Sports
Avenger Football Team Kicks Off Regular Season
Varsity shows strong start last week with 13-6 win against North Kingstown; Junior Varsity shut out by Westerly.
Editor's Note: My apologies to Mary, players and fans! Somehow this story failed to get posted on the site last week./em
Friday night lights began this past week with the Varsity Football Team battling rival North Kingstown in the annual Injury Fund Tournament held at Chariho. With the watchful eye of many EG fans in the stands, the team held strong against NK resulting in a 13:8 win. The Varsity team will take on Exeter/West Greenwich this Saturday (Sept. 8) at 2 p.m. at EWG.
The Junior Varsity team didn’t fare as well this week, when they started their season in an away game on Saturday against the Westerly Bulldogs. The team struggled against Westerly’s strong offense and defense. The result was a 42 to zero shutout. The JV Avengers travel next to Ponagansett at Saturday the 15th at 11am.
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The Avenger Football schedules are posted at www.riil.org. Fans are encouraged to come out and support the team, particularly for away games.
