Coyotes eliminate No. 4 Hermon with quarterfinal win

BANGOR – The No. 4 Hermon Hawks hosted the 12th seeded Old Town Coyotes at the Cross Insurance Center Saturday, Feb. 15, falling 47-42 in a Class B North quarterfinal matchup.

Old Town enters the floor for the quarterfinal matchup with Hermon. The Coyotes won 47-42. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

It was a rough end of the season when the Hawks lost a senior starter, Issac Varney, for the season to an injury. Each game someone stepped up, however, today despite a gallant effort from the Hawks and especially Jaeden Henderson, who left it all on the floor and led the team with 15 points.

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Today was Old Town's day. The Coyotes came into the tournament seeded No. 12 and defeated No. 5 Houlton to advance to the quarterfinal, where good team play for 32 minutes ended with a win over No. 4, and now they have their eyes set on No. 1 Caribou who knocked off Mount Desert Island Saturday.

Old Town's Shawn Hoogterp, (1), reaches for a rebound in front of Hermon's Isaac Parent. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Leading the way for the Coyotes was Shawn Hoogterp with 15 points; Mike Brown and Bryce Richards added eight each; Matt Seymour six; and Jacob Corson and Ethan Hayes five each.

Old Town was 9-of-13 (69 percent) from the foul line. They knocked down six 3-pointers, four from Hoogterp, and one each from Brown and Hayes.

For Hermon, Henderson led the team with his 15 points; Isaac Parent seven; Wyatt Grogan and Trey Brown six each; Eli Reed five; and Zach Tubbs three.

Hermon's Jaeden Henderson took control of the Hawks Saturday scoring a team-high 15 points. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

The Hawks were also 9-of-13 (69 percent) from the foul line and they had four 3-pointers, two from Henderson and one each from Parent and Reed.

Old Town will face Caribou Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 8:30 p.m. at CIC.

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Hermon's Eli Reed, front, goes up past an Old Town defender with a layup. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Old Town's Ethan Hayes, (23) pulls down a rebound in front of Hermon's Eli Reed. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)