Lincoln And Medomak Teams Win Two Games Each In Budrow Tourney

The first annual Matthew Budrow Memorial Basketball Tourney drew a fair sized crowd on Saturday at Lincoln Academy. Five schools were represented at the tournament, including Lincoln Academy, Medomak Valley, Dirigo, Richmond and Mt. Ararat. Lincoln and Medomak boys’ and girls’ teams won two games each.

Nine basketball officials donated their time to the tournament to help raise funds for the Matthew Budrow Scholarship Fund, including Dave Tourtelotte, David Gunn, John McLaughlin, Walt Gorneau, Rose Angel, Chuck Wyman, Mark Bridgham, Tom Mellor, and Ed Crocker.

Lincoln 74 – Richmond 33The Lady Eagles rocked in the tournament opener, jumping out to a 25-3 first quarter lead. Lincoln went on to win 74-33, with 12 Eagles scoring in the contest. Laura Soohey netted 12, Anna Budrow 10, Becca Rice 9, Kassie Lincoln 8, Kari Jones 8, Stephanie Winchenbach 8, Marni Jones 6, Emma Lazzari 4, Kelsey Schwartz 4, Cheyenne Geyer 2, Katherine Bolster 2 and Sarah Alley 1. Richmond was led by K.Chaison 8 and D. Harley and F. Farias with 6 each.Lincoln 51 – Richmond 35Lincoln got off to a slow start, before jump starting their offense late in the second period to pull within two at the half, 24-22. The Eagles out scored Richmond 12-6 in the third and 17-5 in the fourth to pull out a 16-point victory.

Scoring for Lincoln were Ben McLain 12 (10 in the second half), Ethan Wajer 9, Andrew Feltis 8, Everett Martin 6, Troy Carter 6, Patrick Mullen 3, Gage Peaslee 3, Brad Russell 2, and Cameron Dodge 2. Scoring for Richmond were Eric Murrin 11, Bruce Carver 5, Josh Brown 4, Eric Dowd 4, Kyle O’Brien 3 and Mike Christie, Tom Carter, Eric Curtis, Nick Woods and Matt Brown with 2 each.Medomak 73 – Richmond 23The Lady Panthers were on fire the first quarter, taking a 21-2 lead at the break. Medomak continued to store away double-digit points over the next three quarters, while holding the Bobcats to single numbers. Scoring for Medomak were Alanna Vose 14, Mariah Jenkins 11, Lacy Massengale 11, Danielle Dyer 7, Lindsay Ranquist 7, Erica Tolman 7, Ericka Christensen 6, Jasmyn Rose 5, Erica Knutson 2, Kayla Vannah 2 and Nicole Weaver 1. Scoring for Richmond were M. DeRaps 12, L Hoopinarner 4, B Lancaster 3, M. Christie 2 and F. Farias 2.Medomak 76 – Richmond 26The Bobcats were no match for the Panthers in game four on Saturday. Medomak led from the tip-off, 16-8 at the quarter, 36-13 at the half and 53-20 at the end of three. Scoring for Medomak were Alex Goldrup16, Tyler Isidro 14, Kevin Fogg 9, Alex MacKenzie 9, Caleb Guistra 8, Dale Winchenbach 7, Kurt Ward 4, Jason Vinal 4, Daniel Aubel 3 and Cody Neptune 2. Richmond was led by Murrin with 10.Medomak 42 – Dirigo 39Medomak girls led by as many as 17 late in the third quarter and looked to roll over Class C premiere team Dirigo. The Cougars made a last quarter push, to pull within two with 40 seconds to go. Dirigo threw the ball away in the final seconds, to squander a tying shot attempt.

The Lady Panthers led 11-5, 26-14 and 36-21 at the quarter breaks. Scoring for Medomak were Jenkins 11 (7R, 1S), Massengale 8 (7R, 1S), Ranquist 5 (4R), Alanna Vose 5, Christensen 3, Vannah 3, Rose 3, Dyer 2 (2R, 2S) and Tolman 2 (2R, 2S). Dirigo was led by Jane Hebert 18, Tricia Turner 6, and Brooke Kersey 6.Medomak 69 – Mt. Ararat 67Kevin Fogg scored the winning basket for Medomak at the buzzer on a pass from Alex MacKenzie in an exciting finish between Class B Medomak and Class A Mt. Ararat in game six.

Mt. Ararat sat the Panthers back on their heels early. Midway through the first period, Medomak took the lead on a MacKenzie basket, and held it until 20 seconds to go in the third. Medomak led 25-15 at the quarter, 40-33 at the half and 53-52 at the end of three.

Jason Vinal hit a long three-pointer at the halftime buzzer to give the Panthers a big emotional lift going into the half. Medomak led by as many as eight in the third, before Mt. Ararat rattled off nine straight points to take a one point lead. Fogg gave the Panthers a one-point edge at the break.

Down by one early in the fourth period, Caleb Guistra came up big inside for the Panthers with three straight hoops, the first off the glass and the next two off feeds from MacKenzie. MacKenzie hit a pair at the line to boost Medomak lead to seven. Gerencer scored two straight hoops, including a three, Walker scored and Pelletier settled a shot at the line to give Mt. Ararat the lead with 2:21 to go. MacKenzie went inside for two on a Guistra steal, then converted at the line for a three-point play to put the Panthers up by two with under a minute to play. Hurt converted off the glass to tie the score with 37 seconds left. MacKenzie ripped down a defensive rebound with 5.4 seconds and rifled a pass down the court to Fogg for the game winner.

Scoring for Medomak were MacKenzie 14 (8R, 2S), Guistra 14 (4R, 3S), Vinal 12, Goldrup 11 (5R, 3S), Fogg 8 (3S), Aubel 4, Kurt Ward 3, Isaac Durkee 2 and Winchenbach 1. Scoring leaders for Mt. Ararat were Gerencer 15, Swan 13, Walker 10 and Pelletier, Bouchard and Titcomb with 6 each.Lincoln 54 – Dirigo 38The Lady Eagles led from the opening basket and held it the distance with Dirigo in game seven. Lincoln led 12-9 at the quarter, 30-22 at the half and 42-33 at the end of three. The Cougars pulled within five late in the third, before Rice hit a big three and a foul shot to give the Eagles a nine-point lead going into the final period.

Scoring for Lincoln were Kari Jones 14 (4S), Winchenbach 14 (7R), Rice 10 (8R, 3S), Laura Soohey 7 (3R, 1S), Marni Jones 4 (3R, 4S), Katherine Bolster 3, and Lincoln 2. Scoring leaders for Dirigo were Sinclair 14 and Hebert 12.Lincoln 58 – Mt. Ararat 37Lincoln boys trailed early in the first quarter, before rallying for a 15-10 lead, thanks in part to a three-pointer a the first quarter buzzer from Ethan Wajer. The Eagles rattled off 10 straight points in the second quarter, and held Mt. Ararat to a single basket to take a 25-12 lead at the half.

Lincoln built the lead to 17 points in the third, before Mt. Ararat went to work to pull within eight. A fast paced fourth quarter saw Lincoln pump in 21 points, while holding Mt. Ararat to 10.

Scoring for Lincoln were Mullen 15 (3R, 2A), McLain 15 (7R, 2S), Martinn 8 (5R, 1S), Wajer 8 (3R), Reilly 7 (6R, 1S, 2A), Carter 3 (3R, 1S), Feltis 1 (3R), and Dodge 1. Gage Peaslee had 4 rebounds and Kyle Scherer 4. Scoring for Mt. Ararat were Elliot Swan 8, Alex Titcomb 8, Wil Gerencer 8, Tyler Toothacker 4, Mike D-Hanscom 3, and Josh Hurt 3.