Cape Elizabeth QB Caden McDuffie wins Fitzpatrick Trophy for Maine’s top high school football player

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher March 7, 2022

Cape Elizabeth quarterback Caden McDuffie, who led the school to its first-ever high school football state championship in 2021, is the winner of the 51st Fitzpatrick Trophy that is given to the Maine’s top high school football player. The Fitzpatrick Trophy has been honoring the state’s top player for 50 years.

Congratulations to Cape Elizabeth’s Caden McDuffie winner of the 2021 Fitzpatrick Trophy Award! @ceathletics @MQb2022 pic.twitter.com/kkJFm3LVgI
— Dave Eid (@DaveEidWGME) March 6, 2022

McDuffie, a dual-threat QB, completed 69 of 124 passes during 2021 for 1,419 yards with 26 touchdowns and only three interceptions. He also rushed for 1,005 yards and 19 scores.

In the Class C title game, McDuffie threw five touchdown passes.

Related: Cape Elizabeth wins state title

McDuffie will play college football at Louisiana Christian University.

The other finalists for the award were two-way lineman Thomas Horton of Bonny Eagle and quarterback Will Ledbetter of Windham.

Related: Fitzpatrick Trophy semifinalists

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.