LIVERMORE FALLS — It’s one of those catch phrases that football coaches drum through the ear holes of the helmet until it loses all meaning: Control what you can control. Unfortunately for Spruce Mountain, two of those uncontrollable factors Friday night, at least in the first half, were the clock and possession of the ball. […]
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Bates football preview: After historic 2012, hopes are high for 2013
Bates College enjoyed its best season in 31 years in 2012, and coach Mark Harriman is proud of that accomplishment. But Harriman is also proud that his players have left last year behind them. With 14 starters back from their 5-3 season, the Bobcats have so much more to look forward to in 2013. “We’ve […]
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College football: Bobcats are safe in Kukesh’s hands
LEWISTON — The safety position in football has one of the least apt titles in all of sports. Sure, the safety serves as the last line of defense, a cutoff device that keeps the offense from scoring. But, at their best, safeties make it a point to be in harm’s way. Having played the position […]
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Weekend Blitz: Class D clashes highlight Week 3
Windham (2-0) at Lewiston (0-2) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils need to put last Saturday behind them, but injuries aren’t helping. Edward Little (0-2) at Portland (1-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Eddies could easily be 1-1 and perhaps even 2-0 without some self-inflicted pain. Oxford Hills (1-1) at Cheverus (2-0) Saturday, 12:30 p.m. If the offense […]
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H.S. Football By the Numbers: How close are the games after realignment?
One of the selling points of expanding to a four-class system in Maine high school football was it would make the football more competitive. So how much more competitive have the games been so far? Going strictly by the numbers, they’re actually less competitive compared to this time last year. Class A has had the […]
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Sun Journal H.S. Football Top 10: Scots rise fast, B East teams show mettle
1. Cheverus (2-0) Two games in Fitzpatrick Stadium, two wins. Stags would like a shot at making it 3-0 in November. 2. Bonny Eagle (2-0) Scots battle Sanford for control of Western A on Friday night. 3. Thornton (1-1) Trojans showed they’ve recovered from the shock of losing Andrew Libby by dominating Noble. 4. Mt. […]
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H.S. Football: Stags pummel Blue Devils
PORTLAND — A gut check moment turned into a gut-wrenching eternity for the Lewiston Blue Devils the moment they saw their teammate, Quintarian Brown, lying on his left side on the weathered Fitzpatrick Stadium turf Saturday. Brown remained still in that position for about 15 minutes while being attended to by Lewiston coach Bill County […]
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H.S. Football: Falcons bend, don’t break to thwart Patriots
GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester had enough to overcome in its comeback bid Saturday night with Freeport’s bend-but-don’t-break defense. It didn’t need the clock working against it, too. But time did indeed run out on the Patriots when Ben MacMillan and David Schaedler tackled Sam Johnson at the Freeport 30 as time ran out to preserve […]
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Class B Football: Mt. Blue makes statement, mauls Lawrence
FARMINGTON — Hard to imagine facing a football team that had lost one regular-season game in eight seasons with a sense of self-efficacy that is anything more than bravado. To hear the Mt. Blue seniors tell it, however, Maine and the rest of Eastern Class B got exactly what they expected to deliver Saturday night […]
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H.S. Football: Eagles jump out, hold off Eddies
AUBURN — Penalties and mistakes are touchy subjects for Edward Little coach Dave Sterling — especially when turnovers cost the Red Eddies football games. Second-half penalties hurt the Red Eddies’ chances overpower Windham after falling behind by 16 in the first half. Despite back-to back touchdowns, turnovers caused the Red Eddies to sputter late in […]