Crusaders edge Hornets in OT

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VAN BUREN – Travis Vaillancourt’s basket with 40 seconds left to play in overtime gave Van Buren the lead for good and the Crusaders held on for a 60-55 overtime win over Ashland in a schoolboy basketball game Tuesday night.

Todd Ayotte scored 13 points, Peter Dolinsky had 12 points and 13 rebounds; and Corey Poitras added 10 points and 14 boards for the Crusaders.

Ryan Caron scored 16 points for the Hornets. Zack Kinnear had 15 points and Dean Rafford 14.

Ashland (3-1) 55

Caron 5(5), Rafford 2(10), Kinnear 6(1), Harold 4, Sjogren 2, Skidgel, Condon, Plante Van Buren (2-1) 60

Ayotte 6(1), Dolinsky 4(4), Poitras 4(2), Beaulieu 4(1), Vaillancourt 3, Madore 3, Doucette

3-pt. goals: Caron, Kinnear 2; Madore 2 Ashland 6 21 38 53 55 Van Buren 13 24 39 53 60

Limestone 83, Madawaska 70

At Limestone, Paul West scored 23 points and Shane Overbay added 21 to help the Eagles fly past the Owls.

Derek Giggey chipped in with 14 points for the winners and Danny Houston netted 12. Houston also had 13 rebounds and Giggey and Overbay had 12 apiece.

Jon Clavette paced the Owls with 26 points, Ed Marshall added 15, and Scott Cowie put in 10.

Madawaska (0-3) 70

Clavette 9(4), Marshall 2(10), Michaud 2(2), Cowie 4(2), Caron 1, D. Cyr 2, R. Cyr 2(1), Dyer, Sirois Limestone (1-2) 83

West 9(5), Giggey 6(2), Houston 4(4), Overbay 10(1), Palmer (1), McCravy 1, Blaisdell 1, Landry 3, Quinn, Martin, Mazerolle, Gueorguive

3-pt. goals: Clavette 4, Marshall, R. Cyr; McCravy, Landry Madawaska 13 28 45 70 Limestone 21 42 65 83

JV: Madawaska 61, Limestone 46

Narraguagus 59, Calais 52

At Calais, Peter Joyce fueled a 21-point third-quarter run to lead the Knights past the Blue Devils. Keegan Beal and Morrill Worcester each added four points to the pivotal surge.

Joyce and Bub Look each finished with 10 points for the Knights of Harrington.

Craig Worcester paced the Devils with 24 points and Josh DelMonaco added 10.

Narraguagus (3-0) 59

Roeber 3, Look 5, Worcester 3(2), Huntley (2), Joyce 4(2), Lyford 4, Benner 4, Beal 3, Grant Calais (0-2) 52

DelMonaco 4(1), Ayer 1(5), Griffith 2(2), Worcester 9(6), Hill 1(1), Marsh, Kneeland, MacDonald

3-pt. goals: Lyford; DelMonaco Narraguagus 6 20 41 59 Calais 7 18 29 52

Woodland 63, Shead 43

At Eastport, the Dragons caught fire in the third with a 17-6 run to put away the Tigers. Ben Burtt scored six of his 12 points during the surge.

John Bell and Nate Martell each chipped in with 13 points for the winners.

Jason Cook paced the Tigers with 14 points and Scott Murph netted 10.

Woodland (2-0) 63

N. Martell 3(7), Bell 5(3), Burtt 6, McArthur 4(1), Dwelley 2(2), McLaughlin 2, Sherman 1(1), Manza (2), D. Martell 1, Cilley Shead (2-1) 43

Cook 6, Marsh 3(3), T. Raye 3(1), M. Raye 1(3), Penney 2, Barnes 1, Newcomb, Downs

3-pt. goals: McLaughlin; Cook 2, Marsh, Penney Woodland 13 31 48 63 Shead 15 28 34 43

JV: Woodland 52, Shead 45

Caribou 81, Fort Kent 69

At Caribou, the Vikings broke open the game in the second half when Chris Funk scored 17 of his 23 points. Eric Salminen chipped in with 13 of his 19 points in the second.

Brett Doody added 13 points for the winners and had nine rebounds.

Laughn Berthiaume poured in 25 points, including five 3-pointers, for Fort Kent. Jeff Pelletier added 16 points and Corey Thibodeau netted 12.

Fort Kent (2-1) 69

Pelletier 6(3), Berthiaume 7(6), V. McBreairty 1, C. Thibodeau 6, Martin 3(3), R. McBreairty 1, M. Thibodeau 1, Nadeau, Boucher, Lovely Caribou (1-1) 81

Ouellette 2, Griffith 1(4), Doody 6(1), Newbegin (1), Sargent 1, Salminen 8(2), Walker 2, Funk 10(3), St. Peter 2, Phelps 1(2), Smith, Clark

3-pt. goals: Pelletier, Berthiaume 5, R. McBreairty; Doody, Salminen Fort Kent 16 30 54 69 Caribou 15 32 61 81

JV: Caribou 79, Fort Kent 58

Machias 76, Lubec 43

At Machias, Aaron Coffin and Tim Manchester combined for 27 points in the pivotal third quarter as the host Bulldogs exploded to a 31-point lead and cruised to the win.

Coffin scored 14 of his 16 points in the third, and Manchester scored 13 of his 20 as Machias turned a 30-23 halftime lead into a 60-29 advantage after three. Steven Dube added 11 points and Joey Cherry had 10 for the ‘Dogs.

Bryan Murphy led the Hornets with 13 points, while Jonathan Moors scored 11 and Jared Hood had 10.

Lubec 43

Archer 1, Moores 5(1), Hood 3(3), Lyons 2, Murphy 4(5), Carmen, Jones Machias 76

Shurn, Dube 5(1), Cherry 5, Coffin 8, Dennison, Manchester 8(2), Richards 2, Look 1, Hayward 3, Cox 3, Phipps

3-pt. goals: Manchester 2, Hayward, Archer, Hood Lubec 10 23 29 43 Machias 18 30 60 76

CAHS 78, Katahdin 58

At Sherman Station, Matt Townsend made four 3-pointers and scored 30 points as the visiting Central Aroostook Panthers posted the win.

Ben Allen scored 15 and Tim Brewer added 11 for the winners.

Alex Mitchell had a game-high 35 points for the Cougars, while Aaron Hall added 10.

Central Aroostook (2-1) 78

Brewer 3(5), Townsend 8(10), Allen 7(1), Libby 3(1), Lee 1(2), Orser 4, Mahan, Lacie, Kearney Katahdin (0-3) 58

Hall 4(1), A. Mitchell 12(8), J. Mitchell (1), Rush 2, McAvoy 2(2), Richardson (1), G. Duffy, Cullins, M. Duffy, Heath

3-pt. goals: Townsend 4, Orser, Hall, A. Mitchell 3, Rush Central Aroostook 19 34 53 78 Katahdin 12 25 43 58

JV: Central Aroostook 76, Katahdin 40

Washburn 55, SAHS 41

At Washburn, the host Beavers got 16 points and 10 rebounds from Chris Hallett and held on for the win over Southern Aroostook.

Todd Laferriere scored 19 points to lead Washburn.

Kyle Fox scored 13 for the Warriors. Matt Burpee added 11 and Adam Burpee had 10.

Southern Aroostook (0-2) 41

Fox 6(1), M. Burpee 4(2), A. Burpee 5, Mathers 2(1), Hunt 1, White, Lilley

Washburn (3-1) 55

Laferriere 7(4), Hallett 8, Brown 2(1), McPherson (5), Hoddee 2, Mi. Garvin 1, Ma. Garvin 1, Cunningham (1), Hartford, Maynard, Fox, Sargent, Blackstone

3-pt. goals: Laferriere, Brown, M. Burpee Southern Aroostook 10 16 27 41 Washburn 12 21 40 55

JV: Washburn 62, Southern Aroostook 53

Jonesport-Beals 83, WA 67

At Jonesport, the Royals used a balanced scoring attack to record their first win of the young season.

Tony Beal scored 22 points for the winners, Chris Crowley added 17, Ryan Crowley put in 13, and Jared Fagonde netted 11.

T.J. Sprague paced the Washington Academy Raiders of East Machias with 18 points and Gene Crossman added 12.

Washington Academy (2-1) 67

Sprague 8, G. Crossman 4(4), Feeney 1(3), Calor 2(2), Davis 1, D. Crossman 4, Libby 1(2), Quarles 4(1), Cates (3), Ericson, Chamberlain, Seeley, Grant Jonesport-Beals (1-1) 83

T. Beal 9(4), Look 4, R. Crowley 3(5), C. Crowley 5(7), Fagonde 4(3), Peabody 2(1), Alley 1(2), S. Beal 1, Robbins, Libby, Kenney

3-pt. goals: R. Crowley 2, Peabody; Sprague 2 Jonesport-Beals 27 48 66 83 Washington Academy 22 41 59 67 Fort Fairfield 71, Hodgdon 60

At Fort Fairfield, Kirk DeMerchant scored seven of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and Fort Fairfield’s half-court man-to-man held Hodgdon to only three field goals over the final eight minutes to secure the win.

Fort Fairfield outscored Hodgdon 20-10 in the fourth quarter.

Marc Dorsey had 12 points for the winners and Mark Sprague contributed eight points and 14 rebounds.

Jered Stewart’s 21 points and Sam Henderson’s 13 led Hodgdon. Justin Gricus had eight points.

Hodgdon (2-1) 60

Stewart 9(2), Henderson 4(5), Karnes 2(3), Gricus 2(4), White 2, Sjoberg 1(2), Bell 1, Cole (1), Quint

Fort Fairfield (2-2) 71

K. DeMerchant 7(7), Dorsey 4(1), Sprague 4, Helstrom 3, McGinnis 3, Davenport 1(3), Rogers 2, D. DeMerchant 1(1), Nichols 1, Bernard, Burnett, Solomon, Theriault

3-pt. goals: K. DeMerchant 3, Dorsey 3, Stewart, Helstrom Fort Fairfield 20 38 51 71 Hodgdon 21 35 50 60

JV: Hodgdon 77, Fort Fairfield 74

Presque Isle 68, Houlton 44

At Houlton, Matt Casavant led the Presque Isle Wildcats to victory with 24 points.

Tate McPherson scored 12 points for Presque Isle.

Steve Nelson led the Shiretowners with 12 points.

Presque Isle (2-0) 68

Casavant 8(5), McPherson 3(6), Plummer 4, Schrenock (1), McLellan 2(2), Archer 3, Keenan (2), Bishop (1), White 4, DeMerchant, Saucier, Simpson, Nightengale Houlton (1-1) 44

Nelson 5(2), Swallow 4, Gentle 4, Beaton 2(3), Noonan 1(4), Ulmschneider 1, Socoby

3-pt. goals: Casavant 3; Swallow Presque Isle 10 26 41 68 Houlton 11 14 40 44

JV: Houlton 68-52