BOOTHBAY HARBOR – The last time Winthrop High School won a football game at Boothbay Region High School’s expense was 2000.

If that doesn’t sound like that long ago, consider that current Rambler quarterback Jordan Conant and flanker Andrew Smithgall were in fourth grade. Smithgall was living in another state.

Winthrop sent everyone into a time warp Saturday afternoon, throwing the ball around Sherman Field like it was the site of a church picnic and blowing out the Seahawks, 33-14, in a battle of Campbell Conference Class C unbeatens.

“Our line stepped up. Our defense played good. We covered the pass. We forced turnovers. We did what we wanted to do,” Smithgall said. “It’s a big rivalry against Boothbay. We finally got a win and we’re excited.”

Conant was a brilliant 17-of-27 for 262 yards, including first-half touchdowns to Jason Raymond, Zach Farrington and Smithgall.

Riley Cobb and Skyler Whaley each rushed for a touchdown in the second half, while Winthrop (5-0) recovered three fumbles and forced four of Boothbay’s five turnovers.

“We got beat, plain and simple,” said Boothbay coach Tim Rice. “You can’t have five turnovers and costly penalties against a team like Winthrop. You can’t do it. They take advantage of it. They make big plays.”

Winthrop avenged a 58-24 home loss last year, one of several one-sided drubbings inflicted by Boothbay’s double wing since the Ramblers’ Class C championship season at the turn of the century.

“It’s like the old days, and it’s been a huge monkey on my back that we can’t beat Boothbay,” said Joel Stoneton, the Ramblers’ head coach. He was an assistant to Norm Thombs in 2000.

Given Tom Brady-like time and space in the pocket and a cadre of quick receivers, Conant picked apart the Seahawk secondary. He hit 9 of his first 11 attempts, working the ball inside to Smithgall (seven catches, 103 yards) early before exploiting Boothbay’s man coverage downfield.

Raymond made a juggling 32-yard catch and dragged his foot inside the left front pylon to put Winthrop on the board first.

Farrington’s grab was a 52-yarder in the second quarter after a fumble recovery by Brandon Kenney. Smithgall’s gem was a 26-yard wheel route on fourth-and-5 with 19 seconds remaining in the half, giving the Ramblers a 21-14 advantage.

“We have wide receivers who can catch any ball I put up there,” Conant said. “They make me look good.”

Ray Linck notched two quarterback sacks and pounced on a fumble to lead Winthrop’s defense in the second half. The recovery set up an authoritative drive, punctuated by Cobb’s 32-yard TD run on the strength of three broken tackles.

The two-touchdown lead forced Boothbay out of its churn-it-out comfort zone while permitting Winthrop to mount up behind Whaley, Cobb and Joe Morey and the front five of Kenney, Jeremy Luce, Chris Minor, Josh Confer and Sam Mullen.

“It was just really the combination of everything we’ve worked for,” Mullen said. “Things got progressively better and better for us as we went along.”

Boothbay (4-1) rolled up 185 of its 300 total yards before intermission. Dylan Brandt finished with nine carries for 103 yards.

Sam Cook fired an early 24-yard TD pass to Kris Noonan. Shawn McDuff’s 3-yard run and a two-point conversion toss from Cook to Noonan gave the Seahawks a brief 14-13 edge with 7:02 remaining in the first half.

With the wind at his back, Conant had ample time to return the favor.

“Jordan is an emerging passer, and we’ve been keeping that under wraps for a little while,” Stoneton said.

The secret’s out.

“They don’t sit back and try to grind it out,” said Rice. “They come after you.”