Lady Panthers Continue To Roar

Medomak Valley girls’ basketball team picked up wins over Maranacook, MCI and Waterville this week to extend their unbeaten streak to 10-0. A stingy defense continues to be the Lady Panthers’ winning mantra as they continue to dominate KVAC action.

Medomak will play the most challenging part of their season in the upcoming week, as they take on 7-2 Winslow on Jan. 14, 8-2 Nokomis on Jan. 18, and undefeated Leavitt (10-0) on Jan. 21.

Medomak 61 – Waterville 18Medomak crushed the Purple Panthers at Waterville Tuesday night, 61-18. Medomak jumped to a 22-6 first quarter lead and never looked back, leading 37-14 at the half and 52-16 at the end of three. “We came out well and set a pretty good tone early,” coach Randy Hooper said.

Scoring for MVHS were Lindsay Ranquist with 18, Mallory Conary 10, Alanna Vose 9, Nicole Weaver 8, Kasey Benner 6, Ericka Christensen 6, Roxanne Jelenfy 4. Scoring for Waterville were Karter 10, Gagnon 4, Gardiner 3 and Crane 1. Medomak 48 – Maranacook 38The Lady Panthers extended their win streak to eight on Jan. 6 on the road at Maranacook, with a 48-38 win over the Black Bears.

“When you come into a game 7-0 and in first place in the heal points, you get everyone’s best effort, and that was certainly the case last night. Never the less, any win on the road is a good win,” coach Randy Hooper said.

Medomak jumped out to a 15-6 first quarter lead, sparked by 7 points from Alanna Vose. The Bears cut the lead to seven at the half. The Panthers netted 17 points in the third period to take a 40-29 lead into the final quarter then coasted to a 10-point victory.

Medomak sank 8 of 11 free throws (all in the second half), led by Ericka Christensen (5 for 6) and Lindsay Ranquist (2 for 2).

Scoring for the Panthers were Christensen 19, Ranquist 8, Alanna Vose 7, Nicole Weaver 5, Kasey Benner 4, Ashley Rackliff 3 and Vanessa Davis 2. Scoring for the Bears were Hannah Clough 12, Hannah Cumler 10, Jessie Smith 5, Katie Poulin 2, Kristina Kelly 2 and Kate Dore 1. Medomak 67 – MCI 32Medomak girls extended their win streak to nine Saturday night, with a 67-32 win over MCI. The Lady Panthers held the Huskies to just two points in the first quarter, while scoring 13 to take the lead for good. Medomak extended the lead to 34-12 at the half and 54-23 at the end of three.

Scoring for Medomak were Lindsay Ranquist 14 (6S), Ericka Christensen 12, Mallory Conary 10, Roxanne Jelenfy 7, Nicole Weaver 7, Alanna Vose 7 (9A), Ashley Rackliff 4, Kasey Benner 4 and Vanessa Davis 2. Scoring for MCI were Alton 11, Kitchin 9, Glenncross 6, Sinclair 2, Tozier 2, Wright 1 and Morrell 1.