WMHS basketball

Boothbay beats Wiscasset 79-56 in final game of season

Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:15pm

The boys Boothbay Seahawks team beat the Wiscasset Wolverines Wednesday night, 79-56. The game was the final one of the regular season for both teams, and will prove an important one when it comes to seeding. Before this game, the 10 Wiscasset seniors were all recognized for the annual senior night. They were Russell Marr, Charles Colby, Logan Orr, Nate Woodman, Kevin Lynch, Bobby Gilley, Ethan James, Andrew Chubbuck, Conlon Ranta and Cody Roberts. 

The game started out with a hot start from Boothbay. The Seahawks led 21-12 after the first, with five points each coming from  Steve Reny and Kyle Ames. At halftime, the score gap jumped to 14 for Boothbay, despite James scoring 15 of his team’s 18 that quarter. The second half unfortunately did not get any prettier for Wiscasset, as by the end of the game the lead was up to 23. The scoring for Boothbay was led by Ames with 20, followed by Carter Babcock with 12 and Reny with 10. 

Wiscasset’s scoring was carried by James. He had 28 in the season finale, followed by Roberts with eight,  Zach Reed with seven, Woodman with six, Kevin Lynch with three, and Gilley and Chubbuck with two each. Roberts led the rebounding with 10, followed closely by James with nine and Woodman and Orr tallying five each. 

After this game, Wiscasset fell to an even 9-9, while Boothbay improved to 11-7. Wiscasset is currently sitting in the ninth seed for Class C south, and Boothbay is sixth.