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Timberlane football

2006 record: 6-5, lost in Division 2 semifinals

Returning starters (12): Brian Nicoll, Jr., OT/DT, 6-3, 270; Mike Furey, Sr., OT/DT, 6-2, 260; Derek Furey, Soph., RB/DB, 5-11, 165; James Dionne, Sr., RB, 5-10, 175; Drew Smith, Sr., WR, 6-0, 150; Pat Hamilton, Sr., WR, 5-7, 145; Ray Ferragamo, Sr., TE, 6-0, 215; John Leith, Sr., C, 5-11, 205; Alex Ranney, Sr., LB, 6-0, 190; Max Zdrada, Sr., OLB, 6-0, 190; Steve Hackney, Sr., S, 5-8, 160; Andrew Vlack, Sr., DL, 5-9, 200

Returning lettermen: Dean Bidgood, Sr., QB, 6-3, 170; Matt Malcolm, Sr., OLB, 5-6, 175; Cam Lyle, Jr., OL, 6-2, 198; Jordan Regan, Jr., DB, 5-11, 180; Anthony Balliro, Jr., OL, 6-1, 200; Brandon Allen, Sr., OLB, 5-11, 205; Jack Fearon, Sr., DT, 5-11, 200; Ryan Lewis, Jr., OLB, 5-11, 190; Mike Villafane, Jr., DB, ; Matt Tardif, Sr., OL, 5-9, 240; Mike Fisher, Jr., OL, 5-10, 200

Newcomers: Dave Mezquita, Jr., DB, 5-9, 180; Brian Lynch, Soph., DB, 5-9, 165; Nick Scali, Soph., DB, 5-8, 140; Erik Hatton, Jr., QB, 6-1, 165; Wes Grew, Soph., LB, 5-11, 200; Bobby Fuller, Jr., DL, 5-7, 200; C.J. Dupuis, Jr., TE, 5-10, 195; Ryan Carrigan, Soph., OLB, 5-10, 175; Luke Ouellette, Frosh., RB, 5-11, 170; Josh Saffie, Soph., WR, 5-7, 150; Pat Olmstead, Jr., RB, 5-9, 175; Matt Caiazzo, Jr., WR, 5-9, 165; Sal Guzzardi, Jr., DL, 5-11, 200; Matt Wright, Soph., C, 5-9, 180; Derek Demers, Sr., DB, 5-8, 149; Eric Petrillo, Jr., LB, 5-10, 185; Carl Frey, Jr., OLB, 5-9, 175; Dave Travaglini, Soph., WR, 5-9, 150; Alex Smith, Soph., DB, 5-9, 140; Matt Faia, Soph., DB, 5-8, 150; Ben Tammany, Frosh., DL, 5-10, 230; Alex Horgan, Jr., LB, 5-10, 190; Evan Williams, Jr., TE, 5-10, 185; Ryan Nugent, Jr., DB, 5-8, 160

Candidates in all grades: 120

Captains: Mike Furey, James Dionne

Offense: Multiple; Defense: 5-2

Returning leaders: James Dionne 107-803-7.5, 12 TDs; Derek Furey 122-800-6.6, 7 TDs

Returning honorees: James Dionne, All-Division 2 Assistants: Kevin Fitzgerald, Jaime Sawler, Jamie Fish, Ty Powell, Todd Seastedt, Mike Woodworth, Zach Champion, Mark Pasquini

Opener: Friday, at Salem

Odds and ends: Timberlane returns the backfield duo of junior James Dionne and sophomore Derek Furey. ... Tackle Bryan Nicoll and the two Fureys, Derek and Mike, will be the lone two-way players for the Owls as coach Mike Pariseau sticks to his two-platoon strategy. ... Eagle-Tribune honorable mention wrestling All-Star Brian Nicoll heads a contingent of wrestlers entrenched in the football program. The others include Max Zdrada, Alex Scali, Matt Tardif, Eric Petrillo, Matt Wright and promising frosh Ben Tammany. ... The roster is chock-full of multiple sport stars. Speedy Pat Hamilton hit .343 for the baseball team. Drew Smith tossed in a team-high 15.6 points a game for the hoop team.

Coach Mike Pariseau (15th year, 76-65): "We've got a long way to come defensively, but I like how the young kids are coming along. We're looking to replace eight starters on the defense, so how quickly we progress will tell how our season goes. We've got a lot of two- and three-sport athletes, so I think that will help us. James Dionne and Derek Furey will again share the workload in the backfield. Right now, it looks like Dean Bidgood will be our starting quarterback, but Eric Hatton is doing a great job, pushing him."