DIXFIELD — Dirigo came all the way back to tie Oak Hill in the second half of Friday night’s game, only for the Raiders to make one big offensive play and seal the win. Matt Strout and Steve Gilbert hooked up for their second long touchdown pass of the game early in the fourth quarter […]
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H.S. Football: Kickers giving teams a leg up
Kickers are like car insurance: You have to have it, you hope to not have to use it, and you get out what you put into it. Have a sub-par kicker? Things can come to a crashing halt. In some situations, it’s not even about being without a good kicker, rather without a backup plan […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Golden Trojans’ muscles were fully flexed in a 48-0 win over Massabesic. Next comes a home finale against 2-4 South Portland before a clash at Bonny Eagle. 2. Bonny Eagle (6-0) (2) The Scots went on the road and handled inter-region rival Windham 38-10. The Scots finish with two at home, against solid Sanford […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Spruce Mountain 34, Leavitt 20 Mountain Valley 35, Poland 12 Edward Little 22, Deering 14 Windham 27, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 20 Oak Hill 26, Dirigo 22 Wells 63, Gray-New Gloucester 0 Lewiston 28, Massabesic 12 Brunswick 48, Mt. Blue 12 Lisbon 34, Old Orchard Beach 14
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. This is the Ramblers’ last regular season game before a season-ending bye week. The lowly Black Bears are unfortunately the opponent that Winthrop/Monmouth will look to end the season strong against. At least the home fans should leave the game happy. LEAVITT (1-5) AT SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-2) Friday, 7 p.m. The Hornets […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
But outside of the easy-to-deduce A North, where do the other local teams sit right now? Kramlich: Well now that you’ve mastered the 100-level of Maine high school football, I guess it is time to move on to harder subjects. Namely, how to make the playoff picture more clear. As far as the classes/regions that our […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Deering at Edward Little
Edward Little is starting to get healthy — and not a moment too soon. The Red Eddies will bring rejuvenated offensive and defensive lines into a week seven matchup with Deering, and that will be key against a big, physical Rams team. “They’re very much like Oxford Hills,” EL coach Dave Sterling said. “They like […]
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Local sports roundup: Bates’ Williams named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week
Williams earned the honor, which was announced Sunday, with a standout performance in the Bobcats’ 29-16 win over Williams College on Saturday. Williams, of Brookline, Massachusetts, caught nine passes from quarterback Sandy Plashkes for 223 yards and scored three touchdowns (3, 63 and 73 yards) to lead Bates to its fifth victory over the Eph sin […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Teams running at peak performance
Lisbon didn’t complete a down-and-distance pass on Saturday. It didn’t matter for the Greyhounds, who ran the ball and ran it well. They won. Greely used a similar run-heavy offense Friday night. The Rangers won as well, beating Leavitt in Turner. The calendar has flipped to October and some teams are figuring out that if […]
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The Hot Corner: Enjoy the greatness of Brady and Ortiz while it lasts
No, not to the pitiable creature who is commissioner of the National Football League. Not to the Worldwide Leader in Broadcast Hyperbole that wasted so much air time covering the non-scandal resulting in his one-month exile. Not to the naysayers who derive more ghoulish glee from trolling New England Patriots’ fans than cheering for one […]