December 23, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

White, Sands, Withee power Ponies

PITTSFIELD – Danny White rushed for 66 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns as Foxcroft shut down Maine Central Institute 35-0 in high school football action Friday.

Josh Sands contributed 87 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown for the Ponies. Derek Morong chipped in with 51 yards on six carries and a touchdown and anchored the defense with nine tackles and three sacks. Quarterback Josh Withee completed three of seven attempts for 52 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Ryan McNulty and Trey Merrill added 11 and eight tackles, respectively.

For the Huskies, Kevin Williams registered 71 yards on 14 carries and Mike Broccio made 12 tackles.

Foxcroft (5-2) 14 14 7 0-35

MCI (2-5) 0 0 0 0-0

F – White 10 pass from Withee (White kick)

F – White 65 punt return (White kick)

F – Sands 5 run (White kick)

F – Hall 26 pass from Withee (White kick)

F – Morong 2 run (White kick)

Stearns 34, John Bapst 12

At Millinocket, sophomore quarterback Derek DiFrederico carried the ball six times for 92 yards and a 52-yard score, intercepted a pass and returned it 52 yards for a another touchdown and completed three of eight passes for 58 more yards as the Minutemen rolled.

Ryan Sweeney added 87 yards on 15 carries, scored on TD runs of 43 and 7 yards and intercepted another pass for Stearns. Matt Wark got Stearns on the board with an 85-yard first-quarter punt return. Kevin McLaughlin also intercepted a pass.

Pat Healy piled up 101 yards on 14 carries and scored twice to lead John Bapst of Bangor. Ryan Carey made three catches for 44 yards.

John Bapst (0-7) 14 12 8 0-34

Stearns (4-3) 6 6 0 0-12

S-Wark 85 punt return (kick failed)

JB-Healy 39 run (kick failed)

S-Sweeney 43 run (DiFrederico pass to Leino)

JB-Healy 1 run (rush failed)

S-Sweeney 7 run (kick failed)

S-DiFrederico 52 interception return (pass failed)

S-DiFrederico 52 run (Leino rush)

Bucksport 47, Mattanawcook 0

At Bucksport, quarterback Chris McHale went 5-for-11 for 74 yards, passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two touchdowns as Bucksport rolled to the win.

The Golden Bucks defense held the Lynx to just 55 total yards. Kyle Milan amassed 12 tackles and Chris Atherton-Dow added six tackles and two sacks. Chris Woodman and Rustin Ames contributed to the offense with 63 and 61 rushing yards, respectively.

Mattanawcook (4-3) 0 0 0 0-0

Bucksport (6-1) 3 17 7 20-47

B – LaLonde 27 field goal

B – Ogden 12 pass from McHale (LaLonde kick)

B – J. Ames 16 pass from McHale (LaLonde kick)

B – LaLonde 27 field goal

B – McHale 9 run (LaLonde kick)

B – R. Ames 4 run (LaLonde kick)

B – McHale 1 run (kick failed)

B – Siverly 14 run (LaLonde kick)

Winslow 46, Hampden 20

At Winslow, the Black Raiders scored as time expired in the first half to cut its deficit to 20-12, then broke a 20-20 tie by scoring 26 points in the fourth quarter.

The Black Raiders completed two Chris Langlais-to-Sam Hapworth passes in the momentum-turning first-half drive after inheriting the ball with only 18 seconds left in the half. Hapworth scored on a 15-yard catch as time expired.

Ricky Vigue rushed for 156 yards on 22 carries and scored four touchdowns for the Black Raiders.

Brian Groshon had 87 yards and two scores on 21 carries for Hampden. Joe Bryant made 12 tackles and Casey Bearor added 10 stops for the Broncos.

Hampden (1-6) 0 20 0 0-20

Winslow (7-0) 0 12 8 26-46

H-Groshon 6 run (Thomas rush)

W-McInnis 54 pass from Langlais (rush failed)

H-Thomas 5 run (rush failed)

H-Groshon 1 run (pass failed)

W-Hapworth 15 pass from Langlais (rush failed)

W-Vigue 3 run (Runnels rush)

W-Vigue 3 run (McInnis kick)

W-Vigue 10 run (kick failed)

W-McInnis 11 run (kick failed)

W-Vigue 2 run (McInnis kick)

Dexter 22, Orono 20

At Orono, the Red Riots rushed out to a 20-0 lead before the Tigers roared back for the win.

Adam Russell ran for touchdowns of 15 and 48 yards for Dexter and kicked two extra points.

Kevin Armstrong added a 10-yard TD run in the fourth quarter that gave the Tigers the win. Russell and Armstrong each amassed more than 100 rushing yards.

Ben Briggs scored on a 73-yard run on the first play of the game and finished with 102 yards on 14 carries for the Red Riots. Ryan Levesque added 82 yards on nine carries and a 10-yard TD while Lance Cowan added 67 yards on six carries, including a 52-yard score.

The game was delayed for 45 minutes after a fire in a breaker box at the field.

Dexter (4-3) 0 7 8 7-22

Orono (2-5) 6 14 0 0-20

O-Briggs 73 run (kick failed)

O-Cowan 52 run (Levesque rush)

O-Levesque 10 run (pass failed)

D-Russell 15 run (Russell kick)

D-Russell 48 run (Armstrong rush)

D-Armstrong 10 run (Russell kick)


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