Hampden blanks Brewer, and extra Week 2 highschool soccer outcomes
After some stunning outcomes in Week 1, Week 2 was notably informative about the place Maine highschool soccer groups really stand. Listed below are three necessary outcomes from the weekend.
Hampden Academy beats Brewer at residence, 28-0
In a battle between two rebuilding groups, Hampden confirmed how a lot additional it has come alongside this offseason by shutting out Brewer on Friday evening.
“Our guys did a fantastic job tackling and swarming to the ball. We had at the least 5 guys to the ball on any given possession,” Hampden head coach Robenson Saintard stated. “They had been huge up entrance so we used quite a lot of blitzes to assist overcome that and put our guys in the perfect place to make a play.”
Hampden allowed solely 137 complete yards, ran again an interception for a TD and logged 5 tackles for losses. Hampden junior defensive finish Kaysen Wildman had three solo tackles, two tackles for losses, a move breakup and two quarterback hurries.
On offense, junior quarterback Nick Johnston threw for 79 yards on 9 makes an attempt, and ran for 50 yards on three carries. Senior Tyler Coffin added 44 yards on seven carries, together with a landing.
It was coach Saintard’s first win with Hampden, after final week’s 36-22 loss to Medomak Valley away. He was employed this offseason to re-energize this system and its gamers following two sub-par seasons by which the Broncos tallied solely two complete wins.
“[The win] feels good. The fellows are joyful, the neighborhood is worked up,” Saintard stated.
“The coaches carry a whole lot of good vitality for us, which we haven’t actually had these final couple years,” Coffin stated.
Coffin scored on the primary drive of the second half to make it 12-0, and senior Brycen Scales sealed it for Hampden together with his fourth quarter pick-six.
Dealing with a blitz, Brewer quarterback Ethan Leavitt had his throwing movement disrupted from behind, and Scales caught the errant move in stride, racing down the guests’ sideline 90 yards for the landing.
Subsequent up, Hampden will face a tricky 2-0 Oceanside staff away, whereas Brewer will attempt to seize its first win of the season at residence in opposition to reigning Class C North champs, 2-0 Medomak Valley.
“[Oceanside] is a superb staff and appears to be well-coached, however with this momentum we have now I’m excited to see our guys play them,” Saintard stated.
Oxford Hills beats Thornton Academy at residence, 21-14
Throughout a rematch of the final two championship video games, Oxford Hills outlasted its rivals from Saco on Friday, keyed by a clutch fourth quarter from the Vikings.
After giving up a 14-0 lead within the third, Oxford Hills bore down and rattled off a 72-yard, 10-play scoring drive firstly of the fourth to retake a 21-14 lead. On the following drive, the Vikings’ protection did their half, forcing a Thornton Academy fumble and recovering it.
“I instructed them this was a possibility to outline who they’re as a staff,” head coach Mark Soehren stated. “We may let this one slip away, or we may exit and ship a message that we by no means cease enjoying irrespective of the circumstances. The youngsters made the selection to play with nice effort, and I’m very pleased with them.”
It was an announcement win for this system, which graduated 4 of its greatest gamers this offseason, together with 2021 Maine Gatorade Soccer Participant of the 12 months quarterback Eli Soehren and 2022 Gaziano Defensive Lineman of the 12 months Zach Louvat.
Soehren and Louvat led Oxford Hills to its first state title in class historical past final 12 months, after falling to Thornton within the 2021 state championship sport.
Taking the reins at quarterback this 12 months is senior Brady Truman, who stepped in midseason final 12 months to protect Oxford Hills’ undefeated run after Soehren went down. Truman threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns on Friday, on 19-for-28 passing.
Complementing Truman’s efficiency had been seniors Nick Binette and Jake Carson. Binette caught an 80-yard landing after which a 41-yard display screen move within the first quarter alone, whereas Carson tallied 133 complete yards from scrimmage on Friday and “has led our protection,” Soehren stated.
With the win, Oxford Hills improved to 2-0 on the season, whereas Thornton fell to an uncharacteristic 0-2. The 2019 and 2021 state champs will play 2-0 Bonny Eagle subsequent week, whereas the Vikings will host 0-2 Scarborough.
Windham beats Bangor at residence, 35-6
Each Windham and Bangor had been coming off huge wins in Week 1, however Windham confirmed which Class A North staff was boss by constructing a 28-6 lead at half.
Bangor had an emphatic 21-6 win over the Lawrence Bulldogs final week, tying their win column from 2022 one Friday into the season. However the Rams had been introduced again right down to earth by the Eagles and their star working again Marcus Tillery, who beat reigning Class B state champions Skowhegan 35-0 week one.
Tillery danced and dashed previous the Rams’ protection for 3 touchdowns Friday evening, from 1 yard, 25 yards and 68 yards out. The senior in the reduction of and juked two completely different Bangor defensive backs earlier than turning on the afterburners and rushing previous a 3rd en path to his 68-yard landing run.
Tillery additionally compelled a fumble on protection, which Windham recovered.
“We performed arduous, however not persistently,” Bangor head coach Dave Morris stated. “They performed persistently.”
The second half was suspended on Friday attributable to lightning, and was accomplished Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, senior Windham working again Erik Bowen put the ultimate touches on the 35-6 win, punching it in from 10 yards out.
Subsequent up, Windham will look to remain undefeated in opposition to Edward Little at residence, whereas the Rams will attempt to bounce again in opposition to Skowhegan in Bangor.
