Oceanside wins 2013 YMCA Classic
Oceanside of Rockland/Thomaston won the 2013 Boothbay Region YMCA Classic boys basketball tournament held at the Y March 8-10. Oceanside defeated Winthrop, 41-36, for the title. Winthrop had battled out of the losers' bracket, defeating Boothbay 8, 44-37, and Coastal 8 of Damariscotta, 47-22, to advance to the championship game of the double-elimination junior high tourney.
The Boothbay 8 team was sent to the losers' bracket after losing its first game to the eventual champion, Oceanside, 46-41, in the fourth game of the 18-game tournament. Boothbay 8 went on to easily defeat Wiscasset, Cony and Coastal 7 before getting eliminated by Winthrop.
The Boothbay 7 team lost its first game to Coastal 7, 36-34, won its second game against Medomak 7, 36-33, and got eliminated by Winthrop.
Oceanside also defeated Lewiston/Auburn, 49-29, and Coastal 8 to go undefeated (4-0) in the tournament.
Jacob Leonard of Boothbay 8 was name the tournament's most valuable player and a member of the all-tournament team. Others named to the all-tournament team were: Jeremy Holbrook, Boothbay 8; Eli Gudroe and Kyle Ames, Boothbay 7; Nate Raye, Jackson Arnsdorf and Sam Atwood, Oceanside; Bennett Brooks, Garrett Tsouprake and Jacob Hickey, Winthrop; Cody Tozier and Riley Cushing, Coastal 8.
Coastal 7 won the tournament's Team Sportsmanship trophy.
Tournament director Ed Crocker wished to thank Neal Verge, Steve Lewis and Rich Nolon for their help and dedication, as well as the many volunteers, game officials and sponsors.
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