The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department hosted the 13-team Mid-Winter Boys Eighth-Grade Basketball Classic recently, with area teams from Brunswick, Bath, Philip W. Sugg in Lisbon and Mt. Ararat competing.
In the title game, Lewiston defeated rival Auburn, 66-52. Lewiston’s David Omasanbo had 19 points, followed by Blue Demons Ali Abdullahi with 13, and Donavon Jackson and Nigel Katende with 12 apiece.
Lewiston led throughout, taking a 17-6 edge after a quarter and a 33-18 advantage to the half. Auburn tried to push back, but Lewiston held a 50-32 lead after three.
John Shea led the way for Auburn with 21 points, including 12 points in the fourth quarter, while Patrick Anthoine chipped in 16.
Lewiston went 7-of-10 at the charity stripe, while Auburn finished 8-of-14.
Winthrop 35, Westbrook 21
In the opening game of the tournament, Winthrop posted quarter leads of 11-4, 21-9 and 27-12.
Logan Baird led the win with 12 points, while Westbrook received six points from Avery Machinnie and Ayden MacWhinnie.
Bath 50, Gardiner 41
Josh Ter Mors scored nine of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter to power the Destroyers to a win over Gardiner.
Bath led 8-7, 17-12 and 30- 21 at the quarter breaks. Gardiner hit three 3-pointers in the final frame to draw closer.
Gabe Aucoin had 10 points in the win, and Bath made 10-of-12 at the free-throw line.
Mason True paced Gardiner with 14 points.
Yarmouth 39, Brunswick 37
The Huskies were outscored, 19-7, in the fourth quarter in a tough loss to Frank H. Harrison of Yarmouth.
Brunswick led 10-3, 15-10 and 30-20 at the quarter breaks.
Connor Manson led Brunswick with 15 points, while Isaak Franklin pitched in 12 and Weston Cooper eight.
Matt Waeldner hit three treys in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 18 points for Yarmouth.
Greely 47, Sugg 39
Greely pulled away in the final frame in defeating Philip W. Sugg.
Sugg led 15-7 and 21-18 after the first two quarter breaks, but Greely rallied for a 33-32 lead after three.
Andrew St. Hilaire led the balanced Rangers with 10 points, followed by eight each from Gabe Carey and Liam Gardner.
Nick Blair scored 12 points for Sugg, while Mason Booker chipped in 11. Poland 59, Mt. Ararat 34
Whittier of Poland jumped out an 18-8 first-quarter lead and pulled away from there for a win over the Eagles.
Poland held a 32-16 halftime lead and extended out to a 49-20 advantage after three.
Jay Hawkes and Hayden Christner had 16 points each in the win.
Carson Taylor led Mt. Ararat with 14 points, with Ben Keleher adding eight.
Lewiston 48, Poland 45
The Blue Demons earned a narrow win over Whittier.
The teams were tied at 26 at halftime, but Lewiston pulled out to a 44-32 advantage after three. Malik Foster picked up six points in the key third-quarter run for Lewiston.
Omasanbo had 15 points to pace the Blue Demons, with Foster adding 13.
Hawkes led Poland with 16 points.
Yarmouth 65, Greely 64
In a wild second-round game, Peter Psyhogeos scored 14 points in the fourth quarter and four more in overtime to lift Yarmouth to a close win over Greely.
Trailing 43-40 after three quarters, Yarmouth rallied to tie the game at 57 to force overtime.
Steve Fulton chipped in 11 points in the win.
Dee Coyne had a monster game for Greely, tallying 32 points.
Bath 61, Oxford Hills 53
Bath jumped out to a solid lead in the first quarter for a second-round win.
The Destroyers led 17-9 after a quarter, 31-21 at the half and 49-37 after three.
Aucoin powered his way to 26 points for Bath, followed by 15 from Jansen Morrison and 14 from Ter Mors.
Teigan Pelletier led the Vikings with 21 points, while Dakota Grassi added 15 and Isaiah Oufiero chipped in 10.
Auburn 52, Winthrop 26
The Falcons cruised to a second-round win.
Shea had 18 points for Auburn, with Anthoine adding 12.
Justin Ferguson led Winthrop with eight points.
Gardiner 51,
Westbrook 37
In a consolation game, Gardiner put up 24 points in the second quarter to take control.
Tied 8-8 after a quarter, Gardiner went up 32-15 by halftime.
True had 15 points in the win, with Ryan Moore (11) and Braden Dorogi (10) scoring in double figures.
Alec Hodgkins had 13 points for Westbrook, followed by 12 from Bronson Damon.
Lisbon 44, Brunswick 41
In a second consolation contest, Sugg outscored Brunswick, 7-4, in overtime for the win.
After trailing 13-8 after a quarter, Brunswick grabbed a 21-20 halftime lead. Sugg reclaimed the advantage, 27- 26, after three, but the Huskies battled back to force overtime tied at 37.
Blair had nine points, Nick Ferrence and Booker eight each, and Hunter McCausland seven for Sugg, while Franklin and Manson led Brunswick with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
Oxford Hills 38, Mt. Ararat 24
In the third consolation contest, the Vikings held the Eagles to five second-half points for the victory.
Pelletier led Oxford Hills with 10 points.
Tye Henke picked up 10 points for Mt. Ararat.
Lewiston 50, Yarmouth 44
Omasanbo scored 10 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to power Lewiston to a win.
Foster pitched in 15 points for the Blue Demons in the semifinal.
Waeldner had 16 points for Yarmouth, followed by 14 from Psyhogeos.
Auburn 52, Bath 35
Bath’s run came to an end as Auburn pulled away in the fourth quarter for the win.
Auburn led 14-8, 21-15 and 33-27 at the quarter breaks.
Anthoine paced the Falcons with 22 points, while Shea added 13.
Elliot Dorr and Morrison split 18 points down the middle for Bath.
Bath 58, Yarmouth 55
The Destroyers finished third with a narrow win over Yarmouth.
Down 44-39 after three, Bath outscored Yarmouth, 19-11, in the fourth to earn the win.
Ter Mors and Aucoin each scored 19 points for the Destroyers, while Morrison pitched in 11.
Psyhogeos led Yarmouth with 20 points.

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