Survival

Make no mistake. That is what it was tonight for the Pioneers at Jack Welch Field in Ipswich.

It was another good news, bad news night for Lynnfield.

Bad news is that for the second week in a row, the Pioneers fell behind to an opponent in the first half. The good news is for the second week in a row they came from behind in the second half to nail down a close win.

The Pioneers trailed 6-0 thanks to a lackluster first two periods and a revved up band of Tigers. The home team bottled up the Pioneer offense and sliced through the Lynnfield defense in the first half, but thanks to a couple of turnovers, could only go into the break with a 6-0 lead.

The Pioneers rebounded in the second half on touchdowns by Mike Karavetsos (30 yards) and a Karavetsos to Nico Varano 52 yard pass. Alex Roper hit one of two PAT attempts.

Meanwhile the Pioneer defense made some nifty adjustments at the half and shut down the Tiger Delaware Wing T offense in the second half to escape with a 13-6 victory.

Lynnfield is now 1-0 in the CAL/NEC 4 and a date with powerful Hamilton Wenham is on tap for next Saturday at the Middle School Field.

That's it for now. Check back Sunday night for more on the game in my Ipswich Leftovers post.