Some games, no matter how hard you try, the basketball just won’t drop in the hoop. So it was for Wiscasset Middle High School Monday night when the Wolverine girls hosted Mountain Valley at Stover Auditorium.

The Wolverines had some good looks and took some nice shots but just couldn’t put points on the scoreboard.

Scoring wasn’t a problem for the undefeated Falcons. After winning the opening tap, they went on a 21-0 tear. They held the Wolverines to just two baskets – one in the first half and one in the second.

Mountain Valley also played the whole game without being whistled for a personal foul — something you don’t see very often. The final score was 72-4. The Falcons pressed early, then went into man coverage.

By the time Sydnie Thayer swished a jump shot at 5:50 of the second period, the Falcons were up 28-2. The score was 41-2 at the half. Thayer who played a solid floor game finished with three rebounds and a steal.

Junior Saydie Garbarini netted with a game high 16 points, 10 of those in the second quarter.

The Wolverines' only other basket came in the opening minutes of the third period. Alice Yokabaskas carried the ball up the lane by two Falcon defenders and banked the ball in off the glass. She finished with three rebounds and three steals.

Later in the period Madison Carrier entered the game for the Wolverines grabbed a rebound under the Falcon basket and passed off to Latisha Wright. Wright dribbled the ball by two defenders and very alertly passed back to Wright but her shot rolled off the rim.

With two minutes left in the period Thayer stole the ball and found Zoe Waltz open, and she passed the ball over to Brianna Orr. Orr fired from behind the three-point line and just missed the ball bouncing off the rim.

In the fourth period Thayer found herself hemmed in on the end line by Mountain Valley’s Taylor Henry. She dribbled out of the pressure, drove to the hoop for what looked like an easy layup but again the ball rolled off the rim and was grabbed by a Falcon player.

Wright made a nifty bounce pass to Destiny Jones who was open on the left side; she made a nice jump shot only to see the ball rattle around and off the rim.

In the closing minutes, the Wolverines had four other shots roll, bounce or miss the rim completely. Wiscasset took 34 shots from the floor, compared to over 50 attempts taken by the Falcons who made 46 percent.

Rylee Sevigny netted 15 for the Falcons including two threes in the first half. Her older sister Avery finished with 13 points. Mountain Valley had a good night on the foul line sinking 17 of 24 free throws.

Mountain Valley High School from Rumford entered the ballgame with a conference record of 3-0 with lopsided wins over Dirigo and Telstar and a 47-46 victory over Richmond.

As of Dec. 17, Richmond, Telstar, Dirigo and Mt. Abram like Wiscasset Middle High School are all looking for their first Mountain Valley Conference win.

After the Wolverines’ next scheduled game Wednesday at Oak Hill, a class B high school, Wiscasset's last game before the Christmas break will be at home on Friday, Dec. 21 when they’ll host Spruce Mountain, another class B school.