Stearns, Orono, Skowhegan win season openers

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MILLINOCKET – Matt Wark had 15 carries for 163 yards and scored three touchdowns Friday night to lead the Stearns Minutemen to a 47-14 LTC football victory over Rockland on opening night of the 2003 season.

Derek DiFrederico scored three touchdowns on 12 carries for 117 yards for Stearns.

John Coppola threw two touchdown passes to Wade Oliver for Rockland.

Rockland 0 0 0 14 – 14

Stearns 12 8 8 17 – 47

S – Cullen 1 run (kick failed)

S – Wark 32 run (kick failed)

S – DiFrederico 1 run (conversion good)

S – Wark 12 run (conversion good)

S – DiFrederico 12 run (kick failed)

R – Oliver 10 pass from Coppola (kick good)

S – Wark 17 run (kick failed)

R – Oliver 12 pass from Coppola (kick good)

S – DiFrederico 30 run (kick good)

Orono 29, John Bapst 0

At Orono, Ryan Levesque had 10 carries for 62 yards and scored a touchdown to help lead Orono to the opening game win. Levesque also kicked in three field goals and two extra points.

Marty Simon had 10 carries for 78 yards with one offensive touchdown for the Red Riots. On the defense, Simon intercepted three passes and returned one for a TD. Lance Cowan had two interceptions along with 19 carries for 87 yards.

Dan Patterson ran for 40 yards on 21 carries for John Bapst of Bangor.

John Bapst 0 0 0 0 – 0

Orono 3 13 3 10 – 29

O – Levesque 28 field goal

O – M. Simon 20 run (Levesque kick)

O – Levesque 2 run (kick failed)

O – Levesque 25 field goal

O – Levesque 37 field goal

O – M. Simon 16 interception return (Levesque kick)

Lake Region 24, Brewer 20

At Naples, Tom Coady intercepted Matt Littlefield’s fourth-down pass in the final minute as the Lakers held off a late challenge by the Witches.

After Glynn Ross’ 4-yard run put Lake Region ahead 24-14 with 2:25 left, a 70-yard kickoff return by Ricky Porter set up Dan Fox’s 22-yard TD scamper. Brewer then recovered an onside kick, giving itself a final opportunity.

Ross also had a 14-yard scoring run for the Lakers. Corey O’Connor led them with 16 carries for 62 yards, including a 1-yard TD.

Court Rancourt led Brewer’s offense with 124 yards on eight carries, one of them a 9-yard touchdown run. Littlefield finished with 14 carries for 80 yards and a TD for the Witches, who netted 272 yards on the ground to 270 total yards for Lake Region.

Brewer (0-1) 0 0 14 6 – 20

Lake Region (1-0) 8 8 0 8 – 24

LR – Ross 14 run (O’Connor rush)

LR – O’Connor 1 run (O’Connor rush)

B – Rancourt 9 run (rush failed)

B – Littlefield 5 run (Rancourt rush)

LR – Ross 4 run (Woodbury rush)

B – D. Fox 22 run (rush failed)

Skowhegan 42, Cony 13

At Skowhegan, Jared Walker ran for two touchdowns and caught another as the Indians rolled over the Rams.

Skowhegan’s Mark Malo recorded a 1-yard TD run and passed for a 32-yard score. The Indians took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on Walker’s second score of the period. Chris Belyea and Zach Davis also ran for touchdowns. Walker chipped in with four PAT kicks.

Cory Garcell caught a 9-yard pass from Chris Gay for Cony of Augusta. Ben Chabot added a fourth-quarter TD.

Cony (0-1) 0 6 0 7 – 13

Skowhegan (1-0) 21 7 7 7 – 42

S – Walker 32 pass from Malo (Walker kick)

S – Davis 7 run (Walker kick)

S – Walker 39 run (Walker kick)

C – Garcell 9 pass from Gay (kick blocked)

S – Malo 1 run (Damren kick)

S – Walker 10 run (Walker kick)

S – Belyea 4 run (Damren kick)

C – Chabot 13 run (Lajoie kick)

Bucksport 44, Maranacook 0

At Bucksport, quarterback Joey Carmichael passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a third as Bucksport opened its LTC Class C season with an easy win over conference newcomer Maranacook of Readfield.

Carmichael, a junior, completed all four passes he attempted as the Golden Bucks took an early lead and were never threatened.

Senior tailback Chris Woodman added 10 rushes for 142 yards and a touchdown for Bucksport.

Girls soccer

Katahdin 4, Bangor Christian 0

At Bangor, Ronni Robinson tallied two goals and Krystal McMoarn notched a goal plus an assist as the Cougars of Sherman Station rolled.

K.C. Duffy-Stanley added a goal and Brandi Violette an assist for 2-0-1 Katahdin. Clarissa Gallagher made two saves on four shots.

Johannah Kutz rejected 14 of 20 shots for the 0-1 Patriots.

Brewer 3, MDI 0

At Brewer, Carissa Nicholson scored a goal and assisted on another as the Witches won their opener.

Jordan McLain and Amanda Jamison had a goal each for Brewer, while Hayley Quirk and Katie Harris dished out assists. Harris stopped all 20 shots she faced.

Jessica In made five saves on eight shots for 0-1 Mount Desert Island.

Nokomis 3, Old Town 2

At Old Town, Kristina Gonzalez netted all three of Nokomis’ goals, including the game-winner with 2:40 left in the second half.

Amy Preble and Aimee Paradis each provided assists and Rozlyn Peterson blocked 15 of 17 shots for 1-0 Nokomis of Newport.

Jen Higgins and Allison Gallant each scored for 0-1 Old Town. Heather Surette had an assist and Whitney Carey made 13 saves on 16 shots.

JV: Old Town 1-0 (OT)

Field hockey

Dexter 6, Central 2

At Corinth, Sarah Wyman and Brittany Veazie each had two goals plus an assist as the Tigers won the mutual season opener.

Megan Fogarty notched a goal and two assists for 1-0 Dexter and Vanessa Hartford added a goal. Cindy Koscielny made three saves on five shots.

Courtney Hersey and Beth Dauphinee scored a goal each for the 0-1 Red Devils, and Kristina Gallagher dished out an assist. Jenna Dauphinee made 27 saves on 33 shots.

JV: 0-0

Hampden 3, John Bapst 2 (OT)

At Bangor, Tini Lumino’s goal in the first overtime gave Hampden Academy a win in the mutual season-opener.

Erika Veinote gave the Broncos a pair of one-goal leads but Erica Getchell’s first-half goal and Ashley Freeman’s second half penalty stroke answered them for the Crusaders.

Aly Lumino had an assist for Hampden and Heather Laferrier had an assist for John Bapst.

Caroline Samp made 14 saves on 25 shots for the Broncos and Julia Sleeper finished with 11 stops on 15 shots for the Crusaders.

Foxcroft 2, Old Town 1

At Old Town, Rolinda Mitchell’s goal with about eight minutes left in the second half boosted the Ponies past the Indians.

Jennie Walker scored the first goal of the game on a penalty stroke for 1-0 Foxcroft. Ashley Smith stopped four of five shots.

Alissa Dow’s goal early in the second half tied it up for 0-1 Old Town. Karey Littlefield and Kitty Campbell combined to make 18 saves on 24 shots.

Boys soccer

Sumner 4, Narraguagus 2

At East Sullivan, Dylan Johnson booted two goals and assisted on another as the Tigers won the mutual season opener.

Kyle Joy and Josh Vandegrift added a goal each for 1-0 Sumner. Mason Young made nine saves on 22 shots.

Faben Ross scored both goals for the 0-1 Knights of Harrington. Cory Worcester made 14 saves on 19 shots.

Searsport 2, Dexter 1

At Dexter, Josh McFarland knocked in a penalty kick in the second half to propel the Vikings to the win.

Matt Nickerson scored off a Ryan Shute pass for 1-0 Searsport. Jake Manner made nine saves against 28 shots.

Brandon Woodman scored for the 0-1 Tigers and Adam Woodman had the assist. Sam Bowers made 14 saves on 16 shots.

Shead 5, Woodland 0

At Eastport, Ricky Kroll notched a goal plus an assist as the Tigers rolled.

Payne Joyner, Aaron Sullivan, Dana Brown and Chris Newman scored a goal apiece for 1-0 Shead while Derek Maloney and Mike Democett added assists. Josh Francis stopped four out of five shots.

Aaron and Craig Moody combined to stop 10 of 15 shots for the 0-1 Dragons.

MDI 3, Brewer 0

At Mount Desert, Richard Hilliard scored three goals as the Trojans won the mutual season opener.

Frosty Pepper and Auvi Gable-Richards had an assist each for MDI. Van Lyons made two saves on four shots.

Matt Quimby stopped eight out of 14 shots for the Witches.

Belfast 4, Mount View 0

At Belfast, Caleb Barnaby scored all four of Belfast’s goals to lead them to the Lions to ann opening-game victory.

John Boynton had two assists while Aaron Cross and Brian Lovely added one each. Collin Cunning stopped eight of 10 shots.

Alex Mitchell made 10 saves on 18 shots for 0-1 Mount View of Thorndike.

Calvary Chapel 6, Averill 1

At Hinckley, Brock Bradford scored three times as Calvary Chapel of Orrington posted a victory in its first-ever game.

Stephan Gerritzen had a goal and an assist with Kyle Bradford and Andrew Lowe had the other goals. Brian Miller had two assists and Chris Phillips had an assist.

Mino Megno scored for Averill.

Bangor Christian 4, Katahdin 3

At Sherman Station, Ignacio Bustos knocked in two goals as the Patriots won their opener.

Anthony Cole and Josh Griffin added a goal apiece for 1-0 Bangor Christian. D.J. McCleary made 11 saves against 12 shots.

Patrick Willette, Alex McAvoy and Casey Anderson notched a goal each for the 0-2 Cougars. Frank Grass stopped nine out of 11 shots.

Old Town 2, Nokomis 0

At Newport, Tim Niles scored two goals as the Indians won the mutual opener.

John Gerrity and Matt Perkins had an assist each for 1-0 Old Town. Tyler Tracewski made five saves on seven shots.

Zach Wing stopped 13 of 22 shots for the 0-1 Warriors.

JV: Old Town 3-1

Piscataquis 2, Schenck 1

At East Millinocket, Dan Rockwell headed home Adam King’s free kick with 9:17 remaining to give Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford a win in a mutual season opener.

Rockwell had staked PCHS to a 1-0 lead in the first half but Schenck’s Jason Kimball equalized later in the half off an Aaron White pass.

James Luellen made 19 saves on 26 shots for PCHS while Chad Nelson stopped 20 of 25 shots for Schenck.

Penquis 5, Lee 2

At Lee, Justin Allen scored three goals in the second half to lead Penquis of Milo to the win.

Jordan Allen scored a goal and had an assist for the Patriots. Jordan Allen netted a goal and Garrett Durant had an assist. Kevin Nason stopped 22 of 26 shots.

Rick Kim and Jake Kang scored goals in the first half for 2-1 Lee Academy. David Rideout had one assist and Kris King made 19 saves on 26 attempts.

Van Buren 1, Ft. Fairfield 0 (2OT)

At Van Buren, Tyler Lapierre scored off of a Mike Corbin assist at 3:45 into the second overtime to give Van Buren the win.

Dustin Cyr stopped one of two shots that he faced for 4-2-1 Van Buren.

Ryan Clark made five saves on seven shots for 3-3 Fort Fairfield.

Southern Aroostook 1, Easton 0

At Dyer Brook, Tom St. Pierre scored on a penalty kick with 1:31 left in the second half to lift host Southern Aroostook to its first win of the season.

Jeff Boutilier earned the shutout in goal, making eight saves on 10 shots for 1-4 Southern Aroostook. Danny Warren made 10 saves on 24 shots for 4-2-1 Easton.

Fort Kent 1, Houlton 0

At Houlton, Ethan Raymond took a through-ball from J.J. Pinette, turned and slid it under on-rushing goalie Eben Thompson with 28 minutes remaining to give Fort Kent its fourth win in as many games.

Derick Plourde made four saves on four shots for Fort Kent while Thompson finished with 22 saves on 27 shots.

Houlton is now 0-3.