Oxford Hills Football Anticipate Eastern Maine Class A Playoffs by Shannon Kriger

While a majority of the community is awaiting Halloween this coming Friday night, the Oxford Hills Varsity football team is preparing for their first appearance in Eastern Maine’s Class A football playoffs in nine years.

On Halloween night, the 5th-seeded Vikings will be taking on the 4th-seeded Bangor Rams for the second time in the past couple of weeks. Last Friday night, the Vikings played against the Rams in Bangor, winning the game with a final score of 18-0.

Although the Vikings vanquished the Rams just last week, they are approaching the game humbly and are expecting a game much different than the last.

Last Friday night, Bangor had a disadvantage when they rivaled Oxford Hills. The Rams were missing some of their starters due to a heavily disciplined locker room incident that occurred within the team.

Considering the absent athletes in the last game, the upcoming game is expected to be much closer.

The Vikings, who had ended their season at 4-4, are very confident in their team’s skills coming into this game. When it comes to the team’s proficiency on defense, they believe that they are one of the best in the state.

“We are very physical and fast”, Mark Soehren, the head coach of the Vikings, commented on his team’s dominance on the defensive end.

When questioned on what he was expecting for this Friday’s game, Coach Soehren responded, “It will be a game between two teams that run the ball almost all of the time. It will be very physical and hard fought.”

Come support the Oxford Hills Vikings in their first appearance in the Eastern Maine Playoffs in several years at Cameron Stadium in Bangor on Friday, October 31st at 7pm., October 31st at 7pm.