The MDI Boys traveled up to Dover Foxcroft on Wednesday, January 15th to take on the Foxcroft Academy Ponies, and the Trojan's jumped out to a quick 10-1 lead. The Foxcroft Academy Ponies fought back, but MDI led 19-11 at the end of the 1st Quarter. MDI was led by Abe Philbrook with 3 3-pointers for 9 points and Jon Phelps had 4 points for the Trojans. Foxcroft Academy was led by Kolby Kendall with 5 points.

The Ponies outscored MDI in the 2nd Quarter, 13-5, and the score was tied at the half, 24-24. Foxcroft was led by Hunter Smith with 6 points including a 3-pointer and Kendall added 4 more points. Jon Phelps had all of MDI's 5 points, including a 3-pointer.

Foxcroft Academy came out and took the lead in the 3rd Quarter, and led by as many as 7 at one point. Smith had 5 points for the Ponies including a 3-pointer. and Hunter Law added 4 points. Aaron Snurkowski scored 5 points for MDI, including a 3-pointer. At the end of the 3rd Quarter Foxcroft Academy led 37-32.

At the end of the 3rd Quarter, Coach Justin Norwood was not happy with senior point guard Jon Phelps play, and was vocal in his displeasure, telling Phelps to start shooting. Phelps came out firing in the 4th Quarter. He sank a 3-pointer and flipped his wrist, staring at Coach Norwood as he back-peddled up the court. Coach Norwood's fiery words ignited the flame in Phelps, as he scored 13 points in the 4th Quarter, including 2 3-pointers. MDI hit their free throws in the final quarter, going 7-12 from the free throw line, and ended up 8-14 for the game, after not taking a free throw in the entire first half. Kendall and Smith fouled out for Foxcroft and MDI's Andrew Davis fouled out, all with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

MDI was led by Phelps, who had a game high 22 points, and Abe Philbrook had 10 points. Hunter Smith and Kolby Kendall each had 15 points for Foxcroft Academy. Foxcroft Academy went 6-14 from the free throw line.

With the victory, MDI improved to 8-2 on the season, and next will play at home against Hermon on Saturday, January 18th at 3:30 in a game that will be aired on WDEA AM 1370. Foxcroft Academy fell to 3-6 and travels to Caribou on Saturday, January 18th at 4:30.

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Box Score

 

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MDI Boys

19

5

8

17

49

Foxcroft Academy Ponies Boys

11

13

13

9

46

MDI
#NameGFGM2PM3PMFTMFTAPFPTS
10Jon Phelps185334122
12Billy Laverdiere10000000
14Isaiah Keene10000000
20Abe Philbrook130312210
22Taner Bickford10002402
24Ryan Littlefield10000000
30Stephen Hanscom12201225
32Gus Reeves10000000
40Riley Swanson11100002
42Aaron Snurkowski12110025
44Chase Bradford10000000
50James O'Donnell10000000
52Andrew Davis11101253
TOTALS1171078141249
Foxcroft Academy
#NameGFGM2PM3PMFTMFTAPFPTS
1Hunter Law12201335
2Ethan Kelley10000000
3Colby Snell11100002
11Frank Stone10000000
13Dylan Harmon-Weeks12200024
21Cooper Marden10000010
22Drew Smith10000000
24Sam Keane11103435
30Hunter Smith164212515
35Riley Richards10000000
41Volodymyr Pyzhov10000000
42Kolby Kendall177015515
43Sam Cody10000000
45Corey Bjornson00000000
TOTALS1191726141946
Class B Boy's Heal Points Through January 15
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