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Marblehead rolled past Gloucester 4-0. Mary Keroack scored a pair of goals and Katherine Slattery also scored for the Magicians. Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Sasso notched assists in the win.

Marblehead broke an early 1-1 tie with two quick goals to pull away from Gloucester 5-3. Michelle Manley paced the Magicians attack with a pair of goals and two assists while Tori Snow, Maggie McMullen and Stephanie Herbst also found the back of the net for Marblehead (1-0). Goaltender Libby Levine made 15 saves to collect her first win of the season.

GLOUCESTER | There would be no upset at Newell Stadium last night. Gloucester confirmed that very early.

Three offensive plays was all it took for the Fishermen to score their first two touchdowns and set themselves well on the way to a 48-15 win over Marblehead.

Tonight's Northeastern Conference matchup between Gloucester and Marblehead may not count toward a berth in the playoffs. But it still means a lot in the minds of the Fishermen and the Magicians.

That hunger should lead to an intense football game at Newell Stadium (7:45 p.m.), as both teams come in at 1-0, and both teams looked very impressive last week.

GLOUCESTER | Normally a soccer score of 4-0 would indicate a blowout.

But in Gloucester's 4-0 victory over Saugus last night at Newell Stadium, that was not the case. The Fishermen defense stopped numerous second-half scoring chances for Saugus, and caught a few breaks to come away with the victory.

High school football coaches all over the country were faced with a dilemma at their Monday football practice this week. The big question was: How do you approach discussing Sunday's sobering reminder that football is indeed a physically brutal and potentially life-threatening sport with your own team?

GLOUCESTER | For the most part, the playcalling was predictable.

But even though the Winthrop Vikings knew what was coming, they still couldn't stop it.

The aforementioned "it" refers to the Gloucester High football team's dominant running game, which was on display for a jam-packed Newell Stadium on Friday night in the Fishermen's season opener against two-time defending NEC champion Winthrop.

GLOUCESTER | Throughout the summer and the preseason, the Gloucester High School football team heard all the rumors that they would be the team to beat in the Northeastern Conference this fall.

The Fishermen had their first real chance to validate those rumors last night in front of a packed house at Gloucester's Newell Stadium in the season opener against two-time defending NEC champion Winthrop.

Tonight will be a strong indicator of whether or not there is going to be a changing of the guard in Northeastern Conference football this fall.

Over the past two years, Winthrop has been the premier team in the NEC, capturing conference crowns in 2005 and 2006. Last year's magical season featured a perfect 13-0 record and a Division 2A Super Bowl win.

Emily Castro scored off a corner as time expired to lift Gloucester to a 1-1 tie with Saugus. "It was a nice feeling," coach Kim Patience said. Ali Kippen was outstanding on defense and Alicia Unis made three saves for the Fishermen.