Seagulls bring down Seahawks
Sophomore Anna Gosselin drives in for a layup during Tuesday’s home game against Old Orchard Beach. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Sophomore Meg Sledge passes the ball inside against the Old Orchard defense. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Abby Orchard looks for an open teammate on a drive to the basket. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Senior Kathryn Hibbard leads a break. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Sophie White drives along the baseline. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Tatum French drives to the basket. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Bailey Lewis puts up a shot. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The BRHS coaching staff, from left, assistant Jesse Peters, coach Bruce Orne and assistant Cagney O’Brien. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Sophomore Anna Gosselin drives in for a layup during Tuesday’s home game against Old Orchard Beach. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Sophomore Meg Sledge passes the ball inside against the Old Orchard defense. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Abby Orchard looks for an open teammate on a drive to the basket. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Senior Kathryn Hibbard leads a break. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Sophie White drives along the baseline. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Tatum French drives to the basket. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
Freshman Bailey Lewis puts up a shot. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
The BRHS coaching staff, from left, assistant Jesse Peters, coach Bruce Orne and assistant Cagney O’Brien. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register
An experienced Old Orchard Beach team jumped out to a 20-0 lead and was never challenged as the Seagulls went on to defeat the young Boothbay Region Seahawks, 66-16, at BRHS’s Porter Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday, Dec. 20.
OOB, which made it to the Class C Regional Final before falling to eventual state champion Hall-Dale, 48-42, last February, was led by senior Elise McNair with 27 points (three three-pointers), followed by sophomore Tessa Ferguson with 17. The Seagulls improved to 3-1 on the season with the win.
Boothbay (0-3) got five points each from sophomores Meg Sledge and Anna Gosselin.
After a scheduled game at Winthrop on Friday, Dec. 23, the Seahawks’ next game is at home against Spruce Mountain on Jan. 2.
On Thursday, Dec. 22, the Seahawks lost at Kents Hill, 80-9.
