Scoreboard: Gloucester football wins its homecoming game, 28 to 7, and Amesbury beats Manchester Essex

Friday, Oct. 2: Gloucester 28, Winthrop 7, football

Gloucester gave its homecoming crowd a win at Newell Stadium, beating Winthrop 28 to 7 to open Northeastern Conference play. The Fishermen are 3 and 1 and have won two straight. Winthrop is 2 and 2. Read the story.

Gloucester hosts Salem on Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2: Amesbury 46, Manchester Essex 8, football

Amesbury beat the Hornets at Hyland Field. Manchester Essex is 0 and 4 and visits Hamilton-Wenham on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. Read the story.

Power rankings

Unbeaten Gloucester field hockey is ninth in Division 3 in the MIAA's new state tournament rankings, and Manchester Essex is 10th in Division 4. Gloucester football is fourth in Division 5, in rankings counted before the Winthrop win. See where every Cape Ann team stands.

Saturday

No varsity games for Gloucester, Rockport or Manchester Essex today.

Saturday college results

• Football: Endicott 55, University of New England 27. The nationally ranked Gulls won at UNE in Biddeford, Maine. UNE is 0 and 5.
• Field hockey: Endicott 6, Gordon 0. The Gulls shut out Gordon in Beverly. Gordon is 1 and 10.
• Volleyball: Endicott 3, Kean 2. The Gulls lost the first two sets at Kean in Union, N.J., then won the next three.

Next week

• Monday, Oct. 5: Rockport at Manchester Essex, field hockey, 4 p.m. Marblehead at Gloucester, boys soccer, 4:30 p.m. Gloucester at Marblehead, girls soccer, 4:30 p.m. Gloucester at KIPP Academy Lynn, volleyball, 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 6: Beverly at Gloucester, field hockey, 4:30 p.m., a meeting of the Northeastern Conference's two unbeaten teams. Rockport at Manchester Essex, girls soccer, 4 p.m. Rockport and Manchester Essex boys soccer, 6 p.m. Georgetown at Manchester Essex, golf, 3:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 7: Winthrop at Gloucester, boys soccer, 4:30 p.m. Gloucester at Winthrop, girls soccer, 4:30 p.m. Rockport at Ipswich, field hockey, 4 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 9: Salem at Gloucester, football, 7 p.m. Manchester Essex at Hamilton-Wenham, football, 6 p.m.

Gloucester field hockey's Fiona Black and Mia Rodolosi lead the area in scoring. See the area leaders.

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