Local roundup: Woodstock football snaps Windsor winning streak
Published: 10-23-2023 4:50 AM |
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock High football team overcame a seven-point halftime deficit Saturday night to defeat neighboring rival Windsor, 36-15. The result snapped the Yellowjackets’ 28-game winning streak.
The victory also earned the Wasps (7-1) the top seed in the upcoming Vermont Division III playoffs. Windsor (6-1), the three-time defending champion, didn’t score after halftime and will be second in the eight-team draw.
Junior Caeden Perrault had a monster night for the hosts, rushing 15 times for 212 yards and three touchdowns, catching a 27-yard touchdown pass and making 11 tackles, eight of them solo stops. Vince Petrone had 12 tackles, 10 of them solo and two for a loss. He also contributed a sack and forced a fumble.
“Considering the magnitude of the game, I think it was his best effort this season,” said 11th-year Wasps coach Ramsey Worrell. “It seems like every week he or Vince is having a performance like this.”
Woodstock fullback Carter Warren carried six times for 93 yards and a touchdown, almost all of his offensive action coming in the first half.
Corey Lockwood and Brody Osgood scored for Windsor. The visitors led, 15-8, at intermission.
Windsor “ran a formation we didn’t anticipate so it took us time to adjust,” Worrell said. “We also had to adjust to the speed and intensity of the game. We’ve only had two or three at that level this year.”
Woodstock features only four seniors and was 4-5 last season, so Saturday’s environment was new to many of the Wasps. Worrell has a freshman and a sophomore as his cornerbacks, a sophomore quarterback and several juniors who are still 16.
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“It was good for them to experience what big-game football feels like in this state,” said the coach, who admitted that a lackluster pregame warmup had him worried. “I think there was some self-belief that happened for us last night.
“Our kids played tough and together. Iit might have been the first time this season that we played for something bigger than just winning a game.”
The first round of the playoffs arrives this week and Woodstock is scheduled to host Oxbow (1-7). The Olympians, however, have struggled of late to field a full team of healthy players. Windsor hosts Poultney (2-5) on Saturday.
BRADFORD Vt. — Oxbow coach Chad Wescott said four Olympians were lost to injury and the Vermont Division III game was played with a running clock starting in the first quarter. Oxbow has been as low as 15 available players in recent weeks.
U32 ends the regular season at 4-4 and plays Colchester in the Vermont Division III playoffs’ first round. The Olympians are 1-7 and are scheduled to visit Woodstock on Friday.
THETFORD — Mitch Parkman broke a 1-1 tie against the Raiders (1-13). Thetford’s Emmett Terry opened the scoring.
The Panthers (6-7-1) host BFA-Fairfax (8-6) on Wednesday in the first round of the Vermont Division III playoffs.
DANVILLE, Vt. — The Olympians (4-9-1) suffered their fifth shutout of the season against the host Trojans (6-8).
Oxbow visits Woodstock (7-6) on Wednesday in the first round of the Vermont Division III playoffs.
“My boys can play with and beat any team when we have our stuff together,” said Olympians coach Chuck Simmons. “We will regroup and focus on what is going to take to give a good push in the playoffs.”
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — Lily Murray, Lindsey O’Hearn and Harper Traendly scored and O’Hearn, Elisia Sonsalla and Allie Vogellien had assists against the Terriers (1-13).
Rivendell ends the regular season at 9-5 and ranked third in Vermont Division IV.