Eagles Tame Tigers 64-35

The Ellsworth Eagles traveled to play the Sumner Tigers, Friday, January 10th in Sullivan and came away with a 64-35 victory. Ellsworth and Sumner (for now), are both members of RSU 24, and there is a big rivalry between the two schools. Both teams came off tough losses in their previous game, Ellsworth at Calais 57-33, and Sumner against George Steven's Academy 71-32, so both Ellsworth and Sumner had something to prove.

Ellsworth jumped out to an early 16-9 lead after the 1st Quarter. Steven Mahon had 7 points in the 1st Quarter and Nick Bagley had 5 points, including a 3-pointer for the Eagles. Dylan Whitten hit a 3-pointer for the Tigers.

Ellsworth outscored Sumer 16-8 in the 2nd Quarter to take a 32-17 point lead at the half. Nick Golding hit 2 3's for the Eagles and Mahon added 4 more points for Ellsworth. Whitten, Deontai Linscott, Tyler Bunker and Sam Smith all added baskets for Sumner.

In the 3rd Quarter, Nick Bagley drained two more 3's for Ellsworth, as the Eagles increased their lead 42-25 after 3 Quarters. Alex O'Hara had a 3-pointer for Sumner.

In the 4th Quarter both sides emptied their benches. Bagley added another 3-pointer for Ellsworth, giving him 4 3's on the night, and Griffin Nightingale added a 3-pointer.. Alex O'Hara had 5 points, including his 2nd 3 pointer of the game in the 4th Quarter for Sumner.

Ellsworth was led by Nick Bagley with  a game high 16 points while Steven Mahon had 13 points. Ellsworth was 9-13 from the free throw line. Sumner was led by Alex O'Hara with 8 points followed by Dylan Whitten with 7 points.

With the victory, Ellsworth improved to 5-4 on the season. Ellsworth hosts Old Town Wednesday, January 15th and Calais on Saturday, January 18th. The Ellsworth-Calais game will be on WDEA AM 1370. Sumner falls to 2-6 and plays at Bucksport on Monday, January 13th and hosts Searsport on Thursday January 16th.

Box Score

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Class B Heal Points

Class C Heal Points