MDI Girls Basketball Triumphs Over Ellsworth In Close Match

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

	1	2	3	4	T
Ellsworth Girls	14	9	18	12	53
MDI Girls	18	18	11	16	63

Box Score

Ellsworth

#	Name	PTS	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA
2	Sydney Mason	8	1	1	3	4
3	Jewel Cook	0	-	-	-	-
4	Kennedy Clifford	0	-	-	-	-
5	Kaylee Bagley	8	4	-	-	-
10	Austyn Atherton	10	2	2	-	-
11	Cam Clough	7	2	1	-	2
12	Violet Ray	0	-	-	-	-
15	Elizabeth Boles	18	6	-	6	9
20	Abby Doyle	0	-	-	-	-
21	Allie Bivins	2	1	-	-	-
22	Ava Neal	0	-	-	-	-
30	Sage Goeckel	0	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS	53	16	4	9	15

MDI

#	Name	PTS	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA
10	Claire Danielson	0	-	-	-	-
12	Lily Collins	10	-	2	4	4
14	Lily Norwood	13	2	3	-	2
20	Lilli Hanf	12	4	1	1	1
22	Addy Dowsland	0	-	-	-	-
24	Cate Brown	0	-	-	-	-
30	Ella Watson	11	3	1	2	2
32	Avery Norwood	10	1	2	2	4
34	Cassidy Dunbar	3	-	-	3	4
40	Morgan Culshaw	0	-	-	-	-
42	Gwen Stager	0	-	-	-	-
44	Calleigh Trenholm	4	2	-	-	-
50	Blake Thieken	0	-	-	-	-
	TOTALS	63	12	9	12	17