Also, Mountain Valley’s Autumn Freeman catches fire, Teigan Pelletier providing scoring punch for Oxford Hills, the St. Dom’s boys off to strong start and the young Spruce Mountain girls are undefeated.
Boys Basketball
Area roundup: Leavitt ditches Fryeburg in boys basketball
Brett Coburn deposits a game-high 17 points for the Hornets. Plus more boys and girls basketball recaps from Tuesday.
Area roundup: Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland takes down Yarmouth/Freeport in girls hockey
Sophia Hartley scores a pair of goals in the Red Hornets’ victory over the Clippers. Plus, Spruce Mountain beats Lisbon in overtime at the buzzer in boys basketball, and the Oxford Hills and Monmouth boys win big.
Oak Hill pulls away from Buckfield
Boys basketball: Ramon Spearman returns and helps the Raiders turn up the intensity in win over the Bucks.
John Shea and Edward Little wear down Lewiston
Boys basketball: Shea scores 36 points as the Red Eddies pull away from the Blue Devils in the second half.
Area roundup: Edward Little’s Andrew Casares sets another swimming record
Casares broke a record from 1989 with the previous record-holder on hand to see the team battle Mt. Ararat in the pool. Also, Spruce Mountain girls rally past Winthrop and win in overtime, and Mountain Valley loses a close one.
Area roundup: Jace Bessey, Spruce Mountain boys shoot past Mt. Abram
Bessey, a freshman, shoots lights-out as the Phoenix pull away in the third quarter; Lisbon hot from the start in win over Telstar; Dirigo scores in bunches in its win over Hall-Dale; and the Oxford Hills girls get a nice win over Windham.
Area roundup: Autumn Freeman catches fire, leads Mountain Valley girls to win over Boothbay
Freeman scores 40 points, including 21 in the first quarter, for the Falcons. Also, Bates and UMF men’s basketball players share player of the week honors, and more recaps from Thursday.
Area roundup: Lisbon slips away from Oak Hill in boys basketball
Charlie Doyle and Levi Tibbetts each scored 16 points to help the Greyhounds collect a 54-40 victory over the Raiders. Plus other basketball and hockey recaps from Wednesda.
Commentary: In opener, Flagg twins of Nokomis prove they’re the real deal
In first high school game, Cooper and Ace Flagg show they’re worth the hype, Drew Bonifant writes.