Maine High School Basketball

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 7:55 pm

Live Stream.
http://www.nsnsports.net/

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 8:11 pm

MA, tell me WHY I'm goin into that link????????????????

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 8:18 pm

freetown fred wrote:MA, tell me WHY I'm goin into that link????????????????

High school basketball tournament....not televised but on line.

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 8:22 pm

A kid from Ellsworth just hit a 3 pointer at the buzzer to tie it!!!

KLook · Post by **KLook** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 8:31 pm

I have never been in the new Cross Center but played on the old hardwood in the Auditorium back in the late 70's. I would have been watching but my old HS team was beat by Caribou early on. That would be Washington Academy.

Kevin

I also played a lot of softball with the Ellsworth Coach if it id still Peter Austin. A fine athlete he was.

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 8:36 pm

I'm the same age Kevin, I don't recall high school basketball down Boston way having such a following like Maine. Big rivalry next, Orono- Oldtown.

KLook · Post by **KLook** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 8:47 pm

Maine has been a hotbed of basketball but never produced high level players. Back in the day, there was NOTHING going on all winter and the local team was the the topic of discussion. People drove miles in blizzards to see a game. I remember many memorable bus trips in big storms. I had a friend and teammate from HS that took his kids up to the Bangor tourney(Eastern Maine Championship) so his kid could see the excitement and the show. He said it was like a ghost town at the Western Maine Tourney. To much to do in Portland and outlying areas I suppose.

Kevin

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 9:15 pm

Sports are always BIG in small Towns, even those metropolises you & Kevin are used to MA.

KLook · Post by **KLook** » Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 9:59 pm

Sports are always BIG in small Towns, even those metropolises you & Kevin are used to MA.

LOL Fred,

My home town had about 600 people spread out over 45 Sq miles....

And I walked to a 2 rm schoolhouse from K to 8.......

Kevin

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Thu. Feb. 18, 2016 5:59 am

Damn Kevin, ya got Freetown beat by 100 people. They shut down our post office--said we didn't have enough people & they weren't going to count cows, sheep or horses anymore--that was in the late 70's. We've still got our 2 room standing. I think some one is going to move it & use it for his rustic furniture shop--that'll be nice.

Was that uphill both ways with cardboard in your shoes????????????

KLook · Post by **KLook** » Thu. Feb. 18, 2016 9:13 pm

Yes it was uphill Fred, but only one way. AND I did have cardboard in my shoes......You had a post office??? Luxury man.

Kevin

davidmcbeth3 · Post by **davidmcbeth3** » Thu. Feb. 18, 2016 9:49 pm

Man in HS I used to play in the street .. moving cars were just part of the game....BAM ! 2pts/3 ribs ...

Kids now got it too easy ...

And Fred had to worry our dinos !

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Fri. Feb. 19, 2016 4:52 am

davidmcbeth3 wrote:Man in HS I used to play in the street .. moving cars were just part of the game....BAM ! 2pts/3 ribs ...

Kids now got it too easy ...

And Fred had to worry our dinos !

...ain't just hoop, I haven't seen a street hockey game in 20 yrs...talk about shootin' an eye out!

johnjoseph · Post by **johnjoseph** » Sat. Feb. 20, 2016 12:32 pm

Happy Days....My home town team won the Eastern Maine Class D championship ....first time since 1980....YAHOO!

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Sat. Feb. 20, 2016 12:39 pm

johnjoseph wrote:Happy Days....My home town team won the Eastern Maine Class D championship ....first time since 1980....YAHOO!

...it's raining out, a good day to stay home and watch the tournament.