PatriotSports Blue Devils End Season with Gutsy Effort in Semis
by Chris White Salem High’s football season may have ended with a 38-20 loss to top-seeded Pinkerton in last Saturday’s Division 1 semifinal, but not before a gutsy effort from the Blue Devils. The Devils, who were blown out by Pinkerton 49-14 earlier this season, went down fighting as they kept pace with the Astros through three quarters. In fact, a touchdown by Salem running back Abner Rodriguez with 1:27 left in the third gave the Blue Devils a 20-19 advantage. The Astros roared back with a long rushing touchdown 33
seconds later, however, as they took a 25-20 advantage into the fourth. From there, Pinkerton went on to score two more touchdowns in the final quarter to polish the victory. In addition to the touchdown by Rodriguez,
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backfield mate Jerickson Fedrick found the end zone twice for Salem. Each of Fedrick’s touchdowns came in the second quarter, and Rodriguez ran in for the two-point conversion after Fedrick’s second score. That cut Pinkerton’s lead to 19-14 going into the half. The running back trio of Fedrick, Rodriguez, and Mike Downing led Salem’s offense for the day. Fedrick ran the ball 26 times for 120 yards, while Rodriguez gathered 96 yards on 18 carries. Downing also chipped in with 36 rushing yards on seven carries. Salem will finish the 2011 season with a Thanksgiving Day football game versus Lawrence. The Blue Devils are the home team this year and the game is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. on
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Salem High recognized its outstanding fall athletes at the school’s fall sports awards banquet on Monday, November 14. The banquet took place at Salem High School. Every Salem team qualified
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for post-season competition this fall. Some post- season highlights included the fall spirit team earning runner-up at the Division 1 fall spirit competition, and the football team securing another trip to the Division 1 semifinals. The boys’ cross country team advanced to the Meet of Champions for the first time in nine years, as top runner Ben Dutton qualified for the New England Championships on his own. Meanwhile, Alyssa Lambert represented the girls cross country team at the Meet of Champions after individually qualifying with a top-25 finish at the Division 1 Championships.
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quarterfinal bids included girls volleyball and field hockey, while girls and boys soccer made first-round appearances. For the golf team, Kyle Gaudette and Ryan Henrick represented the Blue Devils in the state tournament in early October. Along with Salem’s team accomplishments were some outstanding individuals playing for those teams. The following is a list of individual awards presented to Salem’s outstanding athletes this fall: Girls Volleyball Coaches Award: Stephanie Long Most Improved Player:
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Merrill Most Valuable Player: Rachel Morrissey Girls Cross Country Coaches Award: Alyssa Lambert Most Improved Player: Kimberly Kiplagat Most Valuable Player: Samantha Hutchins Boys Cross Country Coaches Award: Daniel Schmidt Most Improved Player: Tyler Breen Most Valuable Player: Benjamin Dutton Field Hockey Coaches Award: Samantha Gauvain Most Improved Player: Amanda Travaglini Most Valuable Player: Sarah Frahm Football Coaches Award: Daniel Stacey Most Improved Player: Kevin Dembkoski Most Valuable Player:
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Fedrick Golf Coaches Award: Ryan Henrick MVP & Points Champion: Kyle Gaudette Boys Soccer Coaches Award: Matthew Zani Most Improved Player: Andrew Zani Most Valuable Player: Matthew Sanchez
Girls Soccer Coaches Award: Jersey Burns Most Improved Player: Rachel Blazich Most Valuable Player: Tayllar
Matt Zani (#5) was the coaches’ award recipient from the boys’ soccer team, as well as Salem’s top male scholar-athlete this season
Samantha Gauvain (#3) earned the coaches award for the Salem field hockey team and was also recognized as a top scholar-athlete amongst all Blue Devils this fall
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Fall Spirit Coaches Award: Carley Reis Most Improved Player: Kylie Brown Most Valuable Player: Alexandra Philippon Outstanding Athletes Outstanding Female Fall Athlete: Jacqueline Cone (Girls’ Volleyball) Outstanding Male Fall Athlete: Jerickson Fedrick (Football)
Scholar Athletes Female Fall Scholar Athletes: Samantha Gauvain (Field Hockey) and Jersey Burns (Girls’ Soccer) Male Fall Scholar Athlete: Matthew Zani (Boys’ Soccer)
Sportsmanship Awards Girls Soccer: Jamie Shore Boys Soccer: Jonathan Klecan Golf: Oliver Ouellet Football: Michael Downing Field Hockey: Danielle Ferraro Boys Cross Country: Ryan Buck Girls Cross Country: Mackenzie Hanninen Girls Volleyball: Elisha Farris Fall Spirit: Jennifer DeLucia
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