Boxers knock out Leominster again
Brockton hands Devils first loss
Saturday, October 31, 1998

By John McGuirk
CORRESPONDENT 
Brockton 28 Leominster 6

LEOMINSTER-- It had been nine long years since the
Leominster Blue Devils defeated Eastern Mass. power
Brockton. Make it 10.

         Behind the solid passing of senior quarterback Matt
Pileski, the Boxers rolled past the Blue Devils, 28-6, last
night at Doyle Field before 2,500 fans.

         Pileski picked apart the Leominster secondary
completing 10 of 15 passes for 151 yards and three
touchdowns and no interceptions. He also ran for a score.

         "Pileski is a great athlete," said Brockton
coach Armond Colombo. "We missed him for a couple of
games and he came back strong. We're back to respectability
and hopefully that will continue. I'm very proud of these
kids. they beat an undefeated team."

         Leominster's hopes for an undefeated season came to
an abrupt end. The Blue Devils are 6-1. Meanwhile, the
Boxers evened their record at 3-3.

         "They're a good football team," said John
Dubzinski, the Blue Devils coach.  "For some reason, we
just have trouble matching up against them. It's a great
challenge to play them and one of these days we're going to
get them."

         Brockton totaled 287 yards to Leominster's 131. The
Boxers also picked off LHS quarterback Jon Quinn three
times.

         Brockton scored on its second possession. Pileski
hit receiver Rynard Wilson on a 54-yard scoring reception
with 3:07 remaining in the first quarter to go on top, 6-0.

         Moments later, a Tim Nowokunksi fumble gave the
Boxers the ball on the Leominster 31. However, the Blue
Devils' defense stiffened without any damage.

         That wasn't the case on Brockton's next
possession. An 18-yard punt return by Robert Whitaker put
the Boxers on the Leominster 34. A 10-yard pass followed by
runs of 11 and 9 yards set up a Pileski 4-yard scoring run
with 4:25 remaining before halftime. Lindsey Ferebee's
conversion run made it 14-0.

         Brockton opened the second half with a scoring
drive that began at its 27.  Facing a third-and-6 on his 31,
Pileski connected with Jason Spry for a 19-yard
completion. Miguel Cummings then gained 25 yards on two
runs. A few moments later, Pileski and Spry hooked up again
on a 15-yard scoring play. A Wilson conversion run made it
22-0 with 6:02 showing in the third quarter.

         Leominster finally got on the board on the ensuing
possession as Chris Powers bolted in from 3 yards out with
2:44 left in the quarter to cap a 64-yard drive.

         The Boxers put this one out of reach midway through
the fourth as they drove 71 yards with Spry hauling in a
10-yard Pileski pass in the back of the end zone with 5:58
to go.

         "It's frustrating," said Dubzinski. "We
never had any good field position. But I'm really not
disappointed because I thought our kids played really hard
to the very end and that's all you can ask of them."

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