Ellsworth Girls Beat John Bapst 71-19 [STATS]

The Ellsworth Girls Basketball Team got a taste of the Tourney floor, beating the John Bapst Crusaders 71-19 on Tuesday, January 3rd at the Cross Insurance Center.

Ellsworth jumped out to a 25-5 lead at the end of the 1st Quarter. The Eagles led 40-7 at the end of the 1st Half and 56-14 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.

Ellsworth had 4 players in double figures. Abby Radel and Grace Jaffray each had 14 points. Addison Atherton finished with 12 points and Lily Bean 10 points. Atherton had 2 3-pointers and Radel, Morgan Clifford and Elizabeth Boles each added a 3-pointer. The Eagles were 8-14 from the free throw line.

John Bapst was led by Lillian Higgins with 10 points. She had 2 3-pointers and Claire Gaetani had a 3-pointer. The Crusaders were 2-13 from the free throw line.

Ellsworth is now 6-2. They travel to Bucksport to play the Golden Bucks on Thursday, January 5th at 7 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.

John Bapst is now 3-4. The Crusaders travel up to Caribou to play the Vikings on Saturday, January 7th at 1:30 p.m.

Thanks to Bob Beatham for the stats.

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