For the fifth time since 2012, Thornton Academy is a Maine high school football champ. Saturday, the Trojans beat Oxford Hills 42-27 for the state’s Class A championship. Heading into the game at Fitzpatrick Stadium, Thornton was ranked No. 1 in the High School Football America Maine Top 5, powered by NFL Play Football, while Oxford Hills was No. 2.
This one was never in doubt with TA building a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter.
?Thornton Academy
— Maine Principals' Association (@MPA_Sports) November 20, 2021
2021 Class A – Football State Champions
CONGRATULATIONS, @ThorntonAcademy / @TATrojanSports!
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Final: TA, 42 – Oxford Hills, 27#MPAChampionships #MPAFootball #MPASports pic.twitter.com/Uh6Px52t9L
Thornton finishes 11-0 in 2021, while Oxford Hills wraps-up an 8-2 season with both losses coming against the Trojans.
Overall, Thornton Academy has now won ten Maine high school football titles.