Fans attending Friday’s Oxford Hills-Lewiston game at Lewiston High School will be able to help out the Good Shepherd Food Bank.

Adults will be charged $5 for admission to the game, with $2 for each ticket going to Good Shepherd. Fans are also encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, which the LHS student government will be collecting at the entrance gate. Cash donations will also be accepted.’

Lewiston is one of eight schools participating in the School Spirit Challenge Rallies. WGME will be broadcasting from LHS on Friday, starting at 5 a.m., and will also feature the school on its noon newscast and its Friday Night Lights high school football show at 11:30 p.m.

Playoffs? We’re talking about playoffs

Realignment has changed the post-season format for most of the regions. Six teams will qualify from each region in Class A, B and C, with the top two teams in each region receiving a first-round bye. Class D East will also reward the top six teams with a playoff bid, while in D West, the top eight teams will move on.

Former Hebron star on Redskins roster

Jose Gumbs, who played football at Hebron Academy, will open the season on the Washington Redskins’ 53-man roster, and possibly see his first regular season game action next Monday.

Gumbs, a 2007 Hebron graduate, will play safety for the Redskins, who open their season Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Redskins signed the 5-foot-10, 210-pound Gumbs as a free agent on July 25. Thought to be a long-shot to make the team by most D.C.-area media, the Queens, NY native impressed head coach Mike Shanahan in training camp.

“Gumbs came in and competed,” Shanahan said earlier this week. “That’s what we tell these players: We don’t care if you’re a first-round draft choice or a free agent, we’re gonna play the best players. Gumbs came in and played well, and he earned himself a roster spot.”

Gumbs, 25, played tailback and free safety for three years at Hebron, leading the team with 110 tackles his senior year and earning team MVP and All-New England honors.

He went on to play collegiately at Monmouth University, where he was a four-year starter from 2008-11. He led the Hawks in tackles all four seasons and finished third in school history with 306 tackles (188 solo).

The Redskins are Gumbs’ third NFL team since coming into the league last year. He was originally signed by the New Orleans Saints as a college free agent in April, 2012, but was injured in their final preseason game and cut a few days later. The Kansas City Chiefs signed him to their practice squad in December, then released him last May.