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H.S. football: Week 6 staff picks

(Picks in bold) LEE HORTON (49-9) Gray-New Gloucester at Maranacook Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Wells at Spruce Mountain Cheverus at Edward Little Westbrook at Mt. Blue Windham at Lewiston Fryeburg at Leavitt Boothbay/Wiscasset at Dirigo Bonny Eagle at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Telstar at Sacopee Valley Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Lisbon Poland at Oak Hill RANDY WHITEHOUSE (48-10) Gray-New […]

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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Calendar flips to October and playoff picture starts developing

Bonny Eagle (5-0) at Oxford Hills (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Scots are always a physical test, but Vikings will have to be at the top of their game mentally, too. Cheverus (3-2) at Edward Little (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Winner takes a big step toward hosting a first-round playoff game. Windham (0-5) at Lewiston (1-4) […]

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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 6

October is football. Football is October. If you don’t agree, I question whether you actually watch football. But please, continue reading. • A scheduling quirk allowed me to play couch potato on a fall Saturday afternoon last week and watch WABI’s broadcast of the fantastic Lawrence-Winslow game. Lawrence won 17-14 on a last-second field goal […]

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Game of the Week: No waiting for Ramblers and Greyhounds rematch

Lisbon’s Daytona McIver is run out of bounds by Winthrop/Monmouth’s Gavin Perkins during last year’s Class D South quarterfinal game at Lisbon High School. (Sun Journal file photo) Say what you will about the NFL, but at least it doesn’t pass up a chance to schedule a good, old-fashioned conference grudge match. Maine high school […]

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Monday Morning QB: Knights, Cougars quick to focus on what's ahead

Following Friday night’s 47-12 loss at Brunswick, Mt. Blue coach Nate Quirion told his players to put the game behind them as soon as they stepped on the bus and focus on next Friday’s homecoming game against Westbrook. “That’s really all we can do,” Quirion said. “I mean, obviously, we’ll dissect this film and see […]

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H.S. roundup: Old Orchard Beach downs improving Telstar football

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 […]

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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 […]