“We’ve had many times where we got quick stops and short fields for our offense, and we’ve won the turnover game as well, so you can attribute that to our defense.”Įverett alternates between a four-man and five-man front, with Jaylen Murphy, Rasheed Frederic, Donovan Gaskins, Marcus Scott, and Bentley commit Jaylen Biggi holding down the defensive line. “During the regular season, our defense really set the tone for our team,” DiLoreto said. But Everett has tons of speed on the perimeter as well. With receivers Braeden Carter, Will McKinnon, and Jason Silverio on the outside, Methuen has plenty of options in the passing game. The freshman could be in line for extra carries with senior tailback Juan Muniz listed as a game-time decision. Ryan said he’ll need big games from sophomore quarterback Drew Eason, as well as his brother, Shane, a freshman who tallied 107 rushing yards and a touchdown in his first varsity start two weeks ago against Lawrence. Methuen might try to counter Everett’s stout interior line by utilizing its talented skill position players. I know they have a good line and we have to have an answer for that.” That’s another area we have to win, because games in November are won up front. “We’ll see if we can handle what they throw at us up front. “They’re real good, so we have to play pretty damn near perfect to beat them,” Ryan said. Methuen ninth-year coach Tom Ryan didn’t need extra time to grasp the gravity of the challenge against Everett, which has allowed just 17 points over its last six wins.
With weather-related delays over the weekend, the seedings for the statewide football tournament weren’t released until Monday, leaving coaches scrambling to game plan while holding practices early in the week.
Both teams have demonstrated impressive physicality at the point of attack all season, with Methuen navigating the tough Merrimack Valley Conference to earn a postseason berth, while Everett scored a huge win at Xaverian in Week 1 before rolling through the competition in the Greater Boston League.
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