Orono Beats Ellsworth 70-56 in Rematch of the Northern Maine Finals [STATS]

The last time Orono and Ellsworth met was at the Cross Insurance Center with Orono beating Ellsworth 70-56 in the Class B North Regional Finals. On Thursday night, the 2 teams met, with Orono beating Ellsworth 70-56 in Ellsworth.

Orono jumped out to a 0-8 1st Quarter lead that was frantic, with both teams running up and down the floor. Orono led 32-24 at the end of the 1st Half. Orono led 46-37 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.

Ellsworth was led by Chance Mercier with 26 points. Isiah Corson, arguably playing his best game of his career finished with 10 points. The Eagles hit 4 3's on the night. Mercier had 2 3's, with Miles Palmer and Josiah James-Chin each having 1 3-pointer. Ellsworth was 8-11 from the free throw line.

Orono was led by Pierce Walston who finished with a game-high 27 points. Ben Francis had 17 points with Will Francis having 9 points. The Red Riots had 6 3's on the night. Walston, Ben Francis, Will Francis, Caden Gray, Bergen Sodenberg and Jay Tweedie each finished with 1 3-pointer. Orono was 8-14 from the free throw line.

The 2 teams will meet again in Orono, on Thursday, January 11th.

Ellsworth is now 2-1. They will host MDI on Wednesday, December 20th at 7 p.m. .That game will be broadcast on AM 1370 WDEA, online at WDEA Internet Radio, on our free downloadable APP and on any Alexa enabled device with the pregame starting at 6:40 p.m.

Orono, now 3-0. They will host Hermon on Saturday, December 16th at 2:30 p.m.

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