Nolan Ames & Friends

There was a late season atmosphere in Waldoboro for the Game of the Day and why wouldn't it be? Two rivals with expectations of deep playoff runs who are both undefeated and will only play once this year.

Nolan Ames opened the game by knocking down a three on the first play, which was misleading, because this was a largely defensive battle. Medomak threw multiple looks at Ames in the hopes of slowing him down.

For the most part, Ames didn't force things. He took what little the defense gave him and did a great job of finding the teammates open because of his gravity. 5 different Windjammers hit a 3 in the game. Medomak hit only 2.

Camden's defense focused on taking away Medomak's shooters and drew two offensive fouls on Panthers' lynchpin Mason Nguyen in the first half to send him to the bench. For a while, Medomak was able to survive the minutes with Nguyen on the bench, even tying the game, but then Camden erupted for a 10-0 run late in the half, thanks to some hot shooting from deep.

Medomak would threaten in the second half, but every time they made some progress, Camden would hit a three or make a stop and the Winjammers pulled away late for a 65-50 win. Kiefer Healey led Camden with 20. Ames added 18 & 11. Kollin Donlin scored 19 for the Panthers.

Camden is now 5-0 with the 15th best point differential against the hardest Strength of Schedule in the state. Pretty, pretty, pretty good!

The Worldwide Leader was there.

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I love this, but can I make a note? Does it always have to be ESPN? Could it be NBC Sports Boston? Just a thought.

Elsewhere

De’Shaun Alston's 31 led TA to an overtime win over Scarborough...Kelsie Dunn had 20 points and 7 steals in Erskine's win over MCI. The Eagles led 31-2...Elizabeth Boles' 19 led the way in Ellsworth's win over Bapst...Jack Fontaine had 20 and Gage Mattson 23 as Maranacook blew out Oak Hill...Buckfield erased a 9-point 4th quarter deficit, but Rio Soram's layup with 6 seconds left gave Pine Tree a win. Collin Verrill led the Breakers with 21 points...Tyrie James' 18 led Windham past Westbrook...Reece MacDonald's 19 led York to a win over GNG...Fisher Tewksbury dropped 25 on Forest Hills...Freshman Khaelon Watkins led Cheverus with 26 as they got by Falmouth...Cony went on a 22-0 run to put away Leavitt...Dirigo's Owen Smith dropped 32 on Lisbon...Natalia Silva's 21 led Biddeford over Gorham...Kirsten Bigelow's 32 paced Valley against Forest Hills...Thea Laukka's 14 & 9 led Camden over Medomak...Molly Puffer scored 16 in Sanford's win over Kennebunk...Nick Jamo's 6 3's led to 18 points as Poland rolled over Fryeburg...Malcolm O’Wril had 18 in Waynflete's win over Sacopee Valley...Sanford got 19 from Dylan Gendron in a win against Kennebunk...Evan Ballard's 24 led Noble over Massabesic, who got 25 from Caden Nielsen...Josh Grunkemeyer's 17 & 6 helped Bangor beat Skow...Brunswick's Rylan Ley dropped 31 on Gardiner...Akol Maiwen almost outscored Oxford Hills by himself. He had 18...Atticus Whitten scored 18 as Gorham rolled over Biddeford...Lake Region rallied down 10 to beat Wells...Lewiston's Grayson Bernard had 21 to beat Brewer and drop the Witches to 1-3...After a first half with only 20 total points, Oliver Cormier erupted for 16 of his 20 in the second half and Mount Blue cruised...Cheverus led Falmouth 64-4 after 3 and Kylie Lamson had 20...Elizabeth Galway scored 20 and Edward Little hit 10 shots from deep as they rolled over Oxford Hills...Alexa Quintana (12 & 14) and Molly Takatsu (10 & 10) each had a double-double in Gardiner's win over Brunswick...Ella Kenney's 17 led GNG to a win over York...the Greely girls held Yarmouth scoreless in overtime...Payton Fazzina's 26 for Wells couldn't overcome a balanced Lake Region attack...Renee St. Pierre's 22 & 10 led Marshwood over Deering...Olivia Breen dropped 34 on Lincoln Academy...Reagan Partridge had 16 in OOB's win over Traip...Sacopee Valley rallied after a scoreless first quarter to beat Waynflete.

So in yesterday's newsletter, I included Cooper's first 40-point game and how he was the youngest ever to score 40 in the NBA.

I thought this graphic was an interesting addition.

First of all, Wilt doing it in his first game is insane. Second, this isn't everyone. They're selecting prolific scorers here. But faster than Elgin, Bird, LeBron, Durant, and Curry, regardless of age is a wild stat.

The Knicks won a cute little trophy. Good for them! How adorable.

We're heading to MDI for a Big East battle. The Trojans are undefeated, including a convincing win over Bangor. They're 2nd in Class B in scoring and 3rd in differential.

They'll host a Hermon team that's middle of the pack in scoring, but first in Class B in defense.

You know the drill: high scoring team vs. lockdown defense.

The Model's picks for the rest of today's games are after the jump.