#4 Gloucester Breakdown

You don't win your first seven games by a combined 174 points by accident.  Gloucester is for real, and they've been the kings of the Northeast Large for quite some time.  The bad news for their conference foes: they've showed no signs of slowing down.

• Don't expect many mistakes.  While they don't get the same adoration the Everett's and Xaverian's do, they are every bit as disciplined.  What jumps out at you when you watch tape of them is the continuity.  The offensive lines explodes off the ball, seemingly as one.  Their backs hit their holes aggressively and don't waste time making too many moves.  On defense, they drive through ball carriers and have a scarily low amount of missed tackles.  To beat Gloucester, nothing but your A-game will do.
• Their defense doesn't let their opponents top threat beat them.  The dominance of the Gloucester defense goes well beyond the paltry nine points per game they've given up.  In each of their games, they haven't allowed their counterparts premier player to get going.  There were no A.J. Baker sightings when they beat Swampscott.  Brian Miller was almost a non-factor when they whooped Andover.  Week in and week out, they have been able to make the opposition think outside the box in trying to put up points.  Thus far, you can't argue with the results. 
• They have three home-run hitters too.  Plenty has been said about Tyllor McDonald and the Lynn English attack.  But Brandon Cusumano, Benjamin Chianciola and Jordan Shairs ain't too shabby themselves.  They've piled up 23 combined touchdowns, which is more than conference foes Peabody (21) and Salem (21) have scored all season.  The secret behind these three is simple: they follow their blockers and run north and south.  For anyone to have a chance at slowing down this offense, they'll have to find ways into the running lanes.  And as if those three weren't enough, senior Gilbert Brown, who shredded Swampscott for three first half touchdowns, is slowly approaching 100%.  

Gloucester Fishermen by the Numbers

- Points Scored: 237 (33.9 ppg)

- Points Allowed: 63 (9 ppg)

- Margin of Victories: 237-63 (174)

- Passing Touchdown Leader: Joseph Avila (4)

- Rushing Touchdown Leader: Jordan Shairs (14)

- Receiving Touchdown Leader: Brandon Cusumano (2) 

- Total Touchdown Leader: Jordan Shairs (15)

- Longest Win Streak: 7

- Longest Losing Streak: N/A