Wiscasset Middle High School outscored visiting Carrabec 13-11 in the third period but it wasn’t enough as the Cobras finished a 61-21 winner in Mountain Valley Conference basketball action Saturday afternoon in Stover Auditorium.

Carrabec entered the game ranked third in class C south and improved to 5-2; the Wolverines remained winless after eight games.

A stingy Cobra defense held the Wolverines to just four points in the first half, forcing a dozen turnovers. The visitors opened the game with a 10-0 run. Wiscasset’s first points came at the four-minute mark of the first period when Kylie Peoples banked in a jump shot from inside the key. The junior played a solid floor game, finishing with seven points and 17 rebounds (10 defensive). She also had five steals and blocked two Cobra shots.

Carrabec’s Cheyanne Cahill scored six points in the first eight minutes, staking her team to a 16-2 first period lead. She scored in every quarter and finished with a game high 20 points. Lindsay Hamilton added nine points and Isabella Slate eight for the team from North Anson. The Wolverines were behind 27-4 at halftime. They regrouped and played better in the third period. Emily Richardson netted the team’s first basket of the second half.

Junior Zoe Waltz, who finished with nine Wolverine points, put seven of those on the scoreboard in the third period. Her trifecta with 3:34 left cut the Cobra lead almost in half, 32-14. With 58 ticks left on the clock, Wiscasset’s Madison Carrier rebounded a loose ball and scored, making the score 38-17 headed into the final period.  

Cahill netted eight points in the final quarter, with the Cobras outscoring WMHS 23-4. Wiscasset played aggressively, sending the Cobras to the free throw line 36 times. They made 19. The Wolverines converted four of 11 free throws.

Cougars, Phoenix win

The Dirigo girls came away 67-24 winners over the Wolverines on Friday night, Dec. 27. The Cougars outscored WMHS every period, 11-6, 23-2, 20-10 and 13-6. Waltz played an all-around good game for Wiscasset. She finished with a team high seven points and eight rebounds. She also had seven blocked shots and three steals. Carrier and Kateleen Trask each had five points. Peoples grabbed six rebounds. Joyce Brophy scored a game high 21 points for the Cougars. Grace Roberts netted 10.

The next night, the Wolverines lost 38-19 to visiting Spruce Mountain. Both teams got off to a slow start. The Phoenix led 4-0 after one period and 17-7 at the half. Wolverine scorers included Trask with six points, Brianna Orr with five, and Richardson and Waltz with four each. Waltz had 10 rebounds. Peoples had nine rebounds to go along with four steals. Mariyah Fournier scored a game high 12 points for the Phoenix. Kaytin Knowlton had eight and Jaycee Cole six.

WMHS made five of 13 free throws.

The Wolverine girls will travel to Jay to play Spruce Mountain again on Jan. 8. They’ll be at Boothbay Region to play the Seahawks on Jan. 10.