Bangor started the game off with the first
touchdown during the first few minutes. However, Windham responded with a throw
from Tyler Johnson to Tanner Laberge and then followed up with a connection to
Liam Sullivan. Windham’s line stayed strong and showed they were here to play
when a failed snap occurred from Bangor giving Windham the ball on the 31-yard
line. Johnson’s throw to Laberge was good and Griffin Jacobson ran with the
ball for the first down. Liam Sullivan ran up the middle for the touchdown and
Josh Dugas made good on the kick making the score Windham 7- Bangor 6.
Beginning of the second quarter, Bangor was penalized
with encroachment at the 1-yard line with a loss of yardage on fourth down. Bangor
was brought down by Petty and Windham took over at its own 1-yard line. Liam
Sullivan ran 80 yards for a touchdown. Dugas’ kick was once again good, moving
the Eagles further ahead. Windham’s fake punt was turned over and Bangor took
over possession of the ball.
Bangor’s quarterback threw and the pass was
intercepted by Tanner Laberge, who managed to be in the right spot at the right
time while in the end zone with an illegal hit in the head called against
Bangor. At the end of the first half, the score was Windham 14 –Bangor 6.
With 8:15 on the clock into the third quarter, senior
Liam Sullivan ran in for a touchdown. Dugas was also 3-for-3 on his kicks
bringing Windham’s score up to 21. These results should have made visiting
Bangor believe that they should pack up the bus and go home. However, it only took
one play to turn the tables. With Windham’s turnover of the ball on its own 3-yard
line the team found out how true this statement could be. Bangor’s player was
stopped short by Griffen Jacobson but only briefly before they were able to
score a touchdown and make good on their kick.
Windham’s snap slides between the legs of Josh
Dugas and Bangor makes good on a touchdown with the 2-point conversion failing
with the help from Eric Webb. However, closing the score gap with Windham 21
– Bangor 19 leading into the fourth quarter, Windham received penalties
stalling any movement up field and a high snap to Dugas resulted in a short
punt. Bangor took over possession of the ball on the Eagles 48-yard line. The
Rams are able to connect moving down field and score another touchdown with the
2-point conversion successful this time around, giving Bangor the lead for the
first time in the game.
The Eagles didn’t give up the fight and responded
with Zack Davis for a long drive down field, but were unsuccessful when the
ball was tipped by Bangor in the end zone intended for Davis once again. In the
end, Bangor was able to run the clock down and win the game. This game was high
energy but with three unanswered touchdowns by Bangor, the Eagles were unable
to stay on top.
Liam Sullivan finished with 179 yards on 26
carries. Liam scored on runs of 6, 79 and 2 yards. Josh Dugas was a perfect
with 3-for-3 on PAT kicks. Tyler Johnson was 7-of-10 with passing for 74 yards.
"Football is a humbling sport," said
Windham coach Matt Perkins. "A lot of the mistakes that happened, they
happened because we were kind of coasting. The game is 48 minutes for a reason,
and you´ve got to play 48 minutes." "We had some kids who really
played well," Perkins said.
"It almost looked like whichever team ended
up with the ball last was going to win the game," said Bangor coach Mark
Hackett.
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