The MDI Trojans fell to the Mount Ararat Eagles 36-14 at Alumni Field in Bar Harbor on Friday night, October 11th.

MDI scored on their opening drive, as Jaron Biekert took a handoff on a sweep and ran in from 43 yards out. The 2-point conversion was good, and the Trojans led 8-0.

But that was the lone score for the Trojans in the 1st Half, as Mount Ararat would scored 3 touchdowns before the 1st Half was over.

Dash Farrell took the opening handoff for Mt. Ararat and ran in from 58 yards out. With the 2-point conversion no-good, MDI led 8-6 with 9:44 left int he 1st Quarter.

Mt. Ararat scored on their next possession. This time Nick Doughty scored from 1 yard out. The 2-point conversion was good, and the Eagles led 14-8 with 5:15 left in the 1st Quarter.

With 45.9 seconds left in the 1st Quarter Farrell broke another long run for a touchdown, this time from 56 yards out. The 2-point conversion was good and Mt. Ararat led 22-8.

In the 3rd Quarter Farrell scored his 3rd touchdown of the game, running in from 2 yards out. The 2-point conversion was good, and Mt. Ararat led 30-8 with 4:53 left in the 3rd Quarter.

In the 4th Quarter, with many starters out, D'Angelo Pearson scored for the Eagles, rushing in from 12 yards out. The 2-point conversion was no good and Mt. Ararat led 36-8.

After a 70 yard kickoff return by Izak Beal, MDI took over 1st and goal on the Eagle 9 yard line. With 2:40 left to play, Kenneth Stillwell scored for MDI on a 3 yard run. The 2-point conversion failed, to make the final score 36-14.

MDI is now 3-3 and will host Camden Hills on Friday, October 18th. That game will start at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370, on our free downloadable APP, on any Alexa enabled device and on WDEA Internet Radio.

Mount Ararat is 5-1 and will host Greely on Saturday, October 19th at 12 noon.

Stats

Rushing

MDi

  • Jarren Biekert 3-57 yards 1 touchdown
  • Evan Mackenzie 5-13 yards
  • Nate Olson 6-13 yards
  • Kenneth Stilwell 3-9 yards, 1 touchdown
  • Griffin Cole 2-7 ards
  • Asa Joyce 2-0 yards
  • Garrett Amers 3-Minus 4 yards
  • Cal Hodgdon 8-Minus 8 yards

Mt. Ararat

  • Dash Farrell 19-225 yards 3 touchdowns
  • Nick Doughty 14-54 yards 1 touchdown
  • Avery Desjardins 3-31 yards
  • Phillip Edelblut 3-23 yards
  • D'Angelo Pearson 1-12 yards 1 touchdown
  • Solomon Wood  2-0 yards

Passing

MDI

  • Cal Hodgdon 4-8 66 yards 2 interceptions
  • Trey Degraca 0-1

Mt. Ararat

  • Trent Bailey 3-6 61 yards, 1 interception

Receiving

MDI

  • Nate Olson 1-20 yards
  • Brady Thurston 1-18 years
  • Evan Mackenzie 2-15 yards

Mt. Ararat

  • Dash Farrell 2-38 yards
  • Kurt Coen 1-23 yards

Check out the photos from Walter Churchill

MDI-Mt. Ararat Football

The MDI Trojans host the Mt. Ararat Eagles on Saturday, October 11th.

Gallery Credit: Chris Popper

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