Hermon Boys Upset MDI 54-49
The MDI Boys hosted Hermon Saturday afternoon at 3:30, and it featured two players who had won the Big East Boy's Player of the Week twice, combining for 4 of the five weekly awards, namely Jon Phelps of MDI and Tyler Thayer of Hermon.. The battle today was won by Thayer and Hermon, as they defeated MDI 54-49.
MDI jumped out to a 10-8 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter. Jon Phelps had 5 points including a 3-pointer and Riley Swanson had a 3-pointer for MDI, while Tyler Thayer scored 7 of Hermon's 8 points, including a 3-pointer.
It was tied 20-20 at the end of the 1st half, as Thayer hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the score. In the 2nd Quarter, Thayer had 2 3-pointers and had 17 of Hermon's 20 points at the end of the 1st Half.
In the 3rd Quarter, Thayer added 11 points, going 5-6 from the free throw line, and at the end of the 3rd Quarter, Thayer had 28 of Hermon's 37 points. In the 3rd Quarter MDI's Andrew Davis had 6 points, and Abe Philbrook added 5 points, including a 3-pointer.
In the 4th Quarter, Thayer went 8-8 from the free throw line, adding 10 more points. In the 4th Quarter, Hermon went 11-14 from the foul line, as MDI was forced to foul, in an attempt to get back into the game, as Hermon's lead increased to 7 points at one time.
For the game, Hermon's Tyler Thayer finished with 38 points, including 3 3-pointers and went 15-19 from the free throw line. Hermon as a team went 19-28 from the foul line. MDI was led by Jon Phelps with 12 points while Andrew Davis had 10 points. Riley Swanson had 2 3-pointers, while Phelps and Abe Philbrook each had a 3-pointer.
With the loss, MDI falls to 8-3, and plays Washington Academy at home on Monday, January 20th, in a game that has been postponed three times this year. That game will be aired on WDEA AM 1370 and WDEA Internet Radio with the pregame starting at 6:45ish. Hermon improves to 7-3 and plays at Penquis Valley on Monday, January 20th at 7 PM.
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Box Score
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
Hermon Hawks Boys | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 54 |
MDI Boys | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 49 |
# | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
10 | Matt Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Garrett Putnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | T.J. Verrill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Aaron Hawes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Donte Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Tyler Beaton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
30 | Tyler Thayer | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 38 |
32 | Seth Mackenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Isaiah Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Garrett Kipler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
40 | Ryan Kelly | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
42 | Joseph Plummet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Jon Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Bryce Hieftje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
54 | Chad Feeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 54 |
10 | Jon Phelps | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
12 | Billy Laverdiere | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Isaiah Keene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Abe Philbrook | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
22 | Taner Bickford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Ryan Littlefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
30 | Stephen Hanscom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
32 | Gus Reeves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Riley Swanson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
42 | Aaron Snurkowski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Chase Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | James O'Donnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | Andrew Davis | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
TOTALS | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 49 |