Boothbay over Wiscasset Middle

Wed, 01/15/2020 - 6:45am

Boothbay Middle went on a 10-0 run in the closing minutes of the first half winning 69-52 over host Wiscasset in Busline League basketball action Tuesday night, Jan. 14, the final one of the regular season before the tournament begins.

The lead changed hands six times in the first 15 minutes of play before the visitors took the lead for good. Finn Harkin, who finished the game with 26 points, scored 12 of those in the pivotal third quarter for Boothbay. Wiscasset went ahead in the game’s opening minutes. Baskets by Mason Carter and Austin Trask staked the Wolves to an early 7-3 lead. Tyson French’s three-point basket for Boothbay at 5:54 made it a one-point game.

Returning to the second quarter Javar Garricks banked in a three-pointer for Wiscasset knotting the game at 24 with four minutes until the half. Trask’s fast break layup then briefly put the Wolves ahead. Boothbay then put 10 unanswered points on the scoreboard. Three of those baskets came on Wiscasset turnovers.

Clark hit two more baskets and Braden Laliberty scored staking Wiscasset to a four-point lead 13-9. Back-to-back Boothbay baskets by French and Harkin tied the score. When the quarter ended, Boothbay was on top 16-15. Boothbay led 38-27 at halftime and 52-41 headed into the final period.

Garricks and Clark each finished with 13 points. Trask had 12. Boothbay’s Luke Morley had 12.