Coach: Chris Kates (first year) Region: D South Last year’s record: 8-2, lost in Class C state championship Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Buiniskas (OL/DL); Morgan Perron (WR/DB); Cole Bolduc (OL/DL); Brad Harriman (RB/DB); Brandon Keith-Williams (WR/LB); Dakota Mckiver (OL/LB).; Juniors — Hunter Job (OL/DL); Lucas Francis (QB/LB); Isaiah Thompson (RB/DL); Kobe Hartford (OL/DL). Key losses: Tyler Halls (QB/S), […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Rebels have a cause, keep growing in new class
Telstar Regional High School players work with tackling dummies during a preseason practice. BETHEL — After struggling in Class D in 2016, Telstar took a year to regroup and played a JV schedule last year. With the addition of a fifth class, Class E, the Rebels are back on a varsity schedule and looking forward to […]
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2017 Lewiston football
Coach: Bruce Nicholas (third year) Region: A North Last year’s record: 2-7, lost in Class A North quarterfinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Garrett Poussard (RB/DE), Brock Belanger (RB/DB), Jeremy Madore (TE/LB), Sean O’Donnell (RB/LB).; Juniors — Tanner Cortes (QB/FS), Hunter Landry (RB/DB). Key losses: Roman Dennis (RB/LB), Keyshawn Green (T/DE). Promising newcomers: Seniors — Sean Lake (DE), Conner Kaplinger […]
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2017 Hebron football
Coach: Tom Radulski (first year) Conference: Evergreen Last year’s record: 3-5 Returning athletes: Postgrads — Christian Peete (RB/DB), Justin Beckett (WR/DB), Jake Bieler (LB); Seniors — Ben English (QB/DB), Ryan Kappelmann (OL/DL), Dylan Richmond (TE/LB), Quinn Woods (OL/DL). Key losses: Alex Renaud (WR/DB), Ryan Sullivan (QB/DB), Mike Tuzzo (RB/LB). What to expect: Radulski, the Lumberjacks’ […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: New Hebron coach brings college background
When Hebron Academy football players report for their first practice on Sep. 2, greeting them will be a new head coach with nearly 40 years of college coaching experience. With the wealth of knowledge Tom Radulski brings from coaching at schools such as Bowdoin, Colby, Holy Cross and the University of New Hampshire, Hebron hopes […]
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2017 Leavitt football
Coach: Mike Hathaway (16th year) Region: C South Last year’s record: 2-7, lost in Class B South quarterfinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Aidan Parmenter (T/DT), Nolan Cabral (G/LB), Tim Albert (QB), Caleb Bowen (Slot/CB), Bryce Hudson (TB/LB), Trey Bubier (T/DT), Zach Rogers (Slot/CB).; Juniors — Bradley Moreau (TE/DE), Cole Melanson (C/DT), Stephen Gray (WR/FS); Sophomores — […]
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2017 Edward Little football
Coach: Dave Sterling (eighth year) Region: A North Last year’s record: 3-6, lost in Class A North quarterfinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Grant Hartley (QB), Terrell Thomas (TE/LB), Justin Theriault (RB/LB), Maxx Bell (WR/LB), Caden Begos (RB/LB), Latrell Thomas (OL/DL), Xzabier Weaver (WR/DB).; Juniors — Josh Hamel (WR/DB), Kevin Lachance (OL/DL), Josh Kaiser (WR/DB), Leighton Girardin (WR/DB). Key losses: C.J. […]
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UNH holds off UMaine in football season-opener
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of Maine and University of New Hampshire battled Thursday in a rare early-season football contest, and despite the new month and date of the game, and despite the common roster turnover, the Black Bears left the game in a familiar position: On the losing side of the scoreboard. The UNH […]
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Head-to-head: You want class. We got class
Lee: So I finally gain some familiarity with the classifications of the football teams within the Sun Journal’s coverage area towards the end of last season … and the MPA goes and changes just about everything. It might actually make things easier, since about half of the teams we cover are now in Class D. […]
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HS Football Game of the Week: Falcons, Cougars take rivalry to gridiron
Dirigo’s Cooper Chiasson runs the ball down the field as Winthrop’s Andrew Pazdziorko comes in on the left and Cameron Gaghan comes in from the right. Dirigo’s Ethan Bryant attempts to clear the path during last season’s Class D semifinal in Winthrop. The Dirigo/Mountain Valley rivalry permeates all corners of the western foothills and has […]