BOSTON — In the sixth Thanksgiving Day assembly between Latin Academy and O’Bryant, the Dragons bought the very best on either side of the ball at historic Fenway Park.
Latin Academy obtained three complete touchdowns from senior captain Bailey Belony and a dashing rating from senior captain Xavier Polanco to defeat O’Bryant 32-6 Tuesday night.
“When we are healthy, we can play with anybody,” stated Dragons’ coach Rocco Zizza in regards to the second straight victory over the Tigers. “We got a little bit healthier right at the end.”
Belony got here up enormous on either side of the ball within the first half. He began off by finishing his first two passes for scores. His first went to senior Matt Nguyen from 25 yards out to make it 8-0 after a Belony rush. The second got here on the Dragons second drive as Belony discovered senior Brennan Shapiro for a 19-yard rating as Latin Academy (7-4) led 16-0 after one.
“It was one last ride for me,” Belony stated about enjoying nicely in his closing highschool contest. “I just had to go out and do what I knew I could — try my best and give everything I had.”
Belony added an interception with 5:48 left within the first half. Five performs later Polanco (12 carries, 63 yards) ran it up the intestine for a 10-yard rating because the Dragons led 24-0 on the half.
“Not many people get the opportunity to play at Fenway. We are truly blessed to have this opportunity and we showed it today,” Polanco stated.
The Latin Academy protection stifled the O’Bryant offense for many of the contest whereas permitting simply two first downs and 6 complete yards of offense by way of the primary 24 minutes of motion and simply 40 complete yards by way of three quarters of sport play.
“We were fired up,” stated Belony in regards to the protection’s play. “We worked as a unit. Everyone was bringing energy that they had to. We covered our responsibilities and filled our gaps and (O’Bryant) couldn’t do anything about it.”
The Dragons recovered a fumble late within the third quarter and Belony ran it two straight performs to attain from 9 yards out to construct a 32-0 lead after a two-point go to senior Owen O’Neill.
O’Bryant (4-5) scored within the fourth throughout working time as junior Montavius Zollercoffer rushed it in from one yard out after finishing a 31-yard go to Isaiah George to finish the scoring 32-6.
LATIN ACADEMY 32, O’BRYANT 6
O’Bryant (4-5) 0 0 0 6 – 6
Latin Academy (7-4) 16 8 8 0 – 32
LA – Matt Nguyen 25 go from Bailey Belony (Belony rush)
LA – Brennan Shapiro 18 go from Belony (Belony rush)
LA – Xavier Polanco 10 run (Belony rush)
LA – Belony 9 run (Owen O’Neill go from Belony)
OB – Montavius Zollorcoffer 1 run (rush failed)
Source: www.bostonherald.com