The Taste of Victory! Hawks Win on Thanksgiving
The 2025 Essex Tech Hawks football team defeated Manchester-Essex on Thanksgiving morning 28-21. This game was an instant classic with the Hawks making one last defensive stand as the clock ran out to finish with an 8-4 record and second place finish in the Cape Ann Large.
Essex Tech (8-4) 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 28
Manchester Essex (7-4) 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 21
Scoring summary
ET — Charlie Lussier 24 run (Xavier Parsons kick)
ME — Zach Hurd 22 run (Nathan Powers kick)
ME — Hurd 1 run (pass failed)
ET — Hayden Ferguson 19 pass from Jacoby Casinelli-Tarasuik (kick failed)
ME — Hurd 29 run (Hurd run)
ET — Makaio Bey 74 pass from Casinelli-Tarasuik (Casinelli-Tarasuik run)
ET — Casinelli-Tarasuik 1 run (Parsons kick)
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Essex Tech — Charlie Lussier 23-157, Makaio Bey 1-74, Jacoby Casinelli-Tarasuik 10-52, Xavier Parsons 4-16, Deacon Parsons 2-17; Manchester Essex — Zach Hurd 22-185, Charlie Thurlow 5-25, Conrad Garfield 7-23, Adam McLeod 1-7.
PASSING: Essex Tech — Casinelli-Tarasuik 5-7-117-2-1; Manchester Essex — Hurd 8-13-85-0-0, Juliano Pena 0-1-0-0-0.
RECEIVING: Essex Tech — Parsons 2-4, Jordan Minaya 1-21, Hayden Ferguson 1-18; Manchester Essex — Charlie Thurlow 5-58, Nick Glass 2-20, Felix Wood 1-7.
Salem News – Essex Tech caps off strong season with Turkey Day triumph in Manchester