TURNER — Scott Sleeper’s football helmet looks like it lost a fight with a box of crayons. “Cape Elizabeth is that kind of purple color,” the Leavitt linebacker said, his index finger directing traffic for a teammate and a curious visitor. “Green is probably from us. That blue is from Yarmouth. A lot of that […]
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Class D Championship Preview: Raiders, Bucks back where they belong
Hearkening back to summertime predictions that had them finishing in the middle of the Western Class D pack, Oak Hill has worked through a frigid week of practice eager to once again play the role of underdog going into Saturday’s Class D championship game against unbeaten Bucksport (2:30 p.m., Fitzpatrick Stadium). Awaiting the Raiders (9-2) […]
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Pats’ hurting ‘D’ faces Manning
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A healthy defense would have trouble against Peyton Manning.So when six starters are sidelined, the task becomes much tougher.The New England Patriots might find themselves in that predicament Sunday night when Manning leads the Denver Broncos and their NFL-best offense into Gillette Stadium.“It’s definitely a high-potent offense that we’ll be facing […]
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Class D State Championship: ‘Fire and Ice’ fuel Raiders
WALES — Oak Hill coach Stacen Doucette calls them “Fire and Ice.” He’s not describing Alex Mace and Kyle Flaherty’s relationship. They have been best friends since kindergarten. When one junior running back substitutes for the other, they shake hands rather than high-five. They are virtually inseparable in and out of school, and usually reflecting […]
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Class C Football Championship: Nothing stops Leavitt’s O’Malley
TURNER — Speed and power. They’re the ingredients, packaged in one form or another, that spell success for almost every football player at every level. Stir in healthy doses of persistence, vengeance and passion for the game and you probably have something special. And you’ve described Conor O’Malley to the letter. If Leavitt is to […]
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Oak Hill’s road to Fitzpatrick Stadium
Game 1: Oak Hill 52, Telstar 29 The Raiders rode a dominant first quarter to their highest scoring output of the season. Led by Luke Washburn and Samson Lacroix, the defense forced three fumbles in the first 12 minutes, while touchdowns runs by Alex Mace, Parker Asselin, Kyle Flaherty and Asselin’s TD pass to Mace […]
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Leavitt’s road to Fitzpatrick Stadium
Game 1: Leavitt 26, Cape Elizabeth 7 The Hornets dominated the line of scrimmage in the second half, out-gaining the Capers by a margin of 200 yards to 49 and dominating time of possession. Leavitt started quickly, too, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff to set up a 21-yard run by Nate Coombs. Later, […]
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Despite donations, Oak Hill football team taking school buses to championship game in Portland
WALES — Local donors raised more than $1,100 to give the Oak Hill High School football team an upgraded ride to Saturday’s state championship game in Portland aboard motor coaches. However, the team will be riding in standard school buses after all. RSU 4 Superintendent James Hodgkin applauded donors’ willingness to help the team Tuesday, […]
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UMaine football climbs to No. 4 in nation
ORONO (AP) — The Maine Black Bears have climbed to No. 4 nationally in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls. The ranking comes two days after Maine clinched the Colonial Athletic Conference championship with a 41-0 rout of Rhode Island. It is the team’s first conference championship since 2002. The Black Bears are now 10-1 […]
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Two communities, one team
WINTHROP — The combined Monmouth Academy and Winthrop High School football team celebrated its first awards banquet as one team Sunday. The story of this unique merger will soon be the subject of a documentary about their first year. Athletes passed a football in front of Winthrop High School as parents and coaches tended to […]