EAST CORINTH – Willie Rivera scored a game-high 18 points and Toby Pineo pumped in 16 more to lead the Central Red Devils to a 52-38 schoolboy basketball win over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies Wednesday night.

Josh Newcomb had nine points for the 3-8 winners, who attained a split of the season series. Foxcroft had beaten Central 61-60 in Dover-Foxcroft on Dec. 14.

Rivera and Pineo had 10 points apiece in the first half as Central built a 25-14 halftime lead.

Richard Curtis had 16 points for 5-6 Foxcroft and Kenny Allen had eight more.

Central (52)

Rivera 5(8), Pineo 7(2), Newcomb 2(5), Horn 3, Poulin 1, Philbrick (1), Labee, Green, Lopez, Preble, Sickles

Foxcroft Acad. (38)

Curtis 6(4), Ke. Allen 2(2), Walton 3, Ki. Allen (2), Bray 1, Rand 1, Smith 1, Fredericks, Gilmore, Hardy, Queen, Rowe

3-pt. goals: Ke. Allen 2 Central 12 25 33 52 Foxcroft Acad. 5 14 26 38

JV: Foxcroft Acad. 66, Central-E.C. 44

Stearns 52, Presque Isle 42

At Wentworth Gym in Millinocket, Josh Bernier’s 19 points led the host Minutemen to the victory over the Wildcats.

Ryan Reeves added nine points while Drew O’Conner had 15 rebounds and three blocked shots for the 2-6 winners.

Presque Isle, now 5-4, got 15 points from Frank Bishop and 10 points from Tate McPherson.

Stearns (52)

Bernier 7(4), Reeves 4(1), Cyr 1, Montgomery 2, L. O’Conner 4, D. O’Conner 3, Dewitt 2, Legassey, Babbidge Presque Isle (42)

Bishop 4(4), McPherson 5, Wasson 4(1), Hersey 1, Kenny, McLellan 1, Plummer 2(1), Ricker, DeMerchant, Casavant

3-pt. goals: Bernier; Bishop 3, McLellan Stearns 14 26 35 52 Presque Isle 6 12 24 42

JV: Presque Isle 57, Stearns 55 Clavette lifts Owls to victory

MADAWASKA – John Clavette tossed in 25 points and dished out five assists to lead the Madawaska Owls to a 77-51 schoolboy basketball win over the Easton Bears Wednesday night.

Joey Cannan scored 16 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for 7-5 Madawaska. Pierre Michaud contributed 12 points, 16 rebounds and five assists.

Brad Wolverton paced 3-8 Easton with 24 points. Matt Burtt added 19.

Madawaska (77)

Clavette 9(4), Cannan 8, P. Michaud 5(2), Cowie 4, Hebert 4, Daigle 1, Carter 2, Marshall 1, Keller, L. Michaud, Cyr Easton (51)

Wolverton 8(6), Burtt 9(1), Winger 1, Clark 1, Richardson 1, Hitchcock 1, DeMerchant

3-pt. goals: Clavette 3; Wolverton 2 Madawaska 20 36 63 77 Easton 9 19 27 51

JV: Madawaska 59, Easton 39

Stearns 52, Presque Isle 42

At Wentworth Gym in Millinocket, Josh Bernier’s 19 points led the host Minutemen to the victory over the Wildcats.

Ryan Reeves added nine points while Drew O’Conner had 15 rebounds and three blocked shots for the 2-6 winners.

Presque Isle, now 5-4, got 15 points from Frank Bishop and 10 points from Tate McPherson.

Stearns (52)

Bernier 7(4), Reeves 4(1), Cyr 1, Montgomery 2, L. O’Conner 4, D. O’Conner 3, Dewitt 2, Legassey, Babbidge Presque Isle (42)

Bishop 4(4), McPherson 5, Wasson 4(1), Hersey 1, Kenny, McLellan 1, Plummer 2(1), Ricker, DeMerchant, Casavant

3-pt. goals: Bernier; Bishop 3, McLellan Stearns 14 26 35 52 Presque Isle 6 12 24 42

JV: Presque Isle 57, Stearns 55

Woodland 83, Lubec 31

At Lubec, Jim Wirkala tossed in 25 points to lead the Dragons to the victory.

Ryan Cilley added 18 points and Mike Dwelley had 12 points for the winners, who held Lubec to only 10 points in the second half.

For the host Hornets, now 3-8, Sean Blake had nine points.

Woodland (83)

Wirkala 11(3), R.Cilley 7(4), Dwelley 6, Sherman 3, T.Cilley 2, Knowles 1(2), McLaughlin 2, Barter 2, Bell 1(1), N.Martell 1, D.Martell, C.Manza, Richards, J.Manza Lubec (31)

Blake 4, Matthews 3(2), Archer 2(2), J.Lyons 1(2), Jones, B.Lyons, Huntley, Bronson, Tirado, Perez, McCurdy, Miller

3-pt. goals: T.Cilley; Blake Woodland 16 41 64 83 Lubec 10 21 24 31

Wisdom 49, Van Buren 25

At St. Agatha, Jamie Guerrette scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, both game-highs, as Wisdom avenged a 39-38 loss suffered on Jan. 6 at Van Buren.

Wisdom, which held Van Buren to two third-quarter points and only one basket in the entire second half, improved its record to 6-3. Van Buren is 5-6.

Jimmy Killarney had 11 points for the winners and Mark Dugal contributed eight more.

Toby Morrow’s 10 points paced Van Buren.

Wisdom (49)

Guerrette 7(3), Killarney 4(2), M. Dugal 3(2), Cyr 2(3), Gag(1), Thibeault, Bouchard, Wrisley, White, Pelletier

Van Buren (25)

Morrow 3(4), C. Poitras 1(2), Beaulieu 2, Madore 1, Ayotte (2), J. Poitras (2), Doucette, Sirois, Dube

3-pt. goals: Gagnon, Killarney, Madore Wisdom 13 20 32 49 Van Buren 7 17 19 25

JV: Wisdom 54, Van Buren 50

Central 52, Foxcroft 38

At East Corinth, Willie Rivera scored a game-high 18 points and Toby Pineo pumped in 16 more to lead Central to its third win in 11 games.

Josh Newcomb had nine points for the winners, who attained a split of the season series. Foxcroft had beaten Central 61-60 in Dover-Foxcroft on Dec. 14.

Rivera and Pineo had 10 points apiece in the first half as Central built a 25-14 half-time lead.

Richard Curtis had 16 points for 5-6 Foxcroft and Kenny Allen had eight more.

Central-E.C. (52)

Rivera 5(8), Pineo 7(2), Newcomb 2(5), Horn 3, Poulin 1, Philbrick (1), Labee, Green, Lopez, Preble, Sickles

Foxcroft Acad. (38)

Curtis 6(4), Ke. Allen 2(2), Walton 3, Ki. Allen (2), Bray 1, Rand 1, Smith 1, Fredericks, Gilmore, Hardy, Queen, Rowe

3-pt. goals: Ke. Allen 2 Central-E.C. 12 25 33 52 Foxcroft Acad. 5 14 26 38

JV: Foxcroft Acad. 66, Central-E.C. 44