Newburyport hasn't given up a goal since Sept. 8: 16 straight shutouts heading to Central Catholic

Newburyport has not allowed a goal since a 3-2 loss to Lynnfield on Sept. 8. It is 15-0-1 with a 64-0 margin over 16 straight shutouts and finishes the regular season at Central Catholic on Monday, Nov. 2.

Mass Pitch Staff · 2026-11-01

Newburyport's last goal against came on Sept. 8, in a 3-2 home loss to Lynnfield in its first game of the season. The Clippers have not allowed one since.

Thursday's 2-0 win at Triton made it 16 straight shutouts. Over that run Newburyport is 15-0-1 and has outscored opponents 64-0. The draw was 0-0 at North Reading on Sept. 10, two days after the Lynnfield loss.

Newburyport is 15-1-1, with 66 goals scored and three allowed, all three in that opener. It is No. 11 in Division 2 in the MIAA's Oct. 30 power rankings.

Five of the 16 shutouts were 7-0 wins: Triton on Sept. 29, Manchester Essex on Oct. 1, Rockport on Oct. 13, Pentucket on Oct. 17 and Essex North Shore on Oct. 20. The closest were two 1-0 road wins in September, at Pentucket on Sept. 15 and at Essex North Shore on Sept. 24. Both teams lost 7-0 at Newburyport in October. Newburyport also beat Lynnfield 2-0 on the road on Oct. 6, a month after the opener.

The last three were a 3-0 win over Amesbury on Oct. 22, a 2-0 win at Georgetown on Oct. 27 and the 2-0 win at Triton on Oct. 29.

Newburyport finishes the regular season at Central Catholic on Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. Central Catholic is 15-2 and is No. 9 in Division 1. It started 14-0, then lost 1-0 to Bishop Feehan on Oct. 22 and 4-0 at Braintree on Oct. 24 before a 3-2 win at Acton-Boxborough on Oct. 28.

Team pages: Newburyport · Central Catholic · MIAA power rankings

Card photo: aerial view of downtown Newburyport, by Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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