New Hampshire Football Report

Team of the Week: Salem

NHFR TEAM OF THE WEEK
Salem Blue Devils

A 62-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nolan Lumley to halfback Kevin Todisco with 5:17 to play helped Salem defeat Windham 33-28 Saturday and raise its Division I record to 4-0.

The TD pass came on a third-and-20 play.

“Our guy (Todisco) went up and made a play,” Salem coach Steve Abraham said. “That’s what we told Nolan: ‘Throw it up. Let our guy make a play.’ Kevin wanted that ball. He ripped it away.”

Salem then had to make a defensive stand as Windham (2-2) drove to the Salem 15-yard line with five seconds on the clock, but quarterback Billy DePietro’s pass into the end zone fell to the grass as time expired.

Salem is one of five unbeaten teams in Division I, joining Pinkerton, Bedford, Exeter and Portsmouth/Oyster River.

Todisco also had two TD runs in the win. He scored from a yard away to make it 27-21 with 5:47 left in the third quarter, and on a 4-yard run on Salem’s first possession. Halfback Felix Gonzalez also ran for two touchdowns (4 and 12 yards).

“If we just play with heart, play together, communicate and play this game with passion and enthusiasm we have a shot in every game,” Abraham said. “And they’ve done that.”

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