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Early success in running game helped Bedford football separate from Windham

There was a lot for Zach Matthews to like in the Bedford High School football team's season-opening 41-7 win over Windham. But what the first-year Bulldogs coach might have at the top of his list was the performance of senior running back Michael Akstin. In his first game back after a knee injury

Joe Marchilena

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Early success in running game helped Bedford football separate from Windham
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There was a lot for Zach Matthews to like in the Bedford High School football team’s season-opening 41-7 win over Windham.

But what the first-year Bulldogs coach might have at the top of his list was the performance of senior running back Michael Akstin.

In his first game back after a knee injury in the Division I semifinals ended his 2018 season, Akstin carried the ball 22 times for a game-high 118 yards and two touchdowns. Of that total, 61 yards and Bedford’s first score of the game came in the first quarter to set the tone for the Bulldogs.

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