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WEST NEWBURY — Pentucket steamrolled Coyle-Cassidy High 47-7 Saturday to remain perfect through seven games. The Sachems owned the entire game but the beginning of the second quarter belonged to Travis Bounsy. The senior receiver and corner back scored three times in the first four minutes of the quarter as Pentucket (7-0) put up 34 points before halftime. Liam Sheehy scored on a 37-yard touchdown run on the team’s opening drive. Then, on the first play of the second quarter, junior signal-caller Finn Graham found Bounsy, who made a dazzling, one-handed grab before going into the end zone for a 37-yard touchdown reception. Bounsy, who didn’t play football last season, has been a serious threat in the passing game. He entered the game averaging over 22 yards per reception and now has five touchdown catches this season. “First thing I tried to do was beat the guy off the line. And then I just threw my hand up and it landed in my hand and I pulled it in,” said Bounsy of his first score. “It was a surreal moment.” In a 24-point hole, Coyle-Cassidy opted for a little trickery with the halfback pass. Bounsy read it all the way, jumping the route for the interception, which he returned 56 yards to paydirt. The Warriors (1-6) failed to move the chains on their next drive and after a failed fake punt attempt, the Sachems went back to the hot hand. On the first play of the drive, Graham found Bounsy on the right sideline. The senior, who had battled an ankle injury during the week, made the catch before eluding a tackle on the sideline and then cutting back to the left to beat everyone to the end zone. Later in the quarter, Kiernan Haley busted a 23-yard touchdown run to make it a whopping 27 points for Pentucket in the second quarter alone. Pentucket got the ball to start the third and it was Brennan McGuirk’s turn to get in on the scoring. He took a hand off and galloped his way for a 71-yard touchdown. From there, the Sachems pulled their starting skill players as neither Sheehy (71 yards on 7 carries) nor Haley (68 yards on four carries) touched the ball in the second half. McGuirk led all rushers with 101 yards on 5 carries. The Sachems’ next opponent is yet to be determined as they await the release of the playoff pairings.

Pentucket 47, Coyle-Cassidy 7 Coyle-Cassidy (1-6): 0 0 0 7-7 Pentucket (7-0): 7 27 13 0-47 FIRST QUARTER P-Liam Sheehy 37 run (Stevie Johanson kick) SECOND QUARTER P- Travis Bounsy 37 pass from Finn Graham (Johanson kick) P- Bounsy 56 interception return (Johanson kick) P- Bounsy 40 pass from Graham (Johanson kick) THIRD QUARTER P-Kiernan Haley 23 run (kick failed) P- Brennan McGuirk 71 run (kick failed) P- Brandon Wilbur 32 run (Johanson kick) FOURTH QUARTER C- Sam Trojano 5 run (Chris Sotelo kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Pentucket- Brennan McGuirk 5-101, Liam Sheehy 7-71, Kiernan Haley 4-68, Robert Porter 2-44, Brandon Wilbur 2-37, Josh Devereaux 3-18, Finn Graham 1-9, Noah Malhi 1-2; Coyle-Cassidy- Brian Rosa10-48, Peter Murphy 9-28, Shawn Carter 2-23, Jacob Cabral 3-10, Connor Rodriguez 6-3. PASSING: Pentucket- Finn Graham 3-3-79-2-0; Coyle-Cassidy-Tristan Blaisdell 3-11-62-0-1, Murphy 0-1-0-0-1, Trojano 0-1-0-0-1. RECEIVING: Pentucket- Travis Bounsy 2-77, Sheehy 1-2; Coyle-Cassidy- Rodriguez 1-26, Anthony Flores 1-19, Hunter Jones 1-17.