Neither one produced points, which in the low-temperature, high-stress world of November high school football falls into the category of recipes for disaster. Reid Chase made the tackle on the opening goal-line stand and recovered a third-down fumble in the latter sequence to seal a 14-13 Wells victory at Griffin Field. “We had a big […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Clashing styles of Wells, Spruce create superb matchup
Spruce Mountain’s big plays have been a little better than Wells’ long drives. At the risk of oversimplifying the details, that has been the story in the two most recent renewals of the budding rivalry between the Phoenix and Warriors. There’s no reason to expect either team to shy away from using their meal ticket […]
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Class A East Girls’ Soccer: Smith’s penalty kick provided redemption, momentum
AUBURN — The player with the uncontested shot enjoys a decided advantage over the goalkeeper on a soccer penalty kick. That’s the reason coaches lobby so loudly for one when a player is the victim of a violation inside the 18-yard box. It’s why the crowd goes nuts when they see the official extend both […]
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Class A East Boys’ Soccer: Devils’ defense delivers in clutch
LEWISTON — It couldn’t be this easy. If you’ve followed the fortunes of Lewiston boys’ soccer for a season, or two, or 20-plus, you knew it wouldn’t be this easy. After back-to-back heartbreaks in the Class A East championship, the Blue Devils were six minutes away from an unblemished, unscored-upon march through the regional tournament […]
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Class D West Football Quarterfinal: Raiders outlast rain, Black Bears, 7-6
WALES – Maine high school football’s two great equalizers, foul weather and the double wing offense, bolstered big, burly Maranacook’s Class D West playoff upset hopes most of Saturday afternoon. Oak Hill’s two table-tilters, Alex Mace and Kyle Flaherty, ultimately were too much to stop. Mace rushed for 101 of his game-high 118 yards in […]
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Class C West Football Quarterfinal: Spruce Mountain squelches Mountain Valley
There’s Wells at home next week, and potentially a trip to Leavitt two weeks down the highway. But after last Saturday’s 28-14 loss to the Hornets – one in which the Phoenix lost out on an undefeated regular season and home field advantage – how they handled Halloween Night against the Falcons was a good […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Vikings have to prove it again
Oxford Hills (4-4) at Bangor (5-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings’ defense is plenty good enough to hang with the Rams, even when the hosts are at full strength. Davis Turner vs. Dane Johnson might be more fun than any one-on-one matchup we’ve seen all season. Oxford Hills’ running game needs to be good enough to […]
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Oakes’ football forecast for Oct, 31-Nov. 1
Bangor 28, Oxford Hills 20 Portland 47, Deering 14 Messalonskee 20, Mt. Blue 14 Lawrence 35, Brewer 15 Cape Elizabeth 28, Yarmouth 20 Wells 46, Poland 21 Leavitt 58, Lake Region 7 Spruce Mountain 54, Mountain Valley 14 OOB 20, Winthrop/Monmouth 19 Oak Hill 35, Maranacook 0 Dirigo 22, Boothbay 0
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Class C West Boys’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Bulldogs put away Mustangs
FARMINGDALE — There might have been ways for Monmouth to beat Hall-Dale in the Class C West boys’ soccer quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon, but allowing the Bulldogs to score first wasn’t one of them. One goal led to another, all of which allowed No. 3 Hall-Dale to settle in and impose its defensive will and grind […]
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H.S. Football: Telstar will forfeit playoff game to Lisbon
One football forfeit has begotten another. Telstar, invited to the Class D West playoffs by virtue of a forfeit victory at Traip in the next-to-last week of the regular season, has elected to forgo Saturday’s scheduled regional quarterfinal game at top-seeded Lisbon. The Greyhounds won’t play again until hosting the winner of Friday’s Winthrop at […]