. Dover chose to take a knee and leave the Derry with a 12-6 win. Dover’s offense also received outstanding plays in the second half from Wade, Aaron Daniels, Jack Dalton, Caleb LaRoche and Liam Mone.