Oak Hill slips past Wiscasset
Although they were able to go toe-to-toe for most of the game, in the end it was the Oak Hill Raiders who were able to deliver the knockout punch Monday, Dec. 16 against the Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball team.
Oak Hill was able to pull out a 68-44 win in Wiscasset, but the game was closer than the final score insists.
The Raiders (3-2) and Wolverines (0-4) swapped leads throughout the first quarter as neither team was able to go up by more than three points in the opening frame. At halftime, Oak Hill was able to pad its lead to 29-21.
By the end of the third quarter Oak Hill, behind Sadie Goulet's 15 points and the continued use of the trap and press defenses, was able to take a 43-29 lead. The fourth quarter produced much of the same as Wiscasset was unable to punch through a stout Oak Hill defense.
For the Wolverines, the scoring came from junior Kayla Gordon, who netted 15 points, and senior Briana Goud, who had eight points.
Sweet result for Hall-Dale
In the Saturday, Dec. 14 match-up between Wiscasset and Hall-Dale, it was Hall-Dale's Dani Sweet who soured the day for Wiscasset.
Sweet poured in 16 points as Hall-Dale won, 40 to 24.
Three players scored five points for Wiscasset including Goud, Kasey Cromwell and Tylan Onorato, who also have five steals. Miranda McIntire added nine rebounds in the loss.
Madison trips up Wolverines
For a second consecutive game, the Wiscasset High School girls varsity basketball team featured an aggressive defense that was able to stop its opponent in spots.
Unfortunately, the results were also unchanged for the second consecutive game.
The Wolverines (0-2) were unable to muster enough offense on December 11 and fell, 46-28, to the Madison Bulldogs (2-1) in Madison.
The Wolverines were led by Onorato, who netted seven points, including her first three-pointer of the young season.
Goud again had a solid game for Wiscasset, as she netted six points. Gordon also added six points while classmate Hanna Foye added four points.
For Madison, it was Bronte Elias leading the way with 13 points. Alex Jarvais and Kirsten Wood each had seven points for the Bulldogs.
It was again a close game in the early frames, as Madison held only a 9-8 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Wiscasset would almost match baskets again in the second quarter and went into the second half with only a 22-19 disadvantage.
In the second half, the Bulldogs were able to out pace the Wolverines, who managed only nine points to Madison's 24.
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