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BRAINTREE — A season that began in horrifying September tragedy, ended last night for Greater Lawrence not quite as joyously as the Reggies had hoped.

And when the season-ending 17-14 defeat ended, the Reggies had one last shout out for their fallen comrade.

ANDOVER — For more than three quarters, Greater Lawrence quarterback Marcos Ortiz resembled Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Curtis Painter — shaky, indecisive and ineffective.

WEST ANDOVER — He was soaking wet, freezing cold and cover from head to toe in mud. But there wasn’t a happier person in the Merrimack Valley than Marcos Ortiz last night.

“After all I’ve been through,” he said, “this was breathtaking.”

ANDOVER — The next time Mystic Valley goes looking for nonleague opponents, the Eagles might want to consider a replacement for Greater Lawrence.

The Reggies held Mystic Valley to negative 17 yards rushing and routed the visiting Eagles 42-6 yesterday afternoon.

ANDOVER — For the second straight week, Greater Lawrence took a two-touchdown lead late into the fourth quarter. This time, the Reggies held on.

Overcoming three quarters of stagnant offense, Greater Lawrence exploded in the fourth quarter and knocked off Commonwealth Large front-runner Northeast for a 14-6 Homecoming victory.

BILLERICA — Moments after yesterday afternoon’s game, Shawsheen coach Al Costabile told his team “for the first time in my life, I’m at a loss for words.”

You can be sure Greater Lawrence coach Tony Sarkis had many choice words for his squad.

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LYNN — Yamarco Guzman opened the season as Greater Lawrence’s third string quarterback and, in fact, remains listed as a wide receiver on the roster.

But yesterday, in his first varsity start at quarterback, the senior looked plenty at home.

CAMBRIDGE — Greater Lawrence wide receiver Jake Barchard has caught plenty of passes during his high school varsity career but he never had rushed the football until last night.