Mustang Football Falls to Newton South, 14-7

– Allison Goldsberry

Despite a rally in the second half the Medford High School Mustangs were not able to edge non-leaguer Newton South on Friday night and lost by one touchdown, 14-7.

Newton South dominated the first half of the game, scoring a touchdown in the first and second quarters.  Newton South’s Derek Russell went into the end zone on an 18-yard pass by Alec Rothman in the first quarter and Michael Heller ran in for thirteen yards to score in the second quarter.

The Mustangs held off Newton South in the second half and prevented them from doing anymore damage while scoring a touchdown in the third quarter.  Senior Giovani Sanders scored on a 34-yard pass from junior quarterback Mike Sullivan and senior Rodrigo Alegre nailed the kick for the extra point.

The loss leaves Medford 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the Greater Boston League as they head into next Friday’s game on the road against non-league competition North Andover (1-3).  The Mustangs face some more non-league competition when they head to Austin Prep (2-1) for a Saturday morning game on October 18 and then get into the thick of the GBL when they head to Somerville (2-2) on October 24 and host Everett (3-1) on Halloween, Cambridge (2-2) on November 7, and head to Malden (1-4) on Thanksgiving for the annual T-Day showdown.