Poland’s Isaiah Hill fights off a stiff arm by Gray-New Gloucester’s Gabriel Gendreau on the opening kickoff to make the tackle during Friday night’s football game in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) POLAND — A “donnybrook” turned into a no-doubter thanks to three touchdowns in three minutes and three seconds. That’s the amount of time it […]
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H.S. football: Smith, Ramblers rumble over Falcons
RUMFORD — After a battle of defenses between Mountain Valley and visiting Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale in the first half, the Ramblers took advantage of great field position after turnovers in the second half and earned a 20-8 win in regular-season finale Friday. Mountain Valley received the opening kickoff and orchestrated a 13-play drive to open the game. […]
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WATCH: Leavitt at Gardiner football game
The Leavitt Hornets (6-1) close out the regular season against their rival, the Gardiner Tigers (3-4) on Friday night. Watch the Munzing Media broadcast of the game.
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H.S. football: Friday night's Battle of the Bridge kicks off rivalry double feature
Edward Little’s Leighton Girardin runs with the football during last year’s game against Lewiston at Garcelon Field. (Sun Journal file photo) Lewiston coach Bruce Nicholas recognized his players were ready for the biggest game of the year, if not their lives, very early this week. “On Monday morning, Noah (Adamson) walks by me, ‘EL week!’ […]
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H.S. football: Week 8 staff picks
RANDY WHITEHOUSE (68-14) Lewiston at Edward Little Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Mountain Valley Gray-New Gloucester at Poland Leavitt at Gardiner Spruce Mountain at Madison/Carrabec Oxford Hills/Buckfield at Windham Mt. Blue at Skowhegan Dirigo at Telstar Lisbon at Oak Hill WIL KRAMLICH (66-16) Lewiston at Edward Little Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Mountain Valley Gray-New Gloucester at Poland Leavitt at Gardiner […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 8 — the rivalry edition
Whoever decided to make the final week of the regular season rivalry week was a genius. Rivalry week distracts us from the upsetting reality that the football season is over for some after this weekend, and will be for the rest of us too soon. And the added intensity helps us ramp up for the […]
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Game of the Week: Greyhounds, Raiders renew no-nonsense rivalry
Lisbon quarterback Lucas Francis scores Lisbon’s first touchdown of a 20-14 win over Oak Hill last year. (Sun Journal file photo) Any self-proclaimed high school football connoisseur who hasn’t sampled the Lisbon-Oak Hill rivalry isn’t truly a connoisseur. It’s not as celebrated as the city rivalries, and documentary filmmakers haven’t chronicled it. That seems fitting […]
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Weekend Blitz and top 10: Plenty of good matchups for final week
Lewiston (2-5) at Edward Little (3-4) Friday, 7 p.m. A rivalry so good they’ve already decided to play the sequel next week. Oxford Hills (5-2) at Windham (0-6) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings have little to play for except rebounding from last week’s loss. For Eagles, this is essentially their playoffs. Mt. Blue (4-3) at Skowhegan […]
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High School Football: Undersized Richard finds role at Oak Hill
WALES — He’s not the biggest. Not the fastest. Not the strongest. Heck, Ethan Richard won’t even stop there. “I’d say I’m not that great of a player, to be honest with you,” the Oak Hill linebacker and center said. “I wouldn’t say I’m a superstar. I wouldn’t even say I’m close to being an […]
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WATCH: Week 7 high school football Friday night recap
Randy Whitehouse, Wil Kramlich and Adam Robinson break down Week 7 of Friday night football.