Kyle Flaherty, Oak Hill Flaherty rushed 28 times for 224 yards and two touchdowns, leading Oak Hill to a 41-22 Western Class D quarterfinal win over Boothbay.
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The Hot Corner: Scouting the six and cursing the schedule
My only regret at this time of year is not being invited to participate in a human cloning experiment. Fourteen schools that we consider “ours” in this intrepid department put on football pads every autumn. Six are still practicing as we approach the second Friday and Saturday in November. Sure, it helps the cause that […]
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UMaine football team rises to No. 8 in national poll
ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine football team continues to rise in the national polls. The Black Bears are now ranked No. 8 nationally in The Sports Network top 25 FCS poll and ninth in the FCS coaches poll. Maine is coming off a 19-14 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday, improving its record […]
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Patriots’ defense needs tweeking
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Scoring 55 points is a sure sign that Tom Brady and the New England offense are rolling again. Allowing 31 points shows that the injury-battered defense needs to get better. “It was good to put some points on the board and be more efficient offensively than what we’ve been the last […]
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The Hot Corner: The best show in Maine that nobody’s watching
The state’s flagship university currently has the best football team in what has long been regarded the toughest “championship subdivision” conference in the country. Do you fully appreciate the logistics and the odds that the University of Maine has overcome in achieving that status? Do you even care? Never mind the second question. The answer […]
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East A football: Bangor ousts Lewiston
BANGOR — The Bangor High School rushing attack paced the Rams to a 55-21 win over the Lewiston High School Blue Devils in an Eastern Maine Class A football quarterfinal at Cameron Stadium on Saturday afternoon behind a 311-yard, four-touchdown effort from senior running back Logan Lanham. Sophomore running back Dane Johnson added 88 yards […]
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Eastern Class B Football Quarterfinal: Mt. Blue stopped by Skowhegan
FARMINGTON — Sometimes conventional wisdom is right on the money, as it was Saturday night at Caldwell Field. The last team with the ball did win. Nate Morris’ interception at the goal line with nine seconds remaining preserved a 36-29 victory for No. 5 Skowhegan over No. 4 Mt. Blue in the Eastern Class B […]
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Eastern A Football Quarterfinal: Eagles eliminate Eddies, 54-14
WINDHAM — Edward Little seemed to have the combination it was looking for in Saturday night’s Eastern Class A quarterfinal — a promising drive led by a poised quarterback who was finding open receivers and catching a young opponent that was frantically trying to find its playoff footing back on its heels. Then junior quarterback […]
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D West Football Quarterfinal: Flaherty, Raiders roll over Seahawks
WALES —Oak Hill earned the second seed in Class D West thanks in part to a talented pair of junior running backs, Kyle Flaherty and Alex Mace. In last Saturday’s win over Lisbon to clinch the No. 2 spot, it was Mace who had the big day, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns. This […]
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Western Class D Football Quarterfinal: Lisbon shuts out Maranacook
Lisbon football may be bruised, but the Greyhounds certainly aren’t broken. Two weeks after the team’s heart and soul, Quincy Thompson, was sidelined with a serious arm injury, the Greyhounds served notice Saturday afternoon that they’re plenty strong enough to make a run in the Western Class D playoffs. No. 3 Lisbon’s defense dominated No. […]