BOYS' BASKETBALL
B North semifinal: #4-Orono vs. #1-Ellsworth
at Cross Insurance Center, Bangor
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Orono 53, Ellsworth 38
The fourth-seeded Red Riots (17-3) made 17 of 24 free throws in the fourth quarter to close out a Class B North semifinal win over the top-seeded Eagles (16-4) at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Pierce Walston, a Mr. Basketball semifinalist, led the defending state champions with 16 points, going 14 for 18 at the free-throw line. As a team, Orono was 25 for 37 at the line.
Will Francis added 12 points and Bergen Soderberg scored 11.
Ellsworth’s Mr. Basketball semifinalist, Chance Mercier, was held to a team-high eight points.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orono | 11 | 12 | 11 | 19 | — | 53 | |||||
| Ellsworth | 5 | 10 | 8 | 15 | — | 38 |
| INDIVIDUAL SCORING | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORONO (17-3) | ||||||||
| SCORING | ADDITIONAL STATS | |||||||
| Player | 2-FG | 3-FG | FT | Pts | Rebs | Asts | Stls | Blks |
| Walston, Pierce | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Hews, Brady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Gray, Caden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bagley, Kason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ewer-Cousins, Caden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Francis, Ben | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Soderberg, Bergen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Francis, Will | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Tweedie, Jay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kenney, Mason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Schaff, Noah | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 8 | 4 | 25 | 53 | ||||
| ELLSWORTH (16-4) | ||||||||
| SCORING | ADDITIONAL STATS | |||||||
| Player | 2-FG | 3-FG | FT | Pts | Rebs | Asts | Stls | Blks |
| Mercier, Chance | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Palmer, Miles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| James, Josiah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Coffin, Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Conners, Kaleb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| King, Brayden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Hart, Bryce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Grindal, Hollis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Boles, Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kenny, Kyle | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| MacDonald, Conor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Curtis, Dawson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Barry, Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bray, Zach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Corson, Isiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 6 | 38 | ||||