AUGUSTA —Wiscasset couldn’t keep Waynflete from hitting 3-pointers on Monday night. Consequently, for the third time this decade, the Wolverines couldn’t stop the Flyers from soaring into the Class C South boys’ basketball semifinals. No. 4 Waynflete sank six bonus balls in the first half to build a double-digit lead at Augusta Civic Center. Despite […]
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Class C boys’ quarterfinals: Hickey, Winthrop roll Old Orchard Beach
AUGUSTA — Jacob Hickey and Winthrop spent the entire MVC boys’ basketball season dealing with diamond-and-one, box-and-one, triple-team-against-one and any other gadget-defense-versus-one an opposing team and its coach dared to unleash. Knowing that Class C South quarterfinal foe Old Orchard Beach prefers to hang its hat on a 1-3-1 zone, no matter the opponent, the Ramblers […]
Class C boys’ quarterfinal: Boothbay blocks Madison at buzzer
AUGUSTA — Given a chance to tie Monday’s Class C South boys’ quarterfinal game in the final six seconds of regulation, Madison sized up Boothbay and went against its strength. Strength prevailed. Abel Bryer blocked the Bulldogs’ shot, and do-everything junior Jacob Leonard hit the deck to clean up the rebound as time expired in the […]
Tournament Roundup: Valley dismisses rambunctious Rangeley
AUGUSTA — Rangeley waited five years to be a longshot with nothing to lose in the Class D boys’ basketball quarterfinals. The Lakers wore that label well on Saturday afternoon. They didn’t give undefeated, overwhelming pre-tournament favorite Valley a scare, but they gave them a game. No. 1 Valley led by only six points after the […]
Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Tozier, Lincoln ward off Wells
PORTLAND — Cody Tozier’s second-half surge Saturday afternoon was impressive enough. Perhaps more important for Lincoln Academy was the way in which that hot streak awakened his teammates. Held down for the first half and much of the third quarter, the No. 4 Eagles collectively caught fire, stormed back from a five-point deficit and bounced the […]
Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Lesure, Lake Region put away pesky Poland
PORTLAND — Poland players and fans who were around for the fairy tale tournament shocker against Greely two years ago likely were amped for the sequel on Saturday afternoon, when the No. 8 Knights nudged within a point of top-seeded Lake Region three times in the third quarter. This rally, this bid to become a permanent […]
Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Maranacook takes out Lisbon in third
Throw in an MVC opponent with whom the KVAC-mainstay Black Bears hadn’t crossed paths during the regular season and it’s probably no earth-shattering revelation that Lisbon hung around for half of Saturday’s Class B South quarterfinal at Portland Expo. Once the No. 2 seed had a chance to get inspired, irritated, or both, Maranacook looked […]
Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Yarmouth staves off Spruce Mountain
For the Spruce Mountain boys on Saturday morning, it was a crawl. It was a trickle. It was frozen pipes. It was any other metaphor you might find valuable in the description of a game that saw the Phoenix score consecutive field goals, without a Yarmouth interruption, only once. The Clippers didn’t exactly craft an […]
Boys’ basketball: John Fossett puts Poland back in contention
The No. 8 Knights’ reward is a 4 p.m. tap against top-seeded Lake Region, which rolled 82-61 in the rivals’ lone regular-season meeting. If fans feel intimidated by any of those details, Poland coach Tyler Tracy recommends — OK, perhaps with asterisks, disclaimers and reservations — that you model the demeanor of your team’s senior center, John […]
Class B South boys’ preview: Spruce Mountain draws co-favorite Yarmouth
Players to watch: Lake Region — Jack Lesure, Sr. G; Marcus DeVoe, Sr. F; Nate Smith, Sr. F; Maranacook — Kyle Wilbur Jr. G; Levi Emery Sr. C; Kent Mohlar, Sr. G; Yarmouth — Musseit M’Bareck Sr. G; Nolan Hagerty, Soph. F; Bailey Darling, Sr. G; Lincoln — Cody Tozier Jr. C; Riley Cushing, Jr. F; Taylor Holmes, Soph. […]