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H.S. Football Playoffs: Regional finals pit Leavitt vs. Spruce Mtn., Dirigo vs. Oak Hill
The local regional football finals feature rematches of a pair of intense regular season meetings between Spruce Mountain and Leavitt in Class C West and Dirigo and Oak Hill in Class D West. If last weekend’s action is any indication, football fans looking for even more intense and exciting sequels are in for a treat. […]
Huddle Up: Merrill’s in it just for kicks, and Oak Hill is thankful for that
The story of how Adam Merrill became Oak Hill’s placekicker comes straight out of the movies about high school football. Well, if they ever made movies about high school football placekickers. And Merrill, a 5-foot-7, 130-pound junior, comes directly from central casting. Merrill may be tough to find on a field full of hulking football […]
Western D semifinal: Raiders pull off comeback thriller over Greyhounds
WALES — Parker Asselin’s words of inspiration to his teammates before Oak Hill’s game-winning drive were borrowed from his quarterback coach. His poise and precision during the drive were strictly his own. Asselin directed the second-seeded Raiders 60 yards on three plays, all passes, in 49 seconds to tie the game on a 37-yard touchdown […]
C West semifinal: Phoenix fly past Warriors
WELLS — Spruce Mountain knew the storm was coming. The third-seeded Phoenix were already bracing themselves for No. 2 Wells’ sharp rebuttal to a 22-0 first-half deficit even before the Warriors cut into the lead with a touchdown before the intermission. So the defense, which held Wells to 48 total yards in the first half, […]
H.S. football: Dirigo stuns top-seeded Ramblers
WINTHROP — It may have seemed like a good idea at the time and it almost worked. But the fourth-down gamble that Winthrop-Monmouth opted for Friday night proved to be a fatal blow to their playoff hopes. Dirigo made the defensive stop, got the ball back at the Rambler’s 26 and scored just three players […]
Western Class C Football Semifinal: Leavitt cuts down Cape Elizabeth
TURNER — Fourteen-point swings in two whistles or less are a regular fact of life for Leavitt football. The latest one helped the Hornets avoid another playoff scare. Cape Elizabeth appeared ticketed for a tying touchdown in the second quarter Friday night when Christian Lavallee’s second effort left the ball on the ground and in […]
Weekend Blitz: It’s an all-local Western D playoff
Western Class C No. 5 Cape Elizabeth (6-3) at No. 1 Leavitt (8-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Hornets dominated time of possession on Cape’s turf back in Week 1. The emergence of Nate Rousseau, Adam Poulin and Billy Bedard and the likely return of Conor O’Malley mean they’ll try to do more of the same at […]
H.S. Football Player of the Week: Kyle Flaherty, Oak Hill
Kyle Flaherty, Oak Hill Flaherty rushed 28 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns, leading Oak Hill to a 41-22 Western Class D quarterfinal win over Boothbay.
The Hot Corner: Scouting the six and cursing the schedule
My only regret at this time of year is not being invited to participate in a human cloning experiment. Fourteen schools that we consider “ours” in this intrepid department put on football pads every autumn. Six are still practicing as we approach the second Friday and Saturday in November. Sure, it helps the cause that […]