Jay and Livermore Falls lost each other as football rivals due to school consolidation. Leavitt and Mt. Blue’s budding gridiron relationship ended abruptly thanks to Maine Principals’ Association reclassification. Thankfully for players and fans, all the necessary elements — proximity, relative strength, even a coach or two and parents with ties to both communities — […]
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Head to head: Peak performances
Pelletier: Normally when I am sitting down to write this and it’s dark outside, it’s before I go to sleep, not after I wake up. So if some of this gets a little fuzzy, I plead morning-induced insanity. OK, Mr. Football, we’ve written in this space about teams that have surprised and impressed, but a […]
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The Hot Corner: Football forfeits tough, like the game itself
Football is a bundle of contradictions. What do you expect from a game whose most esteemed coach borrowed the one-liner, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing,” and made it famous? It is a game both brutally honest and sometimes beholden to an it’s-legal-until-you-get-caught philosophy. It teaches invaluable life lessons, brutal ones, and occasionally foolish […]
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College Football: Middlebury blows out Bates
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Sporadic offense made life difficult again for Bates football Saturday afternoon. And four turnovers made winning imposssible. Led by Matt Milano’s career-high four touchdown passes, Middlebury cruised to a 35-6 win at Alumni Stadium. Bates (1-4) fell into an early hole and never recovered. Nate Leedy’s interception at the Bates 33-yard line […]
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H.S. Football: Pratt-Holt’s catch on final play rescues Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Call this the Mt. Blue Homecoming Miracle. Heartbroken by three Brewer touchdowns in a six-minute span, the Cougars’ hopes of hosting a Pine Tree Conference football playoff game had all but evaporated. Do-everything tailback and linebacker J.T. Williams stood watching helplessly on crutches, ice soothing his reinjured left knee. It looked like a […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Phoenix flatten Lakers to set up showdown
LIVERMORE FALLS – Spruce Mountain stayed healthy, stayed unbeaten and set up another shot at the Campbell Conference regular season title and Class C West top seed with a 67-14 rout of Lake Region at Griffin Field on Friday night. Matt Vigue rambled for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Phoenix […]
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H.S. football: Vikings play hard to get with Eagles
The Vikings’ big ‘D” proved to be a handful when it squared off against one of the best teams in the state — the Windham Eagles. The Eagles’ offense worked hard for every touchdown they got, and it took an interception and a fumble before Windham could breath easier and slip away with 26-10 victory […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt wins on comeback, goal-line stand
WELLS — Nobody who watched Friday’s first half at Warrior Memorial Field, during which yards were gobbled up in Arena Football-ish quantities, would have expected three sacks, two interceptions and a goal-line stand to settle the issue. That was the case, though, and all the above belonged to reigning Class C champion Leavitt, which rallied […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Poll resets after crazy week
1. Thornton 5-1 (Last week: 1) In a situation where everybody has a loss, we’re going to avoid the tendency to overemphasize recent events and look at entire body of work. 2. Windham 5-1 (2) … And that means we can’t simply ignore a four-touchdown road win by the Eagles. 3. Cheverus 5-1 (4) … […]
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Weekend Blitz: Playoff positioning on the line in Week 7
Lewiston (0-6) at Portland (4-2) Friday, 7 p.m. Didn’t see this potential oh-fer coming. Devils at least need to build confidence for EL finale. Deering (2-4) at EL (1-5) Friday, 7 p.m. Don’t look now, but the Eddies can make a playoff run if they can turn Noble rout into a three-game winning streak. Windham […]