RUMFORD — Wells certainly was a challenge for Mountain Valley, which had high hopes of building on its first Class C South football win of the season but came up empty Friday in a 42-0 loss at Chet Bulger Field.

What started out on a positive note for the Falcons soon turned in to an old fashioned thraashing by the Warriors, who attacked on both sides of the ball.

Six different Warriors scored touchdowns.

The new rule regarding running clock time was used through out the entire second half, because Wells led by more than 35 points.

A week ago, Mountain Valley earned its initial win with a 28-15 triumph against Lake Region. On the flip side, Wells was upset by Fryeburg Academy.

“I knew that Wells would come in mean and nasty after last week. They are a very physical team,” Mountain Valley coach Steve LaPointe said. “They handed it to us, except for a couple of tackle-eligible plays.”

Wells broke it open in the second quarter by scoring three TDs.

The onslaught began with the Warriors tackling Mike Provencher in the end zone for a safety. On the ensuing possession, Jake Spofford ran behind the interior line for a 4-yard TD. The highlight of the drive was a 57-yard pass reception by Deandre Woods from quarterback Owen Berry (134 yards passing).

Mountain Valley (1-3) couldn’t assemble any positive yards and was forced to punt. Nick Hansen returnes it 75 yards for a score.

Wells amassed 350 rushing yards out of its Wing-T offense.

“The team was on a mission after Fryeburg,” Wells coach Tim Roche said. “I give Fryeburg a llot of credit, they had done some good things, but we felt that we gave it away (five fumbles) and tonight when we fumbled the opening kickoff, I thought, ‘Oh, no.’ But after that everything started working.”

Reid Chase scored to make it a 36-0 lead at halftime.

“We had success running inside,” said Roche, who has never won in Rumford as Wells’ coach. “Their linebackers were aggessive, and we were able to take advantage of it. This might not be like the old Mountain Valley teams, but they played physical and are showing signs of improvement.”

Kyle Farrar forced the fumble on the opening kickoff, with JT Greene recovering.

The Falcons had a productive running game (422 rushing yards) against Lake Region but were held to zero yards in the first half, with freshman quarterback Keegan Davis directing the show.

The lone first down was a 23-yard pass to Austin Oswald late in the second quarter.

Wells held Farrar to 13 yards rushing on nine carries.

“We just couldnt get going,” LaPointe said. “There is a big dfference between the top teams and the bottom. Wells is definitely a top-tier team. They are the best I’ve seen.”

Wells scored twice in the first quarter on runs by Chad Fitzpatrick and Evan Whitten of 3 and 8 yards, respectively. Riley Dempsey scored in the third quarter from 7 and 20 yards.