#1 Ellsworth Boys Remain Unbeaten Defeating #8 Washington Academy 70-38 [STATS & PHOTOS]
After a slow start, the #1 Ellsworth Eagles, put the game away with a 20-10 3rd Quarter run and beat #8 Washington Academy 70-38 in the final Class B Quarterfinal at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, on Saturday, February 18th.
The score was tied 15-15 at the end of the 1st Quarter and Ellsworth led 34-22 at the end of the 1st Half. The Eagles were on top 54-32 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.
Ellsworth was led by Chance Mercier with a game-high 20 points with 2 3-pointers.. Kaleb Connors had 17 points including 3 3-pointers. Peter Keblinsky had 13 points including a 3-pointer and a crowd-pleasing dunk. Miles Palmer, and Eamon MacDonald each had a 3-pointer. The Eagles were a near-perfect 14-16 from the free throw line.
Washington Academy was led by Donavan Marzoll with 11 points while Ben Griffen and Clay Crosman each had 7 points. Marzoll had 3 3-pointers and Crosman had 1 3-pointer. The Raiders were 6-10 from the free throw line.
Washington Academy's season comes to an end, with a 9-11 record.
Ellsworth, now 19-0 advances to the semifinals on Wednesday, February 22nd where they will play #4 Old Town, in the 2nd Boy's semifinal, at 3:30 p.m. That game will be broadcast on AM 1370 WDEA, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our free downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Academy Boys | 15 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 38 |
| Ellsworth Boys | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 70 |
Box Score
Washington Academy
| Name | PTS | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| Clay Crosman | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Colby Moholland | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Gabe Leighton | 9 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Harley Ingrish | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Carter Wannemacher | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Donavan Marzoll | 11 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Braedyn Thatcher | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Max Cates | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Taylor | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Brandon Porter | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ben Hennessey | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Griffen | 7 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 |
| TEAM | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 38 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Ellsworth
| Name | PTS | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| Chance Mercier | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Miles Palmer | 3 | - | 1 | - | 0 |
| Michael Harris | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Cruz Coffin | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaleb Connors | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Josiah James-Chin | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Wyatt Bragdon | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Eamon MacDonald | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Keblinsky | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Kyle Kenney | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Ethan LeClerc | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Dawson Curtis | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Brayden King | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Hollis Grindal | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Isiah Corson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| TEAM | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 70 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 15 |
Check out the photos from the game
Ellsworth-Washington Academy Boys Quarterfinals
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