Stonington — Westerly outscored Stonington 18-0 in the second half and went on to beat the Bears 24-6 on Thursday morning.

Stonington still leads the series 74-73-17 but Westerly leads 52-44-9 in Thanksgiving Day games.

Jayden Carter scored the Bears (6-4), a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to tie the game at 6-6. Carter completed 12 of his 25 passes for 100 yards and was Stonington’s most valuable player of the game. Patrick McGugan caught seven passes for 45 yards.

Sophomore quarterback Landon Husereau was the most valuable player of the game for Westerly. He was 9-for-20 passing for 174 yards and two touchdowns.

Westerly (7-4) lost to West Warwick in the Rhode Island Division 2 semifinals on Nov. 15.

In other games:

• Quinebaug Valley defeated Thames River 26-10 on Wednesday night at Grasso Tech. Deven Lamothe had two touchdown runs for Quinebaug (7-3). Damarr Mangan had a touchdown run for the Crusaders (4-6), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

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• The Southern New London County Mutiny Independent Football Club has expanded operations to offer spring tackle football to area youth players. The Mutiny will be competing in the New England Youth Tackle Football League, Inc. at the 14U level for Spring 2025 competition. The NEYT league is in its eighth season of operation with teams throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, has provided competition at the 9U, 11U, 13U, 14U, and 15U levels for several years and has been recognized as the premier youth spring league in New England.

The Mutiny will play a six-game regular season schedule starting with a league-wide jamboree on April 6, 2025. The league doesn’t apply boundary limits so players are welcome to join from all over with the primary recruiting area to be SE Connecticut. A 15U program is currently being explored due to significant interest in the 14U level. Lower age groups will also be available due to a partnership with another program. An official announcement will be made soon.

Anyone interested in information on signing their young players up as well as those interested in coaching or sponsorship opportunities can email snlcfootball20@gmail.com or call head coach and president Eric Whitman at (207) 735-3970. Player registration is open.