AUGUSTA — Dirigo read the box scores and scouting reports about Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey. Six 3-pointers and 26 points at Monmouth. Ten triples and 41 points against Lisbon. There was no way Hickey would be allowed to take that many shots on Wednesday night Augusta Civic Center without the MVC’s chief defensive stopper, Gavin Arsenault, in […]
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Boys’ basketball: Late comeback by Poland zones out Spruce Mountain
POLAND — Poland boys’ basketball considers the 1-2-2 halfcourt zone its emergency defense. Watching Spruce Mountain dribble around, nursing a nine-point lead with 4:30 to go in a game that neither team led by more three until the final tick of the third quarter clock, fit that description. “We know when we have to go […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon fights off feisty Telstar
BETHEL — Lisbon and Telstar flirted with monumental upsets in the opening week of the MVC boys’ basketball season. Their collision on Monday night was a chance for each club to prove it is near the front of that second tier after Dirigo, Winthrop and Wiscasset. The Greyhounds, currently No. 5 in Class B South, delivered […]
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Boys’ basketball: All roads lead to Dirigo excellence for Robinson
We’re not talking about some of those three-hour, round-trip bus journeys in the far-flung Mountain Valley Conference, either. Robinson and his parents, Jamie and Marcy, have spent countless hours at the mercy of spinning tires on the family vehicle, chasing AAU games all along the Atlantic coast with his MBR-sanctioned all-star squad. “Since seventh grade, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Fleming (41 points) powers Oxford Hills past Windham
WINDHAM — The key to long-term success for Oxford Hills boys’ basketball, as history has taught us of any Maine team with a future Division I player on its roster, is the performance of the supporting cast. Senior center Andrew Fleming enjoyed his usual monster game on Saturday afternoon with 41 points and 15 rebounds, highlighted by […]
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Boys’ basketball: Robinson, Dirigo ditch Monmouth in second half
MONMOUTH — For most Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball teams, the only prayer against Dirigo is to sit back in a 2-3 zone and hope that the Cougars can’t hit their outside shots. The strategy nearly worked two weeks ago for Lisbon, which took the Cougars to overtime. It paid dividends a while for Monmouth on […]
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H.S. Basketball: Leavitt can’t come back against Kennebunk
TURNER — Leavitt has proven itself worthy to compete in the redistricted world of Class A boys’ basketball. The Hornets just aren’t quite good enough yet to string together baskets and put away a game in the fourth quarter. The Hornets whittled a 14-point deficit to six in the closing minutes on Thursday night, but Kennebunk […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little can’t keep up with Cost, falls hard against Brunswick
AUBURN — Edward Little jumped out to a five-point lead on Tuesday night before Brunswick attempted its initial shot. Then the Dragons sank six before they missed one — including three consecutive 3-pointers by junior Caleb Cost. The nightmare only multiplied thereafter for the Red Eddies, who fell to their most lopsided home boys’ basketball […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain comeback falls short at Maranacook
That isn’t a favorable situation against any Class B South boys’ basketball team, and especially not undefeated Maranacook, which was generous at the finish but held on for a 55-46 victory. “All of a sudden we decided to show a little bit of passion,” Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey said. “Our defense picked up, we […]
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Boys’ basketball; Foley, Portland put away Oxford Hills
Once the Bulldogs got into the flow of the game, they loosened up and looked the part of a program that has won back-to-back regional titles. Griffin Foley, a sophomore who sat out two days of practice after spraining his ankle against Bonny Eagle, scored 14 of his team-high 19 points off the bench in […]