Cooper DeVeau caught the game-winning touchdown pass in overtime to give Xaverian an overtime win over Catholic Memorial.
To say week four of the MIAA football season was the most
exciting to date would be an understatement of immense proportions.
Between wild finishes, unforeseen upsets, and highlight
performances, week four brought everything that players, fans, and coaches
around the state adore about high school football.
No. 23 Acton-Boxboro provided the biggest shocker of the
weekend with quarterback Finn Murray completing a four-yard touchdown pass to
Victor Otero at the buzzer to give the Colonials a stunning 37-35 win over No.
2 Lincoln-Sudbury.
Not to be lost was the effort from Warriors’ quarterback Braden O’Connell’s . O’Connell threw four second half touchdowns to lead
L-S back after they fell behind 28-0.
Elsewhere, Xaverian overcame an early 17-0 deficit to defeat
Catholic Conference rival Catholic Memorial in overtime, 25-17. The Hawks tied
the game with less than two minutes to play on a 30-yard field goal by Justin
Wenstrom before winning in overtime courtesy of a 10-yard touchdown reception
by Cooper DeVeau.
“We played 50 minutes of gritty football,” said Xaverian
captain Mike Saliba. “That game was the epitome of Xaverian football.”
In a wild finish, No. 7 Mansfield halted No. 13 King Philip's two-point
try with just 30 seconds remaining to hold for a 28-27 win. It’s the Hornets
first win over the Warriors since 2013.
To cap it all off, St. John’s Shrewsbury overcame a 31-14
deficit against Wachusett, with Colin Deso coming through with the game-winning
pick-six to give the Pioneers a much needed, 38-31 win.
To finish off our content from week four, here are our top
10 performances from this weekend’s slate of MIAA football games.
