BIDDEFORD — Four Midcoast football players and one area head coach have been selected to participate in the 2015 Kora Shriners Lobster Bowl Saturday, July 18 at Waterhouse Field in Biddeford. 

Leading the group of seniors on the East team will be Belfast head coach Chis Bartlett. Among the players on Bartlett’s roster will be Colton Spear of Medomak Valley, Steven Davis of Belfast and Bryan Clement of Camden Hills. 

Playing on the West squad will be Preston Spears of Oceanside. 

According to the bowl website, the “game is a Kora Shrine sponsored event where 100% of the net proceeds from the game are for the benefit of the 22 Shrine Hospitals for Children across the US, Canada, and Mexico. The Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Game 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 patients’ ability to pay, to children who desperately need this specialized care.

“This East vs. West match-up, brings over 160 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. 

“The student athletes are high school seniors who have just graduated and are about to enter college. They are nominated to play in this prestigious game by their coaches and selected by a committee from the Maine Athletics Association.”

Per the rosters posted by bowl organizers, Spear will play at safety, Davis at left tackle, Clement at defensive tackle and Spears at defensive back. 

Assistant coaches will be named for both squads at a later date. 

No cheerleaders were selected from the area. 

Reach the sports department at: sports@penbaypilot.com.