Coach: Mike Adams (15th year) Conference: KVAC Class: AA North Last year’s record: 18-2, lost in Class A North semifinals Returning players: Senior — Austin Cox (6-2 forward); Juniors — Jarod Norcross-Plourde (6-1 guard), C.J. Jipson (6-1 guard), Samatar Iman (6-0 guard); Sophomore — Tyler Morin (5-9 guard). Key losses: Lew Jensen, Ian Mileikis, Kaleb Main, Elijah Roe, Luke Sterling. […]
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Edward Little boys’ basketball: Red Eddies showcase youngest team in years
Fifteen years into his tenure with one of the model boys’ basketball programs in the state, Edward Little coach Mike Adams has never welcomed a team to preseason workouts so young in both age and varsity experience. EL graduated all five starters from a team that earned the No. 1 seed in Class A North […]
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2015-16 Oxford Hills boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Scott Graffam (17th year) Conference: KVAC Cass: AA Last year’s record: 10-9, lost in Class A North quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Andrew Fleming (6-6 forward), Jake Beauchesne (6-0 guard/forward), Blake Slicer (5-6 point guard); Junior — Cole Verrier (6-0 guard). Key losses: Tyus Ripley (transferred), Brandyn Martinez, Patrick Macro, Cole Everett. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Chris […]
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Oxford Hills boys’ basketball: Fleming, Vikings look to fly high
Led by one of the top players in the state, University of Maine-bound Andrew Fleming, Oxford Hills returns three starters and has high hopes to contend in the first season of Class AA North basketball. Fleming, a 6-foot-6 forward, led Oxford Hills to the Class A North championship two years ago before an up-and-down season […]
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2015-16 Mt. Blue boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Kevin Main (second year) Conference: KVAC Class: A North Last year’s record: 1-17 Returning players: Seniors — Evan Backus (5-9 guard), Devon Hoyt (5-11 guard), Moses Clark (6-1 forward), Ryan Pratt (5-8 guard); Juniors — Zack Mittelstadt (6-3 forward), Cooper Hollingsworth (6-4 center), Cole Dorman (5-10 guard), Makao Thompson (5-10 guard), Caleb Hall (6-1 forward). Key losses: Brad […]
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Mt. Blue boys’ basketball: Continuity should help Cougars
Continuity at the coaching position is a crucial to the success of any high school athletic program, and Mt. Blue boys’ basketball finally enjoys some this winter. For the first time since 2011-12, Jim Bessey’s final season at the helm, the Cougars have the same face on the bench for a second consecutive season. Kevin […]
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2015-16 Spruce Mountain boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Scott Bessey (second year) Conference: KVAC Class: B South Last year’s record: 11-8, lost in Class B South quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Andrew Darling (5-9 guard), James Ouellette (6-1 forward), Matt Cornelio (5-11 forward), Brandon Anctil (6-3 forward); Juniors — Austin Darling (5-8 guard), Caulin Parker (6-2 forward), Noah Preble (5-10 guard). Key losses: Deonte […]
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Spruce Mountain boys’ basketball: New opponents, new faces for Phoenix
A year ago, the Spruce Mountain boys’ basketball faced a new schedule in a new conference with a new coach. The new look of Maine high school basketball sees the Phoenix flying into another vastly different, interconference slate this winter, with mostly a new team on the floor. Spruce Mountain sent a trio of three-year […]
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2015-16 Monmouth boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Lucas Turner (seventh year) Conference: MVC Class: C South Last year’s record: 9-10, lost in Class C South preliminary Returning players: Seniors — Nick Menice (5-7 guard), Luke Thombs (5-8 guard), Nick Sanborn (6-2 forward); Juniors — Hunter Richardson (6-1 guard), Avery Amero (6-3 forward), Travis Hartford (6-2 forward), Mat Foulke (5-6 guard), Devon Poisson (5-7 guard). […]
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Monmouth boys’ basketball: Mustangs return most of their horsepower
Monmouth fell just shy of another trip to the Class C South boys’ basketball quarterfinals a year ago, falling at Old Orchard Beach in a preliminary game. If experience is a reliable gauge, you can expect the Mustangs to finish the job this winter. Almost the entire lineup returns for Monmouth, which features one of […]