No. 3 Oxford Hills didn’t look like the team that No. 2 Deering blew out during the Class AA North boys’ basketball regular season. Not until the moments when it mattered most in a regional semifinal classic at Augusta Civic Center. Down by seven points with three minutes remaining, Deering held Oxford Hills scoreless for […]
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Class A boys’ quarterfinal: Fleming erupts for 42, powers Oxford Hills past Bangor
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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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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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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H.S. Girls’ Basketball: Oxford Hills goes cold against Bangor
Oxford Hills (5-3) didn’t score for the first three minutes of the game, but looked to have found its stride by finishing the first quarter on 7-1 run to lead 9-6. The Rams (5-4) tied the game up on their second possession of the second quarter, as freshman Olivia Sharrow hit a 3-pointer. The Vikings, […]
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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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Boys’ basketball: Fleming hurdles 1,000 points as Oxford Hills tops Cony
AUGUSTA — Cony knew it was the inevitable victim of Andrew Fleming’s 1,000th career point. He was stuck at 999 coming into Wednesday night, after all. But that didn’t mean the Rams needed to make it easy for the Oxford Hills senior boys’ basketball star. Fleming was double-teamed at every turn from the opening tap. When […]
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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; 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 […]