Coach: Mike Hathaway (14th year) Conference: South Class: B Last year’s record: 10-2, Class C West champions Returning players: Seniors — Billy Bedard (slot/WR/RB/DB), Max Green (WR/CB), Kevin Knight (G/DT), Chandler Lajoie (T/LB), John Rousseau (TB/DE), Levi Craig (QB), Julian Kirouac (slot/LB), Christian Callahan (WR/DB), Adam Smith (G/NT), Chad Morin (C/LB), Bryce Cobb (T/DT); Junior — D’Andre […]
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2015 Oxford Hills/Buckfield football preview
Coach: Mark Soehren (fourth year) Conference: North Class: A Last year’s record: 4-5, lost in Class A East quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Matt Smith (QB/S); Kyle Dexter (RB/LB), Gunnar Docos (T), Kaleb Currier (DE), Jake Spinhirn (RB/DB), Caleb Jewell (WR/CB), Cordell Stewart (WR); Juniors — Ryland VanDecker (FB/LB), John Bowen (WR). Key losses: Brady […]
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2015 Spruce Mountain football preview
Coach: Walter Polky (fourth year) Conference: South Class: C Last year’s record: 8-2, lost in Class C West semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Andrew Darling (RB/DB), Stephen Sylvester (T/DT), James Ouellette (LB/TE), Sebastian Lombardi (G/LB), Ethan Dow (OL/DL), Chad Richards (C/DT), Tom Young (OL/DL); Junior — Dillon Webster (RB/SS), Caulin Parker (QB/FS). Key losses: Peter Theriault […]
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2015 Poland football preview
Coach: Ted Tibbetts (fifth year) Conference: South Class: C Last year’s record: 3-6, lost in Class C West quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Cody Kalinka (G/DT); Patrick Jacques (QB/DB), Connor Greenleaf (G/OLB), Alex Thibault (C/MLB), John Fossett (SE/DE), Zach Hatch (T/DT); Juniors — Andrew Demers (slot/MLB), Caleb Hodgkin (T/DE). Key losses: Nick Cote (slot/DB), Will […]
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2015 Gray-New Gloucester football preview
Coach: Mark Renna (second year) Conference: South Class: C Last year’s record: 0-8 Returning players: Seniors — Zack Haskell (RB/CB), Tristan Herod (TE/CB), Jake Zeisler (RB/DE), Austin Chase (RB/LB), Brandon Ruminski (OL/DL), Connor Deschenes (OL/DL), Dylan Elie (OL/DL), Jacob Baggs (OL/DL); Juniors — Elijah Simmons (RB/CB), Brandon Laflamme (OL/DL). Key losses: Adam Dumas (FB/LB), Carson Hodsdon […]
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2015 Telstar football preview
Coach: Lou Brann (first year) Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Calvin Glover (RB/LB), Fabian Corriveau (C/LB), Dakota Merrill (G/LB), Devin Merrill (SE/LB), Jack Connell (slot/S); Junior — Elijah Mason (QB/DE); Sophomores — Brett Hastings (RB/QB/CB), Aaron Vermette (RB/SE/CB). Key losses: Ryan Vail (C/DT), Noah Rose (TE), Chris Chappie (FB/DT), Zach Wheeler […]
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Lewiston football: Bruce Nicholas brings new look, lofty long-term aspirations
Bill County was the only head coach the Blue Devils had known since the turn of the century, covering the lifetime of most current players. In the Sun Journal’s tri-county coverage area, only Dick Mynahan of Lisbon has spent more years shepherding his program. County and Mike Hathaway of Leavitt were the only others to […]
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Edward Little football: To move north in standings, promising offense ventures south
In their effort to reach that level, the Red Eddies ventured even farther down the interstate. Head coach Dave Sterling and assistant Craig Jipson traveled to the University of New Hampshire, taking in practice to analyze the blistering offensive pace that turned the Wildcats into national championship contenders. They also accompanied their players to 7-on-7 […]
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Oxford Hills/Buckfield football: Vikings building on breakthrough season
PARIS — Finishing with a .500 record and losing in the first round of the playoffs might not sound like cause for raucous celebration. Considering that Oxford Hills had reached neither of those milestones since 2005, it is impossible to overstate how much ending those nine-year droughts meant to the Vikings, past, present and future. “It’s […]
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Leavitt football: Billy Bedard, Levi Craig lead timely return to Class B
TURNER — Nothing against the still-developing second tier of Class C South football, but Leavitt is a lot closer to picking on programs its own size and strength with the Hornets’ return to Class B after a two-year absence. Donnybrooks against Marshwood, Biddeford and York await. After consecutive trips to the Class C state championship game, […]