BA Defeats St. Johns Military Academy (WI) 74-7

The Wolverines mounted a spirited second half rally to overtake St.
Johns Military in a close game down to the wire on Friday afternoon at
the National Prep School Showcase (CT) on the campus of Albertus
Magnus College. BA trailed at the half 41-30 before pulling things
together midway through the second half and winning the tight game in
the final minutes. Bridgton is now 5-1 on the season and faces
Hargrave Military Academy (vA) on Saturday morning before heading to
Thanksgiving break. Look for online links to this showcase in the
coming days.

BA Wins Home Opener 93-77

Bridgton Academy tightened up its play at both ends of the court in the second half to defeat the visitors for their first home victory of the early season. The first half was back and forth with Lee earning a 44-43 advantage at the half. BA played perhaps its finest twenty minutes of the year taking the lead midway through the second half and extending on the advantage in the final minutes. The victory improves the BA record to 4-1 on the season. The Wolverines travel to New Haven CT this weekend to participate in the annual National Prep School Showcase.

BA Makes it to Final Round in Kiski Prep Classic

Bridgton Academy made the long journey this past weekend to participate in the Kiski Prep Classic. They put up a good performance, making it to the Championship game. Read below to see Coach Lesure's recaps of the games.

BA HOOPS WINS OPENER AT KISKI PREP CLASSIC

Bridgton Academy defeated TCBA Prep 80-41 in the first game of the Kiski Prep Classic to begin the 2011-2012 season. BA jumped out to a big first half lead and never let up to overmatch their first opponent of the new year.

WOLVERINES GAIN 2^ND WIN

BA simply had too much fire-power for the Kiski “B” team in game two of the pre-season tournament and advanced in the tournament with a convincing 75-29 victory setting up a semi-final round game vs. NIA Prep on Saturday night.

BRIDGTON ACADEMY DEFEATS NIA 82-44 TO ADVANCE TO FINAL

In a game that figured to be much closer, BA played two good halves and simply overwhelmed rival NIA Prep (NJ) on Saturday evening. The Wolverines led by twenty at the break and extended on their lead throughout the second half.

KISKI OVERTAKES BA IN OVERTIME OF PRE-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP 106-93

BA received an early season lesson in humble road pie as the host Cougars roared back from a twenty point deficit in the first half to defeat the Wolverines in what can only be described as a wild affair. Bridgton Academy seemed to have the game well in hand in both halves but the tough minded hosts proved no easy mark and seized the momentum of a valiant comeback to force overtime late in the contest and outlast the visiting Wolverines who suffered their first loss of the season in a disappointing and dramatic fashion.

2011-2012 Season Preview

Are you getting excited for the upcoming season?? So are we! Here is a quick pre-season write up by New England Basketball Recruiting Report for what to expect from the 2011-2012 season, make sure to check it out. Schedules, rosters, player profiles, photos, and much more to come!

BA Enters Final Weeks

With the season over Bridgton Academy has entered the final quarter of the year. With the team focusing on academics, everyone is making big decisions for next year.

BRIDGTON BLITZED IN NEPSAC PLAYOFF

Bridgton Academy traveled down to Endicott College MA on Wednesday afternoon and was defeated by New Hampton 106-78 in a NEPSAC AAA Quarter-Final playoff game. Both teams started the game a bit slowly but New Hampton gained energy, built a comfortable double digit lead, and things got only worse for the Wolverines as the bottom fell out in a first half that couldn’t end soon enough facing a huge deficit 50-20.

BA mounted an intriguing comeback effort in the first ten minutes of the second half, cutting the lead to 18 with more than fourteen minutes to play in the contest. With a couple chances to pull closer, missed shots and clutch 3’s by New Hampton ended the desperate hopes and ultimately the season for Bridgton Academy. The team’s final twenty minutes was certainly a small bit of consolation but larger dose of personal pride for the young men who scrapped through a roller coaster season.

Coach Lesure was disappointed in the overall performance but offered praise for his team. “It doesn’t always go the way you hope, and while I wouldn’t anticipate the start to this game, it happens, and our guys re-grouped at halftime and showed commendable intelligence and courage in the second half. We approached it like a special situation, a crisis, and we tried to manage it the best we could”.

In the NEPSAC AAA Semi-finals on Friday night, New Hampton will face St. Thomas More, while MCI will take on Brewster.

BRIDGTON DEFEATS WINCHENDON 91-75

Bridgton Academy completed its regular season by playing one of its best games of the year in defeating Winchendon 91-75 on Saturday afternoon. BA took advantage of a fast start and led throughout the first twenty minutes enjoying a double digit advantage at the half 44-32. Winchendon rallied several times in the second half but the Wolverines responded each time and used a 25-28 performance at the free throw line to seal the victory. Donnie Hale’s season high 35 points paced the offense, with Ryan Martin (24 points) and Nebby Exantus (17 points) adding balance to the attack.

Coach Lesure was complimentary of both teams afterwards in the locker room. “We have a ton of respect for how those guys have competed all year, and we certainly did not want to drop our last home game. Our guys played hard and executed pretty well for most of the game", said Lesure.

One Wendesday the team will travel to Endicott College for the first round of their league tournament to play at 5:00 P.M.