The SHS Highlanders improved to 2–6 with a victory over the Medford Mustangs last Friday night.

By Adam Parise

The Somerville High School Highlanders won last week’s football conference game vs. the Medford Mustangs with a final score of 21-16. The game was played last Friday, October 25 at Hormel Stadium.

Somerville picked up their second win of the season while Medford adds another number to the L column and remains winless on the season. The Highlanders scored seven points in each of the first three quarters of the game, which includes one touchdown and one successful extra point in each of those three quarters.

It was not easy for the Highlanders though in the 4th quarter as they scored 0 points and the Mustangs were trying to comeback. Medford scored all 16 of their points in the 4th quarter, which included two touchdowns and two successful two point conversions, but they fell short in the final minutes of the game.

Somerville improves to 2-6 on the season while Medford drops to 0-7. The next game for the Highlanders is a playoff match at Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, MA. The game will be played on Saturday, November 2 at 1:00 p.m.

~Photos by Adam Parise