Plymouth South-Plymouth North Set For Thanksgiving Football Clash

PLYMOUTH, MA — History may be on Plymouth North's side, but Plymouth South will be riding a wave of Super Bowl momentum Thursday morning when the schools renew their quarter-century Thanksgiving Day football rivalry at 10 a.m. at Plymouth South. Plymouth South is looking forward to a Division 3 Super Bowl clash against Melrose at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 7. But, first, the Panthers are preparing to put their 10-1 record on the line against Plymouth North.

PS's only loss of the season came in the first game of the season against Chicopee Comprehensive as the Panthers have since won 10 straight games. The Panthers advanced to the Super Bowl with a 26-14 victory against Tantasqua on Nov. 23.

Plymouth North enters the game at 4-6 on the season, but with a 19-6 lead in the all-time series that dates back to when the schools separated their athletic programs in 1994.

Plymouth South football players, cheerleaders and dance team members took part in an annual holiday week activity this week when they read to elementary school students.

Athletes from @plymouthsouth's football, dance, and cheer teams visited several of our elementary schools yesterday to read holiday books & connect with their elementary friends. This is a wonderful tradition that South athletics looks forward to each year. pic.twitter.com/da7ud6q1eX
— Plymouth Public Schools (@PlymouthSch) November 26, 2019

Plymouth North students and athletes appear undeterred with their rivals’ success this season as they ramped up the excitement with a pep rally at the school.