Senior All-Stars
compete at Caribou High School
By Jon Gulliver
Staff writer
CARIBOU — The high school basketball season has officially wrapped up with the playing of the 22nd annual Aroostook County Senior All-Star Classic on March 6 at Caribou High School.
The top senior players from Katahdin to Fort Kent were invited for the fun-filled scrimmages, consisting of two 20-minute halves.
In the girls’ game Team Heliconia (pink) jumped out to an early first-half lead, and led all the way to post an 81-59 victory over Team Jade (green).
Fort Kent’s Sam Carapellucci scored 19 points and Houlton’s Amanda Fogarty scored 14 to pace the winners. Rachel Grew and Victoria McIntyre of Central Aroostook scored nine and eight respectively, and Ariana Babineau of Easton and Kayla Richards of Presque Isle also scored eight each.
Amanda Hotham of Fort Fairfield led Team Jade with 15 points, Annie Collins of Caribou had 12, Ashlie Wilson of Van Buren scored 10, and Anna Paradis of Ashland contributed eight.
Ron Ericson coached the pink team and Larry Worcester coached the green team.
In the boys’ game, Team Charcoal (gray) trailed at the half, 39-37, but took control midway in the second frame and pulled away to a 94-79 victory over Team Sapphire (blue), in a game that featured 14 three-pointers.
For the winners, Brendan York of Central Aroostook and Matt Deschenes of Madawaska each had 15 points to lead the way. Micah Wiley of Greater Houlton Christian Academy had 14 and Chase Chandler of Washburn scored 13.
For the team in blue, the Presque Isle trio of Andrew Kofstad, Matt Eager and Wilder York had 14, 13 and 13 to lead the team. Curtis Bouchard of Fort Kent also added 12.
Tim Prescott coached the team in blue and Bill McAvoy coached the gray team.
The Maine Dance Academy provided halftime entertainment in both games, including a flash mob dance at the half of the boys’ contest, which featured more than 50 dancers.
Team Heliconia (81)
Rachel Grew 3-2-9, McIntyre 4-0-8, Babineau 4-0-8, Carapellucci 8-3-19, Michaela Desjardins 2-0-4, Sara Fitzpatrick 2-0-4, Fogarty 5-1-14, Makala Folsom 1-0-2, Richards 4-0-8 and Olivia Raymond 2-0-5
TEAM HELICONIA — Members of Team Heliconia (pink) at the annual Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic played in Caribou last week are, from left, front row: Kayla Richards, PIHS; Rachel Grew, CAHS; Sara Fitzpatrick, Hodgdon; Michela Desjardins, Fort Kent; and Olivia Raymond, SAHS. Back row: Amanda Fogarty, Houlton; Victoria McIntyre; Samantha Carapelluci, Fort Kent; Ariana Babineau, Easton; Makala Folsom, Houlton; and coach Ron Ericson.
Team Jade (59)
Paradis 2-3-7, Jamie Martin 1-0-2, Hotham 7-0-15, Danielle Tracy 1-0-3, Amanda Allen 0-1-1, Stephanie Leighton 2-1-5, Nicole Cyr 1-0-2, Collins 6-0-12, Natasha Bourgoine 1-0-2 and Wilson 5-0-10
TEAM JADE — Members of Team Jade at the annual Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic are, from left, front row: Jaime Martin, Caribou; Danielle Tracy, Fort Fairfield; Nicole Cyr, Madawaska; Amanda Allen, LCS/MSSM; and Anna Paradis, Ashland. Back row: coach Larry Worcester; Stephanie Leighton, LCS/MSSM; Annie Collins, Caribou; Ashlie Wilson and Natasha Bourgoin, Van Buren; and Amanda Hotham, Fort Fairfield.
Team Charcoal (94)
Dan Brewer 1-2-4, Mike McClung 4-0-9, B. York 7-0-15, Ethan Holmes 4-1-9, Wiley 6-1-14, Braden Cunningham 2-0-4, Deschenes 6-0-15, Chandler 5-2-13, Jordan McLaughlin 2-0-5 and Mason Turner 2-0-6
TEAM CHARCOAL — Members of Team Charcoal at the annual Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic played in Caribou last week are, from left, front row: Brendan York and Dan Brewer, CAHS; Jordan McLaughlin and Mason Turner, Washburn; and Braden Cunningham, Katahdin. Back row: coach Bill McAvoy, Micah Wiley, GHCA; Chase Chandler, Washburn; Mike McClung, CAHS, Matt Deschene, Madwaska; and Ethan Holmes, GHCA.
Team Sapphire (79)
Chad Caverhill 1-0-3, Jonah Bacon 3-1-7, Reid Clark 1-2-4, Bouchard 5-1-12, Tom Enerva 2-1-5, Eager 6-1-13, Kofstad 5-0-14, W. York 5-0-13, Eric Laplante 1-2-4 and Zach Cote 0.
TEAM SAPPHIRE — Members of Team Sapphire at the annual Aroostook County All-Star Basketball Classic are, from left, front row: Chad Caverhill, Caribou; Curtis Bouchard, Fort Kent; Wilder York, PIHS; Reid Clark, Easton; and Zach Cote, LCS/MSSM. Back row: Matt Eager, PIHS; Tom Enerva, Fort Kent; Eric LaPlante, Van Buren; Andrew Kofstad, PIHS; Jonah Bacon, Easton; and coach Tim Prescott.
