Bellingham football edged by Winthrop in Division 6 quarterfinals
BELLINGHAM — With the fingertips of Desmond Cassidy, the Bellingham High football team’s bid to reach the Final Four came to a heartbreaking end. Cassidy blocked an extra point in the second quarter and a potential go-ahead field goal late in the fourth as 12th-seeded Winthrop stunned No. 4 Bellingham, 7–6, in an MIAA Division 6 quarterfinal thriller on Friday night, November 13. With the loss, the Blackhawks end their postseason run and fall to 8–2, while the Cinderella Vikings continue to wear the glass slipper — traveling roughly 50 miles to knock off a top-four seed and advance to the Division 6 semifinals against Norwell. More: MetroWest high school football schedule/live scores (Nov. 12-14) "We made one more play—two more plays, honestly," Winthrop coach Jon Cadigan said afterward. "I mean, if he makes the extra point, we're still here. Bottom line was execution. First things first, we talked about it all week that extra points and field goals were like a play that we need to execute. So it's just like an offensive play for us. We felt like we had something where we could get a block, and obviously our guy made a play." Winthrop struck first with
