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Londonderry whips Astros in quarterfinals

LONDONDERRY — The game couldn’t have started any better for Pinkerton.

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Football, 12/02/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Londonderry whips Astros in quarterfinals

LONDONDERRY — The game couldn’t have started any better for Pinkerton.

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Football, 12/02/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Astros make playoffs with win

 

DERRY — Veteran Pinkerton coach Brian O'Reilly always has confidence in his players.

Okay, maybe some more than others.

But O'Reilly's confidence is sky high on senior placekicker Brandon Roy.

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Football, 11/01/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Injured stars Day, MacInnis return to lead Pinkerton past Windham

WINDHAM - The Pinkerton football team is getting healthy at the right time.

Saturday afternoon, the Astros welcomed back running back/safety Brady Day and fullback/linebacker Jake MacInnis, who both missed the previous two weeks with injuries.

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Football, 10/26/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Pinkerton climbs back over .500

 

DERRY – With injuries mounting by the week, Pinkerton has been forced to juggle its lineup with each game.

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Football, 10/18/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Campos stars in first start, Pinkerton tops Timberlane

DERRY — Young Pinkerton quarterback Nathan Campos’ already racing heart began to pound that much harder as he saw the ball free on the ground.
 
“I faked to the fullback too long, and when I went to hand off to the running back, there wasn’t enough time,” Campos remembered. “The ball dropped on the ground. There was a little panic. But coach always tells us, if anything happens, just run the ball.”
 
The sophomore, in his first varsity start, did just that. He scooped up the fumble and raced into the end zone late in the second quarter, giving Pinkerton a lead it would never surrender in a 28-0 victory over Timberlane on Friday.
 
“We needed a win under out belt after back-to-back losses,” said Astros (3-3) fullback/linebacker Evan Wilson, who ran for two scores. “We needed a boost to get back on track. It was a good win. And it was great watching our QB go. He’s going to be a good one.”
 
Campos, playing in place of injured Jeff Potvin, didn’t find out he had earned the start until Friday afternoon.
“I found out right before the game,” said Campos. “I wasn’t sure if it was going to be me or another quarterback. Coach (Brian O’Reilly) told me that he was going to give me this chance and see if I could do it. I was confident in myself and my team.”
After giving Pinkerton the lead with his legs in the first half, Campos was finally given the chance to throw the ball in the second half, and continued to deliver.
He first completion was a 58-yard connection to Jacob Albert. He then set up Wilson’s first TD with a 38-yard pass to Davin Clark. But he best was a perfectly-placed 47-yard TD strike to Gavin Auger.
“I was ecstatic that coach let me throw the ball,”  he said. “He told us we were going to do the simple plays tonight because I was new. But once he saw that I got the team going, he was confident in me. It was a lot of fun.”
O’Reilly was impressed by the performance of Campos.
“Nathan did a very nice job,” said O’Reilly. “We thought Jeff might be back this week, but he wasn’t. I hadn’t give Nathan a chance. I wanted to see what he could do, and he responded very well.”
Wilson also stepped up for the Astro offense. Taking on an increased workload at fullback — in place of injured Jake MacInnis, the area’s No. 3 rusher — Wilson carried 14 times for 94 yards and the two scores. 
“I had to step up to fill (MacInnis’s) shoes,” said the junior. “It’s a lot to fill. And I was still playing my spot on defense.”
Leading the Pinkerton defense were linebackers Marcus Terrio (interception, sack, 10 tackles) and Wilson (8 tackles). Andrew Guillimette and Russell Patrikas each added an interception, and Trent Leduc chipped in with a sack.
A bright spot for Timberlane (0-6) was receiver Robert Olson, who caught nine passes for 101 yards. Evan Roeger and Joseph Shivell each had a sack.
Pinkerton will look to keep its playoff hopes alive next Friday, when it hosts Concord (7 p.m.)
 “We want to pop them in the mouth and show then what Pinkerton football is about,” said Wilson. “We are still confident.”
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Football, 10/11/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Campos stars in first start, Pinkerton tops Timberlane

DERRY — Young Pinkerton quarterback Nathan Campos’ already racing heart began to pound that much harder as he saw the ball free on the ground.
 
“I faked to the fullback too long, and when I went to hand off to the running back, there wasn’t enough time,” Campos remembered. “The ball dropped on the ground. There was a little panic. But coach always tells us, if anything happens, just run the ball.”
 
The sophomore, in his first varsity start, did just that. He scooped up the fumble and raced into the end zone late in the second quarter, giving Pinkerton a lead it would never surrender in a 28-0 victory over Timberlane on Friday.
 
“We needed a win under out belt after back-to-back losses,” said Astros (3-3) fullback/linebacker Evan Wilson, who ran for two scores. “We needed a boost to get back on track. It was a good win. And it was great watching our QB go. He’s going to be a good one.”
 
Campos, playing in place of injured Jeff Potvin, didn’t find out he had earned the start until Friday afternoon.
“I found out right before the game,” said Campos. “I wasn’t sure if it was going to be me or another quarterback. Coach (Brian O’Reilly) told me that he was going to give me this chance and see if I could do it. I was confident in myself and my team.”
After giving Pinkerton the lead with his legs in the first half, Campos was finally given the chance to throw the ball in the second half, and continued to deliver.
He first completion was a 58-yard connection to Jacob Albert. He then set up Wilson’s first TD with a 38-yard pass to Davin Clark. But he best was a perfectly-placed 47-yard TD strike to Gavin Auger.
“I was ecstatic that coach let me throw the ball,”  he said. “He told us we were going to do the simple plays tonight because I was new. But once he saw that I got the team going, he was confident in me. It was a lot of fun.”
O’Reilly was impressed by the performance of Campos.
“Nathan did a very nice job,” said O’Reilly. “We thought Jeff might be back this week, but he wasn’t. I hadn’t give Nathan a chance. I wanted to see what he could do, and he responded very well.”
Wilson also stepped up for the Astro offense. Taking on an increased workload at fullback — in place of injured Jake MacInnis, the area’s No. 3 rusher — Wilson carried 14 times for 94 yards and the two scores. 
“I had to step up to fill (MacInnis’s) shoes,” said the junior. “It’s a lot to fill. And I was still playing my spot on defense.”
Leading the Pinkerton defense were linebackers Marcus Terrio (interception, sack, 10 tackles) and Wilson (8 tackles). Andrew Guillimette and Russell Patrikas each added an interception, and Trent Leduc chipped in with a sack.
A bright spot for Timberlane (0-6) was receiver Robert Olson, who caught nine passes for 101 yards. Evan Roeger and Joseph Shivell each had a sack.
Pinkerton will look to keep its playoff hopes alive next Friday, when it hosts Concord (7 p.m.)
 “We want to pop them in the mouth and show then what Pinkerton football is about,” said Wilson. “We are still confident.”
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Football, 10/11/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Salem blanks Pinkerton: First shutout of Astros in Blue Devil history

HAVERHILL - Having posted three shutouts in its first four games, the Salem defense already had proven itself formidable. Saturday afternoon at Trinity Stadium, the Blue Devils showed just how forbidding they can be against one of the state's perennial offensive powers.

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Football, 10/05/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Pinkerton falls to Londonderry for the first time since 2001

DERRY, N.H. — Londonderry crossed the border into Derry looking to end nearly two decades of frustration.
 
Despite a valiant comeback, Pinkerton could not prevent the Lancers from making history.
 
The Astros cut a 28-point deficit to 10 points in the second half, but fell to archrival Londonderry — the No. 1-ranked team in New Hampshire —  42-24. 
 
 “We made too many mistakes,” said Pinkerton head coach Brian O’Reilly “We had too many turnovers, two that led to touchdowns, and created bad field position. We played well in the second half. We can bounce back.”
 
Friday’s loss was the first for Pinkerton to Londonderry since the 2001 season. The Astros entered the contest with a 22-game winning streak over the Lancers, including playoffs. They beat them twice last year.
“I’ve been working for this for so long,” said sobbing Londonderry running back Jeff Wiedenfeld, who was not born the last time his school beat their rival. “It was all in our heads. We knew we had, physically, what it took to win. But it was between the ears. Mentally, we had to get there. And we did it tonight.”
 Londonderry took the lead in the first quarter, on a Wiedenfeld touchdown run, then grabbed full control by outscoring Pinkerton 28-7 in the second quarter to take a 35-7 lead into halftime.
Pinkerton, however, made it seem for a time that the Astro curse may strike again.
After Brandon Roy opened the second half with a field goal, Pinkerton defensive lineman Rocco Mulrnnan intercepted a screen pass. Two plays later, QB Jeff Potvin hit Russell Patrikas for a 46-yard touchdown.
The Astros then forced a 3-and-out, and a big punt return and a long run by Patrikas set up a Will Brown 5-yard touchdown run. Suddenly, it was 35-24 with the entire fourth quarter to go.
“We had to answer when adversity hit,” said Londonderry coach Jimmy Lauzon, who was in middle school during Londonderry’s last Pinkerton win. “In the first half we played almost flawlessly at times. We knew Pinkerton would hit at some point. We had to answer when things weren’t going out way.”
Londonderry did just that, answering with a clock-killing 71-yard touchdown drive that all but sealed the contest. Pinkerton had just one more possession, but the Lancers intercepted a pass and ran out the clock.
“I’m happy for the guys,” said Lauzon. “The last few years we got closer and closer. They weren’t scared of the moment and got it done.”
Pinkerton was led by fullback/linebacker Jake MacInnis, who rushed for a game-high 90 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown. He also made 12 tackles.
“We’ve lost to rivals in the regular season before, like last year, only to come back in the playoffs and beat them at their home field,” said O’Reilly. “We’ve been down this road before. We aren’t thinking, ‘What the heck happened?’ We’ll be alright.”

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Football, 09/27/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Pinkerton runs past Machnester Central

MANCHESTER – One week before its showdown with border-rival and undefeated Londonderry, Pinkerton ran itself above the .500 mark with a convincing performance Friday night at Gill Stadium.

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Football, 09/20/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
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