Tuesday, May 21, 2013
By Tom Chard tchard@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
Andrew Libby scored three touchdowns and the Thornton Academy defense pressured Cheverus the entire game as the Golden Trojans captured the Western Maine Class A football title and ended the Stags’ winning streak with a 20-13 win Saturday afternoon at Boulos Stadium in Portland.
Thornton Academy players David LePauloue, left, and Josh Cyr celebrate after beating Cheverus in the Western Maine Class A football championship at Cheverus in Portland on Saturday.
Cheverus had won 34 consecutive games over three seasons, but ran into a determined team Thornton team that had lost to the Stags a month ago in the regular season.
Thornton (10-1) advanced to the state final next Saturday at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. It will be Thornton's first appearance in a state championship game since 1988.
Cheverus (10-1) lost for the first time since a 7-6 defeat to Windham in the 2009 regional final. The Stags had won the last two Class A state titles.
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