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A SOUTH SEMIFINAL: #4-SOUTH PORTLAND VS. #1-THORNTON ACADEMY

November 8, 2024

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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

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South Portland (5-5)0066—12
Thornton Academy (8-2)715014—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
Friday, 09/06/20247:00 PMWSouth Portland 35, Sanford 15Details
Friday, 09/13/20247:00 PMWSouth Portland 42, Bangor 26Details
Friday, 09/20/20247:00 PMWSouth Portland 42, Oxford Hills 7Details
Friday, 09/27/20247:00 PMWSouth Portland 41, Windham 20Details
Friday, 10/04/20247:00 PMLBonny Eagle 24, South Portland 19Details
Friday, 10/11/20247:00 PMLThornton Academy 35, South Portland 7Details
Friday, 10/18/20247:00 PMLNoble 21, South Portland 13Details
Friday, 10/25/20247:00 PMWSouth Portland 39, Scarborough 20Details
Friday, 11/01/20247:00 PMLPortland 39, South Portland 21
Friday, 11/08/20247:00 PMLThornton Academy 36, South Portland 12Details

Record: 8-2-0

Date Time W/L/T Game Details
Friday, 09/06/20247:00 PMWThornton Academy 42, Bangor 0Details
Saturday, 09/14/20241:00 PMLBedford 35, Thornton Academy 21Details
Saturday, 09/21/20241:30 PMWThornton Academy 54, Windham 14Details
Saturday, 09/28/20241:00 PMWThornton Academy 35, Bonny Eagle 12Details
Friday, 10/04/20247:00 PMWThornton Academy 33, Noble 26Details
Friday, 10/11/20247:00 PMWThornton Academy 35, South Portland 7Details
Saturday, 10/19/20241:00 PMLPortland 14, Thornton Academy 7Details
Thursday, 10/24/20247:00 PMWThornton Academy 48, Sanford 0Details
Thursday, 10/31/20247:00 PMWThornton Academy 69, Scarborough 0Details
Friday, 11/08/20247:00 PMWThornton Academy 36, South Portland 12Details
Saturday, 11/16/20241:00 PMA South final: #3-Noble vs. #1-Thornton Academy