FRYEBURG, Maine — It's time for Friday Night Lights.
The Fryeburg Academy football team (2-2) will be hosting Freeport (3-1) at 7 p.m. tonight. It has the makings of an epic matchup. But what is truly historic is it will be the first game on a new synthetic turf field complete with lighting for night games.
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