GARDINER — If there has been anything more brutal than Mt. Blue’s Class B East football schedule, it is the Cougars’ injury report. The line at the trainer’s table has rivaled the halftime queue at most concession stands. So what did Mt. Blue do Friday night with its playoff fate perhaps hanging in the balance […]
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H.S. football: Wells knocks off Poland
POLAND — The kickoff return team showed a lot of gumption, and when Poland scored the first touchdown of the game on the opening set of downs, it appeared the Knights might give Wells a run for its money in a Class C football Friday night. No such luck. The Warriors were unfazed by the […]
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Head to head: Report card time
Pelletier: Well would you look at that. I get to start, which means I get a few words in edgewise before Oakes’ pigskin pontifications begin. You know, Oh-Wise-and-Gray-Haired-One, we are almost down to do-or-die (do-or-victory?) time here on the local gridiron. Five weeks are in the books, with only three (for most schools) remaining before […]
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Weekend Blitz: Playoff implications abound for Vikings, Cougars
Oxford Hills (2-3) at Deering (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Looks like a battle for No. 5 in Class A East, which means avoiding either Windham, Bangor or Cheverus in a quarterfinal. Lewiston (0-5) at Bangor (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Strange things usually happen when Devils visit Rams, and in this case, out-of-towners hope a miracle […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Vikings, Rams fight for .500
PORTLAND — With a two-game lead over Lewiston and Edward Little, and having beaten both of its closest geographic Class A East rivals, Oxford Hills it would take a rash of major upsets to tear up its first ticket to the football playoffs in nine years. The Vikings could erase all doubt with a win […]
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Oakes’ football forecast for Oct. 10-11
Oxford Hills 13, Deering 8 Bangor 35, Lewiston 7 Edward Little 22, Noble 12 Mt. Blue 20, Gardiner 6 Leavitt 55, Mountain Valley 14 Spruce Mountain 56, Gray-NG 6 Wells 33, Poland 7 Lisbon 34, Maranacook 0 Traip 20, Telstar 0 Oak Hill 38, Boothbay 0 Dirigo 26, OOB 6
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds back(s) in business
LISBON — Sometimes finesse is treated as a dirty word in football. Lisbon High School players don’t roll their eyes, scowl or hang their heads in shame when it gets mentioned. Quickness, misdirection and subterfuge have served the Greyhounds well over the years, most recently in four seasons with Quincy Thompson and Jordon Torres as […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills throws scare into Portland, falls 14-7
PORTLAND — If it’s possible to enjoy a so-called “statement game” without springing a mild upset, Oxford Hills pulled it off Saturday night at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The Vikings proved they were up to the physical challenge of facing a Portland program that inflicted a 68-point loss last year, and a team that took then-unbeaten Bangor […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt throws down Lake Region
TURNER — The Leavitt air show continued Saturday in another one-sided Class C West football victory. Levi Craig threw five touchdown passes — four to Gabe Seeley — and ran for another score in a 58-14 Homecoming rout of Lake Region at Libby Field. It was the third consecutive win for the Hornets (4-1). Craig, […]
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H.S. football: Lisbon lands on Traip
LISBON — For the first time this season, the Lisbon High School football team played a game on Thompson Field. Throughout the summer and into the fall, the new track was under construction, forcing the Greyhounds to play “home” games at Brunswick and Lewiston. For Lisbon running back Henry Adams, Saturday was the first time […]