2003 VARSITY FOOTBALL
Buy your season tickets now. There have been budget cutbacks. Red Raiders Football needs your money. Contact: Ray Cosenza FHS Athletic Director 740 Richardson Road Fitchburg, MA 01420 (978)345-3245 consenzar@fitchburg.k12.ma.us
If you can not make it to Crocker Field, the home games will be televised in Fitchburg LIVE. PreGame shows start at 6:45. T Day game available this year on satellite and on the WEB. See articles down below.
THE PRE-SEASON TEAM REVIEWS
Earley's Best Still to Come Can the Devils Repeat? FHS an Earley favorite
Let the games begin: Everett too much for Devils
Saturday 09/13/03 Xaverian Away LOST 0 30 Raiders learning the heard way
Friday 09/19/03 Oakmont Home WON 41 14 Early and often -------Meanwhile south of Rte 2------- Devils just too strong
Friday 09/26/03 Marlborough Away WON 29 21 FHS hangs tough -------Neck and neck------ Blue Devils grind it out
Friday 10/03/03 Nashoba Away WON 35 27 Earley Unstoppable -------On the Back Stretch------- Bizzotto powers Devils to win Bigger Devils deliver -------And in the shoe city------- Brockton slips by St. John's Prep
Friday 10/10/03 Brockton Home LOST 6 33 The Brockton offense cruelly efficient Raiders offer no excuses -------Oh, Oh!------- Leominster grinds out BC High win Leominster tops host BC High
Friday 10/17/03 Shrewsbury Home WON 43 21 FHS gets Earley returns -------A collision path------- Swart gets job done for Devils
Friday 10/24/03 Milford Home WON 35 13 Red Raiders throttle Hawks -------Blue Devils holding up their share------- Devils go to ground
Fred Sullivan's pre-game write-up FHS, Gardner set for 100th grid war
Friday 10/31/03 Gardner Home WON 35 13 Raiders trounce 'Cats -------These guys may be for real------- Devils tie up Boxers ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ==> T-DAY FOOTBALL GAME TO BE TELEVISED LIVE OVER SATELLITE - SBS-6 Ku BAND. WEB CAST OF WEIM ALSO PLANNED. DETAILS TO FOLLOW. Of course it will be on Fitchburg Cable.
One game at a time for Raiders, Devils ------- Saturday 11/08/03 St. Peter's Away WON 47 13 Raiders keep on rolling -------To set the stage on the previous Friday evening------- Cordio picks up the pieces
Saturday 11/15/03 St. John's Away LOST 2 6 Pioneers snap losing streak -------What can I say -------
Attention: Thanksgiving Day Game will be available live on Fitchburg Access Television and via satellite and the WEB.
Thanksgiving game streams into 21st century - Remember http://fitchburg.net
The game WILL BE LIVE in Fitchburg!!! In Fitchburg, tune in to cable channel 9. If you are NOT in the Fitchburg area, but you have Ku satellite capabilities, point your dish at SBS 6, transponder 4 (Frequency=11.7980 GHz; Polarity=Vertical; Bandwidth=36MHz.) We will have a test signal up at 9:15am.
Best of all, go to the game and don't forget the Breakfast for the Bands at Leominster High School cafeteria Sunday, November 23rd 8:00AM till 10:00AM.
Fran Thomas' famous 1997 OP ED column
Seven articles in the Sentinel & Enterprise Football Rivalries 2003 Special about the Fitchburg vs Leominster game.
This time, it's really for all the marbles Two different approaches to running game Like a fine wine, The Rivalry just gets better Blue Devils hunger for Thanksgiving victory It's no secret Fitchburg will hand ball to Earley A tale of two first-year QBs Raiders will play the role of underdog once again
Thursday 11/27/03 Leominster Away WON! 24 14 Earley, Raiders squash Devils With sixth straight win, Raiders earn Super Bowl trip Fitchburg offense revs up after defense makes goal-line stand
Rivalries Rule - National Football League (NFLSH.com) article
Fitchburg's fortunes ride on the play of its talented, veteran offensive line Longmeadow Thrives
------------SUPERBOWL SATURDAY-------------
The game is Fitchburg HS vs Longmeadow HS. Starting time is 12:15PM. The field is Springfield College in Springfield, Mass. The television tape of the game will be shown at 8:00PM on FATV channel 9. The WEIM broadcast will be streaming live just like Thanksgiving. Saturday 12/12/03 Longmeadow Away at Springfield College LOST 33 12 Fitchburg Falls to Longmeadow Bowled Over
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