December 23, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Smith powers MCI to victory Ponies, Bucks, Indians win

ROCKLAND – Jonathan Smith rushed for four of his five touchdowns and 203 of his 235 yards in the second half Friday night to lead the Maine Central Institute Huskies to a 50-32 high school football victory over Rockland.

Smith finished with 18 carries, scoring on runs of 1, 19, 38 and 53 yards and also caught a 25-yard TD pass as the Huskies scored five TDs in the second half to Rockland’s two.

Tailback-cornerback Trevor Davis, who left the game midway through the second quarter with a leg injury, gained 114 yards and scored two TDs on 16 carries for the Tigers, whose offense stalled in the third quarter. Greg Crupi carried the ball 13 times for 102 yards.

Three Rockland two-way starters left the game with injuries.

MCI (4-1) 14 0 16 20 – 50

Rockland (2-3) 8 8 0 16 – 32

R – Davis 7 run (Grade pass from Coppola)

MCI – Smith 25 pass from Bennett (rush failed)

MCI – Bennett 32 run (Smith rush)

R – Davis 3 run (Davis rush)

MCI – Smith 1 run (Quint pass from Bennett)

MCI – Lasselle 25 pass from Bennett (Smith rush)

MCI – Smith 19 run (pass failed)

MCI – Smith 38 run (Lasselle kick)

R – Grade 21 pass from Coppola (Crupi rush)

MCI – Smith 53 run (Lasselle kick)

R – Crupi 5 run (Crupi rush)

Bucksport 30, John Bapst 6

At Carmichael Field in Bucksport, Chris Woodman carried 14 times for 161 yards, including a 41-yard scoring jaunt, to help the Golden Bucks beat the pesky Crusaders.

Joey Carmichael completed 6 of 15 passes for 71 yards, including a 14-yard scoring toss to Nick Tymoczko, who also turned in a 25-yard TD run.

John Harvey raced 90 yards with a kickoff return for the Bucks’ other TD.

Anthony Alvarez scored on a 4-yard first-quarter run for John Bapst of Bangor. Travis Carey netted 71 yards on 22 carries and George Keefe completed 9 of 23 passes for 111 yards.

John Bapst (2-3) 6 0 0 0 – 6

Bucksport (3-2) 6 8 8 8 – 30

JB – Alvarez 4 run (kick blocked)

B – Harvey 90 kickoff return (kick failed)

B – Tymoczko 14 pass from Carmichael (Harvey rush)

B – Tymoczko 25 run (Woodman rush)

B – Woodman 41 run (Johnson pass from Carmichael)

Foxcroft 34, Mattanawcook 0

At Lincoln, Bobby Gilbert scored three touchdowns on runs of 4, 1 and 6 yards to help Foxcroft Academy extend its winning streak to five games.

Lincoln Robinson turned in scoring runs of 42 and 2 yards for the Ponies. Josh Withee kicked four extra points.

Tyler Gardiner made 14 tackles for the Lynx.

Foxcroft (5-0) 7 7 13 7 – 34

Mattanawcook (2-3) 0 0 0 0 – 0

FA – Gilbert 3 run (Withee kick)

FA – Robinson 42 run (Withee kick)

FA – Gilbert 1 run (Withee kick)

FA – Gilbert 6 run (kick blocked)

FA – Robinson 2 run (Withee kick)

Skowhegan 20, Messalonskee 6

At Reggie Clark Field in Skowhegan, the Indians spotted the Eagles a first-quarter touchdown, then shut them out the rest of the way.

Jared Walker turned in a 19-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and added the PAT kick to give Skowhegan the lead for good in the first quarter. He posted a 13-yard scoring run in the third quarter.

Nick Adams recovered a fumble in the end zone for the Indians’ other score.

Bryan Prelgovisk provided the TD for Messalonskee of Oakland with a 4-yard run in the first quarter.

Messalonskee (3-2) 6 0 0 0 – 6

Skowhegan (4-1) 7 6 7 0 – 20

M – Prelgovisk 4 run (rush failed)

S – Walker 19 run (Walker kick)

S – Adams fumble recovery in end zone (kick failed)

S – Walker 13 run (Walker kick)

Livermore Falls 18, Madison 7

At Madison, halfback Brad Bryant carried the ball 49 times for 236 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Livermore Falls Andies past the Bulldogs.

Dave Hanson scored the last of the 4-1 Andies’ three straight unanswered touchdowns with a 3-yard rush in the fourth quarter.

Allen Berry gained 68 yards on eight carries and Matt Steward had 52 yards on 18 attempts for the 3-2 Bulldogs. Junior linebacker Tony Fortin was Madison’s leading tackler. Paul Brousseau caught a 63-yard touchdown pass from Justin Watt.

Livermore Falls (4-1) 0 6 6 6 – 18

Madison (3-2) 7 0 0 0 – 7

M – Brousseau 63 pass from Justin Watt (Steward kick)

LF – Bryant 4 run (kick failed)

LF – Bryant 17 run (kick failed)

LF – Hanson 3 rush (kick failed)

Mt. Blue 35, Cony 14

At Farmington, Lance Meader scored three touchdowns and rushed for 276 yards on 23 carries as he led the Mt. Blue Cougars past Cony of Augusta.

Mt. Blue scored 21 unanswered points after a 14-14 stalemate in the first quarter. Garrett Lake completed five of nine passes for 33 yards.

Ricky Brown gained 111 yards and scored both TDs on 18 carries for the Rams.

Cony (2-3) 14 0 0 0 – 14

Mt. Blue (3-2) 14 7 0 14 – 35

MB – Bolduc 71 kickoff return (Plancon kick)

C – Brown 4 run (Whitlock kick)

MB – Meader 75 run (Plancon kick)

C – Brown 3 run (Whitlock kick)

MB – Tinguely 16 pass from Lake (Plancon kick)

MB – Meader 45 run (Plancon kick)

MB – Meader 9 run (Plancon kick)


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