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South pours it on

By Staff | Sep 5, 2015

MANCHESTER – Nash­ua South scored the last 28 points to turn a second-quarter deficit into a 36-18 win over Manchester Me­morial.

The youthful Panthers played like it was opening night. South jumped out to an 8-0 lead before Memo­rial’s size up front took over much of the second quarter. Memorial poured on 18 con­secutive points.

"We played like a real in­experienced team tonight," South coach Scott Knight said. "We had a lot of sopho­mores on the field tonight for the first time. There’s only a couple of seniors. These guys will get better. They work hard and are tough."

One of those sophomores, Alex Amigo, was the spark the Panthers needed. Ami­go was a star in the return game, playing a key role in the Panthers starting 10 of their 14 possessions in Me­morial territory.

A pair of highlight-wor­thy runs on fake punt plays gave the Panthers mo­mentum, and he scored a touchdown late in the third quarter to put South ahead 21-18. Amigo also recov­ered a fumble in the fourth quarter.

"He’s a special kid," Knight said of Amigo. "He sees things well. He’s like a little Wes Welker. He’s a tough little bugger too."

Down 18-8 late in the first half, the Panthers scored on

a 35-yard touchdown pass from Sean Holland to Max Osgood with no time left in the half to turn the tide.

It was all South in the final 24 minutes as the Crusaders were unable to do much of anything against a staunch Nashua de­fense that adjusted throughout the night.

"We cleaned some stuff up, switched some things around on (defense) in the second half," Knight said. "We took away what they were doing to us. Once we got that squared away we were fine. Two safeties tonight, and overall spe­cial teams was pretty good."

Mitchell Coy scored two touchdowns on 62 yards rushing for Panthers play­ing against his former team. Coy trans­ferred into South before this season.

"I just love being back on this field," Coy said. "It took a lot to be here. I’m proud to be here right now. I’m really proud to play against my old teammates."

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