WILTON – Auburn YMCA won the Division I championship of the two-tier Central Maine 3-4th grade basketball tournament on Saturday. Turner captured the Divison II tourney.
Nearly every game was decided by single digits in this highly competitive and evenly-matched tournament.
The day started with a Division II match up of Farmington and Augusta and these 2 teams set the pace for the day. Turner finished the morning bracket with a 4 point win over Farmington, 44 to 40 for the bracket championship.
The afternoon bracket started just as the morning did with a fast paced battle between Wilton and Maranacook, with Marancook pulling out a five-point win. The rest of the afternoon also saw back-and-forth games with fast paced and competitive basketball for this age group. In the end, AYS undefeated streak came to an end with Auburn YMCA pulling the five-point upset, 47-42 for the bracket championship.
Division II
Game 1 – Farmington 27, Augusta 25
Game 2 – Turner 40, Gardiner 34
Game 3 – Final: Turner 44, Farmington 40
Division I
Game 4 – Maranacook 29, Wilton 24
Game 5 – Winthrop 31, Dixfield 23
Game 6 – Auburn YMCA 38, Maranacook 33
Game 7 – AYS 42, Winthrop 30
Game 8 – Final: Auburn YMCA 47, AYS 42
CMBL tourney
AYS captured first place in the 3rd-4th garde division of the Central Maine Girls’ Travel League. AYS beat Oakland 41-34 behind the play of Alex Bessey, who scored 23 points and Brooke Tracy, who added 12.
A Tourney
AYS 25, A/L YMCA 22 – AYS: Alex Bessey 10, Ashley Souther 8; A/L: Jordan Reynolds 5, Kaylee Jipson 4.
Oakland 38, Turner 15 – O: McKenna Brodeur 14, Sophia Holmes 14; T: Carlee Long 6, Cassidy Bunker 5.
A/L YMCA 35, Turner 26 (consolation game) – A/L: Chloe Dwinall 6, Morgan Eliasen 6, Kylie Bureau 6, Olivia Jensen 6; T: Abigail Robertson 10, Cassidy Bunker 7.
AYS 41, Oakland 34 (championship) – AYS: Alex Bessey 23, Brooke Tracy 12, Ashley Souther 6; O: Sophia Holmes 16, McKenna Brodeur 12.
B Tourney
Gardiner 27, Dirigo 14 – G: Skye Lavoie 10, Mikayla Bourassa 7; D: Brittany Greig 14.
Augusta 24, Monmouth 19 – A: Cari Hopkins 13, Haley Ward 5; M: Abbey Allen 6, Maddie Neal 5.
Monmouth 26, Dirigo 17 (consolation) – M: Maddie O’Neal 14, Hannah Anderson 6; D: Olivia Noyes 6, Brittany Greig 4.
Augusta 21, Gardiner 18 (championship) – A: Cari Hopkins 9, Allee Cloutier 6; G: Mary Toman 6, Mikayla Bourassa 4.
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