When Class D South schedule was released last summer, football fans in Rumford, Mexico, Jay and Livermore Falls were left scratching their heads. How could the slate not include a meeting of two teams, merely separated by a half-hour drive, who have met eight times in six years, through two classes? The schools tried to […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Playoffs have arrived, and so has a new No. 1
No. 6 Portland (2-6) at No. 3 Oxford Hills (4-4) A North quarterfinal Friday, 7 p.m. Not sure how helpful the tape from the Vikings’ Week 1 20-14 win will be because both teams have become virtually unrecognizable in two months. No. 8 Yarmouth (2-6) at No. 1 Leavitt (7-1) C South quarterfinal Friday, 7 […]
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Head to head: Some not-so-bold playoff prediction
Randy: All right, time to put it all on the line and make some playoff predictions, Lee. In Class A, I’ve got Bonny Eagle and Edward Little. I am not comfortable with either pick. The Scots rolled through A South for seven weeks, then suffered a couple of key injuries and got rolled for big […]
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Run game finally shows some production for Patriots
Atlanta Falcons linebacker Deion Jones (45) tackles New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis (33) during the first half Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots turned a corner in capturing their third straight victory on Sunday night, this time taming the Atlanta Falcons in […]
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NFL: Patriots leave Falcons in fog
New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung, left, and cornerback Johnson Bademosi (29) defend as Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones goes up for a pass during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes and […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Top seeds guarantee nothing for Eddies, Hornets
If recent history is any indication, Edward Little and Leavitt have an 75 percent chance of reaching their state championship game. Since Maine went to four-class football in 2013, six of the eight No. 1 seeds have reached the state championship game each year. Edward Little and Leavitt will certainly take those odds, but it […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds overcome penalties, grind to 20-14 win over Raiders
Lisbon’s Isaiah Thompson soars through the air towards the end zone to score a touchdown against Oak Hill. LISBON — Perhaps Lisbon was feeling charitable Saturday. That would explain why it needed to overcome 15 penalties to rally past Oak Hill, 20-14. Officials were throwing pink flags to raise awareness for breast cancer, and the […]
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College football: Middlebury roughs up Bates
LEWISTON — Bates again allowed 500 yards and again found itself on the losing end of a NESCAC football game Saturday at Garcelon Field. Middlebury lost starting quarterback Jared Lebowitz in the second quarter, but still racked up 530 yards of offense en route to a 43-14 win. It’s the third straight game the Bobcats’s […]
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H.S. football: Winthrop/Monmouth explodes to 35-point win
THORNDIKE — Even with a playoff spot secure, the Winthrop/Monmouth football team wanted to have a fast start in Saturday afternoon’s crossover game at Mount View, if for no other reason than to set the tone heading into the postseason. The Ramblers can consider the tone set. Winthrop/Monmouth scored a defensive touchdown on the second […]
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Gray-New Gloucester warned not to hire Duane Greaton as football coach
GRAY — Duane Greaton was hired as Gray-New Gloucester High School’s football coach despite the objections of a parent who said he had an abusive style and a warning from the school’s previous coach that Greaton was unqualified. Greaton no longer coaches the team after it came to light that he instructed his players last […]