High School Football in Maine is becoming one of the fastest growing varsity sports in the entire country. Going back to 1991 the state has seen 18 new programs enter the varsity ranks with several more to go. Further proof of this sports explosion was a story Sports Illustrated wrote as part of their Friday Night Lights series regarding the 2007 Class A state championship game between Bonny Eagle and Lawrence. But football in Maine isn't a new concept. The Maine Principals Association, the governing board for high school sports in Maine, first started crowning state champions in 1950 but the sport has roots in the Pine Tree state that date all the way back to the turn of the twentieth century. This is evidence by a recent research on the longest running high school football rivalries in the country which includes the Cony-Gardiner classic as well as the Thornton Academy-Biddeford "Battle of the Bridge" which dates back to their first games in 1892 and 1893 respectively. Both were listed in a page covering the longest running rivalries in the United States. The annual Thanksgiving Day game, played at Fitzpatrick Stadium between Portland and Deering, dates back to 1911 and is the 19th longest running Thanksgiving Day game in the United States

However, with the variety of websites that exist on the internet very few provide the comprehensive array of information for someone to follow the schools and the high school sport in Maine. Since 2009 this website has been designed to provide a single-source location that'll attempt to address this.

I will be the first to admit that this website is not 100% complete or accurate. I have tried my best using the various sites on the internet to ensure a thoroughness regarding all the information on this website. However, if you have found information that is incorrect or outdated, please email us with the correct or up-to-date information so this can be addressed.

If you have any ideas on how to improve this website, or have any information that would help make this site better, please email me with your ideas or suggestions at the link listed above.

Andrew Hart
Owner, Maine High School Football


Maine High School Football would like to acknowledge the efforts and contributions of the following that help make this website and its information possible.
*LeagueLineup.com
*Maine Principals Association
*The State of Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation
*The Gatorade Company and the Gatorade Player of the Year
*The television stations of Maine
*The print and online publications and newspapers of Maine
*Kora Shriners Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic
*Lone Wolf Documentary Group
*MGhelmets.com
*USA Today High School Sports.com
*MaxPreps
*High School Football America
*gilleymedia.com
*The administrators, coaches, staff, managers, and student-athletes of all 78 schools that play high school football in Maine