Saturday, December 1, 2012
The Mansfield High football team lost to Reading, 27-7, in the Division 2 Super Bowl at Bentley University in Waltham Saturday.
This time, there was no dramatic comeback as the Reading High football team got revenge for their loss to Mansfield in the 2010 Division 2 Super Bowl with a 27-7 win in the Division 2 Super Bowl at Bentley University in Waltham Saturday afternoon. Mansfield scored the first time they touched the ball on a long pass from junior quarterback Kyle Wisnieski to sophomore wide-receiver Brendan Hill for a 7-0 lead in the first quarter at the 8:16 mark. Unfortunately, the Hornets couldn't mount much offense the rest of the day. Instead, it was Rockets, who were able to score against the Mansfield defense, putting 27 straight points on the scoreboard. Alex Valante ran for two scores, including a 99-yard touchdown after a goal line stand by the …
Mansfield Patch will have play-by-play coverage of Saturday's Division 2 Super Bowl game against Reading at Bentley University in Waltham.
Can't make it to the Division 2 Super Bowl game at Bentley University Saturday? Don't worry. Mansfield Patch will be providing live play-by-play coverage of the Hornets-Reading game from Waltham, starting at 2 p.m. Go just to Mansfield Patch and click on the link to the coverage. The two teams are meeting for the first time since the "Mansfield Miracle" in 2010 at Gillette Stadium when the Hornets rallied for an amazing 29-26 win over Reading. The 8-4 Hornets got into the Super Bowl with a 23-19 win over Duxbury, who had won 37 games going into last Tuesday's contest. Read all about Mansfield Patch's coverage in the win over the Green Dragons. Reading (12-0) had a much easier time in their playoff game, beating Tewskbury, 42-6, at home. …
The Mansfield High football team will be playing Reading in the Division 2 Super Bowl Saturday at Bentley University at 2 p.m.
Besides the question of who is going to win the game, the other one is can the Mansfield High and Reading High football teams come close to the thriller they put on in the 2010 Super Bowl game? In that game, Mansfield rallied for a 29-26 win after being down 26-7 at the half, in one of the greatest games in Mansfield history. Now, the sequel will be taking place today at Bentley University in Waltham in the Division 2 Super Bowl at 2 p.m. Mansfield got into the bowl by ending Duxbury's 37-game winning streak, while Reading rolled over Tewskbury on their home field. SUPER BOWL GAME: Division 2 Super Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. Bentley University, Waltham. Reading is 12-0, while Mansfield is 8-4. Mansfield Patch will be providing …
Dave Miskinis
5:06 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012
wow...half the article is about a game two years ago. more ›