WOODLAND – Junior star Ashley Marble had a hand in all 24 hoops the Class D Dragons scored in a win over Class B Houlton 63-39 in the schoolgirl basketball opener Friday night.

Marble tossed in 11 hoops en route to 27 points and assisted on the other 13 buckets for the Dragons. Julia Knights added 16 points and Jessica Noyes tallied 15. Kristina Huwa pulled down 11 rebounds.

Hannah Socoby scored 13 points for the Shiretowners.

Houlton (0-1) 39

Beasley 2-0-4, Berry 2-0-4, Botting 1-2-4, Brown 0-1-1, Cleary, Cole, Foster, Henderson 0-1-1, Miller 3-3-9, Socoby 4-3-13, Goodrich 1-0-3

Woodland (1-0) 63

Marble 11-2-27, Brown, Huwa, Snowman, Leeman 1-1-3, Smith 1-0-2, Troiani, Lord, Holmes, Noyes 6-0-15, Knights 5-6-16

3-pt. goals: Socoby 2; Marble 3, Noyes 3

Houlton 12 22 29 39

Woodland 11 26 43 63

JV: Houlton 55-50

Van Buren 64, Limestone 36

At Van Buren, Kristy Wright scored 19 and Nicole Corbin added 18 to power Van Buren.

Heather Parent added 10 and Michelle Parent had 11 for Van Buren.

Rachel Lee paced Limestone with 10 in each team’s season opener.

Limestone (0-1) 36

Lee 5-0-10, Brooker 1-2-5, Michaud 1-2-4, M. St. Pierre 1-0-2, J. St. Pierre 1-2-5, Bickford 2-0-4, McDermott 2-0-4, Stackhouse 1-0-2, Bernier

Van Buren (1-0) 64

Wright 9-1-19, Corbin 7-4-18, H. Parent 5-0-10, M. Parent 5-1-11, Gagnon 2-0-4, T. Gagnon 1-0-2, Doucette, Porter, Cyr

3-pt goals: J. St. Pierre

Van Buren 16 45 52 64

Limestone 8 17 24 36

Katahdin 53, So. Aroostook 41

At Sherman Station, Angela Qualey tossed in 17 points to lead the Cougars past perennial Class D contender Southern Aroostook.

Mindy Libby added 10 points for Katahdin.

Nicole Green scored 14 and Nicki Lyons notched 11 for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Southern Aroostook (0-1) 41

Lyons 5-1-11, Porter, Brooker 2-1-6, Chambers 3-0-6, Toothaker, McGary 1-0-2, Boutilier, Hartin 1-0-2, Green 6-2-14

Katahdin (1-0) 53

Perrin 1-0-2, Duffy-Stanley 1-1-3, McMoarn 3-2-8, Conklin, Me. Libby 2-0-4, Duffy, McCarthy 1-1-3, Qualey 8-0-17, Mi. Libby 4-2-10, Willett

3-pt. goals: Brooker; Qualey

So. Aroostook 4 14 25 41

Katahdin 13 22 35 53

JV: Katahdin 49-31

Ashland 57, Easton 26

At Ashland, Andrea Millett and Amanda Martin lifted Ashland past Easton with 17 points apiece.

Martin also recorded 10 rebounds. Melissa Muffler had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Korrin Patterson led Easton with eight points.

Easton (0-1) 26

Blanchard 2-0-6, Lovely 1-0-2, Patterson 3-0-8, Pytlack, O’Mara 2-0-4, Baker, Carbone 2-0-4, Ferris 1-0-2

Ashland (1-0) 57

Millett 7-3-17, Mi. Muffler 1-0-2, Me. Muffler 5-0-10, Martin 8-1-17, Collier 2-0-4, Levesque 1-0-2, Caron 1-0-2, P. Muffler, Collins, Smith 1-0-2, Campbell 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Blanchard 2, Patterson 3

Easton 5 14 18 26

Ashland18 34 50 57

Stearns 55, George Stevens 40

At Millinocket, Jen Raymond led Stearns with 15 points.

Ashley Boynton contributed 10 points to the total.

Michala Bunten led GSA with 20 points. Sarah Clapp followed up with 12 points .

George Stevens Academy (0-1) 40

Clapp 5-2-12, Markle 1-0-2, Roberts 0-1-1, Woods 2-0-5, Bunten 8-4-20, Napolitano, Kiniston, Bowden, Nellis, Driscol

Stearns (1-0) 55

A. MacKenzie 2-0-5, Mason 2-2-6, Lagassey 1-0-2, Pineau 2-0-4, Boynton 5-0-10, Saucier 1-0-2, Pelletier 3-2-8, Achorn 1-1-3, Raymond 7-1-15, J. Osborn, L. Osborn

3-pt. goals: Woods; MacKenzie

GSA 11 17 28 40

Stearns6 23 42 55

JV: GSA 43-23

Boys basketball

Hodgdon 57, Madawaska 29

At Hodgdon, Tyler Putnam paced Hodgdon to victory with 23 points.

Jeremy Kervin contributed 16 points and 12 rebounds to the help the Hawks.

Josh and Guy Michaud recorded eight points each to lead Madawaska.

Madawaska (0-1) 29

J. Michaud 4-0-8, Ouellette, G. Michaud 4-0-8, P. Cyr 2-0-4, Paradis, Levesque, K. Cyr, Dufour 3-1-7, Hansen, Garcia, Morrin, Pennington 1-0-2

Hodgdon (1-0) 57

Day 3-2-9, Stewart, Griffin, Putnam 8-5-23, Blanchette 1-0-2, Nickerson 0-1-1, E. Byther, Williams 1-0-2, A. Byther, Kervin 6-4-16, London 1-0-2, Bell 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Day, Putnam 2

Madawaska 8 12 19 29

Hodgdon 11 17 38 57

Fort Kent 68, Houlton 61

At Fort Kent, Kirk Levesque scored 10 of his 23 points in the pivotal fourth quarter to help lead the Warriors.

Anthony Lamarr added 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Fort Kent while Aaron Ouellet scored 10 and pulled down 13 rebounds.

Peter Bates scored 16 points and Andrew Drake had 15 for the Shiretowners. James Skehan notched 14.

Houlton (0-1) 61

Lenentine, Bernard 1-2-4, J. O’Connell 2-0-6, Donahue, Drake 7-1-15, Belyea, Bates 7-2-16, L. O’Connell 3-0-6, Skehan 5-4-14

Fort Kent (1-0) 68

Bard, C.O. Boucher 0-1-1, Theriault 1-0-2, Levesque 9-5-23, Nadeau 1-0-3, C.A. Boucher 0-1-1, Lamarr 8-0-16, Thibodeau 2-3-7, Bourgoin 1-3-5, Ouellet 3-4-10

3-pt. goals: J. O’Connell 2; Nadeau

Houlton 12 31 48 61

Fort Kent 15 25 48 68

Washburn 70, Ashland 43

At Washburn, the Beavers used a balanced scoring attack to notch their opener.

Frank Plucker paced the winners with 17 points and nine rebounds. Allen Milton chipped in with 11 points and Ben Umphrey added eight and grabbed 19 rebounds.

Jeffrey Leblanc paced Ashland with 14 points and Eric Ham netted 10.

Ashland (0-1) 43

Leblanc 4-5-14, Ham 4-2-10, Perry 3-2-8, Hitchcock 0-2-2, Lovewell 0-1-1, Austin 0-4-4, Smith 0-2-2, Pineau 0-2-2, Oakes, Junkins, Dwyer, Durrell

Washburn (1-0) 70

Plucker 7-1-17, Milton 4-0-11, Tupper 2-4-8, Umphrey 4-0-8, Irving 2-2-6, Je. Maynard 3-0-6, Thomas 1-2-4, S. Bragg 1-0-3, Pesut 0-3-3, Worsley 1-0-2, Bagley 1-0-2, Willard, T. Bragg, Jo. Maynard

3-pt. goals: Perry; Plucker 2, Milton 3, S. Bragg

Ashland 6 23 27 43

Washburn 18 33 49 70

JV: Ashland 51-40

Katahdin 67, So. Aroostook 48

At Dyer Brook, Dan Cullens carried Katahdin to victory with 22 points.

Brandon McCarthy contributed 12 points to the total.

Lucas Nedeau led Southern Aroostook with 17 points. Jordan Shields added 13 points, and Corey Shields followed up with 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Katahdin (1-0) 67

Robinson 3-0-6, McCarthy 4-2-12, Atkinson 2-2-8, McNally 3-0-6, T. Rodgerson 1-0-3, Cullens 8-6-22, Heath 1-0-2, Cyr 0-1-1, Kelley 1-1-3, D. Rodgerson 1-2-4, Perry, Willigar

So. Aroostook (0-1) 48

Edkins 1-0-2, Wilkins 2-0-4, J. Shields 6-1-13, L. Nedeau 8-0-17, Dubois 1-0-2, C. Shields 4-2-10, Putnam, Grant, J. Nedeau, McCluskey, Hersey

3-pt. goals: McCarthy 2, Atkinson 2, Rodgerson; L. Nedeau

Halftime: Katahdin 34 – 20

JV: So. Aroostook 69-34

Shead 89, Lubec 68

At Lubec, Larry Bowen netted 26 points and Cliff Urquhart added 21 to fuel Shead.

Doug Maroney and Jason Bones each had 12 for Shead.

William Feltner paced Lubec with 23 points, while Nick Boutin added 16. Jason Mallar had 13.

Shead (1-0-) 89

Maroney 5-2-12, Bowen 10-4-26, Urquhart 8-4-21, Bones 5-0-12, Constant 3-0-8, B. Toney 2-3-7, Cox, Smith, Ingersoll

Lubec (0-1) 68

Feltner 11-1-23, Boutin 4-6-16, Boehener 5-3-13, Lord 5-1-11, Mallor 1-0-2, Seavey 2-0-4, Jones, Lyoons, Pike, Seavey

3-pt. goals: Browen 2, Urquart, Bones 2, Constant 2, Boutin

Shead 14 21 28 40

Lubec 9 13 19 31

JV: Shead 40-31

Mattanawcook 59, Schenck 52

At Lincoln, Jon Carney netted 22 points to put Mattanawcook past Schenck.

Tyler Libbey added 11 points for Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

Mike Hamlin led Schenck of East Millinocket with 12 points. Seth Johnston scored 11 and Ryan Deschenes had 10.

Schenck (0-1) 52

Jamo 1-1-3, Deschenes 4-2-10, Graham 3-0-8, Johnston 5-0-11, Rossinghan 4-0-8, Hamlin 5-0-12, Thompson

Mattanawcook Academy (1-0) 59

Weatherbee 2-2-, Pete 4-1-9, Wilkes 2-3-7, Laighton 0-1-1, Libbey 3-5-11, McLeellan 1-1-3, Carney 9-4-22

3-pt. goals: Graham 2, Johnston, Hamlin 2

Schenck 12 28 42 52

Mattanawcook 19 30 45 59

JV: MA 57-49

Piscataquis 90, Lee 55

At Lee, Randy Burgess led four Pirates in double figures with 18 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds in the win.

Buddy Leavitt contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds for Piscataquis Community of Guilford. Keith Dawson scored 12 and Harper Hoffman notched 11.

Jeremy Ham scored 12 points while Matt Corbin and Frank Severance tossed in 10 apiece for thePandas.

Piscataquis (1-0) 90

Burgess 7-4-18, Leavitt 5-1-13, Dawson 6-0-12, Hoffman 3-5-11, White 1-2-4, Pulkkinen 2-1-6, DeCastro 3-0-7, Smith 1-1-3, Martell 2-0-4, Carson 3-1-7, Tracy 1-3-5

Lee Academy (0-1) 55

J. Ham 4-1-12, Corbin 3-3-10, Severance 4-0-10, Thurlow 0-2-2, Pickering, McAlpine, A. Ham 1-0-2, Carpenter 1-0-2, Thompson 2-0-4, Ripley 2-1-5, Mallett 1-0-2, Dow 2-0-6, Emery

3-pt. goals: Leavitt 2, Pulkkinen, DeCastero; J. Ham 3, Corbin, Severance 2, Dow 2

Piscataquis

26 56 67 90

Lee Acad. 16 29 55 55

JV: Piscataquis 70-34

PVHS 68, Penquis Valley 48

At Howland, Scott Bates scored 26 to power Penobscot Valley High School.

Stu Morin added 18 points.

For Penquis Valley, Jeremy Allen scored 21 points, Ben Knapp added 12.

Penquis (0-1) 48

Allen 7-6-21, Knapp 7-6-12, Gillis 3-0-6, Gray 1-0-2, Grindle 1-0-2, Webb 1-1-3, Heal 1-0-2, Perkins, Chase, Kissell, Ladd

PVHS (1-0-) 68

Bates 9-8-26, Morin 8-2-18, McPike 3-0-7, Doyon 1-4-6, Slowiksoski 2-0-4, Sereyko 1-2-4, Harris 1-0-2, Mulligan 0-1-1, Oaks, Cloukey

3-pt. goals: Allen, Knapp 2; McPike

Penobscot Valley 8 22 33 48

Penquis 14 26 41 68

JV: Penobscot Valley 56-32