The Fryeburg Academy junior scored five touchdowns in the Raiders’ 41-13 win over Poland on Friday.

Gullikson had four offensive scores and gained 197 yards total. Three of those touchdowns were on big plays, 36- and 34-yard runs and a 53-yard reception, to go along with a 2-yard run.

“The offensive line did a great job. That’s all there is to it,” Gullikson said. “There was big holes; I just got to get in the holes and then they take care of it for me.”

The fifth touchdown, and Gullikson’s personal favorite, was a 77-yard interception return.

“He’s just a tough kid, tough player. He just makes plays, usually on both sides of the ball,” Fryeburg coach David Turner said.

Big plays doomed the Knights.

Fryeburg’s other score was Jared Chisari’s 55-yard run. That one came a few plays after he had a 68-yard TD called back due to a blocking penalty.

“In the first half, I don’t think they got inside the 30(-yard line), they just scored on all big plays,” Knights coach Gene Keene said. “We made some mistakes, we had some missed tackles.”

The Raiders only advanced inside Poland’s 30 twice in the game, the first time in the third quarter on the drive that ended with Gullikson’s 2-yard run. The other time came in the final two minutes, and that drive ended with a fumble that was recovered by Poland’s Quinn Callahan with 1:07 remaining in the game.

The Knights used those final 67 seconds to drive 77 yards for their second touchdown.

Aaron Paradis took a screen pass from freshman backup quarterback Brady Downing 26 yards to advanced the ball to the Fryeburg 46 with seven seconds remaining. On the next play, Downing rolled out and threw again to Paradis, who evaded a few tackles and reached the end zone.

Poland’s first score came near the end of the first half. Starting quarterback Gawain Tibbetts threw a jump ball that was caught for a TD by Zack Cote with 24 seconds remaining before halftime.

Most of the Knights’ yards (141 of 236) came on those two scoring drives. The rest of the game, Austin Bouchard carried the load, finishing with 79 yards rushing on 27 carries.

“He’s a workhorse, there’s no question. He plays hard,” Keene said.

Paradis caught four passes for 104 yards.

The Raiders racked up 322 yards in the first half. After the break, they were held to 89 yards and one offensive score, and went three-and-out on two of their four drives.

“Our goal was to be a bit more physical than we’ve been the last couple of weeks, and I thought we accomplished that,” Keene said.

“A 41-13 thrashing, or whatever it is, doesn’t sound like a positive step, but I thought physically we made a big step this week, so I’m pleased with the effort.”

Turner said the Knights’ physical play was evident.

“Give them credit, they played tough,” Turner said.

“They were very patient, they pounded it at us. And I thought they were very physical up front tonight. I thought they were a little more physical than we were.

“I thought they did a nice job coming at us, and we responded, fortunately.”

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