TOPSHAM — Mike Crawford scored two goals and Chris Pepin dished out two assists as the Mt. Ararat High School boys soccer team defeated Skowhegan on Friday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest.
Robbie Small and Crawford tallied in the first half on a pair of headers set up by Pepin. Crawford completed the scoring in the second half on a throw-in from Andrew McCracken.
Mason Griffin made two saves in relief of Mt. Ararat starting goaltender Jon Roux, who was not forced to make stop.
Dequan Frost had 10 stops for Skowhegan, which fell to 0-7-2.
On Saturday, the Eagles were back in action at Lawrence in Fairfield, rolling to a 5-0 decision in improving to 7-1-2.
Small and Cole Guerin had two goals each, while Alex Halliday chipped in one. Crawford dished out two assists and McCracken had one.
Roux again faced no shots. Griffin and Elliot Bowie each turned aside one.
Lawrence (1-8-2) keeper Max Morin had 15 stops.
LISBON 0
CARRABEC 1
Nate Bergeron made five saves, but the visiting Greyhounds dropped a Mountain Valley Conference contest at North Anson on Friday.
“We came out flat and just didn’t seem to want to come back,” said Lisbon coach Dan Sylvester, whose 6-3-1 Greyhounds host Hall-Dale on Tuesday (3:30 p.m.). “Carrabec (5-3) played well and out-possessed us.”
BRUNSWICK 2
HAMPDEN 1
The Dragons avenged an early season KVAC loss to Hampden Academy, holding on the second half for a victory on Saturday.
The Broncos, who came from 1-0 down at the half for a 2-1 win back on Sept. 9, trailed 2-0 at the half, but made a run in the second half after cutting the Brunswick (6-2-2) lead to 2-1.
“They came close in the second half, but had our chances in the second half,” said Brunswick coach Mark Roma, whose Dragons host Oxford Hills on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. “The boys came to play. There was no let up.”
Cam Glover opened the scoring for Brunswick when his hard shot found the back of the net.
Keenan Welzel set up Alex Reny for a 2-0 lead late in the first half.
Brunswick goaltender Josh Dorr had 10 saves.
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