In conjunction with the National High School Basketball Coaches Association, The MABC is please to present its initial Wooden Award of Excellence in 2023. The Award is named after long time successful coach of the UCLA men's basketball team, the late John Wooden. The award is presented based on the traits of Education, Longevity, Character, Service, and Excellence. The MABC is very pleased to announce that retired coaches Rick Clark, former York HS girls coach,, and IJ Pinkham, former Boothbay HS boys coach, are the inaugural honorees for this award.
Braden Camire of Thornton Academy and Audrey Mackie of Oceanside High School are our 2023 Maine State Foul Shooting Champions. The sharp shooters earned the titles in a competition during the Maine McDonalds Senior All Star Basketball game weekend at Husson University in Bangor.
Camire, a 5'10" McDonalds All Star guard, was perfect from the line, sinking all 50 of his shots. Mackie, a 5'8" senior guard and McDonalds All Star, imade 46/50 of her free throws. Congratulations to all of our competitors. Photo Gallery at rvgphotos.com
In the final game of the 2023 Maine McDonald's Senior All-Star Weekend at Husson University in Bangor, 
the girls from the South defeated the North girls 64-50. Leading the South was Elise MacNair of Old Orchard Beach. The Miss Maine Basketball Finalist, who just led the Seagulls to the Class C State Championship, scored 14 points. Lindsay Hamilton of Carrabec HS and Amanda Trepanier of Hall-Dale HS each added 10.
The North was led by Penobscot Valley's Holly Loring who tallied 13 points. Jaydin Anderson of Machias HS added 11.
MacNair and Loring were named game MVPs for their respective teams.
The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches would like to thank the Maine McDonald's Owner/Operators, our host Husson University, players, coaches, fans, the referees who donated their services and all our sponsors, who were instrumental in making the weekend's event a very successful one.
All net proceeds from this 43rd Annual All-Star Weekend go to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine, whose Ronald McDonald House Programs in Bangor and Portland provide a home away from home for families who need to be close while their seriously ill children receive medical care.
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The C-D boys from the South got their region's first victory of the day with a 110-82 decision over the North at Husson University. Earlier in the day, the girls and boys from the AA-A-B classes were both victorious. 
The South, who had a 52-40 lead at halftime, were led in scoring by Landon Johnson of Old Orchard Beach with 23 points. Charlie Houghton of Dirigo HS had a terrific all-around game and scored 21 points. Conner Vachon of Richmond HS had 15 points and Trenton Hutchinson of Dirigo added 10.
6'4" guard/center Will Kusnierz of Dexter HS led the North scoring with 16 points. Jace Cook of Calais HS, Graham Siltz of Southern Aroostook HS and Woodland's Ethan Monk scored 13 points each. Also tallying double figures was Jonesport-Beals' Damon Beal with 10 points.
Named MVPs of the game were Kusnierz and Houghton.
The 2nd game of the 2023 McDonald's All-Star Weekend saw the boys from the North defeating the South, 82-79. With the victory, the North teams took a 2-0 lead over their Southern Maine counterparts. 
6'2" point guard Malachi Cummings of Presque Isle High School led the North in scoring with 16 points, all in the second half. North Game MVP Silvano Ismail of Cheverus HS added 10 points, as did Oxford Hills' Cole Pulkkinen.
The South was led by South MVP Andrew Perry. The Marshwook HS star scored a game high 18 points. Tom Hardy of the Brunswick Dragons scored 12 and Falmouth's Judd Armstrong added 10.
The explosive offense of the AA/A/B North Girls was dominant inside and out 
as they defeated their South counterparts 105-57 in the first game of the 2023 McDonald's Senior All Star Weekend at Husson University. Game MVP Sierra Carson of Oxford Hills High School was solid in both halfs and scored 25 points to lead the North squad. Miss Maine Basketball Lizzy Gruber of Gardiner High School was a force inside and also scored 25 points. Also scoring in double figures for the North were Isabella McLaughlin of Hampton Academy with 12 points, and Abbie Quinn of Bangor High School with 11.
The South was led in scoring by Anna Turgeon of Falmouth High School with 12 points, including 3 treys. Scoring 11 points with 3 baskets from behind the arc was Hannah Cook of Thornton Academy, while game MVP Jessica Dow of Thornton scored all 9 of her points in the first half.
The North led 55-38 at halftime.
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The Maine Association of Basketball Coaches named Will Davies and Lizzy Gruber Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball at their annual Maine McDonalds Senior All Star Banquet in Bangor on March 10. Davies, a 6'3" guard for Thornton Academy, averaged 20.4 points, 6.9 assists, and 6.9 rebounds per game in leading the Trojans to a 15-3 regular season and a trip to the AA South Finals before losing to eventual state champion South Portland.
Other Mr. Maine Finalists were Brady Saunders of Brewer and Silvaro Ismail of Cherverus.
Gruber, a 6'4" center for Gardiner High School, averaged 20.9 points per game and scored over 1000 points and grabbed over 1000 rebounds in her high school career. Gruber led the Tigers to an 18-0 regular season before losing to state champion Lawrence in the Class A North finals.
Other Miss Maine Finalists were Elise MacNair of Old Orchad and Sierra Carson of Oxford Hills.
Maine McDonald’s Owner/Operators and the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches are proud to host the annual Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games! We're celebrating their stellar high school academic and athletic careers while simultaneously raising funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine programs across the state.
On Friday night, an Awards Ceremony at the Anah Shrine Hall in Bangor, recognizes 120+ award recipients, hailing from high schools across Maine. Then on Saturday, nearly 100 student athletes representing high schools across Maine will gather to compete in four action-packed games. The game-day program taking place at the Newman Gym at Husson University will feature head-to-head competition between top players in the state in North vs. South basketball action.
Game Day Tickets: $10 for adults & $5 for students and seniors. Banquet Tickets: $30
The banquet will be held at the Anah Shrine Hall - 1404 Broadway Street, Bangor, ME. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the program will begin at 6:15 pm.
Practices will be held on Friday at the Skehan Recreation Center - 1 Main Rd N, Hampden, ME. The girls’ practice will be from 12:00-1:30 pm, and the boys’ practice will be from 1:30-3:00 pm.
For up-to-date information, visit the Ronald McDonald House's Maine McDonald's Senior All Star Game Website.
Skowhegan High School's Jaycie Christopher and Edward Little High School's John Shea were named the 2022 Miss and Mr. Basketball by the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches. The announcement was made at the McDonald's Senior All-Star weekend at Husson University on March 12th.
A 6'0" point guard, Christopher averaged 25 points, 11 assists, and 7 rebounds per game for the River Hawks and led them to the 2022 Class A State Championship. Christopher scored a game-high 24 points as Skowhegan captured the first Class A state championship in program history with a 60-46 victory over Greely High School. Christopher has committed to Boston University.
Christopher was selected from a trio of outstanding finalists, including Wells’ Grace Ramsdell and Gorham’s Anna Nelson.
Edward Little star Shea, who has commited to take his talent to the University of Maine, is the second Edward Little player to win the award; EL graduate Troy Barnies won the coveted award in 2007. Shea won the award over star hoopsters Hunter Curtis of Ellsworth and Falmouth’s Brady Coyne.
Shea, a 6'6" Forward/Center, led Edward Little HS to a 16-2 regular season record and a trip to the Northern Maine finals before losing to Oxford Hills High School. He averaged 27 points and 12 rebounds per game this past season,
The girls in red gave the North a split on the day by closing out the All-Star Weekend with a 60-56 victory over the South. 
The game was close throughout, with the North gaining a slim 25-24 halftime lead. Luna Perry-St.Peter scored 8 of her 11 team-leading points in the second half to help the North gain the victory. Schenk High School's Hanah Sewall was also effective scoring 9 points for the winners. Stearns High School's Alisyn Alley and Calais High School's Sage Phillips each scored 8 points. Rounding out the scoring for the North was Dexter's Elizabeth Kinney and Makayla Hartsgrove of Katahdin with 7 points each.
Carrabec High School's Cheyenne Cahill and Boothbay Regional High School's Jaelyn Crocker were the leading scorers for the South with 10 points each. Crocker scored all of her points in the second half. Hall-Dale's Caden Wills and Winthrop's Maddie Perkins each chipped in with 8 points.
McDonald's and the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches would like to congratulate and thank all of the players and coaches for taking part of this great fund raising evert for the Ronald McDonald House.
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