WALES — Oak Hill’s offense put up every point scored in Saturday’s Campbell Conference Class D tilt with Medomak Valley in the span of 2 minutes and 26 seconds in the second quarter. The Raiders’ defense had to work a little harder to hold up its end of the bargain. After not bending at all […]
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H.S. Football: Wells wallops Mountain Valley
WELLS — Evan Whitten ran for three touchdowns in the second quarter to give host Wells a commanding lead it didn’t relinquish as part of a 49-6 victory over Mountain Valley in a Class C South football clash at Warrior Memorial Field on Friday night. The Warriors (4-0) were already up 15-0 heading into the second […]
HS Football: Marshwood thumps Leavitt
SOUTH BERWICK — It wasn’t melodrama this week. It was reality. The Marshwood High School football team walked onto the field to face Leavitt on Friday with a sub-.500 record for the first time since 2011. Two hours later, players walked off the field with their heads up a little higher. The defense ruled the […]
H.S. Football: Poland beats Lake Region for first win
POLAND — The Poland football team was looking to pick up its first win of the season in front of a homecoming crowd, and the Knights did not disappoint. They capitalized on five turnovers and a blocked punt en route to a 32-20 win over Lake Region in Friday night football action. Poland rushed the […]
HS Football: Lisbon strongarms Dirigo
Friday, the Greyhounds gained the upper hand early and never let go in a 30-0 win over the Cougars in a Class D South game at Harlow Park. Quarterback Tyler Halls threw for a touchdown and rushed for two more for the visiting Greyhounds. Lisbon set the tone early behind middle linebacker Kurtis Bolton and […]
Football: Hampden eludes feisty Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — It has been a football season of “almosts” and “what ifs’ for the Mt. Blue Cougars. Scores and records are often deceptive — and that is certainly the case for Mt. Blue — which continues to play with the tenacity of a winning high school team but has come up empty-handed so far. […]
H.S. Football: Lewiston handles Bangor on the road
BANGOR — Lewiston High School senior split end-defensive back Desmond Jackson isn’t the regular Blue Devil punt returner. But when injuries left Lewiston shorthanded in that department, head coach Bruce Nicholas inserted him into that role last week in a 28-20 loss to Cheverus of Portland. Jackson just may have won the job on Friday […]
HS Football: Scott, Ramblers dominate Seagulls
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Winthrop/Monmouth senior running back Nate Scott earned the nickname “Edelman,” after Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, some time before his Friday night tour de force against Old Orchard Beach. But Ramblers’ head coach Dave St. Hilaire was glad to see the senior running back demonstrate how well-earned the moniker is. “We […]
H.S. Football: Cheverus trips up Edward Little
AUBURN — Edward Little moved the ball but couldn’t finish in its 17-14 loss to Cheverus at Walton Field on Friday night. The Red Eddies turned the ball over four times after driving into Cheverus territory, including twice in the fourth quarter when they had moved inside the 10-yard line while trailing by three points. […]
H.S. Football: Spruce Mountain sprints past Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — Quality trumped quantity when Spruce Mountain and Gray-New Gloucester met on the gridiron Friday night. The Patriots ran 39 plays to the Phoenix’s 16, but Spruce Mountain scored on four of them, jumping out to a 30-0 lead and running away with a 51-6 victory in a Class C South football game at […]