BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Windham at Portland
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Portland 55, Windham 54
Kevin Rugabirwa’s free throw with 10.8 second left lifted the Bulldogs (12-2) over the Eagles (13-2) in class of Class AA contenders at the Portland Expo.
Rugabirwa had a team-high 17 points for the Bulldogs, who also got 15 points from Jeissey Khamis. Portland is ranked fourth in the Varsity Maine top 10, while Windham is ranked No. 1
The Eagles got 18 points from Tyrie James, whose free throw with 12 seconds to go pulled Windham even. Adrian Moody added 12 points.
James’ bid for a game-winner as time wound down was off the mark.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 54 |
| Portland | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 55 |
| INDIVIDUAL SCORING | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDHAM (13-2) | ||||
| SCORING | ||||
| Player | 2-FG | 3-FG | FT | Pts |
| Moody, Adrian | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| James, Tyrie | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| McPherson, Blake | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Lindsay, Quinton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Dickson, Creighty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Janvrin, Conor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ninziza, Beni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 6 | 54 |
| PORTLAND (12-2) | ||||
| SCORING | ||||
| Player | 2-FG | 3-FG | FT | Pts |
| Rugabirwa, Kevin | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Jones, Cordell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Girumugisha, Pepito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Veilleux, Drew | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Khamis, Jeissey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Meas, Maddox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson, James | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| LeGage, Lucas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Walker, Devin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amisi, Daniel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 7 | 55 |
