Ellsworth Boys Turn Back Houlton 66-62

The Ellsworth Boys Basketball sank their free throws when they mattered, going 20-31 from the line and got a double-double from Jackson Curtis as they beat the Houlton Shiretowners 66-62 in a game Saturday afternoon at Katsiaficas Gymnasium in Ellsworth on Saturday, December 21st.

Houlton led 18-16 at the end of the 1st Quarter, and 27-26 at the end of the 1st Half. They also led 45-43 at the end of the 3rd Quarter. But Ellsworth outscored Houlton 23-17 in the 4th Quarter to prevail.

Ellsworth was led by Jackson Curtis with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Darby Barry had 16 points while ripping down 9 rebounds and Austin Harris was also in double figures with 10 points. Ellsworth had 6 3-pointers, 4 by Barry and 1 each by Ausitn Harris and Brett Bragdon. The Eagles were 20-31 from the free throw line with Jackson Curtis 9-15, Austin Harris 5-6

Houlton was led by Keegan Gentle with a game high 30 points. Hunter Sennett, Caleb Solomon and Drew Foley each had 8 points. The Shiretowners had 6 3-pointers, 2 each by Sennett, Keegan Gentle and Caleb Solomon. Houlton was 8-18 from the free throw line.

Ellsworth is now 3-1 and will play at Caribou on Friday, December 27th at 7:30 p.m.

Houlton is now 3-3 and will host Old Town on Friday, December 27th at 7 p.m.

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
Houlton Boys	18	9	18	17	62
Ellsworth Boys	16	10	17	23	66

Box Score

Houlton

#	Name	G	PTS	FGM	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PF
2	Collin Moody	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Isaiah Gentle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	Hunter Sennett	1	8	3	1	2	0	1	5
11	Keegan Gentle	1	30	10	8	2	8	14	1
12	Cody Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Gage Bartlett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Jadon Gentle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Cameron Callnan	1	6	3	3	0	0	0	5
24	Caleb Solomon	1	8	3	1	2	0	2	4
30	Jaron Gentle	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2
32	Drew Foley	1	8	4	4	0	0	0	4
42	Nolan Hodgkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS	1	62	24	18	6	8	18	21

Ellsworth

#	Name	G	PTS	FGM	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PF
3	J’Von James	1	4	2	2	0	0	1	4
4	Connor Crawford	1	4	1	1	0	2	4	2
5	Nick Kane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hunter Curtis	1	2	0	0	0	2	3	3
11	Austin Harris	1	10	2	1	1	5	6	1
12	Adam Inman	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
14	Brody Mercier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Eamon MacDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Darby Barry	1	16	6	2	4	0	0	1
21	Andrew Rideout	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Michael Palmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Brett Bragdon	1	7	2	1	1	2	2	2
32	Jackson Curtis	1	21	6	6	0	9	15	1
33	Kolbe Hardy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Deyan Rich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS	1	66	20	14	6	20	31	14