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Conor Kirkham scored the eventual winning goal 46 seconds into the second half, lifting 11th-seeded Falmouth Navigators past sixth-seeded Portland, 3-1,  in a Class A South preliminary-round game on Saturday  in Portland.

Falmouth (5-8-2) advances to face No. 3 Gorham in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

The Navigators took a 1-0 lead early in the first half when Penn Giard headed in a pass from Kian Long. Kirkham made it 2-0 when he gathered a ball in the box and booted it inside the far post.

Portland (8-5-2) pulled within one when Feliciano Logapo scored on a free kick, but Falmouth got an own goal to seal it.

Wyatt Bennett made fives saves for Falmouth, while Mateo Pulaski stopped two shots for Portland. 

SKOWHEGAN 4, LAWRENCE 0: Vivian Hart’s hat trick propelled the sixth-seeded River Hawks (13-1-1) past the No. 11 Bulldogs (3-9-3) in a Class B North preliminary-round game in Skowhegan.

Lydia Herrick also scored and added an assist. Mae Dubois, Addie Bubier and Charlotte Libby each recorded an assist. Chloe Cyr stopped two shots for the shutout.

Riley Soucy made 23 saves for Lawrence.

Skowhegan will face third-seeded Presque Isle (9-3-2) in the quarterfinals.

THORNTON ACADEMY 3, GORHAM 1: The ninth-ranked Trojans (7-6-2) scored twice in the first half and beat the No. 8 Rams (7-6-2) in a Class A South preliminary-round game in Gorham.

Thornton advances to face No. 1 Scarborough in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Goals by Julia Collins and Olivia Martin gave the Trojans a 2-0 lead. Neve Hanley pulled Gorham with one in the second half, but Malia Collins added an insurance goal for Thornton.

CAPE ELIZABETH 42, HOULTON 6: Rosco Hampton passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Capers (6-2) ended their regular season with a win over the Shiretowners (1-7) in an eight-man Large School game in Cape Elizabeth.

Hampton connected with River Duffy (60 yards), Logan Knightly (18 yards) and Sam Hews (26 yards). Hampton’s 22-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter gave the Capers a 30-6 halftime lead.

Will Gray (2 yards) and Henry Boucher (4 yards) each adding a rushing TD.

Connor Lilley scored on a 2-yard run for Houlton.

YORK 21, HAMPDEN ACADEMY 7: Wyatt Hebert threw two long touchdown passes as the Wildcats (3-5) won for the third time in their last four games, beating the Broncos (0-8) in Hampden.

York grabbed a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Hebert connected with Jack Hilbourne for a 46-yard scoring play, and Colin McCann added a 17-yard TD run.

Hampden cut into its deficit in the second quarter on a 7-yard run by Dresden Sherwood, then was driving for a potential tying touchdown early in the third before York’s defense held. Moments later, Asher Kuhn beat double-coverage to grab a pass from Hebert for a 61-yard touchdown.