The high school basketball season will open the regular season around the state of Maine this weekend. Eastern Maine Sports will start their broadcast schedule in Guilford on Saturday afternoon with a Schenck/PCHS class C boys clash. Join Marc Calnan and Jeff Hoak on the call scheduled for 5:25 PM.
The Schenck Wolverines boys basketball team finished 14-4 last season, they fell 55-39 in the quarterfinal round to the eventual class D East champs from Fort Fairfield. The Wolverines have a new challenge with a move up to class C. Eastern Maine Sports expects Schenck to do just fine with the move. They are expected to battle George Stevens, Lee, and Fort Fairfield for the top spot. Ryan Jurgiewich and Devon Smith are the only seniors on coach Darrick Thompson’s roster. Justin Thompson returns for his junior season,
PCHS won 15 games last season, before falling 47-28 to Central in a class C quarterfinal game last season. This year’s Pirates squad will be led by Ben Morrill, who will be a four year starter. Bryce Gilbert was a big contributor as a freshman last season. Coach Jamie Russell will hope Gilbert can continue to improve and be a key player all season. Click here for the PCHS preview.
Eastern Maine Sports will continue their broadcast schedule with a PCHS at Dexter girls basketball game on December 12th. Here is the full broadcast schedule. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more updates.
