DIXFIELD — Old Orchard Beach opened the second half of Friday night’s Campbell Conference Class D season finale with a surprise for Dirigo — the wildcat formation. The wildcat solved the Seagulls’ problems moving the ball more consistently, but not their tendency to draw penalties that kept them from capitalizing on scoring chances. Hunter White, […]
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H.S. Football: Edward Little slips away from Lewiston
When all was said and done, it was Edward Little lifting the Allen Clark Memorial Trophy after a zany 22-19 victory over rival Lewiston at Don Roux Field on Friday night. “Anger. Sadness. Happiness. Just everything. Every feeling you could possibly have in one game,” EL quarterback Grant Hartley said. “That’s why this game is […]
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Football: Spruce Mountain works OT, tops Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Austin Darling followed the script perfectly for Spruce Mountain on Friday, benefitting from a total team effort and helping to lead the Phoenix to a critical season-ending victory. Darling saw an opening, broke outside and sprinted for a 10-yard touchdown on the Phoenix’s first play in overtime, capped a thrilling 18-12 win over […]
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H.S. Football: Green the key to Lewiston’s line play
LEWISTON — A moving chess piece in football is usually reserved for an offensive skill position player. One that can play running back, wide receiver or quarterback all within the span of a few plays. But the Lewiston High School football team has a different kind of chess piece of sorts: senior lineman Keyshawn Green. […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Spruce Mountain at Mountain Valley
One team will be going home after Friday night’s Class C South football clash between Spruce Mountain and Mountain Valley. And that’s exactly what each team wants. The Phoenix and the Falcons enter the regular-season finale with matching 4-3 records. The winner will finish no worse than fourth in C South, which means a home […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Kramlich: Well, we’ve hit the final week of the regular season already (except for Class D North, which plays into next week). It seems like just last week we were touring all around the area talking to teams during the preseason, but here we are. There’s a lot yet to be determined in the final week, […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Golden Trojans finished up their regular-season home slate with a blowout win over South Portland, scoring 60-plus points for the first time since week two. Now comes a road clash at Bonny Eagle. 2. Bonny Eagle (7-0) (2) The Scots put up 58 points on Sanford last week, and now enter a week-eight battle-of-the-unbeatens […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Mountain Valley 24, Spruce Mountain 16 Edward Little 34, Lewiston 20 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 35, Bangor 8 Dirigo 27, Old Orchard Beach 20 Poland 26, Gray-New Gloucester 14 Skowhegan 34, Mt. Blue 20 Oak Hill 36, Traip 14 Lisbon 38, Medomak Valley 6
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. The goal is simple for the Hornets: win and they’re in the playoffs. But that would mean beating a Biddeford team that will be motivated after losing its first game of the season last week. SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-3) at MOUNTAIN VALLEY (4-3) Friday, 7 p.m. A home game in the first round […]
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Versatile run game helps UMaine football team achieve balanced attack
Coach Joe Harasymiak has always wanted to establish a balanced attack, mixing the run and the pass to keep opposing defenses off balance. That is what the University of Maine had in Saturday’s 20-16 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Albany. For the first time this season, three running backs gained at least 43 rushing yards […]