'Grit and tenacity': Somersworth offensive line paving the way in Division III playoffs
SOMERSWORTH — In last Saturday's 50-21 Division III quarterfinal playoff win over Laconia , the Somersworth High School football team had three backs all run for more than 100 yards, and had a total of 444 yards in the game. Somersworth head coach Jeremy Lambert pointed to the guys on the offensive line, and said that the success of the running game starts with grit and tenacity. And more standout performances will be needed in Saturday's semifinal game against No. 3 Monadnock. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Somersworth. "We need our line to continue to be able to keep their heads up, and play with some grit and tenacity, that's what it takes to play on the line with your hand in the dirt," Lambert said. "Those guys need to keep doing what they're doing there. They're going to move some bodies and they have the ability to do that." Seniors Collin Patterson and Brian Bjorkman have been at it for four years, and they are paired with a trio of sophomores in Diante Adams, Cole Garrett and Evan Utgard. Bjorkman, at 6-foot-1, 250 pounds, is at left tackle; Patterson, at 6-foot-2, 240, is at left guard; Garrett,
