Printer Friendly Version - Dyer Scores 5 TDs as Rams Race Past North Branford, 55-25; Boys’ Soccer, Field Hockey Loses in Conference Semifinals

Vincent Dyer and the Rams’ offense had a huge night when they prevailed 55-25 at North Branford on Nov. 3 to raise their record to 7-1 for the year. Dyer scored five TDs in the win. Photo by Kelley Fryer/Harbor News

The Old Saybrook-Westbrook football team went on the road and defeated North Branford 55-25 in a Pequot League Sassacus Division matchup on Nov. 3. The Rams improved to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the division with the win. They are also ranked fifth in the Class S State Playoff rankings in which the top eight teams make it.

North Branford got out to a fast start with a long touchdown run for a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. The Rams responded with a 35-yard touchdown run from Victor Pascoe to tie the game. OS-W went for the 2-point conversion and Vincent Dyer took it in for an 8-6 lead.

Dyer was a man on a mission in the second quarter as he scored four straight touchdowns to blow the game open. Dyer scored on a pair of 15-yard runs, then broke off a 32-yard touchdown run, and, finally, he returned an interception for a TD to make it 36-6. Pascoe then rushed for a 35-yard TD, and Cooper Pavlovich’s kick extended the lead to 43-6 at halftime.

In the third quarter, Pascoe had a short touchdown run of five yards to make it 49-6. North Branford followed by scoring the next three TDs, but Dyer’s 65-yard touchdown run closed the book on the Rams’ 55-25 victory.

Dyer totaled five touchdowns on the night. He had 13 carries for 184 yards and four touchdowns to go with his pick-6 for a score, plus he also intercepted another pass and had six tackles. Meanwhile, Pascoe picked up 104 yards on nine carries and scored three TDs for the Rams. On defense, juniors Landis Twomey and Luke Duffy recorded seven tackles apiece. Twomey also had a sack-and-a-half, while Duffy had one, as did Jared Russell, and David McCain added a half-sack. Cory Bartlett also hauled in an interception.

Next up for the Rams is Sassacus Division rival Haddam-Killingworth (5-3, 4-2), which the Rams will face on the road on Friday Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m.

The Rams faced off against Morgan in the Shoreline Conference Tournament semifinals last week and took a 2-0 defeat for its first loss of the year on Nov. 1.

Jonah Nucci made five saves in net for the Rams, who are 16-1 as they get ready to play in this week’s Class S State Tournament.

Old Saybrook took on North Branford in the semifinal round of the Shoreline Conference Tournament last week. The Rams dropped a 3-0 decision to the Thunderbirds on Oct. 31.

North Branford scored two goals in the first half and then added another in the second half to come away with the win.

The Rams sent their entire team to run at the State Open Championship at Wickham Park in Manchester on Nov. 3. Old Saybrook finished in 14th as a unit at the meet.

Grace Hanratty finished in 39th with a time of 20:57 for Old Saybrook. The Rams’ other runners were Ally Castro (47th, 21:06), Tehra Givehand (68th, 21:22), Julia Sultini (138th, 22:54), Autumn Szucs (146th, 23:15), Ingrid Boland (155th, 23:48), and MacKenzie Cart (163rd, 24:29).

Shane Henderson represented Old Saybrook at last week’s State Open Championship. Henderson came in 26th place with a time of 16:49 at the meet.