MDI Boys Rally to Beat Presque Isle 69-57 [STATS & PHOTOS]
The MDI Boys Basketball Team went on a 18-2 run to start the 3rd Quarter and rallied to beat the Presque Isle Wildcats 69-41 on Saturday afternoon, January 24th in a game in which James Witham scored his 1000th career point.
Presque Ilse led 17-11 at the end of the 1st Quarter as Cruze Casavant had 8 points for the Wildcats. MDI cut into the lead, outscoring Presque Isle 14-11 in the 2nd Quarter and trailed 28-25 at the end of the 1st Half. Using the 18-2 run, MDI outscored the Wildcats 27-13 in the 3rd Quarter to lead 52-41. The 4th Quarter belonged to James Witham, as his MDI teammates kept feeding him the ball and he scored 15 points, hitting his 1000th point via a free throw with 50.6 seconds to play.
MDI was led by Witham with 28 points including 3 3-pointers. Dylan Stoll had 14 points, including 2 3-pointers, with 1 of them coming at the buzzer at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Preston Tripp, Kenneth Stilwell, Coe Thurston and Lyman Pinkham each had a 3-pointer for MDI. The Trojans were 12-15 from the free throw line.
Presque Isle was led by Kason Bua with 17 points including 3 3-pointers. Cruze Cassavant had 14 points with a 3-pointer. Josh Harvell and Nate Tompkins each had a 3-pointer. The Wildcats were 7-15 from the free throw line.
Presque Isle is now 8-7 and in 8th place in the Class B North Heal Point Standings. They will play Fort Kent on Wednesday, January 28
MDI is 14-1 and will play at Hermon on Wednesday, January 28th at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on WDEA AM 1370, on our FREE downloadable APP, on WDEA Internet Radio and on any Alexa enabled device with the pregame starting at 6:40 p.m.
Here are the stats.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Boys | 17 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 57 |
| MDI Boys | 11 | 14 | 27 | 17 | 69 |
Box Score
Presque Isle
| # | Name | PTS | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| 1 | Kason Bua | 17 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 |
| 5 | Hudson Porter | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Brandon Porter | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Jackson Greaves | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 20 | Blair Guerrette | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Josh Harvell | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | Rafael Urdaneta | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Nate Tompkins | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Bodey McPherson | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Carter Vigue | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Eli Mosher | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 34 | Cruze Casavant | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Finn Mosher | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 57 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
MDI
| # | Name | PTS | 2PM | 3PM | FTM | FTA |
| 10 | Preston Tripp | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 12 | James Witham | 28 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Dylan Stoll | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Trevor Brophy | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Henry Trombetto | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | Kenneth Stilwell | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 30 | Lincoln Gray | 9 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Coe Thurston | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 34 | Lyman Pinkham | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 40 | Wyatt Ford | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 42 | John Sheppard | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 44 | Sylas Witham | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 52 | Owen Dwyer | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| TOTALS | 69 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
Check out Walter Churchill's photos from the game
MDI-Presque Isle Boys
Gallery Credit: Chris Popper
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