GRAY – Junior quarterback Levi Craig threw for 350 yards and six touchdowns Friday night, all in the first half, and Leavitt lowered the boom on Gray-New Gloucester, 58-7, in Class C West football. Craig’s TD connections went for 30 and 10 yards to Gabe Seeley, 30 and 70 yards to Mitchel Davis, and 12 […]
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H.S. football: Gutsy comeback win for Mt. Blue as the Cougars top Messalonskee
FARMINGTON — It was the kind of news that would shake most teams. The Mt. Blue football team learned at halftime Friday night that standout senior JT Williams was out with a knee injury. He was done for the game and maybe longer. Instead of breaking them, the news solidified the Cougars. Mt. Blue rallied […]
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H.S. Football: Dirigo passes Winthrop/Monmouth to stay perfect
DIXFIELD — Another quick start. Another defensive and special teams clinic throughout. Dirigo’s early-season pattern might not be edge-of-the-seat excitement, but it’s a level of September efficiency that will make the Cougars tough to handle in October and November. Three first-quarter touchdowns, four fumble recoveries, a blocked punt and an interception staked Dirigo to a […]
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Oakes’ weekend football forecast
Windham 34, Lewiston 15 Portland 40, Edward Little 16 Cheverus 39, Oxford Hills 14 Messalonskee 20, Mt. Blue 15 Spruce Mountain 54, Mountain Valley 22 Leavitt 42, Gray-NG 0 Poland 34, Freeport 12 Dirigo 24, Winthrop/Monmouth 12 Lisbon 30, Boothbay 18 Oak Hill 33, Maranacook 6 Old Orchard Beach 26, Telstar 0
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Head to Head: Favorite local football traditions
Oakes: Goody, it looks like it’s my turn to get this mental gymnastics started this week. I hope you can compete without having the built-in advantage of going first and keeping the topic concealed like Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe until the last possible second. I’m kidding, actually, because my plan is to keep the topic […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Unbeaten Cougars another measuring stick for Ramblers
That’s the greatest distinction between the two opponents in Friday’s closer-than-it-looks match-up at Harlow Park. The undefeated Cougars and winless Ramblers kick off at 7 p.m. Put together Winthrop/Monmouth’s second half at Lisbon (28-24 loss after falling behind by three touchdowns) and first half against Old Orchard Beach (8-7 halftime lead unraveled into a 27-8 […]
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Weekend Blitz: Class A teams face uphill climb
Lewiston (0-2) at Windham (2-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Devils need upset to avoid another 0-3 start, and don’t think they saw this one coming. Portland (1-1) at Edward Little (0-2) Friday, 7 p.m. QB Matt Verrill (concussion) not expected to play for Red Eddies. Cheverus (2-0) at Oxford Hills (1-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings defense […]
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Top 10: Scots’ stumble puts Stags in familiar territory
1. Cheverus (2-0) (Last week: 2) Eight quarters without giving up a touchdown to start the season. Not bad. 2. Thornton (2-0) (3) Let’s see: Thornton beats South Portland, 47-6. South Portland beats Bonny Eagle, 21-14. I can do that math. 3. Bonny Eagle (1-1) (1) Don’t read too much into that loss, yet. Sometimes […]
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College football: Bates eyes continued success
Bates College football coach Mark Harriman and his squad are entering uncharted waters in the 2014 campaign. For the first time since 1981-82, the Bobcats finished .500 or better in consecutive seasons. They went 5-3 in 2012, their best season under Harriman, and won their final two games last year to finish 4-4. During that […]
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H.S. Football: Young Falcons follow well-rounded leader
RUMFORD – Many adjectives and identifying words get attached to Caleb Gauvin’s name, but “bored” and “lazy” aren’t among them. Forget smashing through stereotypes. The Mountain Valley senior football player sometimes shatters the apparent limitations of the 24-hour day. It isn’t enough that Gauvin is captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams. President of […]