Rockland Captures Three Busline Titles, Boothbay 8th Boys Beat Wiscasset In Overtime

Boys’ basketball

Rockland 46 – Medomak 23Medomak seventh grade boys gave undefeated Rockland all they could handle in the seventh grade boys’ championship game at Boothbay Jan. 15. The Riverhawks took the Tigers out of their game, with a patient slowed down offense and superb defense. Rockland had beaten all their opponents by 14 or more points during the regular season.

The two teams were locked in a 13-13 first quarter tie and 19-19 halftime tie. The Riverhawks went on an 11-point run in the third quarter to take a nine-point lead.

Nick DePatsy scored back-to-back hoops and a shot from the line, and Zach Starr scored seven straight points in Medomak’s rally. Medomak went into the final period with a 37-28 lead, but were unable to contain the fast paced Rockland club in the fourth quarter.

Rockland netted the first 10 points of the final period to take a one-point lead. Starr tied the game at the foul line. Nick Mazerek scored two at the line to give Rockland a one-point lead. Star netted two from the charity stripe to put Medomak up one. Mazerek made good on a three-point play, before Jackson Vail scored on a DePatsy feed to tie the game with 1:25 to go. Keena Hendricks scored with 58 seconds to go and Nick Turker scored a foul shot to give Rockland the three-point win.

Scoring for Medomak were DePatsy 18 (6R,6S,2A), Starr 16 (3R,2S,3A), Vail 4, Owen Gilbert 3 (6R), and Ollie Brown 2. Scoring for Rockland were Mazerek 25 (18R), Hendricks 5 (7R,3S), Riley Sproul 4, Christian Starka 4, Nick Turker 4 and Thomas Curtis 4. Medomak 62 – Belfast 27Medomak seventh grade boys’ basketball team defeated Belfast to advance to the Busline League championship game. The Lions pulled within seven in the third period, before the Riverhawks exploded offensively to lead 51-27 at the end of three. Scoring for Medomak were Zach Starr 24, Nick DePatsy 17, Sheldon Lavway 8, Nick McAuliffe 4, Riley McCollett 3, Owen Gilbert 3, Gavin Black 2 and Jackson Vail 1. Boothbay 53 – Wiscasset 50Undefeated Boothbay beat Wiscasset 53-50 in overtime to win the eighth grade boys’ Busline League championship in Boothbay Jan. 15. The game ended in controversy after Boothbay’s John Hepburn went to the line with two seconds to play to complete a three- point play.

The scoreboard incorrectly had Boothbay ahead 51-50, instead of 53-50. With two seconds to play, Wiscasset in-bounded the ball, completed two passes and Daren Wood let loose on a long ball that sailed through the net before the buzzer sounded.

Wiscasset boys celebrated what they thought was a win (but what would have been a tie and sent the game into a second overtime). The celebration was short lived, as officials met at the scorers’ table after a Boothbay coach protested.

The officials decided the scorekeeper was slow to start the clock and that Wiscasset did not have enough time to bring the ball up the court and get the shot off, so they called the basket “no good” and handed the win to Boothbay.

The unsatisfying ending to a terrific game soured the superb efforts of both teams. Wiscasset led 14-8 at the quarter break, and 20-14 at the half. Boothbay scored the first eight points of the third period to take the lead. Travis Padilla recaptured the lead for Wiscasset and anchored an eight-point run to give Wiscasset a 30-26 lead at the end of three.

James Chamberlin scored the first two baskets of the fourth period to put the Warriors up by eight. John and Evan Hepburn pecked away at the lead to tie the score with 3:33 to play.

J. Hepburn gave the Warriors the lead with 3:10 to go. Padilla tied the game at the foul line and E. Hepburn scored to put Boothbay up by two. Dylan McMahon and Padilla scored to recapture the lead for Wiscasset. J. Hepburn tied the score at the line and E. Hepburn gave Boothbay the lead on a feed from Joseph DiMauro. Padilla tied the game on a McMahon pass to send the game into overtime.

Padilla and E. Hepburn traded hoops in overtime, before J. Hepburn drove inside to score and went to the line where he made one foul shot with two seconds to play.

Scoring for Wiscasset were Padilla 18 (14R,4S,3B,4A), Wood 12 (4R,2S), JD Souza 6 (3A), Chamberlin 6, Tom Anderson 4, Matt Craig 2 (6R), and McMahon 2 (6R,6A). Scoring for Boothbay J. Hepburn 24 (13R,5S), E. Hepburn 17 (12R,4S), Joseph DiMauro 7 (4R,6R), and Aaron Dickinson 5 (3S). Wiscasset 69- Medomak 59Wiscasset eighth grade boys’ basketball team pulled away from the Riverhawks in the final quarter to win 69-59 and advance to the Busline League championships. Scoring for Wiscasset were Travis Padilla 24, Darren Wood 18, JD Souza 8, Matt Craig 7, Tom Anderson 6, Dylan McMahon 3 and James Chamberlin 3. Scoring for Medomak were Micah Williamson 15, Jamie Temple 11, Noah Beck 10, Sam Morrill 8, Hunter Wincapaw 7, Glenn Weeks 6 and Tyler Emerson 2. Girls’ basketball

Rockland 41 – Medomak 35Rockland eighth grade girls jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter and never relinquished the lead on their way to a 41-35 Busline League Division I championship win over Medomak on Saturday in Boothbay. Rockland led 14-4 at the quarter, 25-16 at the half and 33-24 at the end of three.

The Riverhawks pulled within six in the second period with a 6-2 run on baskets from Hannah Heald, Lexie Genthner and Hannah Marks. Medomak trailed by 13 in the third quarter, before cutting the lead to nine by the end of three. The Riverhawks found themselves down 13 in the final period, before rallying to pull within six with a minute to play. Sophie Cohen, and Delaney Overlock scored a basket each, and Maggie Cox settled three at the foul line in Medomak’s comeback bid.

Scoring for Medomak were Marks 13 (9R,4B), Genthner 6 (3R,2S), Cohen 6 (3S) Cox 4, Justice Barrows 2 (13R), Heald 2 and Overlock 2. Scoring for Rockland were Emily Gould 15 (6R,3S), Payton Billingsly 8, Ashley Gardiner 8 (6R,4S), Audrey Raymond 4, Jackie Thorbjornson 2, Maria Rose 2 and Ashley Pezanowski 2.

Medomak finished the season with an 11-3 record. Medomak 40 – Boothbay 31Medomak eighth grade girls pulled away from Boothbay in the fourth quarter to win 40-31 and advance to the Busline League championship game. Scoring for the Riverhawks were Hannah Heald 11, Hannah Marks 10, Sophie Coheyn 9, Maggie Cox 4, Lexi Genthner 4, and Justice Barrows 2. Scoring for Boothbay were Courtney Brewer 10, Ava Traina 7, Morgan Crocker 7, Sara Durgin 4 and Nicole Rice 3. Belfast 31 – Medomak 25Belfast topped the Medomak seventh grade girls 31-25 in the Busline League semi-finals on Jan. 13. Scoring for the Riverhawks were Brianna Luce 7, Ariel Haskins 5, Brooke Creamer 5, Jill VanderSchaff 4, Paige Mason 2 and Miranda Belcher 2. Scoring for Belfast were Hanna Nichols 10, Brean Cummings 9, Mariah Strugis 6, Kelei Faulkingham 4 and Anna Simmons 2. Medomak finished the season with an 8-4 record.