Edward Little 26, Lewiston 14 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 12, Bangor 7 Leavitt 22, Biddeford 20 Skowhegan 41, Mt. Blue 34 Gray-New Gloucester 26, Poland 22 Spruce Mountain 24, Mountain Valley 7 Winthrop/Monmouth 35, Boothbay 0 Dirigo 19, Maranacook 8 Lisbon 35, Telstar 0 Oak Hill 34, Traip 6
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H.S. Football Top 10: Top half of rankings remain unchanged
The only bad news for the Bulldogs: It is tough to stay sharp for the playoffs when you win consecutive games by a combined score of 124-0. 2. Thornton 6-1 (2) Trojans haven’t been tested in a while, either, but Bonny Eagle should take care of that this week. 3. Cheverus 5-2 (3) Stags’ defeated […]
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Bates football looking to break through against Middlebury
Bates will be looking for a better second half when the Bobcats host Middlebury in NESCAC football action at Garcelon Field on Saturday afternoon. It’s a two-part mission for Bates, which played the first four games of its eight-game schedule without a win due in part to some letdowns after halftime. The Bobcats will be […]
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The Hot Corner: Stop giving Patriots’ detractors so much credit
We’re five games into the New England Patriots’ 2015 season. Past the four contests that caused us all such consternation when we thought Tom Brady might be suspended, plus the Sunday night game against the overmatched opponent that was 99 44/100% responsible for the absurdity. Can we move on now? I know, I know. Asking […]
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College Football: Bates rally falls short at Wesleyan
For the third consecutive week, Bates football had possession with a chance to win or tie at the end of regulation Saturday. Again, the Bobcats couldn’t cash in. Justin Sanchez picked off Patrick Dugan with a minute to go, preserving Wesleyan’s 24-16 victory at Andrus Field in Middletown, Conn. Bates (0-4) hasn’t beaten Wesleyan since […]
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H.S. Football: Halls perfect on fourth down as Lisbon routs Maranacook
LISBON — Whether by air or by land or by trickery, Lisbon quarterback and punter Tyler Halls owned fourth down Saturday at Thompson Field. The Greyhounds were a perfect 6-for-6 at converting get-to-the-stick-or-else plays Saturday afternoon, and Halls had a hand or feet in all of them to spark Lisbon’s 30-11 Class D South football win […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Winthrop/Monmouth tops OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Winthrop/Monmouth scored three consecutive touchdowns and two-point conversions late in the third quarter Friday night, rallying from a 13-6 deficit to a 30-13 win over Old Orchard Beach in Class D South football. Alec Brown carried 28 times for 228 yards and three touchdowns, including scores of a 13 and 9 yards […]
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Football: Dirigo takes out Boothbay
DIXFIELD — Even the best laid plans can be altered — especially in Dirigo’s case. The Cougars dominated on both sides of the ball in a Class D Football game at chilly Harlow Park as five different Cougars scored and the ball-hawking defense forced three turnovers in a convincing 35-14 triumph over Boothbay. Dirigo (5-2), […]
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H.S. Football: Smith returns home for Leavitt senior night
TURNER — Carrying the axe that has become his team’s “chip away at the stone” trademark, Adam Smith led the Leavitt football team in a slow procession Friday evening from the locker room, through the chain link fence and onto Libby Field. The thumping beat of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” blared over the public address system, but […]
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Football: Massabesic lets Lewiston know who’s boss early
LEWISTON — Massabesic did most the of the damage in the first half, and despite Lewiston’s respectable efforts to get back into the game, the Blue Devils couldn’t recover in time in a Class A football game Friday night. Massabesic stayed in step in the first half and marched off with its first victory of […]