Football Recap: Triton Regional Comes Up Short

If Triton Regional was riding high fresh off their 39-16 takedown of Ipswich last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Newburyport Clippers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 47-27 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.

Triton Regional lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Carl Lucy, who rushed for 120 yards and two scores. Everett Romano was another key player, rushing for 53 yards and one touchdown.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newburyport to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bode Pessolano, who rushed for 64 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 162 yards and one touchdown on only 13 passes. Reid Tummala was Pessolano's top target, picking up 52 receiving yards and one score, while also rushing for 59 yards.

Triton Regional now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Newburyport, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Triton Regional will square off against rival Essex Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Newburyport is set to challenge their familiar foe North Reading at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.