Monday Morning Quick Hitters

Now that that is all over with….here are your quick hitters.

Both Maine Black Bears Basketball teams were in action Sunday in Orono. The Men lost to Harvard 76 – 63.

The Women lost to Fairfield 64 – 56.

The Portland Pirates, down 2 – 0 halfway through the 2nd Periods, stormed back for 3 straight goals, beating the Worcester Sharks 3 – 2.

The Boston Celtics made history, joining the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers and the 1969 – 70 New York Knicks as the only teams in NBA history to have a 26 – 2 record by beating the New York Knicks 124 -105. Rajon Rondo continued his blistering December scoring 26 points on 12 for 14 shooting. The Celtics look to make history by beating the co-record holder Philadelphia 76ers tomorrow night. Big Baby missed the game after getting into a car accident on the way to the game.

David Krejci had 3 assists, Blake Wheeler scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season and Phil Kessel assisted on 2 goals to bring his scoring streak to 18 games as the Bruins beat the St Louis Blues 6 – 3.

The New England Patriots continued to do all they could do to make the playoffs by blasting the playoff bound Arizona Cardinals 47 – 7. The Patriots must win next week against the Buffalo Bills and then rely on other teams to make the playoffs. The Jets must win the season ending game Sunday Night against the Miami Dolphins or the Baltimore Ravens must lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Either one of those scenarios and the Pats make the playoffs. Otherwise, the Patriots could be the 2nd Wild Card era 11 – 5 team to NOT make the playoffs. The 1985 Denver Broncos went 11 – 5 and as it happens, the AFC East was a powerhouse as the Miami Dolphins went 12 – 4 to win the divisions and the Patriots and Jets went 11-5 to take the Wild Card spots. Of course, 1985 was the season the Patriots Squished the Fish to go to Super Bowl XX.

VMI used a strong 2nd half to beat the Army Black Knights mens hoops squad 62 – 55.

Thursday Morning Quick Hitters

The Men’s Basketball team took on #5 Ranked Oklahoma last night, bowing down to the national powerhouse 78 – 52. Houlton’s Matt Socoby led the Black Bears with 10 points and 7 rebounds.

The Boston Bruins fell to the Washington Capitals 3 – 1.

Wednesday Morning Quick Hitters

Maine Black Bears Women’s Basketball Team dropped a tough game against Hofstra 60 – 56.

The Men’s Basketball team takes on #5 Oklahoma tonight in Oklahoma

The Portland Pirates beat the Manchester Monarchs in a shootout in Orono at Alfond Arena 4 – 3.

Wednesday Morning Quick Hitters

The Maine Black Bears Men’s Basketball team dropped its home opener to Quinnipiac 73 – 66. Freshman Gerald McLemore scored 19 to lead the Black Bears.

Don’t forget to stay tuned to The Central Maine Sports Blog for on-going coverage of Maine Black Bear Football as they travel to UNI for Saturday’s FCS match-up. We will have coverage of Northern Iowa Coach Mark Farley’s Press Conference today and later in the day, we will have a couple of Maine Black Bear players.

TODAY’S EVENTS TO WATCH

The MAINEiacs face the Shawinigan Cataractes in Lewiston tonight. (Tonight at 7:00 pm, can be heard on 1470 AM out of Auburn)

The Pirates are facing Worcester Sharks at the Cumberland County Civic Center. (7:00 pm on 1240 AM IN L-A, 780 AM in Rumford, and 1450 AM in South Paris)

The Celtics face the Golden State Warriors at the Garden. (TV-CSNNE , Radio 96.3 FM WJAB 8:00 pm, 7 PM pre-game)

The Bruins take on the parent club of the Portland Pirates, the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo (7:00 pm NESN HD)