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Cardinal Spellman Ends Shawsheen Season

Rams eliminated with playoff setback.

The Shawsheen Tech football team had a great season. But it fell just short of Super.

Unbeaten Cardinal Spellman cruised past the Rams on Tuesday night in Andover to advance to the Division 4 Super Bowl and eliminate Shawseheen with a 31-7 defeat.

The Rams were in search of a second straight Super Bowl berth, but were .

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Cardinal Spellman was in control from the start, taking advantage of Shawsheen mistakes and pouncing to a 24-0 lead at halftime. The first touchdown by the Cardinals came after a bad snap on a Ram punt handed them the ball just six yard from the end zone.

Despite the defeat, Shawsheen bounced back nicely from a 1-4 start. The Rams went on to conclude the season at 6-5 with a league title under their belt. 

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