BREWER – The Brewer Witches used strong man-to-man defense to beat the Lawrence Bulldogs 44-40 in schoolgirl basketball action at Brewer High Friday night.

Another key for the Witches was their ability to break Lawrence’s full-court pressure. The Bulldogs of Fairfield are the four-time defending state champions.

Point guard Denise Hewes spearheaded the Brewer effort with 17 points, while Brynn Clough complemented her with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Erika Veilleux led the way for Lawrence with 14 points.

Lawrence (3-2) 40

Lovitz, Tabone 2-0-4, Johnston, Roy 4-0-8, Veilleux 4-6-14, Clark 3-0-6, Jonassen 1-0-2, Bogle 3-0-6 Brewer (3-3) 44

Bridges, Burnett 2-0-4, Flagg, Hewes 6-5-17, Cammack 1-0-2, Hardy, Garland 1-0-2, Ferris 1-0-2, Clough 6-1-13, Tudor, Sevigny 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: none Lawrence 7 15 29 40 Brewer 10 18 28 44

Sumner 45, Machias 39

At East Sullivan, Dara Glass scored 12 points, and Tara Wakefield added 10 more to lift Sumner over Machias.

Carol White had 15 points to lead Machias.

Machias (6-3) 39

White 6-3-15, Copp 2-3-7, S. Pritchard 0-2-2, Sowerwine 2-2-8, McDonald 1-2-4, Wood 1-1-3, R. Pritchard, Rudd Sumner (3-5) 45

Wakefield 4-2-10, Glass 6-0-12, Rogers 3-1-7, Dodge 2-2-6, Wilkinson 2-0-4, Coombs 1-0-2, Faulkingham 1-0-2, Knowles 1-0-2, Brenton, Frost

3-pt. goals: Sowerwine 2 Machias 10 18 23 39 Sumner 15 25 37 45

Vinalhaven 54, Averill 29

At Vinalhaven, Farrah Swears poured in 27 points and dished out three assists, powering Vinalhaven to the win.

Rebecca Drury added 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots for Vinalhaven. Lindsay Carter had 6 rebounds and 3 steals.

For Averill of Hinckley, Lisa Gonzales had 12 points. Rachel Robinson added 10 points.

Averill (0-7) 29

Grevois 1-0-2, Robinson 4-2-10, Read 2-0-4, Farrar 0-1-1, Gonzales 5-2-12, Ball, Blanchard, Fallansbee, Ann Vinalhaven (5-3) 54

Swears 10-2-27, Hopkins 1-0-2, Drury 5-1-11, Suz. Woodcock 2-0-4, Carter 1-0-2, Witham 2-0-4, Philbrook 1-0-2, Beckman 1-0-2, St. Woodcock, Wadsworth

3-pt. goals: Swears 5 Averill 5 17 23 29 Vinalhaven 9 29 37 54

Searsport 46, DI-Stonington 45

At Deer Isle, the hosts rallied from a 19-point deficit to take a 42-40 lead in the fourth quarter, but Searsport got 12 points from Kara Webster and was able to pull out the win.

Kathryn Redman added 10 for Searsport.

Emmi Seile paced DI-Stonington with 11 points.

Searsport (5-4) 46

Webster 6-0-12, Redman 4-2-10, Shaver 3-2-9, Brown 3-2-8, Murphy 1-0-2, Robert 1-0-2, Lavin 0-3-3, Klotzle Deer Isle-Stonington (2-7) 45

Seile 3-4-11, Frazier 2-5-9, Santospago 3-3-9, Sullivan 1-3-5, Haskell 1-1-3, Pilling 1-0-2, Reid 2-2-6, Weed

3-pt. goals: Shaver; Seile Searsport 17 26 37 46 Deer Isle-Stonington 6 16 32 45

JV: Searsport 41, Deer Isle-Stonington 36

Mount View 61, Stearns 53

At Wentworth Gym in Millinocket, the Mustangs from Thorndike outscored the Minutemen 19-9 in the third quarter to break open the game, then road that margin in for the upset victory.

Leslie Weed popped in 17 points to lead the Mustang offense, Andrea Cochrane added 12, and Megan Williams posted 10.

Cara Moir sparked the Minutemen with a game-high 24 points and Kelly Gates added 11.

Mount View (5-4) 61

Weed 8-1-17, Cochrane 4-4-12, Williams 3-1-10, Hayes 3-2-8, White 0-1-1, Roberts 2-0-4, Wood 4-0-8, Aitken 0-1-1 Stearns (8-2) 53

Moir 11-2-24, Gates 4-1-11, Shedd 1-1-3, Boynton 1-1-3, Cummings 3-0-6, Alley 3-0-6, MacArthur, Ryan, Cyr

3-pt. goals: Williams 3; Gates 2 Mount View 11 32 51 61 Stearns 8 23 32 53

Ellsworth 47, MDI 38

At Mount Desert, Amanda Auld tossed in 12 points and Shannon Hamilton hit for 11 more to carry the Eagles.

For MDI, Jill Pelletier led with 11. The Trojans were hurt by the loss of starters Chafee Emory and Jamey Lewis to sprained ankles during the game.

Ellsworth (4-5) 47

Auld 4-4-12, Hamilton 5-1-11, Shaw 4-0-9, C. Billings 3-0-6, Snow 1-3-5, M. Billings, Beckman 0-2-2, Palmer 1-0-2, Hildreth MDI (5-5) 38

Pelletier 2-7-11, Hathaway 2-2-6, Emory 3-0-6, Lewis 2-1-5, Kane 2-0-4, Barker 2-0-4, Slack 1-0-2, Weiss, Joy

3-pt. goals: Shaw Ellsworth 14 26 37 47 MDI 11 15 30 38

JV: MDI 54, Ellsworth 29

Sumner 67, Washington Acad. 38

At East Sullivan, the host Sumner Tigers blew out to a quick lead, led by 25 points at the half, and never looked back in the win over the Raiders of East Machias.

Melanie Dodge had 13 points, Tara Wakefield 12, and Tema Rodgers added 11 for the Tigers.

Debbie Colby scored 10 points for the Raiders.

Washington Academy (1-6) 38

Colby 3-4-10, Martin 3-3-9, Fitzsimmons 3-1-7, Murray 2-1-5, Armstrong 0-3-3, Hofty 1-0-2, Moody 1-0-2, Bradshaw, Andrews, Reynolds, Albee Sumner (4-5) 67

Dodge 6-0-13, Wakefield 6-0-12, Rodgers 5-1-11, Glass 3-3-9, Faulkingham 4-0-8, Knowles 2-2-6, Coombs 2-0-4, Wilkinson 1-0-2, Havey 0-1-1, Bretton 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Dodge Washington Academy 7 12 26 38 Sumner 15 37 53 67

JV: Sumner 28, Washington Academy 24

Windham Chr. 53, Islesboro 43

At Islesboro, Jessica McGouldrick poured in 29 points to power Windham Christian.

For Islesboro, Mary McGovern led with 18 points. Mandy Hatch hit for 15 more.

Windham Christian (4-2) 53

McGouldrick 11-6-29, Bradley 3-0-6, Stoltz 3-1-7, Mitton 3-0-6, Jenkins 2-1-5, Bilodeau, Chappius Islesboro (2-3) 43

McGovern 8-2-18, Hatch 6-2-15, Antonucci 1-0-2, K. Wuori 1-2-4, Schmidt 1-0-2, T. Wuori 1-0-2, Rolerson, Butler, Bolduc, Adamson, Ross

3-pt. goals: McGouldrick; Hatch Windham Christian 16 27 43 53 Islesboro 11 19 30 43

Erskine 52, Georges Valley 37

At Thomaston, Christy Northrup scored 8 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, enabling Erskine of South China to pull away for the win.

For Georges Valley, Mia Lombardo led with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

Erskine (6-1) 52

Bailey 3-1-7, A. Allen 4-0-8, S. Allen 2-0-4, Young 1-5-7, Willoughby 1-0-2, Shepherd, Kelly, Lewis, Ferran, Quintal 1-0-2, Northrup 7-8-22 Georges Valley (6-3) 37

Knutson 2-3-7, Stuart 0-1-1, Elliott 3-0-6, LaFrance, Lombardo 8-2-18, Vose, Sobchuck 1-0-2, R. Miller, T. Miller 0-1-1, Morris, Smith, Daniello

3-pt. goals: none Erskine 12 20 34 52 Georges Valley 12 17 28 37