Smith’s free throw lifts up Eagles in OT

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ELLSWORTH – Adam Smith hit a free throw with 6.1 seconds left to lift Ellsworth to a 70-69 overtime victory over George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill in schoolboy basketball action Wednesday night.

Derek Awalt and John Morse each paced Ellsworth with 18 points. Joe Richards added 10 and Smith finished with nine.

Ryan Hutchins tossed in a game-high 24 points for George Stevens of Blue Hill. Nick Henry contributed 16.

George Stevens (3-3) 69

Black 3-0-7, Astbury 1-0-2, Smith 2-0-4, Ledien 3-0-8, Henry 8-0-16, Clapp 2-2-6, Lowell 1-0-2, Hutchins 11-2-24

Ellsworth (3-3) 70

Boles 2-0-4, Awalt 8-0-18, Richards 5-0-10, Morse 8-2-18, Murray, Mayo, King, Smith 3-3-9, Dewitt 2-2-7

3-pt. goals: Ledien 2, Black; Awalt 2, Dewitt

George Stevens 12 29 47 65 69

Ellsworth 15 33 54 65 70

Presque Isle 86, Hampden 76

At Hampden, Denis Saucier poured in 24 points to lead the Wildcats.

Nick Casavant chipped in with 23 points and Ryan Graves added 17 for Presque Isle.

Justin DiFrederico tossed in 21 points for the Broncos and Adam Russell contributed 19 points and nine rebounds. Owen Caron scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Presque Isle (3-1) 86

Graves 6-5-17, Saucier 7-5-24, Casavant 6-10-23, James 0-1-1, Griffin 1-3-5, Bard 2-1-6, Robertson 1-2-4, Fortin 3-0-6, Nadeau, Bird

Hampden Academy (1-3) 76

DiFrederico 8-3-21, Russell 7-5-19, Caron 8-1-17, B. Keller 4-0-9, Burke, Paoletti 0-4-4, Dionne 0-4-4, Bryant 1-0-2, Thomas, S. Keller

3-pt. goals: Saucier 5, Bard, Casavant; DiFrederico 2, B. Keller

Presque Isle 10 34 62 86

Hampden 21 42 60 76

JV: Hampden 63-55

John Bapst 43, MDI 34

At Mount Desert, Ned Payne put in 13 points to lead the Crusaders of Bangor to the win.

Wesley Day tossed in 12 for the winners. Charlie Owen helped the cause with nine.

Jesse Dyer scored 10 for the Trojans. Andrew Joseph added eight.

John Bapst (3-0) 43

Payne 4-3-13, Day 3-3-12, Owen 4-1-9, Myerowitz 2-2-6, Baldus 1-0-2, Snyder 0-1-1, Myerowitz, Snyder, Jelllison, Lyon, Cannole, Tremble, Katte, Russell

MDI (2-2) 34

Dyer 4-0-10, Joseph 2-2-8, Hopkins 3-1-8, Tripp 1-0-3, Jones 1-0-3, Carr 0-2-2, Steeves, Colbeth, Colbeth, Fellis

3-pt. goals: Day 3, Payne 2; Joseph 2, Dyer 2, Tripp, Jones and Hopkins

John Bapst 12 21 31 43

MDI 5 15 28 34

JV: MDI 48-42

DI-Stonington 63, Lubec 37

At Deer Isle, Josh Bolton netted 19 points as the Mariners sailed to the win.

Justin Boyce poured in 12 for Deer Isle-Stonington. Joey Wallace chipped in with 11.

William Feltner led the Hornets’ attack with 11 points.

Lubec 37

Feltner 5-1-11, Boutin 4-1-9, Hall 2-1-6, Buehner 2-1-6, Mallar 1-0-2, Seavey 1-1-3, Jones, Lord, Seavey, Lyons, Pike, Campbell, Marston

DI-Stonington 63

Bolton 6-6-19, Perez 1-3-5, Gray 1-0-2, Boyce 6-0-12, Hardy 1-0-2, Wallace 3-4-11, Ray 2-0-4, Gialarowski 4-0-8, Martin, Smith, Ballou, Trundy

3-pt. goals: Hall and Buenner; Bolton and Wallace

Lubec 13 25 33 37

DI-Stonington 23 38 50 63

JV: DI-Stonington 70-51

Girls Basketball

Dexter 43, Sumner 32

At East Sullivan, Kristin Gilbert scored 14 points to help lead the Dexter Tigers past Sumner.

Kristy Veazie scored 11 for Dexter.

Elizabeth Young led Sumner with 11 points.

Dexter (5-3) 43

K. Veazie 4-1-11, Gilbert 7-0-14, Foster 3-2-8, Turner 1-0-2, Patterson 1-0-2, Hogan 1-0-2, B. Veazie 2-0-4, Nelson, Rabideau, Haiko

Sumner (0-7) 32

Young 2-6-11, Brisco 4-0-8, Crowley 2-0-6, Savoy 2-1-5, Philio 1-0-2, Dunbar, Ruhlin

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

Dexter 13 20 31 43

Sumner 9 15 23 32

Calais 72, Lee Academy 46

At Calais, Katie Frost led all scorers with 28 points and the CalBlue Devils remained unbeaten and handed Lee its first loss.

Morgan Drew paced Calais with 14 points and Lanna Martin dished out six assists.

Deidra Ham led the Pandas with 14 points.

Lee Academy (5-1) 46

Ham 4-6-14, Mallett, Bird 4-0-8, Harris 2-0-4, Linscott 1-0-2, Hersom 1-0-2, Cole 1-1-3, Nuite 4-1-9, Gifford 2-0-4

Calais (5-0) 72

Frost 11-3-28, Drew 6-1-14, C. Martin 2-1-6, Ludington, L. Martin 3-3-9, Feck 3-0-7, Redding 2-2-6, Welch 0-2-2, Price, Best

3-pt. goals: Frost 3, Drew, C. Martin, Feck

Lee Academy 7 19 32 46

Calais 22 40 61 72

JV: Lee 58-29

Stearns 56, Mattanawcook 44

At Millinocket, Jen Raymond scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Minutemen pull away from Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

Pam Pelletier led the way with 23 points.

For the Lynx, Cassie Carver and Brandi Rideout scored 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Mattanawcook (4-2) 44

Rideout 5-1-13, Carver 6-2-14, Kyes 1-2-4, Woodman 2-0-4, Vance 3-0-6, Head 1-1-3, Keegan, Gulesian

Stearns (7-0) 56

Pelletier 10-3-23, Raymond 8-0-16, Boynton 2-2-6, Pineau 1-0-2, Nason 2-0-4, MacKenzie 1-1-3, Achorn 0-2-2, Osborne

3-pt. goals: Rideout 2

Mattanawcook 16 24 37 44

Stearns 8 25 36 56

JV: Mattanawcook 53-24

Hampden 63, Presque Isle 36

At Hampden, Megan Magoon scored 10 points – all in the first quarter – as the Hampden Academy Broncos took control early and never looked back.

Emmy Russell had a solid, all-around game with eight points, eight rebounds, and seven steals.

Natalie Hamel led the visiting Wildcats with 11 points.

Presque Isle (1-3) 36

Hamel 4-1-11, Watananuchit 2-1-5, Blackstone 4-1-9, Demerchant 1-0-2, Blanchard 1-3-5, Tuttle 2-0-4, McKenna, Post, Condon, McHatten, Bishop, Putnam

Hampden (3-1) 63

Magoon 4-1-10, Bragg 2-0-4, Butler 2-0-4, Caron 1-0-2, Ireland 2-3-7, Robinson 4-0-8, Russell 4-0-8, Shaw 3-0-6, Wells 3-2-9, Wilson 2-0-5, Campbell, Hessert, Martin

3-pt. goals: Hamel 2; Magoon, Wells, Wilson

Presque Isle 9 16 27 36

Hampden Academy 16 29 48 63

JV: Hampden 66-25

Hockey

Orono 5, Winthrop/Hall-Dale 3

At Alfond Arena in Orono, Will Toner scored two goals while Jake Hedstrom scored one and assisted on two others to lead the Orono Red Riots past Winthrop/Hall-Dale.

For the 5-0 Riots, third period goals by Brian Caggiano and Hedstrom were the difference. Goalie Paul Pangburn made 18 saves on 21 shots.

For 2-2 Winthrop/Hall-Dale, Bobby Clark scored two goals and assisted on the other. Justin Feeney scored the other goal. Adam St. Onge saved 23 of 28 shots.

Old Town 5, Foxcroft Academy 3

At Alfond Arena, Matt Dupuis and Griffin Dill each had two goals and two assists to lead the Old Town Indians to their first victory.

For 1-3 Old Town, Nick St. Louis had a goal and an assist while Nick Buck had two assists. Jeff Turcotte made 29 saves on 32 shots.

For the Ponies, Corey Beaulieu scored two goals and Ryan Taylor added one. Nick Pressey made 29 saves on 34 shots.