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Souhegan runs past Sanborn

Saturday, October, 10 By Kyle Gaudette
Correspondent

Sanborn tried to maintain their winning momentum heading into their matchup with Souhegan Saturday afternoon. The Sabers, however, ran past Sanborn in an impressive 455 yard rushing display.

The Indians were coming off a 31-7 win against Conval last week, but could not stop the Souhegan ground attack.

The Indians fell behind 20-0 before they got on the board late in the fourth. Quarterback Brian McGough faked the handoff to teammate Shawn Gowans and scampered into the endzone himself to cap off a 16 play 80 yard drive. The drive was nothing short of impressive, and gave Sanborn head coach John Welch something to build on during practice.

"It was good to see that they still stuck with it," said Welch. "We always say to give it your best effort, and not giving up was definitely important. They're [Souhegan] a good football team."

Welch is one of many who see the talent on the Souhegan sideline. The Sabers football squad was ranked seventh overall in the state of New Hampshire heading into todays contest. 

While the Indians continued to fight offensively, they had problems containing a trios of Souhegan backs. Jonathan Nogueria and Cameron Kinney rushed for a combined 318 yards. Sophmore back Dante Savo only got carries in the second half, but he used his time to rush for 98 yards and two TD's.

It was a great day, however, for the Indians in the turnover category. They intercepted Souhegan quarterback Michael Mancini twice, and forced two fumbles. Sanborn stood tall in the redzone, as three of those four turnovers were forced as Souhegan was about to go in for a score. Christian Ehlers intercepted Mancini in the endzone late in the first quarter to keep the game at 7-0. 

"When you get turnovers you hope that you can capitalize," said Welch. "Those turnovers were important because it kept them off the board." 

It was a one score game for much of the first half until Nogueira rushed in for his seond touchdown with :52 seconds left. Nogueira broke through multiple Sanborn tacklers for a five yard rush that gave Souhegan a 13-0 lead at the half. The Sabers then struck quickly for a score just two minutes into the third quarter. 

Nathan King had another strong game for the Indians. The junior rushed for 66 yards to bring his season total to 427, but he was denied the endzone.

Sanborn will face Monadnock next Saturday.