Scores and other updates from Friday’s gridiron action.
Football
‘I like my brain cells’: More high school football players in Maine wearing protective ‘Guardian Caps’
The use of the caps, which are now allowed in NFL games, has increased significantly in Maine for practices in the last 2 years but has not carried over to games.
Varsity Maine football, field hockey, soccer, volleyball polls – Sept. 26, 2024
The top 10 football, field hockey, volleyball and boys’ and girls’ soccer teams in Maine as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal and Forecaster, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. Through games of 9/25/24 FOOTBALL 1. Thornton Academy (9) 90 2. Noble 71 2. Portland […]
Game-changers: Cony and Leavitt football coaches instrumental to sport’s evolution in Maine
Mike Hathaway and the Hornets are set to host B.L. Lippert and the Rams on Saturday night in meeting of offensive innovators.
Watch: Week 3 football highlights
The best plays captured by Varsity Maine reporters over the weekend.
Football notebook: Streaks are meant to be broken, and many were in Week 3
Madison, Edward Little and Biddeford earn long-awaited victories, but state’s longest win streak ends; the trend of Kennebunk-Marshwood wildness continues; Gardiner’s defense standing tall; and Spruce Mountain savors long trip north.
Varsity Maine football honor roll, Sept. 23
Recognizing some of the best performances of Week 3.
Varsity Maine’s five games to watch for the week of Sept. 23-28
Skowhegan at Messalonskee field hockey 3:30 p.m., Tuesday A rematch of the 2023 Class A North title game, which the River Hawks won, 3-1. Earlier that fall, Messalonskee dealt Skowhegan its first regular-season loss since 2017. Both programs are contenders again this year, Skowhegan enters the week 4-1 and Messalonskee at 3-2. Falmouth at York […]
Football: Foxcroft starts fast this time, takes down Winslow in Class D North battle
Ponies go up 14-0 in first quarter and never look back in victory over Black Raiders.