Best of the West win regional titles Girls all repeat, Cavs take 5th straight

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AUGUSTA – Western Maine champions were crowned at regional championship games Friday night and Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center, with the Valley of Bingham boys gaining their fifth straight Class D regional title Saturday.

The Cavaliers topped Elan of Portland for the WM championship. The Gorham boys won the Class B title Friday and the Jay boys earned an overtime win Saturday in Class C.

All three 2001 Western Maine champion girls teams successfully defended their titles. Gray-New Gloucester won Class B Friday, Dirigo of Dixfield took Class C Saturday, and Rangeley was the Class D winner Saturday.

Western Maine boys

Valley 85, Elan 39

Brian Andre pumped in 20 points to lead four-time defending state champ Valley in the Class D title game. Twin brothers Luke and Jason Hartwell scored 17 and 15 points, respectively, and Nate Gilbert added 11.

Marvin Reels led Elan with 14.

Elan (19-3) 39

Machetto 1-0-2, Sullivan, Levinson 5-0-10, Dryer, Kinzer 2-4-8, Haberski, Reels 4-6-14, Baggett, Ryan 2-0-4, Molaei, Ecklund 0-1-1, Arnold

Valley (21-1) 85

Hibbard 1-0-2, Poulin 1-0-2, Atwood 1-0-2, Marsh, Robinson, J. Hartwell 6-2-15, L. Hartwell 8-1-17, Andre 9-2-20, Gaudet 3-0-9, Gilbert 5-1-11, Miller 3-1-7

3-pt. goals: none; Gaudet 3, J. Hartwell

Elan 5 15 19 39

Valley 26 47 66 85

Jay 77, Georges Valley 72(OT)

Tyrell Waldon poured in 25 points to lead the Tigers past the Buccaneers. Derek Armandi scored four of his 16 in overtime.

Travis Magnussen poured in 38 points, including eight in the overtime, for Georges Valley of Thomaston. Sam Schmonsees added 11.

Georges Valley (17-5) 72

Wilgus 6-1-14, Benner 2-3-7, Magnusson 12-10-38, Schmonsees 3-5-11, Staples, Hiller 1-0-2, Sturks, Hutchinson

Jay (18-4) 77

Da. Armandi 2-1-5, DiPompo, Wells, De. Armandi 8-0-16, Fournier 3-0-8, Johnson 1-0-3, Waldon 11-2-25, J. Armandi 2-4-10, Ouellette 3-4-10, Charles

3-pt. goals: Magnussen 4, Wilgus; J. Armandi 2, Fournier 2, Johnson, Waldon

Georges Valley 16 26 41 50 72

Jay 16 22 42 50 77

Gorham 74, Cape Elizabeth 61

Gorham’s Andy Jenkins went 14-for-16 from the free-throw line en route to 22 points in the Rams’ win, their third title in a row.

Kendrick Ballantyne added 20 points for Gorham.

Aaron Spaulding had a game-high 26 points for the Capers.

Gorham (19-3) 74

Beaudoin, Jenkins 4-14-22, Kershner 4-1-9, Clark, Willis 4-5-13, Griffin, Auger, Ballantyne 5-7-20, Rand, Nealey 4-2-10

Cape Elizabeth (Record) Score

3-pt. goals: Ballantyne 3; Home

Gorham 22 40 54 74

Cape Elizabeth 9 21 36 61

Western Maine girls

Dirigo 52, Winthrop 22

Lyndsay Clark paced the undefeated Cougars of Dirigo with 20 points as Dirigo collected its eighth straight regional title. Seven other Dirigo players scored at least two points.

Anna Warner, Nicole Brennan and Lindsey LeClerc each put in four points for the Ramblers.

Winthrop (17-4) 22

Brennan 2-0-4, LeClerc 0-4-4, Dunn 0-1-1, Parvanta 1-0-2, St. Hilaire, Moore 1-0-3, Warner 2-0-4, Cyr 1-0-2, Clark, Cunningham, Perry, Thompson 1-0-2

Dirigo (21-0) 52

Crawford, Turbide 3-0-6, Stone, Clark 8-4-20, Law, S. Weston 2-0-4, Keene 0-4-4, Kaubris 1-0-2, B. Weston 2-2-7, Dalby, A. Burns 2-2-6, Herbert, D. Burns, Averill 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Moore; B. Weston

Winthrop 4 8 16 22

Dirigo 11 21 42 52

Rangeley 64, Waynflete 36

Sarah Drosdik tossed in 18 points as the Lakers rolled over the Flyers of Portland. Sarah Schrader added 15 points.

Khalilah Ummah scored 18 points to lead Waynflete.

Waynflete (18-1) 36

Hamblin 3-0-6, Wright, Taylor, Sibley 5-0-10, Leighton, Dubuque, Lester, Fournier, Kerr, Ummah 7-4-18, Gowell 1-0-2

Rangeley (20-1) 64

A. Frost-Kolva 3-0-7, Frost 2-0-4, L. O’Neill, Ellis 1-1-3, Mercer, K. Drosdik 1-0-2, D. O’Neill, S. Drosdik 6-6-18, LaPointe, Romero 4-0-8, J. Frost-Kolva 1-0-2, Grant 2-1-5, Schrader 5-5-15

3-pt. goals: A. Frost-Kolva

Waynflete 8 18 28 36

Rangeley 4 22 38 64

Gray-New Gloucester 54, Wells 38

Katie Whittier led the Patriots to their second straight WM title with 16 points.

Kari Simpson scored a game-high 22 points for the Warriors.

Wells (Record) 38

J. Welch 2-0-5, Beisswanger 1-0-2, K. DiBona, Ramsdell, C. Welch, Walters 0-1-1, Trefethen 1-0-2, Dufort, S. DiBona 0-1-1, Littlefield 1-3-5, Simpson 7-8-22

Gray-New Gloucester (Record) 54

Herrick, Baker 2-2-7, Young 0-1-1, Skilling, Carlson 0-1-1, C. Whittier 2-0-4, Danieli 4-2-10, K. Whittier 8-0-16, Ross 2-11-15, Kennedy, Waterman

3-pt. goals: Welch; Baker

Wells 5 18 24 38

Gray-NG 9 23 37 54