“We’ve been playing with fool’s gold for a while, coming down and jacking up 3s. We haven’t gotten as many paint touches as we’d normally try to get,” Adams said. The Red Eddies fell into that trap in the middle two quarters of Monday night’s rivalry game and gave Lewiston life late in the third […]
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And One: Scott’s return on deck for rolling Ramblers
A perfect 8-0 record has the Winthrop Ramblers at the top of the Mountain Valley Conference and Class C South standings. And they may be on the verge of getting even better. Coach Todd MacArthur said he hopes to have senior guard Nate Scott back in the fold some time during a four-game road stretch […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hickey, Winthrop pull away from James, Wiscasset
The Winthrop High School boys’ basketball team knew what it was getting into before its 80-53 win over Wiscasset on Saturday — James was going to get his points and there was only so much the Ramblers could do about it. The 6-foot-6 senior center did his part and put up 27 points in the […]
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Girls’ basketball: Fryeburg slams door on Leavitt, 43-37
TURNER — Fryeburg’s erratic shooting from the floor and ice-cold shooting from the free-throw line kept the door ajar for Leavitt to sneak away with a win in Friday night’s Class A South crossover contest. The Hornets just weren’t able to kick the door open. The Raiders held on for a 43-37 triumph to pick […]
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Boys’ basketball: Big men lead Winthrop to big win
FARMINGDALE — Having reached the 1,000-career point milestone, Jacob Hickey’s scoring prowess is well-established. That Winthrop’s senior guard finished with a game-high 23 points Thursday night, including one stretch where he scored 10 in a row for the Ramblers in their 68-52 win over Hall-Dale, is concerning for their MVC rivals, but nothing new. That […]
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Boys’ basketball: Monmouth collects first win, tops Dirigo
DIXFIELD — It has taken some time this season, but Monmouth boys’ basketball team has started to put things together, and showed as much with a solid performance Wednesday night in a Mountain Valley Conference game against Dirigo. A well-balanced offense had four players reach double figures, led by Travis Hartford with a game-high 21, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester is the most improved, but hopes to ultimately be the most feared
“We lost a lot of close games last year, and as a coaching staff we would certainly shake our heads afterwards and say, ‘What can we do better?’” Deschenes said. “But it’s a process. These guys had to learn how to win.” Their 5-2 start this season gives some indication of how much they’ve learned. […]
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H.S. roundup: Oak Hill boys hold off Monmouth, 61-59
MONMOUTH — Oak Hill took over in the second half to claim a 61-59 boys’ basketball victory over Monmouth on Monday. The Raiders trailed by six points in the third quarter before catching fire and leading by as many as seven points in the second half. Colten Donnell was particularly hot, scoring all 14 of […]
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And One: Blue Devils hope to turn corner in 2017
If any team could use a fresh start in 2017, it’s the Lewiston boys’ basketball team. The Blue Devils ended 2016 with an 0-6 record. Their home losses to Bangor, Windham and Deering were much more competitive than losses at Oxford Hills, Portland and Cony (at the Augusta Civic Center). “We played well against Deering, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Warriors slow Phoenix, but can’t stop them
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 […]