North Shore RFC 43 Central Maine 0

NSRFC had our second ever night game against Central Maine, who was struggling to get a full 15 together and traveled anyways, so big thanks to them. With a few North Shore faces in the Stripers colors, we got the game off with a decent crowd on hand. Some familiar faces appeared like North Shore alum Marcel Philippe and Jesse Dole fresh from hibernation and apparently ready to flank for 80 minutes.

The game started with Central Maine owning the possession for about 10 minutes and rarely letting the ball out of their offensive half of the field. They were stifling any offense we tried to create while moving the ball and supporting well. We were able to keep them from scoring during the early flurry, and that would lead to a swing in momentum towards the end of the half.

North Shore possessions started leading to breaks, which was how we got on the board first. Matt Thibault made a great individual effort, breaking several tackles on the way in to open the scoring. Shortly thereafter Scott Marcoulier would make a break down the wing and add to the scoring total. Joe Sveda was also making punishing runs and touched down for a score of his own. Trevor Maz also found space around the end for a score towards the end of the half when no one could cope with his pace. Andy Carnevale got a little reward for all of his time playing hurt this season when he finished off a multi-phase possession with a score.

In the second half, the game opened up as people probably got tired and the speed of Trevor, Jesse Brewer and the rest of the North Shore backline started to become a big factor. Trevor put up another try, a highlight reel run where he burst down the left wing and was pretty much gone from the time he got the ball. Brewer and Marcoulier would add tries to push the total to 43.

Central Maine played us very evenly in the breakdowns, set pieces and in the middle of the field, but the explosive play on the outside saved us as it has on so many occasions. Thibault, Ken Spinale, Jesse Dole and all of the forwards were strong in the rucks. Mark Swan leveled someone who had just gathered a ball and the play quickly led to a score.

Thanks to Matt Richard, Jay Shah, Ross "Lock" Arnold and new guy Matt for stepping in for the Stripers. Thanks to all the social members, friends and family who made the trek out to see our last game of the season.

North Shore XV

1 - Mike Mad Dog Magee
2 - Reade Morrisson
3 - Jeff Teach West
4 - Andy Carnevale
5 - Mark Swan
6 - Jesse Dole
7 - Matt Thibault
8 - Ken Spinale
9 - Gus del Puerto --> Mouth Addison
10 - Rich DePiero
11- Chad Horn --> Frank Chung
12 - Joe Sveda
13 - Jesse Brewer
14 - Trevor Maz
15 - Scott Marcoulier