Two Games in the County

I knew someone would find a way to get a game in. It's almost never a complete washout of the schedule.

Fort Fairfield and Wisdom met up for a boys/girls doubleheader. Neither game was close.

In the girls game, Wisdom coasted to improve their record to 15-1 on the year. Ava Lerman had 32 points, 7 steals, and 6 boards. In the boys game, Fort Fairfield drained 15 threes as they cruised to their 11th win of the year.

Since we don't have any high school basketball to talk about, let's do a quick roundup of old friends.

First up: Skowhegan's Jaycie Christopher was named LEC Player of the Week. Christopher averaged 19.7 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals per game over the 3 games. It's her third POTW award this year.

Jaycie Christopher Named LEC Player of the Week - University of Southern Maine

GORHAM, Maine – For the third time this season, senior Jaycie Christopher (Skowhegan, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies’ women’s basketball team

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Over on the men's side, Medomak's Gabe Lash was LEC Rookie of the Week. Lash averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals and joins Oceanside's Carter Galley in winning the Rookie of the Week award for USM.

Southern Maine’s Gabe Lash Named Little East Rookie of the Week - University of Southern Maine

GORHAM, Maine - Freshman Gabe Lash (Waldoboro, Maine/Medomak Valley) of the Unviersity of Southern Maine Huskies’ men’s basketball team has been named the Little

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Jason Reynolds (Winslow) picked up his 7th NAC Defensive Player of the Week award for UMF. He had a 21 rebound game.

Reynolds Named NAC Defensive Player of the Week for the 7th Time - University of Maine at Farmington

WATERVILLE, Maine – For the seventh time this season, University of Maine at Farmington junior forward Jason Reynolds (Winslow, Maine) has been named the North Atlantic

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Over at CMCC, Camden's Will Duke put on a show with a career-high 30 points as the Mustangs blew out Washington County.

Finally, Ace Flagg is the America East Rookie of the Week. Ace averaged 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

Ace Flagg Named America East Rookie of the Week - University of Maine Athletics

The America East Conference announced on Monday morning that Ace Flagg of the University of Maine men’s basketball program was named the Rookie of the Week for the

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I'm sure I'm missing a lot more.

Speaking of UMaine...

Jon Gruden got a box of swag from UMaine and took some time to shout out some Black Bears. Because everyone loves getting swag. I should have done this the other day when Mt. Ararat sent me a shirt.

Colby is accepting signups for their summer basketball camps.

No surprise here.

"Wedgie Board" is a new one for me. I'm not too proud to admit that I still have areas for growth and learning.

By my count, there are 92 games on the schedule tonight.

A North girls has been a gauntlet so far this year (and is shaping up to be a very competitive tournament). Four teams have separated from the pack--5 if you want to count Bangor, who's a step below but still is 10-4.

Camden is currently in first and Mt. Ararat is in 4th, but the Tourney Odds think this is a complete toss-up, like a 3-way who the hell knows with Hampden hoping to play spoiler.

Edward Little, Camden, and Mt. Ararat all pretty much have the same odds across the board for the top 4, except that Mt. Ararat is slightly more likely to finish 4th. But, geez, this could finish in a lot of different combinations.

As for the teams, Mt. Ararat's been awesome this year in their title defense. They've got a top 10 offense (second in Class A), a top 5 defense (first in A), and they're 5th in point differential. They're 5th in the state in %Perfect. In short, they've been dominant. When I saw them, they blew the doors off York.

As for Camden, they've got a top 20 offense, the 5th best scoring defense in A, and the third best scoring differential in A North. So why are they favored here? Well they're at home, for one. That helps. And they've played a tougher schedule. Camden has played 5 teams that have a Preliminary Index of 20 or higher vs 3 for Mt. Ararat. But, the Eagles have three in a row, starting tonight, which is how they can get to 1...or fall to 4.

Charlie Crockett and MaineCoastTV will stream this one. I would absolutely go, but I'll be at Medomak Valley's Paws for the Cause doubleheader with Lincoln Academy.

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