Middletown’s 12U football team won the Pop Warner Super Bowl on Sunday, beating New Bedford 20-14 at Seekonk High School to finish the season undefeated at 10-0.
New Bedford struck first. Running back Jackson McFadden ran in a touchdown with 37 seconds left in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead.
Averie Weeden answered for Middletown with a rushing touchdown with 1:30 left in the second quarter, tying the game at 6.
New Bedford took the lead back in the third. A Middletown fumble was scooped up near midfield and returned for a touchdown, and a two-point conversion put New Bedford ahead 14-6 with 5:30 to play in the quarter.
Middletown responded 36 seconds later. Weeden scored her second touchdown of the game, and the extra point cut the deficit to 14-13 with 4:54 left in the third.
Middletown then held the ball through the late stages of the fourth quarter, driving from its own end of the field before Kavon Roberts ran in a 15-yard touchdown for the lead. The extra point made it 20-14.
Weeden, a running back and one of the few girls in the division, and Roberts led Middletown’s offense throughout the game, repeatedly breaking off long runs.
Middletown advances to regional competition, with dates to be announced.
Photos by Justin Walker/What’sUpNewp.
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