December 23, 2024
2002 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Tourney highlights

Game highs

Sarah Beasley, Houlton senior, 31 points, five rebounds, five steals, 14-for-25 shooting in 55-45 Class B quarterfinal win over Maranacook of Readfield.

Joel Griffeth, Caribou senior, 30 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one steal, 12-for-17 shooting in 69-66 overtime victory over Winslow.

Jodie Merchant, Ellsworth senior, 20 points, including 15 in the second half in a 53-37 loss to undefeated Winslow.

Plays of the day

Toby Martin, Maranacook freshman, hit a 15-foot scoop shot at the buzzer to end the first quarter in a Class B quarterfinal against Houlton.

Nate Boutin, Winslow junior center, scored the game-tying basket with 10 seconds left in regulation on a nine-footer from the right side to cap a Black Raiders comeback from a 14-point second half deficit.

Noteworthy statistics

Hannah Socoby, 5-foot-5 Houlton guard, had 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Caribou’s boys team shot 80 percent in the second quarter and 70 percent in the first half to take a 14-point halftime lead (36-22) over Winslow in a Class B quarterfinal.

The Winslow girls forced 25 turnovers in their Class B quarterfinal win.

Quotes

“It was good for us to get here, but we aren’t satisfied with just that. We want to be back next year and make some noise.” Winslow boys coach Mike Thurston on his team’s first tournament appearance in the Bangor Auditorium since 1986.


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