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BYFIELD | The Triton football team's fanbase can breathe easy this weekend.

The Vikings are on the board.

Triton tallied its first points of the season last night en route to a 28-24 victory over Ipswich at Triton Regional High. In the second quarter, the Vikings stopped their season-long scoreless streak at 135 minutes and went on to score 28 points in the next 16 minutes.

They can't take anything for granted with an 0-3 record, but the Ipswich Tigers feel they have a legitimate shot against 0-3 Triton on the road tonight (7 p.m. in Byfield). Triton has been respectable on defense, but has yet to score a point.

NORTH ANDOVER | The Ipswich High football team finally found some offense in its third game of the season.

Unfortunately, host North Andover had a little bit more.

Despite four touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 receiving) from Jimmy Cadogan, the Tigers fell for the third time in as many games, dropping a 40-27 decision to the Scarlet Knights at Walsh Stadium.

IPSWICH | Ted Flaherty spoke nothing but facts last night.

Quotes such as "sophomores struggle to tackle seniors" and "they were better in all facets of the game" came out of the Ipswich football coach's mouth in the aftermath of his team's 48-6 loss to Pentucket last night at Ipswich High School.

IPSWICH | One carry into last night's game, Nate Bunnell knew it was going to be a good night for himself and his Pentucket football teammates.

His first carry | a fullback trap on the game's third play | resulted in a 51-yard touchdown and set the tone for the entire night. Bunnell finished with a career-high four touchdowns, rushing for 138 yards on just five carries as the visiting Sachems cruised to their first victory of the season by crushing host Ipswich, 48-6.

IPSWICH | There's no bigger game than the next one.

The excitement in the Marblehead High football team's postgame huddle was a great example of that cliche often used by coaches as a motivational tool. And the silent eyes focused on one barking voice in the Ipswich circle was an even better one.

IPSWICH | Every Cape Ann League team on the Ipswich High football schedule will be paying close attention to the Tigers this season.

Every team that plays them will also be going for the jugular.

It's human nature. Ipswich lost virtually everyone from an 11-2 team that won the Division 3A Super Bowl last season; 43 of the 55 players this year are either freshmen or sophomores.