8th Grade Football Team Wins a High-Scoring Game Against Newton

Written by Varun Tekur

Photo by Varun Tekur

On Sunday, Sept. 27, Framingham Youth Football went to Newton and faced the Mustangs during their final away game of the season. The day started off as a hot one but the breeze slowly started blowing on the football field, reminding football fans that the weather would soon be chilly.

The Mustangs began the game with possession of the ball, but this quickly changed when Christian Maldonado had a skillful interception. Jordan Ortiz helped the Flyers move down the field on the ground and Jack Beverley also had a great completion to Michael Hildreth. Warren Perez and Tramiris Anthony contributed to stingy Framingham defensive play and the Flyers also blocked a Newton punt. Both defenses contained their opponent’s offense for the majority of the first half, but the Flyers started to put together a good drive early in the second quarter. Sam Stubbs sped past Newton’s defense multiple times and finished this series of plays with a short touchdown run. After Stubbs converted a 2 point kick, the Flyers led 8-0. The shutout didn’t last for long, though, as the Tiger running back raced for a 71 yard touchdown on Newton’s next play. Since the Mustangs failed to convert their extra point, Framingham still led 8-6.

The excitement continued near the end of the second half when Stubbs broke loose and had a 44-yard run that set up a 21-yard touchdown pass from Beverley to Andrew Keane. Stubbs’ 2-point kick made the score 16-6. It looked like this would be the score at halftime until the Newton quarterback threw a touchdown pass with 0 seconds remaining, cutting down the Framingham lead to 16-14.

Jordan Ortiz led the Flyer rushing attack on their first drive in the third quarter and scored on a 3 yard run. The Mustangs were eager to strike back and make Framingham’s 24-14 lead shorter, but couldn’t do so because Framingham got the ball back on an onside kick. Sam Stubbs quickly made good use of the onside kick with a 32- yard touchdown run. Framingham cornerbacks Zach Blumer and Tramiris Anthony were shutting down Newton’s receivers during most of the 2nd half, but Newton had a long 70-yard rushing touchdown near the beginning of the 4th quarter. Later, Jack Beverley ran in a touchdown from the 3 yard line to double Newton’s score (40-20).
Sam Stubbs was 5 for 5 on 2 point kicks after touchdowns, and the Flyers won 40-20 in a blowout.

Next week, Framingham has a bye that they can use for some well-deserved rest.

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Tekur is a student at Framingham High School. This is his fourth year providing reports on the FYFC program.