Lenny Rowe

Dec 4, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Lenny Rowe |Ethan Winter

With 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, sophomore Nick O’Brien had a 5-yard rushing touchdown and ran in the two-point conversion to lead Tri-County past Blue Hills, 36-30, in the MVADA Small School State Vocational Championship in Canton. It marked the first vocational title in program history for the Cougars (7-4) in a rematch of last year’s title game, which Blue Hills won, 44-7. “I was a freshman last year, I started, it was a heartbreak.

Nov 28, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Lenny Rowe

HANOVER — Norwell senior captain Will Bostrom saved his best act for last against rival Hanover. In the second overtime, Bostrom scored on an 8-yard run and then took a direct snap for the winning 2-point conversion in the 15-13 victory. “With this rain coming down, my stomach hungry, I was just ready for some food,” Bostrom joked. “It’s incredible, we got booted out of the playoffs, but as a senior, we had one last game to finish it up and end things the right way.

Nov 9, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Lenny Rowe

Senior running back Sean Kilty blasted in from the 1-yard line with 56 seconds remaining to power the second-seeded Stoneham football team to a Division 6 first-round win over No. 15 Oakmont, 28-21, Saturday afternoon at Woburn High. Kilty scored a pair of touchdown runs, with his 1-yard plunge lifting the Spartans (8-1) to the next round of the MIAA football playoffs. Stoneham will host No. 7 Swampscott (7-2) in a quarterfinal matchup at Woburn High with time and date to be determined.

Oct 12, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Lenny Rowe

In a back-and-forth thriller featuring five lead changes, junior Nick Ilsley punched in a 4-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 4:40 remaining as Andover rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit for a 24-21 nonleague victory over host Brockton, the 100th career win for coach EJ Perry. “I was telling everybody, it shows my age. I was hyping it up about how I wanted to go down to Rocky Marciano Stadium, because my brother had coached at Northeastern with Tommy Colombo.

Oct 11, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Lenny Rowe

The Joseph Mason Cup is staying at TechBoston after the Bears topped Latin Academy, 32-26, in a Boston City League matchup at Roberts Playground Friday afternoon. Senior Josiah Gillard had a hand in three touchdowns, rushing for one, and classmate Xavier Landrum had 20 carries for 155 yards, helping TechBoston drain the clock in the fourth quarter.