When Deidra Ham entered Lee Academy four years ago, she never envisioned that she would score 22 goals as a rookie. She had broken her collarbone as an eighth-grader and hadn’t played much in the previous season.

But Ham was named an all-star as a freshman, and at the celebratory banquet she heard about the state schoolgirl record held by former Van Buren star Sarah Roy, who had 104 goals in her career.

“It was the first time I ever heard that,” said Ham, now a senior. “It kind of stuck with me.”

Did it ever – Ham broke Roy’s record last Monday, and the next day broke the schoolboy record of 105 goals previously held by Roger Levesque of Falmouth.

And she’s continued to pile on the scoring, including Monday’s three-goal effort against Penquis of Milo. Ham now has 110 in her career.

Ham racked up four goals last Monday against Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook to tie Roy’s old mark. She scored twice against Bangor Christian the next day to surpass Levesque.

“It became a goal for me and it’s like a dream come true,” Ham said.

The Pandas wrapped up a 14-0 regular season Monday. Ham has been a big factor this year, but it’s been a different sort of season for her. Lee has a few other scoring threats besides Ham, including freshman Shelby Pickering, sophomore Ashley Gifford and junior Jenny Stephens.

“For the first time I have other people I can depend on,” Ham said. “It’s really taken the load off me. I thanked all my teammates, because I couldn’t have done this without them.”

Scary moments for Smith

Ellsworth boys soccer coach Brian Higgins had never seen anything like what happened to starting goalie Chad Smith Saturday.

Smith, who has helped the Eagles to a 9-4-1 record, was coming out for a ball during a game against George Stevens of Blue Hill at Del Luce Stadium when he was hit in the head with a ball, and then the knee of another player.

Smith passed out and started to have a seizure, which lasted for about 10 minutes. He was taken by ambulance to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth and was unconscious for about 25 minutes.

Higgins said Smith actually stopped breathing at one point, too.

“It was the scariest situation I’ve ever been in in my Vietnam years or any years,” said Higgins, who is in his 28th season coaching the Eagles.

By the time Higgins got to the hospital Smith had come around and has been doing fine.

So just how resilient is the senior starter?

“He wanted to play today,” Higgins said Monday after a 5-2 loss to Bangor.

Miller eager to coach Patriots

When Craig Miller takes over the girls basketball coaching post at Bangor Christian this winter, he’ll be dealing with a familiar bunch.

Miller, who was named to the position last spring, has coached the school’s eighth-grade team for about 20 years and he’s eager to see how his youngsters perform as varsity players. The current crop of high school juniors was part of a Miller-coached eighth grade team that earned a Mid-Maine league championship and won 25 games.

“They’ve been waiting for me,” Miller said with a laugh.

The 1970 Old Town graduate is also eager to get into a different level of coaching where he can teach three or four different defenses and offenses. And he’s already excited for next year, when his daughter Danielle will be a senior and daughter Kelly will be a freshman.

“That was the big reason I wanted to do this,” he said. “I think next year is going to be my favorite year.”

Miller takes over for Carroll Conley Sr., who coached the Patriots for three years and retired after last season.

McAuley standout to Vermont

McAuley High of Portland’s Tricia Freeman is heading to Vermont to play basketball on a full scholarship next year, McAuley athletic director Joseph Kilmartin confirmed.

Freeman, a 5-foot-11 guard-forward, helped lead the Lions to their second straight Western Maine Class A championship last season.

Freeman had well-rounded numbers last year, with 10.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 blocks per game.

Jessica Bloch’s High School Report is published Tuesdays. She can be reached at 990-8193, 1-800-310-8600 or jbloch@bangordailynews.net.