FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Having opened their season with a win last Thursday night, New England Patriots players were able to scout Rex Ryan’s Buffalo Bills on television Sunday. What they saw in Ryan’s debut at his new address was, well, typical Rex. “He’ll always have something you won’t see (before),” guard Josh Kline said […]
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H.S. football: Bulldogs blank Red Eddies, 33-0
PORTLAND – After being hemmed in its own end for almost all of the first half Saturday night, the Edward Little football team finally escaped at halftime. Down only 7-0, the Red Eddies had the chance to make up for the struggles of the first half. But while EL finally got some movement on offense in […]
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HS Football: Patriots defense forces a turnover for their second victory
With the Fryeburg Academy Raiders driving late in the game, the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots defense created a turnover deep in their own territory. Zack Haskell popped the ball loose near the end zone after Fryeburg completed a pass and Jacob Sanborn fell on the ball in a scrum to force a touchback as Gray-New Gloucester […]
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H.S. Football: Matthew Strout picks up fumble, Oak Hill holds off Dirigo
WALES — Connor Elwell and Brendon Tervo, crunching hits. Brian Thorpe, quarterback sack. Matthew Strout, fumble recovery. Oak Hill’s defense didn’t stop every big play Saturday afternoon. As has been the case against so many Class D opponents the past three autumns, however, when the Raiders needed one haymaker to end a Dirigo possession in the […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Spruce Mountain survives turnovers, holds off Lake Region, 30-21
Spruce Mountain 30, Lake Region 21 NAPLES — The turnover bug bit the Spruce Mountain football team again Friday night, but this time the Phoenix built a big enough first-half lead to hold off Lake Region, 30-21, in Class C South. Dillon Webster rushed for 160 yards, a touchdown and three two-point conversions to lead Spruce […]
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H.S. football: Lewiston shakes off Oxford Hills in OT
Porter got that opportunity in overtime against Oxford Hills on Friday night. Porter was given the ball on the second play and came across with the winning touchdown, hand delivering the Blue Devils an 8-0 victory at Gouin Athletic Complex. But the Blue Devils weren’t taking any chances on a scrappy Oxford Hills team. Lewiston […]
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H.S. Football: Levi Craig’s five total TDs lead Leavitt past Morse, 43-14
Now, given a new schedule of Class B South opponents to dissect, the Hornets suddenly are a second-half team. Leavitt scored on the third play of the third quarter, a 55-yard connection between seniors Levi Craig and Max Green, and it was a sign of more to come Friday night in a 43-14 victory over […]
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High school football: Winthrop/Monmouth bounces back, beats Traip
WINTHROP — After watching its lead cut in half suddenly Friday night, the Winthrop/Monmouth football team used the same approach in that moment that it had used all week. The Ramblers lost a tough one to Lisbon on opening night, but moved on quickly. They had the same reaction when Traip broke a long touchdown […]
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High school football: Brewer slips past Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — A year ago, Brewer lost to Mt. Blue on a last second play. Friday night, the Witches kept that loss in mind, turning in a stellar defensive second half to grab a crucial 20-13 Pine Tree Conference Class B win at Caldwell Field. Mt. Blue was playing without head coach Jim Aylward, who […]
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H.S. Football: Smith fights physical challenges to hit Leavitt opponents on nose
If toughness is measured by what a player has overcome in order to excel on the field, then Adam Smith, all 210 pounds of him, has earned a place at the front of the line. Smith suffers from asthma, a condition exacerbated by the extreme heat and humidity that have gripped Maine since the start […]