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Tales from the GridIron

2024 Football Season Edition

Volume 8, Issue 1

Lancers in the News

Pre-Season:

Londonderry Times

"Lancers Football Squad Host a Four-Team Jamboree"

Chris Paul, September 4, 2024

"As head coach, Jimmy Lauzon, prepares his Londonderry High School football squad for another tough season, some final decisions were being made at a four-team jamboree hosted behind LHS on Saturday, Aug. 31."

Union Leader Power Poll - Preseason

Staff Report, September 4, 2024

The Londonderry Lancers are listed at the No. 2 spot in the Union Leader Pre-Season High School Power Poll. The top five teams listed are: 1. Bedford, 2. Londonderry, 3. Pinkerton Academy, Exeter, and Salem.

New This Week:

NH Union Leader

"Solid win sets up Londonderry for showdown with Mass. powerhouse"

Roger Brown, September 7, 2024

“That’s what I congratulated them on,” Londonderry coach Jimmy Lauzon said. “I thought that (responding to Salem’s touchdown) was a momentum swing and we needed that big time. Nice to see them step up and drive down the field when we needed to.”

The Eagle-Tribune

"Londonderry takes advantage of Blue Devil miscues"

Jamie Pote, September 7, 2024

"Londonderry stormed out to the 9-0 lead with a touchdown and a safety.

(after Salem's sole touchdown) Londonderry came right back and scored, before adding two more touchdowns in the third quarter to open it up."

NH Sports Page

Pete Tarrier & Ian Melewski, 9/7/2024

The AutoFair Game of the Week: Londonderry 30, Salem 7

The Lancers go over the border for a big-time win

"Londonderry breaks open a close game with Salem in the second half. The Londonderry Lancers scored 21 straight points in the 2nd half to pull away from Salem 30 to 7 on Opening night in a game played in Haverhill, Mass."

Hudl

Video highlights from the Lancers game 1 win against Salem, powered by hudl:

2024 Seniors - Class of 2025

Wishing the senior class an enjoyable final year of Lancer Football - they've come a long way! Here are a couple pictures of the Class of 2025 from past years:

Taking the field for Game 1 in 2015 were current seniors: Buttle, McGrath, Wheeler, Malek, Binder, Palma, Ogden, Gray, Boles, and Walden

2020 NHYFSC State Champions - 8th Graders go undefeated and take State Championship

2024 Season Seniors

Lancer Happenings

Upcoming Events

St. John's Prep - Eagles

Sept 13 AWAY @ St. John's Prep, Danvers, MA

Concord - Crimson Tide

Sept 20 AWAY @ Memorial Field, Concord, NH

Pinkerton Astro's

Sept 28 @ HOME - Mack Plaque Game!

Alvirne - Broncos

Oct 4 @ HOME - White-Out Game

For all game times see:

Londonderry Athletics Calendar of Events

Gridiron Zone

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Concessions

Our first Varsity home game will be the Mack Plaque game on Saturday, September 28 and our concession stand will be open that day and for all of our Varsity home games.

Enjoy some great food while supporting Lancer Football.

However, we are still looking to fill MANY volunteer positions for these home games.

Please sign up here

Varsity Wrap-Up

away at

Salem

9-06-2024

Final Score

30 - 07

Coach's Summary

The Londonderry Lancer football team kicked off their season with a gritty and impressive victory over their conference rivals, the Salem Blue Devils, in a challenging away game on Friday. This was a challenging start to the season playing a game with conference implications, but we showcased a lot of resilience and execution against a formidable opponent. The coaches are very proud of the effort and toughness that was on display on Friday. It was great to see our boys match their toughness and execute against a good opponent.

We had standout performances from Carson Palma, Adrian Cruz, Sam Ogden, and the entire offensive line. Special teams played a crucial role in the victory, with two pivotal punts pinning Salem within their own 5-yard line, one of which led to a safety. The kickoff coverage was also solid on all but one, and all extra points were successfully converted. The defense showed speed and cohesion as a group, they worked well together to contain Salem's offensive skill players. Credit to all the defensive coaches for getting this group to be ready for an offense like Salem’s in week one.

Fumble recovery

Safety!

As challenging as this first game was, the benefit is that we've been tested before facing another great opponent and then four consecutive conference games.

JV Wrap-Up

home vs

Salem

9-07-2024

Final Score

21 - 06

Coach's Summary

In the JV game, the young guys also showed a lot of promise, scoring on their first two drives. They also demonstrated physicality, aggression on defense, and good special teams’ coverage. While there is still a lot to learn, we were pleased to see the team compete and execute against a strong program.

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Freshmen Wrap-Up

home vs

Salem

9-05-2024

Final Score

16 - 00

Coach's Summary

The LHS freshman football started the season with a bang by shutting out Salem 16-0. The defense played tough by containing a very good Salem quarterback. The offense gained momentum as the game went on with the offensive line playing tough up front and some hard running from our Lancer running backs. The team looks to take this momentum into week 2 against St. Johns Prep.

Photographer Wanted!

Sorry we do not have photos from the Freshmen game - the photos shown are from the pre-season scrimmage against Nashua North.

If you would like to take photos for the Freshmen team, or if you have photos that you would like us to share, please let us know! email: llgridironclub@gmail.com