The MDI Girls Basketball Team held off a gritty Ellsworth Girls Basketball Team winning 63-53 at Bernard Parady Gymnasium on Wednesday, January 14th.

MDI led 18-14 at the end of the 1st Quarter, as Avery Norwood and Lilli Hanf had 5 points each for the Trojans while Elizabeth Boles had 10 points for the Eagles. MDI outscored Ellsworth 18-9 in the 2nd Quarter to take a 36-23 lead at the Half.

In the 2nd Quarter Lily Colins had 8 points with a pair of 3's for MDI while Kayley Bagley had 4 points for Ellsworth.

In the 3rd Quarter Ellsworth outscored MDI 18-11, to cut the lead to just 6 points 47-41. Boles had 6 points and Cam Clough had 5 points with a 3-pointer to lead the Eagles. Ella Watson had 5 points for MDI.

In the 4th Quarter Ellsworth got as close as 3 points before MDI pulled away for the 10 point win. Both Lily Norwood and Hanf had 5 points for MDI including a 3-pointer. Sydney Mason and Austyn Atherton each had 5 points for Ellsworth including a 3-pointer.

MDI had a balanced attack with 5 players in double figures. Lily Norwood had 13 points with a pair of 3's. Lilli Hanf had 12 points with a 3-pointer. Ella Watson had 11 points with a 3-pointer and Lilly Collins and Avery Norwood each had 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers. MDI was 12-17 from the free throw line.

Ellsworth was led by Elizabeth Boles with 18 points. Austyn Atherton had 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers. Sydney Mason and Kaylee Bagley each had 8 points., with Mason draining a 3-pointer. Cam Clough had 7 points with a 3-pointer. The Eagles were 9-15 from the free throw line.

MDI is now 10-1 and will travel to East Machias on Friday, January 16th to play the Washington Academy Raiders. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our FREE downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device starting at 6:10 p.m.

Ellsworth is now 7-5 and will host Presque Isle on Saturday, January 17th at 3 p.m. and will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370, on WDEA Internet Radio, on our FREE downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device

Check out the stats

Line Score

1234T
Ellsworth Girls149181253
MDI Girls1818111663

 

Box Score

Ellsworth

#NamePTS2PM3PMFTMFTA
2Sydney Mason81134
3Jewel Cook0----
4Kennedy Clifford0----
5Kaylee Bagley84---
10Austyn Atherton1022--
11Cam Clough721-2
12Violet Ray0----
15Elizabeth Boles186-69
20Abby Doyle0----
21Allie Bivins21---
22Ava Neal0----
30Sage Goeckel0----
TOTALS53164915

MDI

#NamePTS2PM3PMFTMFTA
10Claire Danielson0----
12Lily Collins10-244
14Lily Norwood1323-2
20Lilli Hanf124111
22Addy Dowsland0----
24Cate Brown0----
30Ella Watson113122
32Avery Norwood101224
34Cassidy Dunbar3--34
40Morgan Culshaw0----
42Gwen Stager0----
44Calleigh Trenholm42---
50Blake Thieken0----
TOTALS631291217

Check out Walter Churchill's photos from the game.

MDI-Ellsworth Girls Basketball

The MDI Girls Basketball Team hosted the Ellsworth Eagles on Wednesday, January 14th.

Gallery Credit: Chris Popper

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