MOUNT DESERT – Erik Poulsen scored all of Orono’s 11 points in overtime to lift the Red Riots to an 81-74 schoolboy basketball win over the Mount Desert Island Trojans Wednesday night.

Poulsen hit the front end of a 1-and-1 with three seconds left to push the defending Eastern Maine Class B champion Trojans to overtime.

Poulsen drilled six 3-pointers in the game and finished with 31 points. Aaron Gavett added 17, while Jason White had 12 and Tim Ulrich tossed in 10.

Marc Corliss shook off early foul trouble to score 20 points for Mount Desert Island. Ben Ketchen and Matt Ketchen added 15 and 14, respectively, while Aaron Brown had 12.

Orono (1-0) 81

Rhoads 3-0-7, Poulin, White 5-2-12, Myers 1-0-2, Poulsen 9-7-31, Cunningham 1-0-2, Ulrich 5-0-10, Gavett 8-1-17, Gallant, Terrill Mount Desert Island (0-1)

Pinkham 1-2-4, Salyer, Burns 1-0-2, Walls 1-0-2, McFarland 2-0-5, M. Ketchen 6-0-14, Corliss 9-2-20, Brown 4-4-12, B. Ketchen 6-3-15

3-pt. goals: Rhoads, Poulsen 6; McFarland, M. Ketchen 2 Orono 14 36 55 70 81 MDI 19 34 54 70 74

JV: MDI 64, Orono 51

Stearns 80, Dexter 53

At Millinocket, Corey Streams and Steve Osborne each scored six points in the pivotal second period while a tough Minutemen defense held Dexter’s big man, Brad Olson, in check.

Streams finished with 15 points to lead the Minutemen. Osborne had 11 and Shaun Illingworth and John Montgomery each scored 10.

For the Tigers, the 6-foot-8 Olson led the way with 15 points and 16 rebounds. James Kirk added 13 points and dished out five assists.

Dexter (1-2) 53

Sherwood 1-1-3, Claverie 0-1-1, Annis 2-0-5, Kirk 6-0-13, Sargent 3-2-9, Monisnski 1-1-3, Olson 6-3-15, Grant 2-0-4, Fitzgerald, Bernier, Carr, Thibodeau Stearns (1-1) 80

Streams 5-5-15, Howes 2-0-4, Neal 1-0-3, Illingworth 4-0-10, Porter 1-3-6, Osborne 4-3-11, Page 1-0-2, Johnson 4-0-8, Montgomery 4-2-10, Ripton 4-0-9, Jandreau, Walsh

3-pt. goals: Annis, Kirk, Sargent, Neal, Illingworth 2, Porter Dexter 19 22 40 53 Stearns 13 31 55 80

JV: Stearns 49, Dexter 48

Ellsworth 85, Hermon 70

At Ellsworth, five players scored in double figures as the Eagles posted the win.

The host Eagles were led by Phil Hodgkins’ 28 points. Matt McDonald tossed in 19, Ben Donaldson poured in 14 and Ryan Conley and Nick Smith each added 10.

Steve Tweedie scored a game-high 32 points, five on 3-pointers, to lead the Hawks. Roman Bartlett added 19.

Hermon (1-1) 70

Anderson 1-2-4, Tweedie 11-5-32, Ro. Bartlett 8-2-19, Peterson 0-3-3, Moulton 1-0-2, Rh. Bartlett 1-0-3, Doughty 1-4-6, Garland 0-1-1, Perry, Smith Ellsworth (1-1) 85

Hodgkins 12-2-28, M. McDonald 9-0-19, Donaldson 5-4-14, Conley 3-4-10, Smith 3-4-10, Massengale 2-2-4, Seltzer, T. McDonald, R. McDonald, Alley

3-pt. goals: Tweedie 5, Ro. Bartlett, Rh. Bartlett, Hodgkins 2, M.McDonald Hermon 18 35 51 70 Ellsworth 16 34 50 85

JV: Hermon 70, Ellsworth 68 OT

John Bapst 50, Bucksport 49

At Bucksport, Ryan Thomas nailed a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to give the Crusaders of Bangor the winning edge in the mutual opener.

Thomas sparked the Crusaders in the fourth when he scored nine of his 11 points to ignite a 21-16 rally.

Randy Buswell finished with 15 for John Bapst and Matt Brown put in 12.

Greg Gobel paced the Golden Bucks with 18 points and Jeff Lachance put in 12.

John Bapst (1-0) 50

Thomas 4-2-11, Buswell 6-3-15, Ward 1-0-2, Brown 3-4-12, Young 3-0-6, Picard 2-0-4, Halber, Aldrich Bucksport (0-1) 49

Smith 2-0-4, Lachance 6-0-12, Beck 1-0-2, Gobel 8-2-18, Peak 1-0-3, Dresser 1-0-2, Soper 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Thomas, Brown 2; Peak John Bapst 13 23 29 50 Bucksport 13 23 33 49

JV: Bucksport 55, John Bapst 54

Hockey

John Bapst 5, Lawrence 2

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Derrick Damon scored two goals and assisted on two others as the John Bapst Crusaders upped their record to 2-0.

Jarrod Guimond had two goals, Guy Delveccio had a goal and Keith Freeman had three assists for the winners.

Keath Jonafsan and Tim Winters each scored for Lawrence.

Josh Wiersma got the win in goal for the Crusaders. Jason Poicier was in the net for 0-1 Lawrence.

Girls basketball

Houlton 58, Schenck 55

At Houlton, Heather Wilde sank three free throws with less than a minute left in the second overtime to lift the Shiretowners to victory.

The Houlton defense held the Wolverines of East Millinocket scoreless in the final two minutes of the second overtime.

Heather Thomas paced the Shiretowners with 16 points and 18 rebounds. Jennifer Bell chipped in with 15 points and Wilde netted 13.

Kelly Morin scored 13 points for Schenck and Holly Rosebush put in 12.

Schenck (1-1) 55

Morin 4-5-13, Rosebush 6-0-12, Boone 2-3-7, Chavarie 2-5-9, Greenleaf 0-3-3, Madore 1-2-4, Franck 1-1-3, York 1-2-4, Gardner, McKinnon, Labell Houlton (3-0) 58

Thomas 5-6-16, Bell 4-7-15, Wilde 4-5-13, Gray 1-2-4, McCarthy 1-1-3, McNutt 2-0-4, Cowperthwaite 0-3-3, Upton, Kelley, Gentile

3-pt. goals: none Schenck 12 21 32 42 49 55 Houlton 8 27 37 42 49 58

JV: Houlton 49, Schenck 34

Penquis 59, Central 45

At East Corinth, Erin Weston scored 21 points to key the offense and Kerri Russell led the defense with seven steals as the Patriots from Milo turned back the host Red Devils.

Monica Cookson paced Central with 12 points, while Lisa Seger notched 11.

Penquis (2-0) 59

K. Russell 3-3-9, C. Russell, Laux 0-1-1, Demers, Hamlin 0-2-2, Lavigne 4-0-9, Weston 10-1-21, Gray 3-2-8, Chessa 1-0-2, Nuite 0-1-1, Martin 3-0-6 Central (1-1) 45

Seger 4-1-11, Withee 3-0-6, Bracy 0-2-2, Bailey 1-0-2, Clement 2-0-4, Dow, Wright 1-0-2, Mo. Cookson 2-8-12, Ma. Cookson, Allen 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Lavigne; Seger 2 Penquis 9 32 46 59 Centra 5 18 32 45

JV: Penquis 49, Central 37

Sumner 54, Ellsworth 42

At East Sullivan, Melanie Dodge and Sam Scott each scored 15 points to lead the host Tigers to the victory.

Sumner never trailed in the game.

For Ellsworth, Stacey Snow led all scorers with 23 points.

Ellsworth (0-3) 42

Snow 9-5-23, Hildrith 3-0-65, Saunders 3-0-6, Beekman 0-1-1, Billings 2-0-4, Paige 1-0-2, Lemar, Smallidge, Griffin, Bromley, L. Snow Sumner (3-0) 54

Dodge 5-3-15, Scott 7-1-15, Glass 1-0-2, Knowles 2-0-4, Rogers 2-0-4, Faulkingham 2-2-6, Richardson 3-0-6, Wakefield 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Dodge 2 Ellsworth 9 21 30 42 Sumner 16 29 43 54

JV: Ellsworth 41, Sumner 40

East Grand 45, Lee 39

At East Grand, Meghan Amero came off the bench to score 14 fourth-quarter points to spark the win for the Vikings.

Angela Godley also had 13 points for the winners.

Susan Cole led the Pandas with 11 points.

Lee (0-3) 39

Mushero 1-2-4, Thurlow 2-0-4, Krapf 3-0-6, Rideout 1-2-4, Cormier 4-0-8, Cole 4-3-11, Raymond 1-0-2, Russell, Linscott, Worster East Grand (1-1) 45

Gordon 3-3-9, Godley 6-1-13, Amero 8-2-18, Bracket 0-1-1, Young 1-0-2, Hafford 0-2-2, Shay, Shain Lee 0 16 32 39 East Grand 14 20 26 45

JV: Lee 55, East Grand 44

Fort Fairfield 42, Washburn 28

At Fort Fairfield, Dallas Nightingale keyed a 15-2 scoring surge in the fourth quarter, scoring nine of her 24 points, as the Tigers picked up the win.

Nightingale added 13 rebounds for the winners. Devin Jewett added seven points and 13 rebounds.

Amanda Skidgel tossed in 17 points to lead the Beavers.

Washburn (1-2) 28

M. Thomas 1-0-2, Flewelling 1-0-3, Henthorn 2-0-4, Carson 1-0-2, Skidgel 7-3-17, Dickinson, Tully, Flanagan, Belanger, E. Thomas Fort Fairfield (1-1) 42

Mraz 1-0-2, Nason 4-0-8, Nightingale 8-8-24, Russell 0-1-1, Jewett 3-1-7, Girard, Beckwith, Doak

3-pt. goals: Flewelling Washburn 7 11 26 28 Fort Fairfield 10 20 27 42

JV: Washburn 51, Fort Fairfield 34

Limestone 63, Fort Kent 40

At Limestone, Kelly Hartman played larger than her 5-foot-6 height, grabbing 16 rebounds and scoring 17 points, as the Eagles downed the Warriors.

Amy Berube added 14 points for Limestone, while Laurie Lavoie scored 11 points and notched six steals.

Amy Levesque had 10 points to pace Fort Kent.

Fort Kent (0-3) 40

Saucier, LeBlanc, LeMarr 3-1-7, Caron 1-0-2, Pelletier 3-1-7, Plourde 0-2-2, Bard 3-0-7, Levesque 4-2-10, Marquis 2-1-5 Limestone (2-1) 63

Lavoie 4-2-11, Cannon 2-0-4, Ith 1-1-3, Atwood 2-0-4, Hartman 6-5-17, Harvey 1-3-5, Brooker 1-1-3, Calvo, Berube 6-2-14, Obar 1-0-2, White

3-pt. goals: Bard; Lavoie Fort Kent 8 22 33 40 Limestone 17 31 50 63

JV: Limestone 55, Fort Kent k45

Hodgdon 52, CAHS 38

At Mars Hill, the Hawks used a balanced scoring attack to beat the Central Aroostook Panthers.

Wendy Ivey scored 13 points for the winners and Jodi Quint added 12.

Jaime Alexander paced the Panthers with nine points.

Hodgdon (2-0) 52

Ivey 5-3-13, J. Quint 5-2-12, C. Aldrich 2-1-7, T. Aldrich 3-0-6, Chabot 2-0-4, Brown 2-1-5, A. Quint 2-0-4, Beal 0-1-1, Duff, Willette Central Aroostook (1-1) 38

Alexander 3-3-9, Clark 3-0-6, Peers 3-0-6, Lalone 3-0-6, Lunn 2-1-5, Whited 1-0-2, Mahan 0-2-2, Gosselin 1-0-2, Boyd, Smith, McCrum, Dyer

3-pt. goals: C. Aldrich 2 Hodgdon 14 26 36 52 Central Aroostook 6 18 26 38

JV: Hodgdon 36, Central Aroostook 34

Ashland 57, Wisdom 51

At Ashland, seniors Alicia Nason and Kristina Caron sparked a come-from-behind victory for the Hornets.

Nason tossed in 16 points and had 13 rebounds. Caron also had 16 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.

Tracy Guerrette led the Pioneers with a game-high 18 points. Michelle Ouellette added 17.

Wisdom (0-2) 51

T. Guerrette 3-9-18, Ouellette 6-5-17, Michaud 3-2-8, Pelletier 2-0-4, Derosier 2-0-4, Cyr, C. Guerrette Ashland (2-0) 57

Nason 7-2-16, Caron 8-0-16, Palmer 4-0-9, Saucier 4-0-8, Soucy 4-0-8, Fournier, Hunter, Hafford

3-pt. goals: Palmer, T. Guerrette 3 Wisdom 14 33 43 51 Ashland 4 23 42 57

JV: Ashland 49, Wisdom 44