Old Town Girls Escape with Win – Beat MDI 41-37 [STATS & PHOTOS]

The Old Town Girls Basketball Team remained unbeaten, escaping with a 41-37 win over the MDI Trojans on Wednesday night, January 18th in Bar Harbor.

The Coyotes led 11-6 at the end of the 1st Quarter. MDI outscored Old Town 10-8 in the 2nd Quarter to cut the lead to 19-16 at the end of the 1st Half. Mollie Gray's 3-pointer from the left wing with no time left in the 3rd Quarter made the score 31-31. In the 4th Quarter, Old Town led 39-37 when MDI was forced to foul with 3 seconds left, and Saige Evans sank the 1 and 1 to give the Coyotes the win.

MDI was led by Mollie Gray with a game-high 20 points including 4 3-pointers. Sophia Brophy had 11 points. The Trojans were 1-2 from the free throw line.

Old Town was led by Taylor Loring with 18 points, including 4 3-pointers. Saige Evans had 17 points. The Coyotes were 5-9 from the free throw line.

MDI is now 5-5. The Trojans will play host to Winslow on Saturday, January 21st at 4:30 p.m. That game will be broadcast on AM 1370 WDEA, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our free downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device with the pregame starting at 4:15 p.m.

Old Town is now 13-0. They play at MCI on Saturday, January 21st at 2:30 p.m.

Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league's first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced Wednesday in a statement. He was 74.

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Thanks to Walter Churchill for the photos!