The 2021 high school football season in Maine kicks off next week and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. After winning the 2019 Class C state title — the entire state missed the 2020 season due to the pandemic — Leavitt (Turner) is back to claim the top spot in our preseason rankings.
The Hornets outscored opponents 504-147 en route to its third state title since 2009 and first since 2013. Leavitt scored 40 points or more eight times while pulling out its only single-digit win in the championship, a 30-24 victory over Maine Central Institute, which opens the season at No. 8.
Since going 2-7 in 2016, the Hornets have gone a combined 31-5. The 2021 roster is a mixture of experience — 16 seniors — and youth (19 freshmen, 12 sophomores) on a 61-man squad.
In addition to Leavitt, defending (2019) MPA state champions are Bonny Eagle (Class A), Marshwood (Class B), Libson/St. Dominic (Class D) and Mt. Arat (8-Man).
See the complete list below.
Maine Preseason MaxPreps Top 25
2.
Wells (Wells), 7-3
3.
York, 9-2
4.
Bonny Eagle (Standish), 11-1
5.
Thornton Academy (Saco), 11-1
6.
Marshwood (South Berwick), 11-1
7.
Lisbon/St. Dominic (Lisbon Falls), 8-3
8.
Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield), 9-3
9.
Winthrop/Monmouth Academy/Hall-Dale (Winthrop), 8-2
10.
Scarborough, 8-3
11.
Bucksport, 9-1
12.
Brunswick, 11-1
13.
Cape Elizabeth, 5-4
14.
Freeport, 7-2
15.
Winslow, 9-2
16.
Oak Hill (Sabattus), 4-5
17.
Fryeburg, 4-5
18.
Kennebunk, 8-3
19.
Biddeford, 5-4
20.
South Portland, 7-3
21.
Lawrence (Fairfield), 9-2
22.
Skowhegan, 5-5
23.
Gorham, 3-6
24.
Windham, 4-5
25.
Bangor, 4-6
