Sports

Melrose Football Holds Wakefield Scoreless, Wins 21-0

The Red Raiders defeated the Warriors in an MIAA tournament game Friday night at Fred Green Field.

The Melrose High School varsity football team improved to 8-0 Friday night with a win over Wakefield. In victory, Melrose advanced to the semi-final round of the MIAA tournament.

The No. 16 ranked Red Raiders knocked off the Warriors 21-0 in the Division 3 Northwest Quarterfinals at Fred Green Field.

Junior running back Mike Pedrini tallied two touchdown runs for the Red Raiders, upping his season total to 14 scores.

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Melrose will next be in action on Friday, Nov. 6, against Wayland.

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