FOOTBALL
WELLS AT FREEPORT
September 17, 2022
Dominic Buxton rushed for the go-ahead touchdown early in the third quarter, Conner Whitten added two scoring runs, and Wells stopped a last-minute drive by Freeport to secure a 35-28 football win Saturday night in Freeport.
Buxton’s 9-yard TD run gave Wells (3-0) a 21-14 lead. Sam DeMauro made it 28-14 when he intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 7 yards for a touchdown.
After Jordan Knighton’s second TD run for Freeport (2-1) cut the margin to 28-21, Griffin Brickett answered with a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth.
Knighton’s first touchdown was an 80-yard run at the end of the first half that tied the game at 14-14.
Freeport also scored on a 21-yard pass from Aidan Heath to Nick White in the first quarter and a 10-yard run by Cooper DeLois in the fourth.
WELLS 35, FREEPORT 28
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells (3-0) | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | — | 35 |
| Freeport (2-1) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 28 |
First Quarter
- F—White 21 pass from Heath (PAT failed)
- W—Whitten 10 run (rush failed)
Second Quarter
- W—Whitten 3 run (Brickett rush)
- F—Knighton 80 run (White rush)
Third Quarter
- W—Buxton 9 run (kick good)
- W—DeMauro 7 interception return (kick good)
- F—Knighton 2 run (kick good)
Fourth Quarter
- W—Brickett 3 run (kick good)
- F—DeLois 10 run (kick good)
TEAM SCHEDULES
Record: 8-3-0
| Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 09/02/2023 | 12:30 PM | W | Wells 31, Oak Hill 0 | Details |
| Saturday, 09/09/2023 | 7:00 PM | L | York 32, Wells 14 | |
| Saturday, 09/16/2023 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 41, Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 0 | Details |
| Friday, 09/22/2023 | 7:00 PM | L | Cheverus 26, Wells 20 | |
| Friday, 09/29/2023 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 32, Poland 6 | Details |
| Friday, 10/06/2023 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 41, Lisbon 6 | |
| Friday, 10/13/2023 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 28, Cape Elizabeth 14 | |
| Friday, 10/20/2023 | 7:00 PM | L | Fryeburg Academy 28, Wells 7 | Details |
| Saturday, 11/04/2023 | 1:00 PM | W | Wells 42, Freeport 7 | Details |
| Friday, 11/10/2023 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 35, Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 6 | Details |
| Saturday, 11/18/2023 | 2:30 PM | W | Wells 22, Foxcroft Academy 21 | Details |
Record: 3-7-0
| Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 09/02/2023 | 12:00 PM | W | Freeport 39, Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 33 | Details |
| Saturday, 09/09/2023 | 6:00 PM | W | Freeport 28, Lisbon 16 | |
| Monday, 09/18/2023 | 7:00 PM | L | John Bapst 27, Freeport 20 | Details |
| Friday, 09/22/2023 | 6:00 PM | L | Poland 22, Freeport 2 | Details |
| Saturday, 09/30/2023 | 12:30 PM | L | Oak Hill 24, Freeport 16 | |
| Friday, 10/06/2023 | 6:00 PM | L | Oceanside 46, Freeport 0 | |
| Friday, 10/13/2023 | 6:00 PM | L | Foxcroft Academy 56, Freeport 6 | Details |
| Friday, 10/20/2023 | 6:00 PM | L | Cape Elizabeth 6, Freeport 3 | Details |
| Tuesday, 10/31/2023 | 6:00 PM | W | Freeport 32, Poland 14 | |
| Saturday, 11/04/2023 | 1:00 PM | L | Wells 42, Freeport 7 | Details |