2022 Season Preview: Duxbury High School “Dragons”

<!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":415040,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/redzone/uploads/2022/08/download-5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-415040"/></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2022 PRESEASON TEAM PREVIEW:</strong>&nbsp;The 2022 Massachusetts "Duxbury Dragons" will be on the hunt to continue the winning tradition the program has earned over years past. Recently appointed in 2021, Head Coach Matt Landolfi will lead his team in fall 2022 at Duxbury High School. Landolfi, 49, has been the team's defensive coordinator for six years prior to taking the reigns over as Head Coach. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team Overview:</strong> The Dragons are always challenging through gridiron battle for another MIAA State playoff run. Another Massachusetts program that has held great success in past years. The program has sent recruits to D1-D3 levels every year throughout all their success. The program is known to field athletic talent that reloads every year and why a Team Preview is worthy each year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2021 Season Results</strong>: In 2021, the Dragons had a strong season that included losses to Franklin and Scituate. Top wins included those over Scituate in the regular season, Marshfield on Thanksgiving, and Foxboro in the playoffs. The Dragons returning QB [player_tooltip player_id='368125' first='Matt' last='Festa'] should lead them to be in the mix once again in 2022.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Toughest Losses to Graduation:</strong> <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/4635">Brady Madigan</a> (WR) = Univ of New Hampshire, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11204984">Delby Lemieux</a> (OL) = Dartmouth, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11204990">Campbell Pang</a> (DB) = Williams College, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11204975">Bowman Rhinesmith</a> (WR) = Tufts, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11204988">Tindell Frick</a> (OL) = Assumption College, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11204986">Teddy Massingham</a> (LB) = Williams College, <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/11204998">Matt Ciesielski</a> (WR) = St. Lawrence</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to watch</strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62fa478ab1549","name":"acf/evaluation-block","align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62fa48144946a","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["368125"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Festa is a breakout dual threat QB athlete on the gridiron.   He was previously committed to Maryland for Baseball but has recently decided to focus on a gridiron opportunity. 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The superintendent of the Duxbury Public School District is Danielle Klingaman, the interim assistant superintendent is Beth Wilcox and the principal of Duxbury High School is Todd Warmington.^{<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duxbury_High_School#cite_note-:7-3">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duxbury_High_School#cite_note-4">[4]</a>}&nbsp;The building that houses the Duxbury Middle and High School is located at 71 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA and was newly constructed in 2014. The Duxbury High School mascot is the Dragons and its school colors are green, white, and silver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Championship History: &nbsp;The Green Dragons have won MIAA super bowls in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2016. (Division 2A before 2012, Division 2 from 2012-2016, Division 3 from 2017 on.)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->