Last high school game for senior all-stars

By Joseph Cyr
Sports Editor
    CARIBOU — The 2010 Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic drew a bumper crop of senior athletes to the hardwood for one final hurrah of their high school basketball careers.
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WHITE TEAM — Members of the Aroostook County Senior All-Star White squad include, front row from left, Derrick Rossignol, Van Buren; Zach Straubel, GHCA; Jordan Bragan, Houlton; Lucas Craig, Katahdin; and Chris Williams, Hodgdon; and back, coach Matt Rossignol; Dillon Kingsbury, Presque Isle; Keenan Eaton, Presque Isle; Jamie Cyr, Madawaska; Dan McGuillicuddy, Hodgdon; and Chad Duff, GHCA. Not pictured is Ted Walker, Caribou.
    Held at Caribou High School, the games serve as a fund-raiser for Scholarships for Aroostook County Athletes. The games featured two boys teams and two girls squads playing for bragging rights in a light-hearted game that featured several spectacular shots and a bunch of smiles as players who were once rivals became teammates.
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VIOLET TEAM — Members of the Aroostook County Senior All-Star Violet team include, front row from left, Liz Goodall, SACS; Haley Johnson, Presque Isle; Liz Kofstad, Presque Isle; Vanessa Sanderson, Houlton; and Rochelle Nadeau, SACS; and back, coach Larry Worcester; Brianna Hartin, CAHS; Olivia McNally, Kathahdin; Martha McPartland, Houlton; Melissa Duffy, Katahdin; and Chelsea Hartin, CAHS.
    Members of the Aroostook County Senior All-Star boys White squad included Derrick Rossignol, Van Buren; Zach Straubel and Chad Duff, both of GHCA; Jordan Bragan, Houlton; Lucas Craig, Katahdin; and Chris Williams and Dan McGuillicuddy, both of Hodgdon; Dillon Kingsbury and Keenan Eaton, both of Presque Isle; Jamie Cyr, Madawaska; and Ted Walker, Caribou. The coach was Matt Rossignol.
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BLUE TEAM — Members of the Aroostook County Senior All-Star Blue team include, front row from left, Josh Churchill, Fort Fairfield; Garrett Stiles, CAHS; Josh Booth, Fort Fairfield; and Nate Ackerson, Presque Isle; and back, coach Bill McAvoy; Ethan Braley, Presque Isle; John McNamee, Fort Fairfield; Lucas Hafford, Ashland; and Dakota Sleeper, SACS. Not pictured are Chris Nadeau and Cameron Anderson of Caribou; and Seth Cropley, East Grand.
    Members of the boys Blue team included Josh Churchill, John McNamee and Josh Booth, all of Fort Fairfield; Garrett Stiles, CAHS; Nate Ackerson and Ethan Braley, both of Presque Isle; Lucas Hafford, Ashland; Dakota Sleeper, SACS; Chris Nadeau and Cameron Anderson, both of Caribou; and Seth Cropley, East Grand. The coach was Bill McAvoy.
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PINK TEAM — Members of the Aroostook County Senior All-Star Pink team include, front row from left, Taylor Baker, Ashland; Kelsey Wilson, Fort Fairfield; Chelsea Sloat, Hodgdon; Taylor Boucher, Fort Kent; and Breanna Thibodeau, Fort Kent; and back, Brittany Doak, Caribou; Courtney Churchill, Fort Fairfield; Emma Dionne, Madawaska; Kayla Guerrette, Wisdom; and coach Jeanette Peters.
    Members of the girls Violet team included Liz Goodall and Rochelle Nadeau, both of SACS; Haley Johnson and Liz Kofstad, both of Presque Isle; Vanessa Sanderson and Martha McPartland, both of Houlton; Brianna Hartin and Chelsea Hartin, both of CAHS; and Olivia McNally and Melissa Duffy, both of Katahdin. The coach was Larry Worcester.
REBOUND – Houlton’s Vanessa Sanderson rips down a rebound in last week’s Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic. The game was the final high school contest for those making the all-star teams.
    Members of the girls Pink team included Taylor Baker, Ashland; Kelsey Wilson and Courtney Churchil, both of Fort Fairfield; Chelsea Sloat, Hodgdon; Taylor Boucher and Breanna Thibodeau, both of Fort Kent; Brittany Doak, Caribou; Emma Dionne, Madawaska; and Kayla Guerrette, Wisdom. The coach was Jeanette Peters.
PULLS UP – Chad Duff of GHCA pulls up for a jumper over the defense during last week’s Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic. It was the final  “hurrah” for the players high school basketball careers.
    Representatives of the local media,  along with event organizer Jim Carter, selected athletes for the all-star games.
    In the girls game, Team Pink edged Team Violet 63-59 in a high-scoring affair. Team Violet led 19-17, 33-28 and 46-41 at the quarter breaks, before Team Pink rallied in the final period, outscoring Violet 22-13.
CONTROL – Chris Williams of Hodgdon attacks the basket during the Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic. Willliams, as well as a host of other all-stars, played their last high school game last week.
    Boucher led Team Pink with 17 points, while Dionne added 15; Thibodeau 12; Guerrette, eight; Churchill, five; and Doak, Wilson and Baker, each with two.
    For Team Violet, Sanderson led all players with 18 points, while Johnston and McNally, each had 10; Kofstad, eight; Goodall, seven; and Duffy, McPartland and B. Hartin, each with two.
    In the boys game, Team Navy edged Team White 59-51 in a back-and-forth contest. Team White led 12-11 in the first quarter, but Navy took a 29-24 halftime lead into the locker room. In the third period, Navy’s advantage grew to 46-35. Team White tried to mount a comeback in the final stanza, outscoring Navy 16-13, but the rally fell short.
DRIVING – Liz Goodall of Southern Aroostook drives to the basket against Kelsey Wilson of Fort Fairfield during the Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic. The all-stars had one last chance to showcase their skills as high school    players at the senior game.
    Leading the balanced scoring for Team Navy was Sleeper with 12 points, while Booth added 10; Ackerson, Churchill and McNamee, each had eight; Braley and Stiles, both six; and Hafford, four.
    For Team White, Kingsbury led the way with 11 points, while Williams and Eaton both added eight; Bragan, seven; Craig, five; Cyr and Duff, each four; and Straubel and Rossignol, each two.