Guilford powers Bucks’ victory

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BUCKSPORT – Corey Guilford forced overtime by sinking one of two free throws with one second left and then popped in five points in the extra session to enable Bucksport to pull out a 76-69 victory over Houlton in boys basketball action Thursday night.

Jason Harvey finished with a game-high 33 points for the Bucks and he also made eight steals.

Guilford had 28 points and six steals.

Pete Bates’ 25 points, James Skehan’s 20 and Jay O’Connell’s 13 points led Houlton.

Houlton (2-3) 69

J. O’Connell 1-10-13, Donahue, Drake, Fitzpatrick 2-0-4, Belyea 2-0-5, Bates 10-5-25, L. O’Connell 1-0-2, Skehan 8-3-20

Bucksport (2-3) 76

Beeson 0-2-2, Lalonde, Porter 1-0-2, Allard 2-0-4, Nason 1-0-3, Cough 1-0-2, Guilford 9-9-28, Harvey 12-4-33, Ogden 0-2-2, Dow

3-pt. goals: Visitor; Home

Houlton 16 29 46 66 69

Bucksport 20 28 43 66 76

JV: Bucksport 65-63

Machias 70, Searsport 57

At Machias, Joe Richards scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half to send Machias ahead of Searsport.

Jeff Copp also contributed 21 points, and Aaron Getchell followed up with 11 points for the Bulldogs.

Searsport’s Ben Relyea recorded 20 points, and Pasco Grove netted 14 points.

Searsport (0-7) 57

Relyea 9-0-20, Grove 7-0-14, Vasilausllas 2-4-8, Mcfarlin 3-2-8, Weaver 1-0-2, Mercer 1-3-5, Ward, Mercier, Quisenberg, Moran

Machias (1-5) 70

Richards 8-5-21, Copp 9-3-21, Getchell 4-3-11, Day 2-4-8, Loughlin 3-0-6, Smith 1-1-3, Millay

3-pt. goals: Relyea 2

Searsport 10 20 46 57

Machias 24 41 54 70

JV: Searsport 61-58

Katahdin 74, Hodgdon 58

At Sherman Station, Brandon McCarthy netted 29 points to carry Katahdin to victory.

Dan Cullen followed up with 18 points, and Chris Robinson added 12.

Jeremy Kervin kept Hodgdon afloat with 18 points. James Griffin, Tyler Putnam, and Adam Bither recorded 13, 11, and 10 points respectively.

Hodgdon (4-1) 58

Kervin 7-4-18, Griffin 6-0-13, Putnam 2-6-11, Bither 3-3-10, Day, Stewart, Blanchette 1-0-2, Nickerson, Williams, London, Bell 1-1-4

Katahdin (5-0) 74

McCarthy 8-9-29, Cullen 8-2-18, Robinson 5-1-12, Perry 1-0-3, Atkinson, McNally, T. Rodgerson 1-0-3, Heath, Kelley 1-0-2, D. Rodgerson 3-0-7

3-pt. goals: Griffin Putnam, Bither, Bell; McCarthy 4, Robinson, Perry, T. Rodgerson, D. Rodgerson

Hodgdon 14 29 40 58

Katahdin 26 40 56 74

JV: Hodgdon 57-42

Greenville 66, Bgr. Christian 48

At Husson College in Bangor, Tyler Muzzy scored 22 points to lead the Greenville Lakers past the Bangor Christian Patriots.

Griz Aucoin scored 13 and Jonathan Ethier 12 to help pace the Lakers.

David Chrisos led the Pats with 20 points while Pat McCleary finished with 12.

Greenville (5-0) 66

Muzzy 8-2-22, Aucoin 6-0-13, Ethier 6-0-12, Knowlton 3-2-8, Boucher 2-0-5, Breton 2-0-4, B. Campbell 0-2-2, R. Douglass, D. Campbell, Belmont, Lavoie, J. Douglass

Bangor Christian (3-3) 48

Chrisos 8-0-20, McCleary 6-0-12, Jeskey 2-0-5, Sobey 2-0-4, Tyree 1-1-3, Conley 1-0-2, Bradford 1-0-2, D. Patterson, Putnam, Wilson, Doten, Ossinger, G. Patterson

3-pt. goals: Muzzy 4, Aucoin, Boucher; Chrisos 4, Jeskey

Greenville 24 39 55 66

Bangor Christian 19 26 34 48

Easton 75, Washburn 68

At Washburn, Jeff Blackstone scored 15 of his team’s 29 points in the fourth quarter to lift Easton to victory.

Matt Osgood also jumped ahead in the fourth quarter, scoring nine of 11 points. Derek Carlow contributed 16 points for the game.

Ben Umphrey led Washburn with 23 points and 21 rebounds.

Girls basketball

Searsport 49, Machias 27

At Machias, the Vikings built a 13-point halftime lead en route to the win over the Tigers.

Andrea Blanchard scored 14 points and Jessica Larrabee had 10 to lead Searsport.

Sarah Irving topped Machias with 12 points

Searsport (4-1) 49

Plourde 1-2-4, Blanchard 6-1-14, Smith 3-0-6, Benjamin 2-2-6, Larrabee 4-2-10, Curtis 2-0-5, Vasiliauskas 1-0-2, Carroll 1-0-2, Herrick, Seekins, Hancock, Shute

Machias (0-4) 27

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

3-pt. goals: Blanchard, Curtis

Searsport 9 23 38 49

Machias 6 10 18 27

JV: Searsport 47-18

Bangor Christian 74, Greenville 4

At Bangor, Sam Ross netted 14 points to help sweep Bangor Christian past Greenville.

Ashley Page and Pat Reitsma contributed 13 and 12 points respectively to the Patriots’s total.

Tiffany Turner and Kim Folsom scored the only two field goals for Greenville.

Greenville (1-4) 4

Turner 1-0-2, Folsom 1-0-2, Hanson, Farington, Douglas, J. Lavigne, A. Lavigne, Bartley, Dallam, Bolen, Leighton, Craft

Bangor Christian (3-1) 74

Ross 6-2-14, Mick 4-0-8, Reitsma 6-0-12, Moores 1-0-2, Miller 1-1-3, Simmons 2-0-4, Haverlock 2-2-6, Sage 1-0-2, Meade 1-0-2, Seymore 1-6-8, Page 6-1-13

3-pt. goals: none

Greenville 2 2 2 4

Bangor Christian 17 32 44 74

MDI 44, George Stevens 22

At Mount Desert Island, Melissa Gott netted 18 points to lead undefeated MDI to their sixth victory.

Gott’s sister, Shelley, followed up with 11 points.

Michala Bunten led George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill with 12 points.

George Stevens Academy (3-2) 22

Bunten 5-2-12, Clapp 3-0-6, Roberts 1-0-2, Wood 1-0-2, Napalitino, Markle, Sawyer, Grindle, Kenniston, Driscoll, Allen

Mount Desert Island (6-0) 44

M. Gott 9-0-18, S. Gott 5-0-11, Osier 2-1-6, Joy 2-0-4, Baldwin 1-0-2, Barker 1-0-2, Horton 0-1-1, Boisvert, Chernosky, Joseph, Stanley, Kane, Norwood

3-pt. goals: S. Gott, Osier

GSA 6 8 12 22

MDI 15 24 35 44

JV: MDI 43-32

Central 48, PCHS 30

At East Corinth, Heather Lyford netted 14 points to lead Central to victory.

Amy Shaw and Katie Ahearn contributed eight points each to the Red Devils’ total.

Pam Bailey led Piscataquis of Guilford with eight points.

Piscataquis (0-7)

Bailey 4-0-8, Emery 2-0-5, Korsman 2-0-4, Kelly 2-0-4, Riitano 1-2-4, Getchell 1-1-3, Haskell 1-0-2, Garrett-Young

Central (2-5) 48

Lyford 6-2-14, Shaw 1-6-8, Ahearn 4-0-8, Parker 1-3-5, Davis 1-0-2, Lawrence 0-2-2, Bell 1-0-2, Giles 0-1-1, Underhill 0-1-1, Allen 1-3-5, Goldsmith, Rowe

3-pt. goals: Emery

Piscataquis 4 10 19 30

Central 12 24 34 48

JV: Central 46-30

Hockey

Maranacook 7, Old Town 2

At Orono, Asa Jones notched two goals to lead Maranacook to their third victory of the season.

Ian Harger, Derek Belair, Seth Emery, Tim Colomy and Gary Therren recorded a goal apiece. Goalie Matt Zeh stopped 18 of 20 shots for the 3-4 Black Bears of Readfield.

Matt Dupuis scored both goals for 1-4 Old Town. Griffin Dill, Josh Buzzell, and Jason Karam recorded an assist each. Jason Karam and Jeff Turcotte combined for 21 saves on 28 shots on net for the Indians.

Brewer 4, John Bapst 3

At Bangor, with 36 seconds left in regulation play, Will Prescott of Brewer turned a Josh Caldwell assist into a goal to break a 3-3 tie and place Brewer on top.

Prescott, and Caldwell had both recorded a goal apiece earlier in the game. Also scoring was Jamie Mansfield. Goalie Rob Elliott stopped 18 of 21 shots for the 3-2 Witches.

Jon Rudnicki, Chris Todd and Zack Means scored a goal apiece for 1-3 John Bapst. Todd also recorded an assist. Dominic Dinardo made 25 saves on 29 shots for the Crusaders.