BREWER – The Brewer Witches pulled out the must-have win, defeating Mt. Blue of Farmington 73-71 in schoolboy basketball action at Brewer High Thursday night.

The Witches shot 7 for 8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter and played stingy defense to earn an Eastern Maine Class A tourney berth.

Jason Leighton poured in 23 points, including nine free throws, and Troy Leavitt added 13 points. Michael Johnston put in 12 for Brewer.

Ryan Fortier blew in 20 points for Mount Blue, Troy Wilkins knocked in 14 points. Jeremy Bryant had 13 points and Dustin Ireland had 11 points.

Mt. Blue (12-6) 71

Fortier 9-2-20, Ross 2-0-5, Ireland 3-5-11, Bryant 4-4-13, Myrick 3-0-7, Wilkins 6-2-14, McLaughlin 0-1-1, Miskin Brewer (9-9) 73

Leighton 7-9-23, Leavitt 5-3-13, Johnston 6-0-12, Freeman 1-3-5, King 2-1-5, Corson 0-3-3, Pawson 0-2-2, Bennett 1-0-2, Hinckley 1-2-4, Chambers 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Ross, Bryant, Myrick Mt. Blue 19 39 59 71 Brewer 16 39 56 73

JV: Brewer 60, Mt. Blue 58

Hampden 71, Morse 69 (OT)

At Hampden, the Broncos hit 4-of-6 free throws in the last minute of the overtime period to pull off the win.

Aaron Peppard led the Broncos with 32 points and 14 rebounds. Peppard scored 29 points in the second-half and seven points in overtime. Dan Marquez added 12 points.

Norm Rogers and Matt Korsman each had 15 points to lead Morse. Sam Clark tossed in 14 for the Shipbuilders from Bath.

Morse (5-13) 69

Rogers 6-2-15, Korsman 5-5-15, Clark 7-0-14, Hodgkins 2-0-4, Nicholson 2-1-6, Fullerton 1-1-3, Looney 1-0-2, Leeman 2-2-6, Gagnon 1-2-4, Gilson, Brown Hampden (3-15) 71

Peppard 13-3-32, Marquez 6-0-12, Crawford 1-2-4, Peet 3-1-7, Martin 1-3-6, Connolly 1-0-2, Thomas 1-0-2, Stepp 1-0-2, Bethony 1-0-2, Shaw 0-2-2, McInnis, Roberts

3-pt. goals: Rogers, Nicholson, Peppard 3, Martin Morse 9 29 40 61 69 Hampden 10 25 44 61 71

Lawrence 69, Cony 54

At Fairfield, Craig Seeley scored 25 points to pace the Bulldogs to the victory in the regular season finale for both teams.

Rusty Nelson pitched in with 10 points for Lawrence.

Tony Priputin paced Cony with 13 points. Marko Bulatovic and Mike Dutil added 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Cony (9-9) 54

Priputin 6-0-13, Bulatovic 4-4-12, Dutil 3-4-11, Vachon 0-2-2, Abbott 3-0-6, Arbour 3-0-6, Adams 1-2-4, Merrill, Moore, Gross, Caplan, Meyer Lawrence (11-7) 69

Seeley 9-2-25, Nelson 3-4-10, Lancaster 3-2-8, McArthur 1-1-3, Denis 1-1-3, Clark 1-2-5, Buck 2-4-8, Hartsgrove, Bolduc 1-4-6, Drake 0-1-1, Burnes, Petry, Harding, West

3-pt. goals: Priputin, Dutil; Seeley 5 Cony 16 23 38 54 Lawrence 24 36 49 69

JV: Cony 77, Lawrence 76 (2OT)

Presque Isle 87, Nokomis 55

At Presque Isle, the Wildcats outscored Nokomis 33-5 in the third quarter to turn a close game into a blowout.

Senior guard Eric Saucier notched a triple-double to pace Presque Isle with 24 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. A.J. Cloukey made eight of nine attempts from the floor to finish with 16 points, while Chad Graham and Aaron Martin added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Rodney Rause led Nokomis with 12 points.

Nokomis (6-12) 55

Rause 5-2-12, Lapointe 1-5-8, Davis 1-3-6, Baldwin 1-0-2, Leadbetter 3-3-9, Dyer 1-2-4, Pitcher 3-1-7, Parker 0-3-3, Floyd 0-2-2, Nickerson 1-0-2, Dorman, Allen, Otis Presque Isle (10-8) 87

Saucier 7-10-24, Graham 6-1-13, Cloukey 8-0-16, Martin 4-3-11, Keenan 1-0-3, Bouchard 2-0-6, Blanchard 1-1-3, Mastro 1-0-2, G. Graves 3-1-7, Paleasi 1-0-2, Bragdon, Szosnek, P. Graves

3-pt. goals: Lapointe, Davis; Bouchard 2, Keenan Nokomis 17 29 34 55 Presque Isle 18 35 68 87

JV: Presque Isle 62, Nokomis 50

Girls basketball

Bangor 47, Old Town 42

At Bangor, Katie Clark scored 11 of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Rams battled back from a five-point deficit after three quarters.

Julie Murray added two 3-pointers during the Rams’ 26-point fourth quarter and finished with nine points.

Denise Case paced Old Town with 18 points.

Old Town (12-6) 42

Emerson 2-2-8, Case 6-4-18, McDonald 1-0-2, Pardilla, Brown 2-2-6, Susi 1-0-2 Bangor (14-4) 47

Dionne 0-1-1, Morse 2-1-5, Commeau, Wright, Murray 3-1-9, Clark 7-6-20, Richardson 1-2-5, Harriman

3-pt. goals: Case 2, Emerson 2; Murray 2, Richardson Old Town 6 14 26 42 Bangor 8 15 21 47

JV: Bangor 41, Old Town 30

Presque Isle 65, Nokomis 39

At Presque Isle, Kim Condon pumped in 23 points to lead the Wildcats to the win as both teams wrapped up the regular season.

Angela Pulcifer added 10 points for Presque Isle.

Katie Nye led the way for Nokomis with 15 points while Jaime Nye added 10.

Nokomis (9-9) 39

K. Nye 4-6-15, J. Nye 4-2-10, Coppa 1-1-3, Crudell 0-1-1, Burgess 3-1-8, Carnebucci 1-0-2, Madagan, Pelkey, Gabianelli, Dorman, Turner, Nickerson Presque Isle (14-4) 65

Condon 10-2-23, Pulcifer 4-2-10, Donovan 1-0-2, Peers 0-1-1, Reynolds 3-2-8, McAllister 1-2-5, Norsworthy 3-1-7, Piper 1-3-5, Underwood 1-1-3, Smith, Brown

3-pt. goals: Condon, McAllister, Norsworthy; K. Nye, Burgess Nokomis 10 20 24 39 Presque Isle 14 31 52 65

JV: Presque Isle 48, Nokomis 46

Hampden 62, Morse 49

At Bath, the Broncos kicked in from the free throw line, going 14 for 16 in the fourth quarter, and 24 for 31 overall, to post the win.

Ali Hathaway led Hampden with 22 points, and Amy-Jo Crawford poured in 17 points. Jessica Hopkins hit 10 of 12 free throws to collect 16 points.

Amanda Shorey boosted the Shipbuilders with 10 points.

Hampden Academy (15-3) 62

Crawford 5-7-17, Bartlett 0-2-2, Ross, Rodgerson 1-0-2, Hathaway 10-2-22, Roderick, Hopkins 3-10-16, O’Connor 0-3-3, Peet Morse (9-9) 49

Piechowski 0-3-3, Stailling, Pye 3-2-8, Shorey 4-0-10, Leopin 1-2-5, Spurlock 3-1-7, Gillam 4-1-9, Kirby 2-0-4, Schaeffer 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Shorey 2, Leopin Hampden 15 30 36 62 Morse 11 21 34 49

WM Class C girls

Madison 50, Mount Abram 46

At Augusta, Heather Marandola scored 20 points, including an 8-for-10 showing from the free throw line, to lead Madison past No. 7 Mount Abram in Western Maine Class C girls action.

No. 6 Madison faces No. 1 Dirigo Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in the Western Maine final.

Denelle Surman added 18 points for the Bulldogs.

Colleen Adams and Collette Adams each scored 11 points for the Roadrunners of Strong.

Mount Abram (12-6) 46

Voter 3-1-7, Schniepp, Bailey 1-0-2, Campbell 3-1-9, Ratliff 1-0-2, Haggan 2-0-4, Collette Adams 3-5-11, White, Colleen Adams 4-2-11 Madison (13-5) 50

Paine, Surman 6-4-18, Bouchard, Scott 0-1-1, Barron, Marandola 6-8-20, Salisbury 0-2-2, Yoos 1-0-2, Underwood 0-2-2, Scott 2-0-5,

3-pt. goals: Campbell 2, Colleen Adams, Surman 2, Scott Mount Abram 6 14 29 46 Madison 11 24 40 50

Dirigo 34, Carrabec 20

At Augusta, the No. 1 Dirigo Cougars of Dixfield took a 19-7 halftime lead and never looked back in posting a victory over the No. 5 Carrabc Cobras of North Anson in Western Maine Class C girls action Wednesday.

Dirigo faces No. 6 Madison Saturday at 7:05 p.m. in the Western Maine championship game.

Rebecca Fletcher led the Cougars with 16 points.

Sara Beane pace the Cobras with 11 points.

Carrabec (13-5) 20

Evangelista 0-1-1, Parlin, Church, N. Beckett, Campbell, J. Beckett, Dowty 1-0-2, Sackett, Danner 1-2-4, Smith, Beane 5-1-11, Staehli, M. Anderson 1-0-2, Judd, A. Anderson Dirigo (16-2) 34

Gill, Fletcher 4-6-16, A. Drury 1-0-2, Gallant, Errington, Dominiczak 3-0-6, Chow, R. Drury, Sayer, Konopka 3-0-6, Beck, Turcotte 1-1-3, Bradbury 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Fletcher 2 Carrabec 2 7 14 20 Dirigo 7 19 29 34

WM Class D girls

Valley-Bingham 49, Hyde 38

At Augusta, Jennifer Robinson scored 13 points in the fourth quarter as No. 2 Upper Kennebec Valley of Bingham pulled away from No. 3 Hyde in Western Maine Class D quarterfinal action Thursday.

Valley-Bingham will face No. 1 Richmond, a 51-39 winner over Windham Christian, at 1:05 p.m. Saturday for the Western Maine championship.

Robinson finished with 26 points to lead the Cavaliers. Bekah Hobbs added 19 with three baskets from behind the 3-point line.

Megan Merlot and Deanna Saulsbury each scored 10 points for Hyde.

Hyde (11-3) 38

Merrigan, Juett, O’Neil, Therrien 2-0-4, Bergeron, Merlot 5-0-10, Ingalls, Saulsbury 5-0-10, Nivens 6-2-14 Valley-Bingham (17-1) 49

Harrill, Melcher, Roberts, Hobbs 6-4-19, Cates, Robinson 10-5-26, Hartwell 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Hobbs 3, Robinson Hyde 9 16 30 38 Valley-Bingham 16 23 31 49