Football
Coach: Lance Johnson
Last year’s record: 1-7
Key players: The Red Storm will look to seniors Mike Cyr at tight end, quarterback Jack Adams, wide receiver Dennis Liu, running back Scott Merrill, running back Zach Bean, offensive lineman Will Lynch, offensive lineman Zach Frizzle, and juniors Matt Brown at running back, running back Kellen Smith, running back Scott Thibeault and offensive lineman Logan Mars.
Key games this season: Although the coaches believe that every matchup is important, upcoming games against Thornton Academy, Sanford, Biddeford and Gorham standout.
Season outlook: After opening 2010 with a big win over Massabesic, the Storm are eyeing a playoff berth this season. “The Red Storm hope to make the playoffs in the competitive Western Maine football conference,” Johnson said. “With many returning starters from last year’s team, this goal should be well within reach.”
Girls cross country
Coach: Ron Kelly
Last year’s record: 14-2, 5th at regionals, 8th at the state meet.
Key athletes: Returning top runners will be Sarah Dugas, Abby Chick, Marissa O’Toole and Emily O’Connor. Some important newcomers will be Andrea Tolman, Mary Scott, Maggie Smith, Nicole Kirk, Julie Walker, and Marian Gardner.
Key meets this season: The Red Storm will be on the lookout for Cheverus this season, who Kelly believes is the clear favorite team this year.
Season outlook: “We will be stronger than last year,” Kelly said. “The newcomers can play an important role in the team. My top runners must challenge for a top 10 placing as individuals. In order to challenge Cheverus, the balance of the team needs to be in the top 30. Our pack must be very close from 1-5.”
Boys cross country
Coach: Jim Harmon
Last year’s record: Second place at states.
Key athletes: The Red Storm will draw upon the talents of Nick Morris, Robby Hall, Tom Hague, Zach Brown, Ian Morris, Ethan Law, Mike Tudor, Wout Moulin, Sam Terry and Matt Aceto.
Key meets this season: Harmon expects to compete at both the Belfast Invitational, as well as regionals and states down the road. “We should be a strong contender for the state title,” he said.
Boys soccer
Coach: Mark Diaz
Last year’s record: 18-0- state Class A champions
Key players: Scarborough will look to return to its winning ways with the help of Kevin Philbrick, Brett Leighton, Andrew Jones, Peter Rizzi, Matt Graef, and Colin Cain.
Key games this season: Diaz said he believes one key matchup will come against the South Portland Red Riots on Sept. 7. Another big game will be against Gorham on Sept. 16. Finally matches away at Westbrook and home against Windham on Sept. 21 and Oct. 7, respectively, appear to be crucial.
Season outlook: “We have a nice core of seniors returning to the lineup,” Diaz said. “We will have to find different ways to find our offense, and our seniors will have to become leaders for the team to reach its potential. I am hoping we can be consistent throughout the season and peak at the right time.”
Girls soccer
Coach: Mike Farley
Record last year: 13-2
Key players: The Storm will call upon senior center midfielder Cortney Hughes, who Farley calls his “best all-around player,” junior forward Haley Carignan, who was the leading scorer in 2009, senior central defender Nicollette Caron, senior center midfielder Margaret Palmer, senior outside midfielder Sarah Little, senior outside back Tori Armishaw, junior defender Emily Tolman, junior defender Jessica Broadhurst, junior outside midfielder Meghan Tyson, and senior defender Heidi Bogdanovich.
Key games this season: “The key games this year will be Gorham on Sept. 13th, Cheverus on Sept. 23rd, Windham Oct. 4th and Thornton Academy,” Farley said. “Gorham is always a good team and will be very tough to beat, and Cheverus and Thornton were very tough like they were last year, and I image they will continue to improve this season. The SMAA is very strong this year with a lot of teams able to step up and beat anyone on any given day. It should make for some very interesting regular season matches.”
Season outlook: “Our team has a lot of experience with 12 seniors,” Farley said. “We want to strive for a level of consistency that has eluded us the past couple of years, and that will allow us to play our style and impose our will on every team that we play regardless of their record. If we can achieve that level of consistency I believe we will be a playoff team that has the ability to go deep into the postseason.”
Volleyball
Coach: Jon Roberts (first year)
Record last year: 9-7
Key players: The Storm are anchored by a trio of senior co-captains: Bridget Hicks, Christina Bilodeau, and Mackenzie Bowker. Other key players are juniors Emily Robbins, Amber Bowen, Brittany Bona and Rachel Webber, and freshman Mary Cleary.
Season outlook: “Every match will be important this year as we try to establish our team identity,” Roberts said. “Our whole program is committed to playing at a high level and working as hard as possible in practice. It would not be surprising to see other standout players develop during the course of the season. We always aim to be the hardest working team in the gym wherever we go, and we look forward to some great volleyball this season.”
Golf
Coach: Mike Murphy
Key players: The Storm will rely on Dan Slavin, Zach Pelczar and Brendan Hall to lift the team.
Season outlook: “Every match we play is key,” Murphy said. “We have some outstanding athletes in our lineup. Our goal is to get better every time we play.”
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