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Stevens wins Division III title

DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Stevens 46, Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough 20
at Wildcat Stadium

Quarterly Report

Stevens 8 8 16 14 46
I-L/M 7 7 0 6 20


Moments That Mattered

Stevens (9-2) led 16-14 at halftime, and took control of the game by outscoring I-L/M (8-3) 16-0 in the third quarter. Parker Smith caught a 61-yard touchdown pass from Henri Bourque on the second half’s opening possession, and tailback Richard Bell added a 2-yard TD run with 2:14 left in the quarter.

Beyond The Box Score

The victory gave Stevens the school’s first state championship in any sport since 1989 (boys soccer).

Talking Points

Stevens coach Paul Silva: “We don’t have a huge-sized line, but I think we get underestimated. We have some physical guys out there. We can run the ball when we have to, but as you saw we can come out of the huddle with the same personnel and pass the ball too.

“Take a look over there at those people waiting for these kids to come through that tunnel. They’ve been waiting a long, long time. I’m so happy for this group of kids to be the ones to give it to them.”

I-L/M coach Jon Francis: “You can’t just show up. You have to play the game. You have to do your jobs that you go over all week, and we failed to do that. Give Stevens all the credit in the world though. They came to play, they were prepared and they wanted it more than us today.”

Footnotes

Stevens tailback Richard Bell ran for a game-high 117 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Stevens quarterback Henri Bourque completed 12 of 17 passes for 198 yards and two TDs, and split end Parker Smith caught nine passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. … I-L/M’s Andrew Brothers was held to 42 yards rushing on 14 carries, but rushed for two touchdowns. He caught five TD passes against Stevens during the regular season. … Stevens scored on five of its six red-zone possessions. … I-L/M was penalized nine times for 134 yards. … Stevens fullback Zach O’Brien caught a 31-yard TD pass with 42 seconds left in the first half. Bourque’s pass to Bell on the two-point conversion attempt gave the Cardinals a 16-14 lead at halftime. … Stevens was 7 of 9 on third-down conversions.

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