Scituate defeats Duxbury in rematch of 2024 championship game

DUXBURY Each time Scituate clashes with Duxbury in football a classic is almost guaranteed The two Patriot League heavyweights have faced off in the Div Super Bowl three times in the last four seasons On Friday it was Grayson Foley s time to shine in a regular season bout The senior running back racked up a whopping carries for yards and a pair of touchdowns delivering the Sailors an impressive - accomplishment over the Dragons on the road It meant a lot Foley mentioned Facing Duxbury it s a rivalry match They re a great project Then coming out winning the meeting especially after that Super Bowl win That s a big gang moment for us and a big push for the rest of the season Whenever these bitter rivals have met in modern years there has never been a shortage of offense Throughout the opening quarter however both programs struggled to get into a rhythm The first strike definitely came defensively After Scituate came up short on a long drive to open the encounter senior James Trombly read a pass from Duxbury s Brady Rhinesmith He proceeded to intercept the Dragons captain taking it to the house for a pick-six to provide the Sailors a - lead while stunning the crowd with left in the opening quarter Scituate s James Trombley celebrates his touchdown with Owen Morley during a - win over Duxbury on Friday Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald The defensive stalemate carried into the second quarter when the Sailors staged a drive deep into the Duxbury red zone Looking to sneak for a first down Pomona-Pitzer commit and Scituate quarterback Jonny Donovan spun off a meager would-be tacklers for a four-yard touchdown scamper as the Sailors doubled their lead at - an edge they would carry into intermission However Duxbury - responded to open the second half staging a long drive of its own Rhinesmith punctuated things with a one-yard touchdown rush as the Dragons sliced their deficit to - Yet a star competitor like Foley can only be kept in check for so long After Duxbury stymied Scituate s ground match early the senior broke off a critical -yard touchdown run of his own snatching the momentum right back for the Sailors as they seized a - advantage with left in the third The play worked out pretty well Foley mentioned Saw open field took the cut The blocks were perfect That just came out on our side Duxbury had been stopping that all day but I think we were more prepared coming out after that play I think that worked to our success As the clock continued to tick away later in the fourth Foley broke things open for the Sailors punching in a four-yard amount to help seal the deal as his group made it a - contest Duxbury fans celebrate Brady Rhinesmith s touchdown during the second half of a high school football contest against Scituate Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald We kind of figured out Duxbury s scheme noted Sailors coach Herb Devine They kind of threw something at us that we haven t seen this year Came out in a - stack - and they did a good job They got us on early on but we uncovered a couple of things that were working and we stuck to it In addition to Foley s heroics Donovan finished -for- passing for Scituate with yards on top of his touchdown scamper Duxbury was led by Rhinesmith who finished -for- with passing yards to go with two total touchdowns on the night Scituate s Grayson Foley jumps over Duxbury s Sam Szczesny during the first half of a high school football meeting Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald The road doesn t necessarily ease up for the Sailors who will battle South Shore League powerhouse Norwell next week That win is huge momentum Foley noted Just got to keep it going work harder every day and focus on Norwell