‘I wouldn’t want to go out any other way’: BVT comes back to beat Nipmuc in thrilling Thanksgiving rivalry game

MILFORD — The Battle of Pleasant Street had a new location — and date — this year.

But still the same traditional fun.

Instead of having football players from Blackstone Valley Tech or Nipmuc Regional stroll across the street on Thanksgiving, the two programs located steps from each other in Upton made the near 7-mile drive to Milford High a day before the holiday.

Between a bad forecast, poor field conditions and a lack of lights, it made sense to add another wrinkle to the 15th edition of the Thanksgiving rivalry.

“I’ll play wherever. You know?” Valley Tech senior captain Alex Burgos said. “I’m just ready to play whenever. It’s really the final (game). That’s it. I’m ready to go wherever it is. Could be across the street, it could be 1,000 miles away, I’m there.”

Blackstone Valley Tech football senior captain Alexander Burgos, #8, celebrates with fellow captain Alexander Vosburgh, after Burgos’s winning touchdown to defeat Nipmuc Regional High School, 35-31, in its Thanksgiving game at Milford High School, Nov. 27, 2024.

Thanks to a 1-yard touchdown run from Burgos with 20 seconds left, BVT came back to beat Nipmuc, 35-31, on Wednesday night and returned home with the coveted “Battle of Pleasant Street” trophy in tow.

Just another tantalizing twist in the Turkey Day tradition. No matter the location or time, the neighboring schools are always down for a tussle.

“At the end of the day, it’s not about playing on Pleasant Street. It’s just about two rivals smashing heads wherever it may be,” Burgos said. “I wouldn’t want it to end any other way. This is it; this is how I wanted my high school football to end, right here.”

Valley Tech senior QB Alex Burgos (left) and Nipmuc junior QB Josh Giancola (right) — who grew up being backyard neighbors in Upton — talk after they…

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Author : Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Publish date : 2024-11-28 04:22:00

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