BELMONT — Sophomore quarterback Reis Little turned in one in every of his greatest performances of the season, ending with 249 complete yards and 6 touchdowns, as Belmont Hill gained its fifth straight sport with a 42-28 assertion victory over BB&N.
“As a team, we obviously work hard for this,” mentioned Little. “We practiced all week for this. We knew what they had, we knew their defense, and all it came down to was making the right reads, making the right plays, knowing what to do when we’re in that situation. I just think we really executed today.”
Little accomplished 14-of-20 passes for 186 yards, whereas including 63 yards speeding, and Belmont Hill (5-1) wanted nearly each one in every of his performs on this one. He offered his group a 7-0 edge with 6:37 to play within the opening quarter, as he lobbed a 49-yard landing go down the sideline to Charlie Walsh. Belmont Hill prolonged its result in 14-7 within the second quarter, as Little linked with Nick Andersen for a 6-yard landing strike.
BB&N’s Henry Machnik knotted the rating at 14-all with 50 seconds to play within the second quarter as he sprinted eight yards on a quarterback keeper.
After BB&N took its first lead at 21-14 off a four-yard landing rush by Bo MacCormack, Belmont Hill struck for consecutive scores in a span of simply 1:54. Little linked with Andersen for a 13-yard landing with 5:39 left within the third quarter, earlier than Little discovered the top zone on a 4-yard landing rush, serving to his group regain the lead at 28-21.
MacCormack would knot the rating at 28-all with a 14-yard landing rush with 11:56 left in regulation, however the Knights’ offense fizzled out from that time. Little would rush for 2 extra touchdowns within the fourth quarter himself, icing the win.
“This is a kid who works really hard,” Belmont Hill coach Anthony Fucillo mentioned. “He’s only a sophomore, and every game, he has matured. He has gotten so much better. He has developed leadership skills, and it couldn’t be better for him to cap it off with an awesome game today against a really good football team.”
Since opening its season with a 24-0 loss to Lawrence Academy, Belmont Hill has gained 5 straight. The faculty will look to maintain its momentum going in opposition to Milton Academy subsequent week.
“That’s an awesome (BB&N) team,” Fucillo mentioned. “They’re so well-coached, they have so many good players. But I think we’ve established that we’re a really good football team in this league too. I think every win for us is big. I try to preach that every week, that it doesn’t matter who we’re playing, our kids need to treat every game (like it matters). But to beat a team like that in the fashion we did, being able to run the ball at the end, I’m really proud of our guys.”
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