Ellsworth Boys Survive and Beat Presque Isle 64-57 to Remain Unbeaten [STATS]

The Ellsworth Boys received a scare, trailing the Presque Isle Wildcats 33-26 at the end of the 1st Half, but came out charging in the 3rd Quarter, outscoring Presque Isle 22-8 and went on to beat the Wildcats 64-57 in Presque Isle on Friday, January 27th.

Ellsworth led 19-11 at the end of the 1st Quarter, but Presque Isle led 33-26 at the Half. Ellsworth led 48-41 at the end of the 3rd Quarter

The Eagles had 3 players in double figures. Chance Mercier had a game-high 24 points. Peter Keblinsky had 20 points and Eamon MacDonald had 11 points. The Eagles poured in 10 3-pointers. Chance Mercier had 4 3's, Eamon MacDonald had 3 3's, Peter Keblinksy had 2 3's and Miles Palmer had a 3-pointer. The Eagles were 4-9 from the free throw line.

Presque Isle was paced by Malachi Cummings with 19 points. Brayden Castonguay had 14 points, as did Brent Greenlaw. The Wildcasts also poured in 10 3-pointers. Castonguay and Greenlaw each had 4 3's and Cummings 2 3's. The Wildcats were 11-16 from the free throw line.

Ellsworth is now 13-0. They play at Caribou on Saturday, January 28th at 2:30 p.m.

Presque Isle is now 5-8. They will host MDI on Saturday, January 28th at 2:30 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.

You can nominate someone for the Winter Week 8 High School Athlete of the Week by emailing HERE. Please put High School Athlete of the Week in the subject. Nominations for games January 22-28 need to be received by January 23rd. Then tell us why your nominee is deserving! Let us know specifics! How many goals did she/he score? How many points did she/he score? How fast did they run or throw in the indoor track meet? How fast did they swim in the swim meet? How did they do in the wrestling meet? We also want to know what school they go to! Please send them by Monday night!

Tuesday we will then compile the nominees and it will be your turn to choose the winner! You can then cast your votes, and voting will close Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. We will then announce the winner online and on air on Friday each week!

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