BOYS' BASKETBALL
AA South quarterfinal: #6-Thornton Academy vs. #3-South Portland
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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Thornton Academy 59, South Portland 43
Wyatt Benoit scored seven unanswered points in the first minute of the fourth quarter to snap a tie and spark a 17-2 run, leading sixth-seeded Thornton Academy to a 59-43 win over third-seeded South Portland in a Class AA South boys’ basketball quarterfinal Thursday night in South Portland.
Joshua Vallee led the way with 21 points for the Golden Trojans (6-13), who will face second-seeded Scarborough next Thursday night in the semifinals at Cross Insurance Arena. Benoit added 15 points, and Simon Gellis and Shlioh Thoa finished with nine apiece.
The Red Riots (9-10), who won the past two state titles, were paced by Gabe Galarraga with 16 points. Manny Hidalgo added 13.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton Academy | 16 | 6 | 15 | 22 | — | 59 | |||||
| South Portland | 14 | 6 | 17 | 6 | — | 43 |
| INDIVIDUAL SCORING | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTON ACADEMY (6-13) | ||||||||
| SCORING | ADDITIONAL STATS | |||||||
| Player | 2-FG | 3-FG | FT | Pts | Rebs | Asts | Stls | Blks |
| Benoit, Wyatt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Thao, Shiloh | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Gellis, Simon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Vallee, Joshua | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ||||
| Eldred, Robert | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Ney, Joshua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kezal, Brady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nelson, Zachary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Donovan, Adam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nelson, Samuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 11 | 59 | ||||
| SOUTH PORTLAND (9-10) | ||||||||
| SCORING | ADDITIONAL STATS | |||||||
| Player | 2-FG | 3-FG | FT | Pts | Rebs | Asts | Stls | Blks |
| Galarraga, Gabe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Johnson, Darius | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Jackson, Gabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Hidalgo, Manny | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Keene, Chris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Maloji, Tom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Soucy, Carmine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kangethe, Hira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | ||||