AUGUSTA — Cony football head coach B.L. Lippert has just three requirements for a player to be part of the most important group in one of Maine’s premier offenses.

“Can you line up? Can you execute? And are you tough?,” Lippert said.

The Rams offensive line — senior left tackle Bohdy King-Jones, junior left guard Diesel Cox (yes, that is his legal name), junior center Josh Lajoie, senior right guard Kaiden Veilleux and senior right tackle Kaiden Jones — has proven it has all of those qualities over the past few seasons.

“We set the tone with every rep,” Jones said. “If you’re not setting the tone, you’re not winning the rep. If you’re not more physical than the (defensive linemen), you’re losing the rep and losing the play.”

The Rams offensive line has put together its finest season this fall, which continues in the Class B North final against Fryeburg Academy (6-3) at 6 p.m. Friday at Edward Little High School in Auburn. In the starting offense’s 46 possessions this fall, the Rams (9-0) have scored 45 touchdowns. They’ve outscored opponents by a 460-83 margin and are averaging 51.1 points per game. The offensive line has allowed just one sack of senior quarterback Parker Morin, in a 39-34 win over Oxford Hills on Sep. 27.

“I think about it every day,” Cox, named after the actor Vin Diesel, said of the lone sack. “Oxford Hills is a good team. It was a free (linebacker). We all had (a block), but it was just a free backer coming up.”

The group takes immense pride in protecting the quarterback.

“We love him on and off the field, so it’s good to keep to keep him (upright),” Lajoie said of Morin.

The Cony line is far from the biggest in the state, or even the conference. At 6-feet-2, 280 pounds, King-Jones — one of Cony’s four captains — is by far the Rams’ biggest offensive lineman. Remove him and the average weight of the line is 184.5 pounds. Jones, the group’s smallest member, checks in at 5-9, 145 pounds.

But size isn’t a prerequisite in Lippert’s offense, which is an attack of moving parts, shifts, screens, jet passes and the occasional Wildcat package near the goal line. Protecting Morin, one of the state’s top quarterbacks, is paramount, since the Rams like to take shots down field with their aerial attack.

In Cony’s offense, brains and athleticism are more important than brawn.

“We ask them to get out (and move downfield) in the screen game and block in space,” Lippert said. “A ton of pass protection, which they’re really all quite good at. Blitz pickup, anything the defense is trying to send at us. Certainly, it comes down to intellect and toughness. We’ve had some guys who were 6-3 and 285 (pounds) and guys that are 5-9 and 147 (pounds). You can play if you’re tough.”

Lippert credits offensive line coach Connor Farrington with getting the Rams’ line prepared each week.

“They’ve all played together a ton,” Lippert said. “With blitz pickups, we sometimes change our protection at the line of scrimmage, which takes some time to develop. All the run calls, all the double(-team blocks), those things they’re working on all the time. They have a toughness, and they run that hill three days a week during practice, eight to 10 reps.”

The hill is located at Fuller Field, a steep incline that makes conditioning tough for any football player, let alone a group of linemen.

“That hill helps (our game),” Veilleux said. “That, as well as our heart and determination. We’ve got a love-hate relationship with the hill.”

Each member brings value to the group. For example, with a bench press of 345 pounds and high grades in the classroom, King-Jones provides both intelligence and strength to the line. Veilleux is a standout wrestler in the winter, a sport that teaches body leverage to gain an advantage against opponents. Aside from his toughness, Cox also brings a sense of humor that is appreciated by his fellow linemates, but not always by the coaching staff.

“Diesel’s probably the most boisterous and the biggest prankster on the team,” Lippert said. “At times, it drives me crazy, if I’m being honest. But I certainly love him at the end of the day.”

Lajoie brings a sharp wit in reading defenses from the center position, and what Jones lacks in size, he makes up for in speed at his position.

The group’s work is far from finished. Cony lost in the Class B North final in 2023. It’s been 12 years since the program has won its lone Class B title. The dream of another Gold Ball is in sight, but the Rams know that they must first get past Fryeburg Academy, a team Cony beat 53-7 on Oct. 3.

“If we can win at the line of scrimmage, we’ll win the game,” Veilleux said.