CM 17, Lynn Classical 0

It was a rainy and somber night at Manning field in Lynn, but still, CM came out of the fray victorious.

The first half was highlighted by (Senior) Lorenzo Warren's first rushing touchdown of the day. The action picked up in the second half where the Knights pulled away. After a fumble on a punt return by Lynn Classical, Lorenzo Warren punched in his second and final TD on a five yard draw play. The CM defense set the tone in the second half as Lynn had major difficulties moving the ball. Sophomore Armani Reeves delivered several big hits including a timely tackle on a fourth down to turn the ball over. After yet another turnover on downs by Lynn, Sophomore quarterback A.J. Doyle hit (Senior) Joey McCarthy on a slant to set up a scoring opportunity. After three failed attempts to get in the endzone Junior Tom Byrnes cemented the win with a field goal to put CM ahead 17-0. The exclamation point was put on when Lynn Classical's quarterback was served a bone rattling hit to force a fumble in the closing seconds.

The rainy terrain caused noticeable difficulties for both sides as fumbles were almost as common as completed passes. Fortunately for the Knights, a vast majority of these fumbles came from Lynn. In any football game the team that wins the turnover battle almost always wins the game.

They were dropping like flies for CM, many players had to come out due to leg cramps. Senior Mark Glynn came out of the game with what appeared to be a serious left knee injury, however he showed tremendous heart by returning and making his presence felt on a big hit in the backfield.

CM now turns their attention to Friday night where they will look to create a long winning streak as they aim to dismantle the visiting Haverhill in front of their home crowd.

Mike Slonina '11