Mattanawcook Academy girls edge Narraguagus; Orono cruises past Piscataquis
By Ryan McLaughlin, Bangor Daily News, Maine | |
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The sixth-ranked Lynx will take on second-seeded Orono in Friday night's semifinals. The Red Riots upended No. 7
Mattanawcook (11-9) handed Orono its only loss of the regular season.
Coach
But Mattanawcook would come out on the winning end when it mattered most, thanks to freshman
Junior forward
"That would be the youth of us not attacking the basket," said Dubay. "But [eventually] we did attack it and got fouled, so I'll take that."
The Lynx led most of the game, but the Knights forged ahead near the midway point of the fourth on a pair of foul shots by
The Knights were able to close within two on a couple of occasions but could never get the equalizing or leading basket.
Both teams were turnover-prone at times, but the deeper Lynx were able to keep the Knights at bay.
"I have a very good bench, a young bench," said Dubay. "I don't lose much when I do sub."
Thurlow was happy with the way Robertson was able to handle the tournament spotlight as a freshman.
"I'm really proud of her," she said. "She's a good player, a good athlete."
Libby finished with 9 points,
Ramsay led all scorers with 20 points for Narraguagus, which finishes 14-5.
In the second game, the Orono girls and their relentless player-to-player defense harassed the youthful Pirates into turnover after turnover right from the opening whistle.
Orono limited PCHS to just five field goal attempts in the first quarter in building a 12-2 lead.
Orono expanded the lead to 14 points on three occasions in the second quarter, led by 10 at the half and had at least eight the rest of the way, although the scrappy Pirates never quit and pulled within nine on four occasions in the fourth quarter.
"Right out of the gates, you have to be ready for their intense pressure," said PCHS coach
"Our defense fuels our team," said Orono coach
"Our defense leads into our offense. We knew we had to come out hard and our defense is always hard for other teams to beat," said sophomore guard Clement, who paced the Riots with 14 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals.
"We did a real good job defensively," said junior center
Senior forward
PCHS, which started four sophomores and a junior, received eight points and eight rebounds from sophomore center
Sophomore forward
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