Kramlich: All right, I didn’t think I could possibly see a better version of the Edward Little vs. Oxford Hills/Buckfield matchup than the one you saw during the regular season. But the playoff version found a way to top a last-play, comeback victory. Last Friday night’s Class A North quarterfinal in Paris never looked over […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Nov. 1, 2016 Buckfield Town Office Development concerns What happened: A number of neighbors are upset with an ongoing project for a Christmas tree farm on Faunce Road and selectmen voted to invite the new owners to meet with abutters to discuss their concerns. What it means: Neighbors reported issues with […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Party over here, tears over there
Two distinctly different emotions erupt in the moments immediately after the conclusions of an overtime playoff football game. One, obviously, is euphoria, especially when it comes from a program that hadn’t won a playoff game in 16 years (before some players on the team were born) and hadn’t won a home playoff game in 22 […]
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H.S. Roundup: Leavitt upset bid falls two points short in Class B South football semifinals
KENNEBUNK — Leavitt came in as a heavy underdog but played like a team that knows a thing or two about postseason football. And it was almost enough. But not quite, as the No. 8 Hornets fell to No. 1 Kennebunk 16-14 in a Class B South quarterfinal Saturday. Leavitt took a 8-0 lead on a 50-yard […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills/Buckfield bests Edward Little in overtime
Connor Truman completed his only pass of the game to Ethan Bourgoin for an 8-yard touchdown in overtime, then John Bowen picked off Grant Hartley to end Edward Little’s hopes of answering in the Vikings’ 26-20 overtime win in a Class A North quarterfinal at Gouin Athletic Complex on Friday. “I did say to them, […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Cheverus 35, Lewiston 20 Kennebunk 28, Leavitt 20 Spruce Mountain 36, Freeport 13 Cape Elizabeth 42, Poland 6 Fryeburg 26, Mountain Valley 20 Dirigo 20, Old Orchard Beach 14 Oak Hill 30, Traip 12
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
No. 5 EDWARD LITTLE (3-5) at No. 4 OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD (4-4) Friday, 7 p.m. A rematch of what might have been the game of the year, a comeback 32-28 win for the Red Eddies. the playoff matchup will also take place in South Paris, with the Vikings hosting their first home playoff game in 15 […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Horton: Well, that was a fun regular season. I saw eight of the 13 high school football teams in our coverage area. Out of those 13 teams, Mt. Blue and Gray-New Gloucester are the only ones that aren’t advancing to the postseason. So let’s look at those two teams. Gray-NG had a tough season. The Patriots […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills/Buckfield backs bring the boom
PARIS — Oxford Hills/Buckfield was one of the few football teams in the state to play a dry game this past weekend, earning a lopsided win away from the inclement weather in Bangor. But a storm brews inside the Vikings’ squad every week, and with it comes thunder, lightning, then a hapless defender getting run […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Edward Little at Oxford Hills/Buckfield
There’s no way the rematch between Edward Little and Oxford Hills/Buckfield can live up to the first meeting between the two teams, right? Fans, especially those of the Red Eddies, can only hope. To recap, the Red Eddies stole a win on the road with a last-play touchdown pass from Grant Hartley to CJ Jipson […]