By: Austin Mendes
A few more photos from Friday's Action.
NEW BEDFORD, MA -
Old Colony wrapped up their preseason with a 26-0 victory at the 4th annual Andrew McCann jamboree against the Bourne Canalmen on Friday night at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School.
Old Colony's offense hit the ground running quickly, Junior Chris Egan got the scoring started with a 28 yard touchdown run on the Cougars' first offensive play. The offense continued to put it on as Junior Quarterback Matt McGuiggan connected with sophomore receiver Shawn Markham on a 42 yard strike for a touchdown.
Soph. WR Shawn Markham hauls in a touchdown pass from QB Matt McGuiggan.
The scoring for Old Colony continued with an 8 yard touchdown run by Junior RB Ryan Silva, and a 30 yard touchdown rush by Senior FB Ray Thibault.
Junior RB Ryan Silva follows his blockers in for a touchdown
QB Matt McGuiggan rolls out for a pass
All phases of the game showed up. The Cougars' special teams set up the offense and defense to do their work all throughout the game. Shawn Markham had several big punt returns to set up the offense. Junior Ryan Silva showed off his ability to kick as he served as the team's kickoff specialist, replacing 2021 graduate Jared Boren.
Junior Ryan Silva boots it deep on kickoff.
The defensive side of the ball, captains Ray Thibault and Joe Rubini were all over the field disrupting the Canalmen offense. DE Chris Egan was disruptive in the backfield. The defense rallied to the ball on every play quickly, not allowing Bourne to get traction and get going. Old Colony capitalized on Bourne's miscues and mistakes.
Old Colony's offense firing off the snap of the ball.
Following the jamboree, the McCann family awarded senior captain Ray Thibault with a $250 scholarship, this goes to the best senior player during their respective jamboree game. Ray was all over the field on defense and scored a 30 yard touchdown later on in the game.
(Left to Right) Captains McGuiggan, Rubini, and Thibault leave the coin flip to meet the team.
McCann family congratulates both teams prior to the scholarship award.
Old Colony following the 26-0 victory against Bourne in the jamboree.
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Sophomore WR/FS Shawn Markham
Showing out on all three phases of the game, Markham set up the Cougars offense with a few huge punt returns. On the offensive side of the ball, Markham hauled in a 42 yard touchdown, along with a few other catches. On the defensive side of the ball, Markham was assisting on tackles all over the field. The sophomore receiver stood out throughout the game.
Markham looks to make a move on a Bourne defender on a punt return.
WHAT'S NEXT?:
The jamboree wrapped up Old Colony's 2021 preseason. They will open up the regular season against the Bristol Plymouth Craftsmen at Oliveira Field in Rochester on Friday, September 10th at 7. The Cougars previously faced the Craftsmen during Fall II.
MESSAGE FROM OC ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MATT TRAHAN:
The OC Athletic Department is excited to inform you that on 9/10/21 we will officially unveil our stadium lights to the public. Old Colony football has a strong tradition of success and has meant so much to many over the years. If you have ever proudly worn the Cougar maroon and gold we encourage you to attend. We would love to see you there!
Note from Author:
Thank you to the McGuiggans, Steve Mendes (my dad), and Coach Sam Botelho for the pictures from the jamboree! I will be attending the Bristol Plymouth - Old Colony game on September 10th. I hope to see you there! Also, I could only fit a certain number of photos on this article, if you would like some please reach out to me, I would be happy to share the photos of the game with everybody! Also, due to this being the preseason, stats will not be counted on the statistics page.
Thank you for taking your time to read this article!
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