Vance’s clutch hoop lifts MCI Huskies past Eagles

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PITTSFIELD – Senior forward Derreck Vance drove to the basket and hit a pull-up jumper with five seconds left Friday night to lift Maine Central Institute to a 50-49 schoolboy basketball victory over Erskine Academy.

Mike Susi led the Huskies with 18 points and Ethan Ross added 14.

Jason Bartlett powered the Eagles of South China with 21 points, and Jesse Haskell contributed 16.

Erskine 49

Demuth, Ferran, Bartlett 9-2-21, Donar 4-0-8, Stout 1-0-2, Haskell 6-3-16, Pinney 1-0-2 Maine Central Institute 50

Ross 6-0-14, Paul 1-0-3, St. Clair 3-1-7, Riendeau, Giallombardo 1-0-2, Vance 3-0-6, Susi 8-2-18

3-pt. goals: Bartlett, Haskell; Ross 2, Paul Erskine 14 31 39 49 MCI 17 29 44 50

JV: Erskine 46-40

Old Town 79, Nokomis 56

At Old Town, Jason Thibodeau popped in 25 points and the Indians outscored the Warriors 20-7 in the third quarter to take the victory.

Scott Godsoe scored 17 points, six in the third quarter, and Tim Dolley netted 15 points, including seven in the third, for Old Town. Point guard Jason Sirois contributed nine points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Jeff White led a balanced effort for Nokomis of Newport with 13 points. Trenton Estes provided 12, while Shawn Henderson and Luke Hayden added 11 and 10, respectively.

Nokomis (5-5) 56

WHite 6-0-13, Estes 5-1-12, Henderson 3-2-11, Hayden 4-2-10, McLellan 1-2-5, Burgess, Peters, Richard, Paige 1-0-2, Mills, Colby 1-0-2, Williams 0-1-1, Veazie, Bowden Old Town (6-3) 79

Thibodeau 7-9-25, Godsoe 6-4-17, Dolley 5-3-15, Sirois 3-1-9, Kenniston 3-1-7, Warney 1-0-3, Pardilla 0-1-1, Robbins 1-0-2, Miller, Stevens

3-pt. goals: White, Estes, Henderson 3, McLellan; Thibodeau 2, Godsoe, Dolley 2, Sirois 2, Kenniston, Warney Nokomis 15 33 40 56 Old Town 19 35 55 79

JV: Nokomis 62-43

Dexter 54, Foxcroft 45

At Dexter, Brent Patterson poured in 24 points to lead the Tigers past the Ponies.

Matt Foster added 10 points, and Dusty Davis contributed nine points and eight rebounds for the winners.

Paul Meyer topped Foxcroft with 15 points, and Andy Lizotte had 11.

Foxcroft (0-13) 45

Wentworth 1-2-4, Gosselin, Suomi 1-0-2, Meyer 6-2-15, Lizotte 4-3-11, Ronco 2-0-4, Brugger, T. Mullis 4-1-9, J. Mullis Dexter (8-4) 54

B. Patterson 10-3-24, T. Patterson 0-2-2, Cooper 1-1-3, Robinson 2-2-6, Clukey, Davis 3-2-9, Foster 4-2-10, Crispell

3-pt. goals: Meyer; B. Patterson, Davis Foxcroft 11 22 28 45 Dexter 17 26 37 54

Penquis 57, Stearns 25

At Milo, Matt Pokrywka netted 19 points and Jeremy Allen recorded a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds to lift Penquis.

Mike Weston added 11 points for the Patriots.

Les Cote paced Stearns of Millinocket with nine points.

Penquis (13-1) 57

Madden, E. Ladd, Grindle, Knapp 1-0-2, Gillis 0-1-1, Leonard, Lee, L. Ladd 1-0-2, Webb, Weston 4-2-11, Ellis 1-0-2, Heal, Pokrywka 9-0-19 Stearns (1-11) 25

Deloge 1-1-3, Bragdon 1-0-3, Johnson 1-2-4, Wheaton 1-0-3, Donato 0-1-1, Cote 3-3-9, Mosca 1-0-2, Montgomery, Civiello

3-pt. goals: Wheaton, Bragdon; Weston, Pokrywka Penquis 10 28 45 57 Stearns 2 9 14 25

Maranacook 62, Orono 50

At Orono, Greg Creek tallied a game-high 27 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in the victory.

Brian Gerrity added 21 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, for Maranacook of Readfield.

Eric Kempen scored 13 points for Orono.

Maranacook (10-2) 62

Creek 11-5-27, Gerrity 8-3-21, Olson 1-1-3, Rometzki 1-1-3, Raines 1-0-2, Lemieux 1-0-2, Ireland 1-0-3 Orono (2-10) 50

Watson 2-6-10, Mehuren 3-1-7, Stinson 3-0-7, Heitman 1-0-3, Kempen 4-5-13, Saucier 1-0-2, Tito 1-0-2, Ulrich 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Gerrity 2; Stinson, Heitman Maranacook 11 23 40 62 Orono 12 23 32 52

Mattanawcook 77, Piscataquis 62

At Lincoln, Wade Jordan scored 11 points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter as the homestanding Lynx broke opene a close game and picked up the win.

Matt McLellan topped all scorers for Mattanawcook with 34 points, while Jordan finished with 19 and Zac Reed had 21 assists to go along with his eight points.

Keith Dawson led Piscataquis of Guilford with 21 points. Buddy Leavitt had 17 points and Rick Burgess added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Piscataquis (13-2) 62

Martell, Pulkkinen 0-2-2, DeCastro, Dawson 8-5-21, Smith 3-0-6, Hoffman 0-2-2, Leavitt 5-6-17, Watson 1-0-2, Haskell, Burgess 5-1-11, Overlock Mattanawcook (10-2) 77

Weatherbee 0-1-1, Hainer, McLellan 16-2-34, Reed 4-0-8, Thibodeau 2-0-4, Towle, Jordan 7-0-19, Wilkes 3-3-9, Shorey, Wotton, LaPlante, Birtz 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Leavitt; Jordan 5 Piscataquis 13 30 45 62 Mattanawcook 19 13 51 77

JV: Mattanawcook 50-45

Greenville 57, Vinalhaven 56

At Greenville, Greg Aucoin netted the game-winning shot with eight seconds remaining to earn the victory.

Tyler Muzzy scored 16 points for Greenville, while Matt Driscoll added 15. Jon Ethier netted 10 points.

Joe Pratt paced the Vikings with 17 points, Nick Hilding scored 15 and Chris Guptill added 11.

Vinalhaven (7-4) 56

Hilding 6-2-15, Guptill 3-2-11, Pratt 5-6-17, Baker 3-0-6, Thompson 3-1-7, Miller Greenville (3-8) 57

Muzzy 4-6-16, Campbell 2-1-5, Ethier 5-0-10, Crossman 1-1-3, Driscoll 6-1-15, Knowlton 1-0-2, Aucoin 3-0-6, Breton, Boucher

3-pt. goals: Guptill 3, Hilding, Pratt; Muzzy 2, Driscoll 2 Vinalhaven 9 28 44 56 Greenville 18 33 46 57

Rockland 62, Mount View 54

At Rockland, Matt Wall led the Rockland Tigers with 20 points, five assists, and five steals to help knock off the Mustangs of Thorndike.

For the Tigers, John O’Dell had 10 points and 11 rebounds while Jeremiah LaBree finished with 17 points.

Kevin Roberts led Mount View with 22 points and Kevin Rogers added 17.

Mount View (7-7) 54

Rogers 6-5-17, Roberts 9-4-22, Elwell 3-0-7, Fitzpatrick 2-0-6, Krueger 1-0-2, Brugger, Williams, Bryant Rockland (9-4) 62

Wall 8-1-20, O’Dell 4-2-10, Je. LaBree 8-0-17, Ja. LaBree, Tolman 2-0-4, Hedrick, Harjula 3-0-6, Drinkwater 2-1-5, Curtis

3-pt. goals: Elwell, Fitzpatrick 2; Wall 3, Je. LaBree Mount View 9 18 30 54 Rockland 15 29 49 62

JV: Rockland 60-53

GSA 66, Bucksport 52

At Blue Hill, George Stevens made 20 of 25 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away and win.

Toby Cole paced the Eagles with 17 points, Zack Davies netted 13 and Adam Trenkle added 12. Casey Ryan had 10 more.

Corey Guilford led Bucksport with 18 points. Mike Ogden and Jason Harvey scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Bucksport (5-9) 52

C. Harvey 2-0-4, Chase 2-0-4, Allard, Lablonde, Guilford 5-5-18, J. Harvey 4-3-11, Penaranda 1-1-3, Ogden 6-0-12, McHale, Eldridge George Stevens (12-0) 66

Davies 2-8-13, Ryan 3-2-10, Byrd 1-3-5, Malinowski, Trenkle 4-4-12, Foss 2-3-7, Lewandowski 1-0-2, Michaelson, Cole 5-5-17

3-pt. goals: Guilford; Davies, Ryan 2, Cole 2 Bucksport 6 18 28 52 George Stevens 18 27 42 66

JV: GSA 62-37 Belfast 88, Oak Hill 68

At Sabattus, Chad Kosmo torched Oak Hill for a game-high 42 points to help earn the victory for Belfast.

Brandon Hurd added 10 points for the Lions.

Jason Nickerson paced the Raiders with 16 points.

Belfast (4-8) 88

Crofoot 1-4-6, Hurd 3-2-10, Kosmo 11-20-42, Pendleton 1-7-9, Herbig 1-1-3, Duval 0-4-4, Horne 2-1-6, Hayes 3-0-6, Barrows 0-1-1, Cowan 0-1-1, Robins, Oxton, Palilunas, Reynolds Oak Hill (0-12) 68

Colby 1-4-6, Morisette 2-3-8, Harvey 1-0-2, Mills 3-0-7, Saureau 2-1-5, Roy 4-0-9, Bourgoin 1-0-2, Gagnon 3-1-7, Hinkley 1-1-3, Nickerson 6-4-16, Stowell 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Hurd 2, Horne; Morisette, Mills, Roy, Stowell Belfast 19 47 69 88 Oak Hill 12 27 53 68

JV: Belfast 63-41

Sumner 74, Narraguagus 58

At Harrington, Josh Sargent scored 27 points and Royce Blackwood netted 22 to lift the Tigers of East Sullivan.

Carl Stanley added 12 points for Sumner.

Jason Snider and Luke Shaw scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, for Narraguagus. Jason DiGioia added 10.

Sumner 75

Finney, Duke 1-3-5, Blackwood 9-3-22, Trumbley 0-2-2, J. Sargent 13-0-27, Stanley 6-0-12, Hardy 0-1-1, Arnett 1-0-2, Pinkam 1-0-2, Duke 1-0-2 Narraguagus 58

Snider 5-2-14, Bernier, Shaw 6-0-13, Emerson 1-0-3, Nelson 1-1-3, A. Alley 2-2-7, Frazier, Caler 3-0-6, Ross 1-0-2, DiGioia, Nealon

3-pt. goals: Sargent; Snider 2, Shaw, Emerson, A. Alley Sumner 23 39 55 75 Narraguagus 11 25 40 58

DI-Stonington 67, Machias 45

At Deer Isle Thursday, the Mariners had 11 of 13 players score as they cruised.

Mike Albert led Deer Isle-Stonington with 12 points, while Josh Bolton netted 11.

Jeff Copp paced the Bulldogs with 13 points.

Copp 6-1-13, Day 2-1-6, Richards 2-3-7, M. Copp 1-2-4, Beal 1-0-2, Stevens 1-1-4, Loughlin 3-3-9, Millay, Holland, Hall, Prichard DI-Stonington (4-8) 67

Albert 6-0-12, Bolton 5-1-11, Bye 3-0-8, Weed 3-0-6, Billings 2-0-4, A. Haskell 3-1-7, E. Haskell 3-0-6, Perez 2-0-4, Eaton 2-0-4, Gielarowski 1-0-2, Boyce 1-0-3, Wallace, Ray

3-pt. goals: Day, Stevens; Bye 2 Machias 5 20 34 45 DI-Stonington 21 36 59 67

Girls basketball

Penquis 68, Schenck 47

At Milo, April Allen and Megan Russell netted 19 and 17 points, respectively, to lead Penquis to the win.

Erin Johnston paced Schenck of East Millinocket with 14 points, while Rachel Larlee added 10.

Penquis (10-3) 58

Russell 7-0-17, L. Hamlin 4-0-8, L. Gerrish 3-0-6, Allen 7-2-19, B. Hamlin, A. Gerris 0-1-1, White, Cail 1-1-3, Baley 1-1-3, Robinson 2-0-4, J. Hamlin 1-1-3, Jenkins 2-0-4 Schenck (5-7) 47

Johnston 6-1-14, Boone 2-0-4, Chavarie 1-0-2, Wyman 2-2-6, Birt, 3-0-6, Larlee 4-2-10, Cram 2-3-7

3-pt. goals: Johnston; Russell 3, A. Allen 3 Penquis 13 37 55 68 Schenck 16 33 47 49

Mount View 37, Rockland 34

At Thorndike, Ellen Ward had 10 rebounds and scored 17 points as the Mustangs earned a victory.

Danielle Mayer added nine points and eight rebounds for Mount View.

Tracy Jack and Stacey Marcotte scored 17 and 11 points, respectively, for Rockland.

Rockland (1-12) 34

Baines 0-1-1, Fournier 1-0-2, Grant 0-1-1, K. Wiggin 1-0-2, Marcotte 5-1-11, Jack 7-2-17, Pease, J. Wiggin, Tolman Mount View (11-3) 37

Mayer 4-0-9, Ward 8-0-17, Trundy 0-1-1, Carter 3-0-6, King 1-0-2, Stevens 1-0-2, Goehringer, Mehuren, McGovern

3-pt. goals: Jack; Mayer, Ward Rockland 6 16 23 34 Mount View 10 21 32 37

JV: Rockland 44-40

Piscataquis 46, Central 36

At Guilford, Shandi Drew paced the Pirates of Guilford with 14 points.

Jenny Getchell and Shannon Elderkin added eight points apiece for Piscataquis.

Jen Allen and Katie Ahearn netted nine points apiece for Central of Corinth.

Central 36

Ahearn 4-1-9, Allen 4-1-9, Stevens 3-0-6, Shaw 2-0-4, Strout 0-2-2, Young 1-0-2, Lyford 1-0-2, Parker 1-0-2, Underhill, Lawrence Piscataquis 46

Drew 6-1-14, Getchell 4-0-8, Elderkin 4-0-8, Haskell 3-1-7, Korsman 3-0-6, Pulkkinen 1-0-2, Garrett-Young 0-1-1, Galuski, Herrick, Wentworth, Emery, Hanscome

3-pt. goals: Drew Central 7 13 24 36 Piscataquis 10 24 34 46

Vinalhaven 62, Greenville 28

At Greenville, Samantha Carter tossed in 30 points as the Vikings sailed past the Lakers.

Ali Bickford and Crystal Gross scored nine points each for Vinalhaven.

Justine Lavigne paced Greenville with 11 points and Kim Folsom netted 10.

Vinalhaven (3-8) 62

Carter 11-8-30, Bickford 3-2-9, Gross 3-3-9, Jones 1-0-2, Rasmussen 0-1-1, Walker 2-0-4, Dickey 0-3-3, Osgood 0-4-4, McCarthy Greenville (0-10) 28

J. Lavigne 5-0-11, Folsom 5-0-10, Lizotte 0-1-1, Douglass 1-0-2, Arey 1-0-2, Bouley 1-0-2, Weingart, Gardner, Je. Craft, Ja. Craft, Rolfe, Turner, A. Lavigne

3-pt. goals: Bickford; Levine Vinalhaven 19 40 42 62 Greenville 6 10 17 28

MDI 51, Bucksport 27

At Bar Harbor, the Trojans led 13-2 after one quarter and 28-6 at the half in picking up the win over the Golden Bucks.

Melissa Gott led Mount Desert Island with 14 points.

Emily Woodward topped Bucksport with eight points.

Bucksport (2-10) 27

Woodward 4-0-8, Pelletier 1-2-4, Carter 2-0-4, Sawyer 2-0-4, Taylor 1-0-3, Wardwell 1-0-2, Boyle 1-0-2, Richards, Freeman, White, Kropp, Pollard, Pacheco

MDI (12-2) 51

M. Gott 7-0-14, Osier 3-0-7, Barker 3-0-6, Baldwin 2-1-5, Stetler 2-1-5, S. Gott 2-0-4, Renault 2-0-4, Stanley 2-0-4, Chernosky 1-0-2, Dillon

3-pt. goals: Osier Bucksport 2 6 18 27 MDI 13 28 34 51

JV: MDI 44-31

Ellsworth 50, Sumner 43

At Ellsworth, Amanda Smith scored 21 points and had eight rebounds in the Eagles’ victory.

Amber Lane paced the Tigers with 18 points.

Sumner (6-9) 43

Mickel 0-1-1, Philio 1-0-2, Reynolds 4-0-8, Copeland 4-1-9, Lane 8-2-18, Young 2-1-5, Austin, Crowley Ellsworth (4-8) 50

McDonald 2-1-6, Chan 3-0-6, Sirois 1-1-3, J. Merchant 2-0-4, Johnston 0-4-4, Smith 7-7-21, Page 3-0-6, C. Merchant

3-pt. goals: McDonald Sumner 9 20 30 43 Ellsworth 9 22 40 50

JV: Ellsworth 53-27

Oak Hill 46, Belfast 44

At Belfast, Crystal Belanger hit two free throws with 15 seconds left to lift the Raiders to the win.

Belanger finished with 26 points to lead Oak Hill of Sabattus. Angel Berube added nine points.

Belfast’s Kate LaHaye scored 11 of her team-high 17 points in the third quarter to help the Lions come back from a seven-point halftime deficit.

Oak Hill (2-10) 46

Belanger 10-3-26, Nadeau 3-1-7, Berube 1-7-9, Palmer 1-0-2, Gurney 1-0-2, Linton, Ballard, Ferguson, Leeman, McDonald Belfast (2-12) 44

Prescott 3-1-7, K. Bryant 3-0-6, Flood 3-1-7, Brown 3-1-7, LaHaye 7-3-17, Woodbury, Curtis, Boynton, Lane, A. Bryant, Potvin

3-pt. goals: Belanger 3 Oak Hill 13 23 31 46 Belfast 6 16 38 44

JV: Belfast 39-28

George Stevens 67, Hermon 52

At Hermon, Nikki Allen scored 10 of her 21 points in the second period to help the Eagles outscore the Hawks 22-8 and take a 21-point halftime lead.

Lora Trenkle led all scorers with 22 points, while Mandi Allen added 14 for George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

Melissa Overlock paced Hermon with 18 points. Lindsay Duplisea and Taren Macdonald scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Hawks.

George Stevens Academy (12-1) 67

Trenkle 9-4-22, N. Allen 9-3-21, M. Allen 7-0-14, Bunten 2-2-6, Ashe 2-0-4, Clapp, Horton Hermon (6-7) 52

Overlock 6-6-18, Duplisea 5-2-13, Macdonald 4-3-12, Small 3-1-7, Lane 1-0-2, Buzzell, Jenkins

3-pt. goals: Duplisea, Macdonald George Stevens 20 42 56 67 Hermon 13 21 37 52

JV: Hermon 48-43 (OT)

Cam-Rock 72, Maranacook 36

At Camden-Rockport, Megan Cressler scored 19 points and Anna Sommo had 13 to fuel the Windjammers.

Kristan Sinclair netted 12 for Maranacook of Readfield.

Maranacook (4-9) 36

Nason 1-0-2, Stanton 1-1-3, Meyer 1-1-3, Poulin 1-1-3, Sinclair 3-6-12, Tims 0-2-2, Pruett 0-4-4, Fike 2-0-4, Brennan 1-1-3, Carey, Calligan, Masse Camden-Rockport (12-1) 72

A. Sommo 6-1-13, Beveridge 2-2-6, Russo 2-1-6, Neville 1-0-2, Croce 1-3-5, Robbins 2-0-4, Dailey 3-1-7, Withey 0-4-4, Spinney 0-2-2, L. Sommo 0-2-2, Goodale 1-0-2, Cressler 8-2-19

3-pt. goals: Cressler Maranacook 5 14 24 36 Camden-Rockport 20 39 61 71

JV: Camden-Rockport 55-41