Clippers, Rams get crowns Western Maine ‘B’ titles handed out

AUGUSTA – Meredith Shaw poured in 20 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, as the No. 1 Yarmouth girls basketball tipped No. 2 Lake Region of Naples 45-43 in the Western Maine Class B championship game Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.

Allie Baker chipped in with 11 points for Yarmouth, which earned a berth in the state title game March 5.

Samantha Allen scored a game-high 21 points for Lake Region and Kate Callahan added 10.

Lake Region (18-2) 43

Leighton, Rivet, Nicholas, McClean 1-0-2, Callahan 2-6-10, Morton, Martin 1-0-2, Ellis 2-0-4, Nowell 2-0-4, Allen 8-3-21

Yarmouth (18-1) 45

Moylan 4-0-8, Lowell, Tarpy, Brunelle 0-4-4, Attura 1-0-2, Shaw 8-4-20, Baker 4-3-11

3-pt. goals: Allen 2

Lake Region 8 12 31 43

Yarmouth 9 15 25 45

Boys basketball

Gorham 71, Falmouth 46

At Augusta, Jeff Manchester chalked up 17 points as the Rams advanced to the state Class B championship.

Ben Thayer tossed in 16 points and Keegan Ballantyne 14 for No. 2 Gorham and Matt Trask added 10.

Jayson Loranger paced the No. 1 Yachtsmen with 10.

Gorham (19-2) 71

Patrick, Dean 0-2-2, Thayer 6-4-16, Bass 1-0-2, Trask 4-1-10, Ballantyne 5-0-14, Manchester 5-7-17, Douglas, Leconte, Tanguay 1-0-2, Woodbury, Hurd, MacKenzie 2-4-8

Falmouth (18-3) 46

Forrella 3-2-8, Hugo, Packard 1-0-2, Barnes, Smith 1-4-6, Loranger 4-2-10, Barr 3-3-9, Frost 1-0-2, Rayder 2-2-6, Bitan 0-2-2, Gibson 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Ballantyne 4, Trask

Gorham 19 32 47 71

Falmouth 8 17 30 46