Saturday, December 7, 2019

Campbell, Coombs lead Hermon JV girls to victory

HERMON - Friday night at the Hawks Nest inside Hermon High School, Sadie Campbell and Faith Coombs scored in double digits to lead the Hawks junior varsity girls to a season opening 43-31 victory over the Ponies of Foxcroft Academy.

Hermon's Sadie Campbell directs traffic during the JV game at Hermon High School on Friday night. Hermon defeated Foxcroft Academy in the game 43-31. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)


After a close 11-8 first quarter, the Hawks out scored Foxcroft 9-2 in the second quarter to take a 20-10 lead into the half time break.  A 16-7 third period kept Hermon on top with a 36-17 score to head into the final period.

Hermon's Faith Coombs (2) keeps the ball away from Foxcroft defender Emily Harmon-Weeks. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Foxcroft opened the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run to close the Hermon lead to 36-27 with 5:44 left in the game. Hermon's Campbell put together a 5-point run of her own to increase the Hawks lead to 41-27 with 3:20 left to play. Foxcroft managed to out score the Hawks 14-7 in the period, but was not able to overcome the previous deficit.

Foxcroft's Kamryn Commeau (3) rips away a rebound during the first half. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Campbell scored a game high 18 points and Coombs added 13 points to top Hermon in scoring for the game. Also scoring for the Hawks was Ashley Cote with five points, Logan Daigle with four points, Cloe Woodward with two points, and Veronica Chichetto chipped in with one point.

Hermon had three 3-point baskets, one each by Campbell, Coombs, and Cote, and they went 6-for-10 (60 percent) from the free throw line.

Hermon's Cloe Woodard (21) looks to pull up as Foxcroft defenders move in.
 (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Emily Harmon-Weeks had 11 points and Abby Knapp scored 10 to pace the Ponies. Lexi Cole scored six points, and both Kamryn Commeau and Rebekah Demers scored two points.

Foxcroft had one 3-point basket by Harmon-Weeks, and they went 6-for-8 (75 percent) from the charity stripe.

FOXCROFT    8  2   7  14  --  31
HERMON       11 9 16   7  --  43


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