LEWISTON — The quickest start to a regional final game anyone can remember turned into another impressive display of offensive firepower from the Thornton Academy Trojans.

Falmouth’s Cam Bell and Brandon Tuttle and Thornton’s C.J. Maksut combined to score three goals in the game’s first 29 seconds, and the Trojans tacked on three more goals before eight minutes had elapsed in the opening frame on their way to an 8-4 victory in the Western Class A regional final at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Tuesday.

“You run the game through your head maybe a thousand times, and I’m not sure any of those scenarios would have been what we saw tonight,” Thornton coach Jamie Gagnon said. “Ultimately, to face adversity that quickly, I thought it was good for our club. We didn’t face a ton of adversity throughout the year, and when we have, we had a hard time battling back.”

The Trojans are Western Maine champions for the second consecutive season, and will play Saturday at the Colisee for their second consecutive state title.

The action started fast and furious. Jack Pike snagged a bad pass in the Thornton zone and sent the puck toward the net, where Bell tipped it past TA keeper Joe Ferrante just 10 seconds into the contest. Eleven seconds later, Maksut slipped the puck through Falmouth keeper to even the score, and another eight seconds after that, it was Tuttle’s turn.

“They’re such a phenomenal hockey team,” Gagnon said. “Even late in the game and ahead by four, I don’t think we ever felt comfortable with that lead.”

The Trojans’ Robbie Downing, Bryan Dallaire and Andrew Carignan scored in succession to put their team in control.

Thornton added another pair in the second, one each from Dallaire and Downing, as Freeman tacked on his second of the night for Falmouth, though the Yachtsmen’s deficit increased from two to three.

Carignan and Maksut added another each in the third to offset a Kris Samaras strike to again up the Thornton lead to the game’s final margin at 8-4.