Local football roundup

Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury High School (SHS) senior Paul Tizzano almost singlehandedly led the Colonial football team into the Division 1 playoffs, rushing for 235 yards on 27 carries and scoring all 16 of SHS's points in a 16-13 Thanksgiving Day win over host Milford.

SHS (8-3) played Fitchburg (7-4) in a Division 1 playoff semifinal Dec. 2 at Oakmont Regional in Ashburnham, the winner going on to the Central/ Western Mass. Division 1 Super Bowl Saturday Dec. 6 against the winner of the Longmeadow-Holyoke Division 1 playoff semifinal.

Tizzano's second touchdown of the day, a one-yard burst with 41 seconds to play, put SHS ahead for good.

"Our best chance to win was running the ball," SHS coach Terry Walles said. "And our best running back is Paul Tizzano. I had every confidence on that last drive that he'd do whatever we needed him to do to help us win the game."

Tizzano also scored on a 75- yard jaunt, kicked a 21-yard field goal and tacked on an extra point.

St. John's rolls over SPM

Dan Light scored on runs of six and 25 yards and Rob Blanchflower caught a 10-yard scoring strike from quarterback Zac Kofos as the Pioneers earned a 28-6 Thanksgiving Day win over archrival St. Peter-Marian in a game played at Fitton Field in Worcester.

Blanchflower, who recorded three tackles and a quarterback sack while playing defensive end, earned the Francis X. Corsac Award, presented to the game's Most Valuable Player, for his eff orts.

Albert Mitchell also scored for the Pioneers, on an eightyard run.

St. John's leads the head-tohead meeting of this storied rivalry, the third-longest in Central Mass., 50-27-7.

Westborough shuts down Algonquin Regional

Sam Nichols rushed for 100 yards on 18 carries and scored on a seven-yard run to lead the Rangers over the Tomahawks, 27-6, in the 56th Thanksgiving Day match-up between the schools.

Westborough leads the series, 36-19-1. Both teams finished the season with a 4-7 mark.

Also scoring for the Rangers were Dave Orlando, on a 26- yard run, Andy Basque, on a 90-yard interception return, and Rob O'Connor, on a 26- yard run.

Orlando's score capped an 11-play, 89-yard drive that tied the score at 6-6, midway through the second quarter. Basque put the Rangers ahead for good one play later, booting the extra point through the uprights.

The Tomahawks had taken a 6-0 lead on a five-yard TD pass from Mike Vulcano to Tommy Dumont that capped an 82- yard, eight-play drive.

Marlborough's Asum too much for Hawks

The Panthers' senior quarterback Graham Asum had a Thanksgiving Day game to remember, completing 13- of-14 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for another 124 yards on 10 carries to lead Marlborough High School (MHS) to a 34-0 whitewashing of Hudson High (HHS).

With the win, MHS finished the season, 5-6, and improved its lead in the series between the schools - the second oldest in Central Mass. - to 5140-3. HHS finished its season, 2-9.

Junior A.C. Carter also had a game worth remembering, catching five passes for 111 yards - including touchdown receptions of three and 50 yards, and rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.

Also scoring for the Panthers were sophomore Canaan Severin, on a 12-yard scoring strike from Asum, and senior Devonta Brown, on a five-yard run.

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