MDI Boys Beat Brewer 68-41[STATS & PHOTOS]
The MDI Boy's Basketball Team used a pressure defense all night long, forcing the Brewer Witches into numerous turnovers and beat the Witches 68-41 in Brewer on Monday, January 5th.
MDI led 18-13 at the end of the 1st Quarter, and then outscored Brewer 17-7 to take a 35-20 lead at the end of the 1st Half. The Trojans led 49-33 after the 3rd Quarter.
MDI was led by James Witham who had 26 points, including a 3-pointer. Dylan Stoll had 17 points with a 3-pointer.Preston Tripp and Coe Thurston each had a 3-pointer. MDI was 8-12 from the free throw line.
Brewer was led by Oli Higgins who had 15 points, including going 7-10 from the free throw line. Cody Hews had 13 points, with 3 3-pointers. Caleb Campbell had a 3-pointer. Brewer was 7-10 from the free throw line.
MDI is now 8-1. They will host Hampden Academy on Wednesday night, January 7th with the game scheduled to tipoff at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our FREE downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device.
Brewer is now 2-6. They will travel to play the Old Town Coyotes on Wednesday, January 7th at 6:30 p.m.
Check out the Stats
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
| MDI Boys | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 68 | |
| Brewer | 13 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 41 |
Box Score
MDI
| Number | Player Name | Points | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| 10 | Preston Tripp | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | James Witham | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | Dylan Stoll | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Trevor Brophy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Henry Trombetto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Kenneth Stillwell | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Lincoln Gray | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Coe Thurston | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lyman Pinkham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Wyatt Ford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | John Sheppard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Sylas Witham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Owen Dwyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
Brewer
| Number | Player Name | Points | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| 0 | Eli Higgins | 15 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 1 | Birdy Flagg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cody Hews | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jack Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Liam Greenlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Brendan Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Isaac Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jackson Jankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bryan Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Caleb Campbell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Eli Wall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Paxson Snow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Kooper Harvey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
Thanks to Walter Churchill for the photos!
MDI-Brewer Boy's Basketball
Gallery Credit: Chris Popper
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