Eagles Escape With Win 46-40
The Ellsworth Eagles took an early lead and withstood a 2nd Half charge by the Hermon Hawks and escaped with a 46-40 win over Hermon on Wednesday, December 10th
Photo Chris Popper Townsquare Media[/caption]Things started slowly for bother teams, and Bruce St. Peter from Ellsworth picked up two quick fouls with 6:20 left in the 1st Quarter, and Joe Plummer from Hermon sank 2 free throws and Hermon took a 2-0 lead. Derek Look scored 6 points in the 1st Quarter and Mitchell Domagala hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and Ellsworth took a 13-7 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter.
In the 2nd Quarter, Hermon's Donte Bennett scored two quick baskets in the first 1:30 and Ellsworth led 13-9. Ellsworth then went on a 14-0 run and held Hermon scoreless until Tyler Benton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Bryce Harmon had 4 points in the quarter for Ellsworth, Alex Braley had a 3-pointer and Nick Bagley had a 3-pointer as well. Look had 4 more points. Ellsworth led at the half 27-14.
In the 3rd Quarter Hermon went on a 13-0 run, and with 1:18 left in the 3rd Quarter the score was tied at 27-27. With 35 seconds left in the 3rd Ellsworth's Mitchell Domagala swished a 3-pointer, and then Harmon stole the ball and scored and the 3rd Quarter ended with Ellsworth up 32-29.
In the 4th Quarter Hermon's Bennet went 2-2 from the free throw line and with 6:50 left in the game Ellsworth led 32-21. Ellsworth's Cooper Henderson went 1-2 from the free throw line and Ellsworth was up 33-31 with 5:47 left. Joe Plummer scored and with 4:49 left in the game, the score was tied at 33-33. Henderson sank a jumper and then went 2-2 from the free throw line and with 4:05 left Ellsworth was up 37-33. Plummer went 1-2 from the free throw line and then Harmon went 1-2 for Ellsworth and with 2:52 left Ellsworth was up 38-35. Ellsworth's Nick Bagley sank 2 free throws, and then Harmon went 1-2, and with 1:21 left Ellsworth was up 41-37. Hermon's Tyler Beaton sank a basket, and then Domagala and Look each sank 2 free throws, and with 28.7 seconds left in the game, Ellsworth was up 44-37. Plummer sank a 3-pointer and Look answered with a 2 pointer to give Ellsworth the victory.
Derek Look had 14 points for Ellsworth, and the Eagles went 14-21 from the free throw line in the game, including going 10-14 in the 4th Quarter. Joe Plummer had 17 points for Hermon, and the Hawks shot 11-14 from the free throw line.
Ellsworth improves to 2-0 on the season, and next plays host to John Bapst on Saturday night, December 13th at 7 PM in a game that will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370 and WDEA Internet Radio. Hermon is now 0-1, and next plays in Bar Harbor on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 against the MDI Trojans, in a game that will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370 and WDEA Internet Radio.
Box Score
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
Ellsworth Boys | 13 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 46 |
Hermon Hawks Boys | 7 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
Ellsworth
# | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
3 | Alex Braley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Griffin Nightingale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Devin McDevitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Mitchell Domagala | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
15 | Bryce Harmon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
20 | Connor Maguire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | Lukas Firestone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Nick Bagley | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
23 | Charlie Libbey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Bruce St.Peter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
32 | Dylan Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | Derek Look | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
34 | Cooper Henderson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
TOTALS | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 46 |
Hermon
# | Name | G | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PF | PTS |
4 | Paul Greenier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Mat Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | Connor Clukey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
20 | T.J. Verrill | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
22 | Aaron Hawes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
23 | Donte Bennett | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
24 | Tyler Beaton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
30 | Keenan Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Jordan Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Isaiah Marseille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Mark Anthony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
40 | Ryan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
42 | Joseph Plummer | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
50 | Bryce Hieftje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
54 | McKinlee Sickles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 40 |