Haggett nets 16 points vs Hall-Dale

Mon, 01/06/2020 - 1:15pm

Wiscasset Middle High School’s Noah Haggett scored in every period, netting eight points in the fourth period but host Hall-Dale won 95-31 Saturday night in Farmingdale.

“We moved the ball well on offense and had one of our higher scoring games. Noah scored a season high 16 points, (and) displayed his natural ability to finish around the hoop,” WMHS Coach Jamie Jones said.

Bret Osmond had multiple assists while scoring 10 points for the Wolverines. He also had a pair of three-point baskets, one in the second period, the other late in the game. Marshall Weeks had two field goals in the second quarter. Hall-Dale got off to a fast start and was ahead 31-10 after the first period, 50-19 at halftime and 73-21 headed into the game’s final eight minutes.

The Bulldogs’ Josh Nadeau netted 15 points, Max Byron 13 and Patrick Rush 12. Rush had the hot hand in the first quarter scoring eight points. Byron scored eight in the final period. WMHS made one of five from the foul line. The Bulldogs converted 13 of 19. Hall-Dale, currently ranked seventh in the Class C South, improved its Mountain Valley Conference basketball record to 6-2 while the Wolverines moved to 0-9.

The Wolverines lost a pair of home games over the holiday break 80-22 to Dirigo on Dec. 27 and 111-25 the following night to Spruce Mountain. Against Dirigo, Billy Pinkham led WMHS in scoring. He had eight points, netting a pair of trifectas in the second quarter. Haggett finished the game with seven points, and had two field goals in the final period. The Wolverines made three of six free throw attempts.

“We moved the ball better at times and Billy had a good first game back after his ankle injury. Noah continues to be a consistent scorer for us,” Jones commented. The Cougars outscored WMHS 25-2 in the first quarter and led 43-11 at the half. The visitors then outscored their hosts 18-7 and 19-4 in the final two periods.

Mateo LaPointe netted a game high 16 points for Dirigo,10 of those coming in the third period. John Snowman finished with 14 including two three pointers. Dirigo made five of 17 free throw attempts.

Spruce Mountain High School, made up of students from Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls, led WMHS 34-4 after the first period and 65-10 at halftime. Pinkham accounted for nine of his team’s points, six in the final period of play. Matt Eckert added seven including a trifecta in the third quarter. Haggett canned a three-point basket in the game’s opening minutes.

Brandon Frey finished with 24 points for the Phoenix, all in the first half. Eli Timler had 15. WMHS converted five of nine foul shots, Spruce Mountain shot 12 of 17 from the foul line. WMHS will host Oak Hill on Jan. 14.