Lincoln Boys Win LA Invitational Tournament

Lincoln future freshmen won the annual Lincoln Academy Boys’ Invitational Basketball Tournament, held Feb. 23-24. Lincoln also won the 3-point shootout competition with AJ Oliver, Austin Dodge and Spencer Alden out shooting Georges Valley 30-29 in the finals of the 3-point competition.

All Tournament TeamOliver was named the MVP of the tournament. Medomak’s Nate Mazarec, Georges Valley’s John Ferguson, Boothbay’s Andrew Hallinan and Jason Maddocks and Lincoln’s Seward Matel were also selected to the All Tournament team.Boothbay 44 – Georges Valley 40Boothbay got off to a slow start against Georges Valley in game one, trailing 16-5 at the quarter break. Ferguson led the Buccaneer charge with 10 points in the frame. Boothbay out scored GV 16-11 in the 2nd frame, led by Jules Arsenault with eight, then scored 10 in the 3rd, while holding the Bucs scoreless to take the lead.

Scoring for Boothbay were Arsenault 10, Jacob Ripley 9, Bradley Dummond 8, Jason Maddocks 7, Andrew Hallinan 4 and Ben Scully 4. Scoring for Georges Valley were Ferguson 16, Philip Atwood 9, Jarrod Leonardi 7, Nick Judge 3, Sawyer Pilsbury 2 and Eli Thorbjornson 1.Lincoln 45 – Medomak 37Lincoln jumped on Medomak early in game two, leading 14-8 at the quarter and 29-14 at the half. Scoring for the Eagles were Oliver 20, Sam Genthner 12, Matel 7, Dodge 6, Alden 4, Killian Miller 3, Dustin Prior 3, Tyler Cheney 2 and Mitch Cummings 2. Scoring for Medomak were Mazarec 11, Zach Little 8, Devin Field 6, Ethan Morin 4, Josh Lee 2, Tim Farrar 2, Cadisen Willis 2 and Brandon Lessard 2.Georges Valley 63 – Medomak 46The Panthers stayed with the Buccaneers in 1st quarter action, trailing by four at the break. Ferguson scored 12 of Georges Valley’s 21 2nd quarter points to propel his team to a 34-17 halftime lead. Georges Valley went on to win 63-46 for third place in the tournament’s consolation game.

Scoring for the Bucs were Ferguson 26, Atwood 13, Judge 5, Walker Ranney 5, Ben Caron 4, Leonardi 3, Caleb Jacob 2, Pilsbury 2, Justin Robinson 2 and Jim Strong 1. Scoring for Medomak were Mazarec 27, Michael Wadsworth 7, Little 6, Hunter Baughman 2, Lee 2 and Farrar 2.Lincoln 63 – Boothbay 55Lincoln made their foul shots in the final minute of play (6 of 7) to pull out a 63-55 win in the championship game over Boothbay. Boothbay jumped out to a 20-10 1st quarter lead, led by Maddocks with eight points. Lincoln rallied late in the 2nd period, led by Oliver with 12 points to tie the score at 32-32 at the half. Lincoln led 48-44 at the end of three. The two teams battled it out in the 4th quarter with several lead changes in an exciting championship match-up.

Alden stole the ball and scored with 1:23 to go to give the Eagles a four-point lead. Shawn Simmons stole the ball under his own basket and scored to cut the lead to two for Boothbay. Oliver went inside on a Matel feed then scored one at the line for a three-point play to put Lincoln up by five. Boothbay’s Hallinan hit a shot to make it a one possession game with 38 seconds to go. Alden was sent to the line where he made both shots, and Oliver was sent to the line twice, and made three of four to spoil the Seahawks’ chances of a comeback bid.

Scoring for Lincoln were Oliver 27, Matel 18, Alden 6, Miller 3, Cheney 3, Cummings 2, Matt Bolster 2 and Genthner 2. Scoring for Boothbay were Hallinan 17, Maddocks 14, Jared Spofford 9, Ripley 6, Scully 4, Simmons 4, Drummond 2, and Jack Hasch 2.