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Tales from the GridIron

2023 Football Season Edition

Volume 7, Issue 2

Lancers in the News

From Last Week:

Londonderry Times

September 7, 2023

"Lancers Push Back the Crimson Tide in 41-14 Home Opener"

"The Lancers squad looked very solid on both sides of the ball in their 41-14 vicotry over the Crimson Tide, getting 350 total rushing yards, 60-passing-yards, six sacks, and just one turn over."

New This Week:

Lancer Spirit Online

"Lancers go Lion Hunting in Chelmsford"

Dillon Tufts, Executive Sports Editor (and player #51), September 11, 2023

"This past weekend the 1-0 Lancers went to battle with the Chelmsford Lions. This game was expected to be a very close game, but... the Lancers had a point to prove..."

Max Preps (CBS Sports)

After week 2 Londonderry jumps up 2 spots over Bedford and Pelham from the #3 spot to the #1 spot in Max Preps' NH High School Football Rankings.

Union Leader Power Poll

Although Max Preps has elevated Londonderry in their rankings, the Union Leader remains unconvinced as Londonderry remains ranked #2 after week 2 in the Union Leader's High School Football Power Poll.

Lancer Happenings

Upcoming Events

White-Out Game J2N

Sept 15 HOME vs Manchester Central

Mack Plaque Game 🍎

Sept 22 AWAY @ Derry High School

Black Out Night

Sept 29 AWAY @ Windham HS

Nashua North 🎗️

Oct 6 AWAY @ Stellos Stadium in Nashua

Gridiron Zone

Concessions

Our concession stand will be open for all Varsity home games.

Enjoy some great food while supporting Lancer Football.

Willing to work for free in a high paced setting?

No application needed!!

We are still looking to fill a few positions for the White-Out game

Lancer Football Swag

The Lancer Football store has closed - but there are still lots of great products available during games near the concessions!

Stop by during the game to see what we have.

GridIron Openings for 2024

There are a number of positions opening on the Londonderry Lancer Gridiron Club board at the start of next year.

Concessions Director
Fundraising Director
President
Members at Large

If you are interested in a position next year please reach out - we would love to help you get involved early. These are elected positions, but we hope to pass on some knowledge and experience to potential candidates before these terms expire!

BBW Player of the week:

Cam Brutus, varsity

Week 1 Players of the week:

Alex Villa, varsity

Adrian Cruz, JV

The BWW Player of the Week is presented in the front lobby of Buffalo Wild Wings in Manchester as part of their Home Team Advantage sponsorship program. Go check it out!

Varsity Wrap-Up

away at

Chelmsford, MA

9-9-2023

Lancers charge with yellow "NS21" flag to show support for Chelmsford's Nik Sperounis who passed away in June

Conor Williams leading the offense on the first drive of the night

Seth Doyon scores the first two touchdowns of the game on passes from Conor Williams and Sam Ogden

Game captains Miles, Navarro, Carroll, and Williams

Jaydon Navarro converts on a 4th down fake punt.

Lancer defense holds the Lions first drive

Coach's Summary

The players did a great job of staying focused and motivated through the rescheduling and then the delay in the middle of the game. The staff was wondering if they could maintain the focus, they had Friday as they were preparing for the game and the players showed their ability to adapt and stay focused. The defense played well for most of the game, we never allowed Chelmsford to get a run game going and the pass game which is what we felt would be the biggest challenge for us ended up becoming a nonfactor. The credit for that goes to the defensive backs and defensive staff, as well as the defensive line and linebackers applying pressure on their quarterback. Offensively we did a good job establishing a run game early which opened other options for the offense. It’s nice to see big play ability from the offense but it’s the consistency each play, and each drive remains to be our focus right now. Some of our special team units were great, but others need to have more of an impact. There was a lot of improvement from game one to game two which is the emphasis right now.

Sam Ogden rushing before the game was suspended due to lightning

Ty Miles with a tackle for a loss

Jake Schena running one of many carries

Four fingers? 4 QB's? 🤷‍♂️

Lancer offense taking the field

Devin Boles on one of many tackles

Cam Brutus scoring on second of two touchdowns

Devin Boles lead blocking for Carson Palma

Damon Dawson running in for a touchdown on a pass from Ogden

Hogs

JV Wrap-Up

home vs

Chelmsford, MA

9-11-2023

Unfortunately the JV game was cancelled due to a lightning storm. Next game is Saturday, September 16 at 9:00 AM in Manchester against Manchester Central.

Freshmen Wrap-Up

home vs

Chelmsford, MA

9-7-2023

Coach's Summary

The Londonderry Lancer Freshman football team won their first home game against Chelmsford 26-8. The defense dominated all game with great play from our linebacking core and our defensive backs. However, the game was won on both sides of the trenches. The offensive line did an amazing job blocking up front and communicating on the many fronts of Chelmsford’s defense. The defensive line made the Chelmsford quarterback on edge all game. The team takes on Manchester Central away in Manchester.