FLY title tilts set

LEWISTON - Lisbon St. Getty Mart Sr. Redskins advanced to their FLY Football division championship game with a thrilling 25-24, double-overtime victory over Sam Francis State Farm Sr. Lions.

Jeffrey Clark Jr. carried the load for the Redkins, running for 139 yards and four touchdowns on 18 attempts. Chad Hinkley completed his only three passes of the game to help set up the scores. Joey Gonzalez also carried the ball effectively behind the blocking of Lily Fundis, William Adams and Aldean Porter. Defensively, Joey Gonzalez led the Redskins with seven tackles. Fundis and Adams each made five stops. Also pitching in with key tackles were Jason Gonzalez, Clark and Austin Greeley. Owen Voisine contributed a fumble recovery. Brendan Duguay made a late-game interception.

For the Lions, Tim Robertson scored three times, and Nick Harnden connected with Isaiah Harris on a 60-yard TD pass to send the game into OT. The entire offensive line played well, giving Harnden (148 passing yards) time to throw and Robertson lanes to run through. On defense, Harris and Robertson each registered double-digit tackles. Legend Edwards, Andrew Mokumbi and Isaac Cote also played tough defense. Harris forced a fumble that Harnden recovered to set up the game-tying TD late in regulation.

The Redskins' opponent in Saturday night's championship game will be the Twins Variety Sr. Giants after a resounding 37-0 victory over the Bath Iron Works Sr. Steelers. Quintarian Brown rolled up four TDs on the day with runs of a 38, 35 and 10 yards and a 46-yard interception return. Brown also threw two-point conversions to Alex Demers and Ryan Bell. Ben Howell capped the scoring with a 20-yard TD run. Logan Lavoie contributed 74 yards on the ground.

It was a team effort on defense to secure the shutout with Kody Voisine, Josh Knight, Ethan Hoffay, Eli Cady and Gabe Nichols leading the way. Eddie Emerson paced the Steelers with 59 yards through the air and 27 on the ground. Also sharing the offensive load were James Flynn (46 receiving yards), Curtis Kaplinger (100 all-purpose yards) and Isaac Escobar (15 receiving yards). Defensively, the Steelers received strong efforts from Flynn (six tackles), Kaplinger (eight tackles, quarterback sack), Trevor Gagnon (four tackles) and Emerson (interception).

In the Junior division, the Sabattus Disc Golf Steelers advanced to their second straight title game with a 18-14 verdict over Gee & Bee Redskins. Garrett Poussard scored twice for the Steelers. Jaznel Burns added the final TD. Playing well on defense for the Steelers were Terrell Thomas, Latrell Thomas, Jacob Morin, Zachary Morin, Cruz Poirier and Joshua Colon. Deon Sands recovered an onside kick attempt late in the game.

Colby Desjardins led the Redskins with 64 rushing yards and a pair of extra points. Tanner Cortes scored on a 45-yard run. Adaryan Ray also hit paydirt. Christiaan Fowler chipped in another 17 yards on the ground, and Kenyon Ray and Owen Chamberlain contributed strong offensive play. Defensive leaders were Fowler (10 tackles, fumble recovery), Desjardins (nine tackles) and Grant Hartley (five tackles, fumble recovery). Keyshawn Green, Jayden Wilson and Damon Gagne each had five tackles, while Gordon Beckwith, Adaryan Ray and Kenyon Ray made three stops apiece. Dominic Bourgoin and Connor Jewett also were defensive standouts.

Grimmel's Gas-Up Giants also earned a spot in the Junior championship game with a 25-19 triumph over Softlight Studios Lions. Gage Cote carried the Giants offense with 120 yards rushing and three TDs on only seven carries. Brock Belanger cashed in an extra-point try. Cayden Begos ran the ball for 55 yards. Chris Dillingham picked up a key fumble in the second quarter. Cote (seven tackles), Thomas Brochu (five stops) and Nate Osgood (four) led the Giants' defensive effort. 

Julian Raines scored twice for the Lions. Josh Kobel added a TD run and a conversion. Michaela Saucier, Miles Teague, Jared Rubin, Tyson Cote and Durrell Jackson also had solid games for the Lions' offense. Steadying the defensive effort were Davion Jackson, Stefan Porter, Durrell Jackson, Ricky Cote, Tyson Cote, Rubin and Desmond Jackson.

This weekend's schedule:

Saturday, Oct. 17

At Lewiston High School

Junior championship: Steelers vs. Giants, 6 p.m.

Senior championship: Giants vs. Redskins, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18

At Lewiston Athletic Park

Junior consolation: Lions vs. Redskins, 9 a.m.

Senior consolation: Lions vs. Steelers, 10:30 a.m.

Flag exhibition game, 11 a.m.

 

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suzieq82's picture

Let me start by saying this

Let me start by saying this is one of the most unfair leagues I have ever signed my children up for. Now I know why many of the kids did not come back. A few problems with this league is the fact that if you are not "good enough" you do not play in the game, their are kids who hardly ever play in the games because it is their first year or some other reason, whatever the so called reason these kids should all play the same amount so they can all advance thinking they are somebody. How can they expect these kids to get better if they dont even play. It is not all about winning, it is about making good football players out of these kids. We pay $75.00 a kid for this and the sit on the sidelines every game. Also the league is very clicky and and if you are not part of a certain team you are looked down upon, you are talked about, and you are just not liked. Every team deserves as much attention as the other teams, every kid deserves as much attention as the others. And as I keep seeing in these articles the coaches and assistant coaches kids are always put in the spotlight. How about putting everyones name in the paper at least once to make them feel important. Their are kids who have done more tackles and better on offense and never get mentioned.
The equipment that is being used is old and needs replacing.
These kids are treated like they play for the NFL, and the coaches need to realize that they dont.
I hope that someday they will change the rules so that parents of the children cannot coach. It is not fair to the others when their kids play all game and other kids do not. If you notice all the younger kids just stand on the sides all game and this league soaked $75.00 out of the parents pockets for that, it just isnt right.
There is also a huge smoking issue with this league, people keep smoking in their cars and hiding around corners on school grounds to smoke. So many of them still driving in smoking in the car with kids, which by the way is against the law. Yes the president has tried to fix the problem but its still there. There is a lot of swearing and fighting on the sidelines.
There was a coach who pushed one of the kids on the seniors team during a game, there was a coach who called a player on the juniors team a "wimp" because he got injured. There are so many things going on that are uncalled for and that make these kids self-esteem crap.
I also saw the post where these people were praising a coach on a certain team for doing such a great job being a coach. Im sorry but making signs and shirts about the team you are playing against is not good sportsmanship and should NEVER be allowed at this age group.
The cheating is also a huge problem their are coaches who are doing illegal things that they know are illegal and just dont care. Maybe the refs will start picking up on more of these.

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