Wiscasset boys win, girls lose at St. Dom’s
Brandon Sprague had 18 points, leading five different Wiscasset players in double figures, as the Wolverines beat the St. Dom’s Saints 76-24 in Thursday night high school basketball.
Sprague scored 10 in the opening frame, including two of his three, three-pointers on the night, to pace the Wolverines to a 28-6 first quarter advantage. Sophomore Zach Reed also had 18 points, making the most of his extended minutes. Reed showed a nice touch in the paint and at the foul line (6-6), as Wiscasset would extend its lead to 41-8 to close the half.
The second half was more Wiscasset, although St. Dom’s would show some fight, having its best offensive quarter in the third (13 points). Wiscasset would answer with 20 of its own in the quarter to extend its lead to 61-21 through three.
Other leading scorers for the Wolverines were Cody Roberts (12 points), Ethan James (11) and Kevin Lynch (10).
St. Dom’s (0-18) was led by senior Jake Bussiere with 14 points, including four three-pointers.
Wiscasset (12-4, 5th in Class C South) now enters its final week with two games remaining, both against top nine teams, and both at home. Monday’s matchup figures to be the most important as Wiscasset will host #4 Madison (13-3), who beat #2 Winthrop on Monday night. Wiscasset will close out the regular season Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. against #9 Monmouth. Wiscasset will be looking to avenge its Jan. 2 road loss to the Mustangs, who handed the Wolverines their first loss of the season.
Wiscasset hosts Madison Monday night at 7 p.m. JV boys start at 5:30 p.m.
Wolverines girls basketball
Chloe Dwinell had 17 points and Caroline Gastonguay added 11, as St. Dom’s handled the Wiscasset Wolverines 52-25 Thursday night.
The Saints (8-8, 11th in Class C South) came out strong, employing a full court press that would lead to 17 straight points in the first frame, en route to a 17-2 advantage to end the quarter. Wiscasset never stopped competing despite the deficit and was able to close the gap to 26-10 at the half behind strong defensive play from sophomore Grace Webber (8 steals).
St. Dom’s would outscore Wiscasset 16-9 in the third behind 10 points from Dwinell, and the Saints would close the quarter leading by a commanding 42-19.
Wiscasset (3-13) was led by Webber (12 points) and fellow sophomore Maeve Blodgett (9 points, 3 assists).
Wiscasset hosts #4 Madison (10-5) Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Wiscasset will close out its regular season Wednesday night at home against #2 Monmouth (13-2) at 5:30 p.m.
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