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Stuart FTs lift Machias by Woodland

MACHIAS – Lucas Stuart hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with four seconds left in the third overtime period to give the Machias Bulldogs a 72-70 boys basketball win over Woodland here Tuesday.

Woodland missed a chance to send it into yet another overtime after missing the front end of a 1-and-1 with no time on the clock.

For the 7-1 Bulldogs, Stuart led the way with 38 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Schoppee chipped in with 11 rebounds.

Corey McIver scored 31 points to lead the 6-5 Dragons. Ryan Cilley and Chris Shannon each scored 11 points.

Machias (72)

Stuart 10(16), Barker 3(2), Houde 2(1), Schoppee 3(2), Thomas 3(3), Hanscom 2, Goding Woodland (70)

Cilley 4(2), Shannon 3(5), McIver 14(3), Sadler 2, Irving 2(1), Brown 2(2), Knowles (2), Bell, Manza

3-pt. goals: Stuart 2; Cilley Machias 16 29 35 56 62 68 72 Woodland 8 24 39 56 62 68 70

JV: Machias 70, Woodland 48

Hodgdon 66, East Grand 64

At Hodgdon, Mike Cain hit the front end of a 1-and-1 with two seconds left on the clock to help ice the win for the Hodgdon Hawks over East Grand of Danforth.

For the 4-4 Hawks, Jason Langley scored 18 points and Mike Cain had 15.

Eric Gilman scored 22 points to lead the 6-3 Vikings. Cory Thompson had 17 points and James Kendall added 15.

Hodgdon (66)

Langley 7(4), Cain 4(5), Merritt 3, Stewart 1(2), Oliver 3, Foley 1(2), Tidd 3(2), White, Morrill East Grand (64)

Gilman 5(12), Thompson 6(4), Kendall 7(1), Hayes 2(1), Young 291), Cowger, Cyr

3-pt. goals: Cain 3, Merritt, Oliver 2; Thompson Hodgdon 21 43 55 66 East Grand 16 31 45 64

Limestone 70, FF Tigers 67

At Fort Fairfield, Robert Yates scored 18 points, including a pair of free throws with 23 seconds remaining that gave his team the lead for good, and Limestone held on for come-from-behind win.

Yates stole the ball following his free throws, resulting in an intentional foul that sent Limestone’s Tony Tobin (12 points) to the line for two more free throws to ice the Eagles seventh win against two losses. Robert Carroll added 13 points and Derrick Robben hit for 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

For Fort Fairfield, 2-8, Kent Willette scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Ryan Cormier chipped in with 10 points.

Limestone (70)

Yates 7(4), Tobin 4(4), Robben 5(2), Carroll 6, Tr. Leighton, O’Neal 4(1), McDougall 2, Sand 1, Ty. Leighton

Fort Fairfield (67)

Willette 13(7), Cormier 3(2), Bernier, McCullough 2, Bruce 3, Theriault 1(1), Russell 1(1), E. Cormier 3(2)

3-point goals: Carroll; Cormier 2 Limestone 17 36 52 70 Fort Fairfield 27 38 54 67

JV: Fort Fairfield 68, Limestone 62

Lubec 51, TCA 43

At Lubec, the host Hornets collected their first victory of the season as three players scored in double figures.

Don Farrell led with 18, John Denbow had 12, and Adam Davis scored 10. Denbow added a dozen rebounds for 1-7 Lubec.

For the Temple Christian Academy Seahawks of Ellsworth, 3-5, Nate Campbell scored 16 and Emery Bamford 8.

Lubec (51)

Farrell 8(2), Davis 4(2), Denbow 5(2), Ma. Mahar 1, Kelley 2(1), Marzoll 1, Sawtelle 1, Mi. Mahar

Temple Christian (43)

Campbell 5(5), Bamford 8, C. Logan 2(1), Kelley 2(2), Linnehan (5), J. 3-pt. goals: Campbell Lubec 10 23 37 51 TCA 14 22 30 43

SAHS 65, CAHS 46

At Dyer Brook, Jay Burpee scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the host Southern Aroostook Warriors past Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.

Brett Russell chipped in with 15 points for the 9-1 winners and Rick Shields netted 11. Joe Porter had 7 assists.

Derek Townsend paced 3-6 CAHS with 25 points.

SAHS (65)

Burpee 10(1), Russell 5(2), Mathers 4, Shields 3(5), Bragan 2, Joe Porter 1, Barrett 1, John Porter (1), Hunt CAHS (46)

Townsend 12(1), King 3, Robbins 2(2), Pierce 2, Bradstreet (2), Nichols (1), Smith, Peers

3-pt. goals: Russell 3, Joe Porter SAHS 19 35 50 65 CAHS 13 29 40 46

JV: CAHS 68, SAHS 47

Washburn 68, Madawaska 55

At Washburn, Jason Theriault poured in 20 points and Mike Flynn scored 18 more to carry the Beavers to their eighth win in nine games.

Matt Baker contributed 15 points for Washburn.

For Madawaska, 4-6, Ken Daley led all scorers with 31. Joey Cannan and David Clavette had 8 apiece.

Washburn (68)

Theriault 7(3), Flynn 7(2), Baker 5(5), Bragg 3(1), Pangburn 3, Poulin 1, Cunningham, Pelkey, Harris, Hale, Penland, Churchill, Vaillancourt

Madawaska (55)

Daley 13(1), Cannan 3(2), Clavette 3(2), Cote 2, Michaud 1(1), Picard (1)

3-point goals: Theriault 3, Flynn 2; Daley 4 Washburn 17 39 51 68 Madawaska 19 32 46 55

JV: Washburn 47, Madawaska 41

Lee 72, Katahdin 65

At Sherman Station, Steve Coombs scored 27 points to pace the Pandas.

David Jillson had 19 points Aaron Knowles and Fred Francis added 11 points apiece for the 5-3 Pandas and Wayne Grass hauled down 10 rebounds.

For the 6-4 Cougars, Jason Albert led with 22 points and Robbie Porter chipped in with 15. Garth Pulkkinen had 10 rebounds for Katahdin.

Lee Academy (72)

Jillson 8(2), Francis 5, Grass 1, S. Coombs 7(11), Hamel 1, Knowles 4(3), R. Coombs, King Katahdin (65)

Albert 9(4), R. Porter 7, Pulkkinen 3, Cyr 2, McNally (1), M. Porter 4(1), Ryan 4

3-pt. goals: Jillson, Francis, S. Coombs 2, R. Porter Lee 17 35 51 72 Katahdin 29 41 57 65

JV: Katahdin 56, Lee 46

Calais 78, Houlton 58

At Calais, Matt Cassidy scored 22 points to pace the Blue Devils to victory over the Shiretowners.

Derek Clark added 13 points for the Blue Devils, now 8-0, and Jeff Hinton scored 11. Noah Tapley posted 10 points for Calais.

For the Shiretowners, 6-5, Eric Cowperthwaite led with 11 points and Chad Belyea added 10.

Calais (78)

Cassidy 10(1), Clark 3(7), Hinton 4(3), Tapley 4(2), Dotin 1(2), McLellan 2(3), McPhee 2, Morrison (2), Newell 2, Pike, Poole, Fox Houlton (58)

Belyea 2(6), Cowperthwaite 3(5), Gentle 1, Adams 2(3), Weston 3(2), Noonan 1, Cole 2(2), O’Leary 1, Cheney 3(1), Yarema, Perry, Graham

3-pt. goals: Cassidy Calais 23 48 68 78 Houlton 9 31 42 58

JV: Houlton 55, Calais 52

Schenck 87, PVHS 56

At East Millinocket, Guy Ordway fired in 23 points and Derrick Thompson added 19 more to power the Wolverines to their fourth win against four losses.

Chris Fleming chipped in with 12 for Schenck, while Mike Hamm hit for 11.

For Penobscot Valley of Howland, 0-10, Jay Neal was high scorer with 17. Scott Durost scored 11.

Schenck (87)

Fleming 6, D. Thompson 3(13), Hamm 5(1), Ordway 11(1), K. Thompson 2, Gagnon 1, Morin 1(2), Fernald 1, Smith 2, B. Thompson 3

PVHS (56)

Durost 3(4), Neal 5(5), Dunn 3, Gilman 2, Tourtillotte 1(2), Reed 1(2), Thurrow (1), Smith 1(5)

3-pt. goals: Neal 2, Durost, Tourtillotte Schenck 17 39 54 87 PVHS 10 24 36 56

Penquis 61, PCHS 59

At Milo, a Jason Boucher basket with 1:55 left in the game and a Jason Mills free throw with 17 seconds left helped the host Patriots defeat Piscataquis Community of Guilford.

Boucher finished with 21 for Penquis, 6-4, including a hoop at the 1:55 mark that gave the Patriots a 60-55 lead. Mills contributed 12 more while Mike Pokrywka chipped in with 10.

For the Pirates, 5-5, Chad Graffam posted 15 points while Kirk Kimball and Eric Dubay scored 12 points each. Brian Miles had 10.

Penquis (61)

Boucher 8(5), Mills 3(6), Pokrywka 5, Whitten, Costello 2, Nelson 3(1), Grindle 3(2) Piscataquis Community (59)

Graffam 6, Kimball 5, Dubay 4(4), Miles 5, Curtis 1, Carleton 3(2), Reed

3-pt. goals: Graffam 3, Kimball 2 Penquis 12 34 46 61 PCHS 12 23 39 59

JV: PCHS 83, Penquis 77

Forest Hills 70, Greenville 67

At Greenville, Antoine Morin scored 24 points and Chris Morere added 22 to lead the Tigers of Jackman past Greenville.

Eric Frigon chipped in with 11 points for the 7-1 winners.

Eric Smith paced 3-5 Greenville with 19 points and John Walden added 18. Jarrod Strid contributed 15 points.

Forest Hills (70)

Morin 6(11), Morere 9(4), Frigon 5(1), W. Turmel 2(3), Carrier 2, Veilleux 1, D. Turmel Greenville (67)

Smith 7(4), Walden 6(6), Strid 4(5), Carpenter 3(1), Morrel 2(3), J. Morrill (1), Murray, Niles, B. Morrill

3-pt. goals: Morin; Smith, Strid 2 Forest Hills 15 30 50 70 Greenville 16 31 49 67

Orono 78, Foxcroft 61

At Orono, four starters – led by David Best’s 20 points – scored in double figures to lead the host Red Riots to their eighth win in nine outings.

Scott Ismail and Jon Hume added 16 points each for Orono while Mark Smith chipped in with 11.

For the 3-8 Ponies of Foxcroft Academy, Brian Stuart scored 21 points and Mario DeIeso hit for 12.

Orono (78)

Best 8(4), Ismail 5(6), Hume 7(2), Smith 4(2), Beaudoin 2(2), Eddy 1, Cota, Poole 3, Ouellette Foxcroft (61)

Stuart 7(7), DeIeso 4(3), Beless 1, Dunham, Clement 1(1), Pullen 1, Hall 2, Ryder 1(1), Smith 1(2), Curtis 4(1)

3-pt. goals: Smith, Eddy; Beless, DeIeso Orono 18 36 60 78 Foxcroft 13 33 50 61

Narraguagus 79, JB Royals 53

At Harrington, Chad Fenton scored 34 points to lead the host Narraguagus Knights to the victory over Jonesport-Beals.

For the 5-5 Knights, Mark Leighton scored 13 points and Scott Fernald added 12. Brian Marston and Ryan Fletcher had 13 and 10 rebounds, respectively.

Shawn Alley scored 16 points to lead the 4-5 Royals.

Narraguagus (79)

Fenton 12(9), Leighton 6(1), Fernald 5(1), Marston 4, Grant 2(2), Fletcher 2, Noyes 1, Burnett, S. Robbins, N. Robbins, Morrison Jonesport-Beals (53)

S. Alley 6(3), T. Alley 2(3), Coffin 1, T. Crowley 3(1), D. Beal 1, T. Beal 2(1), Look 1, B. Alley 1(2), King 1, Hills 2(1), Fagond, C. Crowley, J. Beal

3-pt. goals: Fenton, Fernald; S. Alley, B. Alley Narraguagus 21 35 55 79 Jonesport-Beals 9 23 38 53

JV: Narraguagus 84, Jonesport-Beals 66Coombs lifts

Lee Pandas by Katahdin

SHERMAN STATION – Steve Coombs scored 27 points to lead the Lee Academy Pandas to a 72-65 schoolboy basketball win over the Katahdin Cougars here Tuesday night.

David Jillson had 19 points. Aaron Knowles and Fred Francis added 11 points apiece for the 5-3 Pandas and Wayne Grass hauled down 10 rebounds.

For the 6-4 Cougars, Jason Albert led with 22 points and Robbie Porter chipped in with 15. Garth Pulkkinen had 10 rebounds for Katahdin.

Lee Academy (72)

Jillson 8(2), Francis 5, Grass 1, S. Coombs 7(11), Hamel 1, Knowles 4(3), R. Coombs, King Katahdin (65)

Albert 9(4), R. Porter 7, Pulkkinen 3, Cyr 2, McNally (1), M. Porter 4(1), Ryan 4

3-pt. goals: Jillson, Francis, S. Coombs 2, R. Porter Lee 17 35 51 72 Katahdin 29 41 57 65

JV: Katahdin 56, Lee 46

Schenck 87, PVHS 56

At East Millinocket, Guy Ordway fired in 23 points and Derrick Thompson added 19 more to power the Wolverines to their fourth win against four losses.

Chris Fleming chipped in with 12 for Schenck, while Mike Hamm hit for 11.

For Penobscot Valley of Howland, 0-10, Jay Neal was high scorer with 17. Scott Durost scored 11.

Schenck (87)

Fleming 6, D. Thompson 3(13), Hamm 5(1), Ordway 11(1), K. Thompson 2, Gagnon 1, Morin 1(2), Fernald 1, Smith 2, B. Thompson 3

PVHS (56)

Durost 3(4), Neal 5(5), Dunn 3, Gilman 2, Tourtillotte 1(2), Reed 1(2), Thurrow (1), Smith 1(5)

3-pt. goals: Neal 2, Durost, Tourtillotte Schenck 17 39 54 87 PVHS 10 24 36 56

Penquis 61, PCHS 59

At Milo, a Jason Boucher basket with 1:55 left in the game and a Jason Mills free throw with 17 seconds left helped the host Patriots defeat Piscataquis Community of Guilford.

Boucher finished with 21 for Penquis, 6-4, including a hoop at the 1:55 mark that gave the Patriots a 60-55 lead. Mills contributed 12 more while Mike Pokrywka chipped in with 10.

For the Pirates, 5-5, Chad Graffam posted 15 points while Kirk Kimball and Eric Dubay scored 12 points each. Brian Miles had 10.

Penquis (61)

Boucher 8(5), Mills 3(6), Pokrywka 5, Whitten, Costello 2, Nelson 3(1), Grindle 3(2) Piscataquis Community (59)

Graffam 6, Kimball 5, Dubay 4(4), Miles 5, Curtis 1, Carleton 3(2), Reed

3-pt. goals: Graffam 3, Kimball 2 Penquis 12 34 46 61 PCHS 12 23 39 59

JV: PCHS 83, Penquis 77

Forest Hills 70, Greenville 67

At Greenville, Antoine Morin scored 24 points and Chris Morere added 22 to lead the Tigers of Jackman past Greenville.

Eric Frigon chipped in with 11 points for the 7-1 winners.

Eric Smith paced 3-5 Greenville with 19 points and John Walden added 18. Jarrod Strid contributed 15 points.

Forest Hills (70)

Morin 6(11), Morere 9(4), Frigon 5(1), W. Turmel 2(3), Carrier 2, Veilleux 1, D. Turmel Greenville (67)

Smith 7(4), Walden 6(6), Strid 4(5), Carpenter 3(1), Morrel 2(3), J. Morrill (1), Murray, Niles, B. Morrill

3-pt. goals: Morin; Smith, Strid 2 Forest Hills 15 30 50 70 Greenville 16 31 49 67

Orono 78, Foxcroft 61

At Orono, four starters – led by David Best’s 20 points – scored in double figures to lead the host Red Riots to their eighth win in nine outings.

Scott Ismail and Jon Hume added 16 points each for Orono while Mark Smith chipped in with 11.

For the 3-8 Ponies of Foxcroft Academy, Brian Stuart scored 21 points and Mario DeIeso hit for 12.

Orono (78)

Best 8(4), Ismail 5(6), Hume 7(2), Smith 4(2), Beaudoin 2(2), Eddy 1, Cota, Poole 3, Ouellette Foxcroft (61)

Stuart 7(7), DeIeso 4(3), Beless 1, Dunham, Clement 1(1), Pullen 1, Hall 2, Ryder 1(1), Smith 1(2), Curtis 4(1)

3-pt. goals: Smith, Eddy; Beless, DeIeso Orono 18 36 60 78 Foxcroft 13 33 50 61

Machias 72, Woodland 70

At Machias, Lucas Stuart hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with four seconds left in the third overtime period to give the Bulldogs the win.

Woodland missed a chance to send it into yet another overtime after missing the front end of a 1-and-1 with no time on the clock.

For the 7-1 Bulldogs, Stuart led the way with 38 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Schoppee chipped in with 11 rebounds.

Corey McIver scored 31 points to lead the 6-5 Dragons. Ryan Cilley and Chris Shannon each scored 11 points.

Machias (72)

Stuart 10(16), Barker 3(2), Houde 2(1), Schoppee 3(2), Thomas 3(3), Hanscom 2, Goding Woodland (70)

Cilley 4(2), Shannon 3(5), McIver 14(3), Sadler 2, Irving 2( Cilley 4(2), Shannon 3(5), McIver 14(3), Sadler 2, Irving 2(1), Brown 2(2), Knowles (2), Bell, Manza

3-pt. goals: Stuart 2; Cilley Machias 16 29 35 56 62 68 72 Woodland 8 24 39 56 62 68 70

JV: Machias 70, Woodland 48

Hodgdon 66, East Grand 64

At Hodgdon, Mike Cain hit the front end of a 1-and-1 with two seconds left on the clock to help ice the win for the Hodgdon Hawks over East Grand of Danforth.

For the 4-4 Hawks, Jason Langley scored 18 points and Mike Cain had 15.

Eric Gilman scored 22 points to lead the 6-3 Vikings. Cory Thompson had 17 points and James Kendall added 15.

Hodgdon (66)

Langley 7(4), Cain 4(5), Merritt 3, Stewart 1(2), Oliver 3, Foley 1(2), Tidd 3(2), White, Morrill East Grand (64)

Gilman 5(12), Thompson 6(4), Kendall 7(1), Hayes 2(1), Young 291), Cowger, Cyr

3-pt. goals: Cain 3, Merritt, Oliver 2; Thompson Hodgdon 21 43 55 66 East Grand 16 31 45 64

Limestone 70, FF Tigers 67

At Fort Fairfield, Robert Yates scored 18 points, including a pair of free throws with 23 seconds remaining that gave his team the lead for good, and Limestone held on for come-from-behind win.

Yates stole the ball following his free throws, resulting in an intentional foul that sent Limestone’s Tony Tobin (12 points) to the line for two more free throws to ice the Eagles seventh win against two losses. Robert Carroll added 13 points and Derrick Robben hit for 12 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

For Fort Fairfield, 2-8, Kent Willette scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Ryan Cormier chipped in with 10 points.

Limestone (70)

Yates 7(4), Tobin 4(4), Robben 5(2), Carroll 6, Tr. Leighton, O’Neal 4(1), McDougall 2, Sand 1, Ty. Leighton

Fort Fairfield (67)

Willette 13(7), Cormier 3(2), Bernier, McCullough 2, Bruce 3, Theriault 1(1), Russell 1(1), E. Cormier 3(2)

3-point goals: Carroll; Cormier 2 Limestone 17 36 52 70 Fort Fairfield 27 38 54 67

JV: Fort Fairfield 68, Limestone 62

Lubec 51, TCA 43

At Lubec, the host Hornets collected their first victory of the season as three players scored in double figures.

Don Farrell led with 18, John Denbow had 12, and Adam Davis scored 10. Denbow added a dozen rebounds for 1-7 Lubec.

For the Temple Christian Academy Seahawks of Ellsworth, 3-5, Nate Campbell scored 16 and Emery Bamford 8.

Lubec (51)

Farrell 8(2), Davis 4(2), Denbow 5(2), Ma. Mahar 1, Kelley 2(1), Marzoll 1, Sawtelle 1, Mi. Mahar

Temple Christian (43)

Campbell 5(5), Bamford 8, C. Logan 2(1), Kelley 2(2), Linnehan (5), J. Logan 1(1), Haines

3-pt. goals: Campbell Lubec 10 23 37 51 TCA 14 22 30 43

SAHS 65, CAHS 46

At Dyer Brook, Jay Burpee scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the host Southern Aroostook Warriors past Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.

Brett Russell chipped in with 15 points for the 9-1 winners and Rick Shields netted 11. Joe Porter had 7 assists.

Derek Townsend paced 3-6 CAHS with 25 points.

SAHS (65)

Burpee 10(1), Russell 5(2), Mathers 4, Shields 3(5), Bragan 2, Joe Porter 1, Barrett 1, John Porter (1), Hunt CAHS (46)

Townsend 12(1), King 3, Robbins 2(2), Pierce 2, Bradstreet (2), Nichols (1), Smith, Peers

3-pt. goals: Russell 3, Joe Porter SAHS 19 35 50 65 CAHS 13 29 40 46

JV: CAHS 68, SAHS 47

Washburn 68, Madawaska 55

At Washburn, Jason Theriault poured in 20 points and Mike Flynn scored 18 more to carry the Beavers to their eighth win in nine games.

Matt Baker contributed 15 points for Washburn.

For Madawaska, 4-6, Ken Daley led all scorers with 31. Joey Cannan and David Clavette had 8 apiece.

Washburn (68)

Theriault 7(3), Flynn 7(2), Baker 5(5), Bragg 3(1), Pangburn 3, Poulin 1, Cunningham, Pelkey, Harris, Hale, Penland, Churchill, Vaillancourt

Madawaska (55)

Daley 13(1), Cannan 3(2), Clavette 3(2), Cote 2, Michaud 1(1), Picard (1)

3-point goals: Theriault 3, Flynn 2; Daley 4 Washburn 17 39 51 68 Madawaska 19 32 46 55

JV: Washburn 47, Madawaska 41

Hermon trips Mount Desert for 9-0 mark

HERMON – The unbeaten Hermon Hawks displayed a balanced scoring attack en route to a 67-51 schoolboy basketball win over Mount Desert Island here Tuesday night.

The Hawks remained undefeated at 9-0.

Kirk Dunton scored 11 points for the winners, with Rick Sinclair and Brent Thayer adding 10 points apiece and Shawn Thayer scoring 9.

For the Trojans, now 3-7, Chip Applegate scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds and Travis Stanley scored 12 points and also had 13 rebounds.

Hermon (67)

Dunton 4(3), Sinclair 5, B. Thayer 4, S. Thayer 2(4), Reynolds 3(1), Bragg 3, Stuber 3, Hannan 3, Brazier 1, Lindsay, Bennett, Small Mount Desert (51)

Applegate 6(2), Stanley 5(2), McIntire 3(1), James 2, Salvatore 1(2), Davis 1, Polchies 1, Jeffers 1, Savage 1, Tibbetts, Fitzgerald, Monson

3-pt. goals: B. Thayer 2, S. Thayer, James Hermon 18 35 54 67 MDI 5 14 25 51

Brewer 82, Hampden 52

At Brewer High, four players scored in double figures as the Witches posted their third win in seven outings.

Jamie White led with 17, Chris Harper had 14 and 15 rebounds, Mike Wood had 12 points and Andy Bladen 11.

The winless Broncos, 0-7, failed to get a player in double digits. Top man was Jason Sharpe with 9.

Brewer (82)

White 7(2), Harper 6(2), Wood 5(2), Bladen 5(1), Brooks 3, Soucie 3, Carlisle 3, Shaw 2(1), Glidden 2(1), Perkins, Bridges

Hampden (52)

Sharpe 3(2), Higgins 1, Norris 3, Lawrence 1, Berrien 3, McBean 3(1), Richards (1), King 3, Stillman 1, Harris 2, Smith 2, Dyer, Rogers

3-pt. goals: White; Sharpe, Norris, Lawrence, King Brewer 22 39 57 82 Hampden 13 20 30 54

JVs: Hampden 59, Brewer 45

John Bapst 41, Belfast 36

Rod Buswell scored 18 points as the Crusaders defeated the Lions at Bangor Auditorium.

Greg Nichols added 8 points and Mike Miragliuolo had 7 for the 8-2 Crusaders.

Keith Curtis led the 4-5 Lions with 11 points and Frank Joseph chipped in with 9.

John Bapst (41)

Buswell 7(4), Nichols 4, Miragliuolo 3, Baxter (4), C. Haas 1(1), Rassi (1), Cornett, Mullins Belfast (36)

Curtis 5(1), Joseph 4(1), Mosher 2, Morse 2(1), Holland 1(2), Payson 1, Gould, Salvatore, Cox

3-pt. goals: Miragliuolo, Mosher John Bapst 6 19 31 41 Belfast 12 15 25 36

JV: John Bapst 72, Belfast 59

Orono 78, Foxcroft 61

At Orono, four starters – led by David Best’s 20 points – scored in double figures to lead the host Red Riots to their eighth win in nine outings.

Scott Ismail and Jon Hume added 16 points each for Orono while Mark Smith chipped in with 11.

For the 3-8 Ponies of Foxcroft Academy, Brian Stuart scored 21 points and Mario DeIeso hit for 12.

Orono (78)

Best 8(4), Ismail 5(6), Hume 7(2), Smith 4(2), Beaudoin 2(2), Eddy 1, Cota, Poole 3, Ouellette Foxcroft (61)

Stuart 7(7), DeIeso 4(3), Beless 1, Dunham, Clement 1(1), Pullen 1, Hall 2, Ryder 1(1), Smith 1(2), Curtis 4(1)

3-pt. goals: Smith, Eddy; Beless, DeIeso Orono 18 36 60 78 Foxcroft 13 33 50 61

Sumner 73, WA Raiders 71

At East Sullivan, host Sumner got a 24-point effort from Bo Stanley while holding off a Washington Academy comeback to win its eighth game in 10 outings.

Mike Leavitt and Glenn Moshier chipped in with 15 and 13, respectively, for Sumner, which led by 11 at the half.

For WA of East Machias, 5-5, Chad Fitzsimmons and Josh Maker combined for 49 points with Fitzsimmons netting 25 of those. Judd Bragg added 10 points.

Sumner (73)

Stanley 9(5), Leavitt 6(2), Moshier 5(3), Rivers 3(2), S. Merchant 1, J. Merchant (2), Hudson 2(2), Bridges 1, Warren (1), Barnes, Jolley Washington Academy (71)

Fitzsimmons 10(4), Maker 8(5), Ju. Bragg 4(2), Francis 2, Libby (1), Densmore 2(1), Feeney (1), Jo. Bragg, Bradley, Wood, Moore

Sumner 18 39 48 73 Washington Acad. 10 28 51 71

JV: WA 80, Sumner 58

Geo. Valley 79, Oak Hill 57

At Thomaston, Bob Strong scored a career-high 45 points, thanks to a 28-for-35 effort at the free throw line, to lead the host Georges Valley Buccaneers to the victory.

Strong’s point total fell 1 short of the school record.

For the 3-6 Buccaneers, Chip Robinson chipped in with 13 points.

Chad Higgins and Dale Black scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, for 5-4 Oak Hill.

Georges Valley (79)

Strong 7(28), Robinson 6(1), Miller 1(3), Colby, Whitten 1, Simmons, Sleeper, Brown 1, Kingsbury 3(2), Moore 1(2), Morse Oak Hill (57)

Higgins 6, Black 3(4), Therriault 2(2), Perry 3, Rowe 2(2), Johnson, Wardell 1, K. Wood 3, Snedden 1, Bedard 1, Dionne, S. Wood

3-pt. goals: Strong 3; Therriault, Perry 2, Rowe 2, Bedard Georges Valley 22 38 54 79 Oak Hill 14 20 33 57

Dexter 62, Bucksport 58

At Dexter, David Dube scored a team-high 22 points to help lead the Dexter Tigers to the victory over Bucksport.

Randy Keaten scored 16 points for the 2-8 Tigers. Jason Hallee had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

For the 1-9 Golden Bucks, Aaron Chambers had 23 points and Rory Kimberlain added 10.

Dexter (62)

Hallee 4(3), Keaton 6(4), Dube 8(5), Alfond 2(2), Dearborn 1, Wintle (1), Cobb, Smith 2, Watson

Chambers 8(7), Kimberlain 4(2), White 1, Mercer, Tracy 3(1), Pickering 4, Walker 2, Hurd, Emerson 2

3-pt. goals: Dube Dexter 16 32 42 62 Bucksport 14 29 44 58

At Pittsfield, Ralph Hirtle scored 18 points and hauled down 12 rebounds to lead Maine Central Institute to victory.

Steve Shaw added 13 points for the 5-4 Huskies.

Shawn Downey and Pete Petros scored 10 points apiece for the 4-5 Eagles.

MCI 58, Ellsworth 47 MCI (58)

Brown 2(3), DeSisto 1(2), Quiet (2), Ferguson 2(4), Hirtle 8(2), Thies 2(2), Shaw 6(1), Ward, Campbell, Friend, Otten, Woodruff Ellsworth (47)

Whitney 2, Downey 4(2), Perry 1(3), Gray 1, Beers 2(3), Petros 4(2), Hart (2), Nichols 3, Heard, Bland

3-pt. goals: Whitney MCI 10 26 39 58 Ellsworth 8 20 32 47

JV: Ellsworth 73, MCI 71

Cam-Rock 70, Medomak 53

At Camden, a 26-9 fourth quarter run carried Camden-Rockport past winless Medomak Valley of Waldoboro.

Andy Cox’s 12 points led a balanced scoring attack for the 6-4 Windjammers while Phil Amoroso posted 11. Sam Mazzeo added 8 points and a team-high 6 rebounds.

For the Panthers, 0-7, Tyler Lupien and Chris Davis scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Camden-Rockport (70)

Cox 4(4), Amoroso 5(1), Mazzeo 2(4), Hayward 2(3), Shaw 1(2), Teel 2, Hoffman 2(2), Wadsworth 1(5), Tolman 1, Moran (1), Conrad, Cook 2, Gilbert 1(1)

Medomak Valley (53)

Lupien 5, Davis 4, Hills 1, Roy 4, Snyder 1(2), Phillips (2), Wyman 2(2), Smith (5), Miller 2, Lash, Emerson, Gould (1)

3-pt. goals: Cook; Davis 2, Lupien Camden-Rockport 10 33 44 70 Medomak Valley 18 34 44 53

JV: Medomak Valley 61, Camden-Rockport 56

Lawrence, 87-44

At Oakland, Lenny Cole scored 25 points to help pace the Lawrence Bulldogs of Fairfield to the victory over host Messalonskee.

Scott Walker scored 17 points for the 5-2 Bulldogs. Mike Harris had 13 points.

For the 4-4 Eagles, Dana Doran had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Dan Gorgone had 10 points.

Lawrence (87)

Cole 8(8), Harris 5(3), Walker 6(5), B. Cole 3(1), Winship 2(1), Buck 2(2), Short 3, DeRaps 1(2), Beverage 1, A. Harris, Dyer, Ward Messalonskee (44)

Doran 2(4), Parker 2(2), Cote 1(1), Bedard (2), Perkins (1), Brown 1(2), Bucknam 1(2), Gorgone 3(4), Ayotte 1(4)

3-pt. goals: L. Cole, Winship, Beverage Lawrence 22 45 66 87 Messalonskee 8 19 27 44

JV: Lawrence 74, Messalonskee 50

Lubec 51, TCA 43

At Lubec, the host Hornets collected their first victory of the season as three players scored in double figures.

Don Farrell led with 18, John Denbow had 12, and Adam Davis scored 10. Denbow added a dozen rebounds for 1-7 Lubec.

For the Temple Christian Academy Seahawks of Ellsworth, 3-5, Nate Campbell scored 16 and Emery Bamford 8.

Lubec (51)

Farrell 8(2), Davis 4(2), Denbow 5(2), Ma. Mahar 1, Kelley 2(1), Marzoll 1, Sawtelle 1, Mi. Mahar

Temple Christian (43)

Campbell 5(5), Bamford 8, C. Logan 2(1), Kelley 2(2), Linnehan (5), J. Logan 1(1), Haines

3-pt. goals: Campbell Lubec 10 23 37 51 TCA 14 22 30 43

Forest Hills 70, Greenville 67

At Greenville, Antoine Morin scored 24 points and Chris Morere added 22 to lead the Tigers of Jackman past Greenville.

Eric Frigon chipped in with 11 points for the 7-1 winners.

Eric Smith paced 3-5 Greenville with 19 points and John Walden added 18. Jarrod Strid contributed 15 points.

Forest Hills (70)

Morin 6(11), Morere 9(4), Frigon 5(1), W. Turmel 2(3), Carrier 2, Veilleux 1, D. Turmel Greenville (67)

Smith 7(4), Walden 6(6), Strid 4(5), Carpenter 3(1), Morrel 2(3), J. Morrill (1), Murray, Niles, B. Morrill

3-pt. goals: Morin; Smith, Strid 2 Forest Hills 15 30 50 70 Greenville 16 31 49 67