MDI Boys Beat Old Town 60-55
The MDI Boys and Old Town Boys entered the Wednesday, January 8th game tied for 4th place, and this game was expected to be a closely fought game in Old Town, and the game didn't disappoint. MDI defeated Old Town 60-55. MDI knew that Old Town was a very good 3-point shooting team, and Old Town proved that, hitting 9 3's in the game, some from what seemed Orono as they were bombing the basket. At one point, in the 3rd quarter, Old Town had hit 8 3's, and 24 of their 35 points came from behind the 3 point arc!
MDI went out to a 12-9 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter. Aaron Snurkowski banked hit a runner at the buzzer to give the Trojans the 3 point lead. Old Town double teamed Jon Phelps and held him scoreless in the 1st Quarter. The Trojans got 4 points each from Steven Hanscom and Andrew Davis. Kaleb Gifford hit a 3-pointer for the Coyotes.
In the 2nd Quarter, the teams traded 3's. Jon Phelps scored back to back 3 pointers for MDI and scored 9 points in the quarter. Steven Hanscom drained a 3-pointer for MDI. Old Town scored 4 3-pointers in the quarter, 2 by Tylor Gifford, and 1 a piece from Mitchell Cole and Scott Smart. At the end of the 1st half the Trojans led Old Town 28-22.
The 3rd Quarter looked to be a 3-fest for both teams. MDI 's Phelps drained two more, and Riley Swanson swished a 3-pointer. Meanwhile, while MDI was draining 3's, Andrew Davis scored 4 baskets inside and along the baseline with some sweet jumpers, giving Davis 14 points through three quarters. For Old Town, Kaleb Gifford, Tyler Gifford and Eric Hoogterp all scored a 3-pointer. At the end of the 3rd Quarter MDI led 45-35.
Old Town would cut MDI's lead to 5 points in the 4th quarter, but couldn't get closer. Hoogerp scored a 3-pointer and Adam Robinson scored 6 in the quarter. Steven Hanscom scored 6 in the quarter, going 4-5 from the free throw line for MDI. Davis had 5 points and Phelps had 5 points for the Trojans. who were outscored 20-15 in the final quarter, but still had enough to come away with the 5 point victory, 60-55.
MDI was led by John Phelps with 20 points, including 4 3's. Andrew Davis had a career high 19 points for the Trojans. MDI went 12-16 from the free throw line. Old Town was led by Tyler Gifford with 9 points, all coming from 3's. Eric Hoogterp and Adam Richardson each had 8 points for Old Town. Old Town was 6-8 from the free throw line.
With the victory, MDI improved to 7-2, while Old Town fell to 6-4. MDI next plays Washington Academy at Bernard Parady Gymnasium in Bar Harbor on Saturday, January 11th at 7 PM. Old Town travels to Lincoln to play Mattanawcook Academy on Friday, January 10th.
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Box Score
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
MDI Boys | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 60 |
Old Town Coyotes Boys | 9 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 55 |
MDI
# | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
10 | Jon Phelps | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
12 | Billy Laverdiere | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Isaiah Keene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Abe Philbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Taner Bickford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | Ryan Littlefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Stephen Hanscom | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
32 | Gus Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Riley Swanson | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
42 | Aaron Snurkowski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Chase Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | James O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | Andrew Davis | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
TOTALS | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 60 |
Old Town
# | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
4 | Brian Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Drew Coulombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Kaleb Gifford | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
14 | Garvey Melmed | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
20 | Tyler Gifford | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
22 | Eric Hoogterp | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
24 | Nick Cowan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
30 | Zac Libby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
32 | Andre Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Mitchell Cole | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
42 | Adam Richardson | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
44 | Scott Smart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
50 | Zach Bartlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 55 |
Class B Boy's Heal Points