Region Roundup: 12/12/12 Weddings and Births; Hit-and-Run; F-Bomb Controversy (And More...)

A look at what is happening around the region this week.

Norton Parents Get Special Delivery on 12/12/12 When Erin Fisher went into labor Dec. 12, she expected it to go well into the next day. Newborn Wesley Scott Fisher was determined to make his birthday an extra special day, however, arriving at exactly 12:12 p.m. Dec. 12, 2012. “We are both doing very well and are going home today,” Erin said. She has lived in Norton for the past five years with her husband Scott. Wesley, named after Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, was born at 6 lbs., 8 oz. at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. To read more, click here. *** Stoughton Couple Gets Married at 12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12 Joseph Fisher and Nicholas Blanco shouldn't have any trouble remembering their wedding anniversary - the Fisher-Blanco …

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No Time to Look Back at Super Bowl for Sharon High Football Coach

With the well-deserved honors the Eagles are receiving, Sharon High head football coach Dave Morse has been pretty busy since the season ended.

Dave Morse hasn't really had time to reflect on his Sharon High football team winning the Division 3 Super Bowl over Wayland Dec. 1. That's because in the 12 days since the final time clicked off the clock for the Eagles' first title, Morse has on a whirlwind tour. There have been the tasks of getting the team ready for the off season, preparing for the 2013 season and accepting all the honors that come with being a Super Bowl champion. "As soon as the season is over, we wanted to get into the weight room," he said. "We're also looking changing positions and organizing so we can get onto next year." The Eagles have had their team banquet, received all-stars honors, including Morse being named as the Boston Globe's Division 3 Coach of the …

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Sharon High Head Football Coach Named Patriots' Coach of the Year

NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett, a Sharon resident, presented Sharon High head coach Dave Morse with the New England Patriots High School Coach of the Year award.

Sharon High School’s Dave Morse has been named the New England Patriots High School Coach of the Year in recognition of his team’s EMass Division 3 Super Bowl victory over Wayland, 12-3, on Saturday, Dec. 1. In just his second season at Sharon High School, Morse led the Eagles to the school’s first Davenport Division title, first Super Bowl appearance and first Super Bowl championship. Sharon High had won seven total games in seven seasons before hiring Morse, the youngest football coach in Massachusetts at the time. The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation will donate $2,000 to Sharon’s football program in Morse’s name in recognition of his Coach of the Year selection. Patriots and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett…

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Welcome Home Super Bowl Champion Sharon Eagles

The Sharon High football team was greeted by an adoring crowd and police escort after their 12-3 win over Wayland Saturday.

  A crowd of families and friends waited in the cold and light snow at Sharon High Saturday afternoon to get the new Division 3 Super Bowl champions. While, the title was only a couple of hours old when the Eagles, led by a Sharon police escort, pulled behind the high school gym to cheers from the families. Head coach Dave Morse was the first off the bus, clutching the MIAA Division 3 Super Bowl trophy. As each player made their way down the bus stairs, the coach hugged them and called them Super Bowl champions. This was the Eagles' first title in football and there will be a new banner going up in the gym for them.

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Sharon High Football Coach has Homework to do on Super Bowl Sunday

Dave Morse is working on a master's degree.

Dave Morse will spend part of Super Bowl Sunday much like he did 10 times this fall. Using a notebook. The first-year Sharon High School varsity football head coach says he'll spend Sunday doing "homework all day, for my master's (degree) program." "I don't go out," Morse says of Super Bowl Sunday. "I sit on the couch. I keep it quiet. The last one, I watched the first half with my Dad and the second half by myself. "When I coach, I feel like I'm upbeat. I'm emotional. But with the Patriots, I constantly feel like I have a weight on my stomach. I get too nervous and too anxious." The New England Patriots and the New York Giants meet in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis at 6:30 p.m. Morse isn't nervous about the Patriots defense, which …

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Sharon Football Carries New, Winning Attitude

Eagles open season Saturday here with Dedham.

The Sharon High School varsity football season hinges on how the Eagles carry themselves as well as the ball. First-year head coach Dave Morse sees a more winning attitude in his locker room. The improved weight room the high school built during the last academic year has contributed to that change. The Eagles have worked out there extensively, he said. "Our seniors, they believe in themselves," said Morse, an assistant coach on last year's Sharon team, which went 1-9-1. "There's now a sense of accountability. If a kid didn't show up for lifting, his teammates are upset about it. There's no 'All right. Whatever.' That attitude has changed. Their toughness has changed. They're done making excuses. "We're not going to make excuses. If you …

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