Minutemen to battle Foxcroft for Class C title MCI, Bucksport lose in semis

The LTC Class C championship game will be a rematch of the week six regular season clash between Foxcroft Academy and Stearns of Millinocket.

Following a 22-14 LTC semifinal win over No. 3 Bucksport Friday night, the No. 2 Minutemen will play at No. 1 Foxcroft, a 41-7 winner over No. 4 Maine Central Institute, next week and try to avenge a 14-13 loss to the unbeaten Ponies – their only loss of the season.

Stearns 22, Bucksport 14

At Millinocket, Matt Wark scored on a two-yard run in the fourth quarter to lead Stearns past Bucksport to the win in the LTC Class C Semifinals.

Matt Barnett ran eight yards to put Stearns on top in the first quarter and Derek DiFrederico threw a nine-yard pass to Craig Cullen. Cullen had 11 carries for 70 yards and Barnett had 18 carries for 68 yards. Tyler Pelkey picked off two Bucksport passes.

John Harvey threw a six-yard pass to Joey Carmichael in the second quarter for Bucksport and Josh Johnson tied the game in the third with a 90 yard punt return.

Bucksport (7-3) 0 8 6 0 – 14

Stearns (9-1) 14 0 0 8 – 22

S – Barnett 8 run (kick failed)

S – Cullen 9 pass from DiFrederico (DiFrederico rush)

B – Carmichael 6 pass from Harvey (Tymoczko pass from Carmichael)

B – Johnson 90 punt return (rush failed)

S – Ward 2 run (Legassey pass from DiFrederico)

Foxcroft 41, MCI 7

At Dover-Foxcroft, Josh Withee completed six of eight passes for 98 yards to help lead Foxcroft Academy past Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield in the LTC Class C Semifinals.

Withee passed for a TD and ran in another for Foxcroft and kicked in five extra points. Lincoln Robinson had 10 carries for 51 yards and scored two touchdowns. Max Kennedy and Cody Libby each ran in for a touchdown. Bobby Gilbert had 15 carries for 89 yards and caught a TD pass from Withee.

Jonathan Smith ran 59 yards on 21 carries and had a touchdown in the first quarter for MCI.

MCI (6-4) 7 0 0 0 – 7

Foxcroft (10-0) 7 14 7 13 – 41

MCI – Smith 1 run (Lassalle kick)

FA – Kennedy 6 run (Withee kick)

FA – Robinson 5 run (Withee kick)

FA – Gilbert 27 pass from Withee (Withee kick)

FA – Robinson 1 run (Withee kick)

FA – Withee 25 run (Withee kick)

FA – Libby 5 run (kick failed)