Yes, second-year Washington Academy will be in the Little Ten Conference football playoffs this year. So will Stearns. And Foxcroft Academy was shut out in its last game. The final week of the regular season begins a night early, with Orono hosting John Bapst in a key match up. Stearns (3-4) at Washington (3-4) Friday, 7 p.m. So we come ... Read More »
Both teams are going to be in the Pine Tree Conference Class B football playoffs come the last weekend in October. Hampden will play a home game, and would be seeded as high as second if it can defeat Brewer on the Witches’ home field Friday night. As for the Witches, they are coming off a huge win at Waterville ... Read More »
By Larry Grard Congratulations are in order to the Old Town Coyotes, who cranked up their offense last Friday night against Morse to break into the victory column. This Friday night, against an injury-depleted Belfast team, the Coyotes have a shot at making it two straight. Meanwhile, there’s little doubt as to who is the team to beat in Pine ... Read More »
By Larry Grard The wrecking ball that is the Foxcroft Academy defense next sets its sights on Bucksport, as the Ponies roll toward an unbeaten regular season in Little Ten Conference football. The Stearns Minutemen, meanwhile, will try to snap a three-game losing streak on Friday night when they host Orono. On Saturday, Mattanawcook Academy visits a Dexter team that ... Read More »
By Larry Grard Hampden Academy will wear teams down with its punishing ground game. Just ask the Gardiner Tigers. The Broncos, now poised for a home field game in the Pine Tree Conference playoffs, take a 4-1 record and four-game winning streak into Friday night’s home game against Camden Hills. The Windjammers(1-4) beat Old Town for its first victory last ... Read More »
By Larry Grard For the second straight week, Foxcroft Academy squares off against another undefeated Little Ten Conference football team. Following Saturday night’s game at John Bapst, there should be little doubt regarding who is the team to beat this year. High-powered Foxcroft humbled Orono 42-0 last Friday, while defensive-minded Bapst picked up a hard-earned win over Bucksport. This one ... Read More »
By Larry Grard The Gardiner Tigers “held” the highest-scoring team in Pine Tree Conference Class B football to three touchdowns last week. That wasn’t enough to keep the Tigers unbeaten, however, as Mt. Blue beat them 21-16. Well, guess who’s a close second to Mt. Blue in offense? It’s Hampden Academy, and the Broncos come calling Friday night to Gardiner, ... Read More »
By Larry Grard Showdowns at Foxcroft Academy and at Bucksport highlight the beginning of the second half – can you believe it? – of regular-season high school football on Friday night. Something has to give at Foxcroft, as the unbeaten Ponies face the unbeaten Orono Riots. Judging by the way its offense has manhandled every defense that’s stepped in its ... Read More »
By Larry Grard While Buckspsort invades Orono in a clash of Little Ten Conference football titans Friday night, there’s another great matchup on tap in Millinocket. The Stearns Minutemen are hoping to go 3-0 in the young season against their arch-rival, Mattanawcook Academy. The Lynx, shooting for their first victory, will be a hungry, inspired bunch. Mattanawcook (0-2) at Stearns ... Read More »
By Larry Grard This might qualify as a surprise: In its first two games, Madison/Carrabec has outscored its opponents 55-28. The Bulldogs have a 1-1 record to show for it, but gave highly-touted Mt. Blue a decent game last Friday night before falling 41-28. Remember when everyone felt sorry for them two years ago, when they were forced to move ... Read More »
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