With the Green Monster as an imposing backdrop, the Marblehead Football Magicians dominated the Swampscott Big Blue, their Thanksgiving rivals, on Thanksgiving Eve at Fenway Park, 42-6.
Senior running back Yandel Garcia was credited with the first touchdown of the game on a five-yard run to the endzone after the offense chewed up most of the first quarter clock. Garcia’s score came with just 3:13 left in the opening stanza.
Captain Brady Selvais hooked up with junior quarterback Finn Gallup for a 48-yard scoring strike in the second quarter after senior running back Bernardo Bannis scored from the five. Selvais scored another touchdown in the third quarter, this time on the ground from three yards out.
Gallup found captain Crew Monaco for another 48-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter that extended Marblehead’s lead to 28-0. But Swampscott’s Gabe Tripp spoiled the shutout bid with a 70-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with no time left on the first half clock. Swampscott’s extra point, however, was blocked by junior Julius Galante.
With 3:20 left in the game, quarterback Colt Wales scored the last Fenway touchdown of the game from the three.
It was the program’s 14th straight win over the Big Blue and none more memorable than this one at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark.
Stay tuned for a complete wrap on the Fenway experience…
Enjoy this photo gallery from Eyal Oren at Wednesdays in Marblehead.
