MILLINOCKET – Jen Alley scored with 30 seconds left in the game to put Stearns ahead to stay in the host Minutemen’s 29-28 schoolgirl basketball victory over John Bapst of Bangor on Thursday night.

Cara Moir led the Minutemen with 11 points, and Rachelle Cummings added 10.

For John Bapst of Bangor, Becky Goggins had 10 points.

John Bapst (2-3) 28

B. Goggins 5-0-10, Webster 3-1-7, Pardilla 3-0-6, Lolar 2-1-5, Collenburg, Barry, McCabe, M. Goggins, Moore Stearns (5-1) 29

Cummings 4-2-10, Moir 5-1-11, McArthur 1-0-2, Alley 2-0-4, Ryan 1-0-2, Gates

3-pt. goals: none John Bapst 6 11 18 28 Stearns 6 16 24 29

JV: Stearns 43, John Bapst 36

Mattanawcook 43, PVHS 25

At Lincoln, the host Lynx relied on a pressing defense for three quarters, ran up a 31-14 lead over that span, and cruised to the win over Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Laura LaVallee led Mattanawcook Academy with 10 points. Kelli McLeod grabbed eight rebounds and Amy Lyons had seven assists.

Ellise Spaulding scored eight points to pace the Howlers.

Penobscot Valley (0-7) 25

Spaulding 4-0-8, Delaite, Magoon 1-1-3, Carmichael 1-0-3, Neil 1-0-2, Bethune 1-0-2, Potter 0-1-1, Pelletier, Poirier, Sereyko 1-4-6 Mattanawcook Academy (3-6) 43

LaVallee 5-0-10, Ireland 2-1-5, Lowell 1-0-2, McLeod 2-0-4, Mayo 3-0-6, Hainer 1-2-4, House, Lyons 1-0-2, Jandreau 2-0-4, McLaughlin 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Carmichael Penobscot Valley 7 9 14 25 Mattanawcook Academy 8 22 31 43

JV: Mattanawcook 47, PVHS 18

Nokomis 72, Gardiner 52

At Newport, Kelly Bowman had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 steals to lead Nokomis by Gardiner. Kate Burgess added 14 points for the Warriors, and Katie Nye scored 11.

Jayme Quinn led Gardiner with 17 points and Kim Palmer contributed 10 in a losing effort.

Gardiner (0-3) 52

Spurling 2-4-8, Bailey 0-2-2, Thibeau 3-0-6, Palmer 4-2-10, Quinn 7-3-17, Cloutier 2-0-4, Nobey 2-1-5, Flagg, Greenleaf, Stebbins, Corliss, Burns Nokomis (3-0) 72

Bowman 5-14-24, Burgess 5-4-14, K. Nye 5-0-11, J. Nye 2-5-9, Stevens 2-0-5, A. Pelkey 1-2-5, J. Pelkey 1-2-4, Lemire, Meagher, Coppa

3-pt. goals: K. Nye, Stevens, A. Pelkey Gardiner 18 35 42 52 Nokomis 22 41 56 72

Piscataquis 55, Central 25

At Guilford, the Pirates methodically built an 11-point lead at the end of the third quarter and sealed the victory by sinking 11 of 12 free throws in the fourth.

Karen Burdin and Holly Clukey each scored 13 points for the winners. Kassy Dulac chipped in with 12 points and Darby Smiley netted 11.

Kristi Clement scored eight points for Central of East Corinth.

Central (4-4) 25

Seger 2-0-5, Bracy 1-0-2, Bailey 0-2-2, Clement 3-2-8, Wright, Smith 1-0-2, Cookson, Day 0-2-2, Waters 1-2-4, Allen Piscataquis (3-2) 55

Durant 1-0-2, Crocker, Smiley 2-7-11, Goulette 0-1-1, Leavitt 0-2-2, Burdin 6-1-13, Sailsbury, Clukey 5-3-13, Cupero, Dulac 5-2-12, Miles, Lander 01-1

3-pt. goals: Seger Central 2 14 23 25 Piscataquis 11 24 34 55

Winslow 68, Foxcroft Academy 56

At Winslow, Heather Twombly tossed in 32 points and had six assists as Winslow defeated Foxcroft. Rachel Bard added 14 points for the Black Raiders, and Devon Quirion had 10.

For Foxcroft, Kelly Dow scored 21 points, Kylie Kimball added 14, and Deri Ann White had 11.

Foxcroft (3-3) 56

Morrell 1-0-2, K. Kimball 6-0-14, Dow 8-4-21, Mueller 2-0-4, Smith 1-0-2, White 3-3-11, E. Kimball 1-0-2, Eliason, Stelmock Winslow (3-2) 68

Taylor 1-0-2, Bard 6-0-14, White 1-0-2, Twombly 14-4-32, Bona 3-0-6, Quirion 3-2-10, Johnson 1-0-2, Gordon, Gagnon

3-pt. goals: K. Kimball 2, Dow, White 2; Bard 2, Quirion 2 Foxcroft 20 30 44 56 Winslow 19 31 49 68

JV: Winslow 47, Foxcroft Academy 41

Vinalhaven 55, Temple Acad. 48

At Vinalhaven, senior Farrah Swears scored 25 points as the Vikings downed the Bereans of Waterville.

Rebecca Drury added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the winners.

Loreen Dearborn had 18 points for Temple Academy.

Temple Academy (3-5) 48

Dearborn 8-2-18, Wiles 4-1-9, B. Fournier 2-3-7, E. Fournier 2-4-8, McAlpine, White 0-2-2, Kumm 1-0-2, H. Fournier, Dunn Vinalhaven (4-3) 55

Swears 9-6-25, Drury 5-0-10, Hopkins 1-0-2, Su. Woodcock 3-2-8, St. Woodcock 1-0-2, Carter 4-0-8, Philbrook, Wadsworth, Witham

3-pt. goals: Swears Temple Academy 8 14 28 48 Vinalhaven 6 25 44 55

Dexter 35, Mount View 34

At Thorndike, Tricia O’Donnell made the second of two free throws in the final minute to snap the tie and give Dexter the win over the host Mustangs.

Jamie Watson netted 12 points to lead the Tigers.

Amanda Hayes scored eight points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Mount View. Leslie Weed added eight points.

Dexter (2-6) 35

Watson 4-4-12, O’Donnell 3-3-9, Carr 3-0-6, Hersey 1-1-3, Sanborn 2-1-5, Keyte, Breton Mount View (4-3) 34

Weed 3-1-8, Wood 3-0-6, Cochrane 2-0-5, Williams 3-0-7, hayes 4-0-8, Aitken, White, Nason

3-pt. goals: Weed, Cochrane, Williams Dexter 10 19 30 35 Mount View 6 16 25 34

JV: Mount View 52, Dexter 27

Searsport 37, Belfast 36

At Belfast, Molly Brown stole the ball and scored a layup with two seconds remaining, powering the Vikings to the dramatic win.

Jenn Shaver led Searsport with 13 points while Brown finished with 11.

For Belfast, Liza Bachelder led with 36 points.

Searsport (2-2) 37

Brown 5-1-11, Shaver 4-4-13, Klotzel 0-2-2, Webster, Redman 3-2-8, Murphy, Robert 1-1-3, Lavin Belfast (0-3) 36

Luce, Bachelder 4-7-15, Phillips, Brown 4-1-9, Annis 0-2-2, Russ 1-0-2, Box 1-0-2, Smith, Knight, Catlin 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Shaver Searsport 9 19 23 37 Belfast 6 18 32 36

JV: Belfast 55, Searsport 37

Ellsworth 56, Orono 49

At Ellsworth, Erin Shaw made four of six free throw attempts in the fourth quarter as the Eagles held off the Red Riots.

Shaw finished with 18 points, while Amanda Auld tossed in 16.

Susan Gardner nailed five 3-pointers in the first half for Orono and finished with 19 points. Amy Taylor added 14 and Jen Freese had 11.

Orono (4-2) 49

Gardner 6-2-19, Taylor 6-2-14, Freese 4-3-11, Gagnon 1-0-2, Dekanich 1-1-3, Hamilton, Cota, Locke Ellsworth (3-3) 56

Shaw 6-5-18, Auld 6-4-16, L. Billings 3-1-7, Snow 2-1-5, Hamilton 2-4-8, M. Billings 1-0-2, Beekman, Palmer

3-pt. goals: Gardner 5; Shaw Orono 8 19 36 49 Ellsworth 14 20 43 56

JV: Ellsworth 31, Orono 29

Georges Val. 44, Lincoln Acad. 38

At Thomaston, Mia Lombardo tossed in 29 points, grabbed 22 rebounds, and had five blocked shots as Georges Valley upset Lincoln Academy.

Andrea York led the Eagles of Newcastle with 12 points, and Kate Lessner added 10 rebounds.

Lincoln Acad. (5-1) 38

Testa 2-0-4, York 6-0-12, Bowdoin 1-1-3, Forstorm 1-1-3, Lessner 2-1-5, Therrien 3-1-7, Pendleton 1-2-4, Doe Georges Valley (5-2) 44

Kanutson 1-0-2, Stuart 1-0-2, Elliott 2-0-4, LaFrance 2-2-6, Lombardo 13-3-29, R. Miller 0-1-1, Vose, Truck, T. Miller, Morris, Smith, Daniello

3-pt. goals: none Lincoln Acad. 8 16 26 38 Georges Valley 10 22 38 44

MDI 66, George Stevens 31

At Blue Hill, Jill Pelletier led four players in double figures with 13 as Mount Desert Island cruised past the host Eagles.

Jamey Lewis, Chafee Emory and Shelagh Slack netted 10 points each for the Trojans.

Mandi Carter and Jamie Austin paced George Stevens Academy with five points each.

MDI (4-1) 66

Pelletier 4-5-13, Lewis 4-1-10, Emory 4-2-10, Slack 5-0-10, Hathaway 2-2-6, Weiss 0-1-1, Barker 2-1-5, Joy 2-1-5, Hackett 0-4-4, Doyle, Kane George Stevens (2-2) 31

Carter 2-1-5, Austin 2-1-5, Wardwell 1-0-2, Ledien 0-1-1, Gray 1-0-2, E. Carter 1-2-4, Snow 1-0-2, Disney-Hoey 1-1-3, Haskell 1-0-3, Gott 2-0-4, Astbury, A. Carter, Allen, Harrison

3-pt. goals: Lewis; Haskell MDI 12 29 47 66 George Stevens 9 12 17 31

JV: GSA 42, MDI 41

Morse 64, Camden-Rockport 51

At Camden, Amy McKellar scored a game-high 21 points, including six during a run of 11 unanswered points that closed out the first half, to lead Morse past Camden-Rockport.

Molly Leopin had 18 points for the winners, who turned a 31-30 deficit into a 41-31 halftime lead with their decisive run at the end of the first half.

Stacy Brown’s 16 points and eight rebounds and Darrah Roberts’ 10 points paced Camden-Rockport. Terri Berg also had eight rebounds.

Morse (3-1) 64

Minott, Knight 1-0-2, Stailing, Dunning 3-0-7, Leopin 7-3-18, Pye 1-0-2, Shorey, McKellar 7-7-21, Spurlock 3-0-6, Gilliam 2-0-4, Kirby, Shaffer 2-0-4

Camden-Rockport (2-4) 51

D. Roberts 5-0-10, Parker 3-2-8, Hibbard, Rogers 1-0-2, Cleveland, Pease 2-2-6, A. Roberts 0-3-3, Thatcher, Brown 5-6-16, Berg 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Dunning, Leopin Morse 20 41 55 64 Camden-Rockport 11 31 39 51

JV: Morse 46, Camden-Rockport 30