FOOTBALL
THORNTON ACADEMY AT WINDHAM
September 21, 2024
Mauricio Sunderland rushed for three touchdowns, and Thornton Academy dominated the final three quarters in a 54-14 Class A football victory Saturday at Windham.
Thornton (2-1) led 12-7 after one quarter, on touchdown runs by Wyatt Benoit and Jackson Paradis.
A failed fake punt by Windham (0-3) early in the second quarter helped the Trojans take control. On the next play, Nate Neely got behind Windham’s defense and hauled in a deep pass from Benoit for a 48-yard touchdown. Benoit’s conversion pass to Paradis gave the Trojans a 20-7 lead.
Sunderland made it 27-7 with a 1-yard run.
Two plays into the second half, Brennan Tabor picked off a Windham pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown. Sunderland then scored on runs of 7 and 4 yards to extend the lead to 48-7 after three quarters.
Alex Roenisch added a 4-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.
Windham’s touchdowns were a 7-yard run by Parker Sperry in the first quarter and an 83-yard kickoff return by Jordan Pastore in the fourth.
THORNTON ACADEMY 54, WINDHAM 14
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
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Thornton Academy (1-1) | 12 | 15 | 21 | 6 | — | 54 |
Windham (0-2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 14 |
First Quarter
- TA—Wyatt Benoit 10 run (rush failed)
- W—Parker Sperry 7 run (30 kick)
- TA—Jackson Paradis 28 run (pass failed)
Second Quarter
- TA—Nate Neely 48 pass from Benoit (Benoit pass to Paradis)
- TA—Mauricio Sunderland 1 run (Yeonwoo Kim kick)
Third Quarter
- TA—Brennan Tabor 29 interception return (Kim kick)
- TA—Sunderland 7 run (Kim kick)
- TA—Sunderland 4 run (Kim kick)
Fourth Quarter
- TA—Alex Roenisch 5 run (rush failed)
- W—Jordan Pastore 83 kickoff return (Creighty Dickson kick)
TEAM SCHEDULES
Record: 9-3-0
Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
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Friday, 09/06/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 42, Bangor 0 | Details |
Saturday, 09/14/2024 | 1:00 PM | L | Bedford 35, Thornton Academy 21 | Details |
Saturday, 09/21/2024 | 1:30 PM | W | Thornton Academy 54, Windham 14 | Details |
Saturday, 09/28/2024 | 1:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 35, Bonny Eagle 12 | Details |
Friday, 10/04/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 33, Noble 26 | Details |
Friday, 10/11/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 35, South Portland 7 | Details |
Saturday, 10/19/2024 | 1:00 PM | L | Portland 14, Thornton Academy 7 | Details |
Thursday, 10/24/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 48, Sanford 0 | Details |
Thursday, 10/31/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 69, Scarborough 0 | Details |
Friday, 11/08/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 36, South Portland 12 | Details |
Saturday, 11/16/2024 | 1:00 PM | W | Thornton Academy 57, Noble 29 | Details |
Saturday, 11/23/2024 | 11:00 AM | L | Portland 35, Thornton Academy 14 | Details |
Record: 3-7-0
Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
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Friday, 09/06/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Noble 28, Windham 14 | Details |
Friday, 09/13/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Portland 29, Windham 7 | Details |
Saturday, 09/21/2024 | 1:30 PM | L | Thornton Academy 54, Windham 14 | Details |
Friday, 09/27/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | South Portland 41, Windham 20 | Details |
Saturday, 10/05/2024 | 12:00 PM | W | Windham 34, Bangor 18 | |
Friday, 10/11/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Windham 20, Edward Little 14 | Details |
Friday, 10/18/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Lewiston 34, Windham 29 | Details |
Friday, 10/25/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | Windham 17, Oxford Hills 14 | |
Friday, 11/01/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Bonny Eagle 30, Windham 28 | Details |
Friday, 11/08/2024 | 6:00 PM | L | Portland 42, Windham 14 | Details |