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

1234T
MDI Boys1817141968
Brewer13713841

Box Score

MDI

NumberPlayer NamePoints2PM3PMFTMFTA
10Preston Tripp93100
12James Witham269158
14Dylan Stoll176123
20Trevor Brophy00000
22Henry Trombetto00000
24Kenneth Stillwell73011
30Lincoln Gray42000
32Coe Thurston30100
34Lyman Pinkham00000
40Wyatt Ford21000
42John Sheppard00000
44Sylas Witham00000
52Owen Dwyer00000
Total68244812

Brewer

NumberPlayer NamePoints2PM3PMFTMFTA
0Eli Higgins1540710
1Birdy Flagg00000
3Cody Hews132300
4Jack Robertson00000
5Liam Greenlaw00000
10Brendan Moore00000
11Isaac Johnson21000
12Jackson Jankowski00000
13Bryan Sinclair00000
14Caleb Campbell51100
22Eli Wall00000
23Paxson Snow00000
34Kooper Harvey21000
Totals41114710

Thanks to Walter Churchill for the photos!

MDI-Brewer Boy's Basketball

The MDI Boy's Basketball Team traveled to Brewer to take on the Witches on Monday, January 5th

Gallery Credit: Chris Popper

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