BANGOR – The last season of the Bangor Auditorium hosting the Maine Principles Association high school basketball tournament was a perfect setting for rival teams from midcoast Maine to tip off. That is exactly what happened Friday night as No. 7 Camden Hills knocked off No. 2 Oceanside 54-39.

With the win the Windjammers will play next Wednesday at 2:05 p.m. in a semifinal match up against No. 3 Nokomis. For Oceanside they finish the season 16-3.

The Windjammers led after each quarter, 16-13, 25-23 and 40-29 entering the final stanza where the Windjammers outscored the Mariners 14-10 for the 59-49 upset victory.

"Coach Teel Foster and her team are class acts," said Camden Hills coach Marty Messer. "They had a great season and played hard right to the end tonight.  They shouldn't hang their heads.  I have a lot of respect for them and will miss watching their seniors play."

The Windjammers used the height of Rachel Pease and the outstanding ability of Jordan Knowlton to out rebound the Mariners 44-34 with both Pease and Knowlton having double-double's on the night.

Scoring for Camden Hills were, Jordan Knowlton with a game high (21 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists), Rachel Pease (14 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks), Becca Hilt (7 points, 8 rebounds), Megan LeGage (6 points, 6 rebounds), Kristina Alex four points, 2 rebounds) and Macy Buck two points.The Windjammers were 16-of-21 from the foul line. They knocked down four 3-pointers, Knowlton (3), LeGage (1).

For Oceanside, Emily Gould led the Mariners with 17 points; Kennadi Grover 11; Hannah Plourde six; Phoebe Ferraiolo four; and Brooke Dugan one. The Mariners were 7-of-18 (39 percent) from the foul line. They knocked down two 3-pointers, Gould (3).

Oceanside took the lead first before Pease came right back with a basket plus one to give the Windjammers the lead. Pease paced the Windjammers in the first quarter knocking down seven of her 14 point total for the game. Grover kept the Mariners in the game with six-first quarter points.

The second quarter was evenly played with Oceanside tying the score twice and taking a quick lead only to have Knowlton take the lead back just before the half.

Camden Hills turned up the heat and the pressure defense in the second half causing Oceanside turnovers that resulted in points for Camden Hills as they outscored the Mariners 15-6 to take the 11 point lead into the fourth quarter.

With an 11 point lead Knowlton and company could smell the victory if they just maintained the pressure and took care of the ball. Knowlton went 7-of-9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter as well as draining a long three from way behind the arc to start the quarter. Has hard as the Mariners fought, the Windjammers fought harder.

The bright spot for the Mariners in the game came from sophomore Emily Gould who was on fire scoring 17 points to lead the team, played outstanding defense and showed the poise of a senior with years of experience playing on the big stage. Watch for big things from this young lady next season.

The Windjammers used a solid game plan, took good shots and had a season low 12 turnovers which helped propel the Windjammers to the semifinal game.

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