FALMOUTH—After playing from ahead for the first three weeks of the 2024 season, Falmouth’s football team faced its share of adversity, including a pair of deficits, Friday evening on its Stadium Field when powerhouse Fryeburg Academy paid a visit. But the Navigators overcame. Falmouth 15 Fryeburg Academy 14 FA- 0 7 7 0- 14 F- 0 7 0 8- 15 First quarter No scoring Second quarter FA- Ruiz 2 run (Schulz kick) F- G.
Guerrette 40 pass from Walker (Kearns kick) Third quarter FA- Sow 4 run (Schulz kick) Fourth quarter F- Safety, Fryeburg recovered own fumble in end zone F- Wintersteen 52 pass from Walker (pass failed) Because there’s simply no answer to Falmouth’s particular brand of stardust this fall. After both teams’ defenses carried play in a scoreless first quarter, the Raiders scored the game’s first points midway through the second period, as senior Daniel Ruiz bulled in from the 2. The Navigators did almost nothing on offense in the first half until the waning seconds, when junior quarterback Tres Walker hit senior Gio Guerrette with a 40-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at the break, 7-7.
Fryeburg Academy went ahead again when senior Malik Sow scored on a 4-yard run with 4:59 left in the third quarter. But Falmouth simply won’t be denied this fall and thanks to a combined effort from the defense and offense, it saved its best for last. With 11:04 remaining, the Navigators got a break as a bad Raiders’ snap led to a two-point safety.
Falmouth then took ov.
