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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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WATCH: Varsity Maine Friday night recap of the high school football playoffs
The first night of the high school football playoffs is in the books. Randy Whitehouse, Adam Robinson and Lee Horton break down the games.
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Class D football quarterfinal: Winthrop wallops Spruce Mountain
LIVERMORE FALLS — Winthrop threw Spruce Mountain for a loop on the ground, in the air and on defense. With quarterback Keegan Choate at the helm and his sidekick Ryan Baird at his side, the fifth-ranked Ramblers rolled to a 38-0 victory over No. 4 Spruce Mountain in a Class D South quarterfinal at cold […]
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A North football playoffs: Red Eddies rally again to beat Blue Devils
Edward Little High School quarterback Leighton Girardin finds a hole between Lewiston High School defenders during the first half in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — For the second time in as many weeks, Leighton Girardin rallied Edward Little to victory over rival Lewiston. This time, though, the Red Eddies’ captain comeback left […]
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D South football quarterfinal: Bulldogs too much to handle, rout Falcons
RUMFORD — Just before halftime, Mountain Valley punted with a six-point lead. Jacob Meader of Madison/Carrabec picked up the punt on the Falcons’ 30-yard line and returned it after no Mountain Valley player jumped on it and ended up tying the game by scoring a touchdown with 37 seconds remaining in the first half. Instead […]
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Local roundup: Leavitt football routs Lake Region in C South quarterfinal
TURNER — Wyatt Hathaway passed for 165 yards and four touchdowns in the first half as Leavitt crushed Lake Region 56-0 in a Class C South quarterfinal football game Friday evening. Stephen Gray picked up the first touchdown on a 40-yard run for the Hornets. Leavitt led 21-0 after one and 42-0 at the half. […]
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B North football quarterfinal: Lawrence goes old school, runs through Mt. Blue
Mt. Blue High School’s Caleb Haines (13) rushes for yards against Lawrence High School in the first quarter in Fairfield on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) FAIRFIELD — With Mt. Blue’s defense shutting down its team’s offense in the first half, the Lawrence coaching staff went old school. “They were doing a lot of adjusting […]