ARLINGTON — The Stoneham soccer staff had a little bit of a bitter style from shedding to Arlington final yr.
The revenge was candy in one other Middlesex League crossover bout Friday evening.
Behind a monster efficiency on the bottom that accrued almost 500 staff dashing yards, in addition to a bend-don’t-break defensive efficiency, the Spartans (2-0) bruised their approach to a 49-21 win over the Spy Ponders (2-1) regardless of main by simply two scores getting into the fourth quarter.
Seniors Sean Kilty (230 dashing yards, 4 touchdowns) and Logan Tran (162 dashing yards, two touchdowns) led the best way on simply 24 mixed carries, every discovering the sting for touchdowns from over 70 yards out.
“We work hard on (the run), it’s what we do,” stated Stoneham head coach Bob Almeida. “That’s a heck of a football team. I think they’re a very dangerous team. … We felt like if we could get into the secondary that we would have a chance, and that’s what happened.”
“Tonight was a great outcome, it’s exactly what we expected,” Kilty added. “We wanted our get-back.”
The sport was nearer a couple of instances than the ultimate rating prompt, as Arlington’s passing assault saved Stoneham from breaking the sport open till the fourth quarter.
Quarterback Jack Zambardino (14-for-26, 193 yards, landing) was efficient discovering prime receivers Alexi Trapotsis (six catches, 92 yards) and Peter Harrison (4 catches, 62 yards, TD), twice organising Ori Forest (87 yards) for landing runs to tug inside two-touchdown deficits by the half and the top of third quarter.
However Stoneham’s offensive line created too many massive holes, and its working backs have been too fast off damaged tackles to include.
After fumbling on their opening drive, the Spartans scored touchdowns on seven of their final eight. Kilty, Tran and Dylan Brown (58 dashing yards, TD) mixed for eight rushes over 20 yards, usually working up the center and bouncing to the skin.
Tran acquired the scoring began with a 78-yard landing run within the first quarter, then adopted with a 47-yard TD run on his subsequent carry within the second quarter. Kilty scored from 74 yards out early within the third quarter to construct a 28-7 lead, then added a 21-yard landing within the fourth quarter.
His final two carries have been 44-yard and 48-yard touchdowns.
“All we’re really looking, trying to do is beat up that defense,” Kilty stated. “It’s a tough offense. It’s hard, it’s tough. … We love it. We practice it every day, we make sure we’re spick and span with all of it, and it’s just dirty yards.”
“I give full credit to our line,” Tran added. “They were blocking (well) all night. … They do it, they move stuff.”
Defensively, Stoneham pressured Arlington to fumble and to show it over on downs twice.
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