Rogers and Portsmouth have football victories to be thankful for today. Portsmouth avenged last year's lost to Middletown with a 21-6 win at Gaudet Middle School while Rogers started a new tradition with a 34-8 win over Tiverton in the first regular-season meeting between the two programs.
Rogers, which wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the Division III playoffs weeks ago, finished its undefeated regular season in the league. Christian Cancel earned game MVP honors for Rogers for his contributions on both sides of the ball. He caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Cody Platt and caused problems for the Tiverton offense all day.
John DeCosta was named Tiverton's top player. The senior scored the Tigers' only touchdown on a 27-yard run.
Senior quarterback Ben Willett and sophomore running back Austin Szczepaniak led Portsmouth's offense, which racked up 371 yards on the ground. Willett gained 230 yards on 37 carries while Szczepaniak had 147 yards on 28 carries.
Middletown senior Rico McCray returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, but was limited on offense. He finished with 66 yards on 17 carries as Portsmouth out-gained Middletown 391-103.
Check out the Friday edition of The Daily News for full results, reaction and photos from both Thanksgiving games.
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