9/01/11: Whalers' goal: League title
The Nantucket varsity football team is deeper and better- conditioned than it has been in years as it heads into the 2011 season, and its players seem more motivated than they have in years.
9/30/10 Whalers done in by West Bridgewater's speed, power
The Whalers battled hard but were unable to answer the punishing ground game of West Bridgewater, as the varsity football team lost 20-7 on a foggy Friday night at home.
9/23/10: Whalers trounce Old Colony 55-14
A week after mustering just six points in its opening game, the varsity football team’s offense exploded Saturday night in its home opener as the Whalers knocked off Old Colony 55-14.
9/16/10: Varsity football falls in tight contest to Cape Tech
A steady diet of Cape Tech’s Malik Lee was too much for the Whalers Saturday, as the varsity football team fell 8-6 to the Crusaders in Harwich.Lee, a 220-pound sophomore, rushed for 194 yards on 32 carries, including the winning touchdown.
9/9/10: Football hoping to build on success
Last season, the Nantucket High School football team was once again a force to be reckoned with.This season the Whalers will begin the more difficult task of maintaining that success.
11/26/09: Whalers knock out Cape Tech
Cape Cod Tech may be bigger and more physical, but the Crusaders could not stop the Whalers Friday night in the season finale.
11/19/09:West Bridgewater wallops Whalers
Out for revenge after a Nantucket victory earlier in the season, the Wildcats demolished the Whalers on their home field 44-14 in the final league game of the season.
11/12/09: Whalers hold off Holbrook for Homecoming win
Blue and white balloons lined the sidelines, raucous fans full of Whaler Pride packed the stands and the varsity football team provided the fireworks in Saturday night’s 34-26 Homecoming-game victory over Holbrook.
11/05/09: Cougars claim victory over Whalers
A strong defensive performance had kept Nantucket in the game with a chance to win, but it was the Cougars’ defense that made the final stand in the red zone, taking the 6-0 victory and sole possession of the top spot in the Mayflower Small.
10/25/09: Football moves into first with win
Nantucket defeated Old Colony on the road Saturday 26-6 and improved to 4-3 overall and 4-1 in the Mayflower Small. West Bridgewater did Nantucket a favor when they upset league-leading Tri-County Friday night, 14-8
10/25/09: Mashpee shuts out junior varsity football
The junior varsity football team dropped its third game of the season Monday, falling at Mashpee 30-0.
10/22/09: Southeastern crushes football
The varsity football team got pushed around in the second half Saturday afternoon at Southeastern. The Mayflower Large league squad controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and wore down the Whalers to earn the 30-8 victory.
10/22/09: JV football falls at Cape Cod Tech
The junior varsity football team lost on the final play of the game at Cape Cod Tech last week. The Crusaders scored a touchdown on an eight-yard sweep play as the clock struck zero to break a tie and take the 12-6 victory.
10/15/09: Football picks off third victory
It was open season on Wildcats Friday afternoon on Nantucket. The varsity football team preyed on the visiting West Bridgewater offense, tearing away five turnovers en route to a 26-6 victory.
10/08/09:Whalers harpoon Holbrook, 28-14
After the Whalers lost at home two weeks ago, head coach John Aloisi and his coaching staff challenged the players to show some mental and physical toughness. The varsity football team responded by beating Holbrook 28-14 in the rain on the road Saturday.
10/01/09: Tri-County clobbers football
he Mayflower Small League defending champions assembled three long scoring drives and controlled the time of possession, handing the Whalers their first league loss of the season, 28-0.
10/01/09: JV football falls to Pope John Paul II 14-0
Pope John Paul II capitalized on multiple Nantucket fumbles as the junior varsity football team defeated the JV Whalers 14-0 Monday afternoon.
09/24/09: Whalers roll to first victory
It has been quite a while since the Whalers won a football game. But Saturday night, the home team found its way into the win column for the first time in almost two years with a commanding 27-6 victory over Mayflower Small opponent Old Colony.
09/17/09:Cougars cut Whalers for a loss in opener
The crowd was still buzzing over his 47-yard bomb to DuVaughn Beckford when trailing 20-13, Whalers quarterback Jamison Viera dropped back from the 15-yard line looking for one of his receivers in the end zone in the closing seconds of Saturday’s opening game against Bishop Connolly.
09/10/09: Fresh start for varsity football
Under the direction of first-year head coach John Aloisi and his staff, the Whalers took to the gridiron last week to prepare for the upcoming season with some new drills, new plays and new expectations.
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