Feb 27 2014 b section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

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THURSDAY, Â FEBRUARY Â 27, Â 2014

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Nordic  skiers  compete  at  state  meet Tigers  earn  spots  in  races’  top  20 By  ANDY  KIRKALDY &+,77(1'(1 ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ bury  Union  High  School  girls’  and  boys’  Nordic  ski  teams  ended  up  WDNLQJ IRXUWK DQG ÂżIWK UHVSHFWLYHO\ in  Division  II  at  the  two-­day  state  championship  meet  that  was  com-­ pleted  this  week.  The  Tiger  teams  hosted  the  free-­ style  legs  on  Feb.  20  at  Rikert  Ski  7RXULQJ &HQWHU LQ 5LSWRQ DQG WKH FODVVLF UDFHV ZHUH KHOG LQ 2WWHU 9DO-­

OH\ÂśV EDFN \DUG LQ &KLWWHQGHQ DW WKH Mountain  Top  Inn  on  Tuesday. Woodstock  swept  both  the  girls’  and  boys’  titles.  Tiger  skiers  cracked  the  top  20  on  ERWK GD\V 2Q 7XHVGD\ VHQLRU 6R-­ phie  Ryan  took  12th  in  the  girls’  clas-­ sic  5-­kilometer  race,  and  senior  Max  /LYLQJVWRQH 3HWHUV ÂżQLVKHG WK LQ the  boys’  classic  5K.  Mount  Abraham  independent  Morgan  Pratt  also  cracked  the  top  20  in  the  girls’  classic  5K  on  Tuesday,  ¿QLVKLQJ WK )UHVKPDQ %HQ -HURPH OHG WKH 29 boys  in  28th  on  Tuesday,  and  junior Â

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three-­pointer,  and  could  never  get  go-­ ing  offensively  against  the  box-­and-­ one  defense  that  the  Mounties  used  WR NHHS KLJK VFRULQJ 29 MXQLRU -RKQ Winslow  in  check  and  off  the  offen-­ sive  boards. “I  think  that  was  a  big  factor,  espe-­ cially  when  they  got  Johnny  out  of  the  UHERXQGLQJ PL[ ´ VDLG 29 FRDFK *UHJ Hughes.  â€œI  think  they  did  a  good  job Â

1R 0RXQW $EH JLUOV FUXLVH LQWR ' ,, ÂżQDO By  ANDY  KIRKALDY BARRE  â€”  The  Mount  Abraham  Union  High  School  girls’  basketball  team  on  Monday  took  another  step  toward  a  second  straight  Division  II  title,  throttling  No.  4  BFA-­Fairfax,  LQ D VHPLÂżQDO DW WKH %DUUH $X-­ ditorium.  The  17-­4  Eagles  will  play  for  the  championship  at  the  Aud  on  Sat-­ urday,  with  the  opponent  being  the  ZLQQHU RI D :HGQHVGD\ VHPLÂżQDO EH-­

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of  keeping  him  off  the  backboards,  and  that  slowed  us  down.  That’s  what  we  do  best,  and  we  weren’t  able  to  do  that  tonight.â€? But  an  even  bigger  factor  might  have  been  that  MSJ  is  simply  better  than  its  record.  The  Mounties  played  QLQH ' , JDPHV WKLV VHDVRQ XQGHIHDW-­ HG %XUU %XUWRQ WKUHH WLPHV WDNLQJ (See  OVUHS,  Page  4B)

lometer  relay  teams  took  fourth  on  both  days,  while  the  Tiger  boys  were  fourth  at  Rikert  and  sixth  at  Moun-­ tain  Top.  29 GLG QRW FRPSHWH LQ WKH UHOD\V or  score  as  a  team. 7KH ÂżQDO JLUOVÂś WHDP VFRUHV ZHUH :RRGVWRFN 8 +DU-­ ZRRG 08+6 %)$ )DLU-­ ID[ %XUU %XUWRQ DQG Lyndon,  425.  The  boys’  team  scores  were  Wood-­ VWRFN 8 6WRZH +DUZRRG 08+6 )DLUID[ 7,*(5 0$; /,9,1*6721( 3(7(56 FRPHV RXW RI WKH ZRRGV GXULQJ DQG /\QGRQ ODVW ZHHNÂśV 9HUPRQW 6WDWH &KDPSLRQVKLSV . IUHHVW\OH UDFH LQ 5LSWRQ /LYLQJVWRQH 3HWHUV ZDV WKH WRS 7LJHU ÂżQLVKHU (See  Ski  teams,  Page  2B)

MUHS  boys’  hoop  to  host;Íž  VUHS,  Mt.  Abe  play  late  By  ANDY  KIRKALDY $'',621 &2817< ² 7KH Vergennes  and  Mount  Abraham  union  high  school  boys’  basketball  teams  were  set  to  open  Division  II  postseason  play  on  Wednesday  after  the  deadline  for  this  issue  of Â

the  Independent,  while  Middle-­ EXU\ ZLOO KRVW D ' , ÂżUVW URXQG game  on  Thursday. The  Vermont  Principals’  Asso-­ ciation  awarded  VUHS  (9-­11)  the  No.  7  seed  in  D-­II  on  a  tiebreaker  (See  Boys’  hoop,  Page  3B)

Men’s hockey wins twice to earn home playoff game

tween  No.  2  Fair  Haven  (16-­5)  and  No.  3  Milton  (15-­6).  That  game  was  played  after  the  deadline  for  this  edi-­ tion  of  the  Independent. By  ANDY  KIRKALDY The  Eagles  have  already  defeated  0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ both  those  foes  this  winter.  They  EXU\ &ROOHJH PHQÂśV KRFNH\ WHDP knocked  off  the  Slaters,  37-­13,  on  capped  off  two  solid  weekends  by  Dec.  23  in  Fair  Haven,  and  crunched  scoring  four  third-­period  goals  vs.  their  Lake  Division  rival  Milton,  61-­ visiting  Hamilton  on  Sunday  to  win,  26,  in  Bristol  on  Jan.  25. DQG FOLQFK D ÂżUVW URXQG 1(6-­ 0RXQW $EHÂśV 0RQGD\ VHPLÂżQDO &$& KRPH SOD\RII JDPH was  a  rematch  of  the  2013  title  tilt,  The  Panthers,  who  also  knocked  which  the  Eagles  won,  44-­28.  But  off  second-­place  Amherst,  3-­2,  on  the  Bullets  were  hit  harder  by  gradu-­ 6DWXUGD\ DW .HQ\RQ $UHQD ÂżQLVKHG ation  than  the  Eagles,  particularly  in  their  regular  season  at  11-­10-­3  over-­ the  frontcourt,  and  Mount  Abe  â€”  es-­ DOO DQG LQ 1(6&$& SOD\ pecially  junior  center  Isabel  Brennan  That  league  mark,  including  a  3-­0-­ —  took  advantage  early.  1  surge  in  their  last  four  games,  puts  Brennan  â€”  whose  emergence  in  them  in  fourth  place,  a  half-­game  Barre  a  year  ago  helped  spark  the  Ea-­ ahead  of  Bowdoin  (14-­8-­2,  9-­8-­1  gles’  title  run  â€”  scored  12  of  her  16  1(6&$& SRLQWV LQ WKH ÂżUVW TXDUWHU DV 0RXQW Because  they  defeated  Hamilton  Abe  took  a  21-­8  lead.  Senior  guard  on  Sunday,  the  Panthers  will  host  Meg  Livingston  (nine  points,  eight  Bowdoin  this  Saturday  at  4  p.m.  in-­ steals,  three  assists)  also  helped  trig-­ stead  of  having  to  go  to  Maine.  The  JHU WKH (DJOHVÂś TXLFN VWDUW ZLWK VL[ Panthers  tied  Bowdoin,  2-­2,  at  home,  SRLQWV LQ WKH ÂżUVW TXDUWHU and  lost  in  Maine,  5-­4,  in  overtime  The  Eagles’  offense  slowed  in  the  this  season.  VHFRQG TXDUWHU EXW MXVW DV WKH\ KDG Trinity  (20-­4,  15-­3),  Amherst  (14-­ LQ WKHLU TXDUWHUÂżQDO ZLQ RYHU 2WWHU 7-­3,  12-­4-­2)  and  Williams  (14-­7-­3,  Valley  their  defense  clamped  down  10-­5-­3)  are  the  top  three  seeds.  The  DIWHU WKH ÂżUVW SHULRG $JDLQVW 29 top  remaining  seed  after  this  week-­ Mount  Abe  allowed  11  points  in  the  HQG ZLOO KRVW WKH 1(6&$& )LQDO ÂżQDO WKUHH SHULRGV YV WKH %XO-­ Four  on  March  8  and  9.  lets,  the  Eagles  surrendered  just  six  Before  this  weekend,  the  Panthers  points  in  the  second  and  four  points  on  Feb.  14  and  15  earned  a  win  and  LQ HDFK RI WKH WKLUG DQG IRXUWK TXDU-­ a  tie  in  a  home-­and-­home  series  vs.  ters.  Williams,  results  that  followed  a  ,Q WKH VHFRQG TXDUWHU 0RXQW $EH 02817 $%5$+$0 81,21 +LJK 6FKRRO VHQLRU $VKOLH )D\ SXWV XS three-­game  losing  streak  that  includ-­ scored  10  points  to  lead  by  31-­15  at  WZR RI KHU JDPH KLJK SRLQWV LQ 0RQGD\ÂśV 'LYLVLRQ ,, VHPLÂżQDO JDPH ed  setbacks  against  the  league’s  sev-­ the  half.  Senior  Ashlie  Fay  tallied  DJDLQVW %)$ )DLUID[ 7KH (DJOHV ZRQ WKH JDPH (See  Eagles,  Page  3B) 3KRWR E\ 0DUN %RXYLHU (See  Hockey,  Page  3B)

ScoreBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Hockey Playoffs 2/26  #8  U-­32  at  #1  MUHS  Girls   ............Late 2/26  #9  U-­32  at  #1  MUHS  Boys   ...........Late Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Division II 2/25  #11  MSJ  vs.  #6  OV  ......................60-­32 2/26  #10  Bellows  Falls  at  #7  VUHS   ......Late 2/26  #15  Mt.  Abe  at  #2  Lyndon   ............  Late Girls’ Basketball D-­II Playoffs at Barre 2/24  #1  Mt.  Abe  vs.  #4  Fairfax  ............  56-­23 COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Hockey 2/23  Midd.  vs.  Hamilton   .........................  5-­2 Â

Schedule

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS D-­II Hockey Playoffs 6HPLÂżQDOV DW 08+6  .......................TBA 3/5  Girls’  Final  at  UVM   .......................6  p.m. 3/6  Boys’  Final  at  UVM   ......................6  p.m. Boys’ Basketball Playoffs Division I 2/27  #10  Brattleboro  at  #7  MUHS   ....  7  p.m. 4XDUWHUÂżQDO  .................................  2  p.m. 6HPLÂżQDO DW 890  ............................TBA 3/8  Final  at  UVM  ................................  1  p.m. Division II 4XDUWHUÂżQDOV  ..............................7  p.m. 3/5.................................... 6HPLÂżQDO DW %DUUH 3/8  Final  at  Barre   ..........................3:45  p.m. Girls’ Basketball D-­II Playoffs at Barre 2/26  #2  F.  Haven  vs.  #3  Milton   ....  8:15  p.m. 3/1  #1  Mt.  Abe  vs.  TBD  (Final)   ....  3:45  p.m. Wrestling 2/28  &  3/1  ...... State  Meet  at  Mount  Anthony COLLEGE SPORTS Men’s Basketball NESCAC Final Four at Amherst 3/1  Midd.  vs.  Williams  ........................  4  p.m. 3/1  Amherst  vs.  Trinity   ......................  2  p.m. 3/2  Final   .............................................. Noon Women’s Hockey NESCAC Playoffs 3/1  Conn.  College  at  Midd.   ...............  1  p.m. 3/8&9   ...........................................Final  Four Men’s Hockey NESCAC Playoffs 3/1  Bowdoin  at  Midd.    .......................  4  p.m. 3/8&9   ...........................................Final  Four Men’s Lacrosse 3/1  Tufts  at  Midd.    .............................  2  p.m. Women’s Lacrosse 3/1  Midd.  at  Tufts  ...............................  2  p.m. Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

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