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Windham Boys Varsity Gets Back on Track With Lopsided Victory

Basketball - WHS Boys Varsity

December 15, 2009

By Chris Spaulding

Garrett Clemmer goes up for the layup and draws the foul. Clemmer scored a game high 24 points on the night. David Field photo.

Windham ME: Windham (2-2) ended a two game slide tonight with an impressive 72-47 victory over Biddeford (2-2) at Windham High School.

Garrett Clemmer and the Windham offense got the scoring going early. Clemmer hit the first two baskets of the game for four of his game high 24 points. Andy Brix made it 7-2 when he was fouled scoring a basket, and hit the free throw to complete the three point play. Adam Szklany and Clemmer both scored to put Windham ahead 11-4.

Then Steve Lambert hit a three pointer to start a 7-0 Windham run that included Clemmer and Nolan Allen hitting two free throws each to put Windham up 18-7 late in the first quarter. Jackson Taylor joined in the scoring before Clemmer closed out the first quarter scoring to put the Eagles ahead 22-9.

Andy Brix goes up to block the shot and would be called on a foul. Brix finished the game with nine points. David Field photo.

Clemmer got the scoring going again in the second, opening the quarter with five straight points. Nolan Allen and Brix chipped in with a basket each before Clemmer capped the scoring again to put Windham ahead 33-20 at halftime.

Jackson Taylor got the scoring started in the second half with a two pointer, followed by five points by Clemmer, including a three pointer. Nick Taylor added a basket to put Windham ahead 42-29 before Junior Drew Gagnon hit a three to make it 45-29 Windham. Lambert hit a bucket before Jackson Taylor got into the three point contest by hitting one from beyond the arch to extend Windham's lead to 50-31. Clemmer added his last two points of the night before Brix hit a two-pointer to give Windham a 54-34 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Nolan Allen jumps over the Tiger defenders to make his shot. Allen scored 10 points. David Field photo.

Gagnon scored again to start the fourth quarter. Senior Dillon McGowan put Windham ahead 58-38 before Lambert dropped a three pointer with 4:30 left in the game. Biddeford scored the next three points but McGowan got it back with a swish from downtown to put Windham ahead 64-43. Biddeford scored another two before Sophomore standout Nolan Allen made a nifty drive to the hoop that he finished off with an underhand floater. Brix hit another two points, then Allen continued to impress Eagles fans, scoring the last four Windham points of the game. The game ended 72-47 when Brandon Hodge blocked the last Biddeford shot as time ticked away.

Windham coach Kevin Millington said about his team's performance, "We were really focused all week on team. Sharing the ball and doing the little things, offensive rebounding, playing good defense, talking to each other and they did that tonight and we want to carry that over to another game. We had gotten a little stagnant, not doing the little things the last two games and we got to get back to that and we did that tonight."

Drew Gagnon applies defensive pressure for the Eagles. David Field photo.

The Eagles travel to Ocean Ave in Portland to take on Cheverus on Friday. When asked if he thought his team could build on this win in that game Millington replied, "Absolutely, we have a tall task against us Friday, but we are excited about it so we will give them everything we've got."

That task may have gotten a little shorter when Cheverus standout point guard Indiana Faithful (and Portland Center Jake Alexander) were ejected for a scuffle between each other. Both players will now miss their teams' next game because of a mandatory one game suspension for being ejected.

Make the short drive to Cheverus High School on Friday and support your Windham Eagles.