Oxford Hills (4-4) at Bangor (5-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings’ defense is plenty good enough to hang with the Rams, even when the hosts are at full strength. Davis Turner vs. Dane Johnson might be more fun than any one-on-one matchup we’ve seen all season. Oxford Hills’ running game needs to be good enough to […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Phoenix aim to get back on track
High school football fans had mixed feelings about the consolidation of Jay and Livermore Falls in 2011. One major positive out of the school merger, in gridiron terms, was the idea that the communities would face Mountain Valley again after more than a decade in different divisions. Someday, maybe even in the next year or […]
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H.S. Football Head to Head: Size of playoff field matters
Oakes: Well, sport, the high school football playoffs are upon us. There will be quarterfinal games breaking out all over the state Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, and yes, by golly, some of them will be breakouts, as in more ugly and painful than a shingles flare-up. And unless you have been hiding under a […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Time to settle it on field
1. Thornton 7-1 (Last week: 1) Now that we’re in the playoffs, the weirder it feels not having a no-loss team in Class A. 2. Windham 7-1 (2) Win over defending state champion Bonny Eagle certainly solidified Eagles’ for-real status moving into November. Not that it was ever in doubt. 3. Cheverus 7-1 (3) Undefeated […]
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Oakes’ football forecast for Oct, 31-Nov. 1
Bangor 28, Oxford Hills 20 Portland 47, Deering 14 Messalonskee 20, Mt. Blue 14 Lawrence 35, Brewer 15 Cape Elizabeth 28, Yarmouth 20 Wells 46, Poland 21 Leavitt 58, Lake Region 7 Spruce Mountain 54, Mountain Valley 14 OOB 20, Winthrop/Monmouth 19 Oak Hill 35, Maranacook 0 Dirigo 22, Boothbay 0
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The Hot Corner: Forfeit lengthens chain of wrong choices
If two wrongs don’t make a right, just imagine the mess a chain of missteps and unfortunate decisions leaves in its wake. The easy thing to do Tuesday morning, when word got out that Telstar will forfeit this weekend’s scheduled Class D West football quarterfinal at Lisbon, was criticize Telstar. The school, the program, its […]
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H.S. Football: Telstar will forfeit playoff game to Lisbon
One football forfeit has begotten another. Telstar, invited to the Class D West playoffs by virtue of a forfeit victory at Traip in the next-to-last week of the regular season, has elected to forgo Saturday’s scheduled regional quarterfinal game at top-seeded Lisbon. The Greyhounds won’t play again until hosting the winner of Friday’s Winthrop at […]
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The Hot Corner: Rain reigns over this week’s sports-related discussion
The past week’s foul weather triggered multiple conversations pertinent to outdoor activities and athletic endeavors. Amazingly, some of them weren’t even profanity-laced. Most of us were more than mildly miffed that Mother Nature chose to play the bucket-over-the-door trick on all attempts to exercise, do yard work, or watch neighborhood kids play games from Tuesday […]
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High school football: Cape Elizabeth takes out Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — It hasn’t been an easy season for the Mountain Valley football team. The Falcons finished off the regular season with a solid but losing effort against Cape Elizabeth on Saturday night. A couple of big plays by Cape Elizabeth, including a 67-yard pass from quarterback Jeb Boeschenstein to Ben Ekedahl for a touchdown, […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt cuts down Spruce, locks up top seed
TURNER — If this was a building year for Leavitt football, it’s safe to say the Hornets can cut the ribbon. Led by Mitchel Davis’ two interceptions and the tireless tackling of Will Parkin, Taylor Woodbury and Chandler Lajoie, Leavitt shut out explosive Spruce Mountain in the second half Saturday night and walked away with […]