TURNER — Nick Gauvin passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two scores, and seventh-seeded Greely won a football playoff game for the first time in the program’s 13-year history, upsetting second-seeded Leavitt 34-26 in a Class B South quarterfinal Friday night.

Greely (4-5) trailed 20-14 at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by Leavitt quarterback Levi Craig on the final play of the first half. But the Rangers took their first lead of the game, 22-20, on a 49-yard touchdown catch by Joe Cassella and a conversion rush by Sam Peck late in the third quarter.

Cony’s Reid Shostak drags Mt. Blue defender Christian Whitney toward the end zone Friday night in a Class B North quarterfinal. Mt. Blue rallied late for a 35-34 victory. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel

Gauvin scored on a quarterback sneak to make it 28-20 with 3:25 remaining, and Chase Steuer returned an interception 30 yards for another TD moments later.

Craig kept Leavitt (6-3) alive with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Max Green with 1:39 left, but Greely recovered the onside kick and ran out most of the remaining time.

Leavitt led 8-0 after one quarter, thanks to a 3-yard touchdown run by Hunter Sirois and a conversion pass from Craig to Billy Bedard.

Gauvin followed his quarterback sneak early in the second quarter with a conversion pass to Steuer. Craig put the Hornets back in front with a 45-yard pass to Green, but Gauvin answered with a 49-yard pass to John Riolo.

MARSHWOOD 34, KENNEBUNK 6: Zach Doyon scored three touchdowns for the third-seeded Hawks (7-2) as they downed the sixth-seeded Rams (6-3) in a Class B South quarterfinal at South Berwick.

Marshwood’s first touchdown was a 5-yard run by quarterback Cole McDaniel. It was set up by a long kickoff return by Doyon.

Justin Wiggins scored the lone touchdown for the Rams to cut the deficit to 21-6 in the second quarter.

Holden Jackman added a touchdown for the Hawks, who led 27-6 at halftime.

Marshwood will host a semifinal next weekend against Greely.

FALMOUTH 57, MORSE 13: Connor Aube rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns on 12 carries and also caught five passes for 100 yards as the top-seeded Yachtsmen (8-1) downed the eighth-seeded Shipbuilders (3-6) in a Class B South quarterfinal at Falmouth.

Jack Bryant completed 14 of 29 passes for 293 yards and one touchdown, Coleman Allen had a 55-yard touchdown run, and Noah Barney scored on a 34-yard interception return.

BONNY EAGLE 47, SOUTH PORTLAND 7: Zack Brannon completed 7 of 9 passes for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns and also rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns to lead the third-seeded Scots (6-3) past the sixth-seeded Red Riots (2-7) in a Class A South quarterfinal at Standish.

The Scots led 22-0 at halftime behind a pair of touchdowns runs from Brannon and a 76-yard pass to Cam Theberge.

South Portland cut into the deficit with a 78-yard touchdown pass from Matt Crockett to Finn Zeckman in the third quarter.

But Nick Clark and Alex Sprague each scored on long runs for the Scots in the fourth quarter, and Ben Autry caught a 56-yard touchdown pas

YARMOUTH 50, MOUNTAIN VALLEY 15: Jack Snyder scored three touchdowns and Lucas Uhl rushed for two scores to lead the top-seeded Clippers (9-0) over the eighth-seeded Falcons (2-7) in a Class C South quarterfinal at Yarmouth.

Uhl opened the scoring with a 30-yard run in the first quarter.

Michael Hagerty kicked a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter, and Snyder added touchdown runs of 3 and 5 yards to extend the lead to 24-0 at halftime.

Snyder started the second half with a 76-yard kickoff return for this third touchdown.

Remi LeBlanc added a touchdown run for the Clippers, who also scored on a 14-yard fumble return by Joey Fortin following a strip sack by Ricky Tillotson.

DIRIGO 29, OLD ORCHARD BEACH 8: Quarterback Riley Robinson rushed for four touchdowns as the second-seeded Cougars (7-2) beat the seventh-seeded Seagulls (2-6) in a Class D South quarterfinal.

Cody Blanchette had a 5-yard touchdown run in the second half for Old Orchard Beach.

MT. BLUE 35, CONY 34: Facing a 20-point halftime deficit and the loss of one of their best players, the fourth-seeded Cougars (6-3) pulled off an improbable comeback in Farmington.

Ryan Pratt found Nate Pratt-Holt in the left corner of the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 10 with 47.9 seconds remaining, capping Mt. Blue’s comeback against fourth-seeded Cony (4-5) in a Class B North quarterfinal.

Mt. Blue was behind 27-7 when Cony linebacker Max Storey delivered a crushing blow on senior running back Alex Gilbert with 7:48 remaining in the third quarter.

Gilbert remained down, flat on his back, as trainers attended to him and emergency personnel were called. Ten minutes after the hit, EMTs arrived, stabilized Gilbert on a backboard and transported him to Franklin Memorial Hospital.

“Alex was responsive, Alex had movement, most of what we did was precautionary, and we hope he’s OK,” Mt. Blue Coach Jim Aylward said. “He took a big hit. It was a big, clean hit. Right now my thoughts turn to him.”

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