A year ago, the Spruce Mountain boys’ basketball faced a new schedule in a new conference with a new coach. The new look of Maine high school basketball sees the Phoenix flying into another vastly different, interconference slate this winter, with mostly a new team on the floor. Spruce Mountain sent a trio of three-year […]
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2015-16 Monmouth boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Lucas Turner (seventh year) Conference: MVC Class: C South Last year’s record: 9-10, lost in Class C South preliminary Returning players: Seniors — Nick Menice (5-7 guard), Luke Thombs (5-8 guard), Nick Sanborn (6-2 forward); Juniors — Hunter Richardson (6-1 guard), Avery Amero (6-3 forward), Travis Hartford (6-2 forward), Mat Foulke (5-6 guard), Devon Poisson (5-7 guard). […]
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Monmouth boys’ basketball: Mustangs return most of their horsepower
Monmouth fell just shy of another trip to the Class C South boys’ basketball quarterfinals a year ago, falling at Old Orchard Beach in a preliminary game. If experience is a reliable gauge, you can expect the Mustangs to finish the job this winter. Almost the entire lineup returns for Monmouth, which features one of […]
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2015-16 Oak Hill boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Tom Smith (fifth year) Conference: MVC Class: B South Last year’s record: 4-14 Returning players: Seniors — Dalton Therrien (5-9 guard), Jonah Martin (5-11 guard), Connor Elwell (6-0 forward), Connor Nilsson (6-0 forward), Duncan Trotter (5-10 guard); Juniors — Matthew Strout (6-3 center), Evan Boston (5-5 guard). Key losses: Drew Gamage, Kyle Field, Adam Merrill. Promising […]
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Oak Hill boys’ basketball: Raiders hope to translate winning ways to gym
Back-to-back has been the theme at Oak Hill in recent years. For the third consecutive winter, the boys’ basketball team got off to a late start while the Raiders chased another state title in football. In hoops, where they’ve strung together successive 4-14 campaigns, the hope is that athleticism and confidence will help them turn […]
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2015-16 Mountain Valley boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Tom Danylik (fourth year) Conference: MVC Class: B South Last year’s record: 9-10, lost in Class C South preliminary Returning players: Seniors — Ryley Flynn (point guard), Alex Ridley (guard), Curtis Steele (forward); Juniors — Zach Duguay (forward), Parker Davis (guard). Key losses: Caleb Gauvin, Brad Marshall, Tom Marshall. Promising newcomers: Senior — Kevin Chase (forward); Freshmen — […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mountain Valley back in tough ‘B’ division
Mountain Valley ended a rare tournament drought and threw a minor scare into favored opponent and conference rival Madison in the Class C South preliminary round a year ago. Thanks to the addition of a fifth class, the Falcons are back in their traditional Class B environment, a change that will challenge the promising but […]
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2015-16 Lisbon boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Jake Gentle (fourth year) Conference: MVC Class: B South Last year’s record: 5-13 Returning players: Senior — Troy Galarneau (6-3 forward); Juniors — Noah Carter (5-7 guard), Austin Bedford (5-10 guard), Josh Huston (6-2 forward), Andrew Balser (6-1 forward); Sophomore — Jonah Sautter (5-11 guard). Key losses: Johnny Yim, Andrew Golino, Darren Ward, Joe Philbrick, R.J. Sargent. […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon welcomes back veteran group
Lisbon christens its new gym with a substantial group of seven returnees that received on-the-job training in the old one a year ago. The Greyhounds saw their win total cut in half after a tournament appearance in 2013-14, but they should be a year older and wiser in the MVC. Lisbon still lacks height, but […]
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2015-16 Telstar boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Mike Pelletier (second year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 6-12 Returning players: Juniors — Jeremiah Richardson (6-5 center), Tanner Wheeler (6-4 forward), Avry Griffin (5-10 guard); Sophomore — Jarrett Bean (6-0 forward). Key losses: Maverik Griffin, Mike Dougherty, Zach Wheeler. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Blake Rothwell (6-0 guard), Zack Stone (5-9 guard), Elijah Mason (6-1 forward); […]