At Howand, the PVHS boys honored their four seniors before the game and then completed their regular season with a 33-27 win over a strong Bangor Christian team.
Recognized during a pregame ceremony were seniors Quincy Delano-Haynes, Nate Scharff, Isaac Doore, and Gabe Reed. The crowd was electric, and the Howlers jumped out to an 11-3 lead after the first quarter led by five points from Scharff. A defensive second quarter by both teams had PVHS up 17-11 at the half, as two 3-pointers by Conrad Straubel for Bangor Christian kept the Patriots in it.
Bangor Christian upped the intensity in the third, leading to some steals and fast breaks and cutting the deficit to one, 23-22. Jalen Reed scored 7 of his teams 11 points during the frame for his team. In the fourth, the Howlers held their opponent to just five points, while Colin Dunn, Caleb Moon, Reed, and Doore all netted points to close out the game.
Doore scored in all four quarters, and finished with a game-high 12 points and five steals for the Howlers. In addition to five points from Scharff, he also hauled down a career high 11 rebounds. Other scoring on the night came from Dunn (6), Gabe Reed (3), Moon (3), Kaden Loring (2) and Colin Harding (2). PVHS improves to 10-8, and likely locked up a home preliminary game that will be played next Wednesday. They currently sit as the number 8 seed in Class C North.
Bangor Christian dropped to 14- 4 and are currently sitting in fourth place in Class D North. The Patriots had four players scoring baskets on the night, including 10 points by Jalen Reed, six each by Straubel and Colton White, and five from Jason Libby.
Recap edited and posted by Chris Lessner with information provided by PVHs Head Coach Jeremy Durost
Photos courtesy of Feldmus Photography. From top to bottom- Issac Doore, Quincy Delano-Haynes, Nate Scharff, Gabe Reed
