Between the elections, the World Series and high school playoffs, everyone is making predictions these days. For the last seven days, I’ve refrained from predictions, in order to sharpen my focus on the high school football playoffs. Apparently, I’ve had such tunnel vision that I missed a big lottery jackpot. But I am so confident […]
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H.S. football: Week 9 staff picks
(Picks in bold) RANDY WHITEHOUSE (76-15) Mt. Blue at Lawrence Lake Region at Leavitt Poland at Wells Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Spruce Mountain Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Lewiston at Edward Little Oak Hill at Lisbon WIL KRAMLICH (74-17) Mt. Blue at Lawrence Lake Region at Leavitt Poland at Wells Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Spruce Mountain Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley […]
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H.S. football: Edward Little-Lewiston playoff game moved to Friday night
The Class A North first-round game betwee Lewiston and Edward Little has been moved to 7:30 p.m. on Friday night at Walton Field due to an impending storm. The game was originally scheduled for early Saturday afternoon due to another school event being held at Walton School on Friday night. Forecasts call for rain before […]
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Monday Morning QB: Sequels for EL-Lewiston, Lisbon-Oak Hill highlight playoffs
Hunter Landry of Lewiston High School gains yardage against an Edward Little defense during the second quarter in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) It’s not often a team gets a chance to avenge a loss to its biggest rival one week later. The final football Heal point standings are giving Lewiston and Oak Hill […]
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Coaching football keeps former Mt. Blue standout Jordan Stevens in the game
Yale University co-defensive coordinator Jordan Stevens speaks with a player during a game. The Mt. Blue graduate and University of Maine standout coaches the Bulldogs’ linebackers. (Yale University photo) Football is what makes Jordan Stevens tick, and following his playing days, he found another passion to keep him in the game – coaching. After giving the […]
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H.S. football: Greyhounds pick off Raiders
Lisbon’s Isaiah Thompson runs the balls down the field into Oak Hill’s Hill’s defense during Saturday afternoon’s football game at Oak Hill High School. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) WALES — Lisbon has been in more close games than coach Chris Kates would prefer, but the Greyhounds showed in Saturday’s season finale at Oak Hill that they […]
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WATCH: Week 8 Varsity Maine high school football Friday night recap
VarsityMaine’s finest — Randy Whitehouse, Wil Kramlich and Adam Robinson — break down the final Friday night of the high school football regular season.
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H.S. football: Red Eddies win thriller over Blue Devils
Josh Kaiser of Edward Little High School grabs a Lewiston fumble out of midair before racing 33 yards to the endzone to put the Eddies up 6-0 during the first quarter on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little and Lewiston put on such a good show for the 176th Battle of the Bridge, […]
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H.S. football: Skowhegan rallies to edge Mt. Blue
SKOWHEGAN — It wasn’t his best game statistically. He was punished — over and over again — by a defense that sacked him eight times. But Skowhegan quarterback Marcus Christopher fought. So did his teammates. And after trailing by 14 points entering the fourth quarter, the Indians came back to beat Mt. Blue 29-28 in […]
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H.S. football: Leavitt shuts down Gardiner
Gardiner’s Jaydan Burditt can’t collect pass while being defended by Leavitt’s Dasean Calder during Friday’s game in Gardiner. (Andy Malloy/Kennebec Journal) GARDINER — A muddy track did little to slow the Hornet thoroughbreds. Junior Damion Calder accounted for three touchdowns as the Leavitt football team raced off to a 27-0 win over Gardiner in a […]