LYNN — Peabody’s Alan Paulino barely received any reps at working again throughout observe for the Agganis All-Star Football Classic on Wednesday at Manning Field.
But when considered one of his South teammates was ejected early within the third quarter, Paulino received the decision to step in and accomplish that he did.
The Curry-bound Paulino scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to garner MVP honors and tempo the South to a 24-7 win over the North within the 61st version of the summer season traditional.
“Adrenaline kind of took over there when I had to go in,” Paulino mentioned.
It was a hard-hitting affair from the start but it surely was solely 10-7 South initially of the third quarter when Peabody’s Jayce Dooley swung the momentum with an enormous interception of a Max Ciaramitaro move. He returned the choose to the North 35.
Moments later got here a trio of ejections as tempers flared. After issues settled down, Shea Lynch hit Peabody teammates Dooley and Colin Ridley to maneuver the ball inside the ten. Paulino received the decision on the subsequent play and scored from eight yards to make it 17-7.
“All those Peabody kids were just awesome,” South coach Lou Cicatelli of Revere mentioned. “Paulino is a stud and he did a great job coming in like he did.”
The North drove into South territory on the subsequent possession however turned it over on downs late within the third and wouldn’t see the ball once more till late within the fourth.
Paulino, Fenwick’s Costa Beechin and Lynch did many of the work on the bottom throughout a 13-play drive that coated 62 yards. Paulino’s one-yard plunge on third down with 4:19 left put the sport away.
The groups had traded touchdowns within the first quarter as Everett’s Karmarri Ellerbe hit Beechin for a 61-yard TD off a double move on the sport’s first possession.
The North responded with the arduous working of group MVP Will Shannon of Masco together with three completions from Ciaramitaro, the final of which went to Shannon for a rating. It stayed tied at 7-7 till the ultimate play of the half when St. John’s Prep kicker Max Rizza booted a 39-yard discipline objective to make it 10-7.
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