Fury stand tall in first game at Becker

The Mass Fury will always remember their first home game at Becker College for great reasons. The Fury were able to defeat the Leominster Razorbacks 17-14 at Becker College through key defensive stops and excellent special teams.

The Fury shook off an early lead by the Razorbacks in the first quarter with a long field goal from John Carpenter. Carpenter proved effective in keeping the Razorbacks deep into their own territory most of the game by pinning them inside their own 20 on most punts.

After trailing 14-3 in the second quarter the Fury kicked their offense into high gear. A 25 yard touchdown reception from Ryan Minns to Fran Collins cut the lead to 14-10.

Collins would also catch a deep ball later in the quarter which would allow Mike Webb to punch in a one yard run to give the Fury a 17-14 lead going into the half. Collins would end the day with 117 yards receiving on six receptions.

"That is just Franny doing his thing," said Coach Chambers. "It was great to see him coast down the field against a defense like this."

The defense would take over from there in the second half. Despite having the ball for 12 consecutive minutes and most of the second half the Razorbacks were unable to find the end zone.

The Fury defense was able to stop the razorbacks on 4th down several times including one drive the Razorbacks reached the goal line.

"That was huge. We knew that would be the game right there," said Coach Chambers. "Last week we did not get a great chance to show the strength of our defense, and we got to show how tough we are this week."

The entire night proved to be a success for the Fury's first home game held at Becker College. The success brings hope that Becker College could be used as the permanent home field for the Fury in the future.

The Mass Fury take on the North Shore Generals Saturday in Lynn. Their next home game will be August 15 against the Hollywood East Outlaws.

Fury takes bite out of Sharks

The Fury prepare to punch in another touchdown in a 41-6 victory over the Weymouth Sharks

Experts say the best thing to do to prevent a shark attack is to hit a shark back several times. The Mass Fury did just that in a 41-6 beat down of the Weymouth Sharks Saturday afternoon at Leicester Community Field.

Scoring came early and often for the Fury as they created a 21 point lead in the first half. Cedrick Crawford got things going with a 10 yard run in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. The following drive would bring more with another touchdown off a two yard run from Mike Webb.

Not to be outdone by the running game, Ryan Minns would get his first of four touchdowns through the air on a 30 yard completion to Matt McRae n the 2nd quater. These two would meet up for a second time in the fourth quarter. McRae would end the game with 110 yards receiving on four recpetions.

Minns other touchdowns went to Fran Collins followed by Berto Vega in the final seconds of the game. Minns would finish the game with 12-19 for 190 yards and four touchdowns to one interception.

A big reason of the success of the offense was the performance of the offensive linmen. The O-line did not allow a sack all game, and created gaps for the running game.

"We always pride ourselves on our offense, spreading the ball and creating holes for the running backs," said Head Coach Chris Chambers. "To have only one hurry the whole day is a great thing."

The dominance of the Fury was not just on one side of the ball. The defense held the Sharks without a first down until late in the second quarter. They would respond to that first down by recovering a forced fumble. The Sharks were forced to use multiple quarterbacks, and had little success with any of them.

The only bright spot for Weymouth was at the opening of the second half when they returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Their luck would run out right after when their attempt at a quick onside kick was recovered by Tony Bellizzi.

The play of the entire team was a great thing to see for Coach Chambers.

"I am definately happy with the way our team played today," Chambers said. " We did not have much scouting or know much about this team beforehand so it was great to see us play the way we did."

The Fury look to continue their ways as they next take on the Leominster Razorbacks. Game time is set for 7:00pm on July 25 at Becker College.

Fury End Preseason on High Note

The offense of Clinton was harassed by the defense of the Mass Fury all afternoon.


The schedule said it was a preseason game, but the performance of the Mass Fury said otherwise. The Fury were in regular season form as they defeated the Irish Blizzard of Clinton 18-6 Sunday June 28 at Leicester Community Field.

The Fury defense, which was strong in previous years, continued to show their dominance by forcing two interceptions in the first quarter. The turnover assault would continue with a recovered fumble by Paul Godwin in the second quarter. The Fury also converted a punt block and extra point block in the 3rd quarter.

The pass defense of the Fury held the passing game of Clinton to a completion percentage of 47% on 21 passes and a quarterback rating of 37.1. The best pass that Clinton was able to get off was swatted right back in their face by Dorson Ace.

"They were solid all day long," said Coach Chambers. "Our defensive backs are against our offense every week, and if they can play against them they can take on anybody."

On the other side of the ball Ryan Minns was able to pick apart the pass defense of the Irish Blizzard. Minns went 12-19 for 170 yards passing with three touchdowns and one interception. Minns posted a quarterback rating of 109.6.

The first touchdown came off of a 22 yard post to Fran Collins in the 1st quarter. The others came in the second half off of a tow yard pass to Eugene Miller in the 3rd quarter, and a 45 yard deep ball to Mike Webb in the fourth quarter.

The only flaw in the game for the team was a skirmish afterward involving the ridiculous actions of a "fan." Other then that Head Coach Chris Chambers could not have been happier with the play of the team.

"I was very impressed with the team today," Chambers said. "These guys are a perrenial AAA team, and was impressed with the way the team stuck together. I am very pleased. "

The Fury look to carry this momentum into the regular season as they take on the Quincy Sharks, July 18, in their first game of the regular season at home. Game time is scheduled for 1 pm.