09/25/08: Cape Cod Tech cruises over football
Bruised and battered, the Nantucket football team fought to the bitter end of Saturday’s 34-0 loss at Cape Cod Tech. With only 17 players dressed for the second game of the season, the Whalers had little choice but to play hurt, change positions multiple times and stay on the field for the majority of the 40 minutes of football. ...More
09/11/08: Football falls in opener
It was not the start the Whalers were looking for to open the season at Dover-Sherborn Saturday. With limited options due to low numbers and playing with an inexperienced front line ...More
09/04/08: Football team gets visit from former Patriots running back
The Whalers got some professional advice at practice last week. Mosi Tatupu, a running back and special teams ace with the New England Patriots from 1978 to 1990, stopped by to discuss commitment to football, recruiting more players and playing with low numbers. ...More
08/28/08: Changes to the coaching staff simplify system
It has been a frustrating last few seasons for Nantucket High School football fans. It has been five years since the Whalers have been in contention for a Super Bowl berth and five years since they held the Island Cup through the winter and summer months. They were dropped from the Mayflower Large league to the Mayflower Small two years ago, but have still struggled around the .500 mark. ...More
08/28/07: Football fights low numbers, inexperience
It will be back to basics for the Nantucket High School football team this season. With well-documented struggles over the last few seasons and another low preseason turnout, the Whalers coaching staff is working with simple schemes to get the program back to a competitive level. ...More
11/15/07: Whalers down Diman on the road
Lately the fourth quarter, has been the Whalers’ quarter. Two weeks ago against Tri-County, they won with the offense. This week at Diman, they did it on defense. ...More
11/15/07: Blue Hills takes out JV football
In its first game since early October, the junior varsity football team led Blue Hills for most of the game before giving way to a Warriors comeback with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for the 16-8 loss. ...More
11/08/07: Wild finish lifts Whalers to victory
As time ticked off the game clock in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Homecoming game, the Whalers trailed Tri-Country by five points with no time-outs remaining. Refusing to sit back and suffer another defeat, quarterback Chris Welch methodically picked his way down the field, relying on solid protection from the offensive line and big catch after big catch from Jordan Ferreira. . .More
11/01/07: Football catapults over Cougars for win
Buoyed by an offense that was running on all cylinders for the first time this season, the Whalers football team picked up its first win of the year Saturday, defeating Old Colony at home 19-8. More
10/25/07:Football falls for fifth loss
railing Holbrook 32-0 in the third quarter and in danger of suffering their third shutout of the season, the Whalers kicked it into a higher gear. More
10/18/07: West Bridgewater Wallops Whalers
The varsity football team opened its Mayflower Small schedule Saturday and the results were no different than the first three non-league games of the season. In the first game that mattered, Nantucket again struggled to put points on the board as they lost to West Bridgewater 34-6 in front of the home crowd. . . .More
10/11/07: South Shore Voke shakes off JV football, 22-18
The junior varsity football team fell in a fourth-quarter loss at South Shore Voke 22-18 on Tuesday afternoon. It was the third game of the season for the 14-player Whalers squad, which fell to 0-3 on the schedule. . .More
10/4/07: Football falls to B-P, 22-0
An inability to run the ball on offense and stop the run on defense were the main reasons the Whalers found themselves shut out 22-0 by Bristol-Plymouth Friday night on their home field. . .More
9/27/07: Crusaders cruise past Whalers 20-0
Cape Cod Tech scored three touchdowns within six minutes of the second quarter to take total control of the football game against the Whalers last Friday night under the lights. . . More
09/20/07:Hawks run over Whalers in opener
Relying on the air attack of Chris Welch to Delroy Lawrence, the Whalers were driving for the game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter Saturday at Southeastern. . . .More
2006 Fall Sports Supplement: Up and Down Season for Whaler Football
It was a roller-coaster ride for the Whalers this season. With an unbalanced schedule of big football schools and smaller, less experienced programs, the Whalers were all over the board. . . More
11/22/06: Vineyard swipes fourth straight Cup
The Island Cup trophy was tucked quietly behind the Martha’s Vineyard bench all afternoon Saturday. The first time the Whalers caught a glimpse.....More
11/22/06: Vineyard emerges victorious in JV game
The Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard junior varsity football squads opened the Island Cup festivities Saturday with quite a showdown. After a...More
11/22/06: Whalers reunite at football gam
With the annual Island Cup football game looming large on Saturday, an all-star lineup of former Whalers, cheerleaders and present-day coaches...More
11/16/06: Football prepares for battle in 29th annual Island Cup
There is no Super Bowl on the line. There are no undefeated seasons or league titles up for grabs either. There is, however, a lot of island....More
11/16/06: Whalers dominate Diman Voke
Led by bruising fullback John O’Mara’s five touchdowns, the Whalers prepped for their Island Cup showdown with Martha’s Vineyard by running...More
11/16/06: Freshman Football shuts down the season with a 30-6 victory
The freshmen football team wrapped up its season last week with a 30-6 victory over Diman Voke on the road on Thursday. The Bengals scored...More
11/09/06: Freshman tame Cougars for loss
The freshmen football team blanked the visiting Tri-County Cougars at home last Thursday afternoon 35-0. Five different Nantucket players put the ball in the end zone to earn their second win of the season. . . More
11/09/06: Football barrels over Tri-County
The tone was set early. The Whalers recovered a fumble on the opening kick-off and scored less than a minute later en route to a dominating....More
11/02/06: Whalers maul Cougars for shutout win
Like the high winds that battered the island all weekend, the Nantucket football team pummeled Old Colony on Monday afternoon 44-0 . . .More
11/02/06:JV football remains undefeated with win over Holbrook
The junior varsity football team remained undefeated with a 28-8 victory over Holbrook/Avon last Thursday. . . More
10/26/06: Whalers tame Bulldogs in victory
It was a happy homecoming for the varsity football team. After playing on the road for four straight weeks, Nantucket returned to the island Saturday with a 28-6 victory over Mayflower Small opponent Holbrook/Avon. . .More
10/26/06: Freshman football fights for first victory over South Shore
The Nantucket freshmen football team won its first game of the season last Wednesday, defeating South Shore Voke freshman squad 30-16...More
10/19/06: Wildcats whip up win over Whalers
They were playing for the top spot in the Mayflower Small. They were playing for a trip to the Super Bowl. But the varsity football team saw its postseason hopes diminish dramatically . . .More
10/12/06: Whalers battle for win over Bulldogs
Sporting a much-improved offensive attack, the Whalers rumbled past non-league North Shore Tech for the 38-30 victory on Saturday afternoon....More
10/12/06: Defense holds for JV football in win over Bristol-Plymouth
The junior varsity football team defeated Bristol-Plymouth 14-8 on the road Monday afternoon. The Whalers, who are scheduled to play at North...More
10/05/06: Craftsman cruise past Whalers
Bristol-Plymouth trampled the Nantucket football team 46-0 Friday, shutting out the Whalers for the second straight game and the third time this...More
10/05/06:Defense holds for JV football in win over Bristol-Plymouth
The junior varsity football team defeated Bristol-Plymouth 14-8 on the road Monday afternoon. The Whalers, who are scheduled to play at North...More
09/28/06: Cape Tech trounces football, 42-0
The Whalers have been toying with history in recent weeks, both good and bad. Coming off quite possibly the greatest comeback in team history...More
09/21/06: Classic Comeback
When Southeastern’s A.J. Groucher intercepted a Geddes Paulsen pass and returned it 90 yards for the touchdown, putting his team up 28-8....More
09/14/06: Whalers' offense stalls in opener
In their first game of theseason Saturday, the Whalers were able to hang with a much larger Cohasset squad through the first half, before watching....More
09/07/06: Forward progress in Whalers' first action
The Whaler football team took more of a pounding from Mother Nature than it did from the opposition in a pair of scrimmages Saturday at Nauset High School....More
11/10/05: South Shore slips past Whalers
They were playing for pride. They may not have won the game – a 22-8 loss to South Shore on Saturday – but the varsity football team might have earned the “W” back on their helmets....More
11/3/05: Titans take down Whalers in the snow
The slide continued Saturday for the varsity football team, as the Whalers fell to Pembroke 33-14 on a snow-covered field, extending their losing streak to four games. With the non-league loss, the team sunk to 1-6 overall on the season with three games to play....More
10/13/05: Whalers tame Wildcats for first win
It was a must-win situation. And they did. After losing the first two games of the season for the first time since 1965, the varsity football team dominated the visiting West Bridgewater Wildcats Saturday for a 37-26 victory at home....More
10/13/05: JV football downs Diman for first win of season
The junior varsity football team won its first game in nearly two years last Friday as they blanked Diman Tech 36-0. The Whalers distributed the ball to five different scorers and played an aggressive style of defense in the win.....More
09/15/05: Cohasset catches football for loss
For the fourth straight year, the Whalers dropped their season opener to Cohasset. The Skippers controlled the ball and drove through a porous Nantucket defense for much of the first half for the 27-8 non-league victory on Saturday....More
09/15/05: JV football falls at Cohasset in first game of the season
The junior varsity football team took an early lead against Cohasset in the season opener last Saturday, but the Skippers ran off 24 unanswered points for the 24-8 victory....More
09/08/05: Football prepares for season opener
In the first head-to-head competition of the 2005 football campaign, the Whalers took on Nauset in a preseason scrimmage last Saturday. While no official score was kept, Nantucket and Nauset each scored once under controlled scrimmage conditions....More
09/01/05: Football barrels toward opener
The final seconds of last year’s Island Cup game against Martha’s Vineyard still linger in the nightmares of head coach Vito Capizzo and most likely those of many of his players, coaches and fans....More
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