Washburn holds off Easton for fifth consecutive victory
In a rematch of last year’s Eastern Maine Class B championship game, the Old Town Coyotes proved too much for the Caribou Vikings Saturday at MacKenzie Gymnasium in Old Town.
The Coyotes had beaten the Vikings in overtime in the February regional final at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor and went on to win the state title.
The Washburn Beavers have separated themselves as the top Class D team in the region following Monday’s win over Easton. Fort Fairfield, meanwhile, suffered its first loss under new coach Logan McLaughlin. The Tigers fell by just four points at Southern Aroostook, one of the favorites in EM D this season.
Summaries of games played Dec. 16-22 are as follows:
Washburn 58, Easton 49 — The visiting Beavers built a 21-9 first-quarter lead, then held off a late comeback by the Bears to grab their fifth win of the season without a loss Monday.
Washburn was led by Noah Caron’s 14 points and Jarrett Olson’s 13.
Jake Flewelling led 3-2 Easton with a game-high 21 points. Cody Halvorson added 14 points and Logan Halvorson posted 10.
Hodgdon 74 at Limestone 18 — At Limestone Monday, Devin Quint scored a game-high 15 points to power Hodgdon to the easy win over LCS/MSSM.
Jimmy Buzzell added 11 points for the Hawks.
Matt Pelkey led the 1-5 Eagles with a pair of three-pointers for six points.
Old Town boys 66, Caribou 42 — The defending state champion Coyotes are now 5-0 after Saturday’s victory over Caribou at MacKenzie Gymnasium.
In the rematch of February’s Eastern Maine final won by Old Town in overtime, the hosts limited Dayne and Donovan Savage to a total of 17 points in the runaway win.
Eric Hoogterp scored 20 for the winners, while Mitchell Cole had 14 points and eight rebounds and center Adam Richardson 13 points and nine boards.
Dayne Savage led Vikings with 14 points, but no one else scored more than five.
Fort Kent 55, Limestone 37 — Fort Kent outscored the Eagles in the second quarter, 22-4, and came out on top Friday in Limestone.
Brandon Theriault paced the Warriors with 14 points, while Ryan Chasse and Matt Daigle each chipped in 12.
Freshman Alex Sprague led the Eagles with 14 points, while Dalton Canonico added nine.
Caribou boys 61, Fort Kent 47 — Colby Holdsworth scored 16 points, including 10 in the first quarter, and Donovan Savage tossed in 15 to power the Vikings to victory Thursday in Fort Kent.
Dayne Savage and Timothy Dassow added eight points each for Caribou. Ryan Chasse and Matt Daigle paced Fort Kent with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
