CANAAN, N.H. - Mascoma football rolled past Hillsboro-Deering 53-20 at home Saturday, scoring a season high in points for its second straight win.
The Royals ran for 392 yards on 46 carries. Aiden Booth led the way with 165 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and added a two-point conversion. Jonathan Ortiz had 97 yards and three touchdowns, Ethan Conway added 66 yards and two touchdowns, and Dominic Marrotte also scored.
Mascoma improves to 4-2, while Hillsboro-Deering falls to 3-3. The game was a rematch of last year’s title game, which Hillsboro-Deering won 34-20 on Nov. 15, 2025. The Royals have won four of their last five games.
Mascoma football is next at home against Missisquoi Valley on Saturday, October 24, at 2 p.m.
Other relevant play on Saturday, October 17:
Newport (7-0) 41 at Prospect Mountain (1-5) 0 Newport, which beat Mascoma in September, stayed unbeaten with a road win in their division.
Raymond (0-6) 0 at Farmington-Nute (2-4) 7 Farmington-Nute, which visits Mascoma on Oct. 31, won at home against a Raymond team the Royals beat 7-0 in September.
VOLLEYBALL
Mascoma at home vs. Conant and Epping | Saturday, October 17
Mascoma volleyball split a home doubleheader Saturday, sweeping Conant 3-0 in the morning before falling 0-3 to Epping in the afternoon.
The win over Conant snapped a four-match losing streak and was the Royals’ first since a 3-0 sweep of Hillsboro-Deering on Sept. 26. Mascoma moves to 3-12, while Conant falls to 0-12 and Epping improves to 7-7.
Mascoma volleyball is next at home against Raymond on Wednesday, October 21, at 6:15 p.m.
What was missed Friday: Mascoma girls soccer (1-10-4) fell 0-4 at Trinity. The Royals are next at home against White Mountains on Monday, October 19, at 4 p.m.
That wraps up the day for Mascoma Valley Regional High School sports. We’ll see you next time!