Raiders edge Lady Seahawks
The Oak Hill Raiders held on to defeat the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks basketball team, 48-38, in the final regular season game for both teams on February 3 at Porter Memorial Gymnasium.
Boothbay, led by junior guard and Mountain Valley Conference leading scorer, Morgan Crocker, with 24 points, cut into Oak Hill’s lead late in the fourth quarter. Trailing by five, 43-38, with 1:10 to play, Boothbay had to foul to keep the Raiders from running out the clock. Oak Hill, however, made 5 of 8 free throws down the stretch to win and finish the season at 14-4 in Western Maine Class B.
Boothbay senior guard Brooke Alley, playing her final game at home, contributed eight points.
Oak Hill got balanced scoring, with Sadie Goulet leading the way with 13 points, Jamie Prue with 11 and Brianna Mulherin with 10.
The Lady Seahawks, who finished the season at 7-11, will wait to see where they will play a preliminary tournament game. As of Tuesday morning, Boothbay was seeded in 13th place in Western Maine Class C. Depending on the final standings, Boothbay has a chance to play at Madison or Dirigo next week.
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