BANGOR – Mike Merritt scored three goals and notched an assist to power the Orono Red Riots to a 6-0 high school hockey victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies Saturday at Sawyer Arena.

Patt Skall notched a goal and an assist while Eric Gordon and Jay Kinzer tallied a goal and Ian Ferguson, Jake Hedstrom and Brian Caggiano added assists for the 1-0 Red Riots. Goalie Paul Pangburn stopped all 17 shots he faced.

Goalie Nick Pressey stopped 17 of 23 shots for the 0-1 Ponies.

John Bapst 4, Winslow 3

At Sukee Arena in Winslow, John Motto scored off an assist from Jim Brown with 2:17 left in the game to lift the Crusaders.

Zack Means of John Bapst knocked in a goal to tie the game with 5:23 left. Means finished with two goals and an assist and Brown scored early in the game and had two assists. Dominic Binardo made 23 saves on 26 shots.

Wes Zemrak, Evan Smith and Scott Grenier each scored for the Black Raiders. Chris McCabe stopped 25 of the 29 shots he faced.

Gardiner 5, Presque Isle 2

At Presque Isle, Andy Nagy led Gardiner over Presque Isle with two goals.

Shawn Kelley added a goal and an assist as both Kevin McKey and Ben Brown netted goals for the Tigers. Goalie Ray Jean stopped 16 of 18 shots.

Darren Carlisle and Steve LaPlante each notched goals as both Andy Beaulieu and Chad Sirois tallied an assist. Goalie Joe Grenier made 20 saves on 25 shots for the Wildcats.

Girls basketball

Washington Acad. 54, GSA 38

At Blue Hill, the Raiders used the 3-pointer effectively in their win over the Eagles.

Diana Bourdeau, Miranda Copeland and Emily Mawhinney had two three-pointers each for Washington Academy of East Machias. Bourdeau topped Washington Academy with 15 points while Copeland had 14.

Michala Bunten and Jamie Wood led George Stevens with 14 points apiece.

Washington Academy (2-1) 54

Bourdeau 6-1-15, Grovoni 1-0-2, Mawhinney 3-1-9, Fergerson 3-0-6, Stauffer 1-0-2, Copeland 6-0-14, Denison 3-0-6, Albee, Almendinger, Savard, Stuffer

George Stevens Academy (1-2) 38

Clapp 1-0-2, Roberts 3-0-6, Woodl 6-1-14, Allen 1-0-2, Bunten 7-0-14, Kenniston, Napolitano, Markle, Nellis, Sawyer, Grindle, Driscoll

3-pt. goals: Bourdeau 2, Copeland 2, Mawhinney 2; Wood

Washington Acad. 12 29 44 54

George Stevens 10 21 34 38

JV: Washington Academy 44-39

Mattanawcook 63, Woodland 61

At Woodland, Cassie Carver scored eight of her game-high 22 points in the fourth quarter and Desirae Haines tossed in six of her 14 as Mattanawcook outscored Woodland 22-9 to rally for the win.

Brandi Rideout had 12 points for the winners.

Jessica Noyes led four Dragons in double figures with 17. Julie Knights and Ashley Marble had 12 apiece and Kaitlyn Leeman scored 11 points.

Mattanawcook Academy 63

Kyes 2-1-5, Rideout 5-1-12, Carver 7-7-22, Gulesian, Kenney 1-0-2, Woodman, Haines 6-2-14, Vance 3-1-7, Head 1-0-2

Woodland 61

Marble 5-1-12, Brown, Huwa 2-3-7, Leeman 5-1-11, Smith, Troiani 1-0-2, Noyes 8-1-17, Knights 4-4-12

3-pt. goals: Rideout, Carver; Marble

Mattanawcook 8 29 41 63

Woodland 19 37 52 61

Dexter 42, Sumner 26

At Dexter, the Tigers held Sumner of East Sullivan to just four points in the first half en route to the win.

Kristin Gilbert scored 10 points for the Tigers while Ashley Foster grabbed eight rebounds and Brittany Veazie made five steals.

Elizabeth Young scored 20 of the Tigers’ 26 points.

Sumner 26

Dunbar, Young 7-4-20, Ruhlir 1-0-2, Philio 1-1-3, Robinson, Bickford, Page, Briscoe 0-1-1, Crowley, Savoy

Dexter 42

K. Veazie 2-2-8, Haiko, B. Veazie 2-0-5, Robideau 0-1-1, Hogan 2-0-4, McCormick, Pratt, Nelson 1-2-4, Belanger 1-0-2, Pullen, Patterson 1-0-2, L. Turner, McKusick, Foster 2-2-6, Gilbert 5-0-10, S. Turner

3-pt. goals: Young 2; K. Veazie 2, B. Veazie

Sumner 1 4 12 26

Dexter 7 17 32 42

Ellsworth 65, Bucksport 47

At Ellsworth, Katie Sirois paced Ellsworth over Bucksport with 23 points.

Sarah Silsby poured in 10 points as May Chan notched eight points, five steals, four assists and nine rebounds for the Eagles.

Heather Pelletier led the Golden Bucks with 14 points.

Bucksport (0-3) 47

Pelletier 6-0-14, Woodward 2-5-9, Pollard 4-0-8, Taylor 3-0-8, Gordon 1-1-3, Goode 0-2-2, Carter 1-1-3, Richards, Redman, Damar

Ellsworth (1-2) 65

Sirois 7-4-23, Silsby 3-4-10, Glass 3-3-9, Chan 3-1-8, Patten 3-0-6, Merchant 1-0-2, Mason 1-0-2, Page 1-1-3, Lutz 1-0-2, Eaton, Pelletier, Jones

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 2, Taylor 2; Sirois 5, Chan

Bucksport 11 24 37 47

Ellsworth 11 29 43 65

JV: Ellsworth 43-11

Foxcroft Academy 45, Orono 41

At Orono, Amy Kelley scored seven of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as Foxcroft, which had led 15-2 after the first period, held off rallying Orono.

The Riots had tied the game 40-40 but Kelley and the Ponies managed to triumph.

Dana Frasz scored 12 points for the winners while Orono received 15 points and nine rebounds from Jessica Wagner and 13 points and six assists from Sarah Marquez.

Foxcroft (2-1) 45

Cartwright, Frasz 4-3-12, Labree, Merrill 2-0-6, Kelley 5-5-15, Champeon 2-2-6, Glover 2-2-6, Dow

Orono (1-2) 41

Breton 2-0-5, See, Dupere 2-1-6, Reed, Marquez 5-1-13, Nichols, Wagner 4-7-15, Gray 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Merrill 2, Frasz; Marquez, Breton, Dupere

Foxcroft 15 21 28 45

Orono 2 12 24 41

JV: Foxcroft 58-33

Brewer 39, John Bapst 33

At Brewer, Jenny Higgins poured in 20 of her game-high 23 points in the second half as the Witches got by the Crusaders.

Carolyn McAvoy added 11 points for Brewer.

Stephanie Sockbeson led Joh Bapst of Bangor with 15 points.

John Bapst (0-1) 33

Rich 1-0-2, Crotty, Sekera, Yeo 2-0-4, Novak 3-1-7, Mitchell-Stover 1-0-3, Wakeling, Cluff 1-0-2, Sockebeson 6-3-15

Brewer (1-0) 39

Bean 1-1-3, A. Freeman, K. Freeman, Wing 1-0-2, McAvoy 2-7-11, Hamm, Sutherland, Higgins 10-3-23

3-pt. goals: Mitchell-Stover

John Bapst 8 19 27 33

Brewer 7 12 26 39

Lee Academy 66, Central 45

At Corinth, Samantha Cole led a balanced attack with 13 points and Lee Academy manufactured a 44-18 halftime lead en route to the win.

Kristin Bird and Katie Harris had 12 points apiece and Ashley Linscott contributed 10 points. Tori Nute pulled down 10 rebounds.

Crystal Parker’s 13 points and Casey Davis’ nine sparked Central.

Lee Academy (3-0) 66

Cole 6-1-13, Bird 5-2-12, Harris 4-2-12, Linscott 4-0-10, Ham 4-0-8, Nute 3-0-6, Gifford 2-0-4, Hersom 0-1-1, Mallett, Hanscom

Central (0-3) 45

Parker 5-3-13, Davis 2-4-9, Bell 3-0-8, Allen 3-1-7, Shaw 2-0-4, Lawrence 2-0-4, Giles, Goldsmith, Ahearn, Lyford

3-pt. goals: Harris 2, Linscott 2; Bell 2, Davis

Lee Academy 19 44 52 66

Central 8 18 27 45

JV: Lee 61-25

Boys basketball

Bangor 67, Caribou 48

At Caribou, Joe Campbell scored 16 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the defending Class A state champion Rams opened with a victory.

Bangor outscored Caribou 25-9 in the second quarter to extend a four-point first-quarter lead into a comfortable 20-point halftime lead.

Zak Ray scored 11 points while Shawn Bouchard and Jim Shea contributed nine apiece.

James Sam’s game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds paced Caribou and Joel Griffeth chipped in with 12 points.

Bangor (1-0) 67

Campbell 5-6-16, Ray 4-2-11, Vanidestine 1-0-3, Achorn 2-0-5, Shea 3-2-9, Anderson 3-0-7, Johnson 2-0-4, Bouchard 4-0-9, Bell 1-1-3, Bombardier, Nickerson, Hinton, Flynn, Shain

Caribou (0-1) 48

Griffeth 4-3-12, Sam 11-0-22, J. Cyr 1-0-3, Nadeau 2-0-5, Giles 2-2-6, Paytas, Noyes, Laraia, Nason, Susee, Peter, B. Cyr, Beaulieu

3-pt. goals: Ray, Vanidestine, Achorn, Shea, Anderson, Bouchard; Griffeth, J. Cyr, Nadeau

Bangor 19 44 52 67

Caribou 15 24 35 48

JV: Bangor 66-28

Lee Academy 80, Central 72

At Corinth, Matt Corbin poured in 28 points and racked up six steals and five assists to help the Pandas hold off the Red Devils.

Frank Severance chipped in with 12 points for Lee. Jeremy Ham and Brian Ripley scored 11 and 10 points, respectively. Ripley pulled down 11 rebounds and had seven steals.

Billy Kane scored a team-high 17 points for Central. Mark Straub contributed 13 points and Lowell Oyster had 12 and nine rebounds.

Sumner 63, Dexter 61

At Dexter, Jamey Polk pumped in a game-high 29 points and Sumner erased a seven-point halftime deficit to upend Dexter.

Mike Hardy had 10 points for the winners.

Ben Robinson’s 25 points and 10 rebounds and Travis Patterson’s 17 points led Dexter.

Sumner (2-1) 63

Phinney 2-2-7, Polk 13-1-29, Trombley 1-0-2, Hollis 1-1-4, Cowperthwaite 1-0-2, Hardy 5-0-10, Grammar 1-3-5, Duke 2-0-4, Winslow

Dexter (3-1) 61

Patterson 6-4-17, Cooley 1-2-5, Robinson 11-3-25, Clukey 2-2-6, Foster 3-0-6, Roach 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Polk 2, Phinney, Hollis; Patterson, Cooley

Sumner 9 25 47 63

Dexter 13 32 46 61

JV: Sumner 47-35

Mattanawcook 71, PVHS 56

At Lincoln, Delany Wilkes scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the second half and Jon Carney poured in 11 of his 19 as Mattanawcook broke the game open.

MA led by six at the half.

Tyler Libbey and Nathan Leighton joined Wilkes and Carney in double figures for the winners with 12 and 10, respectively.

S cott Bates’ 13 points, Noah McPike’s 11 and Morgan Doyon’s 10 led PVHS.

Penobscot Valley (2-2) 56

Morin 4-1-9, Oakes 0-2-2, Doyon 3-1-10, McPike 3-4-11, Slowikowski 3-0-7, Harris, Clukey 2-0-4, Sereyko, Bates 5-3-13

Mattanawcook (3-1) 71

Weatherbee 0-3-3, Towle, LaPlante 1-0-2, Crocker 0-2-2, Pete, Wilkes 8-5-21, Leighton 3-4-10, Thornton, Libbey 4-4-12, McLellan, Carney 8-3-19

3-pt. goals: Doyon 3, Slowikowski, McPike;

Penobscot Valley 16 28 40 56

Mattanawcook 16 34 52 71

JV: Mattanawcook 74-42

Lee (1-2) 80

Corbin 9-7-28, Severance 5-1-12, J. Ham 4-1-11, Ripley 3-3-10, Thurlow 2-1-6, Pickering 1-0-2, Carpenter 1-0-2, Thompson 0-2-2, Mallett 2-0-4, Dow 1-0-3, McAlpine, A. Ham, Emery

Central (0-4) 72

Kane 5-5-17, Straub 4-5-13, Oyster 4-4-12, Jo. Allen 2-4-9, Logue 1-6-8, Ja. Allen 2-0-4, Libby 1-0-2, Rollins 2-1-5, Sanford 1-0-2, M. Strout, S. Strout, Parker

3-pt. goals: Corbin 3, J. Ham 2, Severance, Ripley, Thurlow, Dow; Kane 3, Jo. Allen

Lee 13 35 56 80

Central 10 21 36 72

JV: Lee 76-70