One point has been the difference in both of those playoff matchups, so both coaches (Lisbon’s Dick Mynahan and Oak Hill’s Stacen Doucette) will be stressing details to their respective teams. The Raiders (3-1) enter the contest having just suffered their first loss of the season, which came last Friday at Winthrop/Monmouth. That was Oak […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Will and Lee
What struck me the most about the game was the way Falmouth successfully used the read-option with its quarterback, Jack Bryant. Not all of the runs were long, but they were effective. The Leavitt defense had trouble stopping the zone-read, even when the Hornets knew it was coming. Many high school teams have used the […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. The Hornets showed in a losing effort to Falmouth that they are better than their record says they are. Falmouth coach John Fitzsimmons said as much. Leavitt is at home for a second straight week, hosting a Rangers team that has fed on Class B South’s lower tier. EDWARD LITTLE (2-3) AT […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Portland 35, Lewiston 12 Deering 28, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 14 Leavitt 34, Greely 20 Mt. Blue 22, Nokomis 14 Cape Elizabeth 63, Gray-New Gloucester 6 Mountain Valley 28, Freeport 14 Fryeburg 34, Poland 12 Spruce Mountain 34, Yarmouth 31 Dirigo 26, Traip 18 Lisbon 24, Oak Hill 20 Winthrop/Monmouth 36, Medomak Valley 16
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Thornton Academy (5-0) (1) The Golden Trojans went on the road and took care of business against a Scarborough team that until this week held real estate in these rankings. 2. Bonny Eagle (5-0) (2) The scoreboard got a bit of a break in Standish this past weekend, after the Scots scored a combined […]
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H.S. Football: Darling back running for Spruce Mountain
“I really wanted to focus on basketball,” Darling said. “And then I realized how much I missed it, missed football, and so I decided to return.” Darling is back on the Spruce Mountain football team, now as a senior, and the Phoenix are glad he’s there. Now instead of running through fields and around trees, […]
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College football: Bobcats looking for first win in home opener
“It’s a big weekend,” Bates coach Mark Harriman said. “It’s alumni weekend. We’re looking forward to finally being home.” Both the Bobcats and Ephs carry 0-2 records into the matchup. Besides searching for their first win, both are searching for better offensive production. The Bobcats scored seven points in each of their first two games. […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Adjustments have been made
The halftime break is used for coaches and players to make midgame adjustments. Figure out what the opponent is doing offensively and defensively that was either successful or a surprise in the second half and find a way to counter it. But crossing into the second half of the season, coaches are starting to make […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon topples Traip
KITTERY — There probably isn’t an ideal day for the Traip Academy football team to face Lisbon, but Saturday afternoon’s combination of factors didn’t help. With a considerable size advantage, the Greyhounds took full advantage of a mud-filled Memorial Field by piling up 392 yards of offense through a driving mist for a 44-12 victory […]
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H.S. Football: Bryant puts Falmouth past Leavitt
Bryant ran 24 times for 136 yards, including 120 in the second half, and collected two touchdowns on the ground. He was also 7 of 18 passing for 137 yards. But it was on third and fourth down in the second half that Bryant made his mark. The gunslinger repeatedly kept the ball on those […]