AUGUSTA — Turnovers aren’t always a fatal flaw against teams which feed off of them such as Lewiston and Cony. Unfortunately for Lewiston, Cony was fresh off a hard lesson in how not to take an opponent’s mistakes for granted when the two teams met Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center. Cony took advantage of […]
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Boys’ basketball: James’ 46 points lead Wiscasset past Mountain Valley, 84-69
In the end, it was James’ dominance inside that propelled the host Wolverines to an 84-69 Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball win Friday. The 6-foot-6 James finished with 46 points, 24 rebounds (14 offensive) and four steals, leading the Wolverines to a dominating 47-23 edge on the boards. His efforts offset a hot night of […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little knocks off Portland in battle of unbeatens
But there were two clear catalysts who helped the Red Eddies emerge after being deadlocked at halftime. Darby Shea scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half, and Wol Maiwen scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter as Edward Little outlasted Portland, 76-70, in a compelling battle of Class […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon knocks off Dirigo, 66-48
LISBON — What a week for the Lisbon High School Greyhounds. It started Monday with a Mountain Valley Conference road win over Boothbay. Then, on Thursday, the Greyhounds hosted Dirigo in a key boys showdown. Just like earlier this week, Lisbon put to rest another program that has given it fits over the years, pulling […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain ditches stubborn Poland
JAY — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix celebrated the yuletide a couple of days early with a 51-50 victory over the determined Poland Knights in a boys’ basketball game Thursday night. Spruce heads into school vacation week with a 5-0 record. “I can’t get too greedy,” Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey said. “I don’t think we […]
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Poland twins ‘get things done’ thanks to basketball
POLAND — Even though they’ve grown up a stone’s throw from Poland Regional High School and Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, school was almost an afterthought for twin brothers Greg and Kurtis Leighton until a little over a year ago. “They’ve had an uphill walk at times throughout their life,” Poland basketball coach Tyler Tracy […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mountain Valley holds off Telstar
RUMFORD — The Mountain Valley boys’ basketball team believes it has the ability to play with any opponent, and it certainly needed a solid performance down the stretch of its 69-65 win over Telstar on Tuesday. Sophomore Jacob Blanchard scored 23 of a game-high 29 points in the first half. However, it was a pair […]
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Boys’ basketball: St. Pierre, Fleming lead Vikings in comeback win over Eagles
Trailing by one, Fleming found an open Chris St. Pierre underneath the basket, and the Eagles were forced to foul him with 1.7 seconds left. The senior coolly knocked down the game-tying free throw, then, after a Windham time out, swished the second to complete a dramatic 15-point comeback for Oxford Hills and a 61-60 […]
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And One: Coaches displeased with pre-Christmas rush
All around the state, teams are scheduled to play six games, one-third of their schedule, before the holiday break. And many coaches would like the schedule-makers to get a lump of coal in their stocking for it. “It’s absolutely ridiculous to play six games before Christmas,” Oxford Hills boys’ coach Scott Graffam said. “We’re going […]
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Boys’ basketball: Bobcats shake off Bucks in second half
The Bucks are still looking for offensive consistency, though, and Richmond asserted itself defensively to start the second half and took control with a 14-3 run to pull away with a 63-41 win. Zach Small scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Bobcats (4-0). Matt Holt added 10 points, five rebounds and four steals. […]