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Beverly Looking to Advance to Super Bowl
Patch's high school football expert Bob Holmes doesn't like the Panthers' chances today.

By Bob Holmes
Beverly plays Duxbury at Cawley Stadium in Lowell this afternoon at 2:45. The winner advances to the Division 2 Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium. Here's the pick from Patch high school sports guru Bob Holmes:
Duxbury over Beverly — It's time for a reality check for the surprising Panthers. In your last three games you've beaten teams that don't throw the ball. Somerville's Elijah Jeffreys has 5 TD passes, Tewksbury's Jay Connolly has 11, and Billerica's Zac Burns has 13. Now you're facing Duxbury's Bobby Maimaron, the state's all-time leader with 115 touchdown passes including 30 this fall. Beverly hasn't seen anything like Maimaron and it will show on Saturday.
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