Crusaders tip Madawaska> Vaillancourt lifts Van Buren

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MADAWASKA – The Van Buren Crusaders went up by three points with 12 seconds remaining, then held off the Madawaska Owls in the waning seconds for a 60-59 schoolboy basketball win Tuesday night.

Madawaska missed a 3-pointer, then put back the rebound for two points, but time ran out.

Travis Vaillancourt pumped in 25 points to lead the Crusaders, Nathan Marquis added 16, and Travis Lajoie 14.

Luke Pennington led the Owls, who used a full-court man press in the fourth quarter to close to a point, with 21 points, and Ryan Cyr had 16.

Van Buren (7-3) 60

Vaillancourt 11-12-25, Lajoie 5-4-14, Marquis 8-0-16, Cormier 1-0-3, Castonguay 1-0-2, Laplante, Cote Madawaska (6-4) 59

Pennington 9-3-21, R. Cyr 8-0-16, Pelletier 4-1-9, Desjardins 3-1-8, Clavette 2-0-5, Michaud, E. Cyr, Gagnon

3-pt. goals: Vaillancourt, Cormier; Desjardins, Clavette Van Buren 16 32 50 60 Madawaska 16 31 40 59

JV: Madawaska 70, Van Buren 51

WA Raiders 80, Woodland 62

At Woodland, James Smith scored nine of his 24 points in the third periods to rally Washington past Woodland and on to an 18-point win.

Washington Academy trailed by two going into the second half. Matt Saumur added five of his 15 in the period as the Raiders of East Machias outscored the Dragons 24-13 in the period.

Josh Ramsdell added 17 points and Brandon Ashby notched 10 for the winners.

Daryl Huwa scored 21 points and Bob Chandler netted 13 for Woodland.

Washington Academy (8-3) 80

Smith 9-4-24, Ramsdell 8-1-17, Saumur 5-4-15, Ashby 5-0-10, Wood 3-2-8, Kates 1-0-3, Look 0-2-2, D. Smith 0-1-1, St. Pierre, Fiergerson, Edgely Woodland (5-4) 62

Huwa 10-1-21, Chandler 6-1-13, Robb 4-0-9, Speed 3-0-6, Thronton 2-1-6, Tribou 2-0-5, Nicholson 0-2-2, Mulholland

3-pt. goals: Smith 2, Saumur, Kates; Robb, Thornton, Tribou Washington Academy 12 27 51 80 Woodland 10 29 42 62

JV: Woodland 68, Washington Academy 48

Lubec 52, Machias 51

At Machias, Seth Kilton scored eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs rally fell short.

Bobby Blake scored 22 points to lead the Hornets. Chris Feltner added 11.

Ben Bunker led Machias with 16 points.

Lubec (3-6) 52

Blake 10-1-22, Feltner 5-0-11, Giggie 2-1-5, Mahar 2-0-4, Rouse 2-0-4, Olson 2-0-4, McGonigal 1-0-2, Fergeson, Griffith Machias (5-5) 51

Kilton 4-1-10, Bunker 7-2-16, O’Keefe 3-2-9, Reynolds 3-0-7, Feeney 2-1-5, Goding 1-0-2, Edwards 1-0-2, McCarthy, Wood

3-pt. goals: Blake, Feltner; O’Keefe, Reynolds, Kilton Lubec 15 27 38 52 Machias 5 18 32 51

JV: Machias 53, Lubec 50

CAHS 66, Fort Fairfield 57

At Fort Fairfield, Central Aroostook hit 21 of 42 free throws, including a number of them down the stretch as the Tigers tried to climb back into the game, to spark the victory.

Adam Orser led the Panthers from Mars Hill with 16 points, Ryan Michaud contributed 11, and Brandon Bell had 10.

Jason Cunningham powered Fort Fairfield with a game-high 17 points, Chris Norsworthy popped in 15, and Matt Cyr added 12.

Central Aroostook (4-5) 66

Hill 2-2-6, Brewer 2-5-9, Bradstreet 1-1-3, Boyd 2-0-4, Durost, Woolard, Orser 6-4-16, Alley 3-1-7, Michaud 4-3-11, Bell 2-5-10 Fort Fairfield (3-7) 57

Ouellette, Cunningham 6-3-17, D. Hayes, Bugbee, Stevens 2-0-4, Solomon, J. Hayes 0-1-1, Norsworthy 6-1-15, McGinnis 3-2-8, Cyr 4-4-12, Willette

3-pt. goals: Orser 2, Bell; Cunningham 2, Norsworthy 2 CAHS 15 30 47 66 Fort Fairfield 13 20 34 57

JV: Fort Fairfield 64, Central Aroostook 49

Jonesport-Beals 85, Sumner 72

At Jonesport-Beals, Brian Alley scored nine in the first quarter to spark the Royals to a quick start and scored six in fourth to finish off Sumner of East Sullivan.

Alley had 22 points to lead Jonesport-Beals. Mike Tibbetts added 21 points and Clark Mills 11.

Adam Fisher led the Tigers with 13 points.

Sumner (2-8) 72

Seward 5-8-20, A. Fisher 4-1-13, Welch 3-0-8, Bickford 3-2-8, Pruett 3-2-8, Ossolinski 2-1-6, Hardy 2-0-4, Williams 1-0-3, Miller 1-0-3, Crowley, M. Fisher, Carter, Freeman Jonesport-Beals (7-2) 85

B. Alley 8-5-22, Tibbetts 6-9-21, Mills 5-0-11, Knowlton 4-0-9, Faulkingham 2-2-6, Robinson 3-0-6, Crowley 2-0-5, Look 1-1-3, Urguhart 1-0-2, N. Alley 0-1-1, Redman, Thibodeau

3-pt. goals: Seward 2, Fisher 4, Welch 2, Ossolinski, Williams; B. Alley, Mills, Knowlton, Crowley Sumner 20 37 60 85 Jonesport-Beals 7 24 40 72

JV: Sumner 72, Jonesport-Beals 71

GSA 52, Searsport 45

At Searsport, turnovers in the third period plagued Searsport as the Viking gave up their two-point halftime lead and fell to the Eagles of Blue Hill.

John Mattson led for GSA with 18, while Matt Cox scored 14 for Searsport.

GSA (4-7) 52

Pickering 1-0-2, Cole 1-1-3, Hutchins 11-1-23, Malinowski 3-0-6, Mattson 8-2-18, Allen, Vogell, Sadler Searsport (3-7) 45

Cox 5-0-14, Hall 3-0-6, Myers 1-1-3, Frost 7-2-16, Ja. Light 2-0-4, Goodwin 1-0-2, Jo. Light

3-pt. goals: None GSA 14 24 35 52 Searsport 11 26 31 45

Ellsworth 55, FA 47

At Dover-Foxcroft, Phil Hodgkins hit eight foul shots in the fourth quarter, four in the last minutes as the Eagles hung on to the win.

Hodgkins finished with 16 points to lead Ellsworth. Nick Johnston added 14. Nate Laita scored a game high 20 points to lead Foxcroft Academy. Jared Clawson added 10.

Ellsworth (5-6) 55

Hodgkins 2-11-16, Johnston 6-0-14, Donaldson 3-2-8, McDonald 3-0-7, Seltzer 2-0-4, Conley 2-0-4, Sirois 1-0-2, Alley, Cochrane Foxcroft Academy (2-9) 47

Laita 9-2-20, Ja. Clawson 4-2-10, Hartford 2-0-6, Ju. Clawson 2-0-4, Lizotte, Stevens 1-0-2, Richards 0-3-3, Robbins, Perkins

3-pt. goals: Hodgkins, Johnston 2; Hartford 2 Ellsworth 18 29 35 55 Foxcroft Academy 16 27 38 47

Girls basketball

Cent. Aroostook 67, Washburn 18

At Mars Hill, the Panthers rolled out to a 26-8 halftime lead and the game never got closer than that.

Jessica Clark scored 12 for Central Aroostook and Lindsey Boyd and Brandy Mahan both netted 10 as the Panthers improved to 10-2.

C. Aroostook (10-2) 67

Clark 4-2-12, Boyd 4-2-10, Mahan 4-2-10, Dill 4-0-8, Gosselin 3-2-8, T. Alexander 2-1-6, Lunn 3-0-6, McCrum 0-2-2, Dyer 1-0-3, Pratt, J. Alexander 1-0-2, Whitehead Washburn (4-7) 18

Flewelling 1-3-6, Flannigan 2-0-4, Skidgel 1-0-2, Thomas 1-0-3, Dickinson 1-0-3, Carson, Doody

3-pt. goals: Flewelling, Thomas, Dickenson; T. Alexander, Dyer C. Aroostook 13 26 43 67 Washburn 0 8 11 18

JV: Central Aroostook 44, Washburn 23

So. Aroostook 67, Lee Academy 37

At Dyer Brook, Jana Walker and Kim Collier combined for 16 first-quarter points as the Warriors pulled away for the win.

Walker finished with 17 points and Collier added 13. Brittany White also had 10 points.

Stephaine Thurlow scored 11 to lead Lee Academy.

Lee Academy (4-7) 37

Thurlow 5-0-11, Krapf 1-0-2, Rideout 0-2-2, Cormier 1-0-2, Linscott 1-0-2, Cole 3-2-8, Smith 4-0-8, Currier 1-0-2, Hayes 1-0-2, Toma, Raymond, Worster Southern Aroostook (10-1) 67

Walker 7-3-17, Collier 5-3-13, Stevens 2-0-4, Greenlaw, Swallow, Lyons 1-3-5, Tarr 1-1-3, Edkins 2-1-5, Willigar 3-0-6, Long 2-0-4, White 5-0-10

3-pt. goals: Thurlow Lee Academy 6 10 22 37 Southern Aroostoo 20 31 50 67

JV: Southern Aroostook 62, Lee Academy 40

Katahdin 57, Hodgdon 55, 2OT

At Sherman Station, Laura Ordway put in a layup with seven seconds left to give the Cougars the win in the second overtime.

Jenny Perry and Tiffany Vance each scored 12 points for the winners and Jenny McNally added 10.

Amanda Quint paced Hodgdon with 17 points, Holly Quint put in 12, and Mia Chabot netted 11.

Hodgdon (1-9) 55

Beals, T. Aldridge 1-0-2, K. Aldridge 3-2-8, Chabot 3-5-11, Duff, Emery 2-1-5, A. Quint 8-1-17, H. Quint 4-3-12 Katahdin (5-6) 57

Duffy-Stanley, McNally 4-2-10, Landry, Kelley 3-0-6, Vance 5-2-12, Perry 5-0-12, Guiggey, Ordway 3-3-9, Taylor 2-4-8

3-pt. goals: H. Quint; Perry 2 Hodgdon 12 20 27 41 47 55 Katahdin 14 24 31 41 47 57

JV: Katahdin 39, Hodgdon 38

Houlton 76, Caribou 47

At Houlton, senior point guard Heather Wilde’s driving play led the Shiretowners past the Vikings. Wilde made 14 of 17 free throws en route to a game-high 28 points.

Autumn Gentle and Heather Thomas added 15 points each for the Shiretowners.

Jen Corey topped the Vikings with 10 points.

Caribou (1-10) 47

Corey 3-4-10, Nason 1-0-3, Theriault 3-1-8, Griffeth 3-0-6, Kane 0-1-1, J. Jose 1-0-2, M. Scott 3-1-7, K. Scott 1-0-2, E. Jose 3-0-6, Anderson 1-0-2, Perrault, Doar, Bossie, Smith Houlton (10-2) 76

Wilde 7-14-28, Gentle 7-0-15, Thomas 7-1-15, Socoby 3-3-9, Prosser 0-3-3, Cowperthwaite 2-0-4, Bell 1-0-2, Tingley, Weber, Goodall, Flewelling

3-pt. goals: Nason, Theriault; Gentle Caribou 8 20 37 47 Houlton 20 42 60 76

JV: Houlton 64, Caribou 30

Foxcroft 47, Ellsworth 42

At Dover-Foxcroft, senior forward Kelly Dow scored 13 of her game-high 17 points – including the 1,000th point of her career – in the second half to lead the Ponies to the win.

Becky Warren added 13 points for Foxcroft and Tracy Mueller pulled down seven rebounds.

For Ellsworth, Melissa Leman scored 13 points and Erica Page chipped in with 10 points.

Ellsworth (5-6) 42

Leman 5-1-13, Page 5-0-10, Saunders 3-0-9, Beckman 2-0-4, Snow 1-3-5, Smallidge 0-1-1, Hildreth, McDonald, Smith Foxcroft (7-4) 47

White 2-2-6, Dow 6-5-17, Warren 4-4-13, Mueller 1-1-3, Nelson 4-0-8, Smith, Merrill

3-pt. goals: Saunders 3, Leman 2; Warren Ellsworth 11 19 32 42 Foxcroft 7 18 30 47

Camden-Rock. 48, Rockland 41

At Rockland, Sami Hibbard’s 18-point performance carried the Windjammers to victory over the Tigers.

Emily Gushee scored a game-high 19 points for Rockland.

Camden-Rockport (9-2) 48

Parker, Hibbard 6-5-18, Graham 1-0-2, Stammen, Wootton 0-4-4, Goodale, Dailey 2-1-5, Stone, Magro 1-1-4, Cressler 3-1-8, Sommo 3-1-7 Rockland (1-10) 41

Fitzgerald 3-2-8, K. Wiggin 1-0-2, Stevens, Ervin 1-0-2, Tootill, Gushee 6-6-19, Norton 1-1-3, J. Wiggin 3-0-7, Hamlin

3-pt. goals: Hibbard, Margo, Cressler; Gushee, J. Wiggin Camden-Rockport 9 23 36 48 Rockland 5 11 26 41

JV: Camden-Rockport 74, Rockland 47