WELLS — They might have dreamed about it, even fantasized about it.
But not even the most optimistic soul in Wells wouldn’t have dared to predict the 47-7 thrashing that the No. 2 Warriors dealt to No. 3 Cape Elizabeth, in a Western Maine Class-B semifinal tilt.
“I can’t tell you I saw it coming,” said Wells coach Tim Roche. “I did not. I thought it might be a 14-10 game, or something weird. I really expected something else.”
Still, there is was, played out on the muddy Warrior Memorial Field surface, which, although boggy for both teams, seemed supremely suited to Wells’ power running game.
The Warriors broke off five long touchdown runs, two of them by Louis DiTomasso (69 and 31 yards), and another by Chad Whitten (79 yards.)
“We practiced hard all week,” said DiTomasso. “We came out focused, took care of our jobs, and got the job done.”
The job will get harder as the Warriors will have to travel to Rumford next Saturday (12:30 p.m.) to face top seed Mountain Valley for the Western B title.
Wells lone loss of the season came in a hard fought 14-6 bout fought at Mountain Valley, early in the season.
“It’s going to be a crazy atmosphere,” said DiTomasso. “But it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Whether it can surpass the romp over the Capers in the fun department remains to be seen.
The bar was set sky high, beginning with the Warriors two first quarter scores, both of which were dividends of key plays by the Wells defense.
The first of those came on the first series of the game, when the Capers were stopped on fourth and inches at their own 31.
Wells took over on downs and three plays later, J.T. Sherburne raced around left end for a 16 yard score, making it 7-0.
“The defense stepped it up tonight,” said end Josh Ingalls.
Ingalls contributed two key plays as the Warriors upped the lead to 14-0.
His strip sack of Capers quarterback Kyle Danielson gave Wells the ball on the Cape 12.
“I came from behind,” said Ingalls, “so he didn’t know I was coming. And I knocked the ball out.”
Three plays later, Ingalls, who stands 6-3, hauled in a 10 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Paul McDonough.
“I don’t know how much credit he (Ingalls) gets, “ said Roche. “But he’s a pretty good football player. He’s been that type of player all year. He’s an emotional kid, and does things well. I could say about everyone of my kids.”
DiTomasso and Whitten added their long scoring runs to stake the Warriors to a 28-0 halftime lead.
If the matter hadn’t been settled by then, it was when Michale Moats-Carpenter took the second half kickoff back 75 yards for another score.
A full half remained, but the seeds of the next dream, an even bigger one, had already been planted.
“We’re excited to go up there,” said Ingalls. “We’ll work as hard as we can.”
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