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Oxford Hills Hayden Paine swats the ball away to stop Gray-New Gloucester s Max Kenney move to the basket during Saturday s game in Paris. Brewster Burns photo
PARIS Oxford Hills senior Hayden Paine played the role of the Vikings’ inside man against 3-point shooting Gray-New Gloucester in a basketball finale on Saturday afternoon.
Paine turned in a stellar, team-high 19-point performance inside the key, helping Oxford Hills close out the Patriots with a 67-59 win and finish the season on a high note.
“We knew coming into the game that we had a size advantage to them,” Paine said. “We knew they were going to come out with a small lineup because they are a great 3-point shooting team.
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GRAY When Gray-New Gloucester needed a spark on Saturday, sharpshooter Anthony Prescott provided it in a 70-56 victory over rival Poland.
Prescott had a team-high 15 points, all behind the 3-point line. Wyatt Kenney was also solid offensively, with 14 points, while Jay Hawkes had 13 points and Joshua Michaud had 12 points.
“We are a tough team to cover, we do have some offensive type of guys,” Patriots coach Ryan Deschenes said. “We usually have four shooters on the court and if we move the ball with pace, the right guys are getting a shot at the right time. We found Prescott early and once he sees one goes in, he can have a big game.”
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Wyatt Kenney of Gray-New Gloucester drives between William Hallam and Bobby Hallam, right, of Fryeburg Academy during Thursday s game in Gray. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
GRAY Gray-New Gloucester used its speed to power to a victory over Fryeburg Academy on Tuesday. When the teams matched up again Thursday night, it was Fryeburg’s size that was the difference in a 54-45 revenge victory on the road.
“We shot better (tonight), that’s one of the big differences,” Fryeburg boys basketball coach Sedge Saunders said. “And two nights ago, they came out like gangbusters.”
In Tuesday’s season-opener for the Patriots, they jumped out to 17-13 lead after one quarter on their way to a 50-43 victory. Points were harder to come by Thursday night when the matchup moved from Fryeburg to Gray. The Raiders led 10-7 after one quarter and got ahead by as much as 14-7 in the second period.
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Members of the Portland/Deering girls’ hockey team run drills at Troubh Ice Arena in Portland on Dec. 10. By late December, Cumberland County had been designated “yellow,” forcing high school teams halt all in-person activities.
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The Maine Principals’ Association on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to schools located in “yellow” counties to begin practicing immediately with games to follow, making the decision a local matter and prompting celebration – and even some tears – among high school athletes and coaches.
“Oh my God. You made my day,” Danny Tocci, a Portland High senior ice hockey player, said when he was told the news. “Just to have some sense of normalcy back is going to be good for my teammates to see each other on a daily basis.”