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Photo Gallery: Needham's First Super Bowl

Fans turned out to cheer on the Rockets football team in their first ever Super Bowl game against BC High on Saturday, Dec. 3.

Ken Winokur, Community Contributor
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By Micah Hauben, NHS Director of Athletics

Needham came out swinging against BC High School in the Division I Super Bowl on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium, recovering an on-sides kick on the opening kick-off, then marching down the field to score the first points of the contest to build a 7-0 lead. BC High marched down the field to tie the game at 7-7, which remained the score until the start of the second quarter, when BC High got a 91-yard touchdown from their back-up running back to build a 14-7 lead going into the half.  

BC High got on the board first in the third quarter, to go up 21-7, and although the Rockets managed to get inside the 30-yard line four more times, they were unable to get into the endzone. Though they put up a tough, hard-nosed fight against the Eagles, Needham dropped the program's first ever Super Bowl 21-7.

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The Rockets end their historic season as the BSC Carey Division Champions with a final record of 9-4. 

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