BANGOR — There was little separation between Bangor and Edward Little of Auburn as they met in a Class A football season opener at Husson University on Saturday night. But three turnovers by the Red Eddies and the vagaries of the extra-point play ultimately proved decisive as Bangor escaped with an ever-so-narrow 14-13 victory. “They […]
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Class C Football: Vigue, Phoenix fly past Freeport
FREEPORT — Spruce Mountain slot back Matt Vigue runs like the driver of a standard-transmission sports car rifling through the gears. There’s almost the hint of a half-speed, warm-up phase when Vigue takes a pitch from quarterback Peter Theriault. Then he applies the brakes, turns the wheel in the opposite direction and finds a faster […]
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Class D Football: Raiders line up to thwart Rebels
BETHEL — Oak Hill put up more offense and caused more havoc on defense in the first quarter of Saturday’s season-opener with Telstar than many teams do in an entire game. The Raiders churned out 233 yards and forced three fumbles in the first 12 minutes to take a commanding 34-7 lead after one quarter […]
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H.S. Football: Ramblers hold off Greyhounds
WINTHROP — The depth as a result of the Winthrop and Monmouth football merger paid off for the Ramblers on Saturday. The Winthrop/Monmouth contingent outlasted Lisbon, taking home a 14-8 victory Saturday in a slugfest at sun-soaked Maxwell Field. The game was originally scheduled to be played on a cool evening the night before, but […]
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High school football: Leavitt opens with win
CAPE ELIZABETH — Between the muffed kickoff and pinning Leavitt back deep, Cape Elizabeth thought it had the Hornets right where it wanted them Friday night. The Capers had already closed the gap and seized some momentum in the second quarter. When Cape Elizabeth’s special teams went after the Hornets to start the second half, […]
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Pratt throws 5 TD’s, Cougars crush Broncos, 49-20
FARMINGTON — As Jordan Whitney’s replacement, Mt. Blue quarterback Andrew Pratt has some mighty big shoes to fill. In Friday night’s season opener against Hampden Academy, his feet, and his feats, were up to the task. Pratt completed 16 of 21 passes for 342 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score in three […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Lisbon, Winthrop/Monmouth game postponed due to electrical issue
WINTHROP — The return to varsity football for students from Monmouth Academy will have to wait another day. Due a malfunction Friday with the lights at Maxwell Field, the Lisbon at Winthrop/Monmouth game was postponed until Saturday at 1:30 p.m. A local electrical company attempted to get the lights to come on, but to no […]
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Class A Football: Geiger’s tenacity takes toll as Vikings outlast Devils
“He came back after we put the ball on the ground a couple times and said, ‘Coach, I won’t fumble. Just ride me.’ He’s talked a lot about the kind of player Jared Jensen was for Brunswick last year,” Oxford Hills coach Mark Soehren said. “Not comparing him to Jared, but Jared was a wrestler, […]
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H.S. Football: Wells wallops Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — With a new beginning in a new division, Mountain Valley realized Friday that nothing is going to come easy in Class C. The Falcons were simply unable to get on the right track in the first half and Wells’ Colin Sevigny, Jake Moody and quarterback Nate Booth each ran for touchdowns en route […]
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H.S. Football: The talking stops here
Tonight, the hypothetical finally becomes reality. Maine high school football took years to make the complicated but necessary transition from three enrollment classes to four. Plans were written and rewritten. Teams were moved, then in some cases moved again. There’s no turning back now. The ball will fly through the air tonight at more than […]