1. Thornton 3-0 (2) We’re not afraid to admit when we’re wrong, and Trojans are the clear No. 1 after Windham’s inability to reach end zone last week. 2. Portland 3-0 (3) Bulldogs have two of the top running backs in Class A North, but their defense has been the story the past two weeks. […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Two of state’s top programs collide in Turner
Timing isn’t everything, but certainly it is Leavitt’s friend as the Hornets readjust to Class B football. A year ago, the Hornets were in-between juggernauts, if you will. Talented but junior-dominated, they surprised a few people (perhaps those who hadn’t been paying attention for many years) on their way to a Class C South championship. […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Showdowns in all four classes
Friday, 7 p.m. Devils won a donnybrook two years ago, the last time these rivals met at Don Roux Field. It was the latest of many unforgettable recent games in the series. Marshwood (2-1) at Leavitt (3-0) Friday, 7 p.m. End of Hawks’ 14-game winning streak against Westbrook last week removed some of the luster, […]
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Bates football preview: Bobcats riding crest of historical winning wave
LEWISTON — Bates College receiver Mark Riley knows that he and 11 fellow seniors are blessed among football players in school history. All they’ve known are home games on beautiful, new artificial turf in front of glistening bleachers, and seasons with a winning percentage of .500 or better. How rare is the air where Riley and […]
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H.S. Football: Oakes’ pigskin prognostications for Week 4
Bangor 21, Lewiston 7 Cheverus 40, Edward Little 21 Portland 35, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 0 Leavitt 22, Marshwood 12 Mt. Blue 42, Hampden 6 Spruce Mountain 28, Gray-New Gloucester 26 Wells 34, Mountain Valley 13 Poland 20, Lake Region 15 Dirigo 19, Lisbon 14 Winthrop/Monmouth 21, Maranacook 6 Oak Hill 48, Telstar 0
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Camden Hills cancels football season
Camden Hills High School has canceled the remainder of its football season, effective immediately, according to a letter sent to area coaches and media Thursday. The Windjammers were to face Ellsworth/Sumner in a Class D North matchup Saturday. They will forfeit the final five games of the season. Camden Hills also was scheduled to play Maine […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt, bolstered by return of Billy Bedard, belts York
TURNER — Opinions varied sharply on how Leavitt would readjust to Class B football this season, but certainly any honest assessment included the idea that nine penalties and five turnovers in a game would make it tough to win at the higher level. The Hornets not only won their homecoming game Saturday night with those scary […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Cheverus clobbers Lewiston, 68-16
PORTLAND — Lewiston was in the wrong place at the wrong time to encounter an angry Cheverus football team. One week after getting trounced 57-0 at Thornton, the proud Stags rolled up the first 56 points of the game Saturday afternoon and pasted the Blue Devils, 68-16, at Boulos Stadium. Rylan Benedict and Tre Fletcher each […]
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H.S. Football: Old Orchard Beach gets first win with 41-0 rout of Telstar
BETHEL — Mandated running time, high school football’s version of the mercy rule, performed its magic admirably Saturday afternoon at Telstar. The Rebels’ second half was better than their first. The mounting injury toll, something Telstar can ill afford if its 19 players are to complete the entire Class D South season, was kept in check. […]
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Winthrop/Monmouth edges Dirigo behind late Ingram TD
DIXFIELD — Dirigo and Winthrop/Monmouth have brought out the best in each other over the years, and that was evident again Friday in a Class D Campbell Conference showdown. Quarterback Matt Ingram directed a long drive and ran in a 1-yard touchdown with less than 10 seconds left as Winthrop rallied for a 12-7 triumph […]