Officials with the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) have announced the A/B East and West and C/D West player selections for the 2014 Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star basketball games.
Players representing more than 70 high schools from across the state have been honored with selection to the All-Star teams. The All-Stars were selected based upon ballot returns in a statewide high school basketball coaches’ vote conducted by the MABC in January. This year’s Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star basketball games are scheduled for Saturday at Newman Gymnasium on the campus of Husson University in Bangor. The game-day program will feature head-to-head competition between top players in the state in East vs. West basketball action.
Tip-off times for each of the March 8th all-star games are as follows: 8:30-9 a.m., State Foul Shooting Championship; 9:15-10:30 a.m., girls A/B game; 10:30-10:45 a.m., Three Point Shooting Competition; 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., girls C/D game; 12:15-12:30 p.m., MABC presentations; 12:45-2 p.m., boys C/D game; 2-2:15 p.m., Slam Dunk Competition and 2:30-3:45 p.m., boys A/B game.
All-star players, All-star coaches, members of the all-state academic teams, regional foul shooting champions, Maine McDonald’s Spirit of the Game Award recipients, MABC Contributor Award honoree, Team of the Year recipients and Mr. and Miss Basketball will be honored at an awards banquet on Friday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Game Day tickets may be purchased at the door on Saturday and are good for all four games.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and children. More information about the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star basketball games is available at mainemcdonaldsbasketball.org.
Playing for the C/D East Girls team are: Paige Gillespie, Calais; Abbie Melvin, Dexter; Parise Rossignol, Van Buren; Elea Kass and Katie Smith, Orono; Morgan Thompson, Schenck; Sable Altvater, Southern Aroostook; Raychel Alley, Stearns; and Carmen Bragg and Carsyn Koch, Washburn.
Coaching the C/D East girls are Jody Grant, Dexter and Darrick Thompson of Schenck.
Representing the C/D East boys team are: Cordell Hold, Calais ; Trevor Fogarty, Dexter; Hunter Turner, Easton; Nick Guiod, Houlton; Cole Beal, Jonesport-Beals; Cherif Fall, Lee Academy; Jake Rioux, Van Buren; Trevor Lyford, Penquis; Mark Clossey, Shead; and Seth Brown, Stearns.
Coaching the C/D boys are Rob Moran, Houlton and Dillon Kingsbury, Easton.
