In Billy Joel’s classic “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” the Piano Man lists his share of memorable sports moments. For 1955, Joel mentions, “Brooklyn’s got a winning team.”In football, the citizens of Saugus can say the same.Coach Mike Broderick and his Sachems enter their first-ever Thanksgiving Day game against Chelsea with a 6-3 record. The momentum, after a run of losing seasons, began last year with a Thanksgiving triumph over Peabody.”We finished the season last year with three wins,” Broderick said, calling the Peabody win an “amazing feeling for the kids. It kind of propelled us through the offseason.”This season, after dropping their first game (to Newburyport), the Sachems have played impressively, boasting a balanced rushing attack and a list of victories that includes a 14-7 decision over defending Super Bowl champion Winthrop.”The biggest one for us this year was probably beating Winthrop, who has been just a dominant team the past five or six years,” Broderick said. “They run a tremendous football program. It meant a whole lot to our program. It just proved we could play with the really good teams in the (Northeastern Conference).”Saugus has done it with a running game that includes four capable carriers: quarterback and leading rusher Bret Reid, who has compiled about 800 yards on the ground; Mike Dean (500); and seniors Gilson Fernandez (about 400) and Nick Ortega (over 300).”Basically, we’ve been able to run the football more than in the past,” Broderick said, adding, “We’re doing a pretty good job distributing the football.”The coach also cited maturity as a factor that helps his team.”My kids have been playing for a few years,” he said. “They’ve gotten older, they played as freshmen, sophomores, they’re just more mature. They reap the benefits of spending time in the weight room and just getting better. They’re doing a really nice job blocking up front, and we’re able to run the football, which has opened up a lot of things for us.”For its last foe of 2007, Saugus plays a 3-6 Chelsea squad coached by former St. Mary’s and Danvers mentor Mike Stellato. Last year, Stellato guided Danvers to a 20-14 win over Saugus.”We have to establish the ground game,” Broderick said. “We have to run the football and make sure we execute defensively. They run the single wing and they do a nice job at it.”Defensively, we have to keep them under wraps. They have some really good backs. They’ve played some really tough opponents down to the wire.”They lost two heartbreakers, one in overtime. Our defense has to keep them off the scoreboard, which our defense has done all year. We’ve only given up 15 points a year.”To quote one of Joel’s contemporaries, Paul Simon, these are the days of miracle and wonder at Stackpole Field.”It’s great,” Broderick said. “The feeling in the locker room is much better ? We’ve gotten a couple big crowds this year ? The kids have really worked through tough times, negative attitudes. It’s working.”Winning has certainly helped boost morale, the coach said.”They’ve been winning football games for a bit,” Broderick said. “I think they like this more than the other feeling.”Chelsea started slowly, losing five out of its first six games.Howver, the Red Devils have picked it up since then, splitting their final four games, and playing the teams that have beaten them tough.