Published in the November 22, 2016 edition
The 6–3 Lynnfield Pioneers will face the 8–2 North Reading Hornets for the 58th time on Thanksgiving Day in a game that could be viewed as the de facto CAL Championship game since the Pioneers (4–0) captured the Baker Division title – their fifth straight – and the Hornets (3–1) are co-champs of the Kinney Division, winning top honors in the league for the first time since 1980.
The Hornets are a ground and pound team while the Pioneers are more balanced on offense but skew more to the passing attack. This year’s game will be played at home at Lynnfield’s Pioneer Stadium and starts at 10:30 a.m.
Check out our special eight–page Thanksgiving Game football supplement in this week’s print edition of the Villager, available on newsstands now, to read the complete game preview by our football writer Tom Condardo who has been covering the Pioneer football team for the Villager for 41 seasons.
