BRUNSWICK — Rumford defeated Gray-New Gloucester 33-19 Sunday to capture the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department’s Third-Fourth Grade Boys Basketball Tournament.
Casey Cormier paced the winners with 12 points, while Cash McLure added eight and Matt Parent seven.
Rumford led 8-2, 14-8 and 29-15 at the breaks and was three of 13 at the line.
G-NG was five of 13 at the charity stripe and was paced by Wyatt Kenney with seven points, and Cameron Merrill and Jacob Carter with six each.
G-NG 23-19
In Sunday’s first semifinal contest, Kenney tossed in nine points and Cam Martin added six as Gray-New Gloucester led 9-4, 11-8 and 16-15 at the breaks over Falmouth, while shooting three of 11 at the line.
In the Falmouth effort, Nicco Petre had eight points and Jack Stowell five. Falmouth attempted four free throws and made one.
Rumford 29-10
For the Rumford Tornados, McLure and Parent split 20 points down the middle and Cormier added six in a win over Auburn. Rumford was one of two at the line.
For Auburn, Quincy Coachman, Ben Poland, Tysen Green, R.J. Nichols and Jared Bernard played well on offense. Auburn did not attempt a free throw.
Seven games on Saturday were played with four quarterfinal matches.
Gray-New Gloucester 32-23
In quarterfinal action, Merrill scored 10 points, Anthony Prescott eight and Kenney six to lead G-NG past Lake Region.
The teams were tied at 5 and 9 after the first two breaks, but G-NG went up 24-15 after three and shot four of 12 at the line.
Noah Duprey led Lake Region with 12 points and Hayden Tremblay added five. LR was three of four at the line.
Falmouth 26-13
In the second quarterfinal, Falmouth got past Brunswick as Stowell scored 10 points and Tanner Daniels six.
Falmouth posted leads of 8-1, 12-5 and 16-11 and was zero for two at the line.
In the Brunswick effort, Drew Desantis and Weston Cooper split eight points down the middle, and Cameron Rafford and Cody Larson were offensive contributors.
Brunswick was three of 15 at the charity stripe.
Rumford 34-33
Rumford was seven of 12 at the foul line down the stretch to edge Greely.
Rumford led 7-4 after one, 16-14 at the half and 27-24 after three and was paced by Cormier with 14 points, McLure with 12 and Parent with six. Rumford was 12 of 25 at the line.
In the Greely effort, Dylan Morrison tossed in 14 points and Elias Leggatt- Barr added seven. Greely attempted 11 free throws and canned five.
Auburn 31-22
In the day’s final quarterfinal contest, Auburn posted leads of 7-4, 15-8 and 25-12 in downing Lisbon2.
Zander Dubay and Owen Fish popped in eight points each, and Neil LaRochelle III added four for Lisbon, which was four of eight at the line.
For Auburn, Devonte Scott poured in 17 points, while Nichols added 10. At the line, Auburn was three of 10.
Topsham 26-12
In consolation play, Topsham got past Lisbon1 with quarterly leads of 6-0, 12-4 and 20-8.
Jace Hollenbach led Topsham with 12 points, while Shane Tanguay added 10, while Duncan Paetoin and Owen Yabsira played well offensively. Topsham was zero for three at the line.
In the Lisbon1 effort, Charles Doyle had eight points, and Caleb Phillips and Ethan Brown were offensive contributors. Lisbon was zero of two at the line.
Falmouth Blue 14-10
In a second consolation game, Falmouth Blue turned back Ararat with leads of 5-4, 7-4 and 11-6, as John Peelan led the way with 11 points. Falmouth Blue was two of 10 at the line.
For Ararat, Jonah Zell and Flynn Coffin split eight points evenly, and Jesse Dasch was an offensive contributor. Ararat did not attempt a free throw.
Oak Hill 27-22
In the final consolation game Saturday, Oak Hill got past Lake Region.
The teams were tied at 6 after one, Lake Region moved into a 16-12 halftime lead and still led 18-17 going into the final quarter.
Gavin Rawstron led the winning effort with 15 points and Gabe Samson added four. Oak Hill was one of six at the line.
In the Lake Region effort, Duprey had 12 points and Tremblay six. LR was zero for one at the line.
The tournament opened Friday at Harriet Beecher Stowe School with Gray-New Gloucester, Falmouth, Rumford, Greely and Lisbon2 advancing.
Gray-NG 26-18
Gray-New Gloucester got past the Lisbon1 third-graders, as Kenney popped in 17 points and Zeb Dufrense four. G-NG led 8-2, 13-4 and 22-10 at the breaks.
G-NG was four of eight at the line and Lisbon1 did not attempt a free throw.
Doyle had eight points for Lisbon and Nicholas Blair four, while Phillips, Mason Booker and Tyler Durisko were offensive contributors.
Falmouth 47-24
Falmouth toppled Topsham with quarterly leads of 13-6, 21-11 and 31-23.
Pitre poured in 23 points, Cole Fairfield, Stowell and Colin Abbott added six each, and Tanner Daniels five.
Falmouth was three of nine at the line and Topsham six of 14.
Hollenbach had 11 points in the loss, while Tanguay added six and Ty Henke four.
Rumford 49-24
Rumford beat Falmouth Blue with leads of 8-2, 33-10 and 39-22.
McLure paced Rumford with 17 points, while Parent had 12 and Cormier eight.
Rumford was seven of 10 at the line and Falmouth Blue did not attempt a free throw.
Peelan paced Falmouth with 14 points and Jake Rand had six.
Greely 36-12
Greely defeated Ararat as Morrison tossed in 14 points, Joseph Giandrea 11 and Leif Boddie six.
Greely led 12-4, 23-5 and 31-8 at the breaks and was two of 10 at the line.
For Ararat, Zell had four points, and Carson Taylor, Coffin and Austin Berry played well offensively. Ararat attempted eight free throws and made two.
Lisbon2 25-11
The Lisbon fourth-graders beat Oak Hill as Zander Dubay scored seven points, Fish six, and Adam Caron and LaRochelle III five each.
Lisbon2 led 4-2, 12-4 and 18-6 at the breaks and was three of six at the line.
In the Oak Hill offense, Samson had five points. Oak Hill was one of four at the line.
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