Luke St. Hilaire of Winthrop High School. WINTHROP — Luke St. Hilaire loves football. His right knee reminds him how much he loves it every time it aches. Football has been a big part of St. Hilaire’s life as long as he can remember. Growing up playing youth football, rooting for the New England Patriots […]
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Head-to-head: Smashmouth vs. spread
Randy: I’m excited to be heading down to Wells Friday night to watch two unbeaten teams, Wells and Lisbon, slug it out in a big Class D South game, It’s the kind of matchup that has me thinking about the way high school football has evolved here in Maine and whether it’s for the better. […]
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Game of the Week: Greyhounds, Warriors clash is a throwback
Miss the good old days when high school offenses tried to pound each other into submission? Have we got the game for you. Lisbon and Wells aren’t identical, but they will see a lot of themselves when they look across Warrior Memorial Field on Friday night. Both teams boast a perfect 6-0 record into Week […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Plenty at stake in season's penultimate week
Windham (3-3) at Edward Little (6-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Eddies have scored 170 points. Eagles have surrendered 170 points. Lewiston (3-3) at Portland (1-5) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils can’t afford to look too far ahead to Battle of the Bridge. The Bulldogs, coming off their first win, are dangerous. Oxford Hills (3-3) at Scarborough […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Local teams have a lot on the line in final two weeks
Edward Little High School running back Caden Begos, right, tries to slip through the arms of Oxford Hills’ Austin Doughty, left, after taking the handoff from quarterback Grant Hartley, rear, during their game at Walton Field in Auburn on Sept. 22. For good or bad, the first year of Heal points standings determining all playoff […]
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College football: UMaine turns ball over six times, falls to Villanova, 31-0
VILLANOVA, Pa. — The good news for Maine Coach Joe Harasymiak is things can only get better. But then, it would be hard to get worse. Maine committed six turnovers and broke down in every phase of the game Saturday in falling to 12th-ranked Villanova 31-0 in a Colonial Athletic Association football game. One turnover […]
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H.S. football: Desroches, Falcons ground Seagulls
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — In danger of allowing a lead slip away late, Dylan Desroches and the Mountain Valley offensive line simultaneously broke a big play and the hearts of the Old Orchard Beach homecoming crowd at Joe Regina Field. Desroches ran through a gaping hole on the right side, kicked out of a tackle […]
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H.S. Football: Madison pushes past Oak Hill, 28-13
Oak Hill’s Gabriel Bergeron gets brought down in a crush of Madison players during Saturday afternoon’s football game at Oak Hill High School. WALES — Madison has an offense that can score points aplenty. The more chances they get, the more the Bulldogs can score. So Oak Hill coach Stacen Doucette decided to dust off […]
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Dirigo upends Orono in Class D football crossover
DIXFIELD — With plenty on the line for Dirigo, Dallas Berry scored three touchdowns, including a catch-and-run pass from Cole Brown, and Mike Packard rushed for two scores as Dirigo spread the wealth and raced away for a 40-7 win over Orono before a Homecoming crowd at Harlow Park. Something had to give between the […]
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VIDEO: Recapping Week 6 Football Friday
A memorable night for many teams in Week 6, though some for not-so-great reasons. Randy, Adam and Wil break down the sixth week of high school football live, and then we’ll archive it for all to see! Check it out here: