Scarborough’s Lana Djuranovic, left, hugs Ali Mokriski after Mokriski scored during the Red Storm’s 4-0 victory over Gorham in the Class A South girls’ soccer championship game on Tuesday in Sanford. Djuranovic and Mokriski have combined to score 49 goals this season. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer
CLASS A
Who: Scarborough (17-0) vs Brunswick (15-0-2)
When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Deering High School, Portland
Outlook: Brunswick is back in the state final for a second straight season, while Scarborough returns for the first time since 2019. Neither team is a stranger to the state final, but it’s been a decade since either claimed the title. Scarborough’s last state championship was in 2012, and Brunswick’s was in 2009. … The Red Storm have been dominant all season, outscoring opponents 90-3, including a 4-0 win over previously undefeated Gorham in the South final. … Scarborough’s offense is led by senior Ali Mokriski and junior Lana Djuranovic. Mokriski has 22 goals and 16 assists, and scored a pair of goals in the Red Storm’s win over Gorham on Tuesday. Djuranovic has 27 goals and five assists. …. Sophomore Alexis Morin leads the Dragons with 25 goals and 10 assists, while freshman Molly Tefft has 17 goals and 12 assists. Brunswick has outscored opponents 74-7. … Senior back Hannah Lay leads Brunswick’s defense and joined Morin and Tefft on the Maine Soccer Coaches Class A North all-region team. … Senior back Julia Black joined Mokriski and Djuranovic on the Class A South all-region team.
Yarmouth players celebrate with their goalkeeper, Regan Sullivan, following a 3-2 victory over York in the Class B South girls’ soccer championship game in Lewiston on Wednesday night. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
CLASS B
Who: Yarmouth (14-3) vs Hermon (17-0)
When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Hampden Academy, Hampden
Outlook: Hermon is in the state final for the third straight season, while Yarmouth is back for the first time since winning back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017. … This is Hermon’s fifth state final appearance since 2012. The Hawks are looking for their first state championship. … Hermon has posted nine consecutive shutouts. The Hawks haven’t allowed a goal since a 3-1 win over Old Town on Sept. 29, and have surrendered just five goals all season. … This game features two of the top offensive players in the state. Hermon’s Lyndsee Reed has 40 goals, while Ava Feeley of Yarmouth has 31. … Freshman Madison Stewart has 29 goals for the Hawks and scored in the 2-0 win over Old Town in the North championship game Wednesday. … Reed was named to the Class B North all-region team by the Maine Soccer Coaches Association, and is joined by teammates Allie Cameron, Brooke Gallup and Michaela Saulter, all midfielders. … Feeley is joined on the Class B South all-region team by Yarmouth back Kadin Davoren. … Each team has a strong goalkeeper, Regan Sullivan for the Clippers and Bella Bowden for the Hawks.
North Yarmouth Academy players surround Leah Dube, center, after Dube scored during the Panthers’ 4-1 win over Class B Yarmouth in September. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
CLASS D
Who: North Yarmouth Academy (17-0) vs. Penobscot Valley (16-0-1)
When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Deering High School, Portland
Outlook: The Class D final once again will feature a Northern team trying to wrestle the crown away from the Panthers. It’s been a fruitless endeavor so far; NYA has won three straight titles, and the Panthers have looked as formidable as ever this season. They’ve outscored opponents 93-8, including a 30-1 disparity in the playoffs. Angel Huntsman is a talented playmaker at the center of the Panthers’ attack, but supporting players like Michala Wallace and Leah Dube, a transfer from Lewiston who had a hat trick against Richmond in the South final, can go off. … The Howlers, though, are no pushovers. They’ve played more competitive games than NYA has, and they’ve won them. Lila Cummings, Holly Loring and Kaya Loring are a trio of threats who NYA can’t allow to dictate the game.
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