YARMOUTH—The early portion of the basketball season is where lessons are learned and Friday evening at Curtis Gymnasium, the North Yarmouth Academy girls’ flawed were pointed out by visiting Hall-Dale, the reigning Class C South champion, in an early-season showdown between title hopefuls. The Panthers dug an early hole due to turnovers, 11 of them in fact, in a first quarter which ended 16-6 Bulldogs. Hall-Dale 57 North Yarmouth Academy 38 HD- 16 17 13 11- 57 NYA- 6 13 6 13- 38 HD- Tibbetts 4-6-14, Graham 3-6-12, Benoit 5-0-10, Gray 4-0-10, Gibbons 3-2-8, Hammonds 1-1-3 NYA- Wilkinson 8-1-17, Giguere 4-1-11, Gee 2-2-7, Roundy 1-0-3 3-pointers HD (2) Gray 2 NYA (4) Giguere 2, Gee, Roundy Turnovers: HD- 14 NYA- 31 Free throws HD: 15-21 NYA: 4-14 NYA hung tough in the second period, but Hall-Dale extended its lead to 33-19 at the break.
The Bulldogs ended the competitive phase in the third quarter, going up, 46-25, then they put the finishing touches on a 57-38 victory. The Panthers wound up committing 31 turnovers, but showed some promise in the process, as they fell to 1-1 on the season. Hall-Dale is now 3-1.
“We made some poor choices, but we’ll learn from it,” said NYA first-year coach Lynne Hasson. “They’re one of the better teams that we’re going to see.” No answers A year ago, Hall-Dale reached the Class C state final, but lost a close one to Dexter, 48-41.
The Bulldogs sandwiched wins over visiting Lisbon (77-14) and host Dirigo (66-27) around a 50-46 .
