By: Jack Begin

Standing at six feet tall and 185 pounds, Cony High School senior Kyle Douin isn’t the most menacing presence on the basketball court, but he is a stone cold killer.

Averaging more than 14 points per game, No. 3 Douin has helped lead the Rams to a 3-1 start to the season, during an already difficult year marked by covid.

The Maine Principal's Association has said that no playoffs will occur, but that doesn’t matter to Douin.

“We’re just happy to be back on the court,” Douin said.

Players have made multiple adjustments this season from wearing masks to not having in-person attendance — on top of an always changing schedule with teams cancelling due to positive covid cases. Yet they’re just glad to be playing.

Douin, a seasoned veteran and a team captain, has shown unwavering leadership throughout a difficult time for student athletes. Watching a game on the CTV-7 stream, students, teachers and community members can see him keeping spirits high and advising younger, less experienced players.

Most importantly he is humble and rarely speaks highly of himself. As one classmate put it, “He’ll score 30 the night before, and show up to calc class the next day like nothing happened.”

In seemingly every sport Douin plays he excels. He will finish his senior season with 13 varsity letters, which would have been 14 if the baseball season hadn’t been cancelled last year.

As a freshman he was asked to be the kicker for the varsity football team and made the varsity baseball team. By sophomore year, he was KVAC all conference at the position making every single point after attempt, while also finishing as the eighth overall state golfer.

His favourite athletic moment was, “Kicking the game winner at Windham as time expired. The atmosphere was electric.”

Douin currently ranks fifth in his class of 169 students, and has taken every honors class at Cony and seven AP courses. Douin plans to attend the University of Maine and major in mechanical engineering.

He describes himself as, “A student teacher willing to help anyone.”

This article was produced as part of a series highlighting the accomplishments of senior athletes at Cony High School written by student journalists with The Rameses. Check back for more articles soon.