MILLINOCKET – The Penquis Patriots opened up a six-point lead at the end of the third and held off Stearns for a 43-39 schoolgirl basketball win Friday night.

Megan Russell and April Allen scored 12 points apiece to pace Penquis of Milo.

Allen netted six of seven free throws in the second half to give the Patriots a sturdy lead.

Jen Raymond led Stearns of Millinocket with 12 points, and Shena Pineau and Ashley Boynton netted 11 points each.

Penquis (16-2) 43

Russell 6-0-12, L. Hamlin 2-2-6, Gerrish 2-0-4, Allen 2-8-12, Cail 1-1-3, Robinson 1-0-2, J. Hamlin 2-0-4

Stearns (12-6) 39

Nason 0-1-1, Pineau 4-3-11, Boynton 5-1-11, Pelletier 1-1-3, Achorn 0-1-1, Raymond 4-4-12, MacKenzie

3-pt. goals: none

Penquis 8 16 32 43

Stearns 9 19 28 39

JV: Penquis 44-33

Searsport 55, Machias 31

At Searsport, Andrea Blanchard dominated the court, scoring 20 points for Searsport.

Brittany Smith followed up with eight points.

Sarah Irving led Machias with 10 points.

Machias (1-13) 31

Gardner 0-1-1, Rudd 1-0-2, Prichard 2-0-5, M. Phipps 1-0-2, Carter 1-0-3, Irving 4-2-10, Henderson 2-3-8, A. Phipps

Searsport (14-3) 55

Smith 3-0-8, Hancock, Seekins 2-0-4, Herrick 1-0-2, Plourde 2-0-4, Blanchard 8-3-20, Porter, Carroll, Vasiliauskas 2-0-4, Shute 1-1-3, Larrabee 0-1-1, Hall, Wilson 1-0-2, Gracie 3-0-7

3-pt. goals: Prichard, Carter, Henderson; Smith 2, Blanchard, Gracie

Machias 7 14 24 31

Searsport 8 23 41 55

Orono 52, Hermon 43

At Orono, Sarah Marquez led the Red Riots with 27 points and eight assists while Jessica Wagner added 11 points.

For Hermon, Jessie Wiggin had 17 points while Lindsay Duplisea netted 15.

Hermon (4-13) 43

Wiggin 7-3-17, Duplisea 6-0-15, Hichborn 1-0-2, Reynolds 1-0-2, Jenkins 2-3-7, Overlock, Buzzell

Orono (12-5) 52

Marquez 9-4-27, Wagner 5-1-11, Breton 2-0-4, Dupere 3-0-6, Nichols 1-0-2, Gray 1-0-2, See, Reed, Lamb

3-pt. goals: Duplisea 3; Marquez 5

Hermon 13 22 32 43

Orono 20 29 40 52

JV: Hermon 40-25

Foxcroft 57, Bucksport 44

At Bucksport, Holli Nichols was Foxcroft’s top scorer with 19 points.

Amy Kelley scored 15 and Leslee Glover added 14.

Heather Pelletier scored 13 points for Bucksport and Emily Woodward chipped in with 10.

Foxcroft (11-6) 57

Nichols 7-2-19, Frasz 3-0-6, Merrill 1-0-3, Kelley 6-3-15, Glover 4-6-14, LaBree, Champeon, Dow

Bucksport (3-14) 44

Pollard 4-1-9, Taylor 2-0-5, Gordon 2-0-4, Pelletier 4-3-13, Woodward 3-4-10, Carter 1-1-3 Richards, Damon, Goode

3-pt. goals: Nichols 3, Merrill; Pelletier 2, Taylor

Foxcroft 14 23 40 57

Bucksport 12 22 32 44

JV: Foxcroft 38-26

Belfast 57, Maranacook 49

At Readfield Thursday night, Kate LaHaye and Jo Mehuren teamed to score 17 of Belfast’s 19 points in the third quarter and lead the Lions past host Maranacook.

LaHaye finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Mehuren had 12 points and seven boards.

Kasie Mason had 11 points to pace the Black Bears.

Belfast (5-10) 57

LaHaye 7-2-17, Mehuren 6-0-12, Crandall 0-4-4, A. Bryant 2-2-6, K. Bryant 3-0-7, Lane 0-4-4, Marden 2-0-4, Billings 1-1-3, Brown

Maranacook (2-13) 49

Mason 3-3-11, Masse 1-0-2, Calligan 2-0-5, Sinclair 3-1-9, Carey 1-1-3, Tims 2-0-4, Leary 2-0-4, Brennan 2-5-9, Botlaglio 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: LaHaye, K. Bryant; Mason 2, Calligan, Sinclair 2

Belfast 19 28 47 57

Maranacook 17 28 37 49

JV: Belfast 51-27

Brewer 59, Old Town 39

At Old Town, Carolyn McAvoy and Jenny Higgins netted 18 points apiece to lead Brewer to victory.

Stacie Bean, Amy Freeman, and Maggie Sutherland contributed seven points each to the Witches.

Kristin Osborne led Old Town with 10 points.

Brewer (6-7) 59

McAvoy 6-6-18, Higgins 8-1-18, Adams, Capponi, Bean 3-0-7, A. Freeman 3-0-7, K. Freeman, Crosby, Wing, Armstrong 1-0-2, Hamm, Sutherland 3-1-7, McLaughlin, Eason

Old Town (5-8) 39

Osborne 3-4-10, Spencer 2-0-4, Greene 0-3-3, Thibodeau 2-2-6, Maurais 1-2-4, Brown 3-0-6, Metivier 3-0-6, Kennedy, Eastman

3-pt. goals: Bean, A. Freeman

Brewer 16 31 46 59

Old Town 8 15 25 39

JV: Brewer 55-38

MCI 47, Belfast 41

At Pittsfield, Amanda Leavitt scored 29 points for Maine Central Institute while Jessica Thompson chipped in with 10.

For Belfast, Kelsey Bryant and Kate LaHaye each scored seven points.

Belfast (5-11) 41

A. Bryant 1-2-5, K. Bryant 2-2-7, Murphy 2-1-5, Brown 1-0-2, Lane 2-0-4, Ross 2-1-5, Mehuren 3-0-6, LaHaye 3-0-7, Crandall, Groening, Duval, Marden, Billings

MCI (8-9) 47

Thompson 1-8-10, Leavitt 7-11-29, Smith 1-0-2, Susi 0-2-2, Cummings 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: A. Bryant, K. Bryant, LaHaye; Leavitt 4

Belfast 10 15 23 41

MCI 8 18 36 47

MDI 54, Ellsworth 32

At Mount Desert, Melissa Gott netted 17 points, also scoring her 1,000th career point and leading the Trojans to victory.

Beth Chernosky added 10 points for MDI.

For Ellsworth, Kate Sirois scored 13 points while May Chan chipped in with 10.

Ellsworth (5-12) 32

Sirois 5-0-13, Chan 5-0-10, Merchant 2-1-5, Page 1-0-2, Lutz 0-1-1, Eaton 0-1-1, Silsby, Patten, Pelletier, Jones, Glass, Mason

MDI (13-3) 54

M. Gott 6-5-17, Chernosky 5-0-10, S. Gott 3-0-9, Osier 2-2-8, Barker 3-0-6, Horton 1-0-2, Kane 0-2-2, Baldwin, Stanley

3-pt. goals: Sirois 3; S. Gott 3, Osier 2

Ellsworth 8 18 23 32

MDI 16 26 37 54

JV: MDI 48-31

Erskine Acad. 61, Rockland 45

At Rockland, Donna Cowing dominated the court by netting 25 points for Erskine Academy.

Tracy Jailyn also contributed seven points.

Caitlyn Grant and Stacey Marcotte recorded 12 points apiece for Rockland.

Erskine Academy (13-3) 61

Levesque 2-0-5, Jailyn 2-3-7, Horate 0-1-1, Puchard 0-2-2, Fienly 0-1-1, Haskal 2-0-4, Nored 1-0-3, Cowing 10-3-25, Angell 2-0-4, Thomas 1-1-3, Lessard 3-0-6

Rockland (1-15) 45

Fournier 2-0-5, Moore 1-1-3, Grant 5-2-12, Marcotte 2-7-12, Manning 0-1-1, Clark 3-2-8, Jervey 1-0-2, Hynes 1-0-2, Dorr

3-pt. goals: Levesque, Cowing 2; Fournier, Marcotte

Erskine Academy 8 31 43 61

Rockland 8 12 27 45

JV: Erskine 48-43

Boys basketball

Katahdin 94, Bangor Christian 55

At Sherman Station, Brandon McCarthy scored 11 points in each of the second and fourth quarters and Chris Robinson posted 10 in the final quarter as the Cougars pulled away.

McCarthy finished with 32 points, Robinson and Dan Cullen contributed 18 apiece, and Doug Atkinson had 15.

Pat McCleary led the Patriots with 17 points, and David Chrisos added 12.

Bangor Christian (6-12) 55

McCleary 3-11-17, Chrisos 3-5-12, Madden 3-1-9, Ossinger, Conley 1-0-3, Tyree 1-0-2, Patterson 1-2-4, Putnam, Bradford 0-1-1, Doten 1-2-4, Wilson, Sobey 1-1-3

Katahdin (15-3) 94

McCarthy 12-5-32, Robinson 7-3-18, Cullen 7-4-18, Atkinson 6-0-15, Perry 0-2-2, Lane, Willigar, Sullivan, McNally 1-0-2, T. Rodgerson, Heath 1-0-3, Cyr 0-1-1, Kelley 1-0-2, D. Rodgerson 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Madden 2, Chrisos, Conley; McCarthy 3, Atkinson 3, Robinson, Heath

Bangor Christian 17 32 45 55

Katahdin 24 46 60 94

JV: Bangor Christian 52-50

Searsport 60, Machias 36

At Searsport, Pasco Grove carried Searsport to their first victory of the season with 24 points.

Ben Relyea contributed 21 points to the Viking’s total.

Kevin Locklin led Machias with 12 points.

Machias (3-15) 36

Getchel 3-0-6, Locklin 5-2-12, Day 1-0-3, hasslinan 2-0-4, Smith, Parker, Stuart 0-1-1, Millay, Copp 3-0-9

Searsport (1-17) 60

Relyea 6-7-21, Vasilauskas 2-0-4, Moran 0-1-1, Robertson, Grove 9-6-24, Flannery, Weaver, Lockhart 1-0-2, Ward, McFarlin 0-3-3, Mercier, Mercer, Quisenberry 0-1-1, Manner 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Day, Copp 3; Relyea 2

Machias 4 8 25 36

Searsport 10 26 39 60

Washington Acad. 69, J-Beals 67

At Jonesport, Bobby Richardson led Washington Academy through a back-and-forth game with 17 points.

Nick Reynolds followed up with 14 points.

D.R. Alley netted 20 points, and came close to tying the game for Jonesport-Beals. Jamie Alley and Shane Alley contributed 17 points apiece.

Washington Academy (10-5) 69

Emery 3-2-9, Berry 2-0-4, Gibson 2-2-6, Reynolds 6-2-14, Holmes 1-0-3, Richardson 6-3-17, Gray 3-0-8, Stevens 3-2-8, Ramsdell, Franz, Fagonde

Jonesport-Beals (15-4) 67

D. Alley 6-7-20, A. Beal 2-4-8, Robinson 2-0-4, J. Alley 7-3-17, S. Alley 6-3-17, Mitchell 0-1-1, J. Beal, D. Kelley

3-pt. goals: Emery, Holmes, Richardson 2, Gray 2; D. Alley, S. Alley 2

Washington Acad. 12 36 53 69

Jonesport-Beals 14 29 49 67

JV: Washington Academy 68-62

Dexter 76, Penobscot Valley 56

At Dexter, Travis Patterson scored 14 of his game-high 20 points in the first half as Dexter manufactured a 17-point halftime lead en route to the win.

Dustin Paige had 15 points for the winners and Ben Robinson notched 14 more.

Stu Morin’s 18 points, Noah McPike’s 10 and Jerry Oakes’ nine led Penobscot Valley.

Penobscot Valley (8-9) 56

Morin 8-2-18, Oakes 3-0-9, McPike 4-2-10, Artes, Cloukey 2-0-4, Mulligan 1-0-2, Slowikowski 1-2-5, Harris, Cummings 0-1-1, Sereyko, Bates 2-3-7

Dexter (11-6) 56

Russell, Patterson 9-0-20, Mountain 2-0-4, Cooley 2-2-6, Robichaud, Hersey 0-1-1, B. Robinson 5-2-14, Clukey 4-0-8, Kenney, Vafiades, Foster 2-2-6, Paige 6-3-15, Roach 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Oakes 3, Slowikowski; Patterson 2, Robinson 2

Penobscot Valley 12 25 32 56

Dexter 21 42 60 76

JV: Dexter 48-42

DI-Stonington 64, Sumner 58

At Deer Isle, Josh Bolton scored 22 points for the Mariners while Matt Perez chipped in with 13.

For Sumner, Mike Hardy scored 30 points while Jamey Polk netted 20.

Sumner (10-7) 58

Hardy 30, Polk 20, Phinney 1-0-3, Hills 0-3-3, Grammer 1-0-2, Cowperthwaite, Winslow, Duke

Deer Isle-Stonington (9-8) 64

Bolton 10-2-22, Perez 6-1-13, Gray 1-2-5, Boyce 3-0-6, Martin 1-2-4, Hardy 1-0-2, Wallace 3-0-6, Ray 2-1-6, Gielarowski, Ballou

3-pt. goals: Phinney; Gray, Ray

Sumner 14 28 43 58

DI-Stonington 22 36 52 64

JV: Sumner 54-31

Brewer 67, Old Town 55

At Brewer, Jon Bell led the Witches with 25 points while Lon Drillen contributed 10.

Shawn Kenniston scored 34 points for Old Town while Json Robbins added 12.

Old Town 55

Jackson 1-0-3, Mahaney 1-0-2, Brown 0-2-2, Barnes 1-0-2, Kenniston 13-7-34, Robbins 4-4-12, Madden, Storman, Tewhey

Brewer (6-7)

Bouzan-Jaloustian 0-5-5, Freeman 2-0-5, Frost 1-0-2, Chasse 3-0-6, Bell 9-6-25, Drillen 4-2-10, Archer 7-0-4, Bernier, Sargent, Doucette, Goupee, Breindel, Gomm

3-pt. goals: Kenniston, Jackson; Freeman, Bell

Old Town 6 22 40 55

Brewer 17 32 49 67

JV: Brewer 51-50

Camden Hills 72, Winslow 52

At Camden Hills, John Knutson scored 18 points for the Windjammers while Brian Fitzpatrick and Tyler Warren each added 16.

Micah Grant scored 21 for Winslow while Pat Dempsey helped out with 10.

Winslow (7-10) 52

Dempsey 3-3-10, LaBrie 1-0-2, Hughes 3-0-6, Calvo 4-1-9, Grant 7-7-21, Boutin 1-0-2, Haskell 0-2-2, T. Hapworth, S. Hapworth, Peters, Krummel

Camden Hills (15-2) 72

Wilson 2-0-4, Dugal 3-3-9, Gabriele 1-0-3, Moro 2-2-6, Fitzpatrick 5-3-16, Warren 4-7-16, Knutson 8-2-18, May, Smith, Dennen, Lippman

3-pt. goals: Dempsey; Fitzpatrick 3, Gabriele, Warren

Winslow 9 19 35 52

Camden Hills 11 27 44 72

JV: Camden Hills 45-39

Piscataquis 83, Schenck 63

At East Millinocket, Buddy Leavitt poured in 10 of his game-high 25 points in the opening quarter as the Pirates jumped out to a 19-point lead and cruised home for an undefeated regular season.

Keith Dawson added eight points in the first quarter en route to 17 for Piscataquis of Guilford, and Ben Smith finished with 18.

Ryan Deschenes, Mike Hamlin, and Seth Johnston tallied 15 points apiece for the Wolverines.

Piscataquis (18-0) 83

Hoffman, Decastro 2-3-7, Dawson 7-2-17, Smith 8-2-18, Martell 2-0-4, Leavitt 10-1-25, St. Louis 2-0-4, Watson 1-0-2, Carson 0-1-1, Burgess 1-0-2, Tracy 1-1-3, White, Pulkkinen

Schenck (7-11) 63

B. Jamo 1-3-5, Deschenes 7-1-15, Graham 2-0-4, Hamlin 6-2-15, Johnston 7-1-15, Rossignol 2-0-4, Lufkin 2-0-5, Thompson, Hanington, Spearin, P. Jamo, Libby

3-pt. goals: Leavitt 4, Dawson; Hamlin, Lufkin

Piscataquis 32 51 74 83

Schenck 13 28 38 63

JV: Piscataquis 64-61

Bucksport 64, Foxcroft 56

At Dover-Foxcroft, Corey Guilford led the way with 19 points and Jason Harvey scored 17 to lead the Bucksport Golden Bucks past Foxcroft Academy.

Chris Dow chipped in with 13 for the Bucks, who shot 60 percent (9-for-15) in the third quarter to erase a 10-point halftime deficit.

Danny White led the Ponies with 19 while E.J. Imbert finished with 18.

Bucksport (12-5) 64

Guilford 8-1-19, Harvey 5-4-17, Dow 5-3-13, Lalonde 2-0-4, Nason 4-0-8, Sullivan 1-0-3, Beeson, Mercer, Porter, Allard, Ogden

Foxcroft Academy (0-17) 56

White 4-8-19, Imbert 4-10-18, Wentworth 2-2-7, Withee, Lizotte 3-0-6, Brugger 3-0-6, L. Robinson, Hackett, B. Robinson, Mullis

3-pt. goals: Guilford 2, Harvey 3, Sullivan; White 3, Wentworth

Bucksport 12 26 46 64

Foxcroft Academy 16 36 44 56

Belfast 65, MCI 57

At Belfast, Chad Kosmo scored eight points in Belfast’s 14-6 surge in overtime for the victory. Kosmo finished with 24 points.

Jesse Robbins chipped in with eight points for the winners.

Andrew St. Clair paced Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield with 20 points. Ben Hall chipped in with 14 points and Sindre Vad netted 11.

MCI (9-8) 57

Arakaki 1-0-2, Asato, St. Clair 9-2-20, Vad 4-0-11, Reindeau 1-1-3, Hall 5-3-14, Bolster, Susi 3-1-7

Belfast (13-3) 65

Robbins 1-6-8, Pendleton 2-2-6, Crofoot 2-2-7, Morley 2-0-4, Cowan 2-0-6, Duval 2-1-5, Hayes 0-1-1, Herbig 2-0-4, Reynolds, Kosmo 10-4-24

3-pt. goals: Vad 3, Hall 1; Crofoot, Cowan 2

MCI 16 26 39 51 57

Belfast 9 19 34 51 65

JV: Belfast 64-47

Houlton 58, Madawaska 39

At Houlton, Peter Bates poured in 23 points to lead the Shiretowners.