Posted by Teddy Panos, Sun Staff
Dracut High’s football squad kicked off the 2008 season in dramatic style, by traveling down to Brockton and knocking off the high-powered Boxers 34-32. (You can catch Lynn Worthy’s game story, as well as the rest of last night’s schoolboy gridiron action, by visiting the sports page at lowellsun.com)
As for the game of the night, I’m going to take a minute to crow about my old school. (Feel free to talk up your own school) The administration took a lot of heat for scheduling early season contests against perennial powers like Brockton and Everett, but the Middies proved the faith in this squad’s ability was justified. Funny thing is, a lot of high school experts didn’t necessarily regard this result as an upset. Many of them called for it, as a matter of fact.
Let’s also take a second to laud the play of senior QB Matt Grimard, who did the Boxers in not with his arm, but with his legs. 147-yards rushing and 4-TD’s is the kind of performance that’ll make Grimard an early season Player of the Year candidate.
So today, whether you’re from Dracut or any other Merrimack Valley school, sit back and take pride that one of our own showed the rest of the state what MVC football is all about!
So what do you think gang...are the Middies for real? Where does this win rank in school and MVC history? Does Dracut stand a chance against Everett?
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