Mon, 03/09/2015 - 11:03

2015 Cape League Champions, the Boothbay Warriors. Team members are, from left, front row: Kaleb Ames, Sullivan Rice, Patrick McKenney, Noah Crosby, Gavin Pinkham, Kayden Ames; back row: Ben Pearce, Chris Hamblett, Miles Wotton, Kaeden Davis, Jake Bickmore, Ethan Reed and Jake Craig. Courtesy of Kate McEvoy Rice

The Lincoln County based fifth and sixth grade Boothbay Warriors recently won the Cape League basketball championships. The Cape League stretches from Lincoln County to Southern Maine and includes over 100 teams.

The Boothbay Warriors went 16-0, including winning six games in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Warriors beat South Portland White, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland Gold, Falmouth, Gray New-Gloucester, and Lake Region.

In the semi-final game with Gray New-Gloucester, Kaeden Davis scored 26 points, Ethan Reed 10, Patrick McKenney 7, Jake Bickmore 4, Sullivan Rice 3, and Ben Pearce 3. In the championship game with Lake Region, Davis and McKenney each netted 10 points, Rice 9, Bickmore 5, Noah Crosby 4, Pearce 2 and Reed 1.

Also playing on the team are Kaleb Ames, Miles Wotton, Gavin Pinkham, Jake Craig, Chris Hamblett and Kayden Ames. The team is coached by Chris McKenney, Matt Rice and Kevin Ames.

The team has played between 40-50 games this season, starting with a fall league in Saco, then playing in the Cape League.