No. 5 EDWARD LITTLE (3-5) at No. 4 OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD (4-4) Friday, 7 p.m. A rematch of what might have been the game of the year, a comeback 32-28 win for the Red Eddies. the playoff matchup will also take place in South Paris, with the Vikings hosting their first home playoff game in 15 […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Horton: Well, that was a fun regular season. I saw eight of the 13 high school football teams in our coverage area. Out of those 13 teams, Mt. Blue and Gray-New Gloucester are the only ones that aren’t advancing to the postseason. So let’s look at those two teams. Gray-NG had a tough season. The Patriots […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills/Buckfield backs bring the boom
PARIS — Oxford Hills/Buckfield was one of the few football teams in the state to play a dry game this past weekend, earning a lopsided win away from the inclement weather in Bangor. But a storm brews inside the Vikings’ squad every week, and with it comes thunder, lightning, then a hapless defender getting run […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Edward Little at Oxford Hills/Buckfield
There’s no way the rematch between Edward Little and Oxford Hills/Buckfield can live up to the first meeting between the two teams, right? Fans, especially those of the Red Eddies, can only hope. To recap, the Red Eddies stole a win on the road with a last-play touchdown pass from Grant Hartley to CJ Jipson […]
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H.S. Football: Mt. Blue’s Isabelle Thomas smart and tough enough
FARMINGTON — Playing football with a bunch of young men has been a breeze for Isabelle Thomas compared to what she really wants to do with her life — study neurology. Any high school student can say they want to be a neurosurgeon. The senior kicker for the Mt. Blue football team is already taking […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: A familiar face on sidelines
But he got it anyway. Standing alongside Mynahan on the home side of Thompson Field was his brother, Tim, as a special guest assistant for Lisbon. “It was great. Tim is my biggest fan,” Dick Mynahan said. “He’s been coming to these games for as long as I have.” Tim Mynahan can hold his own […]
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Football: Mt. Blue leaves Skowhegan feeling waterlogged
FARMINGTON — There is nothing like bad weather to bring out the good in the Mt. Blue Cougars. The Cougars are mudders — like thoroughbreds on a muddy race track — and they are proud of their reputation. Mt. Blue left Skowhegan High School feeling waterlogged Saturday on Caldwell Field, taking its lumps early but ultimately […]
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HS Football: Raiders crush Rangers in playoff prelude, 33-13
The Raiders used that formula to dominate the first three quarters and close the regular season with a 33-13 win over Traip Academy. “We’re probably exactly where we though we’d be (at the end of the regular season),” Oak Hill coach Stacen Doucette said. “We’ve made some adjustments for some of our strengths and some […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon leaps past Medomak Valley
LISBON — The play that best defined Lisbon’s 36-0 win over Medomak Valley on Saturday afternoon was a penalty on the Greyhounds. On that infraction, 275-pound senior fullback Noah Francis hurdled a hapless defender. The play was called back, but the Greyhounds scored on the very next play, and that’s how things went in the […]
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H.S. Football: Poland beats Gray-New Gloucester 41-0 in Battle of Shaker Hill
POLAND — A difficult regular season ended well for Caleb Hodgkin. The Poland senior played for the first time since the opening week and helped the Knights defeat Gray-New Gloucester 41-0 in the Battle of Shaker Hill on Friday. Hodgkin returned with a new number, switching from No. 51 to 85, and a different offensive […]