The Barrington Pop Warner football and cheerleading season began on Sunday, with two Eagles teams hosting Portsmouth at Victory Field. 

The Junior Pee Wees opened the scoring against Portsmouth. After a key defensive stop by Owen Willard and Kurt Donecker, Barrington took over on offense. Barrington's Chucky Potter took a pitch and burst around the first line of Portsmouth defenders. In the open field, the Eagles tailback darted between would-be tacklers and eventually sprinted into the end zone. 

Barrington's offensive line, comprised of Nate Reid, Jeff Caggiano, Ryan Rigamonti, Aimon Bickford, Lyam Renaud, and Kurt Donecker, made key blocks, while AJ DiOrio, Charlie Potter and Owen Willard also opened holes on the touchdown run. 

The extra point fell short, but Barrington held a 6-0 lead midway through the first quarter. 

Portsmouth battled back and drove for a tying touchdown later in the quarter. The Patriots grabbed the lead when their quarterback passed to a tailback in the flat who barreled into the end zone.

Late in the first half, Barrington's defense made a key stop deep in its own territory. Mitchell Ivatts, Shea Parish, DiOrio, Donecker, Kevin Robinson, Willard and Chucky Potter made key tackles during the series, and on fourth down at the Eagles' four yard line Ivatts and a host of Eagles tracked down the Portsmouth quarterback and stopped him short of the line to gain.

Unfortunately for Barrington, the ensuing offensive play resulted in a turnover and the Patriots were able to scoop up the loose ball and fall into the end zone. The Eagles stopped the extra point try, but Portsmouth held a 13-6 lead at the break. 

In the second half, Barrington put forth a determined effort. On the first defensive series, DiOrio ripped the ball from a Portsmouth tailback and Donecker recovered the fumble. 

The Eagles' offense took over and needed only one play to score. Chucky Potter took a handoff at the Portsmouth 47, cut to the outside, picked up a key block from Kellan Johnson and sprinted past the rest of the Portsmouth defense. Willard also made a crushing block on the touchdown run. An extra point pass from DiOrio to Jacob Raposa was knocked away at the last second and the score stood at 13-12. 

Barrington played hard throughout the remainder of the game. The defense came up with a number of key stops and the offense threatened to take the lead, but in the end, the Patriots were able to hold on for the one-point win.

Barrington will play against Middletown on Sunday. The game will be played at Tiverton High School at noon.

In the junior varsity game, Barrington battled a tough Portsmouth team and fell 24-0.