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Swampscott Football, Field Hockey Teams Stir Playoff Fever
The two Big Blue squads will take the field in Round of 8 games in the statewide tournaments this weekend.
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott High School students and sports fans will have plenty to root for this weekend as Big Blue squads play in the football and field hockey statewide playoffs.
The second-seeded Swampscott football team will host seventh-seeded Dover-Sherborn in a Division 5 quarterfinal game at Phillips Field Saturday at noon.
The Big Blue is the only remaining undefeated team in Division 5 with a 9-0 record.
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Swampscott advanced to the quarterfinals with a 55-19 romp past Apponoquet in the first round.
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— @sportsbigblue (@SportsBigBlue) November 10, 2021
The fifth-seeded Swampscott field hockey team will make the trip to face fourth-seeded Triton in the Division 3 quarterfinals Saturday at 10 a.m.
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The Big Blue field hockey squad reached the Round of 8 with a 4-0 victory against North Middlesex and a 4-1 triumph against Medfield.
We've been lucky to have SHS's Jennifer Bartram stalking the sidelines & capturing some amazing moments Take a 👀 below! Want to see more? Intsa ➡️ https://t.co/advFN1mWo1 @PhilStacey_SN @bscooper60 @GlobeLars @ItemSports @SportsBigBlue @KatCornetta @swampkohut @jenniferbart22 pic.twitter.com/uMr7bYxtM9
— SwampscottFH (@SwampscottFH) November 9, 2021
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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