FOOTBALL
A SOUTH SEMIFINAL: #4-SOUTH PORTLAND VS. #1-THORNTON ACADEMY
November 8, 2024
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SOUTH PORTLAND
12
THORNTON ACADEMY
36
Mauricio Sunderland rushed for four touchdowns, including a 62-yard burst in the fourth quarter that quelled a South Portland comeback bid as the top-seeded Trojans (8-2) beat the No. 4 Red Riots (5-5) in a Class A South semifinal in Saco.
Thornton led 21-0 at halftime after TD runs of 2, 10 and 5 runs by Sunderland.
South Portland cut into the deficit when Parker Reny threw a pair of touchdown passes – 11 yards to Addison Blais and 8 yards to Alex Horton – that cut the deficit to 22-12 early in the fourth quarter. But the Trojans regained control when Sunderland broke free for his fourth TD, and Connor Ayoob added a late 25-yard touchdown run for the reigning state champions.
BOXSCORE
THORNTON ACADEMY 36, SOUTH PORTLAND 12
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
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South Portland (5-5) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | 12 |
Thornton Academy (8-2) | 7 | 15 | 0 | 14 | — | 36 |
First Quarter
- TA—Mauricio Sunderland 2 run (Yeonwoo Kim kick)
Second Quarter
- TA—Sunderland 10 run (Kim kick)
- TA—Sunderland 5 run (Sam Rondeau rush)
Third Quarter
- SP—Addison Blais 11 pass from Parker Reny (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter
- SP—Alex Horton 8 pass from Reny (pass failed)
- TA—Sunderland 62 run (Kim kick)
- TA—Connor Ayoob 25 run (Kim kick)
TEAM SCHEDULES
SOUTH PORTLANDTHORNTON ACADEMY
Record: 5-5-0
Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
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Friday, 09/06/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | South Portland 35, Sanford 15 | Details |
Friday, 09/13/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | South Portland 42, Bangor 26 | Details |
Friday, 09/20/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | South Portland 42, Oxford Hills 7 | Details |
Friday, 09/27/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | South Portland 41, Windham 20 | Details |
Friday, 10/04/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Bonny Eagle 24, South Portland 19 | Details |
Friday, 10/11/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Thornton Academy 35, South Portland 7 | Details |
Friday, 10/18/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Noble 21, South Portland 13 | Details |
Friday, 10/25/2024 | 7:00 PM | W | South Portland 39, Scarborough 20 | Details |
Friday, 11/01/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Portland 39, South Portland 21 | |
Friday, 11/08/2024 | 7:00 PM | L | Thornton Academy 36, South Portland 12 | Details |
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 |