Week 2 recap
Written by our system from the week's results. No human edited it. Generated 2026-09-14 16:25 by claude-haiku-4-5.
# Maine High School Football Week 2 Recap
Week two saw 35 games played across Maine's divisions, with several teams posting dominant victories and notable upsets reshaping the Crabtree standings.
Telstar, Stearns, and Cape Elizabeth delivered the week's most decisive performances. Telstar blanked Traip 60-0 at home, while Stearns defeated Houlton 56-0 on the road. Cape Elizabeth rolled Mount View 66-14 to claim a top position in the 8-Man Large South. Ellsworth and Oxford Hills also posted shutouts, winning 50-0 and 42-0 respectively. The closest game came down to one point when Freeport edged Winthrop 29-28.
In the Crabtree standings, Yarmouth moved from third to first in the 8-Man Large South despite playing only one game. Bucksport climbed to first in 8-Man Small North after improving to 1-1. Cape Elizabeth dropped from first to third despite going 2-0, while Mount View fell from third to fifth after an 0-2 start. Edward Little slipped from first to fourth in Class A North, and Noble jumped to second in Class A South with a 1-1 record.
Twenty teams remain undefeated heading into week three. Ellsworth, Old Town, Cape Elizabeth, Stearns, Maranacook, OOB, Oxford Hills, Portland, Massabesic, Bonny Eagle, Thornton, Cony, Lawrence, Biddeford, Marshwood, Wells, Hermon, Gardiner, Freeport, and Morse all carry 2-0 records.
Next week features matchups including Portland at Windham in Class A North and Wells hosting Greely in Class C.
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