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Byline: Tom O'Brien Tom O’Brien or Thomas O’Brien may refer to:
  • Tom O'Brien (UK politician) (1900–1970), British trade unionist and Member of Parliament
  • Tom O'Brien (19th century baseball player) (1860–1921), a 19th century baseball player
 

What a comeback! Trailing 28-0 in the second half, the Nashoba football team rallied for a 29-28 victory at Milford on Friday night. Billy Lombardo had two rushing touchdowns and quarterback Will Hurley connected with Conor Wyand for the other two scores in the game.

With less than two minutes remaining, the Chieftains scored to pull within one, 28-27. They then faked the extra-point attempt, throwing the ball into the end zone for the two-point conversion In American football and Canadian football, a team may try to score a two-point conversion (score two points) instead of an extra point (one point) immediately after it scores a touchdown.  and the victory.

The win pushes the team's league record to 2-2, and its overall mark to 4-6. The Chieftains close out league play on Thanksgiving when they host North Middlesex at 10 a.m.

The Nashoba girls soccer team's outstanding season ended in the semifinals of the Central Mass. Tournament on Thursday night. The second-seeded Chieftains fell 3-0 to third-seeded Algonquin, the eventual Central Mass. champion.

Nashoba finished the season with an overall record of 12-3-5.

The Nashoba cheerleading squad captured the 2009 Midland-Wachusett League title. With that first-place finish Noun 1. first-place finish - a finish in first place (as in a race)
win - a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
 at Leominster High, the team qualified for the 2009 MSSAA Central/West Regional competition.

For complete winter schedules and updated information on Nashoba sports, visit our Web site at: http://nrhs.nrsd. net/index.php?id=40.
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Date:Nov 20, 2009
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