Acton-Boxboro makes it 39 straight
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Stop us when this sounds familiar. Top-ranked Acton-Boxboro continued its winning streak last night thanks in large part to the Abare brothers, who had a hand in all three Colonial touchdowns in the 21-7 victory at Chelmsford.
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Cohasset 20 Abp. Williams 14 BRAINTREE -- Twenty unanswered points in a seven-minute span late in the game by Cohasset stunned Archbishop Williams and provided the Skippers with a 20-14 victory yesterday at Memorial Field.
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WALTHAM -- Larry and Bobby Abare experienced a loss in the first football game they played at Acton-Boxboro. And they haven't since. In the third annual Acton-Boxboro versus Chelmsford MIAA Division 1A Super Bowl, the talented duo powered the Colonials to their 50th straight victory and fourth consecutive title last night at Bentley, a 28-6 win over Chelmsford that was ...
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Furr was flying last night, and that was not a good thing for Attleboro. Darrien Furr scored on a 78-yard punt return and a 45-yard interception return, leading Taunton to a 17-14 victory.
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LAWRENCE -- No, those are not the school's business hours. That was the score of No. 12 Central Catholic's victory yesterday as the Red Raiders rallied with 1:52 left in the game to bring down No. 15 Foxboro, 9-5.
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For Everett , last night's 36-28 victory over Leominster was a step in the right direction.
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Sean Marshall did the work in the first half, scoring 17 of his 19 points. Then Jared Dudley carried the load early in the second half, tallying 13 of his 17, including 9 in the first 8 minutes 48 seconds.
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Thayer 2 CM 1 CANTON -- Catholic Memorial coach Bill Hanson said his Knights "weren't really challenged" in their past few games. On Monday, CM goalie John Jay was called on to make only 12 stops in a 4-1 defeat of Reading. A week before that, they dominated BC High, 6-1, to capture the Catholic Conference championship.
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Ask anyone associated with the Acton-Boxboro football program about the secret to its success, and they'll say it's rooted in a winning tradition established long before members of the 2004 team ever strapped on a helmet.
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John Griffin scores 15 points and hits four straight free throws in the final 31 seconds to lead Bucknell to a 69-66 victory over American on Tuesday night.
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Brockton surged from a 24-22 halftime deficit to take a 53-39 win over nonleague foe Franklin in girls' basketball last night to remain unbeaten at 8-0.
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It came down to the 4 x 400 relay. Junior Christina Izzicupo edged Bishop Feehan's Meg Looney in the anchor leg to give Stoneham the Division 3 state championship with 47 points at the Reggie Lewis Center yesterday.
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Acton-Boxboro's state-record 52-game win streak ended with a loss to Bridgewater-Raynham last season. Yesterday, 367 days later, the teams met again and A-B didn't walk off the field disappointed. Akeem Mercury capped two impressive drives with fourth-quarter touchdown runs as the Colonials rolled to a 25-7 victory in Bridgewater.
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It's tough being No. 1. Just last week, the Acton-Boxboro girls were ranked No. 1 in the nation by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. But after a 1-1 tie with Newton South last week, Acton-Boxboro's stay at the top was a short one, as it dropped it No. 3.
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Mike Lowell drives in five runs to lead Boston's revived hitting and the Red Sox cut their magic number to clinch the AL East title to two by beating the A's.
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Olivia Nagle scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Acton-Boxboro to a 69-60 Dual County League girls' basketball victory last night over host Lincoln-Sudbury.
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UMass-Lowell is perfect in nonconference play this season. Of late, the River Hawks have carried that penchant for perfection over to their Hockey East performances as well.