Wiscasset and Boothbay girls’ basketball teams battled each other every step of the way in an exciting Mt. Valley Conference match-up Monday night in Wiscasset.
Boothbay led 18-10 at the quarter and 25-14 at the half, before Wiscasset shut them out in the 3rd quarter 16-0 to take a 30-25 lead at the end of three. The Lady Seahawks rallied in the final stanza for a 45-38 win.
Boothbay opened the 4th quarter with a 14-4 run to take a five-point lead with two minutes remaining. Lindsey Applebee went inside for two and connected at the line for a three-point play to cut the lead to two. Boothbay made six of eight foul shots in the final minute and a half to seal the win. Wiscasset had 34 turnovers in the loss, including nine in the 4th quarter.
Wiscasset senior Applebee scored a career high 20 points, and registered a double double with 18 rebounds, Ali Johnson added 4 (3R), Ali Preble 4 (3R,2S), Maryellen True 4 (10R,2S), Heather McRae 2 (6R,2B,1S,3A), Amanda Dowling 2 (7R,2S) and Melissa Tilas 2.
Scoring for Boothbay were Kristen Sibley 12 (2R,9S), Mary Fuller 10, Eleana Peters 7, Brandie McFetridge 6 (7R,2S), Lindsey Marden 6 (6R,4S), and Meryl Jones 4 (4R).
Wiscasset held a 52-31 advantage in rebounding.
Scoring for Lisbon were Moore 17, Cloutier 8, Caton 8, Purrell 8, K. Fitzgerald 6, Linell 4, Campbell 3, Smith 2, Brannon 2, A. Fitzgerald 1, and Michaud 1.
