DEDHAM – When it involves life within the Independent School League, nothing is really assured.
Desperately needing a win to maintain tempo within the ISL standings, the Knights of Buckingham Browne & Nichols marched onto the campus at Noble and Greenough on Saturday and left its confines hours later with a victory.
Senior quarterback Thomas Berentes completed 9-for-15 passing with 184 yards and a pair of touchdowns, whereas Bo Maccormack added 85 yards on the bottom to go together with a landing as BB&N (3-2) staved off a late rally for an exciting 22-17 win over Nobles.
“We knew we could come out here and re-write the script of what the season’s been, try to change things around,” stated Maccormack. “We’ve got some big games coming up too, so this was a good momentum swing for the season. We knew we had to get this one coming in.”
Things didn’t begin off as deliberate for BB&N, nevertheless, as Nobles senior linebacker Tommy Schwartz returned an interception 52 yards for a landing to open issues. As quick as one might blink, the Bulldogs have been forward, 7-0.
Playing in his first varsity begin whereas filling in for the injured Henry Machnik at quarterback, Berentes got here proper again onto the sphere for BB&N’s ensuing drive and led the Knights deep into enemy territory. Maccormack capped it with a 5-yard landing scamper, tying issues up at 7-7 lower than two minutes later.
Early on within the second quarter, Berentes dropped again to throw, and heaved a move down the sideline for Isaiah Kacyvenski. The senior wideout hauled the catch in for a 39-yard landing reception, as BB&N jumped again in entrance at 14-7 with about 11 minutes to play within the half.
Whenever it felt like Nobles had any semblance of momentum, the Knights snatched it proper again.
Seconds after the Bulldogs pressured a turnover at their very own 1-yard-line late within the half, BB&N responded. Jack Kelley and Jake Berglund mixed to explode Nobles’ subsequent play ultimately zone, forcing a security because the Knights took a 16-10 lead into the break.
The applications would commerce touchdowns to start the fourth quarter, setting the stage for an exciting conclusion within the closing minutes.
With 2:51 left in regulation, Nobles had a golden alternative to take a lead with a landing, however junior quarterback Devin Hunt was sacked on fourth down. The Bulldogs would get yet another probability about one minute later, however couldn’t capitalize.
“It’s never going to be pretty,” stated BB&N coach Mike Willey. “It’s never going to be perfect. We made some mistakes, no doubt. But our guys just kept going, kept going, kept going and kept going, and that’s why I think we came out with the win.”
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