TAUNTON— Another high school football season has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area.
Taunton (6-5, 2-3 Hockomock Kelley-Rex) was the area’s top team despite graduating 25 seniors from the season prior, going on a three-game win streak and making the Division 1 Round of 16 where they fell to No. 8 BC High. Bridgewater-Raynham (4-7, 2-1 Southeast Conference) won its last three games, including the annual Thanksgiving showdown with rivals Brockton, to end the season on a high note.
Bristol-Plymouth (3-8, 0-4 Mayflower Large), with a largely young squad after graduating 26 seniors from the season prior, scored a shutout win over Nantucket under the lights of their temporary home of Aleixo “Tiger” Stadium. Dighton-Rehoboth (3-7, 0-4 South Coast Blue), despite having just 38 players, had some solid showings and saved their best for last with a big Thanksgiving win over rivals Seekonk.
With the fall of 2023 now in the rearview, here’s a final look back at the Greater Taunton area football players who stood out among the crowd to earn their spot as the 2023 Taunton Daily Gazette Football All-Scholastics. With the larger size of football rosters, the First Team All-Scholastics have been expanded to 12 from the usual 10.
Player of the Year
Ethan Harris, Taunton
Taunton’s Ethan Harris is the 2023 Taunton Daily Gazette Football Player of the Year.
The senior running back/linebacker and captain was the definition of a two-way dual threat for the Tigers this fall, impressing equally on both sides of the ball. After splitting reps out of the backfield early on, he became the main back for Taunton during a narrow loss to Franklin, a game in which he had 17 carries for 133 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown, as well as three tackles on defense. He also carried the Tigers to victory against Milton with 16 carries for 104 yards…
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Author : Taunton Daily Gazette
Publish date : 2024-03-11 08:00:56
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