BETHEL — Old Orchard Beach won its second game of the season Saturday, 26-14, but Telstar football coach Tim O’Connor is happy with the improvement the shorthanded Rebels are showing. Devin Mason threw a pair of touchdown passes to Brayden Stevens and Tyler Hill. Mason’s first-quarter scoring pass to Stevens tied the score at 6-6. […]
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H.S. football: Vikings capitalize on miscues, rout Stags
Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson is brought down by Cheverus defender Gavin Callahan during Saturday’s game. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Colton Carson threw two touchdowns and rushed for two more Saturday as Oxford Hills defeated Cheverus 42-14 in a Class A North football game at Boulos Stadium. The Vikings broke open an early […]
WATCH: Week 5 high school football Friday night recap
Some local teams took some tough L’s on Friday night. Others picked up nice W’s. Join Randy Whitehouse, Tony Blasi and Lee Horton as they talk about it.
H.S. football: Spruce Mountain eludes feisty Poland
Poland’s Gavin Tibbetts dives but can’t stop Spruce Mountain’s Zach Toothaker from scampering into the end zone for a touchdown after making a nifty catch during the first half of Friday night’s football game in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) POLAND— Spruce Mountain and Poland cut loose and lit up the night sky in the air […]
Local roundup: Unbeaten Leavitt football holds back Nokomis
TURNER — Quarterback Wyatt Hathaway ran for 106 yards and threw for 183 yards to lead Leavitt to a 25-6 victory over Nokomis in football action Friday evening. Stephen Gray added five points on the board with a pair of point afters and a field goal for the Hornets. Gray also had an interception, while […]
H.S. football: Wells routs Lisbon
Lisbon’s Isaiah Thompson is surrounded by Wells defense during a run in the first half at Wells on Friday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) WELLS — Tim Roche gave his unbeaten Wells football team a simple message at halftime Friday night: Keep playing your game. “I thought we were kind of down and said, ‘Guys, we’re […]
H.S. football: Bulldogs rough up Red Eddies
Portland’s Zachary Elowitch follows his blockers on his way to the end zone for Portland against Edward Little on Friday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Hard-nosed defense and an increasingly diverse offense have placed Portland High at the top of Class A North football. Friday evening at Fitzpatrick Stadium, the Bulldogs’ physical play […]
H.S. football: Dragons come out on fire, overwhelm Cougars
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick scored four times on its first eight plays from scrimmage to roar out to a 27-6 lead and overwhelm Mt. Blue, 47-12, at the Dragons’ homecoming on Friday night. Coming off a 42-0 home loss to Kennebunk the week before, the Dragons not only came out breathing fire but kept the heat […]
H.S. football: Ramblers take over early, throttle Black Bears
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale running back Ian Steele runs with ball Friday at Maxwell Field in Winthrop. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WINTHROP — With a game against Class E Maranacook sitting between a dramatic win over Poland and a marquee matchup with Class D power Lisbon, it would have been understandable if the Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale football team showed up Friday […]
H.S. football: Savage, Bulldogs get by Raiders
Oak Hill’s Samuel Lindsay (14) gets tackled by Madison’s Brad Peters (55) in the first quarter in Madison on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) MADISON — Josh Savage got on a hot streak. The kind running backs always hope happen. Four straight carries turned into four straight touchdowns for the Madison senior. Three of those […]