Thibodeau lifts Indians to win over Ellsworth

OLD TOWN – Renee Thibodeau scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter, lifting the Old Town Indians to their first schoolgirl basketball victory, a 40-36 verdict over Ellsworth on Wednesday.

Thibodeau also came up with seven steals. Kasey Spencer scored 10 points for Old Town.

May Chan led Ellsworth with 10 points and Jodie Merchant contributed nine.

Ellsworth (3-5) 36

Chan 5-0-10, Merchant 4-1-9, Silsby 2-0-4, Eaton, Pelletier, Patten 1-0-2, Sirois 2-0-4, Glass 1-0-2, Page 2-1-5, Lutz

Old Town (1-4) 40

Thibodeau 5-5-16, Spencer 4-2-10, Greene 2-0-4, Osborne, Maurais 2-1-5, Brown, Hesseltine 1-0-2, Metivier 1-1-3, Kennedy

3-pt. goals: Thibodeau

Ellsworth 9 19 30 36

Old Town 10 25 25 40

JV: Ellsworth 68-45

Searsport 73, DI-Stonington 20

At Searsport Wednesday, Andrea Blanchard scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Vikings cruised to the win.

Holly Benjamin netted 13 and Jesssica Larrabee added 10 points and seven steals for Searsport.

Meghan Wiberg and Leanna Murphy scored five points apiece for the Mariners.

DI-Stonington 20

Wiberg 1-3-5, Murphy 2-0-5, Oliver 0-2-2, Bray 1-0-2, Steele 1-0-2, Brewer 1-2-4, Thompson, McDonnell, Dunham, Eaton, Hutchinson

Searsport 73

Blanchard 10-3-24, Plourde 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, Benjamin 4-5-13, Larrabee 4-2-10, Curtis 0-1-1, Vasiliauskas 3-0-6, Carroll 1-0-2, Herrick 1-1-3, Seekins 1-0-2, Shute 2-0-4, Gracie 2-0-4, Porter

3-pt. goals: Murphy; Blanchard

DI-Stonington 4 14 14 20

Searsport 19 38 53 73