“Where’s Kurtis?” several Greyhounds asked. Kurtis Bolton was still receiving congratulatory hugs and handshakes for his 55-yard reception on a desperation heave from Tyler Halls that put Lisbon at the 1-yard line with four seconds remaining. “I went down, beat the defenders, one of them tipped it,” Bolton said. “I just reached my hands out […]
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Huddle Up: A game worthy of legend, with leaders worthy of their position
The fans and players were almost all gone but the shock still hadn’t settled in after Mynahan’s Lisbon Greyhounds pulled off a stunning 20-17 comeback win over St. Hilaire’s Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers in the Class D South championship game. Having just finished patiently and thoughtfully answering questions from the media, both coaches stopped to chat in […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon shocks Winthrop/Monmouth in final seconds of regional final
WINTHROP — Lisbon quarterback Tyler Halls said he’s “never really been a believer of God.” But when the Greyhounds senior launched the ball into the waning autumn sunlight with the seconds ticking off the clock in the Class D South regional final against Winthrop/Monmouth on Saturday, he’s willing to admit that some higher power answered […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon and Winthrop/Monmouth set to finish what they started
When Winthrop/Monmouth and Lisbon faced off in the first week of the season, there was a thought that maybe the teams would likely meet again down the line, at some point in the postseason. That thought became a reality last Saturday, when the Greyhounds ousted Oak Hill, one day after the Ramblers downed Dirigo. That […]
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Edward Little’s Norcross Plourde signs to play DI baseball at Hartford
AUBURN — Jarod Norcross Plourde was more of a soccer prodigy when he enrolled at Edward Little four years ago, playing for the Red Eddies’ varsity right away. He went on to fulfill his promise and beome an outstanding soccer player who helped lead the Eddies to one of their most successful seasons this fall. […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon’s Tanton Mattson back in middle of things
LISBON — Lisbon senior Tanton Mattson had a few firsts in last Saturday’s Class D South semifinal win over Oak Hill. His first career start at fullback. His first career interception. His first high school win over the Raiders. But first, Mattson had to deal with an injury during the season that made him miss […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Kramlich: It all. Comes down. To this! Oh sorry, I got stuck in movie trailer mode. But in all seriousness, we have two local teams left, and only one will be moving on after this weekend. And it should be a doozy. No. 1 Winthrop/Monmouth hosts No. 2 Lisbon in Class D South, to end the […]
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H.S. Football: Regional final weekend blitz
No. 3 SCARBOROUGH (8-2) at No. 1 BONNY EAGLE (9-0) Friday, 7 p.m. A Bonny Eagle-Thornton Academy rematch was all set up … until the Red Storm went and upset the Trojans. What we get now is a rematch of a week two game that the Scots won, 21-7. But that was on the road. […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Maine Central Institute 35, Dexter 12 Bonny Eagle 41, Scarborough 21 Portland 28, Windham 16 Biddeford 20, Kennebunk 14 Brunswick 48, Brewer 14 Cape Elizabeth 28, Wells 20 Winslow 36, Mount Desert Island 26
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Bonny Eagle (9-0) (1) A week off didn’t slow the Scots down, and now they get a seemingly easier Scarborough opponent in the regional final than the Thornton Academy team they thought they would be facing. But the Red Storm already pulled off one upset, and could have another up their sleeves. 2. Portland […]