BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School girls’ Orange junior varsity basketball team completed a busy weekend of play with two victories on the road.
The Dragons defeated Messalonskee, 38-37, on Friday evening in Oakland, and then defeated Morse Saturday afternoon in Bath, 62-41.
Against Messalonskee the Dragons commanded a 22-11 first-half lead as both offenses struggled to hit their shots. The Eagles outscored the Dragons, 26-16, in the second half, but Brunswick held on as Messalonskee failed to score on a 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Adria Doane paced the Dragons by scoring a game-high 12 points. Doane protected the post for Brunswick, collecting 14 rebounds and blocking three shots. Emily Cloutier and Tansiha McKenzie were also effective at both ends of the court as the duo split 16 points while creating Messalonskee turnovers with their ball-hawking play on defense.
The Dragons’ cold shooting streak continued early against Morse as the Shipbuilders led 8-6 after the first quarter.
Maggie Folsom and Doane led Brunswick’s second-quarter surge as each player scored seven points in the frame while Folsom dished out three assists to go along with six second-quarter rebounds. The Dragons held a 26-18 halftime advantage.
Brunswick’s offense kicked into gear in the second half as it outscored Morse, 36-23.
Doane finished with 19 points, including two 3-point field goals. Riley Turgeon scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half as she created numerous transition scoring opportunities off Brunswick’s pressing defense. Folsom added nine points for Brunswick, while McKenzie and Chloe Coombs led the defensive charge and also scored eight points each.
Abby Carpenter led the Shipbuilders with 10 points, while teammate Julia Goddard added nine points.
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