Carl Lipani rushed for 247 yards and found the end zone six times as North Reading cruised past Hamilton-Wenham, 47-27.
North Reading trailed 13-0 late in the first quarter when Lipani put the Hornets on the scoreboard with a 3-yard run.
After scoring a touchdown in the second quarter, Lipani scored three more times during a decisive 20-0 North Reading run, scoring on rushes of 4, 5 and 44.
Charles McCarthy rushed for 136 yards on 14 carries.
The Hornets (7-1) host Ipswich on Friday, in its final home game of the season.
North Reading 47, Hamilton-Wenham 27
Hamilton-Wenham (4-4): 13 6 0 8 — 27
North Reading (7-1): 7 6 20 14 — 47
First Quarter
HW — Chistian Ecker 16 pass from Trevor Lyons (kick failed)
HW — Ecker 35 pass from Lyons (Adam Penner kick)
NR — Carl Lipani 3 run (Michael Disanto kick)Second Quarter
Second Quarter
HW- Ecker 16 pass from Lyons (kick failed) NR- Lipani 1 run (kick failed)
Third Quarter
NR- Lipani 5 run (Disanto kick)
NR- Lipani 6 run (kick failed) NR-Lipani 44 run (Disanto kick)
Fourth Quarter
NR- Charles McCarthy 7 run (Lipani rush)
HW- Ecker 14 pass from Lyons (Lyons rush)
NR- Lipani 43 run (kick failed)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
RUSHING: Hamilton-Wenham — Trevor Lyons 12-90, Cameron Macri 4-(-4); No. Reading — Carl Lipani 38-247. Charles McCarthy 14-136, Jackson Kellogg 5-5.
PASSING: Hamilton-Wenham — Lyons 7-16-157-4-3; No. Reading — None attempted.
RECEIVING: Hamilton-Wenham — Christian Ecker 5-111, Nick Tufts 1-34, Ian Dickey 1-12; No. Reading — None.




