The Masconomet Regional Chieftains football team (Boxford, MA), was beaten 28-20 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Newburyport Clippers (Newburyport, MA)

The Clippers (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bedford (Bedford, MA). The Buccaneers come into the non-league challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Bedford was beaten by Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica, MA), 30-26, in a non-league challenge.

The Chieftains now sport a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Grafton for a non-league challenge on Friday, September 16. Masconomet Regional will meet a Indians team coming off a 27-7 non-league win over Nashoba Regional (Bolton, MA). The Indians record now stands at 1-0.