BRUNSWICK — In a classic it’s-never-over-until-it’s-over battle, Brunswick High School piled up over 500 offensive yards and got past Cony 54-38 in Class B football action on Friday.

Before a packed crowd, the Dragons, who lost to Cony in the Eastern Maine Class A playoffs last fall, led 32-12 at the half only to see the Rams, behind quarterback Ben Lucas (35 completions, over 400 yards), claw back in the second half.

A late Cony TD pulled the visitors to within 46-38, but Ryan Macijewski made a standout defensive play on the 2-point conversion and Brunswick answered with a 1- yard Alex Bandouveres score and his follow-up conversion run to pad the lead.

“They can score in bunches,” said Brunswick coach Dan Cooper. “It was an unbelievable game and probably the biggest game played there in a long time.”

Lucas McCue ran 23 times for 163 yards and Bandouveres 20 times for 154 yards and five TDs with Will Bessey (seven for 90 yards) and Logan Tupper (eight carries, 54 yards) also filling in. Quarterback Brady Larson was 4- of-6 for 90 yards.

McCue opened with 39-yard run, but Cony answered with a Lucas scoring strike for a 6- 6 game.

“We never punted in the first half, although we did fumble,” said Cooper, whose 3-0 Dragons host Skowhegan on Friday.

Brunswick had marched to the C-10 and fumbled, but three plays later Cody Bucheit recovered a fumble on the C-34. McCue scored from 16 yards to make it 12-6.

In the second quarter, Bandouveres scored from 2 yards out and added a 12-yard TD run with a Larson-to-Bucheit conversion pass making it 26- 6.

With a minute left, Brunswick marched 70 yards with Bessey scoring from 13 yards out for a 32-12 halftime lead.

Cony scored first in the third quarter and Bandouveres answered with a 16-yard run to make it 38-18.

After another Cony score, Brunswick had to punt, but made the defensive stops and Bandouveres scored from 2 yards out for a 46-25 advantage.

Cony climbed to within 46- 38 before the Dragons put the visitors away for good.

Jacob Duffy was a defensive standout with 15 tackles.

“It was just a great atmosphere and a lot of offense,” said Cooper.

KENTS HILL 12

HYDE SCHOOL 35

Hyde opened its season with a win in Bath on Saturday.

At the 8:04 mark of the first quarter, Kents Hill recovered a fumble after bad snap on a punt and began a drive on the Hyde-33.

On the second play, Trenton SirLouis rambled off tackle 15 yards for the TD. Five minutes and 49 yards later Jared Jensen blasted up the middle behind a nice trap block from Jack Howarth for a 5-yard TD to tie the game at 6-6.

In the second quarter, Decker Adelman intercepted a Husky pass, Leo Wang recovered a fumble and Ryan Moran sacked the Husky QB.

Meanwhile, Jensen (13 carries for 158 yards and 2 TDs with 11 tackles) scored his second TD on a 24-yard rumble behind tackle Sam Zanta and tight end Chris Collins.

QB Evander Lenardson (4- for-6 for 63 yards and seven carries for 47 yards) added another score at the 7:28 mark.

Hyde led 20-6 at the half.

Collins capped a four-play, 64-yard scoring drive with a 9- yard catch from Lenardson. Collins caught the 2-point conversion and the Phoenix extended the lead to 28-6.

Hyde finished with a sevenplay, 54-yard drive capped off with a Caleb Jones TD and Adelman added the pointafter to close the scoring and the game 35-12.

Hyde visits Proctor Academy next Saturday.

POLAND 0

FREEPORT 7

Bryan Lee scored from 3 yards out with a little over a minute left to lift the Falcons to a Western Maine Class C win over Poland on Saturday.

Lee followed the blocking of Darnel Strother, Cameron Buthlay and Ben MacMillan to lift the 2-1 Falcons past 1-2 Poland.

Freeport is scheduled to visit Wells on Friday.

Eric Wentworth added the PAT and the 35-yard drive was sparked by a David Schaedler 12-yard run.

Schaedler ran seven times for 73 yards, Pete LaMagna six times for 44 yards, and MacMillan seven times for 38.

Defensively, Chandler Harrison had three sacks, Jake Perry two sacks and Cody Jones a sack.

“We were hurt by five turnovers: three interceptions and two fumbles,” said Freeport coach Rob Grover. “But, we are happy with the win and to be 2-1.”

GARDINER 8

MORSE 28

James Laser scored two touchdowns before suffering an injury and Liam McDonough rushed 30 times for 190 yards as the host Shipbuilders improved to 2-1 Friday night in Class B football action.

Morse, scheduled to visit Fryeburg Academy on Saturday, led 7-0 after one quarter on a 7-yard Laser run and the first of four Ethan Winglass PATS.

In the second quarter, Laser added another 7-yard scoring run and Matt Belanger hooked up with Casey Watson on a 44-yard TD strike.

Trailing 21-0, Gardiner scored on a 12-yard Brad Weston run and he added the 2-point conversion.

McDonough finished off the scoring with a 25-yard run.

Laser finished with 54 yards on eight carries and Belanger was 2-of-7 fro 53 yards.

Justin Trotter and Belanger each had an interception, while Andrew Payson and Juwan Moore had several tackles for losses.