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Friday, September 23, 2011

Football Picks This Weekend

See how local football teams are stacking up against the Hornets.

One of the best games this week should unfold Friday night under the lights at Amesbury’s Landry Stadium, as the Hornets look to upend the Indians in a battle of 1-1 teams. Amesbury comes into the contest off an utterly frustrating afternoon last week in Lynnfield that saw the Indians do everything, but win the game (see Lynnfield notes in this column), while North Reading will look to get its Single Wing attack going after hitting a major speed bump last week in a 28-7 loss at Newburyport. Junior Carl Lipani had the lone score and another strong game for the Hornets with 113 yards on 23 carries, but the Hornets got just 20 yards of offense from the rest of their team. Football fans can only hope that the two teams come close to …

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