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2014 Spruce Mountain football preview

Coach: Walter Polky (third year) Conference: West Class: C Last year: 8-3, lost in regional final Returning players: Seniors — Peter Theriault (QB/SS), Deonte Ring (WR/DB), Matt Vigue (HB/DB), Dylan Smith (T/DT), Anthony York (G/DE), Luke Greenwood (C/DE), Denton Bilodeau (G/DE); Juniors — Andrew Darling (HB/DB), Stephen Sylvester (T/DT), James Ouellette (LB), Brad Fournier (FB/SS), […]

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2014 Winthrop/Monmouth football preview

Coach: Dave St. Hilaire (first year) Conference: West Class: D Last year: 9-1, lost in regional semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Mario Meucci (TE/WB/LB), Zack Phinney (RB/S), Jeremy Mihilakis (T/DT), Dakota Carter (SE/WB/LB). Key losses: Jared Hanson (QB), Zach Glazier (TB), Drew Stratton (WR), John Sullivan (DT), Dom Cognata (LB), D.J. McHugh (QB), Jake Weeks […]

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2014 Hebron football preview

Coach: Joe Bernier (first year) Conference: Evergreen (prep) Last year: 2-6 Returning players: Ron Miller (OL/DL), Dave Enyedy (LB), Nick Legare (RB/DB), Damarlee Smith (WR/DB), Jonathan Carls (OL/DL), Mack Telfer (OL/DL). Key losses: Josh Boylan (OL/DL), Danny Davis (RB/LB), Duane Thompson (RB/DB). Promising newcomers: Paul Rivera (TE/LB), Josiah Bramble (RB/LB), Jeff Adegbe (RB/DB), Mike Tuzzo […]

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Lewiston football: His initials are Q.B.

When you play tailback in Lewiston’s FLY program, you grow up wanting to be, well, a tailback for the Lewiston Blue Devils. Jared Turcotte, Wesley Myers and Jeff Turcotte saw to that. One after another, they were the featured backs Quintarian Brown emulated throughout his young life. Imagine his surprise the summer entering senior year, […]

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Mt. Blue Football: Aylward hits ground running with Cougars

Named only the third head coach of the Mt. Blue football program in 43 years this past winter, Aylward, who chalked up an even 200 wins and four Class B championships at Mountain Valley, tinkered with the offense. It will remind the Cougars community more of Ray Caldwell’s pound-it-out heyday than Gary Parlin’s recent chuck-it-around […]

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Oak Hill football: 6,000 reasons for optimism

WALES — Do the math and you’ll understand why Maine high school football isn’t a game of great individual numbers. The regular season consists of eight or nine games. Most players don’t see the field until their sophomore year or even dream of starting until they’re juniors. Putting yourself in a 3,000-yard club is unlikely […]

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2014 Oxford Hills football preview

Coach: Mark Soehren (third year) Conference: East Class: A Last year: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Brady LaFrance (QB/CB), Malik Geiger (FB), Davis Turner (FB/ILB), Brennan Gillespie (C), Creighton Medeiros (RT), Patrick Macro (WR/SS); Juniors — Kyle Dexter (H-back/OLB), Gunnar Docos (LT), Kaleb Currier (WR/DE), Jake Spinhirn (slot). Key losses: Ethan Edwards (T/DE), Ethan Child […]

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2014 Dirigo football preview

Coach: Jim Hersom (first year) Conference: West Class: D Last year: 7-4, lost in regional championship Returning players: Seniors — Tyler Frost (FB/LB), Kaine Hutchins (HB/SS), Joe Casey (RB/LB); Juniors — Gavin Arsenault (SE/DB), Riley Robinson (QB/S), Mike Casey (RB/DB), Clay Swett (TE/DE). Key losses: Jack Brown (T/DT), Joey Hebert (C/DT), Heath Hersom (TB/LB), Zach […]

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2014 Mountain Valley football preview

Coach: Steve LaPointe (first year) Conference: West Class: C Last year: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Ian Austin (QB/MLB), Josh Mason (FB/OLB), Dalton Milledge (G/MLB), Coyote Freeman (T), Zach Gonzalez (C), Caleb Gauvin (TE/DE), Brandon Gill (SE); Juniors — Logan Wilhoite (slot/S), Alan Carrier (T); Sophomores — Kyle Farrar (RB/CB), Nick Newman (SE/QB/CB) Key losses: […]

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Mountain Valley football: New faces, new playbook aim for old results

And that’s probably the least of the changes that will have an impact on the Falcons this season. Steve LaPointe has won championships as a baseball and girls’ basketball coach and has been involved with Mountain Valley’s golden gridiron exploits since the beginning, so there was no getting-to-know-you period for anyone outfitted in cobalt blue […]