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Varsity Screamin Eagles mercy-ruled their first opponent of the year 38-0! Despite two key injuries to starting players, the Screamin Eagles had their way an out matched Manchester South Sabers team. One of the offensive stars of the game was Justin Wanner (4 touchdowns), who was a filling in for injured running back TJ Urbanik. Damian Jackson started the game off with a great kick-off return he carried all the way down the Sabres 20 yard line. Jackson also caused a safety in the 2nd quarter to make the game 38-0 Screamin Eagles. In the 3rd quarter, Franklin Castillo-Diaz 35 yd touchdown run ended the game. The coaches met at midfield and East had enough, the game was called over. Defensive standouts for the Eagles were Jack Nordin (8 tackles), Cam Bond, Tim and Zach Comeau, Ian Routhier and Sean Nicholson.

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The game started to look to be a little better contest for the JV Screamin Eagles. But long runs by Sean Nicholson and Nick “Nugget” Moquin got the offense going despite some timely penalties. Peyton Bickfords 40 yard touchdown run got the Eagles on the score board and they never looked back. On the next offensive possession, Bickford"s scored on a 15 yard Touchdown run. After another 15 yard touchdown run by Franklin Castillo-Daiz with extra point attempt (PAT) by Ethan Houle, the writing was on the wall at 20-0 for Screamin Eagles. A safety by Marcus Henderson put the Eagles up 22-0 at half time. The 3rd quarter saw a 4 yard touchdown run by Shane Parks and a beautiful 20 yard TD pass from Bickford to Damian Jackson to put the game into a mercy ruled 36-0 win for Eagles. Stellar defensive players Marcus Henderson, Patrick Leahy and Damian Jackson. //Varsity Game

Varsity The much anticipated early season match up between the Goffstown Screamin Eagles and Manchester East Cobras lived up to the hype. In a back and forth match of great football, the Cobras won 18-14. With the Cobras up 6-0 with 9 minutes left in 2nd quarter, Cam Bond returned an interception for a touchdown. Justin Wanner ran in the extra point to give the Eagles an 8-6 lead. With 4 minutes left in the half, the Cobras threatened to score with the ball on the 4 yard line. But the defensive line of the Eagles, which played great all game, refused to allow the Cobras to score. The offensive standouts for Goffstown were QB Casey Gervias and Patrick Leahy. With 4:33 left in the 3rd quarter Gervias hit Leahy on the run for a 35 yard touchdown pass to put the Eagles up 14-6. After a score by the Cobras in the 4th quarter, the D line for Goffstown came up big again preventing a game tying extra point attempt. Late in the 4th, with the Eagles winning 14-12, Jack Nordin perfectly placed a punt to back the Cobras up to their own 15 yard line. A questionable defensive interference call then gave the Cobras the ball on the 45. With less then 40 seconds remaining in the game, Cobras scored on a 55 yard pass play to seal the game.

JV's The JV Eagles team improved their record to 2-0 by beating the JV Cobras 36-6. The stingy Eagles defense has only given up 6 points in two games. Ian Routhier and Sean Nicholson (who played almost two entire games) led the D attack. Ryan McLaughlin recovered the initial kick off for the Eagles which was followed by a nice 35 yard run by the tireless Nicholson. An 8 yard TD by Justin Wanner and extra point by Franklin Diaz gave the Eagles a 8-0 lead that they would never relinquish. In the 2nd quarter after a Cobra score made it 8-6, Ethan Houle ran back the insuring kickoff to just over mid field which led to a 50 yard TD pass from Peyton Bickford to Patrick Leahy. The extra point run by Bickford made it 16-6 Goffstown. Additional td's by Wanner and Bickford with extra points by Nicholson, made it 30-6 Eagles. Then to end the game, on what was only his 4th carry ever, Jacob Lambert ran 55 yards for a touchdown. Eagles win 36-6. Varsity Game

Varsity With a cavalcade of injuries, the Varsity Screamin Eagles faced the Nashua Elks for their third contest of the year. Five injuries had the coaching staff approaching this game with trepidation. But it only took the Eagles two plays from the line of scrimmage to score and put the coaching staff at ease. A 35 yard pass from Casey Gervias to Tim Comeau and a extra point run in by Zach Comeau, got the Eagles going. On their next offensive possession, Justin Wanner (who continues to rack up the TD's) scored on a nice 25 yard TD run. Another score by Gervias and extra point put the Eagles up at halftime 22-0. In the 3rd quarter with the Elks driving the ball, Jack Nordin made a big play tackling an Elk running back for a huge loss. Another score and extra point would give the Eagles a 30-0 win. Defensively the stars for the Eagles were Andrew Biron, Marcus Henderson, Ian Routhier and Jack Nordin. Tim Comeau, with three timely earth shaking blocks, continues to show the league he is one of the fiercest, hardest hitters in middle school football. The Varsity Eagles record is now 2-1. Varsity Game

Goffstown Screamin’ Eagles vs. Salem Rams – Varsity

The Goffstown Screamin’ Eagles ran into a tough & gritty opponent in the 8th grade Salem Rams on Sunday (October 2nd, 2011). The opening minutes of the game started strong for the eagles but inevitabley a tight game and two huge special teams scores for the Salem Rams kick return team made the difference in the game. Salem beat the Eagles 20-18 handing them their second loss of the season. Goffstown now stands at 2-2 on the season. Playoff hopes are still alive with the Eagles but it may be necessary to win out the second half of the season to make it.

Jack Nordin started the game with some thump for the Eagles by sending the opening kickoff through the end zone. Jack then made back to back tackles dropping the Rams for consecutive loses. It seemed that for the most part on this day the Eagles had the Ram’s number on shutting down their offense. The defensive standouts for the Eagles were Ian Routhier (6 tackles), Casey Gervais (5 tackles), Zach Comeau (5 tackles) and Jack Nordine (5 tackles). Tim Comeau led the Eagles defense with 13 tackles on the day. TJ Urbanik also contributed 4 tackles and a blocked kick.

The Eagles offense was seeing some success against the Rams. TJ Urbanik ran for 122 yards and a TD. Damian Jackson added 34 yards and a TD on some tough running right through the gut of the defense. Zach Comeau added 50 yards of rushing & Patrick Leahy add 30 receiving yards and a TD. Goffstown’s failure to convert any extra points proved to be a tipping point in the final score.

#51 Meisner for the Salem Rams delivered not one but two kick returns for TD’s against the Eagles. It would appear that these special teams plays were the key to victory for Salem. Goffstown looks to rebound from this defeat next week against the Bedford Jaguars. Varsity Game

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Coming off a tough fought loss to Salem, the Screamin Eagles came back with a decisive win over the Bedford Jaguars 24-6. One thing rang evident from this game, a healthy TJ Urbanik is a force to be reckoned with. Urbanik totaled 149 yards rushing and receiving along with two touchdowns scored. However, the game did not start off the way Eagles wanted. Seemingly in control of the interior line, Bedford marched down field to score and put the Eagles on their heals 0-6 Jaguars. That did not last long. A 20 yard screen pass from Casey Gervais, who has matured into a skilled patient passer, to Damian Jackson got the offense going. Then Urbanik took a hand-off up the middle, breaking several tackles, for a 49 yard TD run. A nice little dump pass to Tim Comeau for the extra point made it 8-6 and the Eagles never looked back. In the 2nd quarter, the Eagles where looking at a 4th down and a mile for a first down. This didn’t phase the Eagles offense. Gervais rolled out to his right and showing incredible patients with a rush coming at him, waited till the right time to throw to Pat Leahy who ran 48 yards for the touchdown. With :40 seconds left in the 1st half, Urbanik ran a pass reception for 45 yards into the end zone to give the Eagles 24-6 lead at halftime. Defensive standouts for the Eagles were Cody Paquette, Marcus Henderson, Cam Gagnon and Otis Whipple. The Eagles outside linebacker, Sean Nicholson, played great with two quarterback sacks. Eagles win 24-6. Varsity Game

The Varsity Screamin Eagles had their hands full facing the very powerful and proficient passing offense of the Milford Mustangs. Couple that with committing far too many penalties and turnovers, the result was a 26-22 lost for the Eagles. But by no means did the Eagles roll over and give up. In the 2nd quarter, down 6-0, a 5 yard touchdown run by TJ Urbanik and a 6 yard touchdown run by Justin Wanner put the Eagles up 14-6 at half time. But that didn't last long. To start the 3rd quarter, Milford was successful with an on-side kick that the Eagles failed to recover. This was costly, Milford scored and converted their extra point to make it 14-14. On the next offensive possession, the Eagles fumbled the ball on the 15 yard line which then resulted in another Milford score 20-14 Milford. (Two td's in less than 5 minutes by Milford!). But, the Eagles were undaunted. To start the 4th quarter, a timely sack by Damian Jackson cause a fumble that was recovered by Casey Gervais. This gave the Eagles the ball deep in Mustang territory. A touchdown run and extra point by Zach Comeau gave the Eagles life down only 22-20. Not to be outdone, on their very next play from the line of scrimmage, the Mustangs used their very good passing game to execute a 70 yard pass for a touchdown. This sealed the Eagles fate. Eagles loss 26-22. Varsity Game

Screamin Eagles Varsity Vs NorRock

In a wild high scoring game, the Screamin Eagles came away with a 38-22 win. On the very first possession for the Eagles, Damian Jackson got the Eagles on the scoreboard with a nice touchdown run. But rushing touchdowns took a backseat to Goffstown aerial attack. NorRock could not find an answer for the tandem of quarterback Casey Gervais and receiver Pat Leahy. The duo combined for 2 td's and 140 yards in this game. With an additional touchdown run by Justin Wanner, the first half ended with a 26-22 Goffstown lead. The 2nd half started strangely with kicker Jack Nordin recovering his own onside kick. This began a back and forth ball possession that resulted in no scoring for either team in the 3rd quarter. Then in the 4th quarter, with the game still close at 26-22, NorRock had to punt on 4th down. Goffstown's Cody Paquette drove a NorRock linemen into the backfield to cause a blocked punt that was recovered by Ethan Houle. This was big cause on the very next play, the Eagles scored on another nice rushing TD by Jackson. This took the wind out of NorRocks sails and sealed the game for the Eagles. Wanner added another TD to give Goffstown the 38-22 win. Ian Routher, Paquette, Tim Comeau and Otis Whipple played great defensively for the Eagles. The offensive line for the Eagles did a nice job giving Gervais enough time in the pocket all game long. The Eagles face Monadnock in their final regular season game next Saturday.

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