JAY — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix finished 2016 on a roll, even though Wells did all it could to slow their roll on Friday night. The Phoenix played with patience and, with the exception of a late technical foul, poise to outlast the Warriors, 59-51, in a matchup of unbeaten Class B South teams. Four […]
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H.S. Football: Wells runs all over MDI to claim Class C crown
The closest competition of the game was between Dempsey and Whitten regarding who would have the most yards. Whitten finished with 219 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries, and Dempsey racked up 151 and one score on 21 carries. “We’ve always competed for yards,” Whitten said. “In eighth grade, we would do hitting drills, […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Bonny Eagle (10-0) (1) The Scots thwarted away an upset bid by Scarborough that Thornton Academy couldn’t do the week before. The only unbeaten team in Class A now gets to try and finish a perfect season by beating Portland on its home turf. 2. Portland (9-1) (2) The Bulldogs made it back to […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Brunswick 35, Kennebunk 21 Wells 28, Mount Desert Island 12 Lisbon 26, Maine Central Institute 22
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Class A state championship North No. 1 PORTLAND (9-1) vs. South No. 1 BONNY EAGLE (10-0) Saturday, 11:06 a.m. This title game will be played at the home of the Bulldogs, and a place that Bonny Eagle coach Kevin Cooper has made feel like home, winning five titles in five tries. Both time like to […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Lisbon’s miraculous win was filled with action and stories
Saturday’s Class D South regional championship game between Lisbon and Winthrop/Monmouth had so many twists and turns, and storylines galore, that one game story couldn’t possibly do the instant classic justice. Here are some leftover stories to tell from an “all-timer,” as one person described the game. Anatomy of a game-winning play Through 47 minutes […]
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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: 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 […]
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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
The Scots got an extra week to prepare for Sanford, which they dismantled by 36 points three weeks ago. Bonny Eagle knows how to win this time of year, and something inexplicable would need to happen for an upset. 2. Thornton Academy (8-0) (2) The Trojans got an extra week to stew over a close […]