Yarmouth capped an unbeaten season with the 8-man Large School football title on Saturday, beating Old Town 72-26 in the state final at Edward Little High School in Auburn.
Senior quarterback Iggy McGrath and junior running back Stephen Connolly carried the Clippers' offense. McGrath completed 15 of 18 passes for 371 yards and six touchdowns, and Connolly ran for 166 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries.
Yarmouth, which was averaging 62 points per game entering the final, finished with 559 total yards. The win gave the Clippers a second 8-man championship and a fourth state title overall, and it closed the year at 11-0.
Old Town ended its season at 9-2. Charlie Degrasse led the Coyotes with 111 yards and a touchdown on the ground, and quarterback Ethan Closson ran for 51 yards and a score while adding 207 kickoff-return yards with two return touchdowns.
Yarmouth led just 6-0 after the first quarter before pulling away in the second. The Clippers scored on every offensive possession in that period, including a 55-yard touchdown pass from McGrath to Jackson Jabar, and led 38-12 at halftime.
Jackson Jabar finished with five catches for 180 yards and two touchdowns, and receiver Flanagan added four catches for 111 yards and three scores. Freshman defensive back Hudson Clark picked off two passes, returning one 38 yards for a touchdown.
The Clippers' previous 8-man title came in 2022. They also won Class C championships in 2010 and 2011.
Sources: Portland Press Herald and WMTW.
