EVERETT — Joe Cronin thought his team was in for another early punch to the face.

After allowing the first touchdown in last week’s 2A state playoff win against Olympic to trail for the first time this season, Archbishop Murphy football faced the threat of another early deficit in the quarterfinals against Sehome at Goddard Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Playing aggressively as the underdog, Sehome picked up a couple of third-down conversions on its opening drive before facing 4th-and-10 on Murphy’s 35. Rather than attempt a long field goal, the offense stayed on the field, where quarterback Nolan Wright unleashed a teardrop pass to Carter Duckworth down the left hash, picking up the first down and putting the ball right in front of the goal line.

‘Here we go again,’ Cronin thought to

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