WASHBURN – Liz Howard scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead basket, with about two minutes remaining, as Washburn earned a 52-48 schoolgirl basketball win over Central Aroostook on Thursday.

Howard, a senior forward who finished with a game-high 30 points, then hit five of six free throws down the stretch to preserve the win. Howard also pulled down 15 rebounds.

Jill Maynard and Crystal Blakney added 10 points each for the Beavers. Blakney also had eight assists.

For the Central Aroostook Panthers of Mars Hill, Gabe Smith led the way with 24 points, and Jessica Long had 11.

Central Aroostook (2-3) 48

Smith 9-4-24, Robinson 0-5-5, McCrum 3-2-8, Fletcher, Lundeen, Long 2-7-11

Washburn (2-2) 52

McL:aughlin, Flanagin 0-2-2, Howard 9-8-30, J. Maynard 4-0-10, L. Maynard, A. Blakney, C. Blakney 5-0-10, Jordan, Campbell

3-pt. goals: Smith 2; Howard 4, J. Maynard 2

Central Aroostook 7 26 37 48

Washburn 12 22 34 52

JV: Washburn 23-22

Shead 54, Narraguagus 51

At Eastport, Sara Ricker scored 12 of her 21 points in the second half to lead the Shead Tigers past Narraguagus of Harrington.

For Shead, Natalie Smith had 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Sarah Snyder and Brittany Howe each scored 12 points for the Knights while Linny Barbee added 11.

Narraguagus (3-1) 51

Snyder 4-3-12, Howe 3-6-12, L. Barbee 5-0-11, C. Barbee 3-1-7, M. Barbee, Woodsum 1-0-2, Perry 2-0-4, Farnsworth 1-0-3

Shead (2-2) 54

Smith 7-1-15, Ricker 8-4-21, Lingley 0-2-2, Green 1-2-4, Preston, Davis 2-1-7, Beaulieu

3-pt. goals: Snyder, L. Barbee, Farnsworth; Ricker, Davis 2

Narraguagus 13 21 37 51

Shead 20 27 40 54

JV: Narraguagus 65-47

Greater Houlton 48, Eastgate 45

At New Gloucester, the Greater Houlton Christian Eagles went on a 20-10 scoring run in the fourth quarter to tie the game and then won it in overtime.

Staci Bell poured in 23 points to pace the winners and Amy Wallace added 11.

Annie McIntosh scored 21 points for Eastgate, and Haley Veilleux netted 12.

Greater Houlton (2-2) 48

A. Wallace 3-5-11, Bell 10-2-23, Nason 2-2-6, S. Jago 3-1-8, S. Wallace, M. Jago, Moakler

Eastgate (2-2) 45

McIntosh 10-1-21, S. Veilleux 4-0-8, H. Veilleux 6-0-12, Legare, Conger 2-0-4, Elvin

3-pt. goals: Bell, S. Jago

Greater Houlton 7 18 23 43 48

Eastgate 10 25 33 43 45

Washington Acad. 63, Machias 36

At East Machias, the Raiders outscored the Bulldogs 48-19 in the second half to turn around a two-point first-half deficit.

Miranda Copeland scored 18 points for the winners, Diana Bourdeau scored 13, and Miranda Fergerson put in 12. Emily Mawhinney chipped in with 11 points and Bourdeau had six steals.

Sarah Irving scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Machias and Molly Phipps put in 12 points.

Machias (0-4) 36

Irving 5-5-15, Phipps 6-0-12, Pritchard 1-0-3, Henderson 0-2-2, Rudd 2-0-4, Gardner, Carter

Washington Academy (4-1) 63

Copeland 8-2-18, Fergerson 5-2-12, Bourdeau 6-1-13, Mawhinney 4-0-11, K. Stauffer 2-1-5, L. Govoni 1-0-2, N. Stauffer 1-0-2, Dennison, Albee, A. Govoni, Savard, Almendinger

3-pt. goals: Mawhinney 3

Machias 5 17 30 36

Washington Acad. 11 15 38 63

JV: Washington Acad. 40-29

So. Aroostook 36, Katahdin 32

At Dyer Brook, Kara Dickinson scored a layup with a minute left to tie the game netted the go-ahead bucket shortly after that as the Cougars nipped Katahdin.

Rhonda Chambers netted 11 points to lead the Warriors.

Mindy Libby scored 11 for the Cougars of Sherman Station.

Katahdin (2-2) 32

Mi. Libby 5-0-11, Perrin 2-2-6, Me. Libby 2-0-5, McCarthy 1-1-3, Qualey 1-0-2, Willette 1-3-5, L. Duffy-Stanley, K. Duffy-Stanley, Duffy

Southern Aroostook (4-2) 36

Chambers 3-5-11, Dickinson 4-1-9, Brooker 3-2-8, Lyons 1-3-5, McGary 1-1-3, Green, Boutilier, Hartin

3-pt. goals: Mi. Libby, Me. Libby

Katahdin 9 16 24 32

So. Aroostook 3 8 18 36

JV: Katahdin 51-48

Penquis 47, Hermon 31

At Milo, Megan Russell scored eight points and Lillian Gerrish added six to spark the Patriots’ 20-4 first-quarter run.

Boys basketball

East Grand 82, Lee 62

At Lee, the Vikings of Danforth outscored the Pandas 48-21 over the second and third quarters en route to the win. The Vikes held their opponents to 30 percent shooting in the game and forced 25 turnovers.

James Godley tossed in 28 points for East Grand while Otto Ruebsamen added 16, Andrew Faulkner had 12 and Rhett Mortland scored 10.

Matt Corbin and Frank Severance scored 12 points apiece for the Pandas.

East Grand (4-0) 82

Godley 10-7-28, Ruebsamen 5-6-16, Faulkner 3-5-12, Mortland 5-0-10, Parker 2-4-8, Byers 1-1-3, Gillis 0-1-1, Zugelder 1-0-2, T. Irish 0-1-1, C. Irish, Gray, Shain 0-1-1

Lee Academy (1-4) 62

Corbin 5-0-12, Severance 4-3-12, Thurlow 1-0-3, Pickering 2-0-4, McAlpine 0-1-1, A. Ham 1-0-2, Carpenter 2-0-4, J. Ham 2-0-5, Ripley 2-0-4, Emery 1-0-2, Mallett 4-0-8, Dow 2-0-5, Thompson

3-pt. goals: Godley, Faulkner; Corbin 2, Severance, Thurlow, Dow

East Grand 19 43 67 82

Lee Academy 16 30 37 62

JV: Lee Academy 59-53

Fort Kent 59, Madawaska 28

At Fort Kent, Anthony Lamar scored 12 points, including a slam dunk, during an 18-4 second-quarter run to lift the Warriors.

Dustin Nadeau popped in 11 for the winners. Nick Thibodeau and Corey Bourgoin chipped in with nine each. Lamar added 10 rebounds while Charles Bard dished out eight assists.

D.J. Dufour led the Owls with 10 points while Keith Cyr added six.

Madawaska (1-4) 28

Dufour 5-0-10, Pennington 2-0-4, Michaud 2-1-5, Cyr 3-0-6, Garcia 0-3-3, Michaud, Levesque, Pardis, Cyr, Hansen, Morin, Ouellette

Fort Kent (4-0) 59

Lamarr 4-2-12, Nadeau 4-2-11, Bard 2-0-4, Levesque 2-1-5, Boucher 0-2-2, Thibodeau 2-2-9, Bourgoin 4-1-9, Ouellet 3-2-7, Boucher, Theriault

3-pt. goals: Nadeau

Madawaska 6 10 18 28

Fort Kent 16 34 44 59

CAHS 91, Fort Fairfield 50

At Fort Fairfield, five players scored in double figures as the Central Aroostook Panthers of Mars Hill took control in the second quarter with a 28-8 run and didn’t look back.

Craig Allen led the Panthers with 21 points. Justin Woodworth had 14, Craig Durost 13, Dan Codrey 12, and Lance Bradstreet 11.

Aaron Kenneson scored 13 for the Tigers while Tim Blier added 12 and Jame McLaughlin had 10.

Central Aroostook (3-1) 91

Allen 9-1-21, Woodworth 6-0-14, Durost 5-2-13, Codrey 5-2-12, Bradstreet 5-1-11, Grivois, Grew 2-0-5, Clark 1-0-2, Brewer 1-0-2, Collins, Augsberg 0-1-1, Simonson 3-0-6, Walsh 1-0-2, Wiggins 1-0-2

Fort Fairfield (0-4) 50

Kenneson 6-1-13, Cunningham, Esancy 2-1-5, Blier 5-2-12, Bernaiche, Helstrom 1-0-2, Arato 1-0-2, McLaughlin 3-3-10, Dorsey, Bubar, Armstrong, DeMerchant 2-1-6

3-pt. goals: Allen 2, Woodworth 2, Durost, Grew; McLaughlin, DeMerchant

Central Aroostook 21 49 71 91

Fort Fairfield 15 23 42 50

JV: Central Aroostook 84-29

Presque Isle 83, Houlton 72

At Houlton, Denis Saucier poured in 29 points and Nick Casavant added 24 more as the Wildcats earned the win.

Ryan Graves tallied 10 for Presque Isle.

Jay O’Connell and Peter Bates tossed in 20 apiece for the Shiretowners. Andrew Drake notched 17.

Presque Isle (1-1) 83

Casavant 12-0-24, Graves 3-2-10, Saucier 12-0-29, Griffin 2-3-7, Nadeau 0-2-2, Bard 1-0-2, Robertson 0-1-1, Fortin 3-2-8, James, Wartman

Houlton (2-2) 72

J. O’Connell 7-2-20, Drake 6-4-17, Bates 9-2-20, Fitzpatrick 1-1-3, Belyea 0-1-1, L. O’Connell 3-2-9, Skehan 1-0-2, Lenentine, Brown, Howland, Lloyd, Donahue

3-pt. goals: Graves 2, Saucier 5; J. O’Connell 4, Drake, L. O’Connell

Presque Isle 23 44 62 83

Houlton 15 32 58 72

JV: Presque Isle 45-42

Ashland 64, Van Buren 56

At Ashland, David Smith scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to help Ashland pull away for its first win of the season.

Eric Ham scored 20 points and Geoffrey LeBlanc had 15 for the Hornets.

Zac Cote had 22 points, Phil Smith scored 15, and Mike Corbin added 10 for the Crusaders.

Van Buren (1-3) 56

Cote 8-6-22, Smith 7-0-15, Corbin 4-0-10, Ayotte 2-1-5, Chasse 0-1-1, Gagnon 1-1-3, Parent, Violette

Ashland (1-3) 64

Ham 9-2-20, LeBlanc 6-3-15, Smith 7-1-15, Hitchcock 2-0-4, Pineau 2-0-4, Junkins 1-0-2, Perry 1-1-3, Dwyer, Lovewell

3-pt. goals: Smith, Corbin 2

Van Buren 13 28 43 56

Ashland 15 29 44 64

JV: Ashland 66-57

Calais 71, Woodland 53

At Calais, brothers Andy Frost and James Frost powered the Blue Devils with 21 and 16 points, respectively, in the win.

Doug Adams chipped in with 10 points. Andy Frost added six assists and five steals, while James Frost had four steals.

Bobby Ferry led the Dragons with 13 points and John Kesel scored 10.

Woodland (3-2) 53

Ferry 5-1-13, J. Kesel 4-2-10, Lord 2-4-6, Gillespee 1-1-4, Morrison 1-3-5, Worster 1-0-3, Pike 2-0-5, Smith, Nicholas 2-1-5, Towson, M. Kesel

Calais (4-0) 71

Pelletier 1-0-2, J. Frost 8-3-21, A. Frost 6-4-16, Adams 5-0-10, J. MacDonald 4-0-8, S. MacDonald 2-0-4, Footer 2-0-4, Provencher 1-1-3, Morrell, MacMannis, Lynch, Leavitt, Brown, LaPoint

3-pt. goals: Ferry 2, J. Kesel, Worster, Pike, Gillespee; J. Frost 2, A. Frost

Woodland 14 24 38 53

Calais 14 40 59 71

JV: Calais 62-43