What struck me the most about the game was the way Falmouth successfully used the read-option with its quarterback, Jack Bryant. Not all of the runs were long, but they were effective. The Leavitt defense had trouble stopping the zone-read, even when the Hornets knew it was coming. Many high school teams have used the […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. The Hornets showed in a losing effort to Falmouth that they are better than their record says they are. Falmouth coach John Fitzsimmons said as much. Leavitt is at home for a second straight week, hosting a Rangers team that has fed on Class B South’s lower tier. EDWARD LITTLE (2-3) AT […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Portland 35, Lewiston 12 Deering 28, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 14 Leavitt 34, Greely 20 Mt. Blue 22, Nokomis 14 Cape Elizabeth 63, Gray-New Gloucester 6 Mountain Valley 28, Freeport 14 Fryeburg 34, Poland 12 Spruce Mountain 34, Yarmouth 31 Dirigo 26, Traip 18 Lisbon 24, Oak Hill 20 Winthrop/Monmouth 36, Medomak Valley 16
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Thornton Academy (5-0) (1) The Golden Trojans went on the road and took care of business against a Scarborough team that until this week held real estate in these rankings. 2. Bonny Eagle (5-0) (2) The scoreboard got a bit of a break in Standish this past weekend, after the Scots scored a combined […]
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H.S. Football: Darling back running for Spruce Mountain
“I really wanted to focus on basketball,” Darling said. “And then I realized how much I missed it, missed football, and so I decided to return.” Darling is back on the Spruce Mountain football team, now as a senior, and the Phoenix are glad he’s there. Now instead of running through fields and around trees, […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Lisbon takes down Dirigo, 2-0
DIXFIELD — Coach Julie Petrie is known for using the right words with her Lisbon field hockey team when things aren’t working. The Greyhounds responded to Petrie with authority Wednesday in a key MVC battle against Dirigo. Senior Kate Philbrick scored the game-winning goal on a drive 3:23 in to the second half as the […]
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H.S. roundup: Mountain Valley soars past Telstar, 11-0
BETHEL —Marissa Crosby scored four goals to lead Mountain Valley to an 11-0 road win over Telstar in an MVC field hockey game Wednesday. Alyvia Lee scored a hat trick with three goals, Chelsea Allison had two, and Avery Sevigney and Liza White each added one. Leigha Carrier and Kassie Thibodeau notched assists for the […]
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Women’s soccer: Bowdoin batters UMF
BRUNSWICK — A 6-0 defeat always stings, but University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer coach Molly Wilkie looks at the Beavers’ lopsided loss Wednesday to Bowdoin College in a different light. Wilkie knew what her Beavers were up against when they took on the Polar Bears, who are a skilled team and feel right […]
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Field hockey: Buteau, Oak Hill log emotional win over Winthrop
LITCHFIELD — Zoe Buteau channelled all of her remaining energy, all of her raw emotion from a tough week, and all of the skill she’s worked so hard at perfecting into one of the sweetest field hockey goals of the season Wednesday at Carrie Ricker School. That the Oak Hill sophomore’s goal came with 26.7 […]
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H.S. Roundup: Camden Hills boys’ soccer jams Mt. Blue, 2-1
FARMINGTON — Max Pushaw scored on a free kick with 28 minutes left in regulation to give Camden Hills a 2-1 boys’ soccer win over Mt. Blue on Tuesday. Josiah Krul scored for the Windjammers (7-3) in the first half before Sam Smith tied the contest for Mt. Blue (1-6-3). Lucas Boetsch made four saves […]