Fryeburg Academy continued their defensive dominance as they shut out Hermon 28-0 in the Class C State Championship Football game. The Raiders didn’t surrender a single point in the playoffs on their way to their first gold ball.
Hermon started with the ball and had the punt blocked and then Ty Boone ran it in for the first score of the game. Then on the next Hawks possession they failed on a fake punt to give Fryeburg another short field that they capitalized on again.
The Hawks stiffened up on defense, recovering a fumble to give themselves a short field. With 2nd and Goal from the 4 the Hawks went backwards and were unable to convert a 4th down. They intercepted a ball to stop Fryeburg before half but were unable to do anything on offense and trailed 14-0 at halftime.
On a very windy Saturday passing games were limited but the Raiders were able to move the ball on the ground. In the 2nd half Daniel Ruiz and Patrick Sow added a touchdown each as they tallied 272 yards on the ground.
The Hawks were limited to just 68 rushing yards as they failed to sustain drives. Despite a few big pass plays it wasn’t enough to keep the Hawks in the game. Starting quarterback Ethan Curtis took big hits all game and was noticeably limping before the end of the first half.
Fryeburg Academy finished the season at 9-2 with both losses being by just one point each to Falmouth and Wells, who each won State Championships in their classes.
Ty Boone was the Player of the Game, finishing with 108 rushing yards and two touchdowns and playing as the wildcat quarterback for the Raiders after the first drive. He was also excellent on defense, just missing an interception.
