Downeast Boys’ Basketball Preview: Key Players, What to Expect, and More

 

Jayna Smith
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Boys’ basketball is back and closer to normal this year, with fans permitted in most schools, full schedules lined up, and plans underway for a state tournament.  Area coaches recently shared what their respective teams will bring to the court this season.  
 

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Trinity Jones Leads Lady Blue Devils to Three Wins

 

Jayna Smith
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The Lady Blue Devils, under Coach Sean Cavanaugh, were successful in picking up two wins in their first full week of play, upping their record 3-0.

On Monday, December 13, the Calais girls’ hosted Machias in a 72-41 downeast match up.

Trinity Jones led the team with 15 points, while Mercedes Owen contributed 11 and Kendra Stevens and Nevaeh Thoms each dropped in 10.  Brenna Critchley added 8 for the winners.

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Dragons Claim Victory Over Blue Devils

 

Jayna Smith
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At Calais on December 22, Coach Ben Maloney’s Dragons came through with a 58-51 win over Coach Dean Preston’s Blue Devils.
Stats provided by the Dragon coaching staff showed Ethan Monk led the winners with 23 points, while Wyatt MacArthur chipped in with 21.  MacArthur also pulled down 11 rebounds.  
Brogan Brown added another 7, while Shain McIver and Reece Sabattus had 3 each.

 

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Calais Lady Blue Devils

 

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Woodland Lady Dragons

 

Jayna Smith
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It was a good week on the court for the Woodland Dragons.  Coach Ben Maloney’s team picked up two more wins, one against Lee and another against Schenck, upping their record to 5-1.

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Calais Girls’ End Week Ranked Third in Class C North with 11-2 Record

 

Coach Sean Cavanaugh’s Lady Devils traveled to George Stevens Academy on January 21 and picked up a 58-14 victory.

Calais was led in scoring by Sage Phillips, who dropped in 13 points.

Trinity Jones and Nevaeh Thomas each added 8 and Brenna Critchley added 6.  

Other scorers for Calais were Kendra Stevens with 5, Kayleigh Scott with 4, Kate McPhee with 3, and Francesca Lombardo, Mercedes Owen, and Alexis Donahue each with 2.

Calais traveled to Washington Academy on January 24 and were able to get the victory with a score of 55-46.  

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Woodland’s MacArthur Hits Free Throw to Hold Off ‘Guagus

 

Jayna Smith
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Wyatt MacArthur hit his second of two free throws with no time left on the clock to give the Dragons a one-point win last Thursday night at Narraguagus.

According to Coach Ben Maloney, the Dragons were down six points with just 41 seconds left on the clock. They fought back to tie the game, and as time expired, senior MacArthur drew the foul.  He missed the first, but made the second, giving the Dragons the 66-65 win.

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Calais Rec. Grades 4/5 Basketball Champions

 

Team members for the champion team Thomas, coached by Chip and Alicia Smith, are Ben Hallett, Aidan Barnard, Abigail Cilley, David Lawless, Stephen Prenier, Brayden Hamilton, Brock Smith, Logan Gilman, and Axl Shemat.  (Photo by Jayna Smith)

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Lady Blue Devils Move up to Second in Northern Maine Class C

 

The Calais girls basketball team traveled to Machias last week and found another victory against the Bulldogs with a score of 65-42.
Calais was led by Sage Phillips with 18 points and Nevaeh Thomas with 14.

Kendra Stevens scored another 10 points for the winners, while Trinity Jones and Alexis Donahue each had 8, Kayleigh Scott had 3, and Brenna Critchley and Kate McPhee both added a basket for the Blue Devils victory.

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Calais Rec. Grades 7/8 Celtics Team Earns Championship

 

Coach Jack Downing’s championship Celtics team includes Isaac Downing, Ben Harvey, Peter Morrell, Jordan  Barnard, Wyatt Short, Jack Downing, John Bassett, and Noah White.  Absent from photo is Colby Moholland and Lucas Morrell.

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