Noah Carpenter, signs an autograph and Lobster Bowl football jersey for Tyler Cyr as Andrew Trytek, center, looks on at the Youth Sports Day held at Tripp Middle School in Turner on Saturday. Cyr plays football for Turner Youth Athletics, and he wears the same number (6) and plays the same position (quarterback) as his hero, Carpenter. The Leavitt Area High School senior hosted the event, which included a food drive for the Turner Community Food Pantry and a check-passing ceremony for a $1,000 donation provided to Carpenter by Gatorade as part of Carpenter being named the Gatorade Maine Football Player of the Year. Carpenter has committed to play football and baseball at the University of Maine next year.
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