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Bonny Eagle at Thornton

1:00 PMSat, Nov 14, 2026 Class A South · Semifinal

BONBonny Eagle8–1 · #2 seed

THOThornton9–0 · #1 seed · home

Thornton Academy Hill Stadium

Before the gameClass A South semifinal

Bonny Eagle (8–1 regular season) beat Oxford Hills, Class A North's top seed, 45–6 in October.

Thornton Academy (9–0 regular season) averaged 47.0 points a game, the most of any 11-man team in Maine.

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What you should knowRegular season only

45–6Bonny Eagle's best win: over Oxford Hills, #3 in our ratings (Fri 10/9)

49–14Thornton's best win: over Bonny Eagle, #2 in our ratings (Sat 10/24)

+19.6 vs +38.7Average margin a game. Bonny Eagle has outscored opponents by 176 points all season; Thornton has outscored opponents by 348 points all season.

3–1 and 5–0This exact spot. Bonny Eagle is 3–1 on the road. Thornton is 5–0 at home.

2 of 3 and 3 of 3Wins in the last 3. Bonny Eagle has won 2 of its last 3; Thornton has won 3 of its last 3.

5Common opponents. Both played Massabesic: Bonny Eagle won by 13, Thornton won by 35; both played Sanford: Bonny Eagle won by 37, Thornton won by 61.

37–35 and 33–39Opponents' combined record. All finals so far of the teams Bonny Eagle has played, then the same for Thornton (games against these two included).

Best-win ranks are as of now (after Week 10). Our ratings: 55 Maine 11-man teams on one scale.

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25%

Bonny Eagle

75%

Thornton

Solid · projected margin est. 9 (Thornton). A projection from the data, not a promise.

Class A South bracketEvery seed, result and next game on the playoff road, from the MPA's bracket.

Bonny Eagle team page Thornton team page

Bonny Eagle this season

Fri 9/4	vs. South Portland	W 21–14
Fri 9/11	at Noble	W 41–19
Fri 9/18	at Massabesic	W 27–14
Fri 9/25	vs. Scarborough	W 42–6
Fri 10/2	at Windham	W 42–6
Fri 10/9	vs. Oxford Hills	W 45–6
Thu 10/15	vs. Exeter (NH)	W 35–14
Fri 10/16	vs. Exeter (NH)
Sat 10/24	at Thornton	L 14–49
Fri 10/30	vs. Sanford	W 57–20
Fri 11/6	vs. Massabesic	W 35–20
Sat 11/14	at Thornton	this game

Thornton this season

Fri 9/4	vs. Scarborough	W 56–0
Fri 9/11	at South Portland	W 35–21
Sat 9/19	vs. Bedford (NH)	W 49–7
Fri 9/25	at Westbrook	W 42–0
Sat 10/3	vs. Portland	W 43–13
Fri 10/9	at Noble	W 53–20
Fri 10/16	vs. Sanford	W 61–0
Sat 10/24	vs. Bonny Eagle	W 49–14
Fri 10/30	at Massabesic	W 35–0
Fri 11/6	vs. South Portland	W 42–0
Sat 11/14	vs. Bonny Eagle	this game

Last meetings

2025	Bonny Eagle 28, Thornton 40
2025	Thornton 42, Bonny Eagle 21
2024	Bonny Eagle 12, Thornton 35
2023	Bonny Eagle 13, Thornton 21
2023	Thornton 28, Bonny Eagle 14

From the past seasons in our records.

Quick answers

When and where do Bonny Eagle and Thornton play?

Bonny Eagle plays at Thornton on Sat, Nov 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM, at Thornton Academy Hill Stadium.

What round is Bonny Eagle at Thornton?

A Class A South semifinal: #2 Bonny Eagle at #1 Thornton. Seeds are the MPA's own bracket. The winner moves on to the final.

Who won the last meeting between Bonny Eagle and Thornton?

Thornton won the last meeting in our records, 40–28 in 2025.

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