Greely’s Dom Martone runs a drill during practice on Tuesday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

CUMBERLAND — This week, Dom Martone is Dash Farrell, Mt. Ararat’s bruising running back. Last week, Martone was Brock Gibbons, the dual-threat quarterback for Lake Region.

A junior, Martone is Greely’s chameleon. Week to week, the star of the scout team is whoever the Rangers need him to be.

“We always talk about, some guys are gamers. Dom’s a gamer. He’s not the biggest dude, but he’s competitive as all hell,” Greely Coach Caleb King said. “He’s going to give us a great look. He’s going to give us a great rep when he’s in there.”

The Rangers, who are 8-1 and have won eight straight games, are back in the eight-man Large School state championship game for the second consecutive season. Greely will face Mt. Ararat (8-2) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kennebunk High.

Martone’s job at practice this week was to do everything in his power to mimic what Farrell can do on the field.

“We wouldn’t be the team we are defensively without Dom,” King said. “He’s a Swiss Army Knife of a player. If we need a kid at corner, linebacker, defensive end, Dom’s always ready to go. If we need a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, he’s always prepared. He can fill in all those roles.”

From week to week, that’s Martone’s job, and it’s one he takes seriously. At 5-foot-7, 130 pounds, Martone doesn’t match Farell’s size (the Mt. Ararat standout is 5-9, 175) or his pure ability. Farrell, after all, is the eight-man Large School Player of the Year. After running for 27 touchdowns and more than 1,400 yards in the regular season, Farrell amassed 504 yards and nine touchdowns in playoff wins over Gray-New Gloucester and Camden Hills.

Martone isn’t trying to be a Farrell clone, but something close. If Martone can run a play the way Farrell does, if he can be precise, Martone can get his defense ready for the tough task it will face Saturday.

Greely’s Dom Martone hauls in a pass during practice on Tuesday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer

“I’m going to try to give the boys a good look, try to be aggressive,” Martone said. “It gets the boys ready every single week. I feel like the W (win), even though I don’t touch the field most games. … Those W’s, I feel like that translates to the scout team, the look that we give them.”

Martone downplays his game action quite a bit. He’s Greely’s long snapper and the middle man on kickoffs and kick returns. His biggest asset, though, is becoming someone else every single week. Last week, he played the role of Gibbons, the Lake Region quarterback who is just as likely to run the ball hard up the gut as he is to sling a pass 20 or 30 yards downfield. Greely took a 40-6 win, holding the Lakers to 173 yards, and 2 for 13 on third downs, while forcing three turnovers. Lake Region had scored at least 20 points in every previous game.

“(Martone) really pushes the whole defense. He does such an amazing job. He really makes us all better,” said senior linebacker Ben McCarron, who tied for the team lead with 11 tackles in last week’s win.

King and McCarron agree that Martone’s best scout team work came in Week 6, leading up to the Oct. 10 game against Gray-New Gloucester. The Patriots were led by Kobi Conant, a slippery quarterback who’s an excellent scrambler, able to buy time for receivers to get open downfield, or take off and make a play with his legs.

Greely beat Gray-New Gloucester, 38-22. If acting awards were presented to scout team football players, playing the part of Conant would be Martone’s moment.

“He’s a pretty dynamic quarterback,” King said of Conant. “You’ve got to scramble. You’ve got to look downfield. (Martone) really got that. He’s in film all the time. We can see who watches film, and Dom is always up there among the top guys.”

Added McCarron: “Dom just played that role so well. He’s out there, he’s having fun, he’s trash-talking a little bit. We all love him, obviously. He’s always got such great spirit.”

Martone primarily plays on special teams but has been productive in limited time on offense and defense. He has 10 carries for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Defensively, he’s been in on 19 tackles.

“We have all the confidence in the world in his ability to make big plays,” King said. “Dom’s only detriment is he’s a year behind a lot of super-talented seniors. His chance will come. He’ll be ready for it. He’s a great guy to have in your back pocket.”

For now, Martone embraces his role as a scout team star, knowing how integral he is to the Rangers’ success.

“In the fourth quarter, when all the guys are gassed, I’ll just run them around. Get in there and score some touchdowns,” Martone said. “My time is going to come. I don’t know if it’s this week, next season, or the summer, but it will come. I’ll be there.”