The Ellsworth Boy's Basketball team defeated Sumner 42-30 on Friday night, January 9th, in a game that always seemed closer than the score indicated.

Sumner took a 5-3 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter, as both teams had difficulty putting the ball in the basket. Sumner was led by Jordan Bernier who scored 4 points, including going 2-4 from the free throw line. Bruce St. Peter scored Ellsworth's 3 points, as he sank a basket and went 1-4 from the free throw line.

In the 2nd Quarter, the Eagles came out flying, scoring 14 straight points in 2:59 before Sam Smith scored for Sumner. With 4:11 left in the half, Ellsworth led 17-7 and Ellsworth took a 23-11 lead at the half. Nick Bagley scored 8 points for Ellsworth, including 2 3-pointers, Derek Look had 4 points and Alex Braley, Mitchell Domagala, Bryce Harmon and Mitchell Domagala each had 2 points. Sam Smith and Isaac Christensen each had 3 points for Sumner.

Ellsworth led 32-22 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Bagley scored 5 more points for Ellsworth, including another 3-pointer and Look added another 3 points. For the Sumner Tigers, Smith had 4 points, Max Eklund had a 3-pointer and Alex O'Hara and Christensen each had 2 points.

In the 4th Quarter, with 6:05 left, Sumner had cut Ellsworth's lead to 4 points 32-28, and the lead was shaky. But Derek Look scored to give Ellsworth a 34-28, and that would be the closest that Sumner would get for the rest of the evening. Joey Lamoureaux sank a 3-pointer and Smith had 3 points for the Tigers. Bruce St. Peter scored 4 points for Ellsworth, Bagley went 3-4 from the free throw line and Look had 2 points for Ellsworth.

Ellsworth was led by Nick Bagley with 16 points, and Derek Look had 9 points. Ellsworth went 11-22 from the free throw line.

Sumner was led by Sam Smith with 10 points while Isaac Christensen had 7 points. Suimner went 11-19 from the free throw line.

Ellsworth is now 7-2 and next play at Old Town on Tuesday January 13th at 7 PM. Sumner is now 3-6 and play host to George Steven's Academy on Monday, January 12th at 7 PM.

Linescore

 

1

2

3

4

T

Sumner Boys

5

6

11

8

30

Ellsworth Boys

3

20

9

10

42

Box Score

Sumner

#NameGFGM2PM3PMFTMFTAPFPTS
3Matt Coombs10000000
5Joey Lamoreaux11010103
11Max Ekland11010013
13Shawn Walsh10000010
15Tyler Bunker10001451
21Jordan Bernier11102454
23Ryan Deninger10000000
25Patrick Pinkham10000000
31Sam Smith133046410
33Kamen McLean10000000
41Alex O'Hara10000000
41Alex O'Hara11100042
43Isaac Christensen12203417
TOTALS197210192130

Ellsworth

#NameGFGM2PM3PMFTMFTAPFPTS
3Alex Braley11100022
11Devin McDevitt10000000
12Mitchell Domagala10003413
15Bryce Harmon11100102
20Connor Maguire10000020
21Lukas Firestone11101233
22Nick Bagley152334416
23Charlie Libbey10000000
30Bruce St.Peter13301537
32Dylan Kelley10000000
33Derek Look13303639
34Cooper Henderson10000000
TOTALS11411311221842

 

 

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