REGION — After three weeks of play, as of Dec 17, Hotel Rumford is the only unbeaten team, 3-0, in the Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League. They defeated A & G Custom Builders (2-1), 102-89. In a hotly contested match-up with two of the top teams, both appeared solid and had runs throughout the first half, with The Hotel holding a 50-48 lead.
After another 10 minutes of back and forth, Hotel Rumford went on a run without a response and maintained a comfortable advantage the rest of the way. They were led by Tom Danylik and Owen Jones (6 threes) with 28 points each, supported by 19 from JT Taylor and 18 from Bryan Canwell. A & G’s top scorers were Malik Farley with a game-high 30 points (3 threes), Keegan Pitcher with 26 (3 threes), and Hunter Meeks with 13.
In another even match-up, turnovers were the story as Mt Blue (2-1) held off Clean Cut Painting (1-2), 66-54. Cam Sennick was tough inside with 25 points for Mt Blue and Eric Berry had a good all-around game with 24 additional points. For Clean Cut, Will Bean had 17 points and Jevin Smith added 16.
In a third decent match-up, Jay (2-1) was hot from beyond the arc and outlasted Dixfield (1-2), 89-76. Jay’s Zane Armandi hit 6 threes and 26 points and was assisted in scoring by Jake Turner with 25 (5 threes), Logan Summer with 20 (3 threes), and Steve Dougher with 14 (3 threes). Dixfield saw a first-time appearance by Riley Robinson with 22 points, while Gavin Hebert added 18 (5 threes) and Cam Godbois, 10 more.
The last game was a mismatch, as Smart Care PT, Inc. (1-2) trampled Sticks ‘n Stones (0-3), 105-30. Many Smart Care players saw double digits, Cody St. Germain with 36, Jeremy St. Germain with 19 (5 threes), Dakota Thompkins with 14, Trent Hutchinson with 12, and Ben Holmes with 10. S ‘n S had only 1 notable scorer, Jamie Downs, with 13 points.
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