Throw out the records when a rivalry game is being played. Bates and Colby will be more than happy to do so Saturday, when the 1-4 Mules host the 0-5 Bobcats. Bates is coming off a 41-27 loss to Middlebury, while Colby won its first game of the season last week against Hamilton, 24-19. With […]
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College Football: Bates falls to 0-5 in 41-27 loss to Middlebury
Bates fought valiantly in the face of numerous injuries to its offense Saturday, but ultimately the Bobcats couldn’t stop Middlebury’s aerial attack in a turnover-filled, 41-27 NESCAC football verdict at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. The Bobcats fell to 0-5 with the loss. Bates and Hamilton are the only remaining winless teams in the conference. Patrick […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Oak Hill, Lisbon roll
KITTERY — Oak Hill wrapped up the second undefeated football regular season in school history and its first since 1982 on Saturday, taking care of Traip, 32-6, at Memorial Field. Dalton Therrien threw three touchdowns and Cruz Poirier rushed for two more to lead two-time defending state champion Oak Hill (7-0), which is the No. 1 […]
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High school football: Edward Little dispatched Lewiston in Battle of the Bridge
AUBURN — Edward Little and Lewiston played oneupmanship for three solid quarters before a couple of key turnovers slowed down all the scoring in the final stanza of Friday night’s Class A football game. The Battle of the Bridge is always an intense rivalry, and as usual, this hard-fought conflict featured clashes on the ground […]
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H.S. Football: Arsenault, Robinson lead Dirigo comeback at Maranacook
READFIELD — Gavin Arsenault had a distinctively rural Maine description of how he felt during halftime Friday night at Ricky Gibson Field of Dreams. “I had a wicked awful first half, and I just wanted to help out my team,” Arsenault said. “I just brought more energy. We all brought more energy, turned it up a […]
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Football: Poland powers past rival Gray-New Gloucester, 24-14
GRAY — Rivalry games often are remembered for big plays. When Poland and Gray-New Gloucester look back on the latest installment of their “Battle of Shaker Hill” rivalry, those big plays will no doubt come up. It was the visiting Knights who made most of those big plays, leading them to a 24-14 win in […]
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High school football: Bangor topples Oxford Hills
Bangor went 66 yards in 3:20 to open the game, capping the drive with a 26-yard TD pass from Jeff Lewis to Johnson, who had not been used much as a pass-catcher this season, giving Bangor an early 7-0 lead. It could have been more, but the Oxford Hills defense kept the Vikings in the […]
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Lewiston vs. Edward Little Football: Bridge to history
Forget sports for a minute. Not many traditions of any persuasion that prevailed in society in 1897 still are being celebrated today. Baseball’s initial World Series was six years away. The Spanish-American War was yet to begin. William McKinley was president. And a football team from Edward Little High School defeated an outfit from Lewiston […]
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H.S. Football Playoff Peek: Shaking the Crabtree and watching fallout
Your winning percentage, plus your opponents’ collective winning percentage, times 10. That’s the relatively simple Crabtree point formula used to rank Maine high school football teams for postseason play. We all know from experience, of course, that Week 8 results can change that picture dramatically. Here’s a quick primer on how things should shake out […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Playoff bracket riding on rivalry games
Lewiston (2-5) at Edward Little (2-5) Friday, 7 p.m. Neither team has won since September, but survivor of this one will host a Class A North quarterfinal on the final Friday in October. Eddies had slight edge over Devils in annual preseason tuneup. Bangor (1-6) at Oxford Hills/Buckfield (1-6) Friday, 7 p.m. Class A North […]