On Monday, the East Grand Vikings nearly pulled off an upset over Southern Aroostook in Dyer Brook. But, the Warriors held on for the 64-61 victory.
REBOUNDING – East Grand’s Abe Brittain goes up for a rebound against Southern Aroostook players Jesse Small and Tyler Robinson during Monday’s game in Dyer Brook.
Dakota Sleeper led the Warriors with 26 points, with the Robinson brothers, Cody and Tyler, adding 13 and 10 points, respectively.
For East Grand, Kaleb Dicker and David Cropley each had 19 points, while Abe Brittain added 11 more.
The Warriors were in another barn burner affair last Friday in Mars Hill.
CAHS’ Kasey Brewer made three of four free throws in the final 30 seconds, but the Warriors launched a 3-pointer at the buzzer that fell short, as CAHS won 58-56.
Brewer finished with 14 points, while Manny Martinez netted 18 and Caleb Kelly chipped in with 11 for the winners.
For the Warriors, Tyler Robinson tossed in 18, while Cody Robinson had 11 and Mike Casey added 10.
Last Tuesday, the Warriors yet again were involved in a very close game against Limestone/MSSM, but came away with the victory, 65-63.
Sleeper led the Warriors with 19 points, while Cody and Tyler Robinson each had 14 points.
The East Grand Vikings didn’t have any better luck in their game last Friday against Shead, losing 65-59.
The Tigers built a 44-24 halftime lead en route to the win.
Dicker knocked down 16 points, while Andrew Gilman and Brittain each had 12. Seth Cropley netted 11 more for East Grand.
In girls’ action, the Lady Vikings also suffered a 39-31 loss to Shead.
Courtney Lloyd led East Grand with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
The night before, the East Grand teams swept Highview Academy in Danforth.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Vikings outscored their opponents, 30-11 over the second half for the win, as Kelsey Daoust scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half.
In the boys’ contest, the Vikings led 24-7 to open the game and cruised to a 66-30 win.
Dicker fired in 19 points and brought down 15 rebounds, while Seth Cropley had 14 points and David Cropley had 10 points and pulled in 25 rebounds. Andrew Gilman finished with 12 points for the winners.
In Stacyville, the Katahdin Lady Cougars overtook Lee, 58-52 behind Olivia McNally’s play.
The Lady Cougars battled back in the second quarter, with McNally scoring 12 of her total 24 points in the period, as Katahdin outscored Lee, 14-4 for a 24-19 halftime lead and win. Melissa Duffy and Jalisa Moore each added 12 points for the winners.
Last Saturday, the Lady Cougars were overtaken by Bangor Christian, 43-35. The teams swapped leads, with the Patriots holding on.
McNally scored 13 points and Duffy added 10 for Katahdin.
In boys’ action, the Cougars fell 54-44 to Bangor Christian, as the Patriots’ Tyler Alexander went 6-6 from the line and hit a jumper in the final period to push his team to the win.
The teams played evenly throughout the game. Katahdin led 25-24 at halftime, but going into the fourth quarter the score was tied at 36.
Brandon Robinson led Katahdin with 16 points, while Evan McCarthy netted 13.
The Cougars missed two free throws in the fourth period of last Wednesday’s game to send the game into overtime where Ashland pulled out a 68-65 win.
McCarthy paced Katahdin’s offense with 18 points, while Ethan Qualey and Robinson each had 12 points and Andrew Hawkins chipped in with 10.
In the girls’ game last Wednesday, the Lady Cougars defeated Schenck, 58-36 at Stacyville.
McNally led Katahdin with 14, while Moore netted 12 and Alisha Majkowski added 11.
At Hodgdon, the Lady Hawks edged Limestone/MSSM, 34-30 on Monday. Chelsea Sloat paced Hodgdon’s offense with 13 points.
Last Thursday, the Lady Hawks were overpowered by Houlton, 54-30.
The Lady Shires hit full throttle, outscoring Hodgdon 33-16 over the second and third periods for a 42-24 lead. Amanda Fogarty led Houlton with 11 points, while Lainey Herring added nine and Erica Lackey sparked Houlton, finishing with eight.
For Hodgdon, Sloat had seven points.
Last Tuesday, the Lady Hawks were toppled by undefeated Fort Fairfield, 42-30.
The Tigers outscored Hodgdon, 13-5 in the final period.
Taylor Hovey scored 11 for Hodgdon.
Last Tuesday at Hodgdon, the game was like a heavy weight championship bout between Houlton and Hodgdon, but it was the Shires delivering the knock out blow, 56-34.
The Hawks worked their defense to shut down Houlton’s leader James Bates to keep themselves in position. With the score tied at 6-all, the first punch landed was to Hodgdon when Andrew McGillicuddy, who with his twin brother Daniel make a sizeable front line, was tagged with his second personal foul and exiting to the bench.
But, Hodgdon would jab Houlton when Bates was hit with his second personal foul with the Shires ahead 13-8 at the 2:07 mark of the first quarter. The Shires held a 15-10 opening lead, but felt the affects of yet another blow when Jordan Codrey, Houlton’s inside man and rebounder, was hit with his second personal foul with the Shires leading 20-16 with 4:59 left to intermission. Then, Codrey was tagged with his third personal with 33 seconds left in the second.
With the Shires on top 26-20, Houlton would close out the period with a 30-22 halftime advantage.
With the start of the third, Houlton ignited behind their defense, extending their lead to 35-23 with 5:51 left in third. The game became out of reach when Hodgdon started to unravel against Houlton’s pressure, falling behind by as many as 20 plus points. At that point, Hodgdon coach Jerry Adams simply pulled his starters and sent in his reserves.
With that move, Houlton coach Mike Fogarty responded in the same manner, giving each teams substitutes varsity minutes that can only benefit these players over time.
Bates led Houlton with 12 points, while Jordan Bragan added 10. For Hodgdon, Andrew McGillicuddy finished with 10.
The Southern Aroostook Lady Warriors held the Greater Houlton Christian Academy to two points over three periods of last Saturday’s game in Dyer Brook to pick up their 12th win by a score of 44-10.
Brittany Charette paced the Lady Warriors with 14 points, while GHCA’s high scorer was Bethany Emery with six.
Last Wednesday, the GHCA Eagles picked up a 79-60 win over host Wisdom.
Zach Straubel poured in 21 points, while Micah Wiley fired in 20 more points. Chad Duff finished with 14, as the Eagles went 24 of 42 from the free throw line.
Last Wednesday, the Lady Eagles were overpowered 41-21 by visiting Washburn.
The Beavers outscored GHCA, 15-2 in the third en route to the win. Kari Brewer led GHCA with 11 points.
In boys’ action, the game went down to the wire with GHCA pulling out a 66-63 victory over Washburn.
Duff led the Eagles with 18 points, while Wiley netted 17 and Jaron Gray scored 10.
BALL CONTROL – In the top photograph, Houlton’s Corey Woodworth goes up strong against Hodgdon defender Zach McCarty, while below, Haley Quint drives to the hoop, as Houlton’s Taylor Bailey moves in.
