Stories about Mount Desert Island High School
Medomak Valley boys capture first regional title since 1980; display post-game sportsmanship
BANGOR, Maine — Its height advantage largely unrewarded during much of Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball final, the Medomak Valley boys basketball team turned to its long-range offense and ended a longtime championship drought. Senior guard Brandon Soper hit two key 3-pointers during the fourth quarter and senior ...
Phelps’ outside shooting sparks win by MDI boys over Winslow in East B quarterfinal
BANGOR, Maine — Junior guard Jon Phelps nailed four 3-pointers for Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor to spark a 48-42 Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball victory over Winslow at the Bangor Auditorium on Friday night. The victorious third-seeded Trojans (16-3) will play the winner of the 9 a.m. ...
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 62 at Ellsworth 50
on Feb. 07, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Katsiaficas Gymnasium in Ellsworth, the Eagles were celebrating senior night and needing a win to make it into the top 13 positions and qualify for postseason, but the Trojans used a balanced scoring attack to notch the win. Ben Walls paced MDI with 15 points, Jonathan Phelps added 12 ...
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 58 at Hermon 49
By Mark Reed on Feb. 06, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Hermon, Ben Walls scored a game-high 16 points, Chris Kaiser scored 14 and Jonathan Phelps had 12 points as Mount Desert Island bested Hermon. Jacob Rioux’s 12 points and Tyler Thayer’s 11 paced Hermon and Joey Martin and Fritz Marseille contributed 10 apiece. MDI Phelps 3-2-12, McKim 1-0-3, Philbrook 2-1-5, Mooers, Olearcek, Walls 5-1-3-16, Kaiser ...
Washington Academy Boys Basketball 64 at Mount Desert Island 71
By Cherry on Jan. 28, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Bar Harbor, the Trojans outscored the Raiders of East Machias 19-13 in the fourth quarter to take the victory after leading by just a point at the end of the third quarter. Ben Walls paced the Trojans with 25 points, Jon Phelps added 18 and Chris Kaiser put in ...
Caribou Boys Basketball 49 at Mount Desert Island 46
on Jan. 26, 2013, at 2:30 p.m.
At Bar Harbor, the Vikings led at the end of each of the first three quarters and held off the Trojans for the victory. Dayne Savage paced the winners with 23 points, Cody Hebert added 12, and Matt Millard put in eight. Adam Gray scored 16 points to lead MDI, ...
Presque Isle Boys Basketball 48 at Mount Desert Island 49
By Justin Norwood on Jan. 25, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
At Bar Harbor, the Trojans built a 10-point halftime lead and held on to beat the Wildcats. Ben Walls led the way for Mount Desert Island with 14 points and Adam Gray posted eight points. Jonah Stephenson scored a game-high 20 points to propel Presque Isle. Ben Nickerson added 11 ...
Ellsworth Boys Basketball 45 at Mount Desert Island 57
on Jan. 19, 2013, at 7 p.m.
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Ben Walls scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Mount Desert Island held off Ellsworth 57-45 in a Class B boys basketball game at Bernard Parady Gymnasium on Saturday night. The win lifts the Trojans to 9-2, while Ellsworth dips to 4-8. Walls, a senior ...
Hermon Boys Basketball 53 at Mount Desert Island 71
By Justin Norwood on Jan. 09, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Bar Harbor, Ben Walls scored 21 points to lead MDI to its seventh win. Adam Gray added 14 points an Jon Phelps 11 for the 7-2 Trojans. Tyler Thayer paced 5-4 Hermon with 20 points while Jacob Rioux scored 14. Hermon 14-23-38-53 MDI 14-32-51-71
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 68 at Foxcroft 63
on Jan. 07, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Dover-Foxcroft, Ben Walls scored 22 points to help lead the Trojans of Bar Harbor by the Ponies. Jonathan Phelps chipped in with 17 for the winners. Ryan Rebar led the Ponies with 28 points. Kaleb Smith added 13 points and Hunter Smith chipped in with 10.
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 54 at Bucksport 39
By Josh Tripp on Jan. 05, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Bucksport, Ben Walls had 19 points and five rebounds to lead Mount Desert Island to victory. Adam Gray added 14 points and six rebounds for the Troyans while Jonathan Phelps scored nine points on three 3-pointers. Jimmy Osgood paced Bucksport with 10 points and nine rebounds, while Chris Chaffee ...
John Bapst Boys Basketball 34 at Mount Desert Island 68
By Justin Norwood on Jan. 02, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Bar Harbor, Jon Phelps scored 16 points and Ben Walls added 15 more to pace Mount Desert Island past John Bapst of Bangor. Chris Kaiser had nine points for MDI while John Bapst received eight points from Colby Kohn and seven from Sam Brown. John Bapst 7 15 23 ...
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 50 at Presque Isle 57
on Dec. 29, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.
At Presque Isle, the Wildcats used a big third quarter to pull away from Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor. Bradley Shields led 6-1 Presque Isle with 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots, while Jonah Stephenson had 13 points, eight assists and four steals and Tyler Brooks also ...
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 76 at Caribou 54
By Chris Casavant on Dec. 28, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
At Caribou, the Trojans outscored the Vikings 22-13 in the third quarter to break the game open. Ben Walls tossed in a game-high 19 points and Jonathan Phelps tallied 17 for 3-1 Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor. Adam Gray and Andrew Davis scored 10 points each for the winners. ...
Bucksport Boys Basketball 30 at Mount Desert Island 56
By Justin Norwood on Dec. 14, 2012, at 7 p.m.
At Bar Harbor, the Trojans scored 42 of their points in the middle two quarters to defeat the Golden Bucks. Abe Philbrook paced Mount Desert Island with 13 points, while Ben Walls and Jon Phelps tallied 10 points each. Bucksport was led by Josh Gray, who finished with 12 points.
Mount Desert Island Boys Basketball 43 at John Bapst 37
By Rick Sinclair on Dec. 12, 2012, at 7 p.m.
At the Bangor Auditorium, the Trojans outscored the Crusaders 15-7 in the fourth quarter to claim the victory. Ben Walls sparked Mount Desert Island (1-1) with 18 points, including five in the fourth quarter. Jon Phelps added seven points. Riley Tapley led John Bapst of Bangor (0-2) with 11 points, ...


