WINTHROP — Winthrop/Monmouth football is serious about its adoption of the Wing-T. After a transitional season that improved from a four-game losing streak to its conclusion, a playoff loss at Old Orchard Beach, the Ramblers decided to step up their game by joining some of the best practitioners of the time-tested offense in New England. […]
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2015 Hebron football preview
Coach: Eric Harrison (first year) Conference: Evergreen Class: New England prep Last year’s record: 5-3 Returning players: Sean Kimura, Emerik Faubert-Philippe, Maoze Wang, Jose Berdeja Cortez, Ryan Boucher, Connor Butler, Ben English, Aboulaye Kebe, Nicolas Legare, Zack Loring, Ron Miller, Dylan Richmond, Mike Tuzzo. Key losses: Josiah Bramble, Elijah Burns, Danny Hutchinson, Naquan Bowline, Moose […]
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Hebron football: Lumberjacks turn to another new coach after turning corner
Hebron Academy football seniors and post-graduates who have suited up for the Lumberjacks since the beginning of their prep career have worked with four different coaches. Somehow, that revolving door trend hasn’t prevented the Lumberjacks from moving upward in the Evergreen League standings. From the frustration of 0-8 in 2012, Hebron improved to 2-6 in […]
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Head to Head: Taking their time with running clock debate
Speaking of time and things that take a physical and mental toll, I’m intrigued by this discussion of the new running clock rule that will govern routs in high school football. (Apparently it was in last year’s Maine Principals’ Association bulletin, yet nobody seemed to notice.) Anyway, the short version is that in the second […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Peek: Class A clubs face powerful opening-week opponents
Friday, 7 p.m. Not too steep a challenge for the start of the Bruce Nicholas era in Lewiston. Only the defending Class A North champions and preseason favorites. Edward Little at Bangor Friday, 7 p.m. Eddies’ summer 7-on-7 success, Rams’ exhibition loss to usually overmatched rival Brewer put new shine on this matchup of former […]
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H.S. Football: Kalle Oakes’ fearless forecast for Week 1
Bangor 26, Edward Little 21 Cheverus 35, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 7 Leavitt 41, Westbrook 20 Mt. Blue 46, Cony 34 Mountain Valley 33, Gray-New Gloucester 7 Wells 27, Spruce Mountain 16 Poland 34, Freeport 6 Winthrop/Monmouth 20, Lisbon 14 Oak Hill 27, OOB 8 Dirigo 39, Telstar 6
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H.S. Football Top 10: Windham is preseason team to beat
Dylan Koza’s return at running back, Eagles’ overall experience give them slight nod after winning regional title in 2014. 2. Thornton 0-0 Would have been easy to anoint the Trojans as favorite to win third Class A title in four years. TA’s 2013 campaign showed how tough it is, though, to stay intact and repeat. […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Lisbon uneasy about numbers game at Winthrop/Monmouth
Having captained the Lisbon football ship for parts of four different decades, winning three state championships, Dick Mynahan has mastered the art of managing expectations. Well, more precisely, he may be the Campbell Conference equivalent of Lou Holtz, who had a knack for making his 1988 Notre Dame juggernaut sound like the underdog against Rutgers […]
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H.S. Football: Who’s going to fill their cleats?
Matt Vigue of Spruce Mountain catching a 70-yard touchdown pass on the West’s third play from scrimmage. Leavitt’s Gabe Seeley fighting off apparent defensive pass interference, then adding insult to injury with a diving, one-handed grab in the end zone. Tyler Frost shooting every miniscule gap that presented itself, chalking up a fistful of tackles […]
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Photos: Football in the heat
AUBURN — The Edward Little High School football team continued with two-a-day practices Tuesday, but the team was on a strict time schedule, allowing for multiple water breaks as the heat intensified late in the morning.