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The Caribou Vikings boys hosted their rival the Presque Isle Wildcats on Wednesday night, closing out a 4-game evening between the two schools. Presque Isle came into the game with a 9-7 record and #5 in the Class B North heal point standings. The Wildcats were slotted between #4 Old Town and #6 Winslow, not far behind in the heal points. It remains to be seen, but it appears that Presque Isle may have been hurt by Winslow canceling a trip up to play the Wildcats for the second time this season. That game will not be made up and Presque Isle's divisor will now be 17, instead of 18. 

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Caribou is the two-time defending Class B State Champions and has been developing young talent throughout a difficult 3-13 season. Coach Kyle Corrigan has done a fantastic job in bringing the young Vikings squad along, and they will be back in the mix again very soon with him at the helm. 

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1st Quarter 

Presque Isle jumped on the young Vikings sprinting out to a 7-2 lead early led by Malachi Cummings who scored 8 points in the quarter. After a timeout, Caribou was able to claw their way back into a competitive game. Noah Yarema and Xavier McAtee scored 4 points each in the opening quarter for Presque Isle with Jack Buck scoring 2 points. Braeden Sargent hit (2) three-point shots to score 6 points for Caribou with Liam Dee scoring 4 points, and Wesley Lapointe and Avery Thibodeau each scoring 2 points. Presque Isle held an 18-14 lead at the end of the first quarter.  

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2nd Quarter 

McAtee and Yarema were able to dominate the play in the second quarter for Presque Isle, with each of them scoring 7 points in the second quarter. Jackson Maynard added 2 points of his own, as the Caribou defense began to cause frustration for the Wildcats offense. Braeden Sargent, Kaymen Sargent, and Ari Plante each made a three-point field goal for Caribou. Thibodeau scored 5 points of his own in the quarter, as Presque Isle would go into halftime leading 34-28. 

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3rd Quarter 

Caribou's defense held Presque Isle scoreless in the first 4 minutes of the third quarter as frustration started to build for the Wildcats. Avery Thibodeau led the Vikings offensive attack scoring 5 points and dishing out 3 beautiful assists in the quarter. Braeden Sargent made his fourth three-point shot of the game, and Lapointe and Reece Cavagnaro scored 2 points apiece. Cummings ended the Presque Isle scoring drought with his 2 points, while Yarema scored 4 points to lead the Wildcats. McAtee scored 2 points and Braydon Castonguay hit a three-point shot at the buzzer to end the quarter. Despite the Wildcats' struggles on offense, they would go into the fourth quarter with a 45-40 lead. 

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4th Quarter 

Sometimes to pull off the big upset teams need to get a performance they didn't see coming and for the Vikings that player was freshman Tristan Robbins. Coach Corrigan put the freshmen in a big spot and he delivered 6 points in the quarter along with several rebounds and endless energy for the Vikings. Kaymen Sargent knocked down a huge three-point shot late in the quarter as he scored 5 points in the quarter. Caribou's defense frustrated the Wildcats who never got an offensive flow established. Foul trouble mounted for Presque Isle when Yarema picked up 3 fouls in a 90 second span. He would eventually foul out and finish the game with 15 points. Cavagnaro scored 4 points in the quarter for Caribou, with Plante also scoring 4 points and Thibodeau making (3) free-throws. Braeden Sargent scored 2 points and finished the game with 14 points.  

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Caribou was able to match the Presque Isle energy and outlast the Wildcats. Cummings scored all 7 of his fourth quarter points on free-throws while McAtee added 4 points. Both Cummings and McAtee finished the game with 17 points. The total team effort from the Vikings gave Caribou a 65-57 win. Avery Thibodeau finished the game with 15 points of his own. 

Up Next: 

The Caribou Vikings (4-13) will close out their regular season by hosting Washington Academy, and they will be traveling for a preliminary game next week. Presque Isle (9-8) will now wait to see how the heal point's work out to determine their preliminary round opponent.

Caribou and Presque Isle Boys Varsity 2-9-22

Scenes from the Presque Isle at Caribou Boys Varsity basketball game on February 2, 2022

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