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Ellsworth Boys Rally to Beat Orono 68-58 [STATS]
The Ellsworth Boys' Basketball Team rallied from a 24-10 1st Quarter deficit and beat the Orono Red Riots 68-58 Saturday afternoon, December 14th in Orono.
The Eagles outscored Orono 20-7 to trail 31-30 at the end of the 1st Half. Ellsworth led 30-28 for the 1st time in 2nd Quarter with 33.2 seconds in the Half. Ellsworth led 50-41 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.
Orono made 8 3-pointers in the 1st Half, 6 in the 1st Quarter.
Ellsworth was led by Brayden King who finished with 20 points, after having 2 points in the 1st Half. Hollis Grindal and Jackson Barry each had 13 points. Dawson Curtis had 12 points. Eli Holler and Zach Bray each had a 3-pointer. The Eagles were 18-23 from the free throw line.
Brady Hews had a game-high 22 points before fouling out in the 4th Quarter. Bergen Sodenberg had 11 points. The Red Riots finished with 10 3-pointers. Sodenberg and Hews each had 3 3-pointers. Johnny Jones, Will Francis, Matt Allen and Kason Bagley each had a 3-pointer. The Red Riots were 4-7 from the free throw line.
Ellsworth improves to 3-0. They play at Old Town against the Coyotes on Tuesday, December 17th at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370 with the pregame starting at 6:45 p.m. The game will also be aired on WDEA Internet Radio, on our free downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device.
Orono is 2-1. They will host Bucksport on Monday night, December 16th.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Boys | 10 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 68 |
| Orono Boys | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 58 |
Box Score
Ellsworth
| Name | PTS | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| Porter Merrill | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| TJ Merrill | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Eli Holler | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Morgan Blair | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Brayden King | 20 | 6 | 6 | - | 8 | 8 |
| Bryce Hart | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Hollis Grindal | 13 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 6 |
| Hunter Boles | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Kenny | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Connor MacDonald | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Dawson Curtis | 12 | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | 8 |
| Zach Bray | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Jackson Barry | 13 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 68 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 23 |
Orono
| Name | PTS | FGM | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| Al-Khader Wise | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Brady Hewes | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Saladin Wise | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Kason Bagley | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Wesley Crouse | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Jack Brewer | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Bergen Sodenberg | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Will Francis | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Will Runco | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny Jones | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Lucas Hernandez | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Allen | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah Schaff | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 58 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
You can nominated an athlete for Week 2 (December 9-14) by emailing Chris Popper. Nominations will be accepted for Week 2 through Sunday, December 15th. Voting will take place Monday, December 16th through Thursday, December 19th with the winner being announced on Friday, December 20th. In your nomination please give the student-athlete's name, school, sport and any stats/times you may have.
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