CAHS, Washburn remain perfect
By Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter
The Presque Isle Wildcats moved up to sixth place in the latest Eastern Maine Class B Heal Point boys standings after recording three more wins last week.
Presque Isle, which beat Hermon and Bucksport after downing Caribou last Wednesday (see accompanying story) is now 9-1 overall. The Wildcats next play Saturday at Old Town.
Central Aroostook is still No. 1 in EM Class D after another perfect week. The Panthers are now 11-0 as they prepare to meet up against Southern Aroostook in a home game Friday.
Easton, thanks mainly to its come-from-behind win over Southern Aroostook last Wednesday, is in fourth place at 7-3. The Bears have an important game coming up Friday when they make the trip to Washburn to take on the undefeated Beavers.
The seventh-ranked Beavers (8-0) hosted GHCA last night, while eighth-place Fort Fairfield (6-5) was on the road for a game at Van Buren last night and will next make the trip to St. Agatha Thursday to square off against Wisdom. The Beavers and the Tigers will square off next Tuesday, Jan. 25 for a pivotal game in Fort Fairfield.
Ashland is currently 11th with its 3-7 record. Only the top 10 teams in the division will make the post-season. The Hornets take on Limestone-MSSM Friday and then host Van Buren Saturday.
Summaries of many of the games played through Monday, Jan. 17 are as follows:
Easton 69, East Grand 14 – The Bears blew out the Vikings in Danforth behind Reid Clark’s 22 points. Jared Hafford had nine points, while Jonah Bacon, Cody Tompkins and Holden Turner eight apiece for the Bears, now 8-3 on the campaign.
Mitchell Bartlett’s six points topped East Grand, which fell to 0-9.
Presque Isle 63, Bucksport 50 – The Wildcats made the trip to Bucksport Monday and were able to defeat the Golden Bucks.
Travis Dyer’s 20 points led PI, with Alex Tuttle netting 14 and Brandon Bonville coming off the bench for a career-high 11 points.
Central Aroostook 80, Madawaska 44 – At Mars Hill Monday, the Panthers fell behind by seven points in the very early going before coming back to log the lopsided win over Class C Madawaska.
All five CA starters reached double figures in scoring, led by Brendan York’s 16 points. Mike McClung had 15, Logan McLaughlin 14, Caleb Kelly 12 and Dan Brewer 10 for the undefeated Panthers.
DeeJay Gendreau posted 18 points for the Owls.
Presque Isle 67, Hermon 40 – In what coach Tim Prescott called his team’s best effort of the season, the Wildcats had little trouble against Hermon Saturday at home.
“We beat them everywhere,” said the Wildcat coach. ‘We outrebounded them, shot well and committed only nine turnovers.”
Tuttle had 20 points and nine rebounds, while Dyer had 13 points and Brandon Gibson netted 10 in a reserve role.
Katahdin 55, Fort Fairfield 49 – Four players hit for double figures Friday at Stacyville as the Cougars avenged an early-season loss to the Tigers.
Kolby Gallagher’s 16 points led Katahdin, while Travis Noyes netted 20 to lead Fort, which fell to 6-5 with the loss.
Central Aroostook 84, Ashland 36 – Kelly and Steven Decker combined for 37 points as the Panthers ran past the Hornets in Mars Hill Friday.
Kelly scored 19 points and Decker 18 to lead the winning attack. York put in 17 and McClung 14 for CA.
Kenny Tarr and Tyler Levesque tallied 12 points each for the 3-7 Hornets.
Washburn 69, Hodgdon 40 – In a make-up game held Thursday in Washburn, the Beavers took it to the Hawks behind Worcester’s 19 points and Connor Fitzpatrick’s 13.
Ten different players reached the scoring column for the Beavers, who bolted to a 35-14 lead at the half.
Josh Hudson scored 16 to lead Hodgdon.
Easton 61, Southern Aroostook 47 – The Bears gained an important home victory last Wednesday by outscoring the Warriors 42-20 in the second half to erase an eight-point deficit.
Clark scored 21 points and Jonah Bacon 17 for the winners. They combined for 25 points after intermission to fuel the comeback.
Rob Rockwell scored 12 points for SA.
Ashland 72, GHCA 58 – The Hornets received impressive showings from Tarr and Levesque to upend the Eagles last Wednesday in Ashland.
Tarr scored 33 points and dished out 10 assists, while Levesque had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the way for the hosts.
Fort Fairfield 81, Limestone-MSSM 44 – The Tigers received a career-best 21 points from Jahleel Williams, while Noyes had 12 rebounds, five assists and six steals as Fort Fairfield kept Limestone-MSSM winless on the season.
Williams went 5 for 6 from beyond the three-point line and also grabbed five rebounds.
Dylan Caldwell had nine rebounds to go along with his eight points. Andrew Lewis and Dereck Dufour scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
