The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots football team (Gray, ME), was tipped 44-40 in Friday's non-league challenge with the visiting Morse Shipbuilders (Bath, ME)

The Shipbuilders (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Spruce Mountain (Jay, ME). The Phoenix come into the non-league challenge with a 1-1 record. In their last challenge, Spruce Mountain nipped Ellsworth/Sumner (Ellsworth, ME), 62-24, in a league challenge.

The Patriots now sport a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Yarmouth for a 8-Man Large South (8 Man) challenge on Friday, September 16. Gray-New Gloucester will meet a Clippers team coming off a 28-16 non-league win over Camden Hills (Rockport, ME). The Clippers record now stands at 2-0.