“We were able to extend our lead (10-8 Brunswick advantage after a quarter), with Trent scoring most of his points on transition,” said Brunswick coach Todd Hanson, whose team improved to 4-1 and visits Bangor on Tuesday. “Mt. Ararat did a great job changing defenses and giving us different looks, and when we slowed down, there defense was tough, so we knew that we had to get out in transition.
Mitch Black paced Brunswick with 11 points and six assists. Brad Smith chipped in eight points, Konnor Scarponi seven and Alex Viola had a team-high eight rebounds. The Dragons were eight of 13 from the foul line.
After playing Bangor, Brunswick will play two games in the Capital City Classic at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday.
“ These next five games won’t be easy. We have Bangor, Lewiston, Erskine, Mt. Blue and Hampden. We will see what we are made of, but we’re tickled to be 4- 1 at Christmas,” said Hanson.
Aaron Watson’s Mt. Ararat Eagles received a game-high 13 points from D.J. Cole, with Brandon Johansen adding nine points. Mt. Ararat (0-5) was four of eight from the line.
The Eagles are slated to host Cony on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
| YORK | 68 |
| FREEPORT | 25 |
They’re very good and came as advertised,” said Freeport coach Matt Cook after his Falcons was defeated by 5-1 York in Western Maine Conference play at Freeport. “They play a two-three zone, and we’re just not able to shoot the ball very well. These kids are so used to losing that they start looking at the scoreboard rather than playing the game.”
The Wildcats led 17-2 after a quarter, 38-11 at the half and 56-14 after 24 minutes. Aaron Todd paced the visitors with 20 points, with Luke Claslin adding 13. York was three of six from the foul line.
Mitch Loeman paced Freeport ( 1- 4) with seven points and seven rebounds, while Josh Weirich added six points and seven caroms. The Falcons were five of 14 from the charity stripe.
Freeport next plays in the St. Dom’s Tournament on Tuesday. The Falcons return to WMC play on Jan. 4 at home against rival Yarmouth.
| MORSE | 40 |
| LEAVITT | 59 |
The host Hornets outscored the Shipbuilders 14-4 in the second quarter en route to a KVAC Class B win at Turner.
Leavitt (5-0) led 19-17 after a quarter, 33-21 at the half and 45-25 after three.
D’Vaughn Myers paced 1-3 Morse, which is slated to host Belfast on Wednesday at 7 p.m., with 11 points. Jordan Lister, Matt Munster and Christopher Paulus added six points each.
Leavitt’s Jordan Hersom led all scorers with 22 points, including 10 of 15 from the free-throw line. Tyler Walton chipped in 12 and Andrew Middleton eight.
Morse was six of 10 from the line, while the Hornets finished 15 of 27.
| SPRUCE | MTN. | 76 | |
| WISCASSET | 65 |
A 29- 18 second- quarter spurt boosted 5- 0 Spruce Mountain past the 1-3 Wolverines in Mountain Valley Conference play on Thursday.
Zach Bonnevie paced the winning effort with 22 points, while James Barker had 18 points and a dozen rebounds and Nate Shink 15 points.
Jordan Jones paced Wiscasset with 23 points, while Jason Weatherbee had 11 points and six rebounds and Travis Padilla nine points.
Wiscasset trailed 22-14, 51- 32 and 65- 44 at the quarter breaks. At the foul line, Wiscasset was 22 of 30 and Spruce Mountain 23 of 39.
“ They were definitely a stronger basketball team than we were, but I saw signs of us making our own identity,” said Wiscasset coach Dana Lawrence. “ I thought we played much better in the second half.”
Wiscasset is scheduled to compete in the Medomak Valley holiday tournament next week and return to regularseason action Wednesday at home versus Telstar ( 2: 30 p.m.).
| BOOTHBAY | 73 |
| LISBON | 37 |
The visiting Seahawks darted out to a 19-11 first-quarter lead and cruised to an MVC win at Lisbon Falls.
Ben Dickinson had 15 points for 4-1 Boothbay, with John Hepburn adding 12 points and Dillon Sprague 10.
Lisbon, which trailed 35-18 at the half and 54-24 through 24 minutes, received seven points off the bench from Kendal Roy, six points each from Derrick Lycette and Tucker Brannon, and five from Bradley Groh.
The Greyhounds are 0-5 and visit Dirigo on Dec. 29.
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