Jesse Drury rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, and also scored a defensive touchdown with an interception on Saturday night leading the Foxcroft Academy Ponies to a 27-0 win over the Oak Hill Raiders in a Class D semifinal football game played at Oakes Field in Dover-Foxcroft.
Drury did it on defense to get the scoring started for Foxcroft (10-0). With pressure by Anthony Smith on quarterback Jackson Arbour, Drury intercepted a pass and took it 43 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown to make it 7-0 with 2:49 left in the first quarter. QB Austin Seavey made it 14-0 very early in the second connecting for a 12 yard TD pass to Gage Beaudry. A big stop by the FA defense near the end of the first half kept Oak Hill (5-3) off the scoreboard. The Raiders went for it on fourth and goal at the Ponies one yard line, but were turned away. Drury added short scoring runs of two yards in the third quarter and six yards in the fourth to put the game away.
Seavey went 6-11 passing for 84 yards and a touchdown in the win. Drury rushed 15 times for his big 108 yard night, while Beaudry added 13 rushes for 50 yards and also had the one reception for 12 yards and a touchdown. Jadon Richard had two catches for 52 yards. Smith had nine tackles and Beaudry had eight to lead the Ponies defense. Arbour was 3-8 passing in the loss for Oak Hill for 19 yards with two interceptions. Tiger Hopkins rushed for 90 yards on 13 attempts. Caden Thompson added 69 yards on 21 carries and also had one catch for 11 yards. Foxcroft Academy heads to the state title game for the first time since 2018, where they last won the gold ball in 2012. The Ponies meet Winthrop (7-1) Friday night at Cameron Stadium in Bangor. Foxcroft won the regular season meeting 24-14 at Winthrop back on October 22.
Jesse Drury took home the Bangor Savings Bank Player of the Game on Saturday night. Drury scored three touchdowns to lead the Foxcroft Academy Ponies to a 27-0 victory over Oak Hill in a Class D semifinal to advance to the Class D State Title game. Photo by Marc Calnan
