The Cony Rams recovered from an 0-4 start to finish as the 4th seed in the Class A North Heal Points. It was an impressive performance for sure BUT the Rams surely feel like they let one slip away yesterday in the Class A North Quarterfinals, letting a 33-22 lead get away from them and losing to #5 Camden Hills, 62-55.
The ebbs and flows to this game were absolutely crazy! The Windjammers led 18-10 after 1 and then the wild swings of this game began. Cony DOMINATED the 2nd quarter by outscoring Camden Hills, 23-4.., yes CH only scored 4 little points in the 2nd and Cony led by 11 at the half, 33-22 and appeared to be in prime position to get the win. Then came the 3rd quarter which often decides tourney games and that was certianly the case in this one as the Jammers turned the tables on the Rams and held them to single digits in the 3rd, outscored them 19-8 to tie the game at 41 all after 3. CH had a 13-0 run in the 3rd quarter and within those 13 points came came 9 straight points from Nolan Ames who finished with a game high 20 points on 9 of 16 shooting.
So, the 4th quarter began tied at 41 after CH’s huge 3rd quarter rally and the Windjammers continued to control the game thanks to Ames’ huge game on the boards as he hauled down 16 rebounds keying Camden Hills’ best offensive quarter of the game as they outscored Cony 21-14 to win it by 7, 62-55. Tucker Whitley had 11 points for the Windjammes and Teagan Lowe chipped in with 10. Jordan Benedict led Cony with 13 points, Keenan Clark had 11 points and 9 rebounds and Parker Morin also had 11 with 7 boards in a game that is going to stick in the craw of the Cony Rams for quite some time.
Next up for Camden Hills? A date with # 1 Messalonskee who they split with during the regular season. We find out who wins the rubber match up Wednesday night in Augusta.
