By Mike Rubin

In a fierce battle, the St. Clement’s football team suffered another heartbreaking loss.

Despite an impressive performance by Jon Alphonse, the Anchormen suffered a tough 21-20 defeat at the hands of league archrivals Matignon on Saturday morning’s clash at Dilboy Field.

With the loss, the Anchormen fell to 1-3 overall.

In the first quarter, the Anchormen grabbed an 8- 0 lead as James Alphonse capped a long scoring drive with a 12-yard scamper into the end zone. Alphonse also followed with a two point conversion.

Battling back, the Warriors struck back, cutting the lead to 8-7 early in the second quarter as Mike Nicholson hauled in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Tom Farren.

On the ensuing drive, the Anchormen increased the lead to 14-7 as Alphonse connected on his second touchdown run of the contest, finishing off a lengthy scoring drive with two-yard plunge into the end zone.

It stayed that way until the third quarter when the Warriors grabbed a 15-14 as Jon Barry hauled in a 22-yard pass from Farren followed by an Owen Bullock run on a two point conversion.

Alphonse once again found the end zone, scampering through with a 45-yard run down field as the Anchormen regained the lead at 20-15. In the final seconds, the Warriors pulled off the victory as Farren delivered with a one yard quarterback sneak into the end zone, giving the Warriors the 21-20 win.

The Anchormen face Lowell Catholic on Friday night.