ANDOVER — Shawsheen Tech soccer coach Al Costabile has hit a number of milestones throughout his profession on the sidelines and he typically echoes the identical sentiments after every plateau-reaching victory.
“I’m lucky,” Costabile stated on Friday night time after his Rams chalked up the coach’s 2 hundredth all-time victory as a mentor at Shawsheen and Bishop Fenwick with a 20-14 win over Greater Lawrence. “I’ve coached so many nice gamers with so many nice assistant coaches. I’ll maintain saying it, I haven’t scored a landing or made a deal with in a single a kind of 200 video games. I’ve haven’t even blocked anyone … oh wait, anyone did run into me on the sidelines a few occasions.
“I’m very fortunate to be where I am and to coach in the schools I’ve coached in,” he added. “The coaches and the relationships are just beyond words.”
Costabile’s 2 hundredth victory wasn’t safe till late within the fourth quarter as Greater Lawrence fought off an early 14-0 deficit and had a last possession that would have tied or gained the sport.
Up 14-7 at halftime, Shawsheen added to its lead with 5:41 left within the third quarter when sophomore quarterback Sid Tildsley of Billerica hit junior Ryan Copson of Wilmington with a 27-yard landing strike. The additional level missed, however the Rams led 20-7.
The Reggies answered in distinctive style, driving 70 yards in 13 performs and scoring when junior Steven Rosario scored from one yard out with 9:14 to go.
Just earlier than the landing on a fourth-and-13 play, a desperation move by Reggie senior Richard Torpey was deliberately slapped away as a substitute of intercepted by a Ram participant, however the ball bounced proper into the palms of senior Juan Arias on the 3-yard line.
Sophomore Rhandall Cartagena’s additional level lower the Ram result in six.
Shawsheen almost ran out the rest of the clock, transferring to the Reggie 29 earlier than turning the ball over on downs with 2:46 left.
Without any timeouts, Greater Lawrence wanted to work quick, however did not earn a primary down, ending the sport. Shawsheen junior Richard Elliott of Billerica had a giant deal with for a lack of three yards in that last possession.
“I thought our defense, especially in that fourth quarter, came up huge,” Costabile stated.
The Rams (4-0) began the scoring after stopping a pretend punt try by the Reggies on the Greater Lawrence 34.
Three performs later, Tildsley hit junior Caleb Caceres with a brief move that Caceres become a 35-yard landing play behind a giant block from junior Austin Malandain of Billerica. The additional level by junior Jared Bishop of Wilmington made it 7-0 simply 2:50 into the sport.
The Reggies (0-4) moved the ball effectively of their second possession earlier than Tildsley made an impression on the opposite aspect of the ball, scoring on a 93-yard interception return for a landing. The Rams led 14-0 with 3:53 left within the opening quarter.
Greater Lawrence scored late within the opening stanza on a 24-yard run by senior Javious Calderon.
“They’re very good and they’ve very, very competitive,” stated Costabile. “They don’t get down and at home they’re always dangerous, it doesn’t matter what the lead is.”
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