Football Quarterfinal/Semifinal/Regional Final Friday

After a weather delay, we finished off the Regional Finals in soccer and field hockey. Skowhegan won another field hockey Regional Title. That's...I've lost count, but it's something like 20 of the last 21. 22 of the last 23?

They're going to play Cheverus, who won with some overtime dramatics, courtesy of Brooke Bunelle.

In soccer, Mary Allen scored 4 goals to lead Bangor Christian past Richmond.

Bangor Christian girls soccer runs past Richmond in eight-player South final

Mary Allen scores four times to lift the Patriots to a berth in the state championship game.

Centralmaine.comNathan Fournier

The Fall Gold Ball Odds are updated for the Gold Ball games in soccer and field hockey and also whatever round your team in currently in for football.

Let's update the Model's track record for the playoffs.

Boys Soccer: 63-16 (79.7%)
Girls Soccer: 67-13 (83.8%)
Field Hockey: 38-6 (86.4%)
Football: 15-2 (88.2%)

Basketball season is just around the corner!

Make sure you vote in the preseason poll.

Boys Pre-Season Poll

Season’s almost here!

Maine Basketball RankingsLucas McNelly

Do as many or as few regions as you want. There's a link to the girls poll on the boys poll (and vice versa). Jay Baines and I will break down the results in a podcast before opening night. Make sure you subscribe before-hand.

JP Estrella is back!

JP had 12 points and 5 boards in 20 minutes off the bench in the opener against Mercer.

Brewer's Oli Higgins is drawing some attention in advance of basketball season.

Is Maine a basketball hotbed? People are asking.

I really like those Maine jerseys.

It's also worth noting that, while Higgins is a sophomore, numerous people are saying that this year's incoming freshman class might be the best one in a long time, perhaps ever.

I put that to Travis Lee on the podcast and he was quick to make the distinction that there's levels to being an impact player right away.

Speaking of Cooper, he made headlines this week with a comment that this 2-6 Mavs start is the most he's lost ever.

Cooper Flagg reacts to Mavs’ slow start: ‘It’s the most I’ve lost ever’

The Dallas Mavericks dropped their third straight game on Wednesday, falling 101–99 at home to the New Orleans Pelicans. With the loss, Dallas slipped to 2–6 — a rough start that clearly isn’t sitting well with No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg.

BasketNews.comLog in

When you consider that his teams lost a total of 8 games over the last 4 years, 2-6 is going to take some adjusting.

You should be aware of the Jaylen Brown hair controversy.

Jaylen Brown’s fake hairline is literally leaving a black mark on the NBA

Jaylen Brown blamed Boston for his fake-ass hairline. The Celtics star said on a recent video stream that 10 years of stress trying winning championships caused him to start balding. Brown has been channeling Carlos Boozer this season by using spray to make his hair look fuller, and it’s been leaving a trail of destruction […]

Yahoo SportsRicky O’Donnell

Game of the Day

There's a number of quality options for Game of the Day. The Class C quarterfinals are today, featuring a rematch of the Wells/Gardiner overtime classic from earlier this year. The Stax Index prefers Bangor and Oxford Hills in an A North semi. Westbrook gets to prove they're for real when they host Marshwood.

But for my money, you can't do any better than Kennebunk and Falmouth.

This has recently become quite the rivalry. Last year, Falmouth beat Kennebunk in the state title game to finish their surprising undefeated season. Some said that was an upset (Sports Illustrated). Others didn't (me). Then in Week 1, Kennebunk got some revenge, beating Falmouth 14-10.

Today's the rubber match.

Kennebunk is 7-1 with the one loss coming to the top seeded Westbrook. Falmouth has given up 3 points in their last 3 games. Total. This is two of the top 10 defenses in the state, so scoring will likely be at a premium.

The Model likes Falmouth by 2.7.

The Model's picks for today's games are after the jump.