MDI Boys Defeat Caribou 76-54

The MDI Trojans Boys team traveled up to Caribou on Friday, December 28th and came away with a 76-54 victory over the Caribou Vikings.

MDI got off to a quick start, leading Caribou 21-10 after the 1st Quarter. Ben Walls had 7 points including a 3 pointer, but picked up 2 fouls and was forced the bench. MDI received great play and minutes from Adam Gray, Woofie Kaiser and Andrew Davis in the 1st Quarter, in a game that was full of action and up and down scoring.

At the end of the 1st Half, Caribou had closed the lead to 7, as MDI led 31-24. Caribou had cut the lead to 5 at one point, as Cody Herbert for Caribou scored 9 points in the 2nd Quarter.

In the 3rd Quarter MDI came out firing. Jon Phelps hit 2 3 pointers and two free throws after he was intentionally fouled. MDI outscored Caribou 22-13 in the 3rd Quarter and after 3, MDI led 53-37.

Early in the 4th Quarter, MDI was on a 3-1 fast break when Jon Phelps pulled up and drained his third 3 pointer of the game. Phelps ended up with 17 points, while MDI's Ben Walls had a game high 19. Caribou's Coach Chris Casavant replaced four of his starting five with six minutes left. The final score was MDI 76-Caribou 54.

MDI improves to 3-1 on the season, while Caribou falls to 2-2. Both teams are in action Saturday morning at 11:30. MDI plays Presque Isle, while Caribou plays Ellsworth.

Boxscore

MDI

#	Name	G	FGM	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PF	PTS
10	Jon Phelps	1	5	2	3	4	4	2	17
12	Keegan McKim	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	Chris Clemens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Abe Philbrook	1	2	2	0	4	4	4	8
22	Colin Mooers	1	2	2	0	4	4	4	8
24	Adam Olearcek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Stephen Hanscom	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
32	Andrew Dalton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Ben Walls	1	7	6	1	4	5	3	19
40	Chris "Woofie" Kaiser	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	4
44	Isaac Wallace	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
50	Adam Gray	1	4	4	0	1	3	2	9
52	Andrew Davis	1	5	5	0	0	0	2	10
	TOTALS	1	27	23	4	18	22	21	76

Caribou

#	Name	G	FGM	2PM	3PM	FTM	FTA	PF	PTS
5	Donovan Savage	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Dayne Savage	1	3	2	1	0	0	2	7
12	Kameron Manter	1	2	2	0	0	0	3	4
20	Adam Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Taylor Thibodeau	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	3
24	Matt Milliard	1	1	1	0	3	4	0	5
30	Nick Whitehead	1	2	2	0	0	4	1	4
32	Cody Herbert	1	3	3	0	8	10	2	14
34	Devin Berkoski	1	4	3	1	1	1	0	10
40	Austin Griffith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Derek Richardson	1	2	2	0	1	2	3	5
44	Dylan Berkoski	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
52	Nate Wall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS	1	19	17	2	14	23	13	54

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