DEXTER – Brad Olson scored 18 points to lead the Dexter Tigers to a 55-51 schoolboy basketball win over Maine Central Institute Wednesday night in a battle between teams fighting for a tourney berth.

Olson scored nine in the third quarter as Dexter outscored MCI 23-12 to erase a seven-point halftime deficit.

MCI was ranked seventh and Dexter eleventh in the most recent Class B Heal Point standings.

James Kirk had six of his eight points in the third period for the winners.

Olson finished with 15 rebounds. Aaron Sargent had 11 points and four assists and Josh Annis scored nine points.

Paul Collins’ 14 points and Jason Cummings’ 12 led MCI.

MCI (7-6) 51

Giallombardo 3-0-6, Hirano 1-0-2, Plamondon 2-0-5, Lykens 2-0-4, Collins 5-2-14, Fitts 4-0-8, Cummings 5-2-12, Walker, Bradeen Dexter (6-7) 55

Olson 6-6-18, Moninski 3-1-7, Sargent 4-2-11, Kirk 4-0-8, Annis 3-3-9, Thibodeau 1-0-2,

3-pt. goals: Collins 2, Plamondon; Sargent MCI 17 25 37 51 Dexter 8 18 41 55

JV: Dexter 76, MCI 72

John Bapst 64, Foxcroft Acad. 44

At the Bangor Auditorium, the Crusaders blew it open with a 19-7 third quarter in earning their tenth win.

Matt Zamejtis-Brown scored 16 points to lead John Bapst as the Crusaders put 12 of 15 players into the scoring column.

Brock Hartford poured in 16 points for the Ponies.

Foxcroft Academy (0-13) 44

Hartford 7-1-16, Kimball 1-0-2, Robbins 1-0-2, Warstler 0-1-1, Howard 0-4-4, J. Clawson 3-2-8, Richards 2-1-5, Laita 2-2-6, Teachout, Blakely, Caruso John Bapst (10-3) 64

Zamejtis-Brown 6-2-16, Millard 1-2-5, Buswell 0-2-2, Lockman 2-0-6, Ward 2-0-6, Halber 0-1-1, F. Ford 2-0-4, Turnbull 2-0-4, B. Ford 2-0-5, Young 1-2-4, Mathien 2-2-6, Picard 2-1-5, Thomas, Aldrich, Staffiere

3-pt. goals: Hartford; Zamejtis-Brown 2, Millard, Lockman 2, Ward 2, B. Ford Foxcroft 10 20 27 44 John Bapst 13 28 47 64

JV: John Bapst 60, Foxcroft 42

PVHS 76, PCHS 66

At Howland, senior guard Corey Fleming lit it up for 29 points and made six steals to lead host Penobscot Valley to the win.

Jeremy Sweet provided 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Howlers.

Shawn King paced Piscataquis Community High of Guilford with 19 points and eight rebounds. Troy Gilbert chipped in with 14 points and Ryan White had 12 and eight rebounds. Nate Larson added 11 points.

PCHS (3-11) 66

Starbird 1-0-2, King 7-3-19, Morrison 1-0-2, Gilbert 5-2-14, Larson 4-3-11, White 5-1-12, Waterhouse 2-0-4, Priest 1-0-2, Mozsgae PVHS (6-7) 76

Dunn 1-0-2, Cyr 1-0-2, Fleming 12-5-29, O’Brien 3-0-6, Cummings 1-0-2, Sweet 10-2-22, Lindsay, Lane, Preble, King, Clukey

3-pt. goals: King 2, White, Gilbert PCHS 13 34 45 66 PVHS 26 46 62 76

JV: PCHS 68, PVHS 64 (OT)

Girls Basketball

John Bapst 49, Foxcroft Acad. 42

At the Bangor Auditorium, Kira Young knocked in four 3-pointers and Camilla Moore went nine-for-13 from the line to lead the Crusaders.

Young finished with 14 points and Moore poured in 13 for John Bapst.

Kelly Dow led the Ponies with 15 points.

Foxcroft Academy (5-8) 42

Dow 7-1-15, Eliason 3-0-6, White 3-1-8, K. Kimball 2-0-5, Mueller 2-0-4, Stelmok 1-0-2, Nelson 1-0-2, Warren, E. Kimball, Amber Smith John Bapst (5-8) 49

Young 5-0-14, C. Moore 2-9-13, Lawler 3-1-7, Albair 2-1-6, V. Moore 3-0-6, Miragliuolo 0-3-3, Donnell

3-pt. goals: White, K. Kimball; Young 4, Albair Foxcroft 10 22 29 42 John Bapst 8 22 38 49

JV: John Bapst 46, Foxcroft 25

Dexter 49, MCI 46

At Pittsfield, Megan Hughes connected for a game-high 26 points to lead the Tigers past Maine Central Institute.

Tricia O’Donnell pitched in with 10 points for the winners.

Jodi Cummings and Dorothy Connors contributed 13 points each for the Huskies.

Dexter (4-8) 49

Hughes 11-4-26, O’Donnell 4-2-10, Gilbert 2-0-4, Clukey 1-0-3, Carr 1-0-3, Breton 1-0-2, Herring 0-2-2, Hersey, Casteel Maine Central Institute (4-9) 46

Cummings 6-1-13, Connors 6-1-13, Baker 3-1-7, Hodges 3-0-7, Brown 0-2-2, Bradeen 1-0-2, Jensen 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Clukey, Hodges Dexter 13 22 41 49 MCI 8 27 37 46

JV: MCI 43, Dexter 34

George Stevens 47, Ellsworth 26

At Ellsworth, Kara Henderson scored 12 points and Deirdre Disney-Hoey scored 10 as George Stevens Academy outscored Ellsworth 41-14 over the final three periods to pull away for the win.

Stacey Snow’s 13 points led Ellsworth, which was held scoreless in the third quarter and to only five second-half points.

George Stevens (7-4) 47

Astbury 0-2-2, Ledien 2-0-4, Harrison 2-1-5, McGraw, Carter 3-1-7, Willey 0-1-1, Disney-Hoey 3-4-10, Henderson 4-4-12, Haskell 1-3-6, Lepper 1-0-2, Pemberton Ellsworth (0-11) 26

Hildreth 2-0-4, Lamar, Smallidge 1-0-2, Wilbur, Saunders, S. Snow 6-1-13, Stetler, Beakman, Griffeth, Robidoux, Billings, Page 3-1-7, L. Snow

3-pt. goals: Haskell GSA 6 24 29 47 Ellsworth 12 21 21 26

JV: Ellsworth 48, GSA 45

Hockey

North Yarmouth 3, Waterville 1

At North Yarmouth, David Johnson and Bunky Johnsen each scored first period goals to help the 8-2 Clippers take the win.

Matt Greason added an empty-net goal in the third period for North Yarmouth Academy and A.C. Colello made 23 saves in the nets.

Erik Nadeau scored the lone goal for Waterville, now 9-2. Goalie Adam Beeh made 19 stops.