Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s Ian Steele helps take down a Wells runner during Thursday’s Class D South semifinal in Wells. (Sienna Barstow/Journal Tribune) WELLS — The Wells football team punched its ticket to the Class D South regional final by taking down Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale 41-22 at Warrior Memorial Field on Thursday night. “I’m happy as heck. There was a […]
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H.S. football: Winning cuts across classes for Gorham, Cougars
Alex Gorham and the Dirigo High School Cougars will host Maranacook at Harlow Park in the Class E semifinal game at 7 p.m. on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Alex Gorham has stuck with Dirigo football for four years, so he’s as appreciative as any of the Cougars that their fans have stuck with […]
Huddle Up: Whitehouse Talking Points, Week 10
It’s two days after Halloween and all that’s left in the pillow case are Twizzlers and Good & Plenty, so it’s time for some sweet, sweet football hot takes. • There is nothing quite like the feeling of anticipation in a crowd and on a sideline when a player and team who have made late […]
Game of the Week: Raiders, Bulldogs meet again under rare circumstances
Oak Hill’s Gavin Rawstron (9) tackles Madison’s Thomas Dean (31) in the first quarter in Madison in September. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) It’s been six years since the No. 6 and 7 seeds squared off in a regional football semifinal. Waterville and Belfast pulled off quarterfinal upsets in what was then known as Class B […]
H.S. football: Week 10 staff picks
(Picks in bold) RANDY WHITEHOUSE (80-18) Edward Little at Portland Cheverus at Oxford Hills Cape Elizabeth at Leavitt Oak Hill at Madison Maranacook at Dirigo WIL KRAMLICH (79-19) Edward Little at Portland Cheverus at Oxford Hills Cape Elizabeth at Leavitt Oak Hill at Madison Maranacook at Dirigo NATHAN FOURNIER (75-23) Edward Little at Portland Cheverus […]
Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Will upsetting trend in D South continue?
No. 4 Edward Little (5-4) at No. 1 Portland (7-1) A North semifinal Friday, 6 p.m. The Bulldogs dominated their Sept. 28 meeting at Fitzpatrick Stadium, 42-8. The Red Eddies couldn’t get anything going on offense until their final drive. Given Leighton Girardin’s comeback heroics the past three weeks, Portland hopes the outcome won’t be […]
H.S. football: Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale, Oxford Hills playoff game dates changed
With Parker Lafrance out in front of him, Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson looks for some running room at Gouin Athletic Complex in Paris on Oct. 12. (Brewster Burns photo) Mother Nature wrapped up October by meddling with the high school football playoff schedule. Now she’s getting nosy in November. Playoff games involving Oxford Hills and Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale originally […]
WATCH: Looking ahead to the second week of the high school football playoffs
Because you (and we) can never get enough high school football, especially this time of the year, Randy Whitehouse and Adam Robinson got together to take a look ahead at the second week of the playoffs.
Monday Morning QB: Raiders were prepared to weather storm
Oak Hill’s Caleb Treadwell, top, celebrates after diving through the mud as teammate Gabriel Bergeron, bottom, takes his turn at the end of Saturday’s playoff game against Lisbon in overtime. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Bad weather is often considered the great equalizer in football, and it’s not unkind to apply that axiom to seventh-seeded Oak Hill’s […]
H.S. football: Raiders upset Greyhounds in D South mud bowl
Oak Hill High School’s James Borkowski, Jr., right, and Gavin Rawstron, bottom, tackle Lisbon’s Lucas Francis during Saturday playoff football game in Lisbon on October 27, 2018, in Lisbon, Maine. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Oak Hill spent nearly the entire first 48 minutes of Saturday’s Class D South quarterfinal backed up in its own […]