WEYMOUTH — Making it to Gillette Stadium for a state title recreation is definitely actually tough.
It’s simply that King Philip makes it look really easy.
Following a 41-21 win over Barnstable in a Div. 2 state semifinal, the Warriors clinched their sixth look out of the final seven tournaments.
KP improves to 11-0 heading right into a date with Franklin at Fenway Park subsequent week. Barnstable falls to 9-2.
The Warriors have been completely dominant from the leap, as they seemingly did all the things proper, from operating the ball, to throwing it, to taking part in protection.
“It’s great,” KP coach Brian Lee mentioned. “I’m so happy to have these guys. I’m so proud of their effort. It’s not easy to win games. It’s not easy to go in and compete against these teams. It’s hard to get there. To put yourself in that position, it shows how hungry the boys are because there could be complacency. You’ve already been, especially these guys, some of them it will be their third Super Bowl start. Just really pleased that they’ve stayed focused and stayed the path to make it happen.”
Junior operating again Andrew Laplante rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, and in addition recovered a muffed Barnstable punt to arrange one in all his scoring runs. Quarterback Thomas McLeish accomplished 7 of 10 passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
“The run game is always going to be a strong point,” McLeish mentioned. “But to be able to make wrinkles off that and be able to make a big play, like you saw with Mason (Campbell), a 50-60-yard touchdown, then I like our chances.”
“He’s great,” Lee mentioned of McLeish. “There’s plays to be made, and it’s nice to be able to do two things, Not just have to run it, but be able to do both. Certainly, the weapons we have right now, it’s been nice and balanced, which I think we’re going to need going forward.”
After a Barnstable punt on the primary possession, KP went 10 performs for 51 yards, capped by a 1-yard landing run by Jack Berthiaume.
The Red Hawks went three and out, and Laplante completed a three-play drive when he dove in from a yard out as KP led, 14-0, within the first quarter.
Then got here the massive strike, as McLeish hit Campbell for a 63-yard landing early within the second quarter.
Laplante’s fumble restoration set the Warriors up on the Barnstable 25. He took a handoff across the left aspect, then sprinted to the pylon for the landing, and KP was up, 28-0. The Warriors had yet another rating in them earlier than the break, as McLeish hit David Constantine for a 23-yard landing as time ran out within the half.
King Philip substituted liberally within the second half, as Barnstable was in a position to get on the scoreboard late. Tajardo France, Ka’Ron Ford and Aiden Kundel scored second-half touchdowns for the Red Hawks.
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