Lobster Bowl selections

Three area senior football players and one cheering team member from the region have been selected to participate in the 2016 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 16 at Biddeford High School’s Waterhouse Field.

Chosen for the East team — made up of high school seniors from Classes A, B, C, and D — is Dexter Regional High School linebacker Bryce Salsbury, Foxcroft Academy defensive end Brandon Brock and Pony wide receiver Hunter Smith. Foxcroft’s Kimmy Hanson will be a member of the Lobster Bowl East cheering team.

The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic,will mark its 27th consecutive year this summer with Lobster Bowl XXVII. The all-star football game is a Kora Shrine sponsored event where 100 percent of the net proceeds from the game are for the benefit of the 22 Shrine Hospitals for Children across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic has been created to raise money and to help make the public aware of the expert orthopedic and burn care facilities available, regardless of the patient’s’ ability to pay, to children who desperately need this specialized care.

This East vs. West match-up, brings over 150 student athletes and coaches from all over the state together to help produce what is considered the premier high school sporting event held in Maine. All participants commit to a week long training camp where they make new friends and more importantly, learn why they play the game — “Strong Legs Run … So that Weak Legs May Walk”.

The student-athletes have just graduated and are about to enter college. They are nominated to play in the prestigious game by their coaches and selected by a committee from the Maine Athletics Association.

Heading into the 2016 edition, the West holds an 18-8 lead in the all-time Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic standings.