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H.S. Football: Parkin propels Leavitt back to regional final
TURNER — As a 185-pound junior nose tackle, Will Parkin should have been an easy person to overlook in Leavitt’s 2013 Class C championship defense. Matt Powell, Conor O’Malley, Levi Morin and Clay Rowland earned the headlines among a star-studded, senior-laden lot. All four are on a college roster this autumn. The number of tackles […]
Class D West Football Semifinals: Lisbon loses Bourget, but Grover rolls over OOB
Junior tailback Shawn Grover, all 5-foot-7, 140 pounds of him, certainly tried. Grover, the latest in a long line of little engines that could in the Greyhounds’ camp, rushed for 203 yards and two touchdowns, lifting No. 1 Lisbon to a 25-12 victory over relentless No. 4 Old Orchard Beach in the Class D West […]
Class C West Football Semifinal: Spruce Mountain stopped by Wells
Neither one produced points, which in the low-temperature, high-stress world of November high school football falls into the category of recipes for disaster. Reid Chase made the tackle on the opening goal-line stand and recovered a third-down fumble in the latter sequence to seal a 14-13 Wells victory at Griffin Field. “We had a big […]
High school football: Oak Hill figures out Dirigo, returns to West D final
DIXFIELD — Whether the Raiders wanted to say it or not, Friday’s Western Class D semifinal contest against Dirigo was a revenge game. They wanted revenge, and they got it. Eight weeks removed from their only loss of the season, which came at home to Dirigo, the Raiders rushed for 284 yards and came away […]
Head to head: They say you want an evolution …
Pelletier: You know, old man, I can’t believe this thing is almost over. We have slogged our way through another high school football season. My waistline is bigger, my kids have grown, your hair displays more distinguished colors and your snark has risen in volume. All in all, a normal campaign. Now that we are […]
H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Five local teams chase regional berths
No. 3 Wells (7-2) at No. 2 Spruce Mountain (8-1) Class C West semifinal Friday, 7 p.m. It’s the fourth meeting between the two teams in just over 400 days. Wells won the 2013 regular-season clash before Spruce achieved revenge in the playoffs. The Phoenix won by a deceptive 27-6 margin in the most recent […]
H.S. Football Game of the Week: Clashing styles of Wells, Spruce create superb matchup
Spruce Mountain’s big plays have been a little better than Wells’ long drives. At the risk of oversimplifying the details, that has been the story in the two most recent renewals of the budding rivalry between the Phoenix and Warriors. There’s no reason to expect either team to shy away from using their meal ticket […]
H.S. Football Top 10: Class A jumble could start to shake out
1. Thornton 7-1 (Last week: 1) Trojans face Scarborough, which beat South Portland, which beat Bonny Eagle, which … didn’t beat Thornton, so we’re comfortable casting this vote again. 2. Windham 7-1 (2) In a theme that’s shared elsewhere with Brunswick and Falmouth, Windham must avenge only loss (Portland) to reach Class A East final. […]
Oakes’ playoff forecast for Nov. 7-8
Cheverus 27, Bangor 6 Windham 14, Portland 7 Thornton 35, Scarborough 0 Bonny Eagle 28, Biddeford 8 Brunswick 20, Messalonskee 14 Cony 34, Lawrence 26 Marshwood 48, Westbrook 0 York 24, Falmouth 13 Winslow 38, Belfast 0 Waterville 41, Foxcroft 28 Leavitt 33, Yarmouth 12 Spruce Mountain 20, Wells 14 MCI 42, Mattanawcook 6 Bucksport […]