Portland has dominated Maine high school basketball’s big-school class through reclassification (from Class A to AA) and change of tournament venue (Portland to Augusta and now back to Portland). The Bulldogs have won four regional titles in a row and taken home the gold ball three of the past four years, and they are the […]
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Edward Little Boys' Basketball
Defense is a constant at Edward Little and has been ever since Mike Adams became the head coach. It may be the biggest reason the Red Eddies have consistently competed in Class A and now AA . The Eddies should have defense to fall back on again as they work out the kinks in their […]
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Winthrop Boys' Basketball
After coming oh so close last year, Winthrop wants nothing more than another crack at winning a gold ball. But if graduating eight seniors, half of them starters, isn’t enough to convince the Ramblers they can’t just pick up where they left off last season, coach Todd MacArthur is reminding them they have a lot […]
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Oak Hill Boys' Basketball
Few Oak Hill boys’ basketball teams have had a tougher act to follow than this year’s Raiders. Coming off of a regional semifinal appearance, the Raiders will have to replace three starters and six contributors overall. Coach Tom Smith isn’t letting that limit the Raiders’ postseason plans, though. “The goal is to get back there […]
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Oxford Hills Boys' Basketball
The transfer of Matt Fleming to Bangor during the off-season put a damper on Oxford Hills’ hopes of improving on last year’s regional semifinal appearance. The Vikings will still be athletic and play tough defense, and still have an experienced nucleus. But the biggest of the multiple voids left by the talented junior forward’s departure […]
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Telstar Boys' Basketball
The Rebels return four seniors, three who were starters last year. Forward Jarrett Bean, who has led them in scoring and rebounding the last two years. He led the MVC in the latter last year. He will be joined in the frontcourt by fellow seniors Connor Landes and Aaron Vermette. Blake Rothwell will run the […]
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Mountain Valley Boys' Basketball
No one needs to remind the Mountain Valley Falcons that almost doesn’t count in basketball. Seven of the their 11 losses last year were by six points or less. Those near-misses became even more painful when they came up shy of a berth in the tournament by one spot. The Falcons have several good reasons […]
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Class C South Boys: Ramblers begin long road back, but will have to play catch-up
Cam Wood of Winthrop High School looks to pass over Nick Morales, left, and Max Shibley of Madison during their game last year. According to AC/DC, among others, it’s a long way to the top. No one knows that better than Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, who helped his Ramblers take one step forward over each […]
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Dirigo Boys' Basketball
The Dirigo Cougars showed their youth last year, but they also showed enough talent to have the rest of the MVC and Class C fretting that they wouldn’t be in rebuilding mode for long. With virtually the entire roster intact from a 5-14 season, the Cougars are focused on some of the intangibles that can […]
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Class A boys' preview: Hornets, Cougars hope stability will spark turnaround
Spruce Mountain guard Caulin Parker (10) dishes off the ball as Mt. Blue’s Coop Hollingsworth (34) and Caleb Hall (23) close in during a basketball game in Farmington last season. Continuity can be an overlooked ingredient in high school sports, which is not surprising since players, and sometimes even coaches, are virtually guaranteed to come […]