The Gloucester Fishermen football team (Gloucester, MA), was beaten 28-8 in Friday's league challenge with the visiting Winthrop Vikings (Winthrop, MA)

The Vikings (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody, MA). The Tanners come into the Northeastern - South challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Peabody Veterans Memorial achieved victory over Leominster (Leominster, MA), 41-20, in a non-league challenge.

The Fishermen now sport a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Saugus for a Northeastern - South challenge on Thursday, October 13. Gloucester will meet a Sachems team coming off a 21-6 league loss to Salem (Salem, MA). The Sachems record now stands at 0-6.