FAIRFIELD — Will Bessey rushed for 101 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns as the Brunswick High School football team bounced back from its first loss with a 21-7 Eastern Maine Class B win over Lawrence on Friday at Keyes Field.
Bessey opened the scoring on a 19-yard TD run in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead.
Lawrence (2-5) came back, taking a 7-6 lead when quarterback Cody Martin passed to Seth Powers for a 4-yard score.
The 6-1 Dragons, who host undefeated Kennebunk this upcoming Friday at 7 p.m., answered in the second quarter when quarterback Brady Larson threw a 26-yard strike to tight end Cody Buchheit. The duo also hooked up on the 2-point conversion for a 14-7 Brunswick lead at the half.
Late in the third quarter, the Dragons finished the scoring when Bessey scored on a 4-yard run, with Adam Casey tacking on the extrapoint kick.
“It is always a tough, physical game when you play Lawrence and this certainly was that,” said Brunswick coach Dan Cooper.
Alex Bandouveres and Ryan Maciejewski each rushed for 60 yards for Brunswick, while Jacob Duffy had 16 tackles to lead the Dragon defense. Josh Thibeault contributed a big hit on the Bulldogs quarterback, and Bandouveres had eight tackles.
Beau Grenier rushed for 83 yards for Lawrence, which has been eliminated from playoff contention.
MORSE 0
MARSHWOOD 60
An injury-riddled Morse team was no match for host Marshwood (6-1) in Western Maine Class B action on Friday.
“Lots of injured players going into it,” said Morse coach Jason Darling. “They played very well and nothing went our way.”
Morse fell to 3-4 and is scheduled to host 3-4 Mt. Ararat next Friday.
Liam McDonough was the leading rusher with nine yards on seven attempts, while Matt Belanger was 2- of-9 for six yards. Trenton Moore also threw a reverse pass to Casey Watson for 40 yards.
Josh McDougal, Dylan Severt and Brandon Magliozzi each had three tackles, and Raz Baltazar and Dan Mills two each.
In Western B, eight teams qualify for the postseason and Morse and Mt. Ararat are tied for the final two sports, with Oceanside (2-5) looking in from the outside.
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