Kennebunk High senior Emily Archibald was named on Thursday the Gatorade Maine girls’ basketball player of the year for the second consecutive year.
A 6-foot-2 guard/forward, Archibald averaged 24.6 points and 20.7 rebounds in an abbreviated season. She also averaged 3.7 blocks, 3,5 steals and 3.2 assists, and finished her career as the only player in school history to surpass 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 assists, 200 steals and 200 blocked shots.
A four-year captain for the Rams who also played soccer and lacrosse, Archibald has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Providence College. Archibald was also the winner of this year’s Miss Maine Basketball award, given to the state’s outstanding senior player.
BASEBALL
SOUTH PORTLAND 3, THORNTON ACADEMY 1: Connor Dobson doubled home one run and scored another in a two-run first inning, and Bradley McMains held Thornton (10-3) to three hits as the Red Riots (10-3) won at South Portland.
Brady Graffam doubled home Henry Lausier to cut the deficit to 2-1 with two outs in the sixth, but McMains got the next batter to ground out.
The Riots added a run in the bottom of the inning when pinch runner Anthony Nixon was bunted to second by Frank Tierney, then scored on a steal of third and an overthrow.
GREELY 12, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 1: Brady Nolin had four hits, including a home run, to lead the Rangers (9-3) over the Patriots (2-13) at Gray.
Max Cloutier added three hits for Greely, which scored five runs in the first inning. Gray-New Gloucester was limited to three singles.
WELLS, TRAIP ACADEMY SPLIT: Jack Bouffard hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run to give Traip Academy (2-9) a 5-4 win over Wells (9-6) in a doubleheader opener at Kittery.
Bouffard also singled and scored in a three-run first inning. Cam Maes had an RBI double.
Devin Brown had two singles and an RBI for Wells.
In the second game, Keith Ramsey pitched a two-hitter with six strikeouts and no walks and hit a two-run single in a five-run second inning to power Wells to a 6-0 win.
Chase Trudeau and Lucas Templeton each added an RBI double.
SOFTBALL
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 12, GREELY 11: Madi Pelletier pitched a seven-hitter with seven strikeouts and hit a walk-off two-run single to lift the Patriots (11-4) over the Rangers (4-8) at Gray.
Morgan Curtis had four hits and five RBI for the Patriots. Maisie Lerette added two hits, four runs scored and two stolen bases. Pelletier finished with three hits and three RBI.
BOYS’ LACROSSE
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 15, FREEPORT 2: Braden Warde scored six goals and Chris Hamblett added five as the Panthers (7-4) rolled past the Falcons (0-10) at Yarmouth.
Caleb Waterman added a goal and three assists for NYA, which led 9-2 at halftime.
Justin Cogswell and Deven Hannan scored for the Falcons.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
WINDHAM 16, PORTLAND 6: Emma Yale totaled seven goals and two assists to help the Eagles (8-0) pull away from Portland (3-5) at Windham.
Riley Beem added three goals, and Carissa O’Connell and Julia McKenna had two each for Windham, which led 10-5 at halftime.
Lilah Green scored three goals for Portland.
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