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Londonderry High School - Varsity Football 10 - 12
Captain - Quarterback
2022 Player of the Year
Drew Heenan of Londonderry is the 2022 MaxPreps New Hampshire High School Football Player of the Year. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound senior quarterback led the Lancers to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the Division 1 championship game.
The Lancers didn’t lose a regular season game to an in-state opponent as Heenan put up nearly 2,000 total yards and 24 touchdowns.
All-Star Athlete Making History
WMUR Johnathan Marshall reports: All-Star Athlete Drew Heenan leading and making history for Londonderry football. Interview on 10/20/22, just before he broke the 1985 all-time touch down passes thrown, record held by Michael Currier in 1986.
New England
Football Journal
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When the game between Londonderry and Bishop Hendricken was announced this past spring, it was an opportunity to see two of the best programs in New England go head to head. The game did not disappoint.
In a rare high school football match up between a New Hampshire program and a Rhode Island program, it was the Hawks who overcame the heat and the Lancers in a 40-20 win.
Londonderry scored on the opening play of the game when senior quarterback Drew Heenan hit senior wide receiver Andrew Kullman in stride on a post pattern for a 65 yard touchdown pass.
The Lancers next possession was just as impressive as they ran the ball at will and capped off the drive with an Andrew Soucy touchdown run that put them up 14-0. (article)
"Coach talk about Drew Heenan. As a former coach , I was really impressed with him. I love his moxie, his style of play. He’s just tough."
- John Sarianides: Author, New England Football Journal
"If Drew was 6’3”, I think everybody in New England would be talking about him. He is awesome from the neck up."
"He’s like a coach on the field. I hold him to that expectation sometimes."
"It’s constant football football football. This kid has put in a ton of work. He’s going to overcome the size and what he gives up to the other guys he plays."
Jimmy Lauzon - Head Football Coach
Londonderry NH High School
New Hampshire Union Leader
By Roger Brown New Hampshire Union Leader | Sep 10, 2022
Londonderry scored the game’s first 14 points, but Bishop Hendricken seemed to get stronger as the game wore on Saturday and pulled away for a 40-20 victory on a sizzling day in Rhode Island.
The Lancers (1-1) scored on the game’s first play – a 65-yard pass from quarterback Drew Heenan to wide receiver Andrew Kullman – and led 14-0 after one quarter. Hendricken scored three touchdowns in the second quarter, however, and led 21-14 at halftime. It was 27-20 entering the fourth, and the Hawks (1-1) added two TDs in the final 5:34.
“Fatigue was probably the main thing,” Heenan said. “We had a lot of guys cramping up, getting tired. They were also a good team and played well.” Londonderry took a 14-0 lead on Andrew Soucy’s 13-yard TD run plus Jack Drabik’s second point-after kick. The Lancers also scored on a 27-yard pass from Heenan (9 of 20 for 190 yards) to Nathan Rosario with 8:13 remaining in the third. That TD cut Hendricken’s lead to 27-20. “We showed no fear,” Londonderry coach Jimmy Lauzon said. “We came out and went right after them. The goal was to play well and come out healthy. I know the score doesn’t necessarily indicate that we played well, but I’m proud of them. We are healthy. We’re looking at this as a positive.”
Hendricken received a strong game from junior quarterback Jayden Falcone, who was making his second varsity start. Falcone completed 16 of 23 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown. Falcone hooked up with Joel Felix for a 28-yard TD pass that helped tie the game, 14-14. “In a game like this it was whoever could stay healthy to the end,” Hendricken coach Keith Croft said. “Just a brutal day for a football game (because of the heat). “There was no panic on the sidelines (early). We knew if we could continue to play our game and be patient, our goal was to eventually wear them down.”
Hedricken, which has won 11 state championships in the last 12 years, received two TD runs from running backs Oscar Weah (14 and 19 yards) and Ronjai Francis (16 and 11 yards). Mike Dasilva capped the scoring on a 68-yard run with just over a minute to play. “They’re a big, physical team, but there’s a lot of teams in New Hampshire that could compete with them as well,” Heenan said. “They’re a great team – a great program – but I feel like New Hampshire can stack up against them pretty well.”
“They’re a great program,” Croft said. “Really glad we played them and our kids got a chance to compete. They’d be one of the best teams in Rhode Island, I think. I was really impressed by them. They should be proud of their kids. They played a heck of a game.”
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