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C/D East Boys Triumph
A/B Boys Come out on top A/B East Girls Defeat West All-Stars C/D West Girls Victorious Foul Shooting Champs Emerge Faithful and Manning named Mr. and Miss Basketball 2010 Spirit of the Game Awards Announced All-State Academic Scholarships Announced Hugh Bowden receives Ron Brown Media Award MABC Honors Scarborough Coach Bob Fallon Finalists announced for 2010 Mr. and Miss Basketball McDonald's All Star Weekend Game Day Schedule Set
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C/D East Boys Triumph
BOYS C/D EAST TRIUMPHS AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES
BOYS C/D EAST TRIUMPHS AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD?S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES
BANGOR, Maine (March 13, 2010) -- Today, the Boys C/D East Senior All-Star Team took it to the hoop and defeated the Boys C/D West All-Star Team by a score of 112 - 77 at the Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games held at Husson University in Bangor.
Ben Teer of Washington Academy led the way for the East with 25 points. The high scorer for the West was George Mortimer of Traip Academy with 14 points.
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A/B West Boys Come Out On Top
BOYS A/B WEST TRIUMPHS AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES
BANGOR, Maine (March 13, 2010) -- Today, the Boys A/B West Senior All-Star Team took it to the hoop and defeated the Boys A/B East All-Star Team by a score of 103 - 88 at the Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games held at Husson University in Bangor.
Indiana Faithfull of Cheverus High School led the way for the West with 27 points. Koang Thok of Portland High School followed with 19. Alonzo James of Morse High School led the East team with 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers. Yusef Iman of Edward Little High School and Rashon Edgerton each had 12 points.
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A/B East Girls Defeat West All Stars
GIRLS A/B EAST TRIUMPHS AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES
BANGOR, Maine (March 13, 2010) -- Today, the Girls A/B East Senior All-Star Team took it to the hoop and defeated the Girls A/B East All-Star Team by a score of 62 -58 at the Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games held at Husson University in Bangor.
Lauren Rousseau of Biddeford High School and Abby Young of Greely High School led the way for the West. Rousseau tallied 19 points and Young had 13. Jennifer Nale (15 points) of Waterville High School and Lindsay Fox (11 points) of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School were top scorers for the East.
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A/B East Girls Defeat West All Stars
GIRLS A/B EAST TRIUMPHS AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES
BANGOR, Maine (March 13, 2010) -- Today, the Girls A/B East Senior All-Star Team took it to the hoop and defeated the Girls A/B East All-Star Team by a score of 62 -58 at the Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games held at Husson University in Bangor.
Lauren Rousseau of Biddeford High School and Abby Young of Greely High School led the way for the West. Rousseau tallied 19 points and Young had 13. Jennifer Nale (15 points) of Waterville High School and Lindsay Fox (11 points) of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School were top scorers for the East.
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C/D West Girls Victorious
GIRLS C/D WEST TRIUMPHS AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL GAMES
BANGOR, Maine (March 13, 2010) -- Today, the Girls C/D West Senior All-Star Team defeated the Girls C/D East All-Star Team by a score of 89 - 63 at the Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games held at Husson University in Bangor.
Kelsey Ouellette of Winthrop High School led the way for the West with 18 points. India Frazier of George Stevens Academy led the East team with 11 points.
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These Kids Can Shoot!
AMANDA HOTHAM AND KYLE RANDALL ARE FOUL SHOOTING STATE CHAMPS AT THE 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S ALL-STAR BASKETBALLGAMES
Bangor, Maine (March 13, 2010) -- The Maine State Foul Shooting Champions were decided on today at the Maine McDonald's Senior All-Star Basketball Games at Husson University in Bangor.
Amanda Hotham of Fort Fairfield High School hit 49 out of 50 shots winning the Maine State Foul Shooting competition for the girls.
Kyle Randall of Cheverus High School won the boys Foul Shooting Championship title sinking 48 out of 50 shots.
The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) organized competitions earlier this year to determine the regional finalists who competed for the State Championship during All-Star weekend.
Following is a list of all the Regional Foul Shooting champs participating in this morning's state title competition:
GIRLS
Eastern Region: Hannah Pray, Central H.S.
Western Region: Kayla Burchill, Deering H.S.
Northern Region: Amanda Hotham, Fort Fairfield H.S.
Central Region: Alanna Vose, Medomak Valley H.S.
BOYS
Eastern Region: Jacob Jones, Penobscot Valley H.S.
Western Region: Kyle Randall, Cheverus H.S.
Northern Region: Matt Till, Caribou H.S.
Central Region: Cameron Mitchell, Waterville, H.S.
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Mr. and Miss Basketball 2010 Announced
INDIANA FAITHFULL AND CHRISTY MANNING NAMED TO TOP AWARD
BANGOR, Maine (March 12, 2010) This evening, the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) unveiled the 2010 Mr. and Miss Basketball. The announcement was made at the Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games award banquet at Husson University in Bangor, Maine.
Christy Manning of Scarborough High School received the Miss Basketball award. Mr. Basketball honors went to Indiana Faithfull of Cheverus High School.
This is the highest individual award presented to a male and female basketball player in the state, explained Peter Murray, president of the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches. It is awarded for commitment, dedication and excellence throughout the player's high school career.
This season, Christy Manning, a power forward for the Scarborough Red Storm, averaged 15 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Red Storm to lead them to a perfect season and their first Class A state title. She earned Southern Maine Activities Association honorable mention as a sophomore, then garnered first team recognition her junior and senior seasons. The daughter of Ed and Lisa Manning, Christy plans to attend Holy Cross on a track scholarship. .
Indiana Faithfull became Cheverus' starting point guard his sophomore year. With him running the offense, the Stags won 54 of 58 games, three Southern Maine Activities Association titles and two state championships. The son of Janeen Faithfull and Marc Schaffer, Indiana's future plans include attending college and playing basketball.
Other finalists for the honor of Miss Basketball were Claire Ramonas of Deering High School and Jennifer Nale of Waterville High School.
Other finalists for the title of Mr. Basketball included: Dominic Borelli of Westbrook High School, Stefano Mancini from Falmouth High School and Keegan Hyland of South Portland High School.
MR. AND MISS BIOGRAPHIES
MISS BASKETBALL 2010
CHRISTY MANNING, SCARBOROUGH H.S.
Christy Manning played power forward for the Scarborough Red Storm with an emphasis on the word power. Not coincidentally, Scarborough became a power in Class A with her intimidating presence on the floor.
 The 6-foot Manning averaged 15 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the
Red Storm to lead them to a perfect season and their first Class A state title.
Known for being a virtually unstoppable scoring threat, the completeness of
her game was on full display in the championship against Skowhegan, when
she tallied 12 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two blocked shots.
Christy didn't start playing basketball until she was in sixth grade, but she was a force by the time she reached high school, leading the Red Storm in scoring in rebounding three straight years. She earned Southern Maine Activities Association honorable mention as a sophomore, then garnered first team recognition her junior and senior seasons. She also was named All-State by the Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald as a junior. This year, she was voted the SMAA's most valuable player. The award is named after her mother, Lisa Blais Manning, an outstanding player at Westbrook.
A four-year track standout at Scarborough, Christy holds school records in the shot put, discus and javelin. She participated in New England?s as a sophomore and junior and was named all-SMAA her sophomore and junior years. She earned All-State honors from the Maine Track & Cross Country Coaches Association last year.
Christy is a National Honor Society member, reaching the honor roll her sophomore and senior years and high honors as a freshman and junior. She is active in Key Club and has volunteered for the Boys & Girls Clubs, the Special Olympics, and for a local food pantry. She has participated in a bike and walk-a-thon for AIDS, coaches and referees youth basketball and tutors at Scarborough Middle School.
The daughter of Ed and Lisa Manning, Christy plans to attend Holy Cross on a track scholarship.
Indiana Faithfull, Cheverus High School
Mr. Basketball 2010
Pressure was the trademark of Cheverus' championship defense this year, and Indiana Faithfull was the player who made grace under pressure his trademark.
A native of Sydney, Australia, Indiana became Cheverus' starting point guard his sophomore year. With him running the offense, the Stags won 54 of 58 games, three Southern Maine Activities Association titles and two state championships. This season, his second as a co-captain, he averaged 12 points, five rebounds and six assists per game. He scored 20 points just once during the regular season, due to lopsided scores limiting his playing time. But he rose to the occasion in the post-season, pouring in 23 points in the Western Maine final and 22 points in the state championship game and was the recipient of the Vinal Trophy as the outstanding player in the Western Maine tournament.
With the 6-foot-4 Faithfull disrupting the opposition, the Stags led the SMAA in defense the last three years and gave up 50 or more points just twice this season en route to the Gold Ball. His long reach and quick hands caused countless deflections, resulting in many steals by his teammates, and made Cheverus? full court pressure a game-changing factor in many victories.
Indiana was the SMAA Rookie of the Year as a sophomore, named to the All-SMAA his junior and senior years, and an all-state selection by both the Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald the last two years. He is a McDonald's All-American nominee and Gatorade Player of the Year nominee and was chosen to play in the New England Hall of Fame All-Star Game.
The son of Janeen Faithfull and Marc Schaffer, Indiana has volunteered for the Special Olympics for the last three years and recently for a local soup kitchen. He also mentors Cheverus freshmen. His future plans include staying in the U.S. to attend college and play basketball.
-Bios courtesy of Randy Whitehouse.
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Spirit of the Game Awards
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER'S MOLLY MOONEY AND CAMDEN HILLS' CARLOS BAEZA RECEIVE
MAINE MCDONALD'S® SPIRIT OF THE GAME AWARD
McDonald's renames Spirit of the Game Awards to honor 2009 recipients
Josh Titus and Patrick Thibodeau who also helped present the 2010 awards.
Bangor, Maine (March 12, 2010) The Maine McDonald's® Owner/Operator Association presented its second annual Maine McDonald's Spirit of the Game Awards to Molly Mooney of Gray-New Gloucester High School and Carlos Baeza of Camden Hills Regional High School. Mooney and Baeza received their awards at the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches Awards Banquet on March 12 at Husson University in Bangor. In addition, Baeza and Mooney each received a $500 Spirit Scholarship to assist with their higher education needs.
The inaugural Spirit of the Game Award recipients Josh Titus and Patrick Thibodeau were on stage to assist in presenting the awards. It was announced that the awards have been renamed to honor theses two athletes. The East Division Award is now the Joshua Titus Spirit of the Game Award and the West Division Award is the Patrick Thibodeau Spirit of the Game Award. Titus has overcome the challenges of autism and Thibodeau has Downs Syndrome.
Molly Mooney is a 3-year member of the girl's varsity basketball program at Gray-New Gloucester High School, earning the Coach's Award in 2009. She is also a member of the girl's soccer program, the National Honor Society, Community Service Club and Student Council. In March 2009, Molly's mother lost her 10-year battle with breast cancer. Molly chose to honor her mother by working to become a better basketball player and a person of tremendous courage and character.
Mooney was nominated for the Patrick Thibodeau Spirit of the Game award by her basketball coach Christopher Aube. Molly's selfless acts that have benefited our program more than she will ever realize,? stated Aube. Her willingness to put her ego aside and play with the JV team (because they were short of players) as a Senior, is the proudest I have been of any player I have coached.
Baeza is a 4-year Team Manager for the Camden Hills Regional High School Basketball Team and was selected as Team Captain this year. He is the only Team Manager in the school's history to be named as a Team Captain. In 2006/2007, Baeza served as Class President and received the Principal's Award. He was a member of the Debate Team and Amnesty International and was named Homecoming King in 2009. Baeza has overcome the challenges of Cerebral Palsy.
Baeza's Coach, Jeff Hart, nominated him for the Joshua Titus Spirit of the Game Award. For me to be able to put into words what I think of Carlos Baeza to be able to describe what he means to me, and what he means to this entire school and community is like asking me to sail around the world in a day, stated Hart. Carlos has been, and still is, one of the most influential people in my life.
In addition to being honored at the All-Star Banquet, the Baeza and Mooney will serve as team managers for their respective divisions in the Games on All-Star Game Day, March 13.
Founded in 2009, the Spirit of the Game Award honors two high school seniors who embody the spirit of the sport, exemplify sportsmanship, support and inspire their teammates and coaching staff, and who show an ability to overcome obstacles and boundaries. Last year's recipients Josh Titus and Patrick Thibodeau were high school varsity basketball team managers who made headlines when their coaches put them in to play in the last home game of the season. They made national news as the subject of a CBS Sports documentary broadcast during the NCAA Final Four® pre-game show. The 2010 Spirit of the Game Awards are presented by Green Mountain Coffee® and Newman's Own® Organics.
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All-State Academic Scholarships Awarded
CHEVERUS' KYLE RANDALL AND CAPE ELIZABETH'S GABRIELLE DONAHUE RECEIVE MAINE MCDONALD'S® ALL-STATE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
BANGOR, Maine (March 12, 2010) -- The Maine McDonald's® Owner/Operators Association tonight announced the recipients of the 2010 Maine All-State Academic Scholarship. Kyle Randall of Cheverus High School and Gabrielle Donahue of Cape Elizabeth High School were each selected to receive the $1,000 scholarship award.
"Each member of the All-State Academic team is among the best and brightest student-athletes in the state," noted Doug Quagliaroli, Owner/Operator of McDonald's restaurants in Belfast, Bucksport, Ellsworth, Machias and Old Town Maine. "On behalf of all the Maine McDonald's® Owner/Operators, I'd like to commend Kyle and Gabrielle as well as all the members of the All-State Academic Team for their commitment to academic excellence and dedication to school and community activities."
Randall is the top 10% of his class at Cheverus High School. He has served as captain of the varsity golf, basketball and baseball teams. This year he helped lead the Stags basketball team to a State Championship title. He is a member of the National Honor Society and has received the Williams College Book Award and Cheverus Academic Excellence Award and was named an SMAA All-Academic.
Donahue is in the top 5% of her high school class and serves as Class Vice President and Secretary of the National Honor Society. A member of the Cape Elizabeth Leadership Program, she attended Girl's State and won the 2009 George Eastman Young Leaders Award. A three-year varsity basketball player, she was voted captain in her junior and senior years. In 2008/2009, she received the Coach's Award and was named Most Valuable Player.
The Maine All-State Academic Scholarship was created to recognize two members - one girl and one boy - selected from the Maine McDonald's All-State Academic Team. The ten boys and ten girls selected to the All-State Academic Team were nominated by their coaches and were chosen to represent the more than 148 high schools in the state of Maine.
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Ron Brown Media Award
SPORTS REPORTER HUGH BOWDEN HONORED BY MABC AT 2010 MAINE McDONALD'S® ALL-STAR BASKETBALL BANQUET
BANGOR, Maine (March 12, 2010) This evening, the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) presented its Ron Brown Media Award to Hugh Bowden of The Ellsworth American. The award for outstanding coverage of Maine high school basketball was presented at the 2010 Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games awards banquet at Husson University in Bangor, Maine.
Since Hugh Bowden joined The Ellsworth American more than 25 years ago, he has tirelessly covered high schools sports - including play-offs and tournament appearances - for the seven high schools across Hancock County, said Dwayne Carter, Boys Varsity Coach at George Stevens Academy. We are honoring him this weekend with MABC's Ron Brown Media Award for his commitment to exceptional high school basketball reporting, editing and photography.
In addition to sports editor, reporter and photographer at The Ellsworth American, Bowden holds the title of Executive Editor and sits on its board of directors. He received the 1996 Media Award from the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Over the years, Bowden and The Ellsworth American have received numerous awards for both sports writing and photography from the Maine Press Association.
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MABC Honors Long Time Coach Bob Fallon
SCARBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL COACH HONORED BY MABC AT MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL BANQUET
BANGOR, Maine (March 12, 2010) This evening, the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) presented its prestigious Bob Brown Contributor Award to Scarborugh High School Girls Basketball Assistant Coach Bob Fallon. The award was presented at the 2010 Maine McDonald's® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games banquet at Husson University in Bangor. Each year, the All-Star Games committee selects an honoree who has made a significant contribution to the sport of basketball in Maine.
Bob Fallon has demonstrated an unfailing commitment to high school basketball since the early 1970s, said Jim Seavey, Scarborough High School's Girls Varsity Coach. From his early years playing schoolboy hoops in Rumford to his 50 seasons of coaching Girls basketball, he has helped to showcase high school basketball throughout the state. We are proud to recognize him for his contributions to Maine basketball.
Fallon began his career at Mexico High School where he also coached football. Bob moved on to Oxford Hills High School, again serving as the head football coach and assistant basketball coach. While there, he founded the youth basketball program for the Oxford Hills School district. In the years that followed, Fallon coached girls' basketball at Edward Little High School in Auburn and at Oxford Hills High School in South Paris. Bob was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2004. For the past five years, he has served as the Assistant Coach for the Girls Varsity Basketball Team at Scarborough High School.
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MABC Announces Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists
2010 Mr. & Miss Basketball Finalists named
The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) and local Maine McDonald's owner/operators have announced the seven finalists for the 2010 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards. The awards will be presented at the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Awards Banquet on Friday, March 12th at Husson University in Bangor. The award, the state's highest basketball honor, recognizes players’ performances on the court, as well as their contribution to their team and basketball in the state of Maine.
Finalists selected for the title of Miss Basketball 2010 are:
L to R: Jennifer Nale - Waterville High School, Christy Manning - Scarborough High School, Claire Ramonas - Deering High School
Finalists selected for Mr. Basketball 2010 are:
L to R: Dominic Borelli - Westbrook High School, Stefano Mancini - Falmouth High School, Indiana Faithfull - Cheverus High School, Keegan Hyland - South Portland High School
Mr. and Miss Basketball award winners will be announced at the Maine McDonald's All-Star Banquet beginning at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, March 12 at Husson University's Newman Gymnasium. Additionally, All-Star players, All-Star coaches, members of the All-State Academic teams, Regional Foul Shooting Champions, the Maine McDonald’s Spirit of the Games recipients, and the MABC Contributor Award and Media Award honorees will be recognized at the awards banquet.
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2010 McDonald's All-Star Weekend Game Day Schedule
The March 13, 2010 Game Day Schedule is as follows:
8:30am - 9:00am State Foul Shooting Championship
9:15am -10:30am Girls C/D Game
10:30am-10:45am Three Point Shooting Competition
11:00am-12:15pm Girls A/B Game
12:15pm - 1:00pm Awards Presentation & McDonald’s Melt-Down Half Time Show
1:15pm - 2:30pm Boys A/B Game
2:30pm - 2:45pm Slam Dunk Competition
3:00pm - 4:15pm Boys C/D Game
Tickets are good for all events on game day and may be purchased at the door on Saturday, March 13. Student tickets are $5.00, and adult tickets are $7.00. For more information visit www.mainemcdonaldsbasketball.org.
The 2010 Maine McDonald's High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games marks McDonald’s 22nd consecutive year as lead sponsor of this event. Net proceeds from the Games benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Maine. RMHC of Maine is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help Maine children and families lead happier, healthier and more productive lives. Since it was founded in 1989, RMHC of Maine has granted more than $1.6 million to local children’s programs that have made a measurable impact in our community. Visit www.rmhcmaine.org for more information.
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