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Friday Night blitz: Durfee football runs into tough Fairhaven team in Week 1

Justin Marques and the defending Division 6 champion Fairhaven wasn't satistified winning the program's fourth Super Bowl last season, they're hungry for more.

 

It showed in Friday's season opener against Durfee.

 

"It feels great winning tonight," said Marques after the Blue Devils rolled past the Hilltoppers in the season opener for both teams, 44-7. "None of (tonight) is possible without that offensive line. They're our biggest force of the game. They're out there every single time, getting low, running hard and getting us the ball."

 

Marques started the evening, rushing for 55 yards on 12 carries and scored a touchdown as Fairhaven took a 21-7 lead into halftime. But the senior star running back was all business in the second half, rushing for 106 yards and adding three more touchdowns. Marques finished the night with 161 yards on 22 carries.

 

Read more at heraldnews.com.

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