MARLBOROUGH – The Marlborough High School football team defeated Algonquin Regional High School (ARHS) 34-0 at the Panthers’ homecoming game Oct. 21.
“It was a great night for the kids. They [the team] were well prepared and they came out and played with a lot of emotion and I think that carried them throughout the game,” Marlborough Athletic Director Jeff Rudzinsky said.
Rudzinsky said Algonquin played “really hard,” but the Panthers were “very fired up” thanks to the large crowd of fans spotting Marlborough gear.
Marlborough Head Coach Sean Mahoney said the Panthers’ main goal for this season is to “play hard and be good team mates.”
He added that playing ARHS has “become a competitive rivalry.”
Algonquin Head Coach Mark Allen said his team has also started looking at Marlborough as a top rival.
He noted that the players worked hard throughout the week in preparation for a “tough and physical game.”
“Coach Mahoney does a great job with his team and they play hard,” Allen said.
The Titans’ season their season has not gone the way they would have liked due to injuries, Allen said, but the Titans “look beyond that” and continue to build camaraderie and learn life lessons.
Algonquin’s goals for the remainder of the season are to continue working hard throughout practices, playing hard on Friday nights and winning as many games as they can, according to Allen.
“I am extremely proud of our team for being so close knit and supporting each other in good times and tough times,” he said.
The next game for the Panthers will be against Westborough and the next game for the Titans will be against Wachusett. Both games will take place on Friday Oct. 28.
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