St. John's quarterback Colin Schofield tries to evade the Marlboro pass rush in the Panthers 29-24 win over the Pioneers.
By John McGuirk (@Patsfan1313)
Marlborough, Mass. -- From the very first snap during practice earlier in the week, Marlborough set forth a plan.
In order to beat St. John's, and its high-octane offense, the Panthers reminded themselves that it needed to gain the upper-hand as far as ball control was concerned. The objective was simple. Keep the Pioneers offense sidelined for as long as they could.
That script worked to perfection as Marlborough controlled the clock by way of its ground and pound offense, continuing to chalk up first downs with a steady movement down field.
The end result came dramatically as running back Lou Vigeant smashed over the goal line from one yard out with 10 seconds remaining to give Marlborough a thrilling 29-24 victory over St. John's Friday night at historic Kelleher Field.
