Windham First Team Basketball Loses Rough Battle to Biddeford 53-46

Basketball - WHS Boys First Team

December 15, 2009

By David Field

 

Connor Flynn tips the ball hopefully towards his teammates. David Field photo.

 

Windham ME: With an even game in the first half and a foul infested second, the Windham Eagles suffered their first loss of the season to Biddeford 53-46.

 

In the first quarter, Windham was only down by a point and in the second, maintained that deficit to go into the locker room with a 23-24 score.  Both teams committed six fouls each in the first quarter. 

 

Joe Francouer puts up a shot but a Tiger defender is there to tip it away. Joe had eight points for the Eagles. David Field photo.

 

In the third quarter, the game got aggressive and the whistles started blowing.  At one point in the quarter, Windham had 8 fouls to Biddeford’s 2 and the Eagles were getting banged up on the offensive side of the court.  Despite that, the Eagles managed to out-score the Tigers 16-12 to take a three point lead in the third quarter. 

 

Biddeford’s two-three zone really began to click as did their full court press to cause Eagle turnovers  Biddeford went to the line numerous times in the fourth quarter as Windham couldn’t penetrate the offensive zone effectively. 

 

Shawn Francoeur led the Eagle scoring with 13.  Brother Joe had eight, Isaac Gurney had seven and Connor Flynn had six points.  Four other players contributed to the scoring effort for Windham.  Leading Biddeford was Leblond with 25 points. 

 

Catch the Eagles this Friday as they take on the Cheverus Stags in Portland.