BANGOR – Senior guard Tommy Waterman scored six of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of clutch free throws that gave Bangor its final margin in a 54-51 schoolboy basketball victory over Hampden Thursday night.

Mike Arsenault had 13 points for the winners, and Elliot Blackstone scored 11 more.

Rodgerson, whose desperation 3-pointer to tie the game glanced off the rim, had a game-high 19 points for Hampden and also grabbed seven rebounds. Tim Shaw had 13 points.

Bangor coach Roger Reed said, “Most of the time, we’ve had such an easy time that winning a game like this is good for us. They tested us throughout.”

Reed said Arsenault hit three quick buckets to start the second half and jump-started the Rams.

Bangor (5-1) 54

Waterman 6-2-15, Blackstone 5-0-11, Arsenault 5-3-13, Pitula 3-0-7, Turner 2-0-4, Clarkson, Peoples 1-2-4 Hampden (3-4) 51

Hopkins 3-0-7, Rodgerson 7-2-19, Beaulieu 3-2-8, Shaw 5-2-13, Thomas 2-0-4, McCue

3-pt. goals: Rodgerson 3, Hopkins, Shaw, Waterman, Blackstone, Pitula Bangor 14 30 45 54 Hampden 18 34 45 51

JV: Bangor 42, Hampden 34

John Bapst 63, Stearns 59

At the Bangor Auditorium, John Bapst went 8-for-8 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to hold off a Stearns rally.

Tim Mathien had six of his 15 points in the final period, including 4-for-4 from the foul line. Bill Ford’s 20 points led John Bapst.

Corey Streams’ game-high 21 points led Stearns. Matt Ayotte had 14, and Ben Lankhorst scored 10.

Stearns (2-7) 59

Streams 7-4-21, Ayotte 6-2-14, Lankhorst 4-2-10, Civiello 4-0-9, Cote 2-1-5, Carr, Neal, Comber, Fling John Bapst (7-2) 63

Ford 9-2-20, T. Mathien 5-5-15, M. Mathien 4-1-9, S. Tremble 3-2-8, T. Tremble 2-0-4, Kirkpatrick 0-3-3, Healey 1-0-2, Owen 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Streams 3, Civiello Stearns 14 26 43 59 John Bapst 20 31 49 63

JV: John Bapst 51, Stearns 26

Piscataquis 77, Central 65

At Guilford, Buddy Leavitt and Ryan White each scored 20 points and Scott Decastro added 11 for the Pirates.

Ryan Rivera scored a game-high 24 for Central. John King tossed in 14 and Greg King had 11 for the Red Devils.

Central 65

Rivera 9-5-24, J. King 7-0-14, G. King 4-2-11, Ladd 3-0-6, Straub 3-0-6, Tatro 1-2-4, Salvia, Frace, McKay PCHS 77

Leavitt 5-7-20, White 7-6-20, Decastro 4-3-11, Priest 3-1-9, Morrison 2-4-8, Gilbert 3-0-6, Ginn 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Leavitt 3, Priest 2, Rivera, King Central 10 23 43 65 PCHS 21 31 53 77

High school hockey

Orono 6, Foxcroft 2

At Bangor’s Sawyer Arena, co-captains Eric Powers and Tommy Hite had a pair of goals and an assist apiece to lead Orono to its 10th win against one loss.

Jamie Brooker and Derek Williams had the other Riot goals and Jake Hedstrom had a pair of assists. Goalie Shane Rivers made 19 saves.

Jamie Costa and Mike Lebel had the goals for 4-5 Foxcroft. Ben Orton made 36 stops.