Bangor Daily News, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 B7 Foxcroft boys hold off Shiretowners

HOULTON — The Foxcroft 12 points and Chase Carmichael the shutout goaltending by Zach ford’s 15 points and Abbi Bourget son 2-0-4, Murphy, Henderson, Academy Ponies battled to a 15- added 8 points for the Golden Hand. chipped in nine. Witham 0-1-1, Honey point lead at the end of third quar- Bucks. Cameron’s goal came with 8:56 Houlton is 6-1 while Foxcroft is WA: Steeves 3-5-12, Day 0-2-2, ter and then held off the Houlton Colby Waceken led Stearns with remaining in the contest from a now 4-3. Atcherson 1-0-3, Hodgdon, Rich- Shiretowners for a 59-52 high 14 points. Seth Garvin and Devin Perrin Ganter assist for Camden Foxcroft 3 10 22 41 ardson 3-1-7, Mitchell 2-0-4, Lyons school boys basketball victory Whitney added 9 and 6 points, re- Hills, now 4-1. Hand stopped all 25 Houlton 11 27 43 53 3-8-15, Veal 1-0-2 Monday night. spectively. Brewer shots. 3-pt. goals: Steelman 2, Chasse, The Shiretowners HIGH Goaltender Tyler Friel suffered Fort Fairfield 65, Madawaska 47 Clement 6; Steeves, Atcherson, Lyons outscored the Ponies SCHOOL Orono 66, Washington Acad. 50 the tough-luck loss in net, stopping At Fort Fairfield, Taylor Orono 11 16 23 40 26-18 in the fourth ROUNDUP At East Machias, Keenan Collett 26 of 27 shots for Brewer, now 1-5. Churchill poured in a game-high WA 11 22 32 45 quarter, but Fox- scored 16 points and Imao Camden Hills 0 0 1 — 1 31 points to pace the Tigers’ solid croft made 14 of 22 free throws in Woldring added 14 to lead Orono to Brewer 0 0 0 — 0 offensive attack for their 7th win Stearns 60, Bucksport 34 the quarter to secure the victory. the victory in the battle of unbeat- of the season. At Millinocket, Jessicca Girsa Drew Dankert recorded 17 en Class B teams. Girls Basketball Chelsey Pelkey recorded a tri- poured in 26 points, including five points to lead Foxcroft. Dylan Har- Orono (7-0) took control in the Calais 92, Lee Academy 44 ple-double with 10 points, 11 re- 3-pointers, to propel Stearns to the mon-Weeks added 12 points while first quarter, jumping out to a 17-8 At Lee, Calais placed four play- bounds and 12 assists. Kayla Gib- win over Bucksport. Jeremy Richard chipped in 11. lead and didn’t look back from ers in double figures with Prue erson added 16 points and Teresa Abby Russell added 11 points For Houlton, Jared Fox led the there. Maxwell and Logan Huckins lead- Maynard had 12 rebounds. while Peighton Ingersoll had eight way with 14 points while Nick Per- Janko Stojanovic scored 11 ing the way with 14 points apiece Madawaska (4-4) placed three points and Emma Alley chipped in fitt and Jacob Brown had 12 apiece. points for WA (5-1) and Sean in the win over Lee. players in double-figures with seven. Both teams are 1-6. Seavey had 10. Faith Tirrell and Kayli Doten Jenna Dugal scoring 16 points. Bucksport was led by Cassie Foxcroft: Dankert 5-3-17, Har- Orono: Koffman 1-2-4; Desisto each tallied 13 points for the 5-1 Alexis Levesque and Desiree Be- Coombs with 13 points and Brean- mon-Weeks 2-10-12, Richard 3-5-11, 4-4-13; Collett 6-4-16; Robertson 2-0- Blue Devils. langer added 12 and 11 points, re- na Coombs had 10. Hu. Smith 4-1-9, Richard 1-1-4, Hy. 4; Hines 4-3-11; Coutts 1-1-4; Kaylie Sawtelle scored a game- spectively. Smith 0-2-2, Pleninger 1-0-2 Woldring 6-0-14; Steelman; Farn- high 20 points and Dianna Nicho- Fort Fairfield 22 36 51 65 Sumner 47, Machias 37 Houlton: Fox 7-0-14, Perfitt 4-0- ham; Spencer; Moran; Marliere las added 14 for the 0-7 Pandas. Madawaska 11 25 37 47 At Machias, the Tigers of East 12, Brown 5-0-12, Cleary 2-1-5, Gra- WA: Varney 3-0-6; Seavey 5-0-10; Calais 22 49 73 92 Sullivan battled to an 11-point lead ham 2-0-4, Porter 1-0-3, Ring 1-0-2 Case 3-0-9; Jarrett 3-0-6; Milivo- Lee 7 19 26 44 Washington Acad. 45, Orono 40 at halftime en route to the victory Foxcroft 16 28 41 59 jevic 3-0-8; Stojanovic 5-0-11; Vil- JV: Calais 56-34 At East Machias, the Raiders over Bulldogs. Houlton 8 17 26 52 lone; Roberts; Lin surged to a six-point lead at half- Taya Moore paced Sumner with 3-pt. goals; Dankert 4, Richard; Or. 17 40 47 66 Houlton 53, Foxcroft 41 time and held off the Red Riots for 19 points, Taylor Merchant added Perfitt 4, Brown 2, Porter WA 8 22 35 50 At Houlton, Kolleen Bouchard the victory. 14 and Casco Haley put in 11. Other JV: Houlton 58-52, OT scored 20 points and grabbed eight Caitlyn Lyons paced Washing- scorers: Maggie Perry 2, Anna Boys Hockey rebounds to lead the Shiretowners ton Academy with 15 points and Young 1. Bucksport 57, Stearns 34 Camden Hills 1, Brewer 0 to their sixth win of the season. Rylea Steeves added 12. Tate Dolley poured in 23 points to At Millinocket, Tyler Pye led At the Penobscot Ice Arena in Aspen Flewelling added 10 Hannah Clement scored a game- lead Machias. Other scorers: Karys- the Bucksport Golden Bucks with Brewer, the Camden Hills Wind- points while Natalie Hill recorded high 22 points for Orono. sa Norton 11, Kassandra Cox 2. 15 points to get the win over Stea- jammers downed the Brewer eight points, seven steals and four Orono: Steelman 2-0-6, Chasse Sumner 12 30 43 47 rns. Witches behind a clutch third-pe- assists. 1-2-5, White, Dill, Clement 7-2-22, Machias 7 19 27 37 Riley McLeod chipped in with riod goal by Jonah Cameron and Foxcroft was led by Grace Bick- Hernandez 1-0-2, Richards, Robert- 3-pt. goals: Haley 3, Moore Yankees land All-Star Chapman from Reds Former Orono

THE SPORTS XCHANGE The deal comes three weeks up man in a reconfigured bull- ficers responded to Chap- after a proposed trade to send pen or Miller might be dealt man’s home in Florida on High swimmer The New York Yankees Chapman to the Los Angeles for a starting pitcher. Oct. 30. acquired left-handed All- Dodgers broke down after re- The Reds traded their The Davie (Florida) Po- Star closer Aroldis Chap- ports that police investigated other 2015 All-Star, third lice Department released a coaching at Brown man from the Cincinnati an accusation of domestic vio- baseman Todd Frazier, to report that stated there Reds on Monday. lence involving the pitcher in the Chicago White Sox in a was insufficient evidence The Yankees will send October. three-team deal that brought to charge Chapman be- BY ROBBY MACDONALD Tree Swim Club in Portland. right-handers Caleb Cotham The Yankees had their own back another three-prospect cause of conflicting stories, SPECIAL TO THE BDN and Rookie Davis and infield- All-Star reliever in left-hand- package in return. the absence of physical in- Tycz sets Maine records ers Eric Jagielo and Tony er Andrew Miller as closer According to reports, juries and no cooperating In her second season as At the Winter East Junior Renda to Cincinnati. last season. He could be a set- more than a dozen police of- witnesses. coach of the Brown Univer- Nationals held at Georgia sity women’s swim team, Tech earlier this month, former Orono Bath’s Long Reach Swim helped lead Bangor to its first Those casting their votes ball at Hampden Academy. High and Canoe SWIM Club’s Caitlin Tycz, 16, com- Cimbollek Eastern Maine championship with me for the above selec- • Bob Beatham, a fellow City Club swim- SCENE peting in the 200-yard but- in 1992 after a 30-year drought tions were an esteemed group: BDN blogger who graduated mer Kate Ko- terfly, clocked a 2:01.2, estab- Continued from Page B5 and state runner-up to South • Paul Graffam, a Bangor from Bangor in 1990 and venock has guided her team lishing Maine records in Portland in a famous five-over- High basketball historian coached freshman basketball to a 1-1 record in dual-meet both the 15 and 16 and open buzzer for the big upset. time game. The next year he from the Class of 1947. His at John Bapst. action this season with a age groups. Tycz is coached Campbell went on to walk led the Rams to their first state son, Ben, was a star point • Dick Stacey, a 1955 Ban- win against the University by Maine Swim Hall of Fame on and then earned a schol- Class A title since 1959 as they guard for Bangor in the mid- gor High graduate who played of Massachusetts and a loss member Jay Morissette. arship at UMaine where he avenged the loss to South Port- 1970s. baseball and managed the bas- to Yale along with a fourth- was a starter his last two land. He was a BDN All-Maine • Bob Kelley, Bangor Class ketball team. He went on to place finish in an eight-team Greely swimmer competing years. 6 votes. first-team selection and went of 1954, who coached the Ban- become a successful area busi- invitational hosted by Princ- for Arkansas Leroy Patterson (6-2 for- on to play four years at Divi- gor High baseball team to nessman and sponsored the eton University. Sarah Easterling, racing ward): He guided Bangor to sion I Liberty University. He is eight state titles, and a veter- locally famous TV show “Sta- Brown returns to racing in the Georgia Tech Invita- the 1962 Eastern Maine cham- now the varsity boys basket- an basketball official. cey’s Country Jamboree.” Jan. 16 against Harvard and tional for the University of pionship and state runner-up ball coach at Hermon where • Wayne Lawton, a veteran • Keith Mahaney, a former University of Pennsylvania. Arkansas, swam in the 200- to Morse of Bath. The late his dad and high school coach, basketball official and Bangor Fort Fairfield High School Kovenock was an assistant yard individual medley Patterson is one of the best all- Roger Reed, is a volunteer as- High basketball player from and UMaine basketball stand- at the University of Notre (2:03.2) and the 100-yard around athletes ever to attend sistant. 4 votes. the Class of 1958. out who is a longtime Bangor Dame and at Kenyon before backstroke (56.5) The junior Bangor High, where he MVP: Drinon. • Clint Van Aken, another High fan. accepting the position at Razorback, a former Maine starred as a running back in Purest shooter: A three- great all-around Bangor Brown. Swimmer of the Year, won football and center fielder in way tie: Dickie Russell (1954), player in football, basketball Bob Cimbollek is a retired the Class B 100-yard back- baseball. 5 votes. Scott Davis (1975) and Bruce and baseball who went on to high school basketball Mainer shines in Florida stroke and 200 IM for Greely Mark Reed (6-3 guard): He Withington (1977). coach basketball and base- coach and athletic director. Rocco Aceto, a 2007 Maine High in each of her four Swim Hall of Fame inductee, years competing for the coached his Trinity Prep Rangers. possibly two. From the day a three shots during a 5-0 victo- young athletes learn when 200-yard female medley Pyne student-athlete first attends a ry over Fresno State. She ap- they get to college is that relay team to first place at Ellsworth notches first win college, they have five years peared in two other games, their parents are amazing,” the 1A Florida State Meet. over Bangor in which to complete four both wins. said Pyne, the daughter of Aceto’s team finished in 1 Ellsworth’s recent dual- Continued from Page B5 years of eligibility. But some Sophomore E.J. Proctor John and Sandra Pyne. minute, 42.9 seconds. meet boys win over Bangor have received a sixth year played all of the other min- She will retain her scholar- Since his arrival at Trini- High, the first ever for the her Durham hotel room on based on medical circum- utes and led the Blue Devils to ship and will stay involved ty Prep in 2005, 10 swimmers Eagles, included several Monday night. stances. a 14-6-5 campaign that ended with the team in some way. have qualified for the Olym- highlight swims for EHS, in- “But, for right now, my Pyne had finally returned with a 1-0 loss to Penn State in She already has begun her pic Trials and 13 swimmers cluding the 200 medley relay focus is to get to the point to the field this fall after being the NCAA championship rehabilitation. have received interscholas- (1:42.6), the 400 free relay where I can walk around cam- sidelined for more than two game in Cary, North Caroli- Despite her surgeries, she tic All-American honors. (3:23.6) and a 53.9 100 back pus comfortably,” added Pyne years after undergoing a na. remains upbeat and still con- Aceto, also a member of The from Cooper Holmes. Ban- who pointed out that she had major surgery on Sept. 23, Pyne said she has been siders herself “incredibly Peddie School Hall of Fame, gor’s Colby Prouty finished the surgery because the “bone 2013, to repair severely torn overwhelmed by the support blessed” and feels it is a began his swimming experi- with an impressive 1:01.3 100 structure in both knees is knee cartilage. she has received. “blessing in disguise. You can ence as a member of the Pine breaststroke. wrong” which requires recon- That was followed by an 18- “All of my teammates always find a positive in any structive surgery to prevent month healing period and she have written me a letter. situation. I am at an incredi- cartilage damage. was a medical redshirt at Reading those has been awe- ble institution and this has Central soon began shoot- If she returns in two years, Duke in 2014. some. And my mother has been, hands down, the best Central ing successfully over the Pi- she will have at least one year She made her debut on given up her Christmas to be team culture I have ever been rates’ 1-2-2 zone and scored of eligibility remaining and Aug. 21, making one save on here with me. One thing a part of.” Continued from Page B5 nine straight points to take a 9-5 lead, but that advantage Another sophomore, was just 20-18 at intermis- so supportive of me. We’ll beat the Miami Dolphins — If the Patriots and Bengals Emily Smith, added 10 sion before the Red Devils Patriots have lifelong friendships. losers of three straight and each finish 13-3, the Patriots points for Central and capitalized on Bennett’s ab- Truthfully I don’t put much five of their last six — next would be the No. 1 seed by played a key defensive role sence from the middle to Continued from Page B5 into anything. I have a lot of week. A win over the Jets virtue of their 4-1 record in against Piscataquis stand- outscore the Pirates 14-5 friends, I have a lot of sup- would have clinched the No. 1 common games (against the out Delani Bennett, a 6-foot-3 during the third quarter. from neck surgery in 2011 port, and he is the same. I’m seed for the Patriots, who Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Pitts- senior center. A baseline jumper by with the Indianapolis Colts. a big fan and supporter of can’t clinch this week be- burgh Steelers and Houston Bennett had 10 points, six Smith and a layup by junior “I fully support Peyton,” his. That’s how I really feel cause the winner of Monday Texans). If the Broncos win rebounds and four blocked forward Libby Cook opened Brady said. “My friendship about everything.” night’s Cincinnati Bengals- their last two games, they shots but was held to six the second-half scoring for with him over the years, PATS NOTES: As disap- Denver Broncos game will would win a two- or three- shot attempts by Central’s Central, and Allen’s pene- he’s a guy that I can always pointing as Sunday was for still have a chance at secur- way tie at 12-4 by virtue of double-teaming ways and trating moves into the lane count on, and has been the Patriots, they’ll still be the ing the top seed with a win their head-to-head wins over also was limited in her created a short jumper for someone that’s always been No. 1 seed in the AFC if they next week and a Patriots loss. the Patriots and Bengals. movement after missing herself and a kickout pass to most of the third quarter Kaitlyn Pinkham for a jump- due to an ankle injury. er that gave the Red Devils a Men’s college hockey Men’s college basketball “We didn’t want Delani to 34-23 lead at the end of the MAINE vs. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAINE vs. QUINNIPIAC be able to catch the ball be- period. Time, site: Tuesday, 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, Portland; Wednesday, Time, site: Tuesday, 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Center, Bangor cause when she catches the Libby finished with nine 7:30 p.m., Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. Records: Maine 2-9, Quinnipiac 4-6 ball you see what she can points and seven rebounds Records: Maine 4-9-4, UNH 6-6-4 Series, last meeting: Quinnipiac leads 5-2, Quinnipiac 81-64 on 12/29/14 do,” said Rollins. “My soph- for Central while Emma Series, last meeting: Maine leads 63-53-6, UNH 5-2 on Dec. 5 Key players: Maine — 5-10 G Kevin Little (13.1 points per game, 2.5 assists Key players: Maine — LW Blaine Byron (5 goals, 5 assists), C Will Merchant per game, 1.2 steals per game), 6-7 F Devine Eke (11.2 ppg, 7.6 rebounds per omore, Emily Smith, put a Campbell had four steals. (6 & 3), Dan Renouf (3 & 6), C Cam Brown (2 & 7), C Steven Swavely (3 & 3), G game), 6-8 F Till Gloger (7.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg), 5-11 G Aaron Calixte (7.0 ppg, 2.1 body on her and tried to Freshman Alivia Hunt Matt Morris (4-2-2, 2.55 goals-against average, .928 save percentage), G Rob apg), 6-2 G Lavar Harewood (6.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg), 6-5 G Shaun Lawton (6.6 ppg, front her and then I had an- came off the bench to con- McGovern (0-7-2, 2.65, .915); UNH— C Andrew Poturalski (16 & 16), RW Tyler 2.6 apg, 1.6 spg); Quinnipiac — 6-1 G Giovanni McLean (15.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.2 Kelleher (6 & 23), LW Dan Correale (10 & 4), D Matias Cleland (2 & 11), LW Maxim apg, .421 3-pt. FG pct.), 6-4 G Daniel Harris (9.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 spg), 6-9 F other girl in the back com- tribute six points for Pisca- Gaudreault (9 & 2), D John Furgele (1 & 8), G Daniel Tirone (4-6-4, 3.66, .889) Donovan Smith (9.2 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.0 bpg), 6-4 G James Ford Jr. 6.8 ppg, 5.0 ing over and helping. taquis while another re- Game notes: This is the second year of the back-to-back Portland-Manches- rpg, 2.0 apg), 6-1 G Dimitri Floras (4.9 ppg) “That was another part of serve, sophomore Lexi Har- ter non-conference games between the two archrivals. Maine won the Manches- Game notes: The Black Bears come off their brief Christmas hiatus hoping to ter game 5-2 last season but UNH rebounded to win in Portland 7-4 the next snap a six-game losing streak. UMaine dropped a tough 76-75 decision at Holy our start-over tonight, lis- ris, grabbed a team-high night. The teams have contrasting styles. Maine will try to use its size and Cross on Dec. 21. Quinnipiac of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has lost tening better and under- seven rebounds. strength to create forecheck chances at the expense of the young UNH defense. two in a row, most recently an 82-61 defeat at Oregon State on Dec. 21. A major standing what we needed to UNH is quick and will look to generate rush opportunities off transition. UNH point of emphasis in this one for UMaine will be rebounding as the Bobcats have plays its home games on an Olympic ice sheet (200 by 100 feet) at the Whitte- led the nation in that category each of the last three seasons. Quinnipiac is do to achieve the goal.” more Center but the rinks in Portland and Manchester are pro rinks with smaller seventh in rebounds per game (44.1) and third in offensive rebounds per game Central trailed just brief- dimensions (200 by 85) like Maine’s Alfond Arena. That should give Maine an (17.5). However, Quinnipiac has posted only 65.5 ppg and is among the worst ly at 4-1 on two Bennett free ON FACEBOOK advantage. UNH went 3-for-7 on the power play in the tie and win vs. Maine teams in the nation at the foul line (59.1 pct.). The Black Bears’ Achilles’ heel has before the break so the Black Bears can’t afford to take any bad penalties. The primarily been defense, as they allow 84.6 ppg — which ranks 338th of 346 throws and a Haylee Patter- Join the conversation. nation’s top-scoring line of Poturalski between Correale and Kelleher had four Division I teams — while allowing teams to shoot 47 percent from the field. son layup off a Bennett as- facebook.com/bangordailynews goals and eight assists in those two games so Maine has to be aware of that line Freshman forward Issac Vann is expected to miss his eighth straight game sist midway through the at all times. because of an ankle injury. first quarter.