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West Bridgewater News, West Bridgewater, MA (2025)

11/27/2025

WEST BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL: GAME RECAP
West Bridgewater 35 East Bridgewater 0

November 27, 2025. West Bridgewater defeated East Bridgewater 35 – 0 on Thanksgiving Day. Top Highlights: West Bridgewater won the South Coast Conference to finish as champions of the conference with a (9-2) record. Tyler Holmes 152 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. Tom Polidori 106 yards rushing and 1 touchdown. Ryan Nunes passed for 60 yards and rushed for 1 touchdown. Gage Turner 9 tackles. Nick Navin 3 tackles for losses including a sack and had 1 interception. Sean Hancock 3 tackles for losses including 1 sack. Cole Lerconec 2 sacks.

West Bridgewater’s senior Tyler Holmes, one of the greatest running backs in the school's history in career yardage completed his high school career in his last game in style as he rushed for 152 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to finish the 2025 season with 28 total touchdowns. Tyler Holmes also registered a sack on defense to cap it off on both sides of the ball.

West Bridgewater senior Tom Polidori completed his high school career as one of the best up the middle power runners in school history with a great game rushing for 106 yards and scored 1 touchdown. Tom Polidori had more than 130 of all purpose yards in the game.

West Bridgewater senior quarterback Ryan Nunes capped off his brilliant high school career that saw an abundance of school records he set and was part of along the way finished the day passing for 60 yards and rushed for 1 touchdown in the game.

Cole Lecornec had 2 receiving receptions for 25 yards. Kevin Kearton 1 reception for 29 yards and Colin O’Neil 1 reception for 6 yards paced the Wildcats in catches.

West Bridgewater’s offense had 330 yards of total offense in the game.

The West Bridgewater Wildcats defense had a big game as they held East Bridgewater to only 118 yards of total offense. Junior, Gage Turner, who wore two different numbers in the game 24 and 75 led the team in total tackles with 9 and finished his sensational season with well over 100 tackles in 2025. Junior, Nick Navin had a huge game on defense with 5 tackles including 3 for losses plus 1 sack and 1 interception that he returned 62 yards before being stopped at the 10-yard line. Senior Sean Hancock finished his strong career with a memorable performance on defense with 5 tackles including 3 for losses plus 1 sack. Senior Cole Lercornec led the team with 2 sacks in the game. Rajon Burkes and Calvin Pike each had 1 sack. Jonathan Chervil had 2 tackles including 1 for a loss. Jacob Bettencourt had 4 tackles. Naithan Gomez had 2 tackles.

Jacob Smith was perfect, kicking 3/3 on extra points and had 1 sack on defense in the game. Dylan Spadea was 2/2 kicking extra points.

West Bridgewater’s offensive and defensive line had a strong performance in helping the team to pave the way on offense and completing a shutout on defense: Patrick Stanton, Christian Sanchez, Ben Dowdall, Benjamin Kneeland, Cole Seckinger, Jude Tait, Calvin Pike, Rajon Burkes, Tom Polidori, Sean Hancock, Gage Turner, Nick Navin, Naithan Gomez, Cole Lercornec and Jacob Smith. The defensive backfield held East Bridgewater to less than 70 yards passing and no points scored: Jonathan Chervil, Jacob Bettencourt, Colin O’Neil, Isiah Honore and Dylan Fernandes.

East Bridgewater was led on offense by Austin Dewhurst with over 80 yards of total offense. John King passed for over 60 yards. On Defense, Devon Blair had an outstanding game leading the team in total tackles. Austin Dewhurst, Mark Lee, James Madden, Jared Hardiman and John Holmes all had at least 2 tackles each or contributions on defense.

Congratulations to West Bridgewater Head Coach Justin Kogler who got his 100th high school career win this 2025 season while helping to lead the team to the Elite 8 of the MIAA State Championship Tournament, being crowned South Coast Conference Champions, having a (9-2) record for a highly successful season and since he began as the West Bridgewater Wildcats Head Coach in 2019 to current has never had a losing season.

BOX SCORE:
WEST BRIDGEWATER 35 EAST BRIDGEWATER 0
Scoring
First Quarter:
WEST BRIDGEWATER: Tyler Holmes 2-yard run (Jacob Smith extra point kick) 8:50
WEST BRIDGEWATER: Tyler Holmes 7-yard run (Dylan Spadea extra point kick) 2:21
Second Quarter:
WEST BRIDGEWATER: Tyler Holmes 18-yard run (Jacob Smith extra point kick) 4:07
Third Quarter:
WEST BRIDGEWATER: Tom Polidori 35-yard run (Dylan Spadea extra point kick) 3:21
Fourth Quarter:
WEST BRIDGEWATER: Ryan Nunes 1-yard run (Jacob Smith extra point kick) 10:33

Photo Credit of Tom Polidori 25 by JP Matta
Photo Credit of Tyler Holmes 4, Ryan Nunes 0 and Championship trophy by Marc Vasconcellos

11/27/2025

THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL GAME: DETAILS
West Bridgewater (8-2) vs East Bridgewater 5-5)
Thanksgiving morning Thursday November 27, 2025
Location: West Bridgewater High School
Time: 10:00 am

Should anyone be unable to attend the game in person the game is tentatively scheduled to be live streamed free on both:

West Bridgewater Community Access Media TV YouTube Channel
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West Bridgewater Fan Hudl
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11/26/2025

EAST BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL: AUSTIN DEWHURST
ENTERPRISE NEWS SPORTS ARTICLE: 5 STAR READ
One of the best local sports articles written in 2025. Dedication, appreciation, faith, family, devotion, talent and defying challenges makes this article on South Shore League All-Star Austin Dewhurst a 5 star story to read. Enterprise Sports interview and article by Ryan Vermette of The Enterprise. Click on link below to read for Enterprise Subscribers.

https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2025/11/24/east-bridgewater-footballs-austin-dewhurst-plays-each-game-for-late-mother-laurie/86834052007/

Photos of East Bridgewater's Austin Dewhurst by Robyn at Blue Egg Images

11/23/2025

In West Bridgewater!!

11/22/2025

EAST BRIDGEWATER VOLLEYBALL: OLIVIA MCMANUS
VOLLEYBALL ATHLETE – SPOTLIGHT

November 21, 2025. East Bridgewater High School’s Olivia McManus is a junior and a star as well as a key athletic volleyball player on the varsity team that were crowned 2025 Massachusetts State Champions when they won the Division 4 MIAA State Championship Tournament. An outstanding leader, team player and high rising college volleyball prospect, Olivia McManus is a 5’7” left-handed dominant outside/opposite hitter and 3-time South Shore League All-Star. Olivia McManus was instrumental with her talent and skills as one of the key reasons why East Bridgewater finished the 2025 season with the most wins in school history, going (24-1) and first state championship as well in school history.

When games were on the line, Olivia McManus shined and came through as a strong competitor. In the all-important highly competitive MIAA State Final Championship game, Final 4 game, and Elite 8 game combined, Olivia McManus amassed 40 kills, defended the net with 7 blocks, made 12 digs and served 9 aces. In the State Championship Finals game against Wayland, Olivia McManus helped to guide the team to win the second set by a set ending kill and then later was a key factor in helping the team down at one point by 8 points in the fourth set comeback to make a kill to put East Bridgewater in the lead 24-23. She finished the championship game with 11 kills and 1 block plus served 2 aces that helped her team win its first state championship in school history. In the Final 4 game against Nipmuc Regional, Olivia displayed her versatility as an overall dynamic talent with 9 kills, 7 digs, 4 blocks and 3 aces. In the Elite 8 game against West Bridgewater, Olivia McManus excelled for 20 kills, served 4 aces and contributed with 2 blocks and 5 digs as well. In the Sweet 16 and Opening 32 round Olivia made 18 kills, 10 digs and 8 aces. In the final regular season game in 2025 her efforts helped East Bridgewater to win and get the second seed in the MIAA Tournament, Olivia McManus had 12 kills, 12 digs, 5 blocks and 5 aces against higher level Division 3 Pembroke who made it to the Elite 8 in the MIAA Tournament.

With college volleyball as her future goal and with her name buzzing with interest, Olivia McManus prepares hard in working towards that goal developing her skills, development and talent by playing in the highly competitive volleyball club circuit. She played in her freshman and sophomore seasons for the South Shore Wolfpack. In her junior season Olivia Is going to be playing for MGA 17 South National. MGA Volleyball is a licensed member of the New England Region of USA Volleyball as well as NE AAU, the MAVCA and the AVCA. The club teams compete at a variety of levels both within the region and around the nation.

After playing soccer prior to the eighth grade, Olivia McManus wanted to try volleyball as many of her friends were playing and since that time she found a true love for the sport. She first started playing volleyball in the eighth grade and then made the varsity team at East Bridgewater High School as a freshman. In her first season as a freshman on varsity she was elected as a South Shore League All-Star. After a highly successful and historic season Olivia McManus who has high praise, love, respect as well as a strong level of confidence and support for her talented East Bridgewater teammates believes together as one team with strong unity, the future for 2026 is bright with the hopes of returning to the final’s championship game again for East Bridgewater.

Olivia McManus: Accolades and Achievements
South Shore League All-Star (2023, 2024 and 2025)
Team MVP (2023 and 2024)
West Bridgewater News MIAA Championship Finals MVP (2025)

Photo Credit of East Bridgewater's Olivia McManus by Robyn at Blue Egg Images. Blue Egg Images

11/21/2025

OLIVER AMES VOLLEYBALL:
STATE CHAMPIONS

Oliver Ames High School Volleyball proved with heart, determination and exceptional unity why they were the number 1 seed by never giving up to comeback against Wayland High School to win the Division 2 MIAA State Championship Tournament on November 15, 2025. Wayland won the first two sets, 25-22 and 25-22. Then with the eyes of the Tiger and powerful energy, Oliver Ames battled back to win the third and fourth set to tie the match 25-16 and 25-14. The Oliver Ames Tigers then led the final tie breaking set from the start and never lost the lead by defeating Wayland 15-11 to win the game and capture the Massachusetts State Championship Title.

Highlight Set: Fifth set to determine the state championship winner.

Chelsea Wagner of Oliver Ames was simply on another level with the win factor on her mind with 5 kills including the set winner and 1 block. Taylor Donohue had an outstanding final set on offense and defense with 3 kills and 2 blocks. Evan Casey made some sensational digs and plays that were off the charts with the amount of difficulty returning them from powerful hits and was key in helping Oliver Ames in keeping the ball moving and generating points for the team.

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Oliver Ames Championship Finals Games Stars:

Lyla McDonough a junior not only set the mark with her supportive play, but she was also simply masterful at her setter position as she contributed with a mind boggling 57 assists in the game. That mark also made her hit over 500 assists in the 2025 season alone and more than 1,000 in her high school career. She also contributed with 4 aces serving.

Chelsea Wagner, a junior, had a dominant in front of the net performance and was virtually unstoppable when it mattered the most in the final tie breaking set as she made a statement by scoring the team’s final 3 points with 2 kills and 1 block including the game winning kill. Chelsea Wagner made 27 kills in the game along with 1 block and 6 digs.

Taylor Donohue, a junior, was a star all over the court with an exceptional performance. Taylor Donohue made 27 kills, 20 digs, and had 12 serve receptions.

Molly Milliken, a junior, was outstanding in the backcourt making plays racking up 30 digs, 29 serve receptions and 4 assists.

Evan Casey, a senior, was a key factor in the backcourt, especially in the final set with some incredible serve receptions and digs. Evan Casey had 12 digs, 10 serve receptions and had a 100 percent serving percentage.

Lindsey Solomon, a senior captain, played an excellent game in the backcourt with 10 digs, 13 serve receptions and was 15/15 serving with a 100 percent serving percentage.

Claire Kenney, a junior, contributed with 3 kills, 3 blocks, 10 digs and served 3 aces.

The Wayland High School Warriors Anna Yalli, Audrey Nugent, Mia MacLean, Kalena Imura, Anya Bayazitov, Fiona Strehle, and Willa Suratt all shined in the game for head coach Lisa Tsaur. A salute for a great season and career for seniors Mia MacLean, Stephanie Shen, Kalena Imura, Jubin Kim, Anna Yalli and Emiko Niimi.

Oliver Ames finished the season undefeated with a record of (25-0).

Oliver Ames Volleyball State Championship Team:

Head Coach: Chelsea Cunningham

Molly Milliken (junior), Kerryn Cairns (junior), Claire Kenny (junior), Taylor Donohue (junior), Chelsea Wagner (junior), Theresa Kavolius (sophomore), Ella Broadmeadow (senior), Angelina Romeiro (senior), Lindsey Solomon (senior), Sophie Hinds (freshman), Liesel Nelhuebel (junior), Lyla McDonough (junior), Ashlyn Hrenko (freshman), Alexis Sullivan (junior), Lyla Yurrita (freshman), Evan Casey (senior) and Sean Raymond (senior).

Play by Play Commentator and Video Credit: Chris Vogel for NFHS Network.

11/20/2025

WEST BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL: STATE LEADERS
West Bridgewater High School running back Tyler Holmes with 25 Touchdowns and a 2-point conversion is the current Division 7 scoring leader in the State of Massachusetts in the Boston Globe Leaders Board. Tom Polidori with 10 Touchdowns is tied for 9th place in the Division 7 scoring leaders board in the State of Massachusetts.

West Bridgewater quarterback Ryan Nunes is tied for 4th place in Touchdown Passes with 8 in the Division 7 State of Massachusetts leaders board by the Boston Globe.

West Bridgewater (8-2) has had an outstanding season and with one final game remaining game to play in 2025 against East Bridgewater on Thanksgiving Day at West Bridgewater High School, Let’s give a big Wildcat roar for these individuals leaders as well as the entire team for the season they have had.

11/18/2025

EAST BRIDGEWATER VOLLEYBALL: STATE CHAMPS
IMPORTANT SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE:
We are all still glowing with a smile on East Bridgewater being crowned Volleyball State Champions!! West Bridgewater News was proud to cover and do a write up for that game as well as all of the MIAA 5 games East Bridgewater was in that led up to the victory as Champions. After the game and the past two days messages were sent to West Bridgewater News about a Championship Finals flaw that made some parents, family, students, and alumni upset. For all of those who could not attend the game it was live streamed by the NFHS Network which the MIAA uses for all Final 4 games as well as all Championship Finals games for all divisions. The East Bridgewater championship game against Bourne was streamed by NFHS live and was also put on demand for any of the athletes, parents, fans and alumni or public to watch whenever they want. What many said upset them was that the NFHS commentator used for the game who did the play by play called every player on the East Bridgewater team the incorrect first and last name the entire game. However, it was discovered it was not the fault of the commentator as he did do an amazing job calling the game. The commentator was given the East Bridgewater roster that was in the MIAA Championship Finals brochure packet to use. The roster had all of the first names of the players and last names of the players for East Bridgewater listed. However and unfortunately, none of them matched together properly on the roster. As an example Olivia McManus was listed on the roster as Ayla McManus, Elizabeth Willis was listed as Olivia Willis, Ayla Kingman was listed as Brenna Kingman, Miley Delcarmen was listed as Elizabeth Delcarmen, Jenna Oman was listed as Grace Oman etc.....The MIAA roster that was used is attached to this message. So when anyone goes to watch the game on NFHS on demand they will notice the incorrect names being used as well as the roster listed in the Championship MIAA brochure packet with the incorrect names. This would not have mattered as much if it were a regular season game but having this happen on the first in school history championship game is why many are upset. In addition the Final 4 game that East Bridgewater played earlier last week that they won to move on to the championship game was the only Final 4 game not live streamed by NFHS as all other games were so East Bridgewater cannot look back on demand to watch that game as any type of memory to watch. It was also not on any other network. Finally, the East Bridgewater team was given State Championship sweatshirts and all of them had the incorrect names on them.

These issues were brought to the attention of the East Bridgewater Athletic Director to review and address further on anything that can or cannot be done after the facts. This message is not intended to point fingers or put blame on any organization or people or person as we all know both humans and technology make errors without intent. The message is being said due to the frustration and people being upset with complaints to know that it is being addressed with care and communication to follow. The East Bridgewater Volleyball team has a very special team, program as well as sports program in general with some of the best support any town could ask for. At this time let us continue to glow in support that East Bridgewater Volleyball is State Champions for the first time in school history.

Photo Credit of the East Bridgewater Team Celebrating with the Championship trophy by Stuart Cahill of the Boston Herald.

11/16/2025

EAST BRIDGEWATER VOLLEYBALL: STATE CHAMPIONS!!
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
East Bridgewater 3 Bourne 1

November 15, 2025. East Bridgewater defeated Bourne 3-1 to become the Division 4 MIAA State Tournament Champions of 2025. Bourne won the first set 25-12. East Bridgewater then won the next 3 straight sets 25-21, 25-14 and 25-23. East Bridgewater can now say they are as well as sing the song "We Are The Champions"! The East Bridgewater Vikings State Championship victory was its first for the Volleyball program in school history. East Bridgewater's team loaded with talented athletes hit on all cylinders as a unit and defined the term Vikings!

East Bridgewater’s Olivia McManus had another outstanding overall performance in the MIAA State Championship Tournament and this time coming through when the Championship itself was on the line. Olivia McManus delivered 11 kills including 1 that put the team in the lead 24-23 in the final fourth set and one that won the second set, defended back 3 blocks and served 3 aces including 2 in the final fourth set on back-to-back serves. Elizabeth Willis, just a freshman, played beyond her years with 8 kills and 1 big block that tied the game 22-22 in the final fourth set. Ayla Kingman had an excellent game setting up her teammates with a team leading 24 assists and served 3 aces including a big one in the final fourth set to help East Bridgewater take the lead 23-22. Miley Delcarmen was a force and a fierce factor with her play with 5 kills, 5 digs and 4 aces and was exceptional in the second set win in which she served the team in getting 12 points in a row that helped the team to take a 14-1 lead, which then went on to win that set. Jenna Oman had a great overall game with 5 kills, 6 digs, 1 block and was very effective serving. Bella Abrams was simply powerful and extremely important in the backcourt as she had 5 digs but one could say it seemed like she had double or triple that amount as every one of them was incredible and unbelievable in how she was able to return them at bullet speed. Bella Abrams also performed well serving, which included 4 aces. Grace Sweeney was crucial up front and a dynamic force as she led the team with 7 blocks. Riley Egan also saw minutes and played well as another factor that helped the team win the championship.

Highlight Set: Fourth Set
It appeared Bourne was on a mission and in good shape to tie the match 2-2 to send it to the final fifth set tie breaker as they dominated the beginning part of the set leading by as many as 8 when they lead 16-8. However, in epic form as a unit, East Bridgewater fought and competed like Vikings as they came back later in the set on a kill by Elizabeth Willis to make the score Bourne 21 East Bridgewater 20. Bourne won the next point on a kill by Lily Russell to put Bourne up 22-20. East Bridgewater then got a kill by Miley Delcarmen and a block by Elizabeth Willis to tie the game at 22 and then East Bridgewater took the lead for the first time in the set 23-22 on a serving ace by Ayla Kingman. Bourne scored the next point to tie the game 23-23 on a block by Lily Russell. East Bridgewater’s Olivia McManus then made a kill to put East Bridgewater back in the lead 24-23 and only 1 point away from winning the set and match. East Bridgewater won the next point on a play called out of bounds to win the set 25-23 and match as well as capture the crown as state champions.

Bourne (20-4) had a spectacular season and after being crowned state champions in 2024 in Division 5 they moved up to Division 4 and made it to the championship finals game again. They are an impressive and well coached team that will continue to have a bright future in the coming seasons. Bourne’s super seniors Nola Timo 14 kills 14 digs 2 blocks 2 aces, Sofia Halunen 11 kills 6 digs, Lily Russell 17 digs 7 kills 2 blocks 2 aces, Michaela Muldoon 4 kills 4 aces, Avery Morrill 16 digs 2 aces and Madelyn Rossignol 3 kills 3 digs all played well and were an important factor that put Bourne Volleyball on the map as a highly successful program during the seasons they played for the team.

Fan Factor:
East Bridgewater brought an impressive amount of student body, fans and family to the game that constantly cheered with support and positive chants in being a huge factor in support and momentum.

East Bridgewater High School’s volleyball team finished the 2025 season with a record of (24-1) which was the greatest number of wins in school history and helping it win the school’s first state championship. The 2025 state championship team consisted of:
Head Coach: Andrew MacDonald
Team Members: Bella Abrams, Olivia Crowley, Lili Deitz, Miley Delcarmen, Riley Eagan, Ayla Kingman, Julia Luddy, Olivia McManus, Jenna Oman, Diamond Pierre, Grace Sweeney, Elizabeth Willis and Brenna Wyper

11/15/2025

WEST BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL: ELITE 8
West Bridgewater 6 Clinton 18

November 14, 2025. Clinton defeated West Bridgewater 18-6 in the Division 7 Elite 8 round of the MIAA State Championship Tournament. West Bridgewater’s Cole Lecornec scored the Wildcats only touchdown on a 3-yard run. Clinton’s Gavin Naughton was a difference maker as he rushed for over 100 yards, scored 2 touchdowns of 21 and 13 yards plus made several key first downs both rushing and receiving. Grady Frisch scored on a 64-yard touchdown pass from Luis Berdecia Jr. Clinton’s defense played a strong stellar overall game and held the potent West Bridgewater offense to 145 yards of total offense.

West Bridgewater’s Tyler Holmes had 100 all purpose yards. Ryan Nunes rushed for 70 yards. Gage Turner led the defense with 13 total tackles including 1 for a loss. Jacob Smith had 11 tackles including 4 of them for losses. Rajon Burkes had 6 tackles including 1 sack and 3 others for losses. Tom Polidori had 5 tackles including 1 sack and 1 other for a loss. Jude Tait had 2 sacks.

With the exception of a few plays and 5 uncommon penalties that the Wildcats do not get many of during games this season, West Bridgewater played a strong overall game on defense and kept them in the game.

First Quarter:
Clinton opened the game on offense starting on their own 35-yard line. Gavin Naughton had 2 first down runs of 14 and 10 yards that were key in getting the ball down to the West Bridgewater’s 27-yard line. Clinton elected to try a pass on fourth down, but it fell incomplete and West Bridgewater took over. Clinton stopped West Bridgewater without making a first down forcing the Wildcats to punt. On Clinton’s next offensive possession two penalties and a strong set of defensive plays that resulted in losses by Rajon Burkes, Cole Lecornec and two by Jacob Smith forced Clinton to punt.

Second Quarter:
Clinton’s punter Marcelo Pereira booted a 59-yard punt that placed the ball at West Bridgewater’s own 19. Clinton stopped West Bridgewater on 3 plays without making a first down highlighted by a tackle for no gain by Clinton’s Connor Cox. West Bridgewater’s Jacob Smith punted 53 yards to give the Wildcats help on defense. On 3rd down and 11 West Bridgewater was called for face mask penalty that gave Clinton a first down. 2 plays later with the ball placed at the 36-yardline of Clinton the first score of the game happened when Clinton quarterback Luis Berdecia Jr. threw a pass to a wide-open Grady Frisch who raced in between defenders for a 64-yard touchdown. West Bridgewater finally put some first downs together on a 12-yard run by Tyler Holmes and a 15-yard run by Ryan Nunes. Later in the drive Clinton’s Joshua Phillips made a big defense play for a loss and then on fourth down at the 30 Connor Cox stopped West Bridgewater’s rushing attempt and gave the ball back to Clinton. West Bridgewater’s defense then came up big with a sack from Jude Tait and one play later Jude Tait and Rajon Burkes made a sack. West Bridgewater forced Clinton to punt. However, on West Bridgewater’s first play Clinton’s Grady Frisch intercepted a pass. With one play left before halftime West Bridgewater’s Tom Polidori made a sack.

Third Quarter:
West Bridgewater was unable to get a first down in its opening possession in the third quarter as Clinton forced a punt. Clinton then had two key runs by Gavin Naughton and Luis Berdecia Jr. that placed the ball at West Bridgewater’s 21-yardline. Gavin Naughton then broke free on a run on the left side for a 21-yard touchdown run to put Clinton up 12-0. West Bridgewater’s Tyler Holmes made a great kickoff return that placed the ball on the 49 of Clinton. Tom Polidori had key runs for 5,6 and 7 yards and Ryan Nunes had key runs of 5 and 15 yards to help put the Wildcats in the red zone. Cole Lecornec then plowed through the line for a 3-yard touchdown run to make the score 12-6.

Fourth Quarter:
On a key 14-yard pass play from Luis Berdecia Jr. to Gavin Naughton and later a 1-yard run, Clinton had to ball on the 13 of West Bridgewater. Gavin Naughton then broke free on the right side for a 13-yard touchdown run to put Clinton up 18-6. Clinton would then stop West Bridgewater again on fourth down that came up short. Clinton then had firs t down runs of 13-yards by Taetum Cassella and a 15-yard run by Gavin Naughton on fourth down and then another 11-yard run by Gavin Naughton with less than a minute left in the game and Clinton took a knee to run out the clock and capture the victory to move on the Final 4 game.

Clinton’s defense came up big in the game and has been outstanding in the past 6 games only allowing an average of 4 points a game including 3 shutouts.

Clinton (8-2) moves on and plays next against Amesbury (10-0) in the Final 4.

West Bridgewater (8-2) who has had an exceptional season making it to the Elite 8 of the MIAA State Championship Tournament with a potent offense and stellar defense plays next on Thanksgiving Day at home in a non MIAA game against East Bridgewater (5-5) for its last game of the 2025 season.

BOX SCORE: WEST BRIDGEWATER 6 CLINTON 18
Scoring

Second Quarter:
CLINTON: Brady Frisch 64-yard pass from Luis Berdecia Jr. (Extra Point Kick No Good) 7:01

Third Quarter:
CLINTON: Gavin Naughton 21-yard run (2 Point Attempt No Good) 7:10
WEST BRIDGEWATER: Cole Lecornec 3-yard run (Extra Point Kick Blocked) 1:34

Fourth Quarter:
CLINTON: Gavin Naughton 13-yard run (2 Point Attempt No Good) 9:51

Photo Credits by Marc Vasconcellos of Brockton Enterprise

11/14/2025

WEST BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL: ELITE 8 GAME
West Bridgewater (8-1) plays against Clinton (7-2) in the Division 7 MIAA State Championship Tournament Elite 8 game on Friday November 14, 2025, at West Bridgewater High School. The Game starts at 6:00 pm. Show your Wildcats spirit that you love and support them for this big game by attending and cheering them on.

For anyone who cannot attend the game in person, the game as it has been all season long for home games is going to livestreamed for free on both HUDL (You can search on Google – West Bridgewater High School Football Fan Hudl to see the game listed). The game is also going to be livestreamed on the West Bridgewater Community Access Media channel on YouTube. Links to the Livestream listed below.

HUDL
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ma/west-bridgewater/organization/20284/west-bridgewater-high-school/team/153294/boys-varsity-football

YOUTUBE
https://youtube.com//featured

11/13/2025

WEST BRIDGEWATER FOOTBALL: SPOTLIGHT
JACOB SMITH – MULTI-ROLE FOOTBALL ATHLETE

November 13, 2025. Jacob Smith, a senior captain on the West Bridgewater High School Football team, has been a special and important performer all season long and when every play and point matters. He has been a difference maker. Jacob Smith has an important role in the football team. Actually, Jacob Smith does not have only one role in the team, he really has six different roles. Yes, six different roles on a team that has some great athletes, but he is the only one to have that many different roles and he has been a key factor that has helped the team reach the Elite 8 in MIAA State Championship Tournament.

The 5’11 210 lb. Jacob Smith lines up on offense as a Tight End and is mainly used as an important blocker to help not only protect the quarterback but help pave the way for the West Bridgewater offense that averages 40 points a game. On defense Jacob Smith lines up as a Linebacker making plays that stuffs opponent runs, making tackles including an abundance for losses and fumble recovery’s including one for a 37-yard return for a touchdown. Jacob Smith is also the team’s Punter and has averaged 48 yards per punt during the season that has helped the team with field position. Jacob Smith is the teams kicker for kickoffs. Jacob Smith also is the team’s Field Goal kicker and has made two for more than 30 yards including a school record for 37-yards. Jacob Smith is also the primary Extra Point Kicker and has connected with success on 22 of them for points including a school record 6 in one game in 2025.

With aspirations for the West Bridgewater Wildcats to continue its strong season with aspirations to make it and play in the Super Bowl Finals game, Jacob Smith’s multi-role factor is going to be one of the teams important keys to reach that goal.

Photo Credit of West Bridgewater's Jacob Smith by J.P. Matta Photography. J.P. Matta Photography & Media

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