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: 6-3-0
| Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 09/02/2022 | 6:00 PM | W | Wells 35, Westbrook 13 | Details |
| Friday, 09/09/2022 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 28, Cape Elizabeth 21 | Details |
| Saturday, 09/17/2022 | 6:00 PM | W | Wells 35, Freeport 28 | Details |
| Friday, 09/23/2022 | 7:00 PM | L | Leavitt 36, Wells 0 | Details |
| Saturday, 10/01/2022 | 2:30 PM | L | Cheverus 16, Wells 7 | Details |
| Friday, 10/07/2022 | 7:00 PM | W | Wells 28, Fryeburg Academy 14 | |
| Saturday, 10/15/2022 | 5:00 PM | W | Wells 28, Kennebunk 21, 3OT | Details |
| Friday, 10/21/2022 | 6:00 PM | W | Wells 42, York 6 | Details |
| Friday, 11/04/2022 | 6:00 PM | L | Cape Elizabeth 20, Wells 14 | Details |
Record: 6-4-0
| Date | Time | W/L/T | Game | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 09/02/2022 | 6:00 PM | W | Freeport 35, Lisbon/St. Dominic 22 | Details |
| Friday, 09/09/2022 | 6:30 PM | W | Freeport 63, Madison/Carrabec/Valley 12 | Details |
| Saturday, 09/17/2022 | 6:00 PM | L | Wells 35, Freeport 28 | Details |
| Saturday, 09/24/2022 | 5:00 PM | W | Freeport 19, Medomak Valley 0 | Details |
| Friday, 09/30/2022 | 7:00 PM | L | Fryeburg Academy 28, Freeport 7 | Details |
| Friday, 10/07/2022 | 7:00 PM | W | Freeport 28, Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 21 | Details |
| Friday, 10/21/2022 | 6:00 PM | L | Foxcroft Academy 24, Freeport 10 | Details |
| Saturday, 10/29/2022 | 3:00 PM | W | Freeport 27, John Bapst/Bangor Christian 14 | |
| Friday, 11/04/2022 | 6:00 PM | W | Freeport 41, Oak Hill 12 | Details |
| Friday, 11/11/2022 | 6:00 PM | L | Lisbon/St. Dominic 28, Freeport 21 | Details |