1. Cheverus (7-0) 67, 54, 57, 48, 56, 49. That’s the Stags’ side of the scoreboard since the season-opening challenge from Portland. 2. Portland (6-1) 45, 45, 33, 68, 57, 42. That’s the Bulldogs’ side of the scoreboard since the season-opening loss to Cheverus. 3. Kennebunk (7-0) Ball-hawking, balanced Rams looked ready for a long […]
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Top Performer: Matt Vigue, Spruce Mountain
Matt Vigue, Spruce Mountain: Five more touchdowns from the all-purpose back propelled the Phoenix to their fifth consecutive win, 52-13 over Lake Region.
Texas dad alleges bullying in 91-0 football game
Now the coach is facing formal accusations of bullying. The impressive victory for undefeated Aledo High School, a football powerhouse in suburban Fort Worth that has put up similar numbers against other schools, has forced an investigation after a parent from the opposing team filed a bullying complaint. The complaint, which must be investigated under […]
Mistake-prone Pats fall to Jets in OT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Rex Ryan was fired up. Bill Belichick was ticked off. Everyone else was, well, a bit confused. After a newly instituted rule gave New England a penalty and Nick Folk another chance, he booted a 42-yard field goal with 5:07 left in overtime to give the New York Jets a […]
H.S. Football: Greyhounds work OT to top Cougars
Junior QB Kyle Bourget’s 6-yard touchdown pass to freshman Noah Francis put the Greyhounds ahead in overtime, then Austin Proctor’s interception in the end zone clinched a 22-14 win over Dirigo at Thompson Field. The Greyhounds lost star senior running back Quincy Thompson to an apparent dislocated elbow on the first play of the second […]
College football: Panthers frustrate Bobcats, 28-17
LEWISTON — Over the last two years, the Bates Bobcats have reached levels of football success not seen at Garcelon Field in more than a quarter of a century. Unfortunately for the Bobcats, beating Middlebury remains an elusive milestone. Middlebury picked up its 25th consecutive victory in the NESCAC series with a 28-17 victory over […]
Raiders dispatch Rangers, 35-8
KITTERY — Preparing for Oak Hill was hard enough. Add a week filled with distractions for the Traip Academy football team and the result was a 35-8 Western Maine Class D loss to the playoff-bound Raiders on Saturday at Memorial Field. Traip coach Ron Ross began the week by running practice as normal, but he […]
H.S. Football Roundup: Phoenix fly past Lakers
NAPLES — Matt Vigue rushed for four touchdowns and scored five overall Friday night, sparking Spruce Mountain to its fifth consecutive Western Class C football win, 52-13 over Lake Region. Spruce Mountain (6-1) will host Leavitt (7-0) in a pivotal Campbell Conference battle to close the regular season next week. Peter Theriault threw two touchdown […]
Eastern A Football: Eddies hold off Rams, 21-14
PORTLAND — For much of Friday night, Edward Little could have mistaken Deering quarterback Mike Marzilli for its own mascot — a ghost. On too many occasions, the Red Eddies seemed to have the senior surrounded in the backfield, only to have him slip through their grasp for positive yardage. But when they needed it […]
H.S. Football: Bulldogs bite Devils
LEWISTON — When Portland coach Jim Hartman saw Lewiston’s middle exposed and vulnerable, the Bulldogs handed the ball over to running back Justin Zukowski, who had no problem finding his way to the end zone three times. Zukowski did most of the heavy work on offense and he was equally formidable on defense. The Bulldogs […]