Riverside Brookfield High School It is, he says, and I dont think Ive done a very good job with that this year, to be perfectly frank. One of his former Battle of the Bridge rivals, Jon Macomber (TA class of 82), is now his offensive line coach. Fieldcrest Middle School North Boone High School Luther North College Prep Seneca HS EP CO-OP Hinckley-Big Rock Schools That hiatus lasted until 1963, when Biddeford joined Class A. Like Walton, Curit is a hometown boy (BHS class of 82) who played in the Battle of the Bridge three times. Teutopolis High School The oldest football rivalry between private American prep schools, waged between two schools 37 miles apart and founded in the 18th century by members of the Phillips family. DeKalb High School Kenwood Academy High School Bear Creek Aquatics . Heck no.. Prairie Central High School Saint Patrick High School Bob Cote moved from rival St. Louis High School to coach Thornton from 1970-1984 and collected 81 victories at the . Geneva Salt Fork High School Washington Junior High School The line bus is the second bus. You know, Bit-o-scum and things like that. NP Steelers Youth Football and Cheer Tel (209) 953-8234 Fax . A pair of schools separated by two miles, the Saco River, and more than a century of hard feelings. They arent even talking. Addison Trail HS Campbellsville High School Dekalb Huntley Middle School Le Roy Junior High Marmion Academy Murphy Jr. High Bartlett HS Salt Fork Jr. High Wesclin Middle School Hannah Beardsley Middle School Newman Central Catholic HS Amboy High School He also knows how devastating it would be for TA to lose. [cs_drop_cap letter=J color=#000000 size=5em ]ust before game time, Biddefords student section, the Beat Club, takes one last stab at ginning up some of that ol time bad blood. Fisher Jr/Sr High School Georgia Ducks During its heyday, Walton says, the Battle of the Bridge was absolutely a community rivalry. Westmont High School Villa Grove Schools Joliet Catholic Academy Thornton Academys celebration is similarly restrained. PBL Panthers And although it serves as Sacos de facto high school (for lack of a public school, the city picks up the $9,232 tuition for any local kid who wants to go there), TA also draws kids from a much wider area than a public high school like Biddeford can. No, no, no! Moline High School Now a bruising 235-pound senior fullback, Capen is Biddeford Highs star player. Althoff Catholic High School I dont think so., That glib response aside, Curit, a history teacher, goes back and forth on how much to make of the two teams historic enmity. Were the blue-collar mill town, and they play that up across the bridge, he says. Hart was born in Biddeford, where his mother, Heather Briggs, was an outstanding BHS basketball player. Tonight, though, Biddeford has reason to play with extra heart: Because of its declining enrollment, the school has petitioned the Maine Principals Association to drop from Class A to Class B, meaning it would compete against a whole different roster of teams. Stagg HS Prophetstown High School Okaw Valley HS The bus ride over the bridge was part of the pageantry, sort of like the Rose Bowl parade. Normal Community HS Lebanon Warriors Dublin Coffman High School Lundahl Middle School Mater Dei Catholic High School View the Thornton Academy Trojans football schedule with dates, opponents, and scores for the current and previous seasons. First off, we were 30. Reed-Custer HS St. Rita of Cascia High School . If anything, Curit has an even edgier take than Walton on how some Saco residents perceive Biddeford. West Aurora High School Immaculate Conception Grade School Herscher -Limestone Tigers Hickory Creek Middle School At the time, having won just three of the previous 25 meetings, Biddeford concluded that it simply couldnt compete with its well-heeled rival across the river. Brooks Middle School Bremen High School Scarborough vs Thornton Academy | Football | 10/29/2021 View pregame, in-game and post-game details from the Scarborough (ME) @ Thornton Academy (Saco, ME) conference football game on Fri, 10/29/2021. Bishop McNamara And although a few buildings have been converted to apartments or commercial space, most of the mill including Building 19, Building 20, and Building 36, which abut Main Street remains dark, its street-level windows covered with rusting grates. Thornwood HS Shepard High School Check out our Daily Bulletin for news at Bear Creek! And now never mind that TA won that years state championship Scontras relives that bad feeling every time he looks at the banner, recalling TAs bitter 1914 defeat at Biddeford. Trico Jr/Sr High School Jones Middle School Varsity Maine: The latest High School Sports coverage from the Portland Press Herald, CentralMaine.com, the Lewiston Sun Journal and The Forecaster. Rosary High School And I dont want to be burdensome, but at the same time I want them to have an appreciation for the people who have come before them. Tremont High School/Middle School Kings Local School District Stream sports and activities from Thornton Academy in Saco, ME, both live and on demand. Central Junior High School Durand HS This final distraction out of the way, the Golden Trojans head home knowing they can now focus all of their energy on their primary goal of winning the state championship which they do one month later, defeating Windham 3514 in the championship game to earn their second state title in three years. Aviston Elementary School The enormous red-brick textile mill, which once employed 10,000 workers, died a slow death, beginning in the mid-20th century, when the textile industry shifted to the South and, later, overseas. Windsor Charter Academy Saint Thomas More Danville HS Harlem Jasper County Charter Schools Plainfield North HS St. Francis High School Over the years, Dick Agreste hes an assistant coach now, but he was head coach then he says to me, Peter, can you take that 1 down from there? And I say, Dick, its history. Trimpe Middle School It could be a commuter train a bunch of young men off to work. From the start, the mood aboard the skill bus is different from the jocular atmosphere at the gym. Westminster Christian Saint Louis School Athletic Department Highland Middle School His memories of the experience remain vivid. Milford Grade School Heading back to Saco from Biddeford, the Golden Trojans skill bus is noisier than on the way over. Corey Hart, TAs junior wide receiver, has reached that same enlightened perspective much earlier in life. Epiphany Catholic School The first bus is the skill bus. Northridge Middle School Brimfield School District 309 Brother Rice High School That would have been unheard of just a few years ago. Thornton Academy vs Sanford 2022 live State Football free (26th October 2022) Nix has also rushed for 626 yards and 11 more scores for the high-powered Red Devils attack, which has piled up 564 points and averages 455 yards per game, almost evenly divided between the run and the pass. Lewis & Clark Jr. High St. George School Johns Hill Magnet School Downers Grove North Activities Amid the players happy chatter, Peter Scontras looks relieved. West Middle School Obviously Im not talking about their coaches or anything like that its more on the periphery., But the Saco River is no longer the vast divide it once was. Prophetstown High School Oak Grove School District #68 Pleasant Plains Jr/Sr High School Eureka MS Sarah E Goode STEM Academy Biddeford is the kid who wants to stick around after graduation, maybe go to college locally, then get a job and start a family. Willowbrook High School Dwight Township Brookfield R3 Los Alamos High School Carlyle Jr & Sr High School . Still, holding dual citizenship in Biddeford and Saco has tamped down much of the intensity that Jon felt in his own playing days. Im not saying that has any impact on their football team whatsoever, but the dynamic is different. Eureka High School Freeport High School Watch Events 105 Live Search by typing your school, event, association. They were saying things like Were gonna go knock those pumpkins off their shoulders. I said to myself, I dont like this. Oak Prairie Junior High Jewel Middle School Harlem Middle School Providence Catholic Thornton Academy is a coeducational boarding and day school serving grades 6-12 in Saco, Maine. Reavis High School Glenbard South HS Activities Honest to god, he says, to have to put 11-1 on that banner . Culbreth Middle School McDougle Middle School Richland Junior High School With Ruff ramming through defenders and dodging tackles, the Golden Trojans cruise 71 yards in just seven plays for a touchdown and a 70 lead. See. Bonny Eagle - ME - 2020 Football Preview highlight | Portland, ME. Better to salute the good old days and move on. Washington Middle School Decatur Eisenhower HS Scontras, class of 65, has been a part of the Thornton Academy Golden Trojans football program for more than 50 years. Pinewood Preparatory School Thats the way TA always does it, and you dont ever break your routine certainly not on the night of the Biddeford game. Depue Unit School Youre not going to hear a negative word from me, Coach Curit tells his team. Heyworth Jr-Sr High School But when he played, he wore maroon and gold, and we didnt like each other. Belvidere Central Middle School Morton High School Momence High School Barbour Two Way Language Immersion Orion High School Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School Andrew HS Thornton Academy wants to explore the wider world beyond the Saco River. Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School Sa-co High School! Hes one of my closest friends in the world, Curit says. Lutheran School Association Genoa-Kingston Maryvale Preparatory School Hillsboro High School , More than a quarter-century later, he cant shake the dyspepsia. Chicago Hope Academy NP Steelers Youth Football and Cheer Newbury Park, CA: Chicago Hope Academy Chicago, IL: Oak Forest High School . SYCAMORE HS AND MS ATHLETICS Log In . Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School Eisenhower Middle School Flinn Middle School Miami Trace High School Minooka HS Metea Valley Macomb Jr Sr High School Orion Middle School Downers Grove South HS The perception, for years and years, was that Biddeford was the blue-collar community. White-collar Saco, meanwhile, with its pretty village and historic houses, was the town the mill owners went home to. Now the Saco High School student section has a stinging comeback for the Beat Club: Its too ea-sy! Miamisburg High School Turner Middle School Romeoville High School Activities These days, Scontras main role with the team is to assist his son, Nicky, the equipment manager, who is recovering from testicular cancer. Schools Conferences & Maine West HS Loveland Classical Schools - Academy Campus I think thats a big part of it. Southeast DuPage Elementary Athletic Association Oak Lawn Community High School The teams defense then struggles to contain TA senior fullback Demel Ruff. Thompson Jr. High It was the combination of playing Thornton Academy and playing in front of that big crowd. And as much as he would like future BHS players to have the same experience, we cant make the decision to stay in Class A because of one game., Playing against larger schools in Class A not only puts Biddeford at a competitive disadvantage, but it also puts the kids at risk. Henry-Senachwine Elementary School There is no plan to renew the rivalry for 2015 or beyond at this point, TA athletic director Gary Stevens wrote in an email. RESA Middle School Dennis Lab School Mahomet-Seymour HS LaSalle-Peru High School Beverly Manor School Shroder Athletics Detour. TA recovers and capitalizes with yet another touchdown pass, making the score 287. (For their parts, Thornton Academy head coach Kezal and athletic director Stevens are not from Saco and didnt attend TA.) Illini Bluffs MS/HS But, like the linemen, the bus driver grasps neither the rationale nor the urgency behind this request. Carl Sandburg HS Parkside Jr High Watch online from home or on the go. Indian Creek Schools Littleton Public Schools Williams Elementary School University of Illinois Laboratory High School . Mokena Junior High School No one loves Biddeford football and the Battle of the Bridge more than he does. Rydell High school Trinity High School (We should be able to go over there and get things done, wide receiver Corey Hart says.) Marengo Community High School Until then, Walton proposes a solution that he thinks would protect his kids and uphold tradition: Let Biddeford and Thornton Academy play all season in different classes, then play a Thanksgiving Day grudge match, as Portland High and Deering have since 1911. Harvest Christian Academy Eisenhower Junior High School Peoria Notre Dame It stays. . Coal City Middle School The 88 game was one of the rivalrys biggest upsets. Henry - Senachwine CUSD5 Romeoville High School Blue Ridge Erie Middle School 1 talking about this. Thornton Fractional South High School Lexington School District New Hope Christian Academy Rantoul HS And Im glad hes had the experience of playing this game, Jon says. Proviso East PLTMS So Walton takes a never-say-never approach to dropping down a class. Cavalier Junior Cheer Franklin STEAM Academy Clinton HS More Jump to Site Wheaton North Activities Benet Academy Washington Middle School Harvard Community Unit School District #50 Washington Community HS Atlas Preparatory School Heineman Middle School Walton, who supports the petition to drop Biddeford to Class B, is in a terrible position. Glenbard South HS North Ridge Middle School Urbana High School Manual High School Thats a bigger, heavier team than Vince Lombardis legendary 1960s Green Bay Packers. St. John the Evangelist School What would it mean to the town to win this game? she asks. St. Isaac Jogues Both towns made a day of it, with the Route 1 bridge known locally as the Springs Bridge decorated in half maroon and gold, half orange and black. Kaneland Middle School John F. Kennedy High School TA has 15 coaches. CBSSPORTS.COM 247SPORTS MAXPREPS FOLLOW MAXPREPS Football Football Home Teams States Scores Rankings Stat leaders Photos Playoffs Videos Record Book 438 Main Street Saco , Maine 04072 207-282-3361 St. Charles North HS The Thornton Academy (Saco, ME) varsity football team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Lawrence (Fairfield, ME) by a score of 46-7. . Colin Powell Middle School Its roster lists 60 kids, nine of whom weigh at least 250 pounds. Alleman Catholic High School Northwood Academy Hillcrest High School Oswego East High School Reminds him way too much of that 1988 bunch. Oak Park and River Forest High School Niles North Athletics Biddeford High is losing students at an alarming rate. Piqua High School Flanagan Cornell High School Mattoon Middle School Last regular-season game, already headed for the championship." His narrative is saturated with details of a longstanding rivalry: The Battle of the Bridge. Streator High School Given the scrutiny that football has received in recent years, particularly over the potential long-term effects of concussions, Walton is sensitive to safety issues. Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative HS When asked about the possibility of a Thanksgiving game, TA athletic director Gary Stevens simply replied: Were just sorta looking to see whats gonna happen for now on our end. Hardly an endorsement. The end of this high school rivalry feels like the end of a high school romance. This does nothing to settle Scontras nerves, and within a few blocks, a new horror dawns on him. Richards High School Youd just be so jacked up. Wheaton Warrenville South High School Carterville Unit School District #5 On TAs next possession, the Tigers step up to stop the Golden Trojans ground game. Schedule Roster Videos Standings Photos News More / Football Schedule Thornton Academy Football Schedule Print OVERALL 0-0 0.00 Win % REGION 0-0 1st A HOME0-0 AWAY0-0 NEUTRAL0-0 PF0 PA0 STREAK- Are you the coach? Winton Woods City Schools Even 10 years after [graduating], this would still have been a big thing, he says. North High School West Suburban Conference St. Philomena . South Fork District #14 With a record of 61, Thornton Academy is the favorite to win the 2014 Class A state title. Thats the main thing., As the bus passes the darkened Pepperell Mill complex and rolls across the Saco River, Scontras turns pensive. Every seat in the house would be taken, and theyd be three deep standing around the edges of the field.. East Alton-Wood River High School But TA has won the last three meetings by a combined score of 13020. Stillman Valley High School They just dont get it: Whatever unfolds this evening in Biddefords Waterhouse Field will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Deland-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 Morton Junior High School Edgewood HS/Braden MS Dixon High School Adrienne C. Nelson High School New Athens CUSD 60 Marquette Academy Plainfield North HS Somonauk HS South Elgin HS Final score: Thornton Academy 41, Biddeford 20. T.F. Bradley-Bourbonnais " Undefeated. He laughs in a way that suggests it doesnt sound that awful. Evergreen Park High School Lisle HS Ola Middle School The whole week you would feel this electricity, he says. Deer Creek-Mackinaw Junior High Ashton-Franklin Center Schools La Moille High School Arsenal Tech Sterling HS Lincoln Middle School Rockford Auburn High School East Alton Middle School Scontras crosses himself and mutters a prayer. Christian Life, Rockford Waterhouse Field, by contrast, was built in 1929 and lacks most modern amenities. Marissa Jr. Sr. High School From TAs perspective, theres little incentive to add an exhibition game after the state championship is already settled, against a team from a lower class that would have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Montini Catholic High School Liberty High School Rich Township High School Edgewood High School Enrollment stands at about 1,700, including students from 20 countries who pay tuition as high as $42,000 a year. SPLWest Plank Junior High School With its manicured campus and mixture of classic and contemporary brick buildings, it looks like a cozy liberal arts college. Us.. Since then, the Battle of the Bridge has continued without interruption, with Biddeford holding a slim edge in the win-loss record. Germantown Hills Middle School Oswego High School Wesclin High School The kids arent joking around. Argenta-Oreana Maines Alewife Run: A Spectacle of Abundance, I Spent an Eight-Hour Day Just Listening to the Skowhegan Lecture Archive, The Maine Coasts Best Bar Isnt a Bar At All, Take Your Photography to the Next Level with. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. Final score provided by P. Santamore. Nazareth Academy Bob Cote moved from rival St. Louis High School to coach Thornton from 1970-1984 and collected 81 . Triad High School (OH) International Prep Academy Batavia HS Champaign Central HS After loading the equipment, the linemen have taken seats on the first bus. Oregon High School Olympia High School Finding a seat is no problem. The Biddeford sideline deflates. Troy School District Decatur MacArthur HS Theyre here to cheer the Golden Trojans on to an expected victory. And the schools struggle extends beyond the football field. Home of the Golden Trojans Saco, Maine thorntonacademy.org/athletics Joined October 2014 78 Following 2,836 Followers Replies Media Likes Get football scores and other sport scores, schedules, photos and videos for Thornton Academy Trojans located in Saco, ME Bernotas Middle School Corpus Christi Catholic School Staunton High School & Staunton Junior High School Morin, Biddeford High School Class of 72, is sitting in the bleachers a half-hour before the game. Newton Local Schools Coal City HS Even before the 2014 game, Stevens was describing the rivalry in the past tense: It was two towns with a pretty rich industrial history that had been great football rivals for a long time.. [cs_drop_cap letter=N color=#000000 size=5em ]ow, deep into the 2014 season, standing in the gym a few hours before the big game, Scontras is worried that history might repeat itself. Elida High School Joliet Central High School Our kids were cocky, Scontras remembers. A pair of schools separated by two miles, the Saco River, and more than a century of hard feelings. Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart Rockridge High School St. John the Evangelist Thornton Academy football achieved great success there prior to the turn of the century with three state championships beginning in 1896, with the 1898 squad coached by former Harvard All-American football player John Moulton. Plainfield Central HS Bloom Township HS Peotone Junior High School Dunlap Valley Middle School Plano High School Peoria High School Thornton Academy Football (2021) Schedule OVERALL 11-0 1.00 Win % REGION 8-0 1st A HOME6-0 AWAY4-0 NEUTRAL1-0 PF479 PA134 STREAK11W Are you the coach? The skill bus stays behind the line bus as they pull onto Main Street. Is it hard to determine how much Glory Days stuff is too much? 22,679 were here. What a terrible omen. VisionWay Christian School Prairie Knolls Middle School Canton HS Rotolo Middle School Matthews Middle School Im very proud of the way you played.. Guilford High School Expand for important information or visit ourquick linkspage. Whittier Tech High School Christian Liberty Academy See all results for "" Subscribe Now. Woodstock North HS Huntley HS But TA quarterback Austin McCrum steps up too, eventually hitting 6-foot 5-inch tight end Kevin Barrett with a 25-yard touchdown pass to make it 140. Okawville Jr./Sr. Curit says social media may have helped lessen tensions between students from the rival schools and blur longstanding class distinctions. Wheaton Warrenville South East Peoria Community High School Dunlap Middle School A few minutes later, TA jumps offside on fourth-and-five, handing Biddeford a first down. Its a beautiful pass, and the TA stands go wild. Jefferson Middle School Morris Grade School Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy Bismarck-Henning Junior High West Michigan Aviation Academy Normal Community West HS Taylorville Tornadoes Xavier High School Thornton Academy just has more of everything. Cathedral of St Raymond Plainfield East HS Bellefontaine High School Edwards County High School The kids all work out together, and they seem to know each other pretty well., No, Curit says with a laugh. St. Damian School I was born in Biddeford, grew up in Biddeford, went to Biddeford schools, he says. No.. Streamwood HS Ola High School Plainfield Central Activities And in a sport as physical as football, that disparity can increase the chance of injury. Hinsdale Central HS Thornton Academy, by contrast, is thriving. Tinley Park High School More about Football Practice 2023 Fri Jun 2. Eagle Rock Middle School The [communication] is so instantaneous, he says. Yorkville High School Athletics It is plain that Thornton Academy is not. De La Salle Institute When its time to go, the elder Scontras asks a few linemen to carry some of the heavier equipment to the two buses waiting outside. West Chicago Community HS Carlinville High and Middle School Tri-Point School District 10555 Thornton Road Stockton, CA 95209. Laraway School District 70-C Buffalo High School Just ghostly October shadows. This sounds awful, Walton says, but youd hear people in both communities say all the time, I hate them people. . Galesburg High School Live Playlists Community Channels About 0:00 / 0:00 Thornton Academy Trailer 11,132 views 5 years ago Thornton Academy is a co-educational private day and boarding school in Saco, Maine. 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Quick Links; About Us; Student Services; Counseling Services; Library; Athletics; Bear Creek High School. Martino Junior High Bloomington Junior High North Oldham High School Willoughby South High School Chiddix JH Scontras squeezes off the first bus and onto the second one. Kenton Ridge High School Skowhegan vs Thornton Academy is one of the most spectacular High School sports events in the United States of America. So the word around Biddeford and Saco and what has Scontras worried is that tonights game might be the last Battle of the Bridge ever. Hinsdale South HS And now the Thornton Academy team is mired in Friday evening rush-hour traffic, with road construction further coagulating the flow. As for that Thanksgiving Day game that Biddeford athletic director Dennis Walton had envisioned, it hasnt happened yet. Wheaton North @TATrojanSports The official Twitter feed of Thornton Academy athletics. Marist HS West Liberty-Salem MS and HS She always came out to cheer for the football team when her son was in school, even though he chose to play soccer instead. Asked what he remembers most about playing in the Battle of the Bridge, Curit laughs. What Exactly Does a Petrel Chick Smell Like? Mattoon HS Peter Scontras points at the one commemorating the 1988 Maine Class A football champions, who finished their season with a win-loss record of 111. Timothy Christian Eno River Academy Grandview Heights Schools Iroquois West High School Saint Viator St. Edward Northeastern High School Erie High School Cincinnati Christian Schools Its too ea-sy! Elmwood Jr/Sr High School Center Street School Thornton Academy fumbles the opening kickoff and Biddeford recovers. Limestone Community HS Thornton Academy, founded in 1811, is a co-educational, private boarding and day school serving grades 6 through 12 in beautiful Saco, Maine. Maroa-Forsyth Schools Milford High School Leyden High School District 212 [cs_drop_cap letter=N color=#000000 size=5em ]o one struggles with the changing dynamics of the BiddefordTA rivalry more than Biddeford head coach Brian Curit. A.Vito Martinez Middle School Pontiac District #429 Glencoe High School Moon Area High School Ka'u High School Phillips Exeter Academy ( Exeter, NH ) 74-54-10. High School The linemen just look at him as if hes lapsed into French. Old Quarry Middle School But I dont know if he could ever have pictured himself wearing the colors he does now., When that question is put to him, Macomber answers without hesitating. Kingsley JHS Fairfield Community High School Coverage of Thornton Academy sports including Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming . Leman Middle School Wauconda HS Hope Academy Middle School Fieldcrest High School Thornton Academy versus Biddeford High. William Howard Taft High School Wilmington High School Simmons Middle School Washington Central Intermediate School Milton-Union High School Morton HS ( Berwyn-Cicero) Jane Addams Middle School Barrington High School Rockford Christian School He notes that the Battle of the Bridge has ended twice before, most recently in 1955. Prescott High School Lincoln Park High School Clinton JH Bednarcik Jr. High Bath High School To them, Biddeford wasnt just a mill town, it was a run-of-the-mill town, with a public high school unlike Sacos quasi-private academy and a team name as pedestrian as they come: the Tigers. Liberty Junior High School Woodstock High School The rest of the game becomes simply an accounting exercise a closing of the books, at least for now, on the rivalrys 121-year history. Liberty Jr High Bradley Central Middle School But, really, nobody on the Biddeford side believes it will happen. St. John's Lutheran School Sherrard Jr/Sr High School St. Laurence HS Elyria City School Riverdale HS / MS Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. They start a chant intended to knock the haughty Academy down a few notches, to public school status: Sa-co High School! TA scores quickly on a 50-yard bomb from quarterback McCrum. American Dreamer Stem Academy Jefferson HS Walther Christian Academy Explore the benefits. St Mary's Catholic School-Dekalb But both schools have to be on board.. After that, Biddeford decided to schedule all of its home games, including the TA game, on Friday nights. Shaler Area York High School Rich Central High School Shelbyville Schools Illinois Lutheran Schools Thats most important.. Mount Carmel High School Schlarman Academy On the Tigers side of the stadium, the crowds primary purpose is to pay final respects to a beloved fall ritual. Venue details: Various Cities, High school playgrounds will be held in different cities in Maine. Peoria Heights High School Humphrey Middle School I love the guy. Midwest Central CUSD #191 Byron Schools Geneva Middle School South Lockport HS Jacksonville HS St. Joseph - Ogden High School But Biddefords drive stalls at the TA 29-yard line. Unity High School Scontras knows what it would mean to Biddeford to win. But looking at it one Friday afternoon in the fall of 2014, Scontras feels no warm autumnal nostalgia. This is a bad feeling., So we go over there, he continues, wincing, like it pains him to finish the story, and they beat us. Glenbard North HS South Suburban Junior High School Association Leuzinger High School Cowherd Middle School Bellefontaine MS Edison Middle School Eastlake North HS The Ogden International School of Chicago A little bit, he says, but not really from anyone my age. Joliet West High School His narrative is saturated with details of a longstanding rivalry: The Battle of the Bridge. Metro Suburban Conference Southfield Christian School A recent bid to secure a makeover through TV personality Ty Penningtons The Ultimate Neighborhood Give Back Challenge fell short. I would love to see that, Walton says. NorthWest High School Hononegah HS They. Watseka High School Clackamas High School Oak Forest High School Meridian High School Lincoln-Way Central - Home of the Knights Jacksonville Middle School It finally ceased operations altogether in 2009. Springfield Local High School Homewood-Flossmoor Activities East Aurora HS - Building Usage & Activities Traughber JH Fairbanks High School and Middle School Phillips Middle School Falcons He and his wife both former teachers in the Saco school system made that 1988 championship banner. John Adams Middle School Thats not a knock a lot of schools do that now. St. Mary's School - Bloomington Thornridge High School Plainfield North HS Lincoln-Way East Lincoln Way West At the end of the day, he says, we have to do what we feel is in the best interest of our kids.. This is a good break for the Tigers, the Golden Trojans making just the kind of mistakes you expect from an overconfident, underprepared team. St. Charles East HS Prairie Central JH Kent Island High School Montessori Academy for Peace Neuqua Valley HS The schools football teams have played each other 97 times, starting in 1893. East High School Utopian Academy for the Arts Summerville High School Sacred Heart - Griffin Maine East HS Cumberland High School Oregon Clay HS/Fassett JH Plainfield North HS Snapton HS Crescent City Grade School Niles West High School Undefeated. EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL - ATHLETICS Reed-Custer Middle School A little later, however, after showing players some recent video of Thornton Academys offense, Curit cued up highlights from past Battle of the Bridge games, using REMs Orange Crush as the soundtrack. Kaneland High School The 23-24 Thornton Academy varsity football team roster. Thornton Fractional South High School Lansing, IL: Jefferson Middle School Aurora , IL: Thornton HS Harvey, IL: . Claim this team Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. That difference in resources has translated into a widening performance gap on the football field. Laupahoehoe Seasiders Athletics Biddeford managed to beat TA as recently as 2010. Beat. Scontras tries to get this across in a spluttering explanation. Glenbard East HS At the junction of Route 9 and Route 1, instead of making an expected right turn, the buses go straight. Homewood-Flossmoor High School Last regular-season game, already headed for the championship.. Urbana High School Geneva Middle School North Glenbard West HS See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports Litchfield High School We used to get 10,000 people for this game, Biddeford athletic director Dennis Walton says. Plainfield South Activities Central Cougars Confidence is one thing. We were undefeated going into the Biddeford game, he says. Hastings Middle School At the end of his final pregame practice held Thursday afternoon in the Biddeford High gym because of lashing rain he told his team that he wasnt going to give speeches on what happened five years ago, 10 years ago, 20 years ago., This is your game, Curit said. Notre Dame College Prep Evanston Township HS Seneca HS Activities Wauconda Middle School Irving Middle School Im not sure if theyve been burdened by it. St. Francis/Holy Ghost Catholic School Geneseo High School Lincoln Mother McAuley HS Holland Public Schools Thats for backs and receivers, along with head coach Kevin Kezal. Greenville HS Roanoke Benson High School Biddeford hangs tough, though, cutting the deficit to 147 by halftime, sparking hopes on the Biddeford side of Waterhouse Field: this could still be one of those upsets people will still be talking about 25 years from now. Smith Middle School Aurora Christian Schools Ridgeview Jr/Sr High School Abbott Middle School And they also bring in kids from surrounding communities. He was a player. Its really just a field. Evans Junior High School Marlowe Middle School Resurrection College Prep HS Le Roy High School Thurgood Marshall Middle School Lowpoint-Washburn Kennedy Middle School Donovan Jr/Sr High School Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School You know, he says, years from now, if they start playing this game again, well have to remember to take the York Hill Bridge.. Putnam County Jr High and High School Saint Bede Academy Rantoul - Eater Junior High School Sparta High School Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Rockford Lutheran ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL Its a simple numbers game; larger schools can draw from a bigger pool of bigger, faster kids. Midland High School Metamora Township High School Fairmont High School Rockford High School Biddeford, meanwhile, is struggling with a record of 34. Thornton Academy football achieved great success there prior to the turn of the century; they won three state championships beginning in 1896, and their 1898 squad was coached by former Harvard All-American football player, John Moulton. Afterward, the Biddeford sideline is subdued. These things matter! he says under his breath. Thornton HS Dublin Jerome High School All weve ever asked these kids to do is uphold a tradition. For a time, that plucky-underdoggedness carries over to the field. Hubris is another. St. Francis Xavier Grade School Peoria Christian School Beecher High School Chagrin pinches his face. Flora High School The Battle of the Bridge always used to be on Saturday afternoon. Maine South HS Teutopolis Junior High Sesser-Valier School District North Boone Middle School The buses go over the York Hill Bridge instead. Marseilles Elementary School Aurora Central Catholic Princeton This is your history now.. Sonora High School Hiawatha Jr Sr High School Stephen Decatur Middle School Lisle Junior High School Shawnee Lima HS Sycamore High School Activities These fields will be selected by the NFHS . On their next possession, the Tigers complete a quick pass, but the receiver collides with a teammate and fumbles. But its a different mentality now than when it was the Saco kid versus the Biddeford kid.. St. Cletus School West Lincoln Broadwell School District #92 University High School Sandwich Middle School Forest Area Community Schools West Ottawa High School Thornton Academy now has dorms for their international kids, Walton says. Indian Creek HS/MS Activities Limestone Middle School Rock Island High School Dekalb Clinton Rosette Manteno High School No, he says. Manteno Middle School Waldo Middle School So some optimists, with an eye toward downtown redevelopment efforts, envision a renaissance that will attract new residents and eventually reverse Biddeford Highs declining enrollment. Yorkville Middle School Cornerstone Christian Academy Pekin Community High School When you leave the parking lot, he tells the bus driver, pull in front of that other bus. Dont you kids understand tradition? he says, almost pleading. Larkin Athletics But Macomber moved to Biddeford more than 20 years ago, and his son, Capen, has spent his whole life there. Dunlap High School A star wide receiver from the class of 88, Walton played in three installments of the Battle of the Bridge. Argo Community High School Vandalia Schools Im not sure todays kids really understand that theyre getting ridiculed and dumped on, or what have you. If they lose, theyll never hear the end of it from the other side of the Saco River. Morrison High School And even as the mills became things of the past, that class structure or the impression of it remained. Elmwood Park HS Recap Scoretracker Videos Matchup Highlight Videos 0:26 But now? Lake Park See Hall High School Heritage Middle School But shes a TA girl now, says Hart, who started school in Biddeford before moving to Saco. "He would want us to go to states," High School football . Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center Rydell Boosters Centennial HS Jersey Community District # 100 As a final insult, Thornton Academy has even brought more fans to this years game. 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