Peebles cut toward the sideline, weaved past Bears defenders and took the ball 78 yards for the winning touchdown, securing a 14-9 win over Boston City League rival TechBoston.

"We saw that they were playing back off," English coach Ryan Conway said. "It was something we saw in film, and we exploited that matchup."

The Eagles (1-2) nearly sealed the game when Frederick Anderson broke off a run from their 45-yard line, but the Bears forced a fumble at the 5-yard line. With a chance for TechBoston (0-2) to re-take the lead late in the fourth quarter, the Eagles' defense held strong.

"I was telling my defense we have to make a play right here, we just have to stop it," English middle linebacker Daniel Castillo said. "I was trying to keep my teammates up and motivated."

The Eagles still have a lot to work on, Conway said, referencing a penalty that called back a passing touchdown and a general failure to execute their game plan. Despite his gripes, Conway is content the young group picked up their first win of the year.

"We're really excited about the future," Conway said. "I'm glad they got in the win column and they learned how to win today. We just have to build upon this win."

Acton-Boxborough 30, Lexington 10 -- Thomas Quirk tossed TD passes of 24, 12, and 32 yards to lead the Revolution (2-0) to the nonleague win.

Archbishop Williams 36, Apponequet 14 -- Freshman Hudson Garrity (12 for 21, 171 yards) threw for four touchdowns, including three to Zay Whigham, in a nonleague win for the Bishops (2-0) over the Lakers (0-3) in Braintree. Whigham added four tackles for a loss and two sacks.

Cohasset 38, Plymouth North 7 -- Senior Gus Greene scored a pair of touchdowns for the Skippers (2-1) in the nonleague win.

Danvers 34, Reading 32 -- Trailing for most of the game, touchdown runs of 60 and 6 yards by Zachary Fultz capped off a third-quarter surge as the Falcons (3-0) soared to a nonleague comeback at home. With resurgent Danvers up 15 points in the fourth quarter, the Rockets (1-1) brought the game back within 2 points on an 11-yard touchdown catch from Bobby Morris. Danvers held on for the win, recovering an onside kick with 18 seconds remaining.

Fairhaven 42, Old Rochester 7 -- Aaron Lague ran for 162 yards on 12 carries and scored three times, and Ian Alexion ran for two scores and 35 yards on five carries to bulldoze the Blue Devils (3-0) to a South Coast win.

Greater Lawrence 35, Salem 20 -- Gustavo Varela racked up 185 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, including more than 100 yards in the second half, and reeled in his only reception for a 77-yard score as the Reggies (2-1) scored 27 unanswered fourth-quarter points in a nonleague comeback victory.

Holliston 34, Concord-Carlisle 0 -- Jake Brodsky took a 42-yard interception to the house and later added an 8-yard scoring run as the Panthers (2-1) earned the nonleague win.

Lincoln-Sudbury 36, Needham 7 -- Senior Mason Tarantino was 10-of-12 passing for 158 yards and a TD, adding 58 rushing yards and a touchdown. Senior Matt Tasker had 89 rushing yards, 13 receiving yards, and a trio of touchdowns for the Warriors (2-0) in the nonleague win.

Marlborough 22, Algonquin 0 -- Behind two goal-line rushing touchdowns from Sheamus Mahoney, the Panthers (2-1) clawed their way to a nonleague road victory. Javian Huertas also scored on the ground.

Medfield 35, Hopkinton 12 -- Brady McCormack rumbled for 247 total yards and three touchdowns -- a 61-yard rush, a 20-yard reception, and a 3-yard rush -- to lead the Warriors (3-0) to the Tri-Valley win.

North Quincy 41, Braintree 20 -- A three-yard rushing touchdown from Gavin Brown along with a 22-yard touchdown reception from Ronan Brown ended a fourth-quarter stalemate, allowing the Raiders (3-0) to remain undefeated with a nonleague home win.

North Reading 41, Dedham 8 -- With the game already out of reach, Gavin Brady returned a punt before halftime for a touchdown as the Hornets (2-0) earned a dominant nonleague road win.

Rockland 28, Blue Hills 14 -- Marvelous Pleasant ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns and Hayden Hatch connected with Will Carpine and Pat McDonagh on scoring strikes to the lift the Bulldogs (2-0) to a nonleague road win. McDonagh added an interception and was 4 for 4 on extra points.

Shawsheen 35, Winthrop 0 -- Shawsheen led a balanced ground game from Jake Banda (15 carries, 89 yards), James Tildsley (5 carries, 37 yards), and Cameron Banda (6 carries, 38 yards, TD). Dyllon Pratt corralled three receptions for 82 yards and a score as the host Rams (3-0) trotted to a nonleague win.

Stoneham 20, Nashoba Valley Tech 19 -- A fourth-quarter touchdown run by Daniel Staffieri and the 2-point pass from Sean Powers to Cooper Brisson propelled the Spartans (3-0) to the nonleague win.

Swampscott 28, Peabody 6 -- Three touchdown passes from John Von Barta (197 passing yards) powered the Big Blue (2-1) as they picked up a nonleague road victory.

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