BOYS' BASKETBALL

South Portland at Thornton Academy

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Thornton Academy 82, South Portland 61

With Will Davies pushing the pace from the start of the game, Thornton Academy’s boys’ basketball team rolled to an impressive 82-61 home Class AA South win Tuesday against defending state champion South Portland.

Thornton, which won at South Portland 69-60 earlier in the season, improved to 10-1. South Portland is 9-3.

Davies scored 26 points and dished out 11 assists. Five of his assists came in the first quarter. He scored 10 points with three assists in the third quarter and sophomore Trey Eldred hit three 3-point baskets and finished with 11 points.

Thornton outscored the Red Riots 25-9 in the third quarter to take a 68-45 lead.

Jaelen Jackson led South Portland with 17 points, 12 in the second quarter, to help his team keep pace.

For Thornton, Wyatt Benoit scored 12 and Aleesio Marcus had 10 points.

1234OT2OT3OT4OT5OTF
132391661
2122251482
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
(9-3)
SCORINGADDITIONAL STATS
Player2-FG3-FGFTPtsRebsAstsStlsBlks
Nyembo2004
Kim2026
Jackson42317
Galarraga3017
Smith41011
Folley0103
Padgett1035
Hidalgo2026
Heffernan0022
Kazakos0000
Banks0000
Hanlon0000
Sparacio0000
Totals1841361
(10-1)
SCORINGADDITIONAL STATS
Player2-FG3-FGFTPtsRebsAstsStlsBlks
Camire1105
Huskic2107
Davies91526
Benoit32012
Lowe1002
Macomber1002
Marcus50010
Vallee2107
Eldred13011
Carty0000
Manning0000
Ney0000
Lui0000
Totals259582