The MDI Boys Basketball Team played host to the Hermon Hawks on Wednesday, January 9th and came away with a 71-53 victory.

With the win, MDI improves to 7-2 at the half way point in the season, with MDI's losses coming to Washington Academy in the opening game of the season and to Presque Isle.

MDI currently is in 6th place in the Class B Heal Points Standings. With the loss, Hermon falls to 5-4, good for 8th place in the Heal Point Standings. These two teams will play again in Hermon in the next to last game of the season, on Wednesday February 6th.

The score was tied at the end of the 1st Quarter 14-14. MDI led 32-23 at the end of the 1st Half, 51-38 after the end of the 3rd Quarter and outscored Hermon in the final quarter 20-15 to come away with the 71-53 victory.

MDI was led by Ben Walls, with 21 points, going 9-11 from the free throw line. Adam Gray had 14 for MDI, going 6-7 from the free throw line. Altogether, the Trojans shot 78.6% from the charity stripe, going 22-28.  Hermon was led by Tyler Thayer with 20 points. Jacob Rioux had 14 points including 4 3-pointers in the losing effort for the Hermon Hawks.

Hermon's next game is this Saturday, January 12th when they will travel up to Aroostook County to play the Caribou Vikings. MDI is off until Tuesday January 15th, when they will travel to Mackenzie Gymnasium in Old Town, to take on the Old Town Coyotes in a game that will be heard on AM 1370 WDEA and WDEA Internet Radio beginning with the pregame at 6:40 PM.

For more pictures of the game click here. All photos courtesy Walter Churchill

Box Score

Hermon

#NameGFGM2PM3PMFTMFTAPFPTS
10Chris  Allen10000010
11Cole Beylerian10000000
12Jacob Rioux140422214
14Kyle Kivler10000000
15Fritz Mareseille12202326
20T.J. Verrill10000000
22Eric Hoogterp11010023
24Tyler Beaton10000000
30Tyler Thayer188046320
32Johnathon Smith10000000
33Ryan Kelly13301307
34Garrett Kipler10000000
40Joey Martin11101213
50Bryve Hieftje10000050
TOTALS11914510161653

MDI

#NameGFGM2PM3PMFTMFTAPFPTS
10Jon Phelps144034011
12Keegan McKim10000000
14Chris Clemens11100002
20Abe Philbrook13210017
22Colin Mooers13302238
24Adam Olearcek10000000
30Stephen Hanscom10000000
32Andrew Dalton10000000
34Ben Walls1660911421
40Chris "Woofie" Kaiser12202406
44Isaac Wallace10000000
50Adam Gray144067214
52Andrew Davis11100012
TOTALS12423122281171

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