Sanford hasn't had much luck against Bonny Eagle recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sanford Spartans will face off against the Bonny Eagle Scots at 7:00 p.m.
Sanford is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They fell 20-13 to Dover.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bonny Eagle). They breezed by Scarborough on the road to the tune of 70-14 on Friday. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Maine football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Red Storm are ranked 37th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Connor Johnson, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 79 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 50 yards. Another back making a difference was Davonte Ephron, who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Bonny Eagle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 458 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Bonny Eagle's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jeremiah Carle was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Sanford's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Bonny Eagle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Sanford was taken down by Bonny Eagle 56-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Sanford, Terrell Edwards (who rushed for 99 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 22 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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