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Needham Football Beats Newton North for Second Win

The Rockets improved to 2-2 on the season with a hard-fought home win on Friday night.

The Needham Rockets improved to 2-2 on the season after squeaking out a home win against Newton North Friday night.

Needham running back Jared Skylar had 31 carries for 120 yards to help lead the Rockets to a 13-10 win. Skylar also scored a touchdown.

The win over Newton North comes on the heels of last week’s win over Braintree. The Rockets started the season 0-2.

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Needham will next be in action on Friday, Oct. 9, against Weymouth.

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