But on Tuesday night, the teams met up for a Class B South boys basketball preliminary match.
The Falcons used their speed and athleticism, getting 26 points from Toby Holt to pull away for a 66-44 win over Lisbon.
“We expected the crowd and the energy we had here tonight,” said Freeport coach Bill Ridge. “We had this kind of atmosphere last week against Gray-New Gloucester, so we knew what to expect.”
The Greyhounds (9-10) didn’t hesitate, hoisting 3- point shots in the opening quarter, something they’ve been accustomed to this season. Sean Scott opened the scoring with a rainbow trey, but the visitors soon went cold from behind the arc, missing their next five attempts.
Meanwhile, the Falcons began doing what they have done best this season — move the ball around and work inside out while getting into a groove.
Holt found that groove, scoring 11 first-quarter points, including a layup off a feed from Ethan Sclar. A steal by Eriksen Shea that resulted in a three-point play after a Lisbon foul extended Freeport’s lead to 20-8 late in the quarter.
A Jonah Sautter trey as the buzzer sounded kept Lisbon within nine, 20-11 after eight minutes.
DJ Douglass sank a 3- pointer to open the second quarter, but Freeport quickly responded with a Shea basket and a Kaleb Barrett 3- point shot to keep Lisbon at a distance, 28-15.
Holt continued his assault inside the paint, grabbing a pair of offensive rebounds and putting them back for four of his five second-quarter points.
Freeport won the quarter, 12-10 and increased its lead to 32-21 at the break. Holt led all scorers with 16 points at the half. The junior also grabbed seven rebounds. Shea added seven.
“He is what is he is,” said Ridge of his junior forward. “He’s always been like that for us, he’s just been a little more explosive down the stretch.”
Sautter led Lisbon with eight points, including a pair of treys, while grabbing six boards. Scott chipped in with six points, while Douglass had five in the opening half. Lisbon was 4-for-15 from behind the arc, while Freeport was 2-for-9.
Freeport pulls away
Douglass again began the
quarter with a basket from behind the arc. The sophomore hit another the next time down the court to cut the Freeport lead to 34-27.
Shea answered with a pair of 3- pointers of his own for a 40-32 Falcons lead with under three minutes remaining in the frame.
Lisbon continued firing three’s, shooting eight more in the quarter and connecting on only two. Freeport was 4-for-6 from the charity stripe in the quarter and built its lead through three quarters, 46- 34.
The visitors did not get any closer as the Falcons put an exclamation point on their victory, doubling up their guests, 20-10 in the final eight minutes.
“ They’re a very good team, very athletic,” said Lisbon coach Jake Gentle. “Give them credit, they can run, work it inside and shoot.”
Shea hit two more 3-point baskets and Holt scored his final six points in the fourth for the win.
“We came in looking to work inside out,” said Holt. “ We look to get a paint touch and then kick it out to our shooters.”
Douglass netted a teamhigh 16 points, including four 3-point baskets. Sautter registered 14 points and nine rebounds in his final high school basketball game.
“When I was a freshman, I thought it was cool to see the seniors honored, I didn’t think it was going to come so fast,” said Sautter. “ I’m going to miss this, miss playing with my teammates.”
“ Like any senior it’s tough to see them go, they’ve worked so hard all four years to get here,” added Gentle.
Lisbon connected on 7-of- 29 attempts from behind the arc.
Behind Holt’s 26, Shea followed with 19 points that included six 3- pointers, while Barrett and Wagner each added six. Shea also had four steals in the win.
Freeport (11-8) advances to play No. 1 Wells at the Portland Expo on Saturday at 4 p. m. Freeport beat Wells, 52- 37 on the Warriors’ home court a week ago.
“They were here tonight, we saw them,” said Ridge. “ They know what we’re about, we know what they’re about, hopefully it should be a good battle next week.
No. 8 Freeport 66, No. 9 Lisbon 44
Class B South Boys Preliminary At Freeport
| Lisbon | — | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | — | 44 | |
| Freeport | — 20 | 12 | 14 | 20 | — | 66 |
Lisbon — Hunter Davis 2-0-4, Jonah
Sautter 3-6-14, Seth Tapley 1-2-4, DJ
Douglass 5-2-16, Sean Scott 2-1-6,
Morgan Perron 0-0-0, Issac Burnell
0-0-0, Brandon Keith-Williams 0-0-0.
Totals — 13-11-44.
Freeport — Gabe Wagner 2-2-6,
Toby Holt 11-4-26, Eriksen Shea 7-1-
19, Nate Thomas 1-1-3, Ethan Sclar
0-1-1, Kaleb Barrett 2-0-6, Colby
Wagner 1-1-3, Shea Wagner 1-0-2,
Heath Cockburn 0-0-0, Caleb Salter
0-0-0, Alex Helie 0-0-0. Totals — 25-
10-66.
3-point goals — (L) Sautter 2, Scott,
Douglass 4; (F) Shea 6.
Records — Freeport 11-8, Lisbon 9-
10.
Up next for the Falcons — Faces
top-seeded Wells in the Class B
South quarterfinals at the Augusta
Civic Center on Saturday, 4 p.m.
Lisbon note — The season has come
to a close for the Greyhounds.
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