AUGUSTA — There was no such thing as a Class AA North boys’ basketball tournament single-game scoring record before Thursday night. Andrew Fleming of Oxford Hills might own it for a while. The University of Maine-bound senior exploded for 42 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, powering No. 3 Oxford Hills to a convincing 71-47 […]
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Andrew Fleming looks to finish basketball season with flair
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School boys’ basketball team completed a shooting drill at the start of practice on a snowy, sleepy Monday afternoon. Those who have been part of the ritual at any school know that the trifling walk-through is anything but meaningless, because somehow the result determines everyone’s amount of running. […]
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Class AA North Boys’ Basketball: Bright lights, big city provide tall test for Vikings, Eddies
Favorites: Portland, Deering. The two age-old rivals made it clear in the initial season of Class AA North that the traditional KVAC schools in the league have some work to do to compete night-in, night-out with the SMAA city schools. The Bulldogs (17-1) are a younger team that the outfit that won a state title […]
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Wrestling: Skowhegan dominates North A regional; Oxford Hills sixth
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan wrestlers captured eight individual titles Saturday at the Class A North regional championships, easily carrying the team to a 121½-point victory over Cony for the regional crown. Logan Stevens, Kameron Doucette, Julian Sirois, Luke Bolster, Cooper Holland, Samson Sirois, Richard Oberg and Cody Craig all captured individual first-place finishes for the heavily […]
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Boys’ basketball: Verrier, Oxford Hills pepper Edward Little
Collapsing two, three — heck, five — defenders on Andrew Fleming, leaving Cole Verrier wide open and daring him to stabilize those emotions long enough to knock down 3-pointers probably isn’t the craziest strategy in the world. Didn’t work, though. Verrier buried six from beyond the arc on Tuesday night, five in the second half, […]
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Local roundup: Oxford Hills girls, Mountain Valley boys roll
PARIS — Oxford Hills jumped on Cony early and never looked back in a 68-32 victory in a KVAC contest Tuesday night. The Vikings (10-3) had a 28-13 lead at halftime before scoring 40 points in the second half. Jadah Adams and Tianna Sugars each had 12 points to pace the Vikings, while Jayden Colby […]
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Boys’ basketball: Deering rolls over Oxford Hills, 81-59
PORTLAND — Pass, dribble, pass. Dribble, pass. Dribble, slash, score. That’s the abridged but substantially explanatory version of how Deering picked apart Oxford Hills in a Class AA boys’ basketball holiday matinee on Monday. Deering shot 62 percent from the field in the first half, fashioned 50 points and cruised to an 81-49 victory. “In the […]
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High school roundup: Sanford stuns Oxford Hills in boys’ basketball
SANFORD — Ethan Belanger hit 16 of his 46 points from the foul line and Brad Bouchard scored 14 as Sanford stunned Oxford Hills 79-65 in a boys’ basketball game Thursday night. The Spartans (3-6) built a shaky 27-26 lead before erupting with 52 points in the in the second half. Frank Veino added 11 […]
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Andrew Fleming raising money for Oxford Hills teammate
Andrew Fleming has made quite a name for himself on the Maine basketball scene over the past few years. Just last week, the University of Maine-bound Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School senior eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career. A month before that, he signed a letter of intent to continue that career at his […]
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Wrestling: Dirigo places third at Warrior Invitational
NEWPORT — When Griffyn Smith stepped on on the mat Saturday, he had already decided he wasn’t going to take any thing for granted as a defending champion. The Dirigo standout wrestled with a purpose, and repeated as an individual champion at the Nokomis Warrior Clash in Newport. Skowhegan’s depth — with six individual champions […]