Hampden Academy girls overpower Camden Hills in varsity matchup

Wednesday night in Rockport the Camden Hills girls basketball team did not have a good night as the varsity, just like the JV, fell to the visitors with a 67-45 loss.

Hampden Academy's Marissa Gilpin, right, drives the ball up the court with Camden Hills Kris Kelly trailing behind. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

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The game originally scheduled for Tuesday evening was moved to Wednesday due to inclement weather. With the win, Hampden goes to 5-2 while Camden Hills falls to 2-3 on the season.

Hampden Academy will face-off against Brewer in an away game Friday, Jan. 6 while Camden Hills will play Belfast at Belfast Thursday with a 6:30 tip-off time.

Camden Hills jumped out to a 14-11 first quarter lead, however, played catchup the rest of the way as Hampden outscored the Windjammers 24-11 in the second quarter to take a 35-25 lead into the halftime. Doubling up Camden Hills 18-9 in the third quarter pretty much put the game away as Hampden took a 53-34 lead into the final stanza.

Scoring for Camden Hills was, Charlotte Messer with 19 points; Kassie Krul and MiAe DeWaard seven each; Kris Kelly five; Lauren Miller four; and Mara Dostie three.

Camden Hills had three 3-pointers, one each from Messer, Kelly, and Dostie. The Windjammers were 4-of-9 (44 percent) from the foul line.

For Hampden, Bailey Donovan had a game-high 21 points; Braylee Wildman 17; Alydia Brilliant 10; Peyton Smith five; Sophie Narofskyfour; Emily Murphy, Isabella Soucy, Marissa Gilpin, Brooklyn Scott, and Sadie Francis two each.

The Broncos were 5-of-11 (45 percent) from the charity stripe and they knocked down four 3-pointers, three from Wildman and one from Smith.

Camden's Julia Holt, left, and Lauren Miller bump fists as the introductions continue. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Hampden's Bailey Donovan puts up an easy shot during Wednesday's game in Rockport. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Hampden's Alydia Brilliant looks to pass the ball as Camden 's Lauren Miller plays defense. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Camden Hills Charlotte Messer drives in for a layup ahead of Hampden's Bailey Donovan. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Camden's Kassie Krul drives the baseline. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)