TURNER — Quarterback Wyatt Hathaway ran for 106 yards and threw for 183 yards to lead Leavitt to a 25-6 victory over Nokomis in football action Friday evening. Stephen Gray added five points on the board with a pair of point afters and a field goal for the Hornets. Gray also had an interception, while […]
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H.S. football: Wells routs Lisbon
Lisbon’s Isaiah Thompson is surrounded by Wells defense during a run in the first half at Wells on Friday. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) WELLS — Tim Roche gave his unbeaten Wells football team a simple message at halftime Friday night: Keep playing your game. “I thought we were kind of down and said, ‘Guys, we’re […]
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H.S. football: Bulldogs rough up Red Eddies
Portland’s Zachary Elowitch follows his blockers on his way to the end zone for Portland against Edward Little on Friday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Hard-nosed defense and an increasingly diverse offense have placed Portland High at the top of Class A North football. Friday evening at Fitzpatrick Stadium, the Bulldogs’ physical play […]
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H.S. football: Dragons come out on fire, overwhelm Cougars
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick scored four times on its first eight plays from scrimmage to roar out to a 27-6 lead and overwhelm Mt. Blue, 47-12, at the Dragons’ homecoming on Friday night. Coming off a 42-0 home loss to Kennebunk the week before, the Dragons not only came out breathing fire but kept the heat […]
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H.S. football: Ramblers take over early, throttle Black Bears
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale running back Ian Steele runs with ball Friday at Maxwell Field in Winthrop. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WINTHROP — With a game against Class E Maranacook sitting between a dramatic win over Poland and a marquee matchup with Class D power Lisbon, it would have been understandable if the Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale football team showed up Friday […]
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H.S. football: Savage, Bulldogs get by Raiders
Oak Hill’s Samuel Lindsay (14) gets tackled by Madison’s Brad Peters (55) in the first quarter in Madison on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) MADISON — Josh Savage got on a hot streak. The kind running backs always hope happen. Four straight carries turned into four straight touchdowns for the Madison senior. Three of those […]
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H.S. football: Freeport runs past Dirigo
FREEPORT — Playing for the top spot in Class E, Dirigo and Freeport both Friday night’s football game was big. The Cougars came into Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field hoping to remain unbeaten. The Falcons, though, had other plans, and shut down the Dirigo offense in the second half to pull away for a […]
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Scarborough cancels football game because of concerns over hand, foot and mouth disease
Scarborough High officials announced that Friday’s homecoming football game against Massabesic has been called off because of concerns over hand, foot and mouth disease. In a letter sent to parents, students and community members on Thursday night, Scarborough officials said Massabesic High has reported cases of coxsackievirus, which causes hand, foot and mouth disease. The […]
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H.S. football: After long wait, Edward Little's Leighton Girardin doing his part as QB
Edward Little quarterback Leighton Girardin before practice at the high school recently. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — From the time he first buckled on a chin strap, Leighton Girardin wanted to play quarterback. As a sophomore, Girardin’s designs on being Edward Little’s varsity QB hit a very large road block in Grant Hartley, who was […]
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H.S. football: Week 5 staff picks
LEE HORTON (38-7) Maranacook at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Mountain Valley at Oceanside Spruce Mountain at Poland Edward Little at Portland Oak Hill at Madison Dirigo at Freeport Mt. Blue at Brunswick Nokomis at Leavitt Lewiston at Bangor Lisbon at Wells Gray-New Gloucester at Lake Region Oxford Hills/Buckfield at Cheverus Old Orchard Beach at Telstar RANDY WHITEHOUSE (36-9) […]