Second Annual Matthew Budrow Memorial Tournament Successful

Lincoln Academy hosted the second annual Matthew Budrow Memorial Basketball Tournament on Saturday with seven teams in attendance. The tournament was a fundraiser for the Matthew Budrow Scholarship Fund. The popular Eagle coach was killed in a tragic snowmobile accident in 2008.

Lincoln Academy boys defeated Wiscasset and Erskine. LA girls and Medomak girls defeated Wiscasset and lost to Brunswick. Wiscasset boys lost to Lincoln and Erskine.

A brief game summary of the tournament is as follows:

Girls’ basketballBrunswick 47 – Medomak 28A strong Class A Brunswick girls’ team topped the Lady Panthers 47-28 in game five. Scoring for Brunswick were Alexa Dearborn 12, Hilary Champagne 10, Becky Champagne 8, Jacki Kelly 6, Dakota Foster 4, Liz Faulkner 3, Tiana Burton 2 and Emily Bryant 2. Scoring for Medomak were Alana Vose 8, Ericka Christiensen 6, Lacy Massengale 5, Nicole Weaver 4, Danielle Dyer 3 and Morgan Baum 2.

Medomak 68 – Wiscasset 9Medomak’s defense held Wiscasset to single digits in game three. Scoring for the Panthers were Weaver 12, Baum 8, Ashley Rackliff 8, Vose 8, Dyer 7, Mallory Conary 6, Christensen 6, Kelsi Severson 4, Vanessa Davis 3 and Nicole Peterson 2. Scoring for Wiscasset were Carolyn Footer 3 and Abby Austin, Kayla Connors and Ali Preble 2 each.

Brunswick 48 – Lincoln 21Brunswick’s defense held Lincoln in check. The Eagles scored their only basket of the first half on a half court shot from freshman Merissa Look at the buzzer. Scoring for the Eagles were Laura Soohey 8, Look 4, Stephanie Oliver 2, Emma Lazzari 2, Kassie Lincoln 2, Anna Budrow 2 and Cheyenne Geyer 1. Scoring for Brunswick were B. Champagne 9, Kayla Lucas 7, Baura Pavitt 7, H. Champagne 6, Dearborn 5, Eliza Halmo 4, Faulkner 4, Foster 4,Bryant 3, and Kelly 1.

Lincoln 50 – Wiscasset 30Lincoln girls easily handled Wiscasset in game one of the tournament. Scoring for the Eagles were Budrow 13, Marni Jones 9, Soohey 7, Katherine Bolster 6, Geyer 6, Look 3, Lindsay Smerdon 3, Lincoln 2 and Lazzari 2. Scoring for Wiscasset were Maryellen True 9, Preble 8, Connors 6, Becca Slack 4 and Austin 3.

Boys’ basketballErskine 55 – Wiscasset 40Erskine handed Wiscasset a 55-40 loss in game four of the tournament. Scoring for the Eagles were Steven Wight 13, Camillo Pardo 7, Caleb Grady 7, Shyler Scates 6, Tyler Belanger 6, Ryan Pulver 5, Tom Grady 4, Jory Humphrey 4, Todd Jones 2 and Oliver Richardson 2. Scoring for Wiscasset were Ashton Benn 11, Jordan Jones 11, Danny Grover 7, Mason Brewer 6, Cory Hodgdon 4, Cody Verrill 3, Zach Pickering 2, Soeren Ehrich 1 and Brad Whitaker 1.

Lincoln 74 – Wiscasset 29The Eagles handled Wiscasset in game two Saturday morning. Scoring for Lincoln were Pat Mullin 14, Everett Martin 10, Ben McLain 9, Merritt Wotton 9, Andrew Feltis 8, Kyle Scherer 7, Dylan Leavitt 6, Zach Steeves 3, Ryley Leavitt 2 and Brandon Reilly 2. Scoring for Wiscasset were Ashton Benn 6, J. Jones 6, Hodgdon 4, Grover 3, Brewer 3, Verrill 3, Pickering 2 and Egard and Whitaker 1 each.

Lincoln 73 – Erskine 34Lincoln easily won the battle of the Eagles in game six of the tournament. Feltis netted 15, McLain 14, Mullin 10 and Ethan Wajer 9 in a balanced offensive attack. Lincoln jumped out to a 29-2 lead in a fast past first quarter, thanks to LA’s aggressive transitional game. Also scoring for Lincoln were Martin 6, Wotton 6, Jalen Lincoln 5, Reilly 4, D. Leavitt 2 and Scherer 2. Scoring for Erskine were Belanger 11, C. Grady 4, T. Grady 4, Humphrey 4, Wight 3, and Pulver, Jones, Hayes and Richardson 2 each.