NEW HAMPTON, N.H. — The Hyde School football team traveled Saturday to take on the Huskies of New Hampton School and fell 41-19.
Hyde (3-3) stopped New Hampton (5-1) on its opening drive and took possession on its own 39-yard line.
Seven plays later, TJ Norris (14 carries for 87 yards and a TD) rambled outside — led by tackle Zach Mann — 15 yards for the score. Norris added the extra point and the Phoenix went up 7-0.
Captain Jack Howarth (four unassisted tackles) led the defense in stopping a potent New Hampton offense for the rest of the first quarter.
On the Huskies’ opening drive of the second quarter, Dwight Stevens and Cody Baker combined to stuff, then strip the ball from a Huskie runner to give Hyde the ball at the NH-49.
Seven plays later, on a fourth-and-inches, Stevens (15 carries for 120 yards, TD) rambled 42 yards for the touchdown to give the Phoenix a 13-0 lead.
New Hampton answered with a 48-yard pass leading to a first and goal at the Hy-4. On fourth-and-4, Huskie receiver Anthony Pate caught a TD from freshman quarterback Milan Murray to close the gap to 13-8.
Five minutes and nine plays later, Norris ran off tackle and threw a pass to Troy Jones for a 25-yard TD with 38 seconds remaining in the half for a 19-8 lead. The half ended with Zach Mann sacking Murray.
Hyde took the second-half kickoff and went three-and-out.
New Hampton took one play, a 69-yard bomb from Murray to Todd Collier (16 carries for 143 yards; and two catches for 83 yards and two TDs), to close the gap to 19- 14.
Eight minutes later, Murray (11 carries for 78 yards with five completions for 160 yards with 2 TDs) scampered eight yards for the go-ahead scored to end the third quarter.
Up 20-19 two minutes into the fourth, Husky running back Mathew Dean broke through the line and streaked 25 yards for the fourth Husky TD to up the hosts advantage to 27-19.
Five minutes later, Collier punched one in from the 1-yard line and Murray scampered 25 yards for his second TD to close the scoring.
The Phoenix are scheduled host the Lumberjacks of Hebron Academy this upcoming Saturday at 6 p.m.
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