Jacob Blanchard scored all four of Mountain Valley’s touchdowns in a 26-20 football win over Madison on Friday. The Falcons (4-2) scored twice in the first quarter on a 25-yard run and a 58-yard run by Blanchard. They led 14-6 at the half. Blanchard scored twice more on kickoff returns in the third and fourth […]
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H.S. football: Oxford Hills rallies to knock off unbeaten Bonny Eagle
After a pass reception, Oxford Hills’ Alex Turner turns upfield to face Bonny Eagle defender Will Whyte. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills Mark Soehren had an even-keeled message for his team even though it trailed unbeaten Bonny Eagle 15-7 at halftime. “We were OK,” Soehren said. “We just said, ‘Let’s just go play.’” […]
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H.S. football: Cheverus overpowers Edward Little
Josh Kaiser of Edward Little High School sacks Cheverus quarterback Marc Reali during the second quarter in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Speed got the better of power early, but power won in the end. Cheverus wasn’t fazed by an early two-touchdown deficit, and the Stags’ size advantage eventually wore down hot-starting […]
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H.S. football: Lewiston takes advantage of mistakes, routs Windham
Lewiston’s Tanner Cortes runs to the end zone for the first touchdown of the night in Lewiston on Friday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston quickly capitalized on multiple turnovers by Windham all game, and with quarterback Tanner Cortes leading the way earned a convincing 42-7 Class A North football win Friday at Don Roux […]
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H.S. football: Mt. Blue puts Westbrook away early
FARMINGTON — Every time Mt. Blue got its hands on the ball, the Cougars splurged during their first-half bonanza. The Cougars (3-3) waltzed into the Westbrook (1-5) end zone on every possession in the opening half and ended up with a 42-6 victory during a homecoming football game at Caldwell Field on Friday night. “We […]
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Tom Brady reaches 500 TD passes in Patriots’ win over Colts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady reached 500 touchdown passes for his unparalleled career and the New England Patriots put together their second straight win after a mediocre start to the season, beating Indianapolis 38-24 on Thursday night. Brady’s 500th went to Josh Gordon, recently acquired from Cleveland, where he basically was unavailable through NFL suspensions […]
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H.S. football: Players take heads-up approach to tackling
Oxford Hills’ Cole Dunham demonstates proper tackling technique at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School earlier this week. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Lewiston coach Bruce Nicholas once attended a coaching clinic hosted by then-University of Maine coach Jack Cosgrove for, among other reasons, his pearls of wisdom on tackling. Nicholas asked the coach how the Black Bears […]
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H.S. football: Week 6 staff picks
(Picks in bold) LEE HORTON (49-9) Gray-New Gloucester at Maranacook Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Wells at Spruce Mountain Cheverus at Edward Little Westbrook at Mt. Blue Windham at Lewiston Fryeburg at Leavitt Boothbay/Wiscasset at Dirigo Bonny Eagle at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Telstar at Sacopee Valley Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Lisbon Poland at Oak Hill RANDY WHITEHOUSE (48-10) Gray-New […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Calendar flips to October and playoff picture starts developing
Bonny Eagle (5-0) at Oxford Hills (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Scots are always a physical test, but Vikings will have to be at the top of their game mentally, too. Cheverus (3-2) at Edward Little (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Winner takes a big step toward hosting a first-round playoff game. Windham (0-5) at Lewiston (1-4) […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 6
October is football. Football is October. If you don’t agree, I question whether you actually watch football. But please, continue reading. • A scheduling quirk allowed me to play couch potato on a fall Saturday afternoon last week and watch WABI’s broadcast of the fantastic Lawrence-Winslow game. Lawrence won 17-14 on a last-second field goal […]