STANDISH — Bonny Eagle quarterback Colin Moran doesn’t cut the most imposing figure, but good luck trying to tackle him with the game on the line.

Moran simply wouldn’t be denied Friday evening, time after time moving the chains. He gained 199 yards on 20 carries, scored a touchdown, passed for two more, and most importantly helped run out the clock in the Scots’ 24-19 victory over visiting South Portland by gaining 50 yards on the final drive.

“I think if you looked at (Colin) without his uniform on, he doesn’t look like a guy who can get tough yards, but he runs hard and he has great sense and awareness on how to get extra yards,” said Bonny Eagle Coach Kevin Cooper. “He played great tonight.”

Bonny Eagle bounced back from a 35-12 loss last week at Thornton Academy and improved to 3-2.

Bonny Eagle’s first two drives ended without points in South Portland territory, but three minutes into the second quarter, the Scots struck first. Moran hit Caden Cooper in the end zone, with Cooper making a nice catch on the right sideline, from 12 yards out. The extra point failed.

The Red Riots, who gained just 2 yards on their first two possessions, answered in just one play. Easton Healy threw a 51-yard strike to Alex Horton, who caught the ball despite being interfered with, broke a tackle and raced into the end zone. Alex Bunnell-Parker couldn’t convert his extra point, and the game was tied, 6-6.

Bonny Eagle then marched 85 yards in nine plays, retaking the lead on a 39-yard burst down the sideline by Moran, who was stuffed on the subsequent 2-point conversion rush.

South Portland closed the first half with an impressive 72-yard, nine-play drive. Healy scored on a 6-yard run to the left pylon with just 17 seconds remaining, and Bunnell-Parker’s PAT gave the Red Riots a 13-12 lead at the half.

After getting a defensive stop, the Scots retook the lead midway through the third quarter on a 5-yard run by Colby McCormack, but again the 2-point conversion failed.

That almost was costly, as with 3:02 remaining in the quarter, Horton scored on a 2-yard run. South Portland was back in front, but only by one after a conversion pass failed.

Bonny Eagle then marched 80 yards in 11 plays as the third quarter gave way to the fourth. The big play was a 22-yard Moran run on fourth-and-3, which set up a 23-yard Moran to Caden Cooper scoring pass with 9:24 left in regulation.

After a failed 2-point conversion, the Scots clung to a five-point lead.

The Red Riots had one final chance, but couldn’t move the ball. They had to punt and hope their defense could get a stop, but Bonny Eagle picked up five first downs to end it.

“I love this game too much to come out short on game day,” said Moran. “I put my all into it all week. My teammates carried me to the first down every single time.”

South Portland fell to 4-1.

“It’s very frustrating, particularly when we had a good feel for what they were trying to do,” said South Portland Coach Aaron Filieo. “We just didn’t make the plays when we had to.”