FOXBORO — There was no secret to how Fairhaven deliberate on successful the Division 6 Super Bowl towards Salem on Thursday: Put the sport within the fingers of Justin Marques and a strong offensive line.
That plan labored virtually to perfection. Marques set a Super Bowl file with 46 carries en path to 228 yards and 4 touchdowns and a 26-22 victory over the Witches.
“Our offensive line was so powerful and was blowing people off the ball,” Fairhaven coach Derek Almeida stated.
The dominance of Fairhaven’s line was instructed within the ultimate stats as 71 runs accounted for 371 of the Blue Devils’ 377 whole yards.
“That offensive line is the reason we are state champions,” Marques stated. “They believe in each other and we’re so good.”
The Fairhaven protection additionally stepped to the fore, holding Salem 14 factors beneath its season common and forcing three turnovers, two which they became touchdowns.
“What killed us was the turnovers, something that we haven’t done all season,” Salem coach Matt Bouchard stated. “It really put us in a tough position.”
Fairhaven (12-1) obtained on the board first when Marques scored on a one-yard plunge on their first possession. Salem responded on the following sequence with a Devante Ozuna one-yard run and a conversion go from Corey Grimes to Logan Abboud to make it 8-6.
The turnover bug would chew the Witches (10-3) late within the quarter as Ozuna fumbled and Fairhaven turned it right into a Marques landing and a 13-8 lead.
It was nonetheless a five-point sport late within the half when Salem had a golden probability to seize the lead, however Grimes was picked off on the objective line by William Foster.
The Witches would seize the lead early within the third quarter when Grimes hit Quinn Rocco Ryan in stride for a 73-yard TD on their first possession of the second half.
The Blue Devils took the lead for good on the following sequence when Marques broke a entice play for a 49-yard rating to make it 19-15 after three.
Fairhaven had a shot to place the sport away late within the fourth however was stopped on downs after a 17-play drive. But the Blue Devils’ protection compelled a fumble that ended up in Marques’ fourth rating of the sport with 3:48 left that put the sport out of attain.
“I think that we beat a really good football team,” Almeida stated. “We had to play our best football and we did.”
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