High school football rankings: Leavitt finishes No. 1 in final Maine MaxPreps Top 25

By Dean Backes Nov 22, 2022, 1:30pm

Hornets upend Medomak Valley in the Class C state championship contest to claim their third state title since 2013.

The high school football season in Maine came to a close over the weekend with champions crowned in six classes. Leavitt (Turner) was among the winners, beating Medomak Valley (Waldoboro) in the Class C state championship game. That victory helped propel the Hornets to the No. 1 ranking in the final MaxPreps Maine Top 25.

Leavitt is one of two Maine high school football programs to finish the 2022 season with a clean 11-0 record. Led by Noah Carpenter and Dayton Calder, who accounted for six touchdowns collectively in the title contest, the Hornets bolted out to a 24-0 halftime cushion before claiming a 46-6 triumph.

With longtime head coach Mike Hathaway leading the program, Leavitt claimed its first Class C state title since 2019. The Hornets also won a Class C state championship in 2013 and have produced an 80-18 record over the past decade.

Led by MaxPreps Maine High School Football Player of the Year, Oxford Hills (South Paris) knocked off defending state champion Thornton Academy (Saco) 21-7 to claim the No. 2 spot in the final Top 25 after claiming its first Class A state championship.

Soehren threw for 259 yards and scored on a pair of one-yard plunges to exact a little revenge on Thornton Academy, who knocked off the Hornets in last year's title contest.



Read on for a complete look at the final Maine MaxPreps Top 25.

2022 MPA STATE CHAMPIONS

Class B – Skowhegan
Class C – Leavitt (Turner)
8-man Small – Old Orchard Beach
8-man Large – Yarmouth

FINAL MAINE MAXPREPS TOP 25

# School Rec. Str. +/-
1Leavitt (Turner)11-010.1--
2OHHS (South Paris)11-08.0--
3Cape Elizabeth8-313.5--
4Thornton Academy (Saco)8-39.8--
5Wells6-313.8--
6FA (Dover-Foxcroft)10-1-16.1+2
7Skowhegan10-2-3.1+2
8Cheverus (Portland)6-413.5-2
9Portland8-40.6-2
10Bonny Eagle (Standish)6-56.0+2
11LSDHS (CO-OP) (Lisbon Falls)7-4-1.1-1
12York5-49.5-1
13Fryeburg4-511.8--
14Falmouth7-4-5.1+1
15MVHS (Waldoboro)9-3-8.8+2
16Freeport6-4-5.3--
17Cony (Augusta)7-3-4.9+2
18Kennebunk6-4-9.1-4
19South Portland7-5-5.1-1
20Lawrence (Fairfield)4-6-0.3+2
21Windham5-40.0--
22WMAHD (CO-OP) (Winthrop)6-4-6.3+1
23Sanford6-5-0.8-3
24Scarborough5-5-0.3--
25Hermon7-4-12.7+2