RANDY WHITEHOUSE (68-14) Lewiston at Edward Little Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Mountain Valley Gray-New Gloucester at Poland Leavitt at Gardiner Spruce Mountain at Madison/Carrabec Oxford Hills/Buckfield at Windham Mt. Blue at Skowhegan Dirigo at Telstar Lisbon at Oak Hill WIL KRAMLICH (66-16) Lewiston at Edward Little Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Mountain Valley Gray-New Gloucester at Poland Leavitt at Gardiner […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 8 — the rivalry edition
Whoever decided to make the final week of the regular season rivalry week was a genius. Rivalry week distracts us from the upsetting reality that the football season is over for some after this weekend, and will be for the rest of us too soon. And the added intensity helps us ramp up for the […]
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Game of the Week: Greyhounds, Raiders renew no-nonsense rivalry
Lisbon quarterback Lucas Francis scores Lisbon’s first touchdown of a 20-14 win over Oak Hill last year. (Sun Journal file photo) Any self-proclaimed high school football connoisseur who hasn’t sampled the Lisbon-Oak Hill rivalry isn’t truly a connoisseur. It’s not as celebrated as the city rivalries, and documentary filmmakers haven’t chronicled it. That seems fitting […]
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Weekend Blitz and top 10: Plenty of good matchups for final week
Lewiston (2-5) at Edward Little (3-4) Friday, 7 p.m. A rivalry so good they’ve already decided to play the sequel next week. Oxford Hills (5-2) at Windham (0-6) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings have little to play for except rebounding from last week’s loss. For Eagles, this is essentially their playoffs. Mt. Blue (4-3) at Skowhegan […]
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High School Football: Undersized Richard finds role at Oak Hill
WALES — He’s not the biggest. Not the fastest. Not the strongest. Heck, Ethan Richard won’t even stop there. “I’d say I’m not that great of a player, to be honest with you,” the Oak Hill linebacker and center said. “I wouldn’t say I’m a superstar. I wouldn’t even say I’m close to being an […]
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Patriots fend off Chiefs, 43-40
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired, and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead. Tom Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his 200th victory as a starting […]
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College Football: Doak delivers again for Black Bears
KINGSTON, R.I. — Improbable? Nah, last week was improbable. This one was stunning, mind-boggling, jaw-dropping, even a little outrageous. For the second straight week, Kenny Doak kicked a field goal as time expired to lift the University of Maine to victory, this time with a 39-yarder Saturday as the Black Bears rallied past Rhode Island […]
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College football: Wesleyan rolls over Bates
LEWISTON — Bates College’s defense broke down on third downs and then Wesleyan pulled away for 44-13 NESCAC football win at Garcelon Field on Saturday. The Cardinals’ first three touchdowns came on third-down plays as they built a 24-6 lead over the Bobcats. “Third down is the hardest down for the offense. For them to […]
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WATCH: Week 7 high school football Friday night recap
Randy Whitehouse, Wil Kramlich and Adam Robinson break down Week 7 of Friday night football.
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H.S. football: Spruce Mountain slips away from Oak Hill
Spruce Mountain’s Zak Toothaker runs the ball down the field for the first Spruce Mountain touchdown of Friday night in Livermore Falls. Oak Hill’s Reid Cote follows from the left. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain quarterback Jack Bryant clutched the football like he was holding on to a winning lottery ticket during […]