Week 10 Greater Taunton area high school football picks and previews
The second week of playoff/non-playoff high school football is upon us in the Greater Taunton area. In Week 9 , No. 2 Bridgewater-Raynham (6-2, 2-0 Pioneer Athletic Conference) got off to an emphatic start in the MIAA Division 2 tournament, showcasing its strength and versatility in a 48-7 Round of 16 win over No. 15 Waltham . In non-playoff action, Taunton (4-5, 1-2 Hockomock Kelley-Rex) snapped a two-game losing skid with a 14-0 win over Braintree for the Tigers' first shut out of the season. Bristol-Plymouth (4-4, 4-1 Mayflower Large) was scheduled to play Sandwich on Friday, Nov. 6 at Taunton High's Aleixo "Tiger" Stadium, but a power outage caused the game to be cancelled, while Dighton-Rehoboth (3-5, 2-2 South Coast Blue) elected to take a bye week. In Week 10, No. 2 Bridgewater-Raynham plays host to No. 7 Westford Academy (8-1, 3-0 Dual County Thorpe) on Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. in the MIAA Division 2 Quarterfinals. In non-playoff action, a pair of local games are scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12, with Dighton-Rehoboth heading down the Cape to take on Falmouth (3-6, 0-2 Cape and Islands Atlantic) at 4 p.m. while Bristol-Plymouth travels to Carver (3-6, 1-3 South