ORONO – Sarah Marquez popped in a game-high 20 points as the Orono Red Riots edged Penquis of Milo 54-51 in schoolgirl basketball action Wednesday.

Jessica Wagner scored 15 more and Marilyn Nichols added 12 as Orono tumbled Penquis from the ranks of the undefeated. Penquis had won its first 10 games.

Megan Russell had 19 points for Penquis.

Penquis (10-1) 51

Russell 7-2-19, L. Hamlin 2-2-7, Gerrish 2-2-6, Allen 2-2-7, Cail 2-0-4, Robinson 0-1-1, J. Hamlin 3-1-7

Orono (7-4) 54

Breton 0-1-1, See, Marquez 7-2-20, Nichols 6-0-12, Wagner 5-5-15, Dupere 2-0-4, Reed, Lint

3-pt. goals: Russell 3, L. Hamlin, Allen; Marques 4

Penquis 16 19 36 51

Orono 16 25 40 54

JV: Penquis 35-33

Valley 59, Greenville 31

At Greenville, Megan Melcher led all scorers with 13 points to lead the Cavs of Bingham past the Lakers.

Brianna and Sophie Belanger scored 11 and 10 points for the winners, respectively.

Justine Lavigne and Kim Folsom led Greenville with nine points each.

Valley 59

McAllister 1-0-2, Melcher 4-4-13, S. Belanger 5-0-10, B. Belanger 4-3-11, McCandress 1-0-2, Robinson 0-1-1, Rollins 1-1-4, Dunton 1-0-2, Sitzmaurice 1-5-7, Zicnaire 1-4-6, Sitzmaurice 0-1-1

Greenville 31

Lavigne 3-3-9, Folsom 4-0-9, Douglas 2-0-4, Lavigne 1-0-2, Leighton 1-1-3, Bartley 2-0-4, Turner, Hanson,, Sarrington, Rolen, Bouley, Weingart, Ryder, Roofe

3-pt. goals: Folsom

Valley 21 32 48 59

Greenville 4 13 22 31

Stearns 63, George Stevens 32

At Blue Hill, Jen Raymond and Ashley Boynton scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Stearns Minutemen to the win over host George Stevens Academy.

For the Eagles, Jamie Wood scored 13.

Stearns (9-3) 63

Raymond 6-3-15, Boynton 7-0-14, MacKenzie 1-2-4, Nason 1-0-2, Legassey 1-0-2, J. Osborne 1-0-2, L. Osborne 3-0-6, Saucier 2-0-4, Pelletier 4-0-8, Achorn 3-0-6

George Stevens (3-9) 32

Wood 6-0-13, Clapp 2-1-5, Napolitano 1-0-2, Markle 1-0-2, Youcis 1-1-3, Roberts 1-0-2, Sawyer 0-2-2, Grindle 0-1-1, Kenniston 1-0-2, Driscoll, Allen

3-pt. goals: Wood

Stearns 18 32 47 63

George Stevens 6 10 23 32

JV: Stearns 45-44

Mount View 49, MCI 44

At Pittsfield, Kim Stevens’ 17-point effort led the Mount View Mustangs of Thorndike past Maine Central Institute.

Heather Carter added 11 points for the Mustangs.

Amanda Leavitt led the Huskies with 18 points.

Mount View (6-4) 49

Carter 5-1-11, Stevens 5-7-17, Goehringer 1-6-9, Mayer 3-1-7, Coddington 1-0-3, Barnard 1-0-2, Swanson

MCI (5-6) 44

Leavitt 7-2-18, Lancaster, Thompson 4-0-8, George 1-1-3, Luce 2-0-5, Smith 1-0-2, Susi 2-0-4, Cummings 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Goehringer, Coddington; Leavitt 2, Luce

Mount View 15 24 39 49

MCI 11 22 37 44

Van Buren 60, Limestone 57

At Van Buren, Stacy Ayotte scored 21 points as the Crusaders held off the Eagles.

Zac Cote contributed 16 points and Phil Smith 10, and Eric Ayotte dished out nine assists.

Adam McPherson topped the Eagles with 15 points, and Dan Buckley added 10.

Limestone (2-10) 57

McPherson 5-4-15, Trosper 4-0-8, Luna 2-0-4, Hardwick 3-0-6, Verdecchia 2-0-4, Beck, Longlais 3-1-8, Stackhouse 1-0-2, Buckley 5-0-10

Van Buren (4-7) 60

S. Ayotte 9-2-21, E. Ayotte 1-3-5, Cote 4-8-16, Smith 4-2-10, Corbin, Parent 2-0-4, Gagnon 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: McPherson, Longlais; S. Ayotte

Limestone 12 25 37 57

Van Buren 20 35 48 60

JV: Van Buren 48-39

Houlton 48, Caribou 27

At Houlton, Kasey Cleary scored all 12 of her points on three-point field goals to pace Houlton.

Hannah Socoby also netted 12 for the winners. Houlton ran out to a 27 to 9 lead at halftime.

Ashley Soucie led the Vikes with 11.

Caribou 27

Soucie 4-3-11, Bougie 0-1-1, Harrigan 1-0-2, Vincent 1-0-2, Drew 1-0-2, Willey 1-0-2, Monahan 2-3-7, Schloeman, King

Houlton 48

Cleary 4-0-12, Socoby 5-2-12, Beasley 3-0-6, Brown 1-0-2, Cole 1-0-2, Miller 4-0-8, Botting 2-2-6, Guy, Goodrich, Foster, Henderson

3-pt. goals: Cleary 4

Caribou 3 9 14 27

Houlton 16 27 42 48

JV: Houlton 45-25

Boys Basketball

Valley 87, Greenville 67

At Greenville, Nick Pelotte scored 27 points to lead four players in double figures for the undefeated Cavaliers as they racked up win number 12.

Jason and Luke Hartwell had 20 and 19 points, respectively, and Brian Andre had 10 more.

Tyler Muzzy had a game-high 35 points for Greenville and Griz Aucoin and Jordan Belmont combined for 17 more.

Valley (12-0) 87

Pelotte 10-4-27, L. Hartwell 8-1-19, J. Hartwell 10-0-20, Andre 5-0-10, C. Hibbard 1-0-3, Atwood 1-3-5, T. Hibbard, Marsh 1-0-3, Rollins, Poulin, Jones

Greenville (8-3) 67

Muzzy 13-9-35, Aucoin 3-0-9, Campbell 1-0-2, Boucher 3-0-6, Douglas 1-1-3, Belmont 4-0-8, Knowlton, Breton

3-pt. goals: Pelotte 3, L. Hartwell 2, C. Hibbard, Marsh; Aucoin 3, Boucher 2

Valley 25 45 71 87

Greenville 12 23 41 63

JV: Valley 66-40

George Stevens 51, Stearns 35

At Millinocket, Nick Henry scored 16 points and his George Stevens Academy Eagles of Blue Hill got off to a quick start as they knocked off the host Minutemen.

The Eagles outscored Stearns 23-2 in the first quarter.

Les Cote led Stearns with 10 points.

George Stevens (7-7) 51

Henry 7-2-16, Black 2-1-5, Astbury 1-0-2, Smith 3-0-6, Ledien 2-0-5, Henderson 0-1-1, Clapp 3-0-7, Lowell 2-0-4, Hutchins 2-1-5, Saunders, Candage

Stearns (1-12) 35

Cote 4-2-10, DiFrederico 3-3-9, Deloge 1-2-4, Leino 1-0-2, Wheaton 3-0-7, Mosca 1-1-3, Bragdon, Hartwell, Pelletier

3-pt. goals: Ledien, Clapp; Wheaton

George Stevens 23 31 45 51

Stearns 2 11 15 35

JV: Stearns 55-40

Washburn 56, Ashland 48

At Ashland, Allen Milton scored nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter as Washburn held off rallying Ashland, which had come within two in the final eight minutes.

Daren Pesut scored a game-high 14 points for the winners while Ben Umphrey and Tyler Bragg combined for 17 more.

Randall Perry’s 13 points, Geoffrey LeBlanc’s 12 and Eric Ham’s eight led Ashland.

Washburn 7 23 29 48

Ashland 18 28 37 56

JV: Washburn 56-51

Ice Hockey

Orono 9, Kents Hill 0

At Alfond Arena in Orono, Jake Hedstrom and Pat Skall each scored three goals and Hedstrom also had a pair of assists as the undefeated and untied Riots won their 12th game.

Nat Breece had two goals and two assists; Derek Williams had a goal and two assists and Mike Merritt had two assists. Casey Hale made 11 saves for the shutout.

Mike Lovaglio made 12 saves on 17 shots for Kents Hill before Nick Hussey came on and stopped 15 of 19 shots.