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4. SURPRISE PERFORMER: WARWICK VETS

5. SURPRISE PERFORMER: PILGRIM

6. WARWICK VETS TEAM PAGE

7. PILGRIM TEAM PAGE

8. CRANSTON EAST TEAM PAGE

9. CRANSTON WEST TEAM PAGE

10. GAME PREVIEWS

11. GAME PREVIEWS

12. TOLL GATE TEAM PAGE

13. HENDRICKEN TEAM PAGE

14. SURPRISE PERFORMER: CRANSTON EAST

15. SURPRISE PERFORMER: CRANSTON WEST

16. SURPRISE PERFORMER: TOLL GATE

17. SURPRISE PERFORMER: BISHOP HENDRICKEN

18. LAST THANKSGIVING

19. SERIES HISTORY

They may not grab all the headlines, and they may not be the player every-body associates with making the big plays, but teams everywhere are built on muchmore than just their stars.

To win, you need the unexpected. You need players who weren't always on theradar to step up, leave their mark and give the team an added boost.

Essentially, you need sleepers.With Thanksgiving Day - and Thanksgiving football - on the horizon, we're

focusing in on the players around Warwick and Cranston who don't score everytouchdown, yet still find their way into the end zone from time to time. If you weredrafting a fantasy team, these are the guys you'd grab in the late rounds, and theones who would bring you home a title.

Our "Surprise Performer" stories take note of all these players, ranging from awide receiver who nearly didn't come out for the team, a freshman quarterback, aquarterback-running back hybrid, a versatile baseball player-turned football player,a first-year starter under center and a wide receiver who just makes plays on a teamfull of stars.

It's an impressive group, and they'll be ones to take note of on the gridiron thisThanksgiving. Once you're caught up on our sleepers, there's plenty more, liketeam pages with rosters, players to watch, a "Talkin' Turkey" Q &A, fantasy stand-outs and results from the season that's been. We also have previews for all three ofthe area games and plenty of historical information on the rivalries.

So take in the games, watch for our sleepers, and then move on to family andturkey. We're looking forward to it - hopefully you are too. Happy Thanksgiving.

- Kevin Pomeroy and Matt Metcalf

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Thanksgiving edition online Tuesday, Nov. 25with breakdowns and previews of all three

local games

There has been some impressive quarter-back play around Warwick this year. Butthere are two names above others thatstand out.

The first would be Hendricken's JohnToppa, who has put up a monster seasonstatistically for the Hawks. He's thrownand rushed for a combined 1,774 yards,while rushing for 14 touchdowns and pass-ing for 11 more scores.

Another would be Pilgrim senior RobQuaine. Quaine has easily had the best sea-son of his career, leading the Patriots to atleast a .500 record for the first time in adecade. Quaine has had some monstergames this season, his best coming againstcross-town rival Toll Gate. In the Pats' 38-14 win, he threw for 141 yards and twotouchdowns, while adding 66 rushingyards and two more touchdowns.

However, Warwick Vets quarterbackNick Beaufort has flown under the radarthis year, partly because of the strugglesthat the 'Canes have encountered.

In a season where Vets has gone 0-11 and0-7 in league play, Beaufort, who is a first-year starter as a junior, has been a main-stay while pieces around him have comeand gone. Additionally, he has had a solidseason, putting up some good stat lines invarious games throughout the year.

In Beaufort's best offensive game of theseason, a 59-26 loss at Coventry, he wasoutstanding in controlling the 'Canes'offense.

Despite a poor showing from Vets'

defense, Beaufort shined. He compiled 133yards on the ground, keeping Coventry'sdefense on its toes all game long. Beaufortalso added 97 yards through the passinggame, to go along with two passing touch-downs. Both touchdowns were impressive.One was a perfectly thrown ball on a fadeto the left corner of the end zone that NateFerri reeled in. On the latter touchdown,Beaufort was able to escape pressure andfind a wide-open Matt Kelly, who took itall the way for an 85-yard score.

"That was my best game of the seasonfor sure," Beaufort said. "We were moving

the ball really well, both in the passing andrushing games."

Statistics aside, Vets' head coach BryanNappa has been impressed with his quar-terback's progression this season and islooking forward to having him back tolead his squad next year.

"He has come a long way," Nappa said."He's only a junior and this is just his firstyear starting at quarterback. He's pro-gressed quite a bit from his sophomoreyear. He does a lot of things well runningthe ball. He knows he has some weakness-es with his throwing game, but this is

something that he's very committed toimproving on for next year."

Beaufort should have more value nextseason, as he'll have a season as a startingquarterback under his belt, and he planson attending some camps in the off-seasonto take his game to the next level.

"As far as being a leader and under-standing the offensive scheme, he's done avery good job," Nappa said. "I can't ask foranything more out of him. He's really goodat taking what the defense gives him. Hereads the read option really well and hecan really bait the back-side end. He does agood job in taking advantage of whatopposing defenses do wrong."

That was no more evident than his per-formance against the Oakers. If thedefense gave him time, then he hurt themthrough the air, while also makingCoventry pay the price when they gavehim room to run.

In terms of facing a cross-town rival inthe final game of his junior season,Beaufort is looking to wrap up a less thanstellar season with a win to gain somemomentum for a better season next year.

"A win against Pilgrim would be hugefor our team," Beaufort said. "It's definitelybeen a tough season, but a win wouldmean a lot for our team."

Beaufort has gone from being anunknown commodity prior to the season,to a consistent offensive contributor for the'Canes.

- Matt Metcalf

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Last year wasn't easy for a lot of play-ers wearing the Pilgrim uniform, as thePats struggled through a winless cam-paign that wasn't even very competitive.

It took a toll, and wide receiver DavidMcMullen gave serious consideration tonot coming back out for his junior year.

McMullen, and the Pats, are sure gladhe did.

"I was like, 'Alright, I'll give it a try.' Sofar, it's been great," McMullen said.

Seldom-used on the varsity team hissophomore year, McMullen had a big off-season and has emerged as the team's topwide receiver.

McMullen's game-changing ability onthe outside has coincided with a Pilgrimresurgence of sorts, as the Pats finishedtheir first season in Division III at 4-4, justone game out of the playoffs.

Along the way, McMullen has pickedup 17 catches for 359 yards and threetouchdowns, making him one of the mostdangerous and prolific receivers in all ofD-III.

"He's very versatile," said Pilgrim headcoach Tom O'Connor. "He runs the ballfor us on some of our counter plays. Hecatches the ball. The harder the throw thebetter the catch he makes."

Looking at Pilgrim entering the season,it was easy to circle two names as theoffensive standouts - quarterback RobQuaine and running back Owen Kelly.

When healthy, those two have lived upto their billing, as Kelly has amassed over

1,000 yards on the ground and Quainehas been effective through the air.

McMullen has become the next guy, thethird weapon in an offense that has gonefrom being predictable to being difficultto stop.

"If I was game planning for us, No. 1would be Owen and No. 2 as a wideout,looking to take away the passing gamewould be David," O'Connor said.

Other players, like Roger Anyango andSean Cooney, have stepped up as well in

skill positions for the Pats, but it's beenMcMullen that has forced opposingdefenses to respect the passing game.

Against Ponaganset on Oct. 3,McMullen had his break out game. Hehauled in two touchdown passes - a 46-yarder from Quaine and a 60-yarder on ahalfback pass from Kelly.

He also caught a 50-yard touchdownearlier in the season against Classical.

"I just think that since we have so manyweapons, it's starting to become that the

defense doesn't know what to do,"McMullen said. "Since Owen is gettingnoticed more and more, it's opening upopportunities for me, Roger, Quaine andkids like that."

Pilgrim's offense is as loaded withplaymakers as it has been since 2011, thelast time the team was in playoff con-tention.

This year's group is reminiscent of that3-4 team that also finished a game out ofthe playoffs. At times, the Pilgrim offensedidn't seem to have enough reps to goaround for the talent that it had.

The Pats are in that sort of boat now,but have made a concerted effort to getthe ball in the hands of McMullen.

"We always try to get him the ballbecause we know he's dangerous inspace," O'Connor said. "Punt return, kickreturn, he's there for all of it because he'sthat athletic. He's grown and he'smatured and he's a team-first guy. He'seven made some offensive calls for uswhen he sees something on the field thatmight work."

Early on in the season, teams focusedalmost exclusively on Kelly when playingdefense.

Not anymore, and the emergence of aplayer who nearly didn't come out for theteam is the biggest reason why.

"Narragansett was double-coveringme," McMullen said. "That opened up alot for everyone else."

- Kevin Pomeroy

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Head Coaches: Bryan Nappa, Mike NappaAssistant Coaches: Kevin Silva, Terry Siravo

League Record: 0-7Overall Record: 0-11Chariho 27, Vets 13 (Non-League)Rogers 34, Vets 0Central 48, Vets 19Mt. Hope 31, Vets 12Coventry 59, Vets 26Shea 48, Vets 14Woonsocket 47, Vets 7St. Ray’s 58, Vets 0West Warwick 27, Vets 0(Non-League)Westerly 40, Vets 20 (Non-League)TG 26, Vets 2 (Non-League)

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FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Turkey.

PREDICTIONAnything can happen.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Lock it up.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?AJ Green.

BRANDONDANIELSSENIOR

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Mashed potatoes with extra butter.

PREDICTION?I think it’s going to be a close one. I’mhoping for a win.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Friends, family and this football team.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Anyone who puts up less than 10 points.

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FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Stuffing.

PREDICTION?This is going to be a close one. I knowthey’ve won a lot of games, but I’ll takeus winning 26-24.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Having the opportunity to play.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Ben Tate and Darren McFadden.

ISRAEL THOMASSENIOR

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Mashed Potatoes.

PREDICTION?We’re going to win by two.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Running back.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?To be on this team.

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Head Coach: Tom O'ConnorAssistants: Bob Grant, Billy King, Chris Wrench

League Record: 4-4Overall Record: 5-4

Pilgrim 12, Smithfield 6 (Non-League)Lincoln 31, Pilgrim 0Pilgrim 30, Ponaganset 14Classical 32, Pilgrim 6Pilgrim 20, Narragansett 10Middletown 50, Pilgrim 8Pilgrim 38, Toll Gate 14Pilgrim 52, Hope 0East Greenwich 45, Pilgrim 18

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FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Mashed potatoes.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?I’m thankful for my friends and family.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Do your job.

PREDICTIONWe’re going to win.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Cranberry sauce.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Being able to play football.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Wide receiver.

PREDICTION?A lot to a little, us.


POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Linebacker.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Being able to play with this team.

PREDICTION?A big win, us.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Sweet potatoes.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Fullback.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Who’s the tallest hog in the trough?

PREDICTION?A big game for us.

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43 Sha'heem M. Nathanie SR44 Ryan O. Moya JR46 Andres F. Jimenez SO51 Zachary Hubbard JR52 Steven G. Ferrazzano JR53 James J. Lemos FR54 Blake Doyon SR55 Ryan Lackey SR56 Brendan R. Lanigan SO57 Nick Sawaia SR58 Nicholas Ngourn SR60 Dany Gomez FR61 Zachary D. King FR63 Miguel A. Roldan SO65 David McCormick SR66 Aaron Matos SO67 Abraham I. Otele SO68 Jonathan A. Vittorioso JR69 Alphonso Delgado JR70 Anthony J. Laliberte FR71 Marc Kosinski SR72 Rodrigo Tejada SR73 Erik Mena SO75 Brandon J. Figueiredo SO76 Jean St. Nelus SR77 Vannak Rourm SR78 Dashesky Pena SR79 Salvador M. Rodrigues JR80 Donald E. Halstead JR81 Steven J. Ellis JR82 Joshua Carr SO83 Joseph R. Lefort SO84 Mackenley Fevry SO86 Marcus Garcia SO88 Ruizdael Lopez-Castillo JR

Head Coach: Tom CentoreAssistants: Michael Giblin, Isaiah McDaniel, Ken Simone,Corey Capirchio, Joe Madonna, Rafael Medina, Dan Perry


East 38, Woonsocket 7 (Non-League)Portsmouth 29, East 25East 13, Cranston West 7Hendricken 26, East 25La Salle 31, East 14Cumberland 26, East 0East 25, East Providence 0East 35, South Kingstown 14East 13, Barrington 7La Salle 14, East 7 (D-I Semifinals)

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WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?That we’ve been successful in our seasonso far.

PREDICTION?I think we’ll have a successful game onThanksgiving.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Block the gaps.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Pork shoulder.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Wide Receiver.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Just the fact that we’ve been doing sowell in football.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Block gap.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?I’ve got to go with the mashed potatoes.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Quarterback

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?My family, my teammates, my coaches.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Block gap.


POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Running back

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?My mom.

PREDICTION?Better score than last time.

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43 Brett C. Traficante FR44 William T. Such FR45 Justin A. Irwin FR46 Theodore L. Ruggieri SO47 Cameron D. Harris FR50 Roberto Caputo SR52 Giuliano S. Biondi SO53 Matthew Shapiro SR54 Paul Biello SR56 Matthew B. Beyer FR57 Christopher Ohsberg SO58 Sean Perrino SR62 Thomas A. Napolitano FR65 Sam H. Folco FR66 Jordan K. Smith-DufresneSO67 Elvis Sena SR69 Dylan Oulette SR70 Jacob D. Horovitz JR71 Hugh Thompson JR72 Stephen Ohsberg SR73 Adam S. Chilvers SO74 Guiseppe Creta SR75 james C. Zabala SO76 Kevin L. Mitchell SO77 Tajah M. Jones JR78 Timothy J. Dillon FR79 Kyle W. Hammond SO81 Matthew J. Pisaturo JR82 Nicholas J. Bordieri SO84 Joseph R. Forcino SO85 Thomas M. Misto JR86 Edward J. Mercure JR88 Michael P. Croft SO89 Zachary J. Colando SO

Head Coach: Steve StoehrAssistants: Justin Erickson, Rob Malo, Thomas Milewski,Richard Aitchison,Erik Baccari, Mike Fitzgerald, Bob Izzi


West 26, Westerly 14 (Non-League)Cumberland 20, West 12La Salle 33, West 16East 13, West 7West 40, South Kingstown 21West 49, Chariho 16 (Non-League)Barrington 28, West 12Hendricken 35, West 12East Providence 19, West 12West 23, Portsmouth 7

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POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Outside linebacker.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Good health.

PREDICTIONI think that we’re going to get the jobdone.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Pumpkin pie.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?My teammates.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?You know what I’m saying?

PREDICTION?I think we’re going to go out there, com-pete and everything is going to cometogether.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Turkey. I’m all about the turkey.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Fullback.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?I’m thankful for my family, my friends, mygrades - all the opportunities that I’vebeen given.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?LeSean McCoy. He’s not getting me thepoints I thought he would.

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Green bean casserole.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?Good health.

POSITION YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY?Tight end.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Move your feet.

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Thanksgiving Day has always been a bigday in Cranston, with East and West goingtoe-to-toe for bragging rights and, last year,for a playoff spot in Division I.

Things are different this season, with anew Rhode Island Interscholastic Leaguerule mandating that all semifinal playoffgames in the state be played prior toThanksgiving.

What that means for the traditionalrivals is that their standard league game onthe holiday is now a non-league game, asthey already played earlier in the season ina game that counted in the D-I standings.

That makes this year's version of theTurkey Bowl a brand new installment, asit's the ultimate battle for pride rather thanpositioning.

"I do think it will be the same," Easthead coach Tom Centore said. "I thinkThanksgiving will be the same, league ornon-league game. I think there will be agood crowd here, certainly."

There was a chance that the two teamswould be in vastly different spots whenthe game rolled around, as West missedout on the playoffs after a 2-6 season,while East snuck in to the No. 4 spot andhad a semifinal game this past Fridaynight.

The 'Botls ended up losing that game 14-7 to top-seeded La Salle. Had East won, itwould have had the Super Bowl comingup on Dec. 6 and may have had to gameplan differently for Thanksgiving.

As it is, both teams are in the same boat.Their seasons end on Thanksgiving.

"We're always ready to play a

Thanksgiving Day game," West head coachSteve Stoehr said. "We'll see what happens.It's been a long season."

West will be out for revenge, in moreways than one. First, it's lost the last twoThanksgiving Day games, including a 42-29 defeat last year that eliminated theFalcons from playoff contention and shotthe 'Bolts into the postseason. West hasn'twon the Thanksgiving game since 2011.East leads the overall series 21-20.

Second, the Falcons lost the regular sea-son meeting with East - West's thirdstraight overall loss in the series - 13-7, as'Bolts' standout Marquem Monroe scoredwith 12 seconds left to give his team thevictory.

"It's going to be a battle," Centore said."For them, they're going to want to be partof it. They're going to want to win thegame, especially because it was a 13-7game last time. I think they felt that they

should have won the game."Stoehr sees the game as one between

two evenly-matched teams, but hopes thathis team isn't overconfident after thinkingit should have won the first time out.

He remembered back to his first yearcoaching, when the Falcons nearly beatSouth Kingstown and felt that they out-played the Rebels. When the two teamsmet again, South Kingstown won in ablowout.

"Most times, playing a team twice wouldhelp us because we played them well,"Stoehr said. "I've also seen it the oppositeway, where you felt like you should havewon the game and you ended up goingout and losing."

The key for West will be stoppingMonroe, who has accounted for 18 touch-downs this season as one of the state'smost dynamic players.

Others, like John Anderson, Mike

Castillo and Darrio Carter have been bigcontributors, while the 'Bolts' first-teamdefense, led by Justin Silva, has allowedjust two touchdowns in the last fourgames, including the playoff loss to LaSalle.

"They'll change a little and we'll changea little," Stoehr said. "But basically every-thing is going to be the same. But we'vegot to stop Marquem."

East, meanwhile, will turn its attentionto stopping West's multi-headed runninggame, which features Raekwon Kisilywicz,Drew Watts, Abdiel Mendez, AlexMartinez and Matt Lonardo, as well asquarterback Steven Furtado.

Defensively, West has also held its own,with solid play from players like GershamRainone, Lonardo, Jared Tirocchi and oth-ers.

The challenge for the 'Bolts is not onlygetting ready for those players, but it's get-ting ready in general for a game on theheels of a difficult playoff loss.

While West has been game planning forEast since the Falcons' season came to aclose on Nov. 14, the 'Bolts have beenfocusing on La Salle during the same timeframe, up until Saturday, Nov. 22.

"How do we respond? Can I get themready in three days, mentally?" Centoresaid

Thursday will provide all the answers. It might be a non-league game, but it's

still East-West on Thanksgiving Day. "I would expect it to be a rock-em, sock-

em game," Stoehr said. - K.P.

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Over the last three Thanksgiving meet-ings between Warwick Vets and Pilgrim,the 'Canes have dominated, outscoring thePats 105-14 en route to three straight wins.

However, this year is a new year. Andfor the first time since 2010, it seems thatthe tables have turned.

Pilgrim concluded its league schedulewith a 4-4 record, securing at least a .500finish for its overall record as well. Thisyear is the first year that the Pats have wonat least four league games since 2004.

A big reason for that has been the play ofrunning back Owen Kelly. Kelly has been aheadache for opposing defenses all seasonlong, but has come on as of late in particu-lar, accounting for seven touchdowns overPilgrim's final three league games.

Senior quarterback Rob Quaine has alsobeen impressive in his final high schoolseason, accounting for four touchdownpasses and two rushing touchdowns overthat three-game stretch as well.

With a successful season behind them,Pilgrim head coach Tom O'Connor feelslike his team can break the mini-streak thatthe 'Canes have going on Thanksgiving.But one thing's for sure, they're not takinganything for granted.

"I tell the guys all the time, 'Usually thebest team doesn't win this. It's the teamthat works the hardest," O'Connor said.

Vets will be looking to get its 30th win inthe Thanksgiving rivalry, as the 'Canes leadthe all-time series 29-21-1.

However, it may be easier said thandone this year. Vets has encountered its

struggles, finishing league play with an 0-7record.

But Vets' head coach Bryan Nappa ishoping that an intra-city rivalry game willbring the best out of his team to hopefullygive a tough season a positive ending.

"It's definitely been a tough season,"Nappa said. "Our guys are looking forwardto next season and they know that the firststep to that is to end this season well."

Vets' offense has shown glimpses ofpotential this season amidst the team'sstruggles. The offense has been orchestrat-ed by quarterback Nick Beaufort, who hasled the 'Canes to double-digit points infour of the team's seven league games. Theother mainstay for Vets has been seniorrunning back Mickenzey Pacheco.

Records aside, the two Warwick schoolsshould be in for a battle.

"We're going to have people out theretailgating, and they're all talking aboutwhen they won it and they're all wearingtheir shirts," O'Connor said. "It's a realrivalry game that has stuck."

- M.M.

The Toll Gate and Bishop Hendrickenfootball teams are at two different stages ofits programs at this point, but that doesn'truin the tradition of the two teams meetingevery Thanksgiving.

"It's a big game," Hendricken head coachKeith Croft said. "It's big for our alumni, it'sbig for their alumni, and we usually get apretty good crowd. It's exciting."

Hendricken has had a nearly unblem-ished season up until this point, with itsonly loss coming at home to undefeated LaSalle Academy, 15-9.

Led by standout quarterback JohnToppa, the Hawks will be looking to add awin to their 34-8 all-time record against TollGate in Thanksgiving games.

Toppa has been one of the best in thestate this year, compiling more than 1,700yards combined through the passing andrushing games. He has also accounted formore touchdowns than anyone in thestate, rushing for 14 and passing for 11more.

However, against Toll Gate, the Hawksmay give some of their younger guys someplaying time to see what they may have inthose players going forward.

"We'll see what happens," Croft said."We'd like to get the seniors some collectivetime because that's our Senior Night. Butwe always like to get the younger guyssome work because that's kind of lookingforward to the future a little bit. Toll Gate'shad a decent year though, so we're notgoing to take anything for granted."

Toll Gate, on the other hand, has had

somewhat of a resurgent season. Aftergoing winless in league play over the lastthree seasons, the Titans earned their firstleague win in 28 tries with a 23-6 win overHope High School this year. Additionally,Toll Gate earned two more non-leaguewins.

Unlike Hendricken who has a seniorrunning the offensive show, Toll Gate hashad its growing pains this year with fresh-man Anthony Vann starting at quarterback.

But with the burden of three winless sea-sons in a row behind them, the Titans arelooking to move forward and finish theirseason strong.

"It's a tough game with Hendricken," TollGate head coach Jim Stringfellow said. "It'sa cross-town rivalry and it's a big rivalryfor Toll Gate.”

The Titans will be facing an uphill battle,as Hendricken has won the last 22Thanksgiving game meetings. However,the Titans are hoping that they can keepthe game close and potentially pull off anupset.

- M.M.

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PREDICTION?14-14.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Patrick you’re killing me!

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Stevan Ridley

JOE GASBARRO

JUNIOR


PREDICTION?We win 14-7.

COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?If you didn’t have gloves on you would’vecaught it.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Alfred Morris.

ALEXMOWRYJUNIOR

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Ham.


WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?My team.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?LeSean McCoy.

JAKE STACHURSKI

JUNIOR


PREDICTION?14-7 Hendricken.

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?My family.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Stevan Ridley.

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FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Biscuits.


COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Let’s go!

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Brandon Marshall

SAMUELACEVEDO

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COACH’S MOST OVERUSED SAYING?Get on the goal line.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Dan Bailey.

KYLE CIQUERASENIOR

FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Roast Beef.


WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?My family.

YOUR BIGGEST FANTASY BUST?Marshawn Lynch.

JOHN TOPPA

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FAVORITE THANKSGIVING FOOD?Mashed Potatoes.


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The Cranston East offense was nevergoing to be what it was a season ago. Inthat 2013 season, where the 'Bolts reachedthe Division I Super Bowl, numerousschool records fell, but most of thoserecord-setters graduated.

Prolific passer Alex Corvese finished hiscareer, as did top receiving threat MarvenBeavauis. Fellow senior receiver JimmySaab graduated as well.

That left quite the void, but there wasstill Marquem Monroe, an All-Stater whofigured to handle the brunt of the work-load.

That's been the case - Monroe has 18touchdowns this year. But the 'Boltsreached the playoffs for the third straightyear with a rebuilt offense, and it wasn't allbecause of him.

One of the other reasons - a main reason- was junior John Anderson.

Anderson, a running back and defensiveend in his sophomore year, took over someof the quarterbacking duties with thedeparture of Corvese and an injury to quar-terback Darrio Carter.

When not playing quarterback, Andersonhas lined up in the backfield as a runningback.

In both spots, he's been equally effective. "When Darrio went down, John was

forced to become the quarterback and he'staken that responsibility quite well," saidEast head coach Tom Centore. "I'm veryproud of what he can do. He can throw thefootball. He can run the football, certainly.

He's added a different dimension."Anderson has scored the second-most

touchdowns on the East roster this season,finding the end zone three times to go withbig rushing games against East Providenceand South Kingstown.

When he moved to quarterback follow-ing the 'Bolts' 26-0 loss to Cumberland in agame where Carter got hurt, East quicklyran the table to finish at 4-4 and earn aplayoff spot.

Anderson was able to navigate the shipseamlessly.

"Through the summer I was learning thequarterback position and I already had the

running back down pat from last year,"Anderson said. "It's cool to be able to con-tribute to the team. The goal is to win thegame."

Anderson's standout play, at either posi-tion, hasn't been a surprise to Centore, ascommitting to the team concept has beenAnderson's M.O.

"We put a lot on him," Centore said. "ButJohn just wants to play. When he came tooffense and wasn't playing defense hewanted to know why he wasn't playingdefense. He's that type of player. He wantsto be on the field."

Anderson's rushing total has been over

500 yards this season, and while that maynot be an enormous number, it's the type ofproduction that has stood out in limitedcarries, and it's given defenses somethingelse to focus on other than Monroe.

If teams want to devote all their attentionto Monroe, Anderson has been more thanhappy to make them pay.

"He's a 3.5-4 yard guy, even when he getshit," Centore said. "He's got a constantmotor. He's tough to tackle, and he's elu-sive. He's really added another dimension."

It's reached the point with Anderson thathe enjoys playing quarterback more so thanany other spot, despite not playing theposition really at all until this year.

He went to the Boston College footballcamp this summer as a quarterback, andhis effort in the off-season in general hasbeen second-to-none.

"At one point I was playing scout offenseand I was playing quarterback and I starteddoing good," Anderson said. "That's whenthey started considering me. With Corvleaving, they needed someone to step up."

It's worked out beautifully. Carter hasbeen healthier as of late and has playedsome at quarterback again, bumpingAnderson back to running back.

At this point, either under center or fur-ther back, Anderson is one of East's go-toplayers.

"I knew what we were capable of,"Anderson said. "It was just a matter ofeveryone coming together."

- K.P.

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Matt Lonardo is a baseball player, and agood one at that. The starting shortstopfor the Cranston West varsity team sincehis freshman year, Lonardo was namedFirst-Team All-State a season ago as asophomore.

That's how West head coach SteveStoehr viewed the junior heading into thisyear. He knew Lonardo was an athlete,but a football player?

"When he came in I thought he was abaseball player," Stoehr said. "I didn'tthink he was going to hit anybody, I did-n't think he would be that physical."

But as unexpected as it was, Lonardohas carved out a huge role with the team.He's been solid as a defensive back allseason, and lately has emerged as aweapon on the offensive side of the ball atrunning back.

Lonardo has been playing all three run-ning back spots, moving into the slot as areceiver and working as a useful comple-ment to West's normal stable of runningbacks like Raekwon Kisilywicz, AlexMartinez, Abdiel Mendez and DrewWatts.

He's still a baseball player first and fore-most, but Lonardo has developed into afootball player, too.

"I just kind of came in with an openmind," Lonardo said. "I just tried to doeverything I could do for myself, stayingwithin myself, doing my part mostly."

The approach has certainly worked,with Lonardo getting a handful of carries

early in the season before getting a fewmore lately. Against Portsmouth, in a 23-7victory for the Falcons - their mostimpressive win of the year - Lonardo ranfor over 50 yards while playing just aboutevery snap on the offensive side.

He plays on just about every specialteam as well, meaning that at this juncturein the season, Lonardo rarely ever stepsoff the field.

"He knows the plays, he knows where

everyone is going, and he's easy to haveout there," Stoehr said. "He's a leader. He'san unexpected surprise."

It wasn't easy to gain reps for someonelike Lonardo, especially on offense. Withestablished, talented players in front ofhim in a three-back system where every-body gets carries, doing the little thingsbecame the easiest way to earn some time.

"I knew what I had in (running backRaekwon Kisilywicz)," Stoehr said. "I

knew what I had in (quarterback StevenFurtado). Basically, everybody else weknow."

Sure enough, Lonardo improved as ablocker, and his knowledge of the offensemade it difficult to justify leaving him onthe sidelines.

Add in a work ethic that ranks highlyon the team, and the carries started tocome Lonardo's way as well.

"I think that he's the type of kid, I puthim all over the place," Stoehr said. "I puthim at the right, the left, fullback some-times. We put him in the slot position forpass catching. As a coach, you feel goodwith him in the lineup."

Lonardo began his football career atCLCF and played his freshman year forthe Falcons before earning some varsitytime as a sophomore last year.

Still, this year has been different. He'sbeen a surprise - a pleasant one - and hasbecome a weapon in the process.

"In practice, coach gives me a lot ofopportunity so I get better throughoutpractice," Lonardo said.

In the spring, he'll be a baseball playeragain. But for now - and again next fall -he's a football player.

He's certainly proven that to his coach. "He does very well," Stoehr said. "At

Portsmouth last week he had 50 yardsrushing, some key blocks, some key hitsand tackles. He's been a pretty pleasantsurprise."

- K.P.

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Not many freshmen start at quarterbackin high school football.

But when you haven't won a leaguegame in four years, compiling threestraight winless seasons, it may be a goodmove to take a step back and start fromthe ground up.

That's what Toll Gate's first-year headcoach Jim Stringfellow and the rest of theTitans' coaching staff decided to do earlierin the season.

Just like that, freshman Anthony Vannwas the new starting quarterback for theTitans.

Vann has certainly had his ups anddowns in his freshman season, but he'sproduced, and Stringfellow feels confidentin the decision he made to go with theyoung quarterback.

"We put a lot of pressure on Anthonycoming in as a freshman," Stringfellowsaid. "We expected a lot of him and he'sheld up to the pressure and he's produced.He's certainly made some mistakes, butwe expected that with playing a freshmanat the high school level."

After the Titans' lengthy winlessdrought, Vann led Toll Gate to its firstdivision win in 28 tries in the middle ofthis season, as the Titans defeated HopeHigh School 23-6 at home.

When a program has a streak like thatgoing, there's enough pressure on every-one to get the monkey off of their backs,let alone putting the bulk of that burdenon a freshman. But Vann was once again

up to the task. "It's tough because we put him in a cou-

ple positions where you'd never put afreshman in," Stringfellow said. "He hasexcelled at it and has made freshman mis-takes at the same time."

Vann certainly wasn't on too manyradars around the league heading into thisyear. Not only is he a freshman, but this ishis first year ever playing under center.

"I'm a freshman and I've never playedquarterback before," Vann said. "I justcame in and tried to get the team winsbecause they hadn't gotten a win in fouryears. I was able to do that as a freshman,

which is pretty cool."In Toll Gate's 23-6 win over the Blue

Wave, Vann and his brother, Sean Vann,combined for all three touchdowns. SeanVann scored two touchdowns in the victo-ry, while rushing for 55 yards and catchingtwo passes for 40 yards. But it wasAnthony Vann that ran the show, orches-trating long drives to keep the ball awayfrom Hope's offense. Anthony Vann addeda touchdown on a quarterback sneak from1 yard out in the third quarter.

The game was Toll Gate's first win sinceOctober 8, 2010, when the Titans beatcross-town rival Pilgrim 38-19.

"We were moving the ball really well inthat game," Anthony Vann said. "We weredoing a lot of good things. We were block-ing and we had no turnovers."

Although Vann didn't produce over-whelming numbers on the stat sheets thisseason, he certainly qualifies as a surprisebecause he surged on the scene from outof no where to aid a struggling Toll Gateprogram.

Vann knows that he and his teammateswill be facing a tough test on the nightbefore Thanksgiving, when the Titanstravel to Bishop Hendricken for a 6 p.m.kickoff.

"We're going to look to run the ball a lotthe rest of the way out," Vann said."Hopefully we can make it a close game."

Vann seemed invested going forward inhis high school career, noting that he planson getting much better and going to workthis off-season.

"Last year the team ended the seasonwith 16 kids," Stringfellow said. "This yearwe have 42 and brought the freshmen upto varsity because we had no depth. Someof the freshmen that we're playing thisyear will have three years of playing expe-rience by the time they're seniors. That'sgoing to help us out in the long run."

Vann will be looking to be the center-piece to a program that still has a longway to go to return to its once winningtradition.

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There is no question that the BishopHendricken football team has a star-stud-ded roster.

The Hawks have some of the top talentin the state of Rhode Island in John Toppa,University of Massachusetts commit LeeMoses, University of Rhode Island commitPower Kanga and injured running backGarry Gibbs, just to name a few.

It's also undoubtedly difficult to earnplaying time when a player is competingagainst the best of the best.

The Hawks' receiving game has beenheavily dominated by Moses this season,and rightfully so, as he is Hendricken's topwide-out. The senior has caught 32 ballsthis season for 585 yards and six touch-downs.

But a player has emerged inHendricken's passing game this year thatwasn't necessarily expected to make muchof an impact.

Junior receiver Caleb Wurster hassteadily grown into one of Hendricken'stop receiving options. He is tied for thirdon the team with six receptions and rankssecond on the team with 129 receivingyards.

"He's a really good kid and a reallygood athlete," Hendricken head coachKeith Croft said. "He's one of those kidsthat if he was on another team he'd beplaying more. But the last few weeks he'sbeen getting more and more playing time.He's just back-loaded with seniors in frontof him that are going to be playing in col-

lege."However, in the run-heavy style of

offense that most teams run in the state,it's hard for receivers to accumulate bigstat lines. But in one game in particularthis season, Wurster had his coming outparty.

In a 41-32 win over a tough Barringtonteam, Wurster caught three passes fromToppa for 96 yards and a touchdown. Thetouchdown was on a Hail Mary pass atthe end of the first half that Wursterpulled down to give the Hawks a 24-20lead at the half.

"He's got the capabilities and we have a

lot of confidence in him," Croft said. "LikeI said, it's just the question of getting himon the field. It's just tough because someof the guys at his position have been play-ing for a couple of years now."

It seems that Wurster has finally found aposition, though. After trying his luck at anumber of positions during his sophomoreyear, including a short stint at quarterback,Wurster is settling in as a reliable passingoption in Hendricken's offense.

"Last year I didn't play too well,"Wurster said. "I just couldn't find my posi-tion. I tried playing quarterback for a littlebit because I played baseball, but towards

the end of the year, coach put me at receiv-er. In the final game of the JV season lastyear, I did pretty well. To start this year Ijust decided that I was going to work real-ly hard to try and get a starting spot atreceiver."

Prior to this season, Wurster went towork on getting better. He put in a num-ber of hours at summer practices and sum-mer passing tournaments to improve hisskills. But he has exceeded expectationsfor even himself this year.

"I wasn't expecting to really do thatwell," Wurster said. "Mostly because inpractice we have some pretty good cor-ners, so going in practice, I really didn'tfeel like I was standing out. But in thegame against Barrington, I played well,thanks in large part to the challenges thatmy teammates have given me. I was stillnot expecting to do that well in that game."

With many of Hendricken's top per-formers graduating in the spring, particu-larly Moses at the wide receiver position,Croft is expecting a lot from Wurster forthe rest of this year and going into nextseason.

"We have high expectations for him,"Croft said. "He could have a big game onThanksgiving and we're hoping he hassome big games down the playoff stretch.We've moved some personnel around, sohe should get some more time on the field.I'm hoping that this (season) is a spring-board for him going into next year."

- M.M.

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WARWICK VETS 44, PILGRIM 0 EAST 42, WEST 29 HENDRICKEN 8, TOLL GATE 0Two years ago, Vets defeated Pilgrim 40-0 in

what was the most lopsided victory in the historyof the Thanksgiving Day series. Last season, Vetsset the mark once again. The ’Canes scored 28points in the second quarter to break the gamewide open, which included a 97-yard touchdownrun from quarterback Jesse Sedoma. Sedoma ledthe Vets offense with three rushing touchdowns.Pilgrim, meanwhile, committed five turnoversand was limited to just 94 yards of total offense.Mickenzey Pacheco, Dennis Scalzo and KyleMorrissette also scored touchdowns for Vets.

With the final Division I playoff berth still attain-able for both teams, the rivals played a close gameinto the second half before East finally pulledaway for its second straight victory in the series.The ’Bolts scored on six of seven possessions atone point, turning a 13-13 game into a 42-13advantage. Alex Corvese ran for two touchdownsand threw for two more to lead the ’Bolts. He wasnamed East’s Offensive MVP, while Greg Scottwas the Defensive MVP. West’s Offensive MVPwas quarterback Steven Furtado, with AlexCortellessa earning Defensive MVP honors.

In the closest game in the series since 2008, a win-less Toll Gate team battled eventual Super Bowlchampion Hendricken the whole game throughbefore coming up just short. The Hawks - with aplayoff game on the horizon - didn’t play all oftheir starters, but the Titans still played with plen-ty of heart. The only points in the game came on a2-yard touchdown pass from Hendricken quarter-back Patrick Gill to Garfield Coustard, followed byanother pass from Gill to Coustard for the two-point conversion. For its part, Toll Gate had 10 firstdowns compared to three for the Hawks.

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THANKSGIVING SERIES HISTORYWARWICK VETS VS. PILGRIM

2013 - Vets 44, Pilgrim 02012 - Vets 40, Pilgrim 02011 - Vets 21, Pilgrim 142010 - Pilgrim 20, Vets 132009 - Pilgrim 22, Vets 02008 - Vets 42, Pilgrim 132007 - Pilgrim 7, Vets 62006 - Vets 20, Pilgrim 142005 - Vets 20, Pilgrim 62004 - Pilgrim 35, Vets 132003 - Pilgrim 24, Vets 02002 - Vets 22, Pilgrim 02001 - Vets 21, Pilgrim 72000 - Vets 19, Pilgrim 71999 - Vets 39, Pilgrim 221998 - Vets 14, Pilgrim 01997 - Vets 21, Pilgrim 61996 - Pilgrim 39, Vets 71995 - Vets 21, Pilgrim 71994 - Pilgrim 12, Vets 91993 - Vets 28, Pilgrim 01992 - Vets 14, Pilgrim 61991 - Pilgrim 12, Vets 61990 - Vets 36, Pilgrim 01989 - Vets 12, Pilgrim 21988 - Vets 20, Pilgrim 0

1987 - Pilgrim 41, Vets 61986 - Vets 14, Pilgrim 121985 - Vets 20, Pilgrim 181984 - Pilgrim 12, Vets 61983 - Vets 20, Pilgrim 181982 - Vets 7, Pilgrim 01981 - Pilgrim 14, Vets 61980 - Pilgrim 0, Vets 01979 - Pilgrim 34, Vets 81978 - Pilgrim 16, Vets 61977 - Pilgrim 17, Vets 141976 - Vets 23, Pilgrim 61975 - Pilgrim 20, Vets 01974 - Vets 21, Pilgrim 141973 - Vets 14, Pilgrim 61972 - Vets 26, Pilgrim 81971 - Vets 16, Pilgrim 61970 - Pilgrim 16, Vets 81969 - Pilgrim 19, Vets 61968 - Vets 21, Pilgrim 201967 - Pilgrim 12, Vets 01966 - Pilgrim 27, Vets 01965 - Pilgrim 31, Vets 01964 - Pilgrim 12, Vets 01963 - Vets 33, Pilgrim 6

HURRICANES LEAD SERIES 29-21-1BY DECADES1960's - Pilgrim 5, Vets 21970's - Pilgrim 5, Vets 51980's - Vets 6, Pilgrim 3, 1 tie1990's - Vets 7, Pilgrim 32000's - Vets 6, Pilgrim 42010’s - Vets 3, Pilgrim 1

LONGEST VETS WINNINGSTREAK: 6 games (1997-2002)LONGEST PILGRIM WINNINGSTREAK: 5 games (1977-81)

SHUTOUTS BY VETS: 8SHUTOUTS BY PILGRIM: 8

LARGEST VETS WINNING MARGIN: 44 points (44-0 in 2013)LARGEST PILGRIM WINNING MARGIN: 35 points (41-6 in 1987)

SMALLEST VETS WINNING MARGIN: One point (21-20 in 1968)SMALLEST PILGRIMWINNING MARGIN: One point (7-6in 2007)

EAST VS. WEST2013 - East 42, West 292012- East 27, West 62011 - West 27, East 142010 - East 14, West 132009 - East 30, West 192008 - West 41, East 72007 - East 21, West 142006 - East 14, West 32005 - West 20, East 02004 - West 19, East 02003 - West 41, East 02002 - West 33, East 142001 - West 14, East 122000 - West 39, East 71999 - West 28, East 81998 - East 20, West 171997 - West 23, East 91996 - West 27, East 01995 - West 29, East 131994 - West 33, East 61993 - East 24, West 01992 - West 6, East 0

1991 - West 18, East 61990 - East 7, West 01989 - East 26, West 71988 - West 14, East 131987 - East 37, West 201986 - East 14, West 61985 - West 14, East 131984 - East 12, West 01983 - East 20, West 61982 - West 7, East 61981 - West 20, East 121980 - East 21, West 61979 - East 14, West 01978 - East 22, West 01977 - East 27, West 121976 - East 31, West 81975 - East 27, West 01974 - East 10, West 71973 - West 12, East 3

THUNDERBOLTS LEAD 21-20BY DECADES1970's - East 6, West 11980's - East 6, West 41990's - West 7, East 32000's - West 7, East 32010’s - East 3, West 1

LONGEST EAST WINNINGSTREAK: 7 games (1974-80)LONGEST WEST WINNINGSTREAK: 7 games (1999-2005)

SHUTOUTS BY EAST: 6SHUOUTS BY WEST: 5

LARGEST EAST WINNING MARGIN:27 points (27-0 in 1975)LARGEST WEST WINNING MARGIN: 41 points (41-0 in 2003)

SMALLEST EAST WINNING MARGIN: One point (2010)SMALLEST WEST WINNING MARGIN: One point (Three times;1988, 1985 and 1982)

TOLL GATE VS. HENDRICKEN

HAWKS LEAD SERIES 34-8

2013 - Hendricken 8, Toll Gate 02012 - Hendricken 33, Toll Gate 02011 - Hendricken 31, Toll Gate 02010 - Hendricken 19, Toll Gate 02009 - Hendricken 26, Toll Gate 62008 - Hendricken 21, Toll Gate 182007 - Hendricken 35, Toll Gate 82006 - Hendricken 42, Toll Gate 62005 - Hendricken 33, Toll Gate 252004 - Hendricken 35, Toll Gate 22003 - Hendricken 9, Toll Gate 62002 - Hendricken 22, Toll Gate 62001 - Hendricken 27, Toll Gate 62000 - Hendricken 27, Toll Gate 01999 - Hendricken 35, Toll Gate 01998 - Hendricken 29, Toll Gate 01997 - Hendricken 31, Toll Gate 01996 - Hendricken 26, Toll Gate 121995 - Hendricken 48, Toll Gate 81994 - Hendricken 33, Toll Gate 131993 - Hendricken 31, Toll Gate 01992 - Hendricken 7, Toll Gate 6

1991 - Toll Gate 17, Hendricken 121990 - Toll Gate 7, Hendricken 61989 - Toll Gate 16, Hendricken 81988 - Toll Gate 21, Hendricken 201987 - Toll Gate 28, Hendricken 01986 - Toll Gate 25, Hendricken 131985 - Hendricken 21, Toll Gate 201984 - Hendricken 31, Toll Gate 141983 - Hendricken 25, Toll Gate 61982 - Hendricken 7, Toll Gate 01981 - Hendricken 13, Toll Gate 61980 - Hendricken 7, Toll Gate 61979 - Hendricken 7, Toll Gate 01978 - Toll Gate 25, Hendricken 01977 - Hendricken 22, Toll Gate 01976 - Hendricken 20, Toll Gate 151975 - Hendricken 27, Toll Gate 01974 - Hendricken 26, Toll Gate 131973 - Hendricken 21, Toll Gate 01972 - Toll Gate 14, Hendricken 6

BY DECADES1970's - Hendricken 6, Toll Gate 21980's - Hendricken 6, Toll Gate 41990's - Hendricken 8, Toll Gate 22000's - Hendricken 10, Toll Gate 02010’s - Hendricken 4, Toll Gate 0

LONGEST TOLL GATEWINNING STREAK: 6 games(1986-91)LONGEST HENDRICKENWINNING STREAK: 22 games(1992-2013)

SHUTOUTS BY TOLL GATE: 2SHUTOUTS BY HENDRICKEN: 14

LARGEST TOLL GATEWINNING MARGIN: 28 points (28-0 in1987)LARGEST HENDRICKENWINNING MARGIN: 40 points (48-8 in1995)

SMALLEST TOLL GATEWINNING MARGIN: One point(Twice; 1990 and 1988)SMALLEST HENDRICKENWINNING MARGIN: One point (Threetimes; 1992, 1985, and 1980)

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