December 22, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Smith, Gallant spark John Bapst

ORONO – Nick Smith rushed for two touchdowns while Kyle Gallant passed for three more as John Bapst of Bangor wrapped up regular-season play with a 49-19 high school football victory over Orono Friday night.

Smith finished with 90 yards rushing, scoring on runs of 65 yards in the first quarter and a 3-yard spurt in the fourth for the Crusaders. Gallant passed for 145 yards while Derek Smith returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown.

Seth Dwyer paced the Red Riots with two interceptions while hauling in a 45-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Levassuer in the second quarter. Ben Perry scored on a 2-yard run and Dustin Godreau on a 10-yarder.

John Bapst (8-1) 14 7 14 14 – 49

Orono (5-4) 0 7 0 12 – 19

JB – N. Smith 65 run (Gallant kick)

JB – Moriarty 8 pass from Gallant (Gallant kick)

O – Dwyer 45 pass from Levasseur (Dwyer kick)

JB – D. Smith 16 pass from Gallant (Gallant kick)

JB – Healy 25 pass from Gallant (Gallant kick)

JB – D. Smith 60 punt return (Gallant kick)

JB – N. Smith 3 run (Gallant kick)

O -Perry 2 run (kick failed)

JB – Huckstein 5 run (Gallant kick)

O – Godreau 10 run (no PAT)

Mattanawcook 40, Stearns 0

At Lincoln, Brady Vose rushed for 182 yards on 14 carries and scored on runs of 30 and 9 yards as Mattanawcook Academy blanked Stearns of Millinocket.

Josh Pelkey completed 4-of-5 passes for 62 yards and a 8-yard touchdown toss to Peter Coggins. Jake Smith added TD runs of 13 and 4 yards.

Twin brothers Ian and Nate Nevells anchored a Lynx defense which allowed only 72 yards of total offense. Ian compiled 12 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble while Nate notched eight tackles and forced another fumble.

Greg Hand added five tackles, a sack and a blocked punt which Derek Gardner returned 30 yards for a touchdown.

Cory Barnett recorded 10 tackles for the Minutemen.

Stearns (3-6) 0 0 0 0 – 0

Mattanawcook (7-2) 21 7 12 0 – 40

MA – Gardner 30 blocked punt return (Jipson kick)

MA – Vose 30 run (Jipson kick)

MA – Coggins 8 pass from Pelkey (Coggins kick)

MA – Smith 13 run (Coggins kick)

MA – Smith 4 run (kick failed)

MA – Vose 9 run (kick failed)

Gardiner 36, Belfast 6

At Gardiner, Bass Chadwick rushed for 313 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead top-seeded Gardiner past No. 8 Belfast in an Eastern Maine Class B quarterfinal.

Brad Carleton scored the opening touchdown on a 6-yard run for Gardiner and Forrest Chadwick scored the final touchdown on a 21-yard interception return.

Kyle Stilphen was successful on four extra-point kicks and rushed for a two-point conversion.

Zach Marston put Belfast on the board in the first quarter on a 3-run run.

Belfast (3-6) 6 0 0 0 – 6

Gardiner (8-1) 7 8 7 14 – 36

G – Carleton 6 run (Stilphen kick)

B – Marston 3 run (pass failed)

G – B. Chadwick 7 run (Stilphen rush)

G – B. Chadwick 9 run (Stilphen kick)

G – B. Chadwick 27 run (Stilphen kick)

G – F. Chadwick 21 interception return (Stilphen kick)

Girls soccer

Class D

Richmond 3, Greenville 0

At Greenville, Melanie Schanck scored two goals and Bri Clifford scored once as No. 2 Richmond upended top-ranked Greenville to win its second straight Western Maine Class D championship.

Schanck and Clifford each scored in the first half as the 12-3 Bobcats took a 2-0 lead, and Schanck also added an insurance goal after intermission.

Greenville (11-2-1) tried to rally in the second half, with two shots caroming off the crossbar, but the Lakers were unable to break through against Richmond goalie Nicole Tuttle, who made 15 saves on 20 shots.

Lauren Fling made 23 saves on 27 shots for Greenville, which was appearing in a regional championship game for the fourth consecutive year.

Boys soccer

Washington Acad. 4, Woodland 1

At East Machias, Todd Junn had a hat trick with three goals to lead Washington Academy past Woodland to win the DAC Championship.

Min Kim scored a first-half goal for the Raiders. Josiah Jackson made five saves on nine shots

Scott Boomer scored in the first half for Woodland and Dan Proulx blocked 18 of 34 shots.


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