MDI Boys Basketball Defeats Bangor In Thrilling Matchup

In a battle of early-season unbeaten teams, the MDI Boy's Basketball Team beat Class A Bangor, 63-51 in Bernard Parady Gymnasium, led by James Witham's 28 points and despite Bangor's 11 3-pointers.

MDI raced out to an early 20-8 lead as Witham had 10 points, and Dylan Stoll had a pair of 3-pointers to lead MDI. Bangor cut the deficit to 8 at the half, outscoring MDI 17-13 in the 2nd Quarter led by Liam Vigue's 3 3-pointers. MDI led 47-39 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.

MDI was led by James Witham with 28 points including 1 3-pointer. Dylan Stoll had 11 points with 3 3-pointes. Kenneth Stilwell had 11 points, with a 3-pointer. Lincoln Gray had 10 points with a 3-pointer. The Trojans scored 24 points in the paint and were 10-13 from the free throw line.

Bangor was led by Liam Vigue with 19 points with 6 3-pointers. Nate Grunkemeyer had 12 points with 2 3's. Harry Fitzpatrick had 12 points with a 3-pointer. Wyatt Chandler and Josh Grunkemeyer also each had a 3-pointer. Bangor scored 10 points in the paint and were 8-10 from the free throw line.

MDI is 3-0 and will host Hermon on Wednesday, December 17th at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our FREE downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device with the pregame starting at 6:45 p.m.

Bangor is 2-1 and will host Camden Hills on Saturday, December 13th at 1 p.m.

Check out the Stats and Photos from the game.

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
Bangor Boys	8	17	14	12	51
MDI Boys	20	13	14	16	63

Box Score

Bangor

#	Name	PTS	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA
1	Daxton Gifford	0	-	-	-	-
2	Wyatt Chandler	3	-	1	-	-
4	Nathan O'Donnell	0	-	-	-	-
11	Alex Tennett	0	-	-	-	-
12	Nate Grunkmeyer	12	2	2	2	3
14	John Grunkmeyer	3	-	1	-	-
20	Lucas Smith	0	-	-	-	-
22	Parker Neale	0	-	-	-	-
24	Liam Vigue	19	-	6	1	1
30	Raiden Sudborough	2	1	-	-	-
32	Dom Caso	0	-	-	-	-
40	Gavin Glanville-True	0	-	-	-	-
42	Will Houghton	0	-	-	-	-
44	Harry Fitzpatrick	12	2	1	5	6
55	Matt O'Connell	0	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS	51	5	11	8	10

MDI

#	Name	PTS	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA
10	Preston Tripp	3	-	1	-	-
12	James Witham	28	8	1	9	11
14	Dylan Stoll	11	1	3	-	-
20	Trevor Brophy	0	-	-	-	-
22	Henry Trombetto	0	-	-	-	-
24	Kenneth Stilwell	11	4	1	-	-
30	Lincoln Gray	10	3	1	1	2
32	Coe Thurston	0	-	-	-	-
34	Lyman Pinkham	0	-	-	-	-
40	Wyatt Ford	0	-	-	-	-
42	John Sheppard	0	-	-	-	-
44	Sylas Witham	0	-	-	-	-
52	Owen Dwyer	0	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS	63	16	7	10	13