THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Page 9 Jets run over Sachems, 32-6 W By Greg Phipps earing camouflage-style jerseys in honor of Veterans Day, the Saugus High School football team was looking to put forth a spirited performance against a very good East Boston Jets squad last Thursday night. It was the final game of the season at newly christened Christie Serino, Jr. Stadium, but it didn’t turn out on the positive side for the host Sachems. Saugus remained without a victory in fall 2021 by enduring a 32-6 defeat at the hands of the Jets, who improved to 8-2. The game featured a few highlight plays for the Sachems, but overall, it was a tough night for the home team. From its opening possession, East Boston established its running game, which produced over 200 yards on the ground and included several long-gainers. The Jets hurt Saugus by taking it straight up the gut and controlling the ball. The visitors scored two touchdowns in the first quarter to take a 12-0 lead. Another touchdown in the second quarter increased the advantage to 18-0 by halftime. GARDENS | FROM PAGE 8 but in very shady locations the leaves may be yellowish or sometimes deep pink. As late as it is in November, a few flowers are still blooming. Some roses are continuing to flower; several of my ‘Autumn Fire’ sedums have begun flowering again; and my reward for going out to rake leaves was a single white clover (Trifolium repens) blossom which appeared in the lawn! Several kinds of azalea and rhododendron hybrids frequently rebloom in the fall if weather is favorable even though they are normally expected to flower in the spring. My ‘Autumn Royalty’ azalea is one of a line bred to bloom twice a year and in fact it has a few blossoms on it even now. When I was photographing the colorful foliage near the Saugus Civil War monument, I saw a blossom on the rhododendron (Rhododendron P.J.M.) on the south side of the rotary island, which gets more sunlight than the north side. My azalea and that rhododeners to the end zone. O’Rourke also connected with Mabee on a 29-yard pass and hit for 22 and 10 yards to receivers Tommy Desimone and Mark MacEachern, respectively. The plus plays were too few for the Sachems, however, as East Boston tallied twice more in the fourth period to secure the victory. One consolation for the Saugus defense was that it thwarted the visitors on four of their five two-point conversion attempts. Lineman Braden Faiella also recovered a second-half fumble. The loss dropped Saugus Saugus defensive players Rick Noel and Braden Faiella (shown here taking down a Salem ballcarrier back in October) each had a fumble recovery in last Thursday’s home loss to East Boston. (Advocate photos by Greg Phipps) The Saugus defense did stop the Jets early in the second quarter when defensive lineman Rick Noel recovered a fumble in Saugus territory. But Saugus quarterback Sean O’Rourke was immediately sacked for a five-yard loss on the first play of the ensuing drive. The following play resulted in an interception (one of three on the night for East Boston). That sequence of plays reflectdron both keep their leaves all winter, but they tend to develop a slightly bronze to purple foliage color in the cold months rather than green. Those of us moving fallen leaves around at this time of year may notice daffodils and some other bulbs sending a few inches of green leaves above the ground – this is not unusual and can happen in November, February or any winter month when temperatures are a little warmer than usual. Sometimes people worry when they see this, but it does not reduce the chances of good bloom in the spring. Editor’s Note: Laura Eisener is a landscape design consultant who helps homeowners with landscape design, plant selection and placement of trees and shrubs, as well as perennials. She is a member of the Saugus Garden Club and offered to write a series of articles about “what’s blooming in town” shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. She was inspired after seeing so many people taking up walking. ed the game as a whole for Saugus. O’Rourke faced immense pressure from the Jets defense all game and often had little or no time in the pocket. He did hook up on a few nice pass plays. The most notable of these came in the fourth quarter on a pretty 64-yard scoring pass to Ryan Mabee, who reached high to make the catch and outran three Jets’ defendto 0-10 with only the annual Thanksgiving Day game left on the schedule. Saugus travels to face Peabody, which has won the last eight meetings between the two longtime rivals. Peabody won last year’s spring game, 24-0. In the most recent Thanksgiving meeting in 2019, the Tanners broke open a close contest late and came away with a 21-7 triumph.
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