BELFAST – Belfast held off Camden Hills in the fourth quarter to post a 61-54 schoolboy basketball victory Friday night, handing the Windjammeers their first loss.

Chad Kosmo scored 17 points for the Lions, while Nick Crofoot had 13.

John Knutson led Camden Hills with 19 points.

Camden Hills (9-1) 54

Wilson 2-5-9, Dugal 1-0-2, Gabriele 1-0-2, Moro 0-4-4, Fitzpatrick 2-0-4, Warren 2-0-4, Smith 0-1-1, Knutson 4-8-19, McIntyre 3-3-9, Dennen, Lippman

Belfast (7-3) 61

Robbins 1-2-4, Pendleton 1-0-2, Crofoot 2-3-13, Morley 3-1-7, Duval 3-0-6, Hayes 1-3-5, Horne 2-0-7, Kosmo 6-5-17, Herbig

3-pt. goals: Crofoot 2

Camden Hills 16 32 46 54

Belfast 21 38 46 61

Jones.-Beals 78, DI-Stonington 74

At Deer Isle, Alvin Beal grabbed a rebound off a missed free throw and scored with eight seconds left to give the Royals the winning edge.

Beal paced the winners with 22 points and Shane Alley added 15. Jamie Alley and Pat Robinson each chipped in with 12 points and D.R. Alley netted 11.

Bennett Gray scored 15 points for the Mariners, Josh Bolton added 14 and Matt Perez and Hank Gielarowski had 11 apiece.

Jonesport-Beals (9-1) 78

Al. Beal 7-8-22, S. Alley 4-7-15, J. Alley 5-2-12, Robinson 4-4-12, D. Alley 4-3-11, Mitchell 2-1-5, J. Beal, Kelly, Abr. Beal, Merchant

DI-Stonington (5-5) 74

Gray 4-5-15, Bolton 6-2-14, Perez 4-3-11, Gielarowski 5-1-11, Boyce 3-2-8, Martin 2-0-4, Hardy, Wallace 1-2-5, Ray 3-0-7

3-pt. goals: Gray 2, Wallace, Ray

Jonesport-Beals 18 38 51 78

DI-Stonington 15 30 56 74

JV: DI-Stonington 70-62

Ellsworth 51, George Stevens 39

At Blue Hill, Derek Awalt netted 14 points to lead Ellsworth past George Stevens Academy.

Steven Dewitt and Joe Richards followed up with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Ryan Hutchins led George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill with 12 points.

Ellsworth (6-5) 51

Richards 4-2-10, DeWitt 4-3-11, Awalt 4-5-14, King, Mayo, Murray, Smith 1-2-4, Ja. Morse, Jo. Morse 3-2-8, Boles 1-2-4

George Stevens Academy (5-6) 39

Hutchins 5-2-12, Black 1-0-2, Astbury, Smith 2-3-7, Ledien 2-0-6, Henderson, Henry 1-0-2, Clapp 2-2-6, Lowell 2-0-4, Candage

3-pt. goals: Awalt; Ledien 2

Ellsworth 10 22 31 51

George Stevens 12 23 32 39

JV: Ellsworth 62-57

Islesboro 73, Averill 44

At Islesboro, the Eagles outscored the Beavers 30-8 in the opening quarter and coasted to the win.

Jon Bolduc topped Islesboro with 17 points and Rory Diffin added 10.

Anthony Almeida was high scorer for the game with 18 points for Averill of Hinckley. Gerard Levesque tossed in 10 points.

Averill (2-8) 44

Muzzerolle, Shultz 1-0-2, Arnold 1-0-2, Levesque 4-1-10, Godwin 0-2-2, Parker 1-0-2, Cooper 1-0-2, Garvey, Tedescoe 3-0-6, Almeida 9-0-18

Islesboro (7-0) 73

Bolduc 7-3-17, Delaney 0-2-2, Pike 1-1-3, Zlotkowski 1-0-2, Wuori 1-0-2, Roberts 2-0-5, Tatro 3-0-6, Miller 4-1-9, Kerr 1-0-2, Grindle 1-1-3, Diffin 4-2-10, Knight 3-0-6, Leach 1-4-6

3-pt. goals: Levesque; Roberts

Averill 8 17 28 44

Islesboro 30 46 59 73

Lincoln Acad. 74, Rockland 62

At Rockland, the Eagles outscored 28-9 in the third quarter to take control of a close game.

Matt Budrow topped all scorers with 24 points while Ben Maynard had 16, Shaw Wyman chipped in with 122 and Rickie Powell contributed 10 points for Lincoln Academy of Newcastle.

Greg Harjula had 13 points, Adam Ross 11 and Todd Curtis 10 for Rockland.

Lincoln Academy (8-2) 74

Sullivan 1-0-2, Ball 1-0-2, Osier 3-2-8, Budrow 9-5-24, Wyman 6-0-12, Maynard 6-4-16, Powell 4-1-10, Hancock, Dean, Whitney, Harrington

Rockland (2-8) 62

Ross 3-3-11, Creamer 1-0-2, Harjula 5-0-13, Curtis 5-0-10, LaBree 3-0-7, Kenniston 2-3-7, Boody 2-0-5, Widdecomb 1-2-4, Raye 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Budrow, Powell; Harjula 3, Boody, LaBree, Raye

Lincoln Academy 18 26 54 74

Rockland 14 31 40 62

Washington Acad. 84, Sumner 68

At East Machias, Bob Richardson and Stephen Holmes each scored eight points in the fourth quarter as the Raiders pulled away from the tenacious Tigers of East Sullivan.

Richardson finished with a game-high 29 points, Jared Gray contributed 22, and Holmes had 10. Jason Ramsdell grabbed 10 rebounds.

Mike Hardy topped the Tigers, who had cut an 18-point deficit to four late in the third quarter, with 23 points. J.J. Phinney added 21, including five 3-pointers, and Ross Grammer had 11 points.

Sumner (7-4) 68

Duke 1-1-3, Hardy 8-7-23, Malloy 0-2-2, Jordan 1-0-2, Phinney 8-0-21, Winslow 2-2-6, Grammer 5-1-11, Polk, Trombley, Hills

Washington Acad. (7-2) 84

Emery 3-0-6, Ramsdell 2-2-6, Berry 1-0-2, Fagonde 2-0-4, Gibson 2-1-5, Holmes 5-0-10, Richardson 9-7-29, Gray 6-10-22, Stevens

3-pt. goals: Phinney 5; Richardson 4

Sumner 10 27 56 68

Washington Acad. 20 38 62 84

JV: Sumner 76-43

Girls basketball

MDI 45, Foxcroft 33

At Mount Desert, the Trojans used a balanced scoring attack to beat the Ponies.

Bracey Barker scored 12 points for the winners. Sisters Shelley Gott and Melissa Gott chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Amy Kelley paced Foxcroft with 15 points and Leslie Glover and Holli Nichols added eight apiece.

Foxcroft (6-5) 33

Kelley 7-1-15, Glover 4-0-8, Nichols 3-0-8, Frasz 1-0-2, LaBree, Merrill, Champeon, Dow

MDI (9-1) 45

Barker 5-1-12, S. Gott 5-0-11, M. Gott 5-0-10, Horton 2-0-5, Baldwin 2-0-4, Chernosky 1-1-3, Osier, Stanley, Kane

3-pt. goals: Nichols; Barker, S. Gott, Horton

Foxcroft 5 16 24 33

MDI 11 26 32 45

JV: MDI 40-27

Searsport 60, Penobscot Valley 43

At Searsport, Andrea Blanchard scored 16 points to help the Vikings record their eighth victory.

Jessica Larrabee added14 points for the winners, Holly Gracie put in 13, and Erica Curtis netted 10.

Meghan Cyr paced Penobscot Valley with 17 points, and Alicia Drost netted 10.

Penobscot Valley (2-8) 43

Porter 0-3-3, Drost 5-0-10, Cyr 6-4-17, S. Trafton 2-0-4, Beshai 1-0-2, K. Trafton, McGinn

Searsport (8-3) 60

Plourde 3-0-6, Blanchard 8-0-16, Smith 0-1-1, Larrabee 6-2-14, Curtis 3-2-8, Gracie 5-0-13, Benjamin, Vasiliauskas

3-pt. goals: Cyr; Curtis 2, Gracie 2

Penobscot Valley 8 20 31 43

Searsport 11 25 46 60

Averill 47, Islesboro 29

At Islesboro, Brittany Rauscher scored 14 of her 28 points in the third quarter, leading Averill to victory.

Tabby Quintal helped out with 10 points.

Annie Bolduc netted 12 for Islesboro while Nikki Pisciotta grabbed 10 rebounds.

Averill (9-0) 47

Rauscher 13-1-28, Quintal 5-0-10, Oraitt 1-0-2, Mallar 1-0-2, jenkins 2-1-5, Gowan, Harris

Islesboro (0-7) 29

Bolduc 5-2-12, Delaney 4-0-8, Kerr 2-1-5, Johnson 2-0-4, Pisciotta, Hauprich

3-pt. goals: Rauscher

Averill 8 14 34 47

Islesboro 5 13 19 29

Camden Hills 52, Belfast 38

At Camden, the Windjammers used a 17-9 scoring run in the second quarter to pull away from the Lions.

Lauren Withey scored 15 points for the winners and Karinna Russo netted nine.

Kate LaHaye paced Belfast with 10 points and Kelsey Bryant added nine.

Belfast (4-6) 38

Crandall 0-2-2, A. Bryant 2-0-5, K. Bryant 3-1-9, Brown 0-2-2, Lane, Marden 1-0-2, Billings, Mehuren 2-4-8, LaHaye 5-0-10

Camden Hills (8-2) 52

Dailey 2-0-4, Russo 3-1-9, Rokes, Sommo 2-2-6, Robbins 3-0-6, Wood 2-0-5, Croce 0-3-3, Withey 5-04-14, McIntyre 1-0-2, Goodale, Hoffman 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: A. Bryant, K. Bryant 2; Russo 2, Wood

Belfast 12 21 24 38

Camden Hills 12 29 38 52

Orono 67, Bucksport 33

At Orono, Sarah Marquez scored 17 points while Marilyn Nichols and Jessica Wagner each had 12 for the Red Riots.

Molly Dupere and Sophie Gray each contributed with 11 points.

Emily Woodward was Bucksport’s top scorer with 12 points.

Bucksport (2-9) 33

Woodward 4-4-12, Richards 0-1-1, Pollard 1-0-2, Gordon 3-0-7, Pelletier 1-0-2, Damon 1-1-3, Goode 1-0-2, Carter 2-0-4, Taylor, Andrews

Orono (6-3) 67

Dupere 5-0-11, Marquez 2-5-17, Nichols 6-0-12, Wagner 4-4-12, Gray 4-3-11, See 0-1-1, Breton 1-0-3, Reed, Lamb, Lint, Pinsky

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

Bucksport 6 15 21 33

Orono 21 43 59 67

JV: Bucksport 37-30

Ellsworth 58, Hermon 39

At Ellsworth, Katie Sirois netted 19 points to carry Ellsworth to their fourth win of the season.

May Chan followed up with 13 points.

Taren MacDonald led the Hawks of Hermon with 15 points.

Hermon (3-8) 39

Wiggin 2-2-7, Hichborn 1-0-2, Garland, Duplisea 1-4-6, Dobbins, MacDonald 5-4-15, Reynolds 0-1-1, Smith 0-1-1, Buzzell 0-1-1, Frost, Jenkins 2-2-6

Ellsworth (4-7) 58

Easton, Chan 6-1-13, Silsby 2-0-4, Patten 2-2-6, Pelliter 1-0-2, Sirois 7-2-19, Merchant 3-2-8, Jones, Glass, Mason, Page 2-2-6, Lutz

3-pt. goals: Wiggin, MacDonald; Sirois 3

Hermon 6 16 29 39

Ellsworth 8 27 40 58

JV: Ellsworth 65-25

Dexter 44, Stearns 40

At Millinocket, the Tigers held the Minutemen to three points in the final quarter to rally for the win.

Karen Nelson led Dexter with 12 points while Brittany Veazie had 11.

Shena Pineau netted 14 for Stearns.

Dexter (10-3) 44

B. Veazie 3-5-11, K. Veazie 3-0-9, Hogan 3-0-8, Nelson 2-6-12, Foster 2-2-6, Heiko, Belanger, Pullen, Gilbert

Stearns (8-3) 40

Pineau 5-4-14, Nathan 2-0-4, Boynton 1-3-5, Pelletier 3-1-7, Achorn 2-0-4, Raymond 3-0-6, MacKenzie, Lagasse, Osborne

3-pt. goals: K. Veazie 3, Hogan 2

Dexter 9 23 33 44

Stearns 13 29 37 40

JV: Dexter 48-25

Penquis 53, Central 40

At Corinth, Megan Russell led all scorers with 27 points and led the unbeaten Penquis Patriots of Milo to the win.

Lindsay Hamlin chipped in with 12 points for the Patriots.

For the Red Devils, Jen Allen had 21 points and 10 rebounds while Katie Ahearn finished with 12 points.

Penquis (9-0) 53

Russell 11-2-27, L. Hamlin 5-2-12, L. Gerrish 1-2-4, Cail 2-0-4, Robinson 2-0-4, J. Hamlin 1-0-2, B. Hamlin, S. Gerrish, Cobb, Dolley

Central (2-10) 40

Davis 2-1-5, Lawrence 1-0-2, Allen 8-5-21, Ahearn 4-4-12, Bell, Parker, Lyford

3-pt. goals: Russell 3

Penquis 12 27 42 53

Central 6 23 27 40

JV: Penquis 40-32

Bangor Christian 42, Katahdin 29

At Sherman Station, Renee Mick nailed 9 of 11 free throws to help the Patriots steadily pull away from the Cougars.

Mick finished with 23 points for the winners and Samantha Ross added 10.

Sonya McCarthy paced Katahdin with 10 points and Angela Qualey netted seven.

Bangor Christian (10-1) 42

Mick 7-9-23, Ross 1-8-10, Miller 2-1-5, Page, Moores, Simmons 2-0-4, Haverlock

Katahdin (6-5) 29

McCarthy 4-2-10, Qualey 3-1-7, Perrin 1-0-2, L. Duffy-Stanley 1-0-2, McMoarn, K. Duffy-Stanley, Me. Libby 2-0-4, Mi. Libby 2-0-4, Willett

3-pt. goals: none

Bangor Christian 8 21 32 42

Katahdin 13 19 23 29

JV: Katahdin 31-30