Jackson Fuller, Andover — The 6-foot-3-inch, 220-pound senior defensive end led a great defensive effort in a 21-6 win over North Andover with four sacks and eight tackles, including a key tackle for loss.
James Mortarelli, Natick — In his final game playing for his father, Mark, the senior captain racked up 17 tackles, including six for loss, with a blocked punt, a 49-yard pick-6, a fumble recovery, and 111 scrimmage yards with a touchdown, leading the Redhawks to a 33-6 win over Framingham.
Jackson Holmes and Christian McIntyre, Xaverian — Also a key member of Xaverian’s secondary, McIntyre continued his torrid pace with four catches for 171 yards and a touchdown, and Holmes, a senior defensive back, provided solid coverage against St. John’s Prep star receiver Riley Selvais, with a game-sealing pass breakup in the end zone to secure a 21-18 win.
Danny Pierce, Beverly — The senior produced touchdown passes of 44 and 40 yards, plus a 7-yard keeper, to steer the Panthers to a 34-8 triumph over Salem.
Mason Tarantino, Lincoln-Sudbury — The senior (9-for-12 passing) hurled TD throws of 85 and 50 yards in the fourth quarter, and scampered for scores of 12 and 1 yards in an 83-yard rushing effort as the Warriors defeated Newton South, 45-20.
Luke Maglione and Mark Mendonca, Peabody — Maglione racked up 282 yards passing and three touchdowns, and Mendonca snared a pair of touchdown catches and 149 yards receiving, helping the Tanners overcome a 20-0 deficit in the second quarter for a 28-26 win over Saugus.
Leo Steinberg, Quincy —The senior collected rushing scores of 1, 1, and 65 yards and manufactured more than 200 yards on the ground to lift the Presidents over North Quincy, 28-14.
Patrick Collins, Milton — The senior quarterback established a new single-season record for touchdown passes (35) for the Wildcats, throwing for 186 yards and four scores (two to Ronan Sammon) in a 31-0 blanking of Braintree.
Hagen Dias, Barnstable — The senior caught four passes for 164 yards, including a 99-yard touchdown reception from teammate Kyle Coffin (4 TDs), picked off a pass, and finishing a perfect 7 for 7 on PATs in a 49-6 victory over Falmouth.
Shane Knowlton Simard, Lynn English — In his high school finale, the senior accounted for 336 yards of offense (225 rushing, 111 passing) and five total touchdowns (3 rushing, 2 passing) in a 36-12 win over rival Lynn Classical.
James Warren, Mansfield — The senior etched his name into the record books twice for the Hornets, first with his 16th made field goal, a new program high, and next with a 49-yard make in the fourth quarter, the longest in school history that stood as the winner in a 13-10 win over Foxborough.
Jayden McGuffie, Malden — With 267 yards rushing and three touchdowns, the sophomore not only set a school record for rushing yards on Thanksgiving but became the first Golden Tornado to eclipse 2,000 yards rushing for a season (2,006) in a 20-8 win over Medford.
Sam Larkee, Norwood — The Mustangs blanked Dedham, 42-0, as the junior hauled in three touchdown passes.
James Machado, Marblehead — Machado lifted the Magicians past Swampscott, 29-22, on a clutch 2-yard touchdown run in the final minute to secure Marblehead’s 13th straight head-to-head victory.
Keilen McDonald and Ty Pindel, Westwood — In a 22-19 Tri-Valley victory over Holliston, Pindel, a senior, broke the school’s single-season passing touchdown record (35) and McDonald, a junior, tied the record for touchdown catches (14) on the winning pass in the final minute.
Kevin Ozulumba, Ashland — The senior totaled five touchdowns and racked up 213 rushing yards to eclipse 2,000 on the season as the Clockers flattened Hopkinton, 48-0.
Mekhi Volcy, Bedford — The Boston College-bound senior scored from 3 yards out with 30 seconds left to steer the Buccaneers to a 15-8 win over Burlington and cement Bedford’s fifth straight Thanksgiving triumph.
Colin Arnold, Hanover — In a 49-8 victory over Norwell, the senior chucked four passing touchdowns in the first half. He caught a 2-point conversion from Keegan O’Hare in the third quarter.
Gavin Brady and Jason Berry, North Reading — In the final game of their high school careers, the seniors connected on passing touchdowns of 20 and 81 yards. Berry ended with three passing touchdowns in a dominant 49-0 win over Lynnfield.
Gustavo Varela, Greater Lawrence — In a thrilling 45-40 comeback win at Whittier, the senior back became state’s career rushing leader with 6,746 yards. Despite rushing for just 18 yards on six carries in the first half, Varela ended with 144 yards on 21 carries and three total touchdowns.
Offensive line and Jaylen Severino, Gloucester — The 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound senior took 13 carries for 205 yards and scores of 60 and 77 yards. Stellar trench play opened up holes en route to 400 rushing yards in a 27-7 win over Danvers.
Ian Alexion, Fairhaven — The senior scored the go-ahead touchdown with two minutes left in a 21-14 win over Dartmouth.
Nick O’Brien, Declan Walker, and Jordan Pedro, Tri-County — Walker shined for the Cougars (10-1), completing 16 of 25 passes for 256 yards and three scores in a 51-14 Wednesday win over Old Colony. O’Brien rumbled for two rushing scores and caught nine passes for 110 yards. Pedro added five extra points, caught four passes for 84 yards and a touchdown, and recorded a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
Logan Keaney, Medway — In a 48-6 Tri-Valley League win over Millis, Keaney ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 138 yards through the air.
Seth Sacco, Winthrop — With a 205-yard, two-touchdown rushing effort, the senior went over 1,000 yards for the season in a 29-12 victory over Revere.
Daniel Alade, Mashpee — The senior eclipsed 1,400 rushing yards with 149 and pair of touchdowns, in addition to nabbing an interception and converting on three 2-point conversions, in the Falcons’ 36-22 nonleague victory over Sandwich.
Hayden Hatch, Rockland — The senior finished with 182 passing yards, including TD strikes of 4 and 60 yards, and added a 23-yard rushing score to guide the Bulldogs in a 41-7 nonleague rout of Blackstone-Millville/Hopedale.
Ty Holmes and Tom Polidori, West Bridgewater — Holmes, a senior, rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns and Polidori, his classmate, added 106 rushing yards and a score to lift the Wildcats to a 35-0 nonleague win over East Bridgewater.
Jack Shapiro, Latin Academy — The senior quarterback rushed for a pair of touchdowns and added a receiving score to guide the Dragons to a 30-0 Boston City League road win over O’Bryant.
James Leonard, Minuteman — The Revolution secured a 12-6 comeback win over Keefe Tech thanks to the versatile Leonard, who had 15 carries for 105 yards, a team-leading five tackles, and an interception. The Revolution (6-5) secured their first winning season since 2013.
Mikey McDonagh, Kanyinsola Olanrewaju, and Colton Metcalf, Blue Hills — The trio each rushed for 100-plus yards and combined for four touchdowns to lift the Warriors to a 30-16 victory in their 21st meeting with Bristol-Plymouth (6-5). Metcalf had 136 yards and two scores, Olanrewaju churned out 149 yards and a score, and McDonagh rushed for 104 yards and a 38-yard score.
Isiaiah Peebles and Fredrick Anderson, English High — Peebles accounted for three touchdowns, including a 58-yard score in the third quarter, and Anderson rushed for a pair of 53-yard TDs to propel the Blue & Blue to a 40-30 triumph over Boston Latin in the 138th installment of the oldest continuous Thanksgiving rivalry in the nation.
Aavian Pena, KIPP Academy — Aavian Pena caught a score and rushed 14 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns to power KIPP to a 34-12 win over Lynn Tech in their sixth meeting.
Compiled by Tyler Amaral, Graham Dietz, Trevor Hass, Brad Joyal, Ethan Kagno, Jake Levin, Toby Moses, and Nate Weitzer.
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