Final: Cape Elizabeth 57, Freeport 50
Cape Elizabeth won its first Western Maine Class B boys' basketball title in 20 years with a 57-50 win over Freeport Saturday afternoon at the Cumberland County Civic Center,
The top-ranked Capers will meet the Eastern Maine champion for the state title next Friday night at 9 at the Bangor Auditorium.
No. 6 Freeport (15-5) made a run, cutting it to four points twice in the fourth quarter, but Cape took advantage of being in the bonus at the free throw line and made six in the final minutes to hold off the Falcons, who misfired from the floor in the waning moments.
Alex Bowe led Cape (19-2) with 21 points while Andrew Dickey added 13 points. Cody Bartlett led Freeport.
Dickey, a sophomore, won the Pierre Harnois Trophy as the tourney MVP. Freeport was playing in its first regional final since 1970.

Cape Elizabeth 46, Freeport 36 (end of third)
Halftime did little to cool off t he Capers as they came out still hot for the third quarter and built their lead to 40-26 early. Bowe and Dickey combi ned for all the points in the quarter. Bowe had eight points while Dickey added five. Bart l
ett stayed hot for Freeport with six points in the quarter

Cape Elizabeth 33, Freeport 25 (halftime)
In a wide open second quarter, Cape's offense was on fire as the Capers scored at will and built their lead to 10 points. Alex Bowe led Cape with nine points in the quarter.
Freeport, though, may have gotten a boost heading into overtime when Jon Klages, held scoreless, hit a 3-point at the buzzer. The Capers led 33-22 after a basket by Bowe, but Klages 3-point cut it to eight and may have given Freeport some confidence.
Cody Bartlett had five points for the Falcons in the second quarter and had seven for the half as did Christian

Cape Elizabeth 15, Freeport 11
Cape Elizabeth jumped out to a 13-5 lead as Andrew Dickey found the range. Freeport rebounded and closed the quarter, by outscoring the Capers 6-2.
Dickey had five points in the quarter while Tom Markelon had four points for Freeport.

Freeport 67, yarmouth 60 (final)

No. 6 Freeport knocked off No.2 Yarmouth to earn a trip to the regional final Saturday afternoon with an impresssive win in the Western Maine Class B boys' semifinals Thursday night at the Civic Center.
Freeport (15-5) withstood a furious rally by Yarmouth (16-4) in the fourth quarter.
Freeport will play top-ranked Cape Elizabeth for the Western Maine title at 3:45 p.m.
The Falcons made nine straight free throws and 13 out of 15 in the final 1:45 as yarmouth was forced to foul.
Reid Christian led Freeport with 19 points, all by six coming from the line. John Murphy led Yarmouth with 27 points.

Freeport 38, yarmouth 32 (end ofthird quarter)
After a slow start to the quarter, both teams went up and down the floor. Yarmouth made a couple of runs that Freeport answered. The Falcons five straight points near the end of the quarter, but Ben Groves scored inside for the Clippers.
Murphy stayed hot for Yarmouth with three baskets in the quarter.

Freeport 27, Yarmouth 20 (halftime)
John Murphy of Yarmouth had his team's first 10 points of the second quarter. After a scoreless first quarter, Murphy got hot and sparked the Clippers to within a point of Freeport, which led 13-6 after one.
But Reid Christian of Freeport heated up from the mid-point on of the quarter and led a spurt to close the quarter. Christian had eight points in the quarter. The Falcons closed the quarter with a 8-2 run to take a seven-point lead at halftime. Christian and Kyle Flash each had two baskets in the run. Joe Dilworth scored for Yarmouth on a breakaway at the buzzer.

Freeport 13, Yarmouth 6

Freeport got off to a quick start as the Falcons jumped out to a 6-2 lead. They stretched the lead to 10-4 as Tom Markelon and Jon Klages scored basket. John Arris came off the bench and hit a 3-pointer at the end of the quarter that made it 13-6 after one quarter.

It's on to the Western Class B championship game at 3:45 p.m. Saturday for Cape.

Cape Elizabeth 44, Greely 37

And the game is down to free throws for Cape and 3-pointers for Greely.

Cape Elizabeth 43, Greely 37

After Ben Andreasen hits a 3-pointer to bring Greely within 41-37, Woody Tabery gets two free throws for Cape.

Cape Elizabeth 39, Greely 34

Andrew Dickey hits a 3-pointer to open the five-point gap for Cape.

Greely 29, Cape Elizabeth 28

Spenser Adams drove the lane for a basket with three seconds left in the period to put the Rangers back in front. Cape Elizabeth built its largest lead at 28-25 with 2:24 left but didn't score again in the period.

Greely 25, Cape Elizabeth 22

Turnovers and poor shot selection are dominating the third period, with each scoring just two points in the first four minutes.

Greely 23, Cape Elizabeth 20

In a first half that was played without a timeout, the pace picked up considerably in the second quarter with both teams doing more penetrating against the man-to-man defenses. Cape Elizabeth took its first lead at 14-13 on a basket by Alex Bowe, then led by as much as 18-15. But Spenser Adams hit a 3-pointer for Greely, igniting an 8-2 run to end the half. Trevor Tierney, who has two fouls, leads Greely with eight points. Woody Tabery is high for the Capers with seven.

Greely 8, Cape Elizabeth 6

The Rangers scored the first four points, Cape Elizabeth the next four, and then Greely moved back ahead in a deliberate first quarter. Neither team showed an inclination to drive or even shoot 3-pointers.

Cape Elizabeth 72, Wells 35

Top-ranked Cape Elizabeth, as expected, breezed to a Western Maine Class B boys' quarterfinal win over No. 8 Wells, , Saturday afternoon at the Portland Expo.

The Capers (17-2) will play No. 4 Greely (13-6) in the semifinal round next Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Guard Tom Ray led the well-balanced attack with 13 points. Shaine Burks came off the bench to add 10 points.

The Capers have won 14 straight. Demitrios Gatzogiannis led Wells with 15 points.

Cape 52, Wells 26 (end of three quarters)
It was more of the same in the third as Cape worked its offense with little opposition from Wells.
Cape stretched its lead to 30 on a 3-point play by Ray at the end of the quarter. Cape outscored the Warriors, 12-6, in the quarter. Andrew Dickey and Ray each had three points in the quarter.

Cape Elizabeth 40, Wells 20 (halftime)
Cape the second quarter with 12-0 run. Burks had eight of the 12 points as he got free inside. The Capers outscored Wells 20-10 in the second quarter, the same margin as in the opening quarter.
Tom Ray contributed three baskets in the second quarter. The Capers' fullcourt press continued to bother Wells.
Wells 6-foot-7 center Demitrios Gatzogiannis led his team with nine points in the first half.

Cape Elizabeth 28, Wells 10 (5:54 second)
Shaine Burks scored the first three baskets and Ray added a basket as the Capers assumed total control.

Cape Elizabeth 20, Wells 10 (end of first quarter)
Cape closed the opening period with four straight points to lead 20-10. Woody Tabery came off the bench to spark the Capers with six points. Cape's fullcourt press caused numerous Wells turnovers.
john messina had five points for Cape/

Greely 50, Falmouth 49, FINAL
Erik Thayer hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Greely the comeback win. Thayer finishes the game with 14 points and four 3-pointers. Spencer Adams led the Rangers with 17 points.

Kevin Smith led Falmouth with 21 points. The Yachtsmen led by 10 points with 1:22, but Thayer hit three 3-pointers in the last 41 seconds to give Greely the win.

Falmouth 49, Greely 47, 1.7 fourth
Greely will inbound the ball with 1.7 remaining.

Falmouth 48, Greely 47, 7.2 fourth
Thayer hit a three to bring Greely within one.

Falmouth 47, Greely 44, 20.4 fourth

Falmouth 47, Greely 42, 40.1 fourth)
Erik Thayer hit a three to cut the lead to five.

Falmouth 47, Greely 39, 1:02 fourth

Falmouth 39, Greely 30, 4:23 fourth
Chris Higgins used a post-move to cut the lead to single digits for Greely.

Falmouth 36, Greely 26, 6:36 fourth
Kevin Smith drained two straight threes to force a Greely timeout. Smith now has 19.

Falmouth 30, Greely 26, end of third
Falmouth used a 7-0 spurt, keyed by a Kevin Smith 3-pointer, to regain the lead. Smith has 13 points for the game.

Greely 24, Falmouth 23, 3:37 third
Spencer Adams has scored the last five points to give Greely the lead.

Falmouth 23, Greely 19, 5:29 third
Falmouth's Jack Wyman just left with an injury.

Halftime
Chris Smith scored eight points in the second and the Yachtsmen finished the quarter on a 7-0 run to take the lead. Falmouth outscored Greely 14-4 in the second.

Greely 11, Falmouth 11, 5:23 second
Kevin Smith made two straight buckets to tie it up for Falmouth.

Greely 9, Falmouth 4, end of first quarter
Erik Thayer scored five points during a 9-0 Greely run to help the Rangers grab the lead. Neither team has made a field goal since 5:01.

Starting Lineups

Falmouth: Mike Doyle, Jahrel Registe, Kevin Smith, Stephano Mancini and Jack Wyman.

Greely: Spencer Adams, Trevor Tierney, Erik Thayer, Ben Andreason and Chris Young.

FINAL
Joe Dilworth scored 22 points to lead the Clippers' to a rout of the Lakers.

Phil Leighton led Lake Region with 18. Yarmouth (16-3) will face Freeport (14-5) in the Western B Semifinals.

Yarmouth 52, Lake Region 36, 5:25 fourth
A ceiling leakage has caused a delay of game as Joe Dilworth prepares to shoot his second free throw for his possible 19th point of the game.

Yarmouth 45, Lake Region 34, end of third quarter
Phil Leighton scored six points and Zach Tomkinson had eight as the Lakers cut the lead to as few as seven, but gave up a 6-0 run with three minutes left to keep a double-digit margin.

Joe Dilworth scored six points to lead the Clippers in the third.

Yarmouth 32, Lake Region 18, Halftime
Joe Dilworth scored seven points and Yarmouth continued to force turnovers with its pressure defense as their lead surged to 14 points. Lucas Denning has played the entire game, providing tight defense on the Lakers' ballhandlers.

Phil Leighton leads Lake Region with eight points.

Yarmouth 17, Lake Region 7, end of first
Benjamin Groves scored five points to lead Yarmouth to a 10-point lead at the end of the first.

Phil Leighton leads the Lakers with three points.

Yarmouth 14, Lake Region 4, 2:51 on first
Benjamin Groves converted a 3-point play to extend the Clippers' lead to double-digits.

Starting Lineups
Lake Region: Zach Tomkinson, Matt Langadas, Jacob Moore, Kurt Peterson and Phil Leighton.

Yarmouth: Evan Henry, Johnny Murphy, Lucas Denning, Benjamin Groves and Joe Dilworth.

FINAL
Freeport made 13 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

Mountain Valley missed its last 11 attempts from the line.

Freeport 42, MV 36, 4:33 in third
Freeport has made seven of eight free throws this quarter to take control of the game down the stretch.

Freeport 35, Mountain Valley 32, end of third
Reid Christian scored six points in the third to help Freeport maintain a slim lead.

Owen Jones scored eight points to provide a spark for Mountain Valley.

Freeport 29, MV 29, 3:22 of third quarter
A 3-point play by Travis Ruff has tied the game up.

Freeport 18, Mountain Valley 15, halftime
Matt Laubauskas made a three-point play with 2.2 seconds remaining to help Mountain Valley close the gap. A basket by Dean McCrilliis after an offensive rebound broke a scoring drought of over six minutes for Mountain Valley.

Reid Christian, a 6-3 guard for Freeport, leads them with six points. Bejay Perkins has four points.

Freeport 6, Mountain Valley 5, end of first
Tom Markelon hit a lay-up with a minute left to give Freeport the lead at the end of the first. Justin Staires has all of Mountain Valley's five points.

Starting Lineups

Freeport: Bejay Perkins, Reid Christian, Kyle Flash, Jon Klages and Tom Markelon.

Mountain Valley: Dean McCrillis, Travis Ruff, Owen Jones, Keith Brennick and Justin Staires.