FOXBORO — The model of soccer King Philip performs usually doesn’t construct pleasure.
The Warriors suffocate opponents on protection, and bludgeon them within the operating sport.
Using that profitable components once more, KP earned a 13-7 win Friday evening at Foxboro in a Hockomock League crossover.
KP improves to 6-0, whereas Foxboro took its first loss at 5-1. The victory additionally prevented Foxboro coach Jack Martinelli from successful his three hundredth sport for at the least every week.
“It’s tough to make a living just lining up and pounding straight ahead when everybody knows what you’re going to do,” King Philip coach Brian Lee mentioned. “At the identical time, you’re working somewhat clock making an attempt to maintain them off the sector. We actually missed some huge alternatives. Missed a area objective, (didn’t convert a) fourth and 1. We missed them, they stopped us. Those issues stored them within the sport, combating till the tip like they all the time do.
“It’s always a battle over here. Did I expect a battle when I come here? Yeah. Always. And they play their hearts out for Jack. There’s a lot on the line for them, and those kids gave everything they had for him.”
One child who laid all of it out for Lee was junior operating again Andrew Laplante. He carried the ball 32 occasions for 162 yards. He didn’t rating, however he made one exhausting run after one other, and led a KP speeding assault that was relentless.
Fullback Jack Berthiaume rushed for touchdowns of 1 and seven yards, and Aidan Astorino had one other 37 yards speeding.
KP took over within the first half then held on within the second. The Warriors went 80 yards on 11 performs to start out the sport, as Laplante had 46 of these yards on six makes an attempt. Berthiaume punched it in from a yard out and KP led, 7-0, 6:13 left within the quarter.
The Warriors then received nice area place within the second quarter on the Foxboro 28, and Berthiaume cashed in from 7 yards out to make it 13-0 with 4:53 left within the half.
KP made two interceptions — by Brandon Nicastro and Thomas Kilroy — within the third quarter, however Foxboro operating again Ben Angelini executed an ideal double-pass for a 69-yard landing to broad receiver Nolan Gordon within the fourth quarter. Angelini had 51 yards speeding on 11 carries, and Foxboro quarterback Mike Marcucella threw for 85 yards.
But Foxboro couldn’t put collectively a late drive, and KP held on.
“It’s something we put in this week,” Martinelli mentioned of the double go. “I’m proud of them. We lost to a damn good football team. Hung in there right to the very end. We made how many fourth-down stops? I don’t know. If there is a lesson to any of this, the rest of your life is not going to be all balloons and candies. We hadn’t trailed in any game at any juncture to this point. They had a little adversity. KP is tough as nails. We knew that. They’re big, strong, and powerful. Proud of the kids.”
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