FAIRFIELD – The Lawrence Bulldogs answered their stiffest challenge of the year in championship fashion Friday night. And with that they remained Eastern Maine Class A football champions. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
BANGOR – When your opponent runs 82 plays, rolls up 438 yards of total offense and has the ball for 32 of the game’s 48 minutes, it’s not usually a good sign. Those impressive numbers put up by Lewiston High don’t even begin to tell… Read More
BANGOR – It’s an old-school football rivalry among two of the state’s bigger schools, and when Bangor hosts Lewiston in a Pine Tree Conference Class A semifinal at Cameron Stadium on Friday night it will mark what should be the latest in a recent series of exciting clashes. Read More
BANGOR – The kickoff return can be a major weapon for a football team. But the Bangor Rams made the most of the kickoff itself Friday night, recovering three of their own and one Brunswick onside kick to help themselves to a 42-6 victory over… Read More
FAIRFIELD – In 1976 and 1977, twin brothers helped Edward Little of Auburn win back-to-back Class A football state championships – and their dad was the coach. Three decades later, twin brothers along with a third sibling hope to help Lawrence of Fairfield win the… Read More
BANGOR – Two months ago, explosive offenses collided as Bangor outlasted Lewiston in a season-opening 42-35 shootout. Though the rematch was just as close, this time it was all about defensive resiliency – and the result was the same. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor and Lewiston opened the 2006 Class A football season with one of the most exciting games of the year. Fifty-seven seconds into the game, each team had already scored, and Bangor went on to lead 35-21 after a first half in which… Read More
FARMINGTON – Eighteen years had passed since Mt. Blue High School last won an Eastern Maine Class A football championship, Few of this year’s Cougars were even born in 1987, but now they have a regional title to call their own after outlasting Skowhegan 26-24… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor High played its traditional smashmouth brand of football Friday night – on defense. But offense? That was another story, a display of sudden impact that made the difference as the Rams outlasted Skowhegan 28-22 in the Eastern Maine Class A championship game… Read More
BANGOR – Neither Bangor nor Skowhegan earned the respect of the Crabtree point ratings during the 2004 football season. Said ratings determined Bangor was the fifth-best team in the Pine Tree Conference Class A ranks, while Skowhegan was merely seventh-best. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
GARDINER – The Bangor High football team will have another home game after all. Nick Payson rushed for 276 yards and five touchdowns on 39 carries Friday night as the No. 5 Rams whipped top-seeded Gardiner 39-14 in a Pine Tree Conference Class A semifinal… Read More
For Bangor and Gardiner, the high school football season has come full circle. These two 8-1 teams, who meet Friday night in a Pine Tree Conference Class A semifinal at Hoch Field in Gardiner, have met before. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
BANGOR – Kyle Oliver and his mates along the line of scrimmage provide an imposing obstacle for opponents on both offense and defense. But the Bangor High linemen are so big – averaging about 6-foot-4, 250 pounds – that the key to their success often… Read More
FAIRFIELD – It might have been safe to assume that the Bangor football team’s practices were a bit tough in the past couple of days following last weekend’s loss to Skowhegan. Not so, Rams head coach Mark Hackett said Friday night. It was just a… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor’s first play from scrimmage against Cheverus on Friday night resulted in a 3-yard loss. On the next play, the Rams fumbled the ball, and although they did recover, there may have been a momentary flashback to one year ago, when Bangor trekked… Read More
BANGOR – As Ralph Mims talked to reporters beneath the bleachers at Cameron Stadium, his coach sat quietly outside, savoring Brunswick’s 14-12 victory over Bangor in the Pine Tree Conference Class A football final Friday night. For Dick Leavitt, this was one more satisfying evening… Read More
BANGOR – Sometimes the onslaught is sudden, a long gainer after a series of short bursts. Sometimes it is cumulative, a wearing down of the opposition that ultimately produces a statistical landslide. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
PORTLAND – Quarterback Keith Derrig completed 15 of 20 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns to lead Portland to a 41-6 victory over Edward Little of Auburn in Saturday’s Class A state championship football game. The state title was the first in 20 years… Read More
AUBURN – Will Claxton’s 18-yard field goal in the second overtime gave fifth-seeded Edward Little a 16-13 win over archrival Lewiston in the Eastern Maine Class A football championship game before an estimated crowd of 5,000 Saturday. The 7-4 Red Eddies will play 11-0 Portland… Read More