AUGUSTA — Each of the four surviving teams in the Class C West boys’ basketball tournament is considered a threat to win it. Ignoring matchups, injuries and any other intangible factors that might have intervened Monday, there’s little question that No. 4 Winthrop celebrated the most impressive quarterfinal win of the bunch. The Ramblers scored […]
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Western C quarterfinal: Waynflete pulls away from Hall-Dale
AUGUSTA — After spending much of the game Monday trying to shake its opponent, Waynflete School used a pair of guards off the bench to accomplish that task. Jumpers by Willy Burdick and Will Nelligan doubled a small lead and set the tone for the rest of the final quarter. The Flyers then pulled away […]
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Eastern Class A boys’ quarterfinal: No. 1 Edward Little overcomes No. 8 Brewer, 54-38
AUGUSTA — Two prior first-round losses when seeded No. 1 in the boys’ basketball regional tournament may scar the Edward Little faithful for generations to come. So when the Red Eddies fell behind No. 8 Brewer by six points early in the second quarter Monday, nobody could blame maroon-clad spectators for the inability to stomach […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Yarmouth shoots down Gray-New Gloucester
AUGUSTA — The momentum that Gray-New Gloucester earned in the second quarter Saturday didn’t last long into the third. The ninth-ranked Patriots had rallied to get within three points at the break in their Western B quarterfinal against top-ranked Yarmouth. After working so hard to make a game of it just before halftime, they watched […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little, Lewiston, Dirigo among tournament favorites
There is enough pressure involved in being a No. 1 seed in the boys’ basketball tournament. But this year? In Class A East? Safe to assume that there will be some sleep-deprived nights in Edward Little coach Mike Adams’ house this week. “I don’t know if we are (the best team in the state) or […]
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High school roundup: Mt. Abram edges Oak Hill on late free throw
SALEM — Dan Luce nailed a key free throw with two seconds left in regulation to give Mt. Abram a 43-42 win over Oak Hill in a late-season MVC boys’ basketball tilt Wednesday. Tristan Dyer led the Roadrunners (4-14) with 18 points, while Hunter York chipped in with eight. Drew Gamage paced the Raiders (4-14) […]
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Boys’ basketball: McIntyres, Gilpin lead Hampden rout of Oxford Hills
If there were any visible Saturday night, they might have been from the Vikings hitting the deck after a vicious, first-quarter knockout. The Broncos put on a half-court clinic at both ends in the opening period and made it a winning week away from home in style, breezing to a 73-38 victory. “We knew it […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lewiston burns Brunswick in KVAC showdown
Friday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest between current Eastern Maine Class A fifth-seed Lewiston and No. 6 Brunswick was pretty much over when Blue Devils coach Tim Farrar went to his bench with his team holding a commanding 22-point advantage with 3:27 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Dragons and their never-quit attitude produced a […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Poland bounces back with win over Gray-New Gloucester
POLAND — After having to dwell on a loss for much of the weekend, the goal was the start of a new winning streak Monday. The Poland boys’ basketball team lost at Waynflete last Thursday. It was the end of a pretty good run for the Knights. “Prior to that game, we had a good […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hampden hands Edward Little first loss
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Academy boys basketball team hasn’t lost a home game in more than five years — since Jan. 18, 2010, to be exact. So when undefeated Edward Little of Auburn came visiting for a showdown of the top two teams in Eastern Maine Class A on Monday afternoon, the streak — or […]