When you play tailback in Lewiston’s FLY program, you grow up wanting to be, well, a tailback for the Lewiston Blue Devils. Jared Turcotte, Wesley Myers and Jeff Turcotte saw to that. One after another, they were the featured backs Quintarian Brown emulated throughout his young life. Imagine his surprise the summer entering senior year, […]
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Mt. Blue Football: Aylward hits ground running with Cougars
Named only the third head coach of the Mt. Blue football program in 43 years this past winter, Aylward, who chalked up an even 200 wins and four Class B championships at Mountain Valley, tinkered with the offense. It will remind the Cougars community more of Ray Caldwell’s pound-it-out heyday than Gary Parlin’s recent chuck-it-around […]
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Oak Hill football: 6,000 reasons for optimism
WALES — Do the math and you’ll understand why Maine high school football isn’t a game of great individual numbers. The regular season consists of eight or nine games. Most players don’t see the field until their sophomore year or even dream of starting until they’re juniors. Putting yourself in a 3,000-yard club is unlikely […]
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2014 Oxford Hills football preview
Coach: Mark Soehren (third year) Conference: East Class: A Last year: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Brady LaFrance (QB/CB), Malik Geiger (FB), Davis Turner (FB/ILB), Brennan Gillespie (C), Creighton Medeiros (RT), Patrick Macro (WR/SS); Juniors — Kyle Dexter (H-back/OLB), Gunnar Docos (LT), Kaleb Currier (WR/DE), Jake Spinhirn (slot). Key losses: Ethan Edwards (T/DE), Ethan Child […]
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2014 Dirigo football preview
Coach: Jim Hersom (first year) Conference: West Class: D Last year: 7-4, lost in regional championship Returning players: Seniors — Tyler Frost (FB/LB), Kaine Hutchins (HB/SS), Joe Casey (RB/LB); Juniors — Gavin Arsenault (SE/DB), Riley Robinson (QB/S), Mike Casey (RB/DB), Clay Swett (TE/DE). Key losses: Jack Brown (T/DT), Joey Hebert (C/DT), Heath Hersom (TB/LB), Zach […]
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2014 Mountain Valley football preview
Coach: Steve LaPointe (first year) Conference: West Class: C Last year: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Ian Austin (QB/MLB), Josh Mason (FB/OLB), Dalton Milledge (G/MLB), Coyote Freeman (T), Zach Gonzalez (C), Caleb Gauvin (TE/DE), Brandon Gill (SE); Juniors — Logan Wilhoite (slot/S), Alan Carrier (T); Sophomores — Kyle Farrar (RB/CB), Nick Newman (SE/QB/CB) Key losses: […]
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Mountain Valley football: New faces, new playbook aim for old results
And that’s probably the least of the changes that will have an impact on the Falcons this season. Steve LaPointe has won championships as a baseball and girls’ basketball coach and has been involved with Mountain Valley’s golden gridiron exploits since the beginning, so there was no getting-to-know-you period for anyone outfitted in cobalt blue […]
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Oxford Hills football: Fullbacks’ friendly competition fuels resurgent Vikings
PARIS — It is football’s matter-of-fact, shoulder-shrugging blanket statement, aimed at concealing any apprehension when a standout player gets hurt. Next man up. Sometimes it’s merely a smoke screen from a coach and a team who know they’re in trouble. On other occasions, a star is born. In the case of Oxford Hills, “next man […]
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Edward Little football: Eddies couldn’t weight for season
When Edward Little football players stepped on the scale this summer, the readings revealed a sharp turn in the opposite direction of how most older folks wish to go in that department. Brandon Henry gained 10 pounds. Jake Vallee put on 15. Corey Gillespie added 25. Dillon Hummes and Quinn Bradley, well, you won’t even […]
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Leavitt football: Youth, athleticism to carry Hornets’ title defense
TURNER — A year ago, you would have needed all your fingers and toes to tally Leavitt’s list of returning starters. Taking inventory of the current total is simple as counting a helmet and a pair of cleats. But if you count out the reigning Class C football champions, do so at your peril. “Last […]