BAR HARBOR — Gray-New Gloucester fell behind by two touchdowns and was playing catch-up the remainder of Thursday’s football game.

Mount Desert Island kept the Patriots at an arm’s distance and won, 56-22.

After falling behind 14-0 in the first quarter, Gray-New Gloucester scored on a 60-yard run by Mikey Ryan. Alex Henry added a field goal in the second quarter.

After a long return by Brady Castrucci and a pass from Ryan to Kobi Conant, Ryan ran in a 12-yard score, and the Trojans’ lead was 28-16 at halftime.

MDI added a couple touchdowns in the third quarter to pull ahead 44-16. A fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Ryan to Conant cut the deficit to 44-22 with 9:04 remaining, but that was as close as the Patriots got.