The Wolverine boys closed out their Mountain Valley Conference basketball season with a 97-26 loss to Telstar High School at Bethel Wednesday night, Jan. 29.

The hot-shooting Rebels held Wiscasset Middle High School to just two points in the first period, those coming on a pair of foul shots sunk by Billy Pinkham. Pinkham canned a three and a field goal in the second period and Brett Osmond hit two foul shots.

The Rebels were up 27-2 after one period and 49-9 at the half. Josh Jones launched and sunk a three-point basket for the Wolverines in the third period. Noah Haggett and Johnny Spies each had a field goal. Pinkham finished with eight points. Spies and Marshall Weeks had four points apiece; Osmond, Dillon Leeman and Haggett had two points each and Aiden Foley hit a foul shot.

WMHS had a pretty good night from the free throw line, netting eight of 12 attempts. Telstar had three players in double scoring figures. Davin Mason had a night to remember. He scored in every period, finishing with 32 points –16 in the first period, including a three. Logan Sumner netted 20 points and Brayden Stevens had an even dozen.

The hosts made 14 of 29 foul shots, Sumner making four of six from the foul line.

The Rebels outscored WMHS 27-1 in the first period, 22-9 in the second, 27-12 in the third and 21-5 in the final eight minutes of play. Wolverine Coach Jamie Jones noted afterwards it was the team’s third game in three days. The previous night, the team played at Dirigo, and Wiscasset hosted Madison on Monday, Jan. 27.

“It didn’t deter our guys from playing hard from start to finish and giving everything they had left.” He added, freshman Johnny Spies, a newcomer to the game this season, played another strong game. “He was tenacious on the defensive end making plays for us throughout the night.”

The Wolverines finished the regular season winless in 18 tries.

WMHS will play in a jayvee tournament at Richmond High School Feb. 8. Wiscasset will play Richmond and then Vinalhaven High School.