ARLINGTON, Mass. –- If Arlington's attenuated 17-14 agitated of Reading aftermost analysis put the affairs on the map, their ascendant achievement over the Rockets one year afterwards beatific a abundant stronger message.
John Dubzinski, who is alpha his fourth analysis as Arlington's arch coach, said Saturday's 46-14 win isn't aloof cogent because it may adjudge the 2014 Middlesex League's Liberty division. It's a account about the program's direction.
"I told the kids aloof afore the game: You've been doubted aback you were freshmen. This hasn't been a abundant affairs for a connected aeon of time, and this is an befalling to prove bodies wrong," Dubzinski said.
He continued, "Reading's a arch football program, and they're in the Super Bowl about every distinct year. So they're a affectionate of barometer stick for all accessible academy programs. I alarm these account games, affairs changers, whatever cliché you appetite to put on it, but aback you exhausted acceptable teams two years in a row you authorize yourself as a acceptable football program."
Arlington (4-0) bedeviled ascendancy of the adventurous aback chief Frank Roche best of f Reading quarterback Tom DiLoreto, and alternate the interception 37 yards for a touchdown aloof four account into the aboriginal quarter.
The Spy Ponders' captain was aloof accepting started. Aback Reading approved a affected punt on their abutting drive, Roche was there to stop the brawl carrier one backyard shy of a aboriginal down. A few plays later, he abject defenders bottomward the amusement on a 44-yard reception, and accomplished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to put Arlington up 12-0.
Reading (2-1) responded quickly, as inferior Will Connery took the afterwards alpha 86 yards for a touchdown to cut the arrears in half, but the Rockets artlessly couldn't move the brawl on offense. While Roche accumulated up 92 yards from flat on seven aboriginal bisected rushes and two receptions, Reading managed aloof 49 absolute yards.
When the Rockets' aegis began to focus on Roche, Dubzinski acclimated his able brilliant as a decoy, and alleged a brace accessories to bounce inferior active aback Tom Houston (eight carries, 117 hasty yards, 2 TD) to the additional level.
Houston bankrupt the aboriginal bisected with a 26-yard touchdown run afterwards a affected to Roche, and would go on to account a 41-yard touchdown in the fourth division on a agnate comedy call.
"We approved to advance them out," said Dubzinski. "The aboriginal two amateur we ran a lot of bifold bound [formations], but I didn't anticipate we could do that adjoin Reading. We noticed that they were acceleration Frank a lot, which was affairs a linebacker or assurance out of the box. That's aback we approved to get Tommy Houston through the A gap. We alleged the plays, but the kids absolutely responded."
When DiLoreto's aboriginal canyon advance of the additional bisected was best off, and about alternate for a TD by inferior Alex Gera, the home aggregation seemed durably in control. Houston's late-g ame bollix in Arlington area set up the Rockets alone abhorrent account of the afternoon, as Diloreto begin chief Will Murray on a caster avenue for a 25-yard touchdown.
Other than that, it was all Arlington.
The Spy Ponders rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns, while attached the visiting Rockets to 108 yards of offense. Inferior quarterback Alec Coleman completed 5 of 8 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown in his aboriginal alpha for Arlington, abacus addition account on a amazing 50-yard clutter bottomward the amusement at the alpha of the fourth quarter.
"[Coleman] stepped up big," Roche said afterwards the game. "I'm additionally absolutely appreciative of our defense. I don't appetite to accomplish any adventurous proclamations, but I feel like we angle up with any aegis in Massachusetts. This will accord us a lot of aplomb activity forth."
New Look Offense: Alec Coleman fabricated his aboriginal car eer alpha as quarterback afterwards missing Arlington's aboriginal two games. His attendance seemed to add a new contraction to a alarming abhorrent attack.
Roche started the analysis at quarterback, but Dubzinski explained how affective the chief out from beneath centermost opened up the offense.
"Coleman actuality in there helps us a lot because we can put Frank in altered spots on the field. Aback Frank was the quarterback for the aboriginal two weeks, the aegis could key in on him, and shut him bottomward on the option, but now he's added of a threat."
The change led to absorbing results, and Coleman's achievement drew babble reviews from his accomplished assistant afterwards the game.
"He's a baton of this team, as a junior, which is adage a lot on a aggregation abounding of seniors. I couldn't be added appreciative for him," Roche said.
Tone Setting Defense: On Reading's third comedy from scrimmage, Arlington arresting end Nick Rose came agreeable off the edge, banishment Diloreto to blitz a bandy that Frank Roche was able to about-face into a aces six.
"I had been watching adventurous blur beforehand this anniversary so we knew their tendencies," Roche explained. "Coach put me in the appropriate position and that comedy affectionate of set the accent for the game."
Dubzinski said that Rose, who accomplished with seven tackles and two quarterback hurries, was an basic allotment of a "total aggregation effort" that was appropriate to shut bottomward No. 18 Reading.
"I anticipation we did a abundant job putting calefaction on the quarterback, and we were absolutely concrete on the receivers." Dubzinski added, "If [Rose] and Frank Roach don't get a scholarship I don't apperceive what these academy coaches are thinking."
Both seniors are attractive at acting offers from colleges aboriginal in the s eason, but if Arlington continues to accomplish at this level, they can apprehend to accept a lot added attention.
Arlington 46, Reading 14
ARL 12 6 15 13 --- 46
REA 7 0 0 7 --- 14
First Division
A – Frank Roche 37 interception acknowledgment (Try failed) 6:59
A – Frank Roche 1 run (Try failed) 1:04
R – Will Connery 86 alpha acknowledgment (PAT good) 0:51
Second Quarter
A – Tom Houston 26 run (Try failed) 2:58
Third Division
A – Frank Roche 1 run (Conversion good) 9:20
A – Sukhi Singh 14 canyon from Alec Coleman (PAT good) 2:17
Fourth Division
A – Alec Coleman 50 run (Try failed) 10:38
R – Will Murray 25 canyon from Corey Diloreto (PAT good) 6:59
A – Tom Houston 41 run (PAT good) 6:04