Maine High School Football Top 25 Rankings - Sep. 9

What many thought would be a business as usual kickoff to the Maine high school football season turned into plenty of surprises in Week 1. Kennebunk upended last year’s Class B champion Falmouth in a 14-10 battle. Thornton Academy remains the top team in the state after a blowout victory last Friday.

From perennial contenders to up-and-coming challengers, who else should be in the mix? Here are the state’s top 25 teams according to Massey.

The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.

1. Thornton Academy Golden Trojans

The Thornton Academy Golden Trojans finished with a 10-3 record last season, with two of their three losses were against the Portland Bulldogs. That included Thornton Academy’s 35-14 loss in the Maine high school football Class A state championship game, which the Trojans are on a mission to avenge this fall. The Trojans kicked off the season with a dominating 44-0 victory over Scarborough last week. This week Thornton Academy begins its home slate against Bangor.

2. Portland Bulldogs

The Bulldogs finished the 2024-25 season with a five-game winning streak, including their victory over Thornton Academy for the Maine high school football Class A state championship, their first title since 2002. Portland began their title defense against Oxford Hills Comprehensive, edging them 21-7 last week. Bulldogs continue in Week 2 versus Windham.

3. Bonny Eagle Scots

Could stock be back up on Bonny Eagle after their 48-6 Week 1 thrashing of South Portland? In 2024, the Scots had more wins than losses, with their campaign ending in a defeat to Noble in the Maine high school football Class A state quarterfinals. It’s been a half dozen years since Bonny Eagle last won a state title and they’re off to a good start in attempting to snap the streak. Next up, Bonny Eagle will go on the road to face Sanford.

4. Kennebunk Rams

Boasting a 9-1 record, the Kennebunk Rams looked like a good bet heading into last season’s Maine high school football Class B state championship game to win it all. The Rams were not able to seal the deal in a 26-13 loss to Falmouth. Kennebunk was able to exact a little bit of revenge last week when they defeated Falmouth at home in a 14-10 victory.

5. Noble Knights

Beating a solid Windham club, 10-6, in Week 1 will boost your stock and put you in the Top 5 of the rankings if you’re the Noble Knights. Noble will have a perfect opportunity to keep up their winning ways when they take on South Portland, which lost to Bonny Eagle last week 48-6, followed up by a meeting with Massabesic.

6. Oxford Hills Comprehensive
7. Bangor
8. Fryeburg Academy
9. Massabesic
10. Falmouth

11. Wells
12. Windham
13. South Portland
14. Cony
15. Leavitt Area

16. Westbrook
17. Lawrence
18. Cheverus
19. Deering
20. Greely

21. Sanford
22. Hermon
23. Marshwood
24. Winthrop
25. Lewiston

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