On Monday, Feb. 20, the Wiscasset boys varsity basketball team wrapped up its season with a loss against Winthrop. The Wolverines went into the game 9-9, while Winthrop was 18-0.

From the start of the season, expectations were high. The team was coming off of an impressive year, but lost two key components in the offense, Bryson Grover and Brandon Sprague. Fortunately, Ethan James maintained the star status he developed and not only scored his 1000th point, but showed leadership.

With multiple 40-point games under his belt, James exhibited leadership on the court and in the locker room. Despite all this team did, the players had a first round exit in Augusta.

The start of the season  consisted of three straight wins, against Mt. Abram, Monmouth and Carrabec, followed by losses to Madison and Hall-Dale, with the Hall-Dale game being possibly the most competitive game for Wiscasset this season. They the team took two wins against Mountain Valley and Oak Hill. Following that was a loss at Boothbay, a win against Dirigo, a loss against Winthrop, and two wins against Lisbon and Telstar. At that point, Wiscasset sat at 9-4 and aimed at a top seed.

Wiscasset ended the season with five straight losses to Hall-Dale, Lisbon, Mt. Abram, Winthrop and Boothbay. This disappointing streak led to Searsport for a preliminary game. The Wolverines won, and went on to play the Winthrop Ramblers, who ended Wiscasset’s season.

Seniors, including James, Russell Marr and Cody Roberts, all found hot streaks in their games at different times, helping fuel the team to wins. Junior Zach Reed consistently scored for a good stretch of the season. As next year approaches, the team loses a majority of players. The only player consistently in varsity rotation who isn’t a senior is Zach Reed. Next year, Reed, along with the rest of the junior varsity team, will look to improve from this season.