BRIDGEWATER — Over the previous couple of weeks, Catholic Memorial has misplaced gamers to damage, and possibly not performed as much as the usual the Knights have set for themselves.
The Knights confirmed Saturday night time they’ve nonetheless acquired to be reckoned with. CM dominated a very good Milford crew in a 41-7 rout in a Div. 2 semifinal at Bridgewater-Raynham.
The Knights have received 27 straight, and are going to their fourth straight state title recreation, excluding the Fall II season that had no playoff.
At Gillette, CM (10-0) will likely be paired with King Philip for the second yr in a row.
Milford drops to 9-2 with the loss.
“This was a big statement game,” mentioned CM operating again Datrell Jones, who was sensible, speeding for 160 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries. “The last couple weeks we haven’t been playing well. This was a big statement game because we won by a lot in good fashion.”
Jones was the star. His three touchdowns had been all within the first quarter because the Knights constructed a 20-0 lead. With fellow standout again Carson Harwood hobbled, Jones stepped up.
“He came out before the game and said he loves this field, because there’s a bounce to it,” CM coach John DiBiaso mentioned. “This is like a Bouncy House. You really get a step on it, it’s a beautiful field.”
With that bounce in his step, Jones bolted for a 55-yard landing down the precise aspect on CM’s first drive.
Milford fumbled the ball away on the subsequent drive, and CM capitalized. Jones went over left finish this time and dove into the tip zone for an 18-yard landing.
The groups traded fruitless possessions, and after a Milford punt, CM took over at its personal 42-yard line. Jones took the ball to his left, broke a deal with on the second degree, and outraced the defenders for a 58-yard landing.
Milford by no means recovered.
Freshman quarterback Peter Bourque acquired some work on the subsequent CM drive, and he responded with a 27-yard landing move to Maxwell Tucker.
Starter JC Petrongolo then got here in and threw a 15-yard landing move to Jaedn Skeete.
Owen Callahan had a 5-yard landing run within the fourth quarter to keep away from the shutout for Milford.
It was a whole win for CM in each section, and now DiBiaso is again the place he often is at the moment of yr: in a state title or Super Bowl recreation.
“Never gets old, because it’s a new group of kids,” DiBiaso mentioned. “It’s not like the pros.”
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