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Sep. 9—Jason Versey, coach of the Class A Lewiston High football team, said he was shocked.
Craig Collins, coach of Class D Dirigo, agreed.
“It was a ‘Wow,’ to me,” he said.
Week 1 of the high school football season had its share of surprising and significant outcomes. The most eye-popping score? Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale/Kents Hill 30, Leavitt 0.
The Ramblers, a Class D program, shut down the two-time defending Class C champ Hornets, who ran roughshod over three Class A opponents last season. Leavitt, which has one of the most respected coaching staffs in the state, had its state-best 22-game winning streak halted.
Joel Stoneton, in his first year back as coach of the Ramblers, said he previously talked with Leavitt Coach Mike Hathaway about playing opening night.
“I said, ‘Jesus, it’s Leavitt, man,’ ” Stoneton said. “But then I said, ‘If you want to be the best, you have to play the best. So we stepped to the challenges and we came out in the end.”
Winthrop turned Leavitt turnovers into 27 points — 20 coming on short fields.
“Yeah, dude, this is like the biggest game of the season for us,” said Winthrop’s Brody Adams, who caught a touchdown and had an interception. “This is like winning the Super Bowl.”
There were other surprising results over the weekend.
In Class A, Noble and Lewiston recorded statement wins against established programs.
Noble, in its second season back in Class A, went to Windham and prevailed, 28-14. The Knights got a typically outstanding all-around performance from quarterback/safety Jamier Rose, a 2023 Varsity Maine all-state pick. Rose threw for 193 yards and two scores, and ran for 65 yards and a TD. He also helped lead a strong defensive effort with fellow safety Kaden Dustin.
Noble led 14-0 and then 28-7. It stopped Windham on fourth down several times, enjoyed many long drives and then…
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Author : Portland Press Herald, Maine
Publish date : 2024-09-09 22:57:00
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