Plymouth South beats Whitman-Hanson 30-20 after building an 18-0 halftime lead
Football, Week 10: Plymouth South led 12-0 after one quarter and 18-0 at halftime, and Whitman-Hanson scored all 20 of its points in the second half as its losing streak reached seven games.
PLYMOUTH Plymouth South scored in every quarter and beat Whitman-Hanson 30-20 on Friday night at Plymouth South High School, according to the final score posted on MaxPreps.
The home Panthers led 12-0 after the first quarter and 18-0 at halftime, the MaxPreps line score shows, and put up six more points in each of the last two quarters. Whitman-Hanson, which also goes by the Panthers, scored all 20 of its points after the break, six in the third quarter and 14 in the fourth.
The win was the fourth of the season for Plymouth South (4-6) and its third in four games. The run began with the October wins over Pembroke and North Quincy that sent the Panthers into the Division 3 tournament, where they lost 42-0 at North Attleborough on Nov. 5. Whitman-Hanson (2-8) has now lost seven straight games, according to its MaxPreps schedule.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitman-Hanson | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Plymouth South | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
How the two teams got here
Plymouth South, coached by Darren Fruzzetti, has made sophomore Bennett Tobin its featured back, The Plymouth Independent reported, and Tobin carried 36 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns in the 28-27 win at North Quincy on Oct. 30, then went into the tournament with eight touchdowns this season. The Panthers have scored 132 points and allowed 255 in 10 games, their MaxPreps schedule shows.
Whitman-Hanson is in its first season under coach Bill Frazier, who took over in July, The Boston Globe reported in its preseason guide. Both of its wins came in September, 22-7 at Stoughton and 34-0 over Carver, and in the Carver shutout senior captain Bobby Walker ran for 103 yards, caught a 25-yard touchdown pass and returned an interception 68 yards for another score, the Globe reported. Whitman-Hanson has scored 174 points and allowed 253 this fall, according to MaxPreps.
What comes next
Both teams close the season on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, Nov. 26, with 10 a.m. kickoffs, according to their MaxPreps schedules. Plymouth South plays at Plymouth North, and Whitman-Hanson plays at Abington. Our preview of Friday's game has each team's full season, game by game.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
Every fact comes from the MaxPreps game page and its line score, both teams' MaxPreps schedules, the MIAA's Division 3 bracket, The Plymouth Independent's Nov. 5 story on Plymouth South and The Boston Globe's preseason Division 3 guide and Sept. 26 notes. We read the final and the schedules Friday night, Nov. 13, 2026, and the other records Friday morning. Players and coaches are named as those records printed them. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar.
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Sources (7)
- MaxPreps: Whitman-Hanson Regional at Plymouth South, Nov. 13, 2026, final"Final"; "lost their away non-conference game against Plymouth South (Plymouth, MA) by a score of 30-20"; line score Whitman-Hanson 0, 0, 6, 14 (20) and Plymouth South 12, 6, 6, 6 (30); records 2-8 and 4-6. Read Nov. 13, 2026, about 9:07 p.m.
- MaxPreps: Plymouth South football schedule, 2026-27"11/13 6:00pm vs Whitman-Hanson Regional W 30-20"; Overall 4-6; PF 132, PA 255; "11/26 10:00am @ Plymouth North"; last updated Nov. 14, 2026, 1:25 a.m. GMT; "Plymouth South High School 490 Long Pond Rd Plymouth, MA 02360". Read Nov. 13, 2026, about 9:09 p.m.
- MaxPreps: Whitman-Hanson football schedule, 2026-27"11/13 6:00pm @ Plymouth South L 30-20"; Overall 2-8; PF 174, PA 253; Streak 7L; "11/26 10:00am @ Abington"; last updated Nov. 14, 2026, 1:25 a.m. GMT. Read Nov. 13, 2026, about 9:09 p.m.
- MIAA: Football 2026 Division 3 State Tournament"11. Plymouth South (3-5)"; Round 1: North Attleborough 42, Plymouth South 0, Nov. 5, 2026. Read Nov. 13, 2026, about 8:08 a.m.
- Plymouth Independent: Panthers football headed to state tournament (Nov. 5, 2026)Sophomore Bennett Tobin, 36 carries, 166 yards and three touchdowns at North Quincy; eight touchdowns for the season. Read Nov. 13, 2026, about 8:02 a.m.
- The Boston Globe: MIAA football Division 3 teams, 2026 (Sept. 9)Whitman-Hanson: Coach Bill Frazier (1st season), took over in July; senior RB/DB Bobby Walker, second year as captain. Plymouth South: Coach Darren Fruzzetti. Read Nov. 13, 2026, about 7:58 a.m.
- The Boston Globe: Friday football takeaways (Sept. 26)Bobby Walker: 103 rushing yards, 25-yard TD catch, 68-yard interception return for a TD in a 34-0 shutout of Carver. Read Nov. 13, 2026.