Boothbay Region High School defeated Wiscasset Middle High School, 79-56, in Class C South boys basketball action Wednesday night in Wiscasset. Boothbay had beaten Wiscasset earlier in the season at home, 59-55, on Jan. 3.

The first period saw seven Seahawks in the scoring column, which allowed the Seahawks to take a 9-point lead.

Boothbay increased the lead at the half to 44 - 29, even thought Ethan James scored 20 first-half points for the Wolverines.  The teams played fairly even in the second half with the visitors getting the win.

Kyle Ames was the leading scorer for the Seahawks with 20 points.  He was joined in double figures by Carter Babcock with 12, Alex Smith with 10, and Steve Reny with 10.  Smith was the leading rebounder for the Seahawks with 10 rebounds, and Austin Campbell and Eli Gudroe  added seven each. Ethan James was the leading scorer for Wiscasset with 29 points.

"Kyle Ames had a great floor game for us as he adjusted to the numerous defenses that Wiscasset threw at us,” said Coach I.J. Pinkham via email. “We received good bench minutes from Alex Smith, Dima Gosselin and Graham Bryer. The win was a total team effort.”

Boothbay, currently seeded sixth in Class C South, finishes the regular season at 11-7 while Wiscasset, currently seeded ninth, drops to 9-9 to end the season.

Both teams will be involved in tournament prelim games next week, details to be announced.