HAMPDEN – Senior fullback Kyle Ross rushed for 230 yards on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns as Hampden Academy earned a 20-11 high school football victory Saturday over Brewer during the Broncos’ Homecoming celebration. Ross scored on runs of 2 yards in the second… Read More
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BUCKSPORT – When you win a state championship you’re going to have a big target on your chest. That’s an obstacle the Bucksport High football team will face this fall. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
BELFAST – The Belfast football team’s co-head coaches didn’t make many changes to what their team does on the field this year. Instead, the biggest change was made for them – the Lions have what will likely be an even tougher schedule this year as… Read More
DEXTER – Over the years, Dexter has usually managed to have one of the top rushing attacks in the LTC. The running game will again be key for the Tigers this season, according to coach Haggie Pratt. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The 2004 season for the Foxcroft Academy football team ended one point and one minute too short. The personnel is a bit different this year – in some cases dramatically so, in others it’s the same faces as last year – but after last year’s… Read More
HAMPDEN – As Harry McCluskey learns about his Hampden Academy football team and its opposition within the Pine Tree Conference Class B ranks, his priorities for the Broncos remain constant. “My goal is that if these kids play hard, and we get better every week,… Read More
FAIRFIELD – Even teams that had their glory days go through some rough times. That’s the way things are in high school and college sports. Take the Lawrence High of Fairfield football team, for example. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Soon after John Bapst head football coach Dan O’Connell appointed his brother Matt O’Connell to the position of offensive coordinator, Matt approached Dan with an idea that will make for a dramatically different look to this year’s Crusaders. It’s a change Dan O’Connell… Read More
When you only have 23 total players on your team roster, the most important thing to work on in practice is conditioning, conditioning, and conditioning. “Yeah, we have a LOT of two-way starters so we’re emphasizing conditioning and versatility,” said Joe Hayden, who enters his… Read More
BREWER – They are not three of a kind, but in Ricky Porter, Zach Wilson and Ben Caldwell, the Brewer Witches have three offensive weapons with a like-minded capability for making game-breaking plays. Porter is the quarterback, with option speed around the corner of the… Read More
BANGOR – As Tyson Barron prepares to kick a field goal, he thinks about many things. There’s the weather, and which way the wind is blowing and how hard, or whether it’s raining or snowing. There’s the field conditions, and whether the ground is solid… Read More
BANGOR – OK, so four key players from the 2004 Eastern Maine Class A champion Bangor High football team are off pursuing college football careers. Two others are poised to play collegiate baseball, while another has graduated to junior hockey. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
LINCOLN – While he’s the new head coach of Mattanawcook Academy, Art Greenlaw is no stranger to the Lynx football program. After working as an assistant for MA coach Mike Bisson last season, Greenlaw has become a head coach again, this time taking over for… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Sometimes in football, when you don’t have top-notch talent, you have to rely on team chemistry to get the job done on the field. For the 2005 Maine Central Institute Huskies, that just may be the case. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
OAKLAND – The linemen for the Messalonskee Eagles are hogs, but sympathy isn’t needed, they like it that way. “That’s our nickname for them,” coach Wes Littlefield said. “It’s a pride thing, they know it coming through that they’re hogs.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
NEWPORT – There they were, 10 to 15 football players challenging each other to contests of strength in the weight room about 45 minutes after another practice during the annual survival of the fittest known as double sessions. The scene is played out at nearly… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Two years ago, when Mount Desert Island’s freshman football team went 6-1, football was fun for the young Trojans. But when last year’s varsity went winless, things didn’t have the same feel for the sophomore class. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
OLD TOWN – Jarrett Lukas is experiencing the rebuilding process taking place within the Old Town football program from the ground floor, for as a freshman he was thrust into the role of starting quarterback. Now a junior, Lukas is beginning to see that rebuilding… Read More
ORONO – The game of tug-of-war may be considered child’s play, however, the teamwork needed to succeed in this playground favorite is what prompted the Orono Red Riots motto for the 2005 football season. “Pull Together.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ROCKLAND – Rockland coach Daryle Weiss remembers when he used to play football on the farm in Pennsylvania with his nephew. “We used to go out and play touch football with [Andy] and his brothers and it always wound up being tackle,” Weiss said. “We… Read More
A year ago, Mike Marston was a rookie coach on a team with no returning starters. After an 0-2 start, Marston’s Skowhegan Indians caught fire and almost upset their way through the entire Pine Tree Conference playoffs. The Indians wound up 5-6 as PTC runners-up… Read More
WINSLOW – Ask about the makeup of the Winslow High football roster, and you’ll generally get the same answer every year. “We’re pretty small, we don’t have much size,” said Mike Siviski, now in his 20th year as the Black Raiders’ head coach. “We’ll have… Read More
Coach Frank Knight’s Purple Panthers aren’t tickled pink to be dropping down to Class B for the first time in school football history, but neither are they feeling blue about it. “It’s kind of sad because we won’t have those rivalry games with Bangor and… Read More
MILLINOCKET — For many years, Stearns has been one of the top football programs in the state. Under the direction of coaches Art Greenlaw, Dave Evans, Tom Bertrand and Chris Preble, the Minutemen have been annual championship contenders over the past 15 to 20 years… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer Witches scored 35 points in the first half while the team’s “Black Hole” defense held the Mount Desert Island offense scoreless Friday night en route to a 35-6 victory at Doyle Field. “Winning homecoming and staying undefeated is one of the… Read More
The midpoint of the high school football season is already upon us and teams like Bangor and Brewer go from crucial, “statement” games to games they’re favored to win while teams like Foxcroft and Mattanawcook face off in games that could decide the top spot in their conference. Read More
It’s already been a groundbreaking season and career for Winthrop High School quarterback Lee St. Hilaire, who became Maine’s all-time leading passer and the 27th-ranked schoolboy QB nationally. However, there was one last bit of business to take care of for the senior, who also… Read More
The game of football is won on the field through physical strength, endurance, instinct, intelligence, and execution, but when it comes to Bangor’s 2001 Class A state championship, it’s impossible to overstate the part that emotion, heart and support played in this season of seasons. Read More