Staff Writer
He’s made over 1,000 points this season, but in Monday afternoon’s game against the Woodland Dragons Ashland Hornet Jeremy Tarr only put in seven points.
But there’s only so much you can do when you can’t get the ball. And Woodland’s Aaron St. Pierre made sure that Tarr rarely got the ball.
The Hornets faired well initially, trailing Woodland 13-9 at the end of the first quarter. Even down by nine at the end of the half, it seemed plausible that Ashland could jump back in for a second-half attempt at a win.
But whatever chance Ashland had heading into the third quarter grew slim as Woodland came out fiercely early on in the second half.
After falling behind 45-18, the Hornets braved the fourth quarter resiliantly, heading into those final eight minutes with as much passion as they had at the beginning of the game.
Woodland remained offensively relentless, putting in an additional 23 points before the final buzzer, and Ashland came alive too late, scoring 17 points in the final quarter to lose the game 68-41.
Coach Joel Hall commented on the frustration of Woodland’s defense after the game. “They [Woodland] played well and kept us from getting the ball to Tarr,” conceded Hall.
Even in his single 3-point attempt during the game Tarr came up empty handed.
Fellow teammates Carl Nemer and Lucas Hafford stepped up with 10 points each and Nemer put in two 3-pointers for Ashland. Also contributing from the Hornet bench was Jacob Paradis, who put away eight points.
In their journey to Bangor, Ashland defeated the Washburn Beavers last week in Presque Isle 75-44 and prepared to take on the fourth-seeded Dragons. Tarr was on fire for against Washburn with 40 points, a game-high which included five 3-pointers while Hafford added eight points.
Nick McIntosh and Jordan McLaughlin led Washburn with nine points apiece.
Staff photo/Abigail Hunt
LUCAS HAFFORD puts one away at the Bangor Auditorium Monda night. Ashland fell to Woodland 68-41.
