Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter, Bonny Eagle’s Terrell Edwards, Oceanside’s Cohen Galley and Yarmouth’s Michael McGonagle are in the running for the award given to the top senior in Maine high school football.

The candidates for Maine’s best senior football player include four quarterbacks, two running backs, a receiver and a defensive back.

The Hornets cruised to the Class C state championship and finished an 11-0 season that included wins over several of the biggest high schools in Maine.

The Rams assert themselves late with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 40-20 victory.

The Warriors fall behind 21-0 at halftime, then rally to beat the two-time defending champion Ponies for their first state title since 2018.