John Bapst Memorial strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They blew past the Maranacook Black Bears 47-20. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Black Bears are ranked 52nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Curtis
| 10/04/25 vs Maranacook | 182 |
| 09/27/25 vs Winslow | 57 |
| 09/19/25 @ Mattanawcook | 23 |
| 09/11/25 @ Maine Central Institute | 78 |
| 09/04/25 vs Madison | 170 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Thomas Curtis and Malcolm Butler. Curtis rushed for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries while Butler rushed for 135 yards and three TDs on only six carries. With that strong performance, Curtis is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Aiden Ouellette, who rushed for 44 yards and two scores.
John Bapst Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
John Bapst Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Maranacook, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
John Bapst Memorial has already played their next game, a 54-22 win against Belfast on the 11th. As for Maranacook, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 42-0 defeat against Freeport on the 10th.
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