FALMOUTH — Thornton Academy’s defense forced 32 turnovers and allowed just 12 shots Saturday afternoon in a 4-1 boys’ lacrosse victory over Falmouth.
Thornton Academy (2-1) broke a 1-1 halftime tie when Jacob Marcotte scored his second goal of the game in the third quarter.
Goals from Noah Veroneau and Ronan Flynn in the fourth quarter put it away.
Jacob Parenteau made 11 saves for the Golden Trojans.
Robby Drum scored in the second quarter and Drew Noyes stopped 14 shots for Falmouth.
SCARBOROUGH 13, WINDHAM 8: Finn Pederson scored four goals and Tae Delaware had three goals and two assists to help the Red Storm (2-0) beat the Eagles (1-2) in Windham.
Scarborough also got two goals apiece from Will Cassellius and Quinn Fogarty.
Tobias Perkins paced Windham with three goals. Colby Mizner scored twice.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
YORK 16, GREELY 12: Ashley LaPierre scored five goals, and Clara Pavuk and Rose Pavuk each added four as the Wildcats (1-0) downed the Rangers (0-1) at York.
Lexi Bardwell chipped in with three goals.
BASEBALL
MORSE 9, YORK 1: Gavin Baillargeon allowed only three hits and unearned run in 61/3 innings and also hit a home run as the Shipbuilders (1-2) defeated the Wildcats (0-1) in Bath.
Gabe Morrison drove in three runs, Gabe Aucoin hit a triple and a single and scored three runs, and Calin Gould was 2 for 2 with a double and two runs scored.
Baillargeon struck out six and walked three.
Leo Sullivan got two of York’s five hits.
CAPE ELIZABETH 6, BRUNSWICK 4: Charlie Song’s two-run single capped a four-run fourth inning for the Capers (1-0) as they defeated the Dragons (0-3) in Cape Elizabeth.
Colin Smith picked up the win in relief, and Curtis Sullivan earned the save.
YARMOUTH 6, MT. ARARAT 1: Matt Gautreau and Gibby Sullivan each drove in two runs as the Clippers (1-1) beat the Eagles (1-1) in Yarmouth.
Sophomore Sam Lowenstein pitched six innings for his first varsity win, recording six strikeouts.
Shea Farrell hit an RBI double in the third inning for Mt. Ararat.
SACOPEE VALLEY 5, RICHMOND 3: Caleb Vacchiano’s three-run double in the bottom of the sixth lifted the Hawks (3-0) over the Bobcats (0-1) in Richmond.
Vacchiano led Sacopee with three hits, three RBI and three stolen bases, and also closed out the win in relief of Carson Black, who allowed two runs and three hits over five innings while striking out 11.
MT. VIEW SWEEPS TRAIP: David Knowlton pitched a four-hitter with six strikeouts in Game 1, then hit a walk-off single in Game 2 as the Mustangs (2-2) beat the Rangers (0-5) twice in Thorndike, 7-0 and 5-4.
Nick Hurd had a triple and two RBI for Mt. View in the opener and was the winning pitcher in the second game, recording nine strikeouts.
Matt Ford had a two-run double for Traip in Game 2.
SOFTBALL
YORK 8, MORSE 1: Alexis Osterhaus went 4 for 4 with a home run and a double to power the Wildcats (1-0) past the Shipbuilders (0-3) in Bath.
Maddy Raymond also homered and had three RBI. McKayla Kortes added three hits and threw a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts.
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