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THE BRUNSWICK RECREATION DEPARTMENT’S Sixth-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament was held over the weekend. Clockwise from the top, Ararat's Sean Roberts (4) puts on his game face as he drives to the hoop against Greely on Saturday; Bath’s Austin Magliozzi ( 14) takes a shot over Auburn’s Giles Paradie (13); Ararat’s Nathan Taylor (13) drives against Greely’s Aiden Smith (4); Freeport's Eriksen Shea ( 3) goes for the steal against Rockland; and Freeport’s Kaleb Barrett (25) passes to a teammate against Rockland at the Brunswick Rec.
THE BRUNSWICK RECREATION DEPARTMENT’S Sixth-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament was held over the weekend. Clockwise from the top, Ararat’s Sean Roberts (4) puts on his game face as he drives to the hoop against Greely on Saturday; Bath’s Austin Magliozzi ( 14) takes a shot over Auburn’s Giles Paradie (13); Ararat’s Nathan Taylor (13) drives against Greely’s Aiden Smith (4); Freeport’s Eriksen Shea ( 3) goes for the steal against Rockland; and Freeport’s Kaleb Barrett (25) passes to a teammate against Rockland at the Brunswick Rec.
BRUNSWICK — The Lewiston/ Auburn YMCA got past River Valley of Rumford 49-44 Sunday to win the Brunswick Recreation Department’s Sixth-Grade Boys Basketball Tournament.

 
 
Ryan Theriault led the win with 21 points, while Caleb Yarnevich added 14 and Austin Brown five. Lewiston/ Auburn led 10-8, 26-25 and 41-32 at the breaks and was 10 of 13 at the line.

 
 
In the Rumford effort, Alex Gorham poured in 21 points, while Jacob Blanchard added 10 and Jeremy St. Germain seven.

Rumford was 11 of 17 at the line.

Bath 27-22

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In the opening game on Friday, Bath got past Richmond as Nate Ewald had seven points, Thomas Warren six, and Lukas Osterhout and Kaleb Jackson four each. Jared Harper, Jack McDiarmid and Austin Magliozzi also helped out on offense.

 
 
Bath trailed 9-5 after one quarter, led 14-13 at the half and 17-16 after three.

Bath was one of 14 at the line and Richmond two of eight.

In the Richmond attack, Cameron Dunton had seven points, Justin Vachon six and Brendan Roberge five, while Nick Adams and Daniel Stewart were offensive contributors.

Brunswick 32-19

In the second of four games Friday, Brunswick nipped Medomak Valley as Noah Cox scored eight points, Adam Sharpe seven, Tony Cilea five, and Aiden Glover and Aidan Mitchell four each.

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Brunswick led 8-6 after one, trailed 14-12 at the half and went up 23-17 after three and was four for eight at the line.

 
 
Ethan Spear scored 10 points and Ryan Creamer eight for Medomak Valley, six of 12 at the line.

Rockland 42-36

In a back-and-fourth contest, Rockland defeated Freeport as Cooper Wirkala tossed in 19 points, while Amos Anderson added nine and Jack Lombardo seven.

Rockland posted leads of 14-10 and 25-16 before Freeport surged into a 32-30 advantage heading into the final quarter.

At the line, Rockland was eight of 12 and Freeport four of five.

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In the Freeport effort, Toby Holt tossed in 20 points, while Eriksen Shead had 10.

Ararat 42-14

In the last game Friday, Ararat-White turned back Oak Hill as Hunter Lohr tossed in 15 points, Caleb Marvel 12 and Will Kavanaugh 11, while Conner Girourd and Alex Bryant helped out offensively.

Ararat was three of five at the line and Oak Hill seven of 19.

Austin Redmun led Oak Hill with nine points, and Adam Lapointe and Ethan Barrett split eight down the middle.

Quarterfinals
Lewiston/Auburn 51-12

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In quarterfinal play on Saturday, Lewiston-Auburn turned back Bath, rolling to leads of 14-2, 27-4 and 36-5 as Ethan Brown tossed in 13 points and Yarnevich 12.

At the line, Lewiston/Auburn was four of 11 and Bath three of six. Warren paced Bath with 11 points and Harkins helped out offensively.

Greely 32-26

Greely beat Ararat-White, led by Cole Moore with 14, Drew Storey with eight and Will Lyden six. Greely attempted 21 free throws and made 10.

For Ararat, Marvel led with 15, while Lohr had five, and Girourd, Jared Balser and Kavanaugh chipped in offensively. Ararat was zero of one at the line.

River Valley 32-29

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River Valley beat Brunswick in the third quarterfinal game as Keegan Davis and Cameron Godbois each scored eight points, while Blanchard had seven and William Sorensen six.

River Valley was five of 12 at the line and led 15-6, 23-17 and 26-20 at the breaks.

For Brunswick, Mitchell led with eight points, and Cilea, Finn Mitchell and Sharpe had six points each and Cox played well offensively. Brunswick was one of two at the line.

Rockland 40-35

In the last quarterfinal game, Rockland turned back Ararat-Blue with period leads of 17-8, 25-14 and 33-22.

Wirkala poured in 22 points, while Lombardo had nine and Reed six, while Rockland attempted 20 free throws and made 16, with Wirkala going 10-for-11.

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For Ararat-Blue, Henry Doyle had 16 points and Auston Damon 13, while Hayden Libby, Max Spelke, Devin Tobin and Ben Freeman were offensive contributors. Ararat-Blue was six of 22 at the line.

Lewiston/Auburn 38-23

In semifinal play on Sunday, Lewiston/Auburn beat Greely as Ethan Brown and Theriault each scored eight points and Austin Brown six.

Lewiston/Auburn led 10-8, 20- 15 and 27-19 at the breaks and was three of 12 at the line.

For Greely, three of seven at the line, Morrison and Mikey Coppersmith split 16 points evenly.

River Valley 41-27

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In the second semifinal game, River Valley received 26 points from Gorham and led 13-6, 23-9 and 34-16 at the breaks to beat Rockland.

River Valley was seven of 19 at the line and Rockland four of 18.

Alex O’Brien paced Rockland with eight points, while Drew Minery had six and Lombardo five.

Oak Hill 36-18

In consolation play Saturday, Oak Hill defeated Richmond behind Redmun’s 13 points.

Oak Hill posted quarterly leads of 13-5, 25-14 and 34-18 and was six of 19 at the line.

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For Richmond, Mitchell Couturier had five points, and Stewart and Roberge four each, while Adams and Dunton also helped out on offense. Richmond did not attempt a free throw.

Medomak Valley 33-19

In a second consolation game on Saturday, Medomak Valley got past Freeport as Alden McLain tossed in 11 points and Creamer seven.

Medomak Valley led 7-4, 21- 13 and 29-15 at the breaks and was nine of 11 at the line.

In the Freeport attack, Sully Smith tossed in seven points, and Shea and Caleb Arsenault split eight down the middle. Freeport was five of 10 at the line.

Ararat-Blue 32-17

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In consolation play on Sunday, Ararat-Blue turned back Bath as Doyle led with 10 points and Spelke had six, while Devin Tobin, Austin Damon, Ben Freeman, Hayden Libby, Matt Kearney, Jax Hollenbach and Shane Clark chipped in offensively. Ararat- Blue was four of eight at the line.

For Bath, which trailed 14-0, 22-4 and 26-11 at the breaks, Warren had seven points and Osterhout four, while Ewald and Harper also chipped in. Bath was two of eight at the line.


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