Friday’s high school football: South Portland rallies, hangs on to beat Scarborough
Salamone scores 3 times in second half, lifts South Portland past Scarborough 20-13
SCARBOROUGH — Christopher Salamone ran for three touchdowns in the second half, and South Portland’s defense stopped Scarborough at the 1-yard line in the closing seconds to secure a 20-13 win Friday night in a Class A South matchup.
Scarborough (0-3) took a 13-0 lead early in the third quarter when Mitch McGarry jumped a route and returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown. But Salamone answered with a 53-yard scoring run to get the Red Riots on the board.
Salamone struck again in the fourth quarter, going up the middle for a 35-yard touchdown, and Christian Beausang’s extra point gave South Portland (1-2) its first lead at 14-13. He saved his biggest moment for late, scoring from 6 yards out with 2:24 remaining. South Portland went for a two-point conversion to make it a two-score game, but the pass fell incomplete.
That gave Scarborough one last chance. The Red Storm quickly moved into South Portland territory, and a pass interference penalty set up first-and-goal at the 4. The Red Riots' defense held firm, stopping Scarborough at the 1 on back-to-back plays. On third down with 15 seconds remaining, an illegal procedure penalty pushed the ball back to the 6. Quarterback Oscar Goss scrambled out of the pocket and was tackled at the 1, and with no timeouts left, Scarborough couldn’t stop the clock.
The first half belonged to Scarborough, which controlled the ball for more than 10 minutes on its opening drive and finished it with Evan Moore’s 2-yard touchdown run.
Elsewhere around the state:
Noble 48, Sanford 8 — Mark LaPointe threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores to lead the Knights (2-1) past the Spartans (0-3) in North Berwick. LaPointe connected with Alec Hale for a 52-yard score and Bryson McCormack for a 21-yard touchdown in the first quarter, then added touchdown runs of 14 and 11 yards. Tristan Miniutti added two rushing scores, and Griffin Ivey ran for a 6-yard touchdown. Adam Cote Jr. scored Sanford’s only touchdown on a 6-yard run and added the two-point conversion.
Biddeford 26, Morse 8 — Ernie Dore threw two first-quarter touchdowns to Estevao Lembissa, connecting from 44 and 20 yards, as the Tigers (3-0) won in Bath. Dore also threw a 20-yard scoring pass to Cameron Bergeron in the second quarter, and Trey Coleman added a 37-yard touchdown run in the fourth. Dylan Root scored Morse’s touchdown on a 3-yard run and rushed for the two-point conversion for the Shipbuilders (2-1).
Greely 33, Wells 14 — Luke Piper rushed for four touchdowns and threw for another to lead the Rangers (2-1) past the Warriors (2-1) in Wells. Piper opened the scoring with a 62-yard run on Greely’s first offensive snap after the defense forced a stop. Wells answered with Quinn Finemore’s 5-yard scoring run, but Piper responded with a 7-yard touchdown run. Finemore tied the game at 12-12 with a 12-yard touchdown run, but Piper put Greely ahead for good with a 39-yard run in the third quarter. In the fourth, he threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Justice and closed the scoring with a 91-yard run.
Leavitt 51, York 0 — Landon Reny broke free for a 48-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage, and Leavitt (3-0) rolled past York (0-3) in a Class C game. Reny also caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Landon Marquis, who threw a 20-yard scoring strike to Wyatt Henderson. Jeremiah McKenzie had a 27-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion, and Nathan Karkos scored on a 1-yard run. Leavitt led 29-0 after the first quarter.
Old Orchard Beach 36, Telstar 8 — Matt Charron rushed for two touchdowns in the first quarter and threw for two more in the second to lead the Seagulls (3-0) past the Rebels (1-2) in Old Orchard Beach. Charron scored on runs of 2 and 76 yards, then threw a 15-yard touchdown to Evan Moody and a 12-yard score to Jackson Stanton. Brayden Koelker added a 4-yard touchdown run and rushed for two two-point conversions.
Marshwood 32, Gorham 12 — Greg Castoras rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and Michael Sbrizza threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Gavin Villineau and also ran for a score to lead the Hawks (3-0) over the Rams (0-3) in Gorham. Villineau finished with three catches for 102 yards.
