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Attleboro vs North Attleboro on Thanksgiving Day
A breakdown of the Attleboro-North Attleboro Thanksgiving Day football rivalry over the years.
When the Attleboro and North Attleboro high school football teams meet Thanksgiving Day in Attleboro at 10 a.m., the Bombardiers will be looking to break the Rocketeers' three-game holiday win streak.
North Attleboro has owned the series in recent years. Attleboro's last win was in 2008 when Matt Campbell ran for two touchdowns in a 12-10 win over the Red Rocketeers. Before that game, the last Attleboro win was a 22-8 decision in 1994.
The Red Rocketeers lead the series 56-27-8.
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Both teams have been eliminated from postseason play as Mansfield has already been crowned champion of the Hockomock League's Kelley-Rex Division, despite losing to North Attleboro during the regular season.
The Rocketeers are 2-2 in the Kelley-Rex Division and 6-4 overall, while Attleboro is 0-4 in league play and 4-6 overall, including losses in the last six games.
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An interesting tibit in the series, according to hockomockleaguefootball.com, is that North Attleboro is just seven points shy of reaching the 1,500-point mark, while Attleboro is four away from 900.
Here's the breakdown of the series:
1921- Rocketeers, 12-0
1922- Rocketeers, 6-0
1923- Rocketeers, 26-0
1924- Rocketeers, 10-0
1925- Tie, 0-0
1926- Tie, 0-0
1927- Bombardiers, 32-0
1928- Bombardiers, 32-0
1929- Tie, 6-6
1930- Rocketeers, 24-0
1931- Bombardiers, 13-7
1932- Bombardiers, 19-7
1933- Bombardiers, 20-0
1934- Rocketeers, 6-0
1935- Rocketeers, 7-6
1936- Bombardiers, 7-0
1937- Tie, 6-6
1938- Rocketeers, 20-0
1939- Rocketeers, 7-0
1940- Rocketeers, 7-0
1941- Bombardiers, 27-12
1942- Bombardiers, 20-13
1943- Rocketeers, 12-0
1944- Rocketeers, 27-0
1945- Rocketeers, 14-12
1946- Bombardiers, 32-7
1947- Bombardiers, 31-6
1948- Bombardiers, 53-12
1949- Bombardiers, 26-7
1950- Bombardiers, 13-7
1951- Bombardiers, 13-8
1952- Rocketeers, 12-0
1953- Rocketeers, 23-0
1954- Tie, 0-0
1955- Rocketeers, 6-0
1956- Rocketeers, 20-0
1957- Rocketeers, 12-7
1959- Bombardiers, 14-6
1960- Bombardiers, 12-0
1961- Rocketeers, 8-6
1962- Tie, 6-6
1963- Bombardiers, 14-6
1964- Rocketeers, 22-14
1965- Rocketeers, 14-0
1966- Rocketeers, 19-8
1967- Bombardiers, 30-0
1968- Bombardiers, 6-0
1969- Bombardiers, 15-0
1970- Bombardiers, 20-12
1971- Bombardiers, 14-8
1972- Rocketeers, 28-0
1973- Rocketeers, 13-12
1974- Rocketeers, 28-8
1975- Tie, 22-22
1976- Rocketeers, 13-7
1977- Bombardiers, 14-13
1978- Rocketeers, 7-0
1979- Rocketeers, 20-6
1980- Rocketeers, 9-7
1981- Rocketeers, 24-13
1982- Rocketeers, 13-7
1983- Rocketeers, 33-0
1984- Bombardiers, 7-3
1985- Rocketeers, 28-0
1986- Tie, 6-6
1987- Rocketeers, 34-0
1988- Rocketeers, 40-8
1989- Rocketeers, 62-14
1990- Rocketeers, 52-6
1991- Rocketeers, 40-9
1992- Rocketeers, 19-16
1993- Rocketeers, 47-29
1994- Bombardiers, 22-8
1995- Rocketeers, 27-23
1996- Rocketeers, 36-0
1997- Rocketeers, 14-0
1998- Rocketeers, 21-6
1999- Rocketeers, 22-8
2000- Rocketeers, 36-8
2001- Rocketeers, 33-7
2002- Rocketeers, 34-6
2003- Rocketeers, 21-0
2004- Rocketeers, 33-14
2005- Rocketeers, 48-8
2006- Rocketeers, 18-0
2007- Rocketeers, 24-14
2008- Bombardiers, 12-10
2009- Rocketeers, 45-12
2010- Rocketeers, 55-36
2011- Rocketeers, 14-7
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