Noah Carpenter and Dayton Calder combined to account for six touchdowns on Saturday afternoon, in leading the Leavitt Hornets to a 46-6 victory over the Medomak Valley Panthers in the Class C state title football championship game played at Cameron Stadium in Bangor.
Leavitt (11-0) jumped out to a commanding 24-0 halftime lead on a pair of Calder touchdown runs, one by Carpenter, and then a Carpenter pass to Sawyer Hathaway who tossed a lateral pass to Beau Mayo for an eight yard score. Carpenter added a 60 yard touchdown run in the third quarter, tossed a 40 yard TD to Brett Coburn, and Hathaway also had a scoring run. Medomak Valley got their lone score of the day on a Hayden Staples seven yard run with 4:59 left in the game. The Panthers finished a great season at 9-3 in just their seventh year as a varsity program and competing in the state game for the first time ever. The state title for the Hornets is their third in Class C, all since 2013. Here is a scoring recap-
Leavitt- Carpenter 5 yard run (2 pt failed), 6-0 Hornets 5:58 1st Q
Leavitt- Calder 21 yard run (2 pt failed), 12-0 Hornets 3:23 1st Q
Leavitt- Calder 4 yard run (2 pt failed), 18-0 Hornets 11:48 2nd Q
Leavitt- Hathaway from Carpenter, lateral to Mayo 8 yards (2 pt failed), 24-0 Hornets 1:08 2nd Q
Leavitt- Noah Carpenter 60 yard run (2 pt pass good), 32-0 Hornets 9:48 3rd Q
Leavitt- Noah Carpenter 40 yard pass to Brett Coburn (2 pt good), 40-0 Hornets 6:07 3rd Q
Leavitt- Sawyer Hathaway 8 yard run (2 pt failed), 46-0 Hornets 7:54 4th Q
Medomak Valley- Hayden Staples 7 yard run (2 pt failed), 46-6 Hornets 4:59 4th Q
