WALTHAM – In the Dual County League opener for each squads, Waltham relied on the display cross, some stingy protection, and Ty Connolly’s legs to win 37-7 over Newton South at Bentley University.
Three first-half touchdowns from the arm of Jack Renaud gave the Hawks a 21-7 lead on the half and fellow senior captain Ty Connolly was additionally chargeable for three scores as Waltham (3-0, 1-0) remained undefeated.
“It’s a great team win, tough league, and the first league game we wanted to come out strong,” mentioned Connolly, who completed with 134 all-purpose yards. “We wanted to show the league we are not the same old Waltham and it was evident here – no matter where we are playing.”
Renaud (18-for-26 for 309 yards passing) allowed the defensive rush to come back into the backfield on the Hawks’ second sequence of the primary quarter as Josh Register went down the precise sideline untouched for the 33-yard landing.
With the primary sequence of the second quarter, it was the identical play however this time to Adam Chisari because the junior working again took the ball 33 yards to the home for the 14-0 Hawks lead with 9:49 left within the second quarter.
“Great call by our offensive coordinator Joey Carroll, who dialed it up. We’ve been working on in practice ever since training camp and we’ve just been a little bit off here and there,” mentioned Waltham head coach Sean Brackett. “We just continue to work, put your head down and grind.”
Newton South (2-2; 0-1) answered shortly on the following sequence on a 51-yard completion over the center to Paxton Boyd to chop the deficit in half, 14-7, in solely 58 seconds because the Hawks protection bit a bit of too quickly on play motion within the backfield.
But that’s just about all of the Hawks allowed within the first half because the Lions might solely muster 48 complete yards from scrimmage as six of eight sequence went for zero or damaging yards.
Waltham was in a position to return up by two scores as Connolly took a put up cross over the center the gap for Renaud’s third landing strike of the primary half. Connolly went 65 yards on a third-and-17 from the Hawks’ 35-yard line instantly following a seven-yard loss on a sack within the backfield for the Lions.
“It was nice to see everyone execute tonight. The biggest part of their offense is the quarterback making plays, so the biggest thing was containing him, putting pressure on the offense and staying back,” mentioned Brackett.
After the groups exchanged possessions to start out the third quarter, Waltham seemed to have a three-touchdown lead, however Connolly’s second landing catch was wiped off the board on a block within the again penalty on the Hawks.
But Connolly wouldn’t be denied on the sequence as he scored eight performs later from 4 yards out. Connolly completed off that 10-play drive and scored once more on the following sequence on third-and-goal from the two-yard line and the Hawks have been comfortably forward, 34-7 a minute into the fourth quarter.
Waltham begins the season 3-0 for the primary time since 1991 and held Newton South quarterback Everson Quissanga to 78 yards passing regardless of 52 makes an attempt via the air.
“The program is in place now and the kids are busting their butts. I’m very happy for the kids, I’m proud of the kids, because they are earning these results,” mentioned Brackett.
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