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Top ranked Hyde School of Bath jumped out to an early 17-2 lead and never looked back Saturday as it easily dispatched No. 8 Buckfield High School 60-40 in the quarterfinal round of the Western Maine Boys Class D basketball tournament at the Augusta Civic Center. Phoenix point guard Tyquan Ekejiuba (11) drives the lane and makes a no-look pass in the third quarter Saturday. Buckfield defenders, from left, Austin Dooley, Chase Barnes and Trevor Averill look on. Trailing Ekejiuba is teammate Talin Rowe.AUGUSTA — Top- seeded Hyde School raced out to a 13- 2 lead in the first four minutes and pulled away from there for a 60-40 victory over No. 8 Buckfield in a Western Maine Class D quarterfinal boys high school basketball game at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday.
Buckfield High School’s Austin Dooley (25) fires over Hyde School’s Ryan Cassidy (40) in the second quarter of Saturday’s Western Maine Class D boys basketball quarterfinal round matchup at the Augusta Civic Center. Dooley scored a game-high 19 points but could not lead his eighth-ranked Bucks past the top-seeded Phoenix, which won 60-40.Jonah Alexander had 16 points for the Phoenix, who will face No. 5 Vinalhaven (a 63- 46 winner over No. 4 Greenville) on Wednesday in the Western D semifinals at 11:30 a.m. at the Civic Center. The other semifinal pits No. 2 Forest Hills against No. 3 Valley at 10 a.m.
Hyde School senior forward Jonah Alexander (31) fires up a jumper for 2 of his team high 16 points Saturday during Western Maine Boys Class D basketball quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center. Teammate Talin Rowe (44) and Buckfield’s Trevor Averill (3) and Austin Dooley (25) look on.Hyde (16-1) led 20-9 after a quarter, 34-17 at the half and 48-31 through three quarters.
Tyquan Ekejiuba had 10 points for Hyde, while Austin Dooley picked up a game-high 19 points for 8-12 Buckfield. Alan Hedrick finished with nine.
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