Windham Defeats Southern Maine Catholic

Middle School - Eighth Grade Boys

January 5, 2009

By David Field

 

Brad Carpentier defends Matt Cimino of Southern Maine Catholic. David Field Photo

 

The 8th Grade boys basketball team defeated Southern Maine Catholic 38-28 in Windham on Monday. 

 

Shawn Francoeur led all scorers with 14.  Nine out of thirteen players put points on the board for the Eagles.

 

Hawreh Haddadi lays in 2 of his 4 points during the second quarter. David Field Photo

 

Starting for the Eagles were Calvin Field, Brad Carpentier, Dylan Weisser, Jake Perry and Joe Francoeur.  This group put up nine points while holding SMC to 5.  That was a considerable feat considering Matt Cimino, who stands over six feet tall and has a very good three point shot, was on the court for SMC.  Windham used the full court press early to make its defense known and forced turnovers.

 

Tom McGowan shoots one for two from the line. McGowan returned to action for the Eagles after missing the first half of the season with an arm injury. Welcome back Tom! David Field photo

 

In the second quarter, Colby Waterhouse, Spencer Noel, Shawn Francoeur, Christian Coons and Hawreh Haddadi took the floor.  This group put together a scoring spree that SMC had a difficult time defending.  The Eagles put together 16 while holding SMC to 7 points to go into the half with a good lead.

 

The third quarter saw both squads come out with aggressive defenses and little offense.  It was a stingy quarter for scoring as each put up two baskets apiece. 

 

Calvin Field looks to pass to Isaac Gurney as they move up the court. David Field photo.

 

In the fourth quarter, SMC took a page out of Windham’s book and forced many turnovers and capitalized on them.  However, the Eagles were able to slow down SMC and eek out the ten point win.

 

Catch the Eagles on Wednesday at Windham Middle School as they host Mahoney MS at 4:30pm.  The 7th Grade squad plays first at 3:30pm.