The ref makes a call at the Whalers vs. Crusaders game.
Cape Cod Tech's Crusaders proved to be a powerful opponent at Friday's game.
9-21-07 As the lights on the Nantucket High School football field were turned on for the Whalers first home game of the season, players and coaches were hopeful that their team could pull out a win against the Crusaders, a worthy and talented opponent out of the Mayflower Large League.
Despite a hard fought battle, the Whalers lost 20-0 to the Cape Cod Regional Vocational-Technical High School Crusaders and dropped their record to 0-2.
The Whalers had several costly fumbles that ended their combat attempts and allowed Cape Cod Tech to stretch their lead. The Whalers did manage to hold Cape Cod Tech to a scoreless second half. The Whalers never hung their heads kept fighting until the last whistle.
Player of the game Thomas Smaliorius said, "If you keep your head up, everybody else is going to keep their head up...We've got to focus on the little things. Offense is the main thing right now We've just got to work harder and get some whaler pride."
The Whalers are hopeful that several key players that suffered injuries (Delroy Lawrence, Josh Butler, and David Loveberry) will be back in action for their up-coming games.
The next home game will be on Friday, September 28 at 5:15PM vs. Bristol-Plymouth Vo-Tech.
Take a look at the video highlights below and be sure to check them out on the TV on Channel 22.
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The Whalers put up a fight on Sepetember 21 under the lights at their first home game against Cape Tech. Their lost 20-0 in the second game of the 2007 season. Take a look at our game highlights in this video.
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