METHUEN — Mike Murnane made an emphatic return to the sector.
Murnane, who was sidelined the primary 5 weeks of the season with a damaged collarbone, scored the go-ahead landing as a part of a fourth quarter that noticed him rush for 63 yards as Billerica remained undefeated with a 23-13 highway win over Methuen over Friday night time at Nicholson Stadium.
Billerica (6-0) has now overwhelmed Central Catholic, Tewksbury and Methuen on the highway this season.
“Mike Murnane makes all the difference in the world,” Billerica coach Duane Sigsbury mentioned. “This team is special. We have kids that can play. Our kids put in an absolutely unbelievable effort.”
All offseason and summer season, Murnane was set to be Billerica’s beginning quarterback. A damaged collarbone compelled Steven Gentile into the job and with Gentile’s success to this point this season a transfer was not within the playing cards. As a outcome, Murnane has slid into a task as a hybrid huge receiver and working again, the place he’s poised to be a pressure.
“Coming back to a 5-0 team I knew I had to make something happen,” Murnane mentioned. “We’ve been saying it’s ring season. This year is our year.”
Methuen led 13-8 on the half and appeared poised on a number of events to separate within the third quarter. Billerica, nonetheless, stopped the Rangers on a pair of journeys contained in the 30-yard line, leaving the deficit at 5 getting into the ultimate stanza.
Gus O’Gara corralled in a 14-yard reception to get Billerica contained in the 10-yard line, after which moments later Murnane rumbled in for the 10-yard, go-ahead landing and a 16-13 lead. After Billerica recovered the following squib kick, it received insurance coverage. Gentile rushed for eight yards after which plowed in from 13 yards out to place the guests on prime 23-13.
The Rangers had an opportunity to reply as a Shane Eason 44-yard catch and run helped the hosts up inside the ten. Billerica’s protection stood tall as soon as once more as a sack by Cole Dillon compelled Methuen into an extended subject objective attempt that got here up quick.
Methuen went in entrance 10-0 within the first quarter courtesy of a 17-yard landing run by Shane Eason. The Rangers stretched the result in 10-0 on a 27-yard subject objective by Omar Aboutoui however a Judd Dorival six-yard landing run received Billerica again inside a rating.
Aboutoui, nonetheless, struck once more this time kicking residence a 35-yard subject objective to place Methuen up 13-8 on the half.
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