Football Falls Short Against Suffield Team

Coming off a 24-7 loss to Loomis last week, Big Red’s varsity football team traveled to Connecticut to play its fourth game of the season against Suffield Academy last Friday.

The score was 0-0 for most of the first half until Suffield scored a touchdown just before the buzzer rang. Exeter was only down 7-0 heading into the second half of the game, but a few big plays by Suffield put them up 27-7 and Exeter could not answer back. Exeter added yet another loss to its record.

“The team lost because we gave up a couple of big plays in the third quarter. Besides that, we played a great game against Suffield,” senior and co-captain David O’Donnell said, adding, “The team took another step in the right direction over the weekend. Everyone put in 100 percent effort.”

Overall, the team has been outscored in every game by 17 points or more. The team has struggled, especially in second halves.

O’Donnell noted that the team needs to “improve our pass coverage against Deerfield. We will do that by drilling against their offensive plays all week in practice.” Senior and co-captain Jack Farrell said that this week, “We’re going to play solid defense and get some points on the board.”

“The team lost because we gave up a couple of big plays in the third quarter. Besides that, we played a great game against Suffield.”

Both Farrell and O’Donnell know that the team is ready for Saturday’s game against Deerfield. This weekend is the Academy’s Family Weekend and Deerfield is also one of the team’s biggest rivals. Farrell acknowledged the magnitude of the game. “This week will be a big game and a fun one to watch. I know the whole team is excited for Saturday,” he said.