EAST MACHIAS – Bob Richardson poured in 11 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Washington Academy Raiders to a 76-64 schoolboy basketball victory over the Shead Tigers Tuesday night.

The Raiders pushed the ball up the floor in the second half trying to avoid the Tigers’ zone defense.

Richardson finished with a game-high 30 points and Matt Gibson added 11.

Darrin Constant topped the Tigers of Eastport with 17 points, including five 3-pointers, Larry Bowen had 16 points, and Cliff Urquhart 14.

Shead (6-12) 64

Bowen 6-2-16, Urquhart 5-4-14, Constant 6-0-17, Toney 3-3-9, Maloney 1-2-4, Cox 2-0-4, Ingersoll, Bones

Washington Academy (11-5) 76

B. Richardson 11-4-30, Gibson 4-3-11, Reynolds 4-1-9, Berry 4-0-8, Gray 2-1-5, Holmes 2-0-4, Fagonde 1-0-2, Franz 1-0-2, Emery 1-0-2, Stevens 1-0-2, Harmon 0-1-1, Ramsdell, G. Richardson, Mawhinney

3-pt. goals: Constant 5, Bowen 2; B. Richardson 4

Shead 8 30 48 64

Washington Acad. 18 31 52 76

JV: WA 79-57

Van Buren 60, Ashland 49

At Van Buren Monday night, Eric Ayotte’s 18 led the Crusaders .

Stacey Ayotte grabbed 11 rebounds for the winners.

Eric Ham scored 17 for Ashland and Geoffrey LeBlanc added 13.

Ashland (2-13) 49

Perry 2-0-5, LeBlanc 5-3-13, Oakes 3-0-7, Junkins 2-0-4, Dwyer 1-0-3, Ham 8-1-17, Hitchcock, Lovewell, Bessey, Durell

Van Buren (6-11) 60

S. Ayotte 4-1-9, Chasse 3-1-7, E. Ayotte 6-6-18, Hews 1-0-2, Cote 2-4-8, Smith 3-0-6, Corbin 1-4-6, Parent 0-1-1, Masemola 1-0-3, Violet, Gagnon

3-pt. goals: Perry, Oakes, Dwyer; Masmola

Ashland 10 25 35 49

Van Buren 13 20 40 60

JV: Van Buren 58-40

Houlton 40, Hodgdon 38

At Hodgdon Monday night, Peter Bates scored a layup at the buzzer, leading Houlton over Hodgdon.

Jay O’Connell netted 14 for the Shiretowners, and Bates totaled 13.

Adam Byther scored 13 for Hodgdon. Jeremy Kervin added 11 points and Matt London chipped in with 10.

Houlton (6-12) 40

J. O’Connell 5-0-14, Fitzpatrick 1-2-4, Belyea 1-0-3, Bates 6-1-13, L. O’Connell 1-0-2, Skehan 2-0-4, Drake

Hodgdon (15-3) 38

Griffin 0-2-2, Blanchette 0-2-2, A. Byther 3-3-13, Kervin 4-3-11, London 4-2-10, Putnam, E. Byther, Williams

3-pt. goals: J. O’Connell 4, Belyea; A. Byther 2

Houlton 11 11 29 40

Hodgdon 11 16 26 36

JV: Hodgdon 67-66

Girls basketball

Fort Kent 61, Limestone 42

At Fort Kent Monday night, Emily MacDonald had a triple-double to lead the Warriors past the Eagles.

MacDonald scored 15 points to go along with 17 rebounds and 10 assists. McKenzie Boucher also scored 15 points for Fort Kent while Lindsey Pelletier added 13 and Danielle Harvey tossed in 10.

Nikki Michaud topped all scorers with 21 points for Limestone. Ashley Brooker chipped in with 10 points.

Limestone (10-8) 43

Burgess, Stackhouse 1-0-2, Bickford 1-0-2, J. St. Pierre 1-0-2, M. St. Pierre, Brooker 2-6-10, Johnson, Lee 3-0-6, Mulherin, Michaud 9-3-21

Fort Kent (4-12) 61

A. Nadeau, Pelletier 4-5-13, MacDonald 5-5-15, Pelletier, Minzy 2-0-4, Soucy 0-2-2, Harvey 4-0-10, Saucier 1-0-2, B. Nadeau, Boucher 6-3-15, Delisle

3-pt. goals: Harvey 2

Limestone 12 16 30 43

Fort Kent 6 23 46 61

JV: Limestone 41-31

East Grand 48, Houlton Chr. 28

At Danforth Monday night, senior point guard Tara Cropley poured in a game-high 23 points and she also made seven steals to spearhead East Grand’s win.

Amanda Godley had seven points, 11 rebounds, four assists, and four steals for the winners and Lindsay Faulkner netted seven points.

Greater Houlton Christian (6-7) 28

A. Wallace 2-4-8, Wilson 1-0-3, Bell 0-2-2, Jago 2-0-4, S. Wallace 2-1-5, J. Lincoln 3-0-6, K. Lincoln, Moakler, Kelly, Cook, K. Faulkner

East Grand (9-9) 48

Gilman 1-0-2, Whitney 1-0-3, L. Faulkner 3-1-7, Cropley 9-0-23, Godley 1-5-7, Hanington 1-0-2, Parker, Page, Marks, Zaneldin, Osnoe

3-pt. goals: Wilson; Cropley 5, Whitney

Greater Houlton Ch. 3 13 17 28

East Grand 15 26 39 48

Washington Acad. 54, Lubec 44

At Lubec, Diana Bordeau poured in 20 points to power Washington Academy past the Hornets.

Miranda Copeland chipped in with 17 points for the winners of East Machias.

Sara McConnell had 16 for Lubec and Breanne McPherson and Miranda Richardson each contributed with 12 points.

Washington Acad. (10-8) 54

Bourdeau 9-2-20, Copeland 6-5-17, Fergerson 2-2-6, Dennison 1-0-2, N. Stauffer 2-1-5, Mawhinney 1-0-2, K. Stauffer 1-0-2, Albee, A. Govoni, L. Govoni, Almendinger, Fivgas

Lubec (6-11) 44

MCConnell 6-4-16, McPherson 4-1-12, Richardson 3-0-12, Lavalley 1-0-2, Newman 0-1-1, M. Daye, N. Daye, Elliot, Jones, Seavey

3-pt. goals: Richardson 2, McPherson

Washington Acad. 16 32 40 54

Lubec 13 23 36 44

JV: Washington Acad. 35-30

Rangeley 60, Greenville 24

At Greenville, Sarah Drosdik scored 18 points for Rangeley to power Rangeley.

Adrian Goodwin added 13 points for the winners.

For the Lakers, Justine Lavigne, Kim Folsom and Jillian Bouley each scored four points.

Rangeley (15-2) 60

S. Drosdik 8-2-18, Goodwin 6-1-13, Frost-Klova 1-0-3, Frost 1-0-2, O’Neill 2-0-4, K. Drosdik 2-0-4, Grant 2-2-6, Wing 1-6-8, Mulhulland 0-2-2, Clark, Mercer, Ellis

Greenville (3-13) 24

J. Lavigne 2-0-4, Folsom 0-4-4, Bouley 2-0-4, Turner 1-0-2, Bartley 1-0-2, A. Lavigne 1-1-3, Hanson 1-1-3, Farrington 1-0-2, Leighton, Douglass, Craft, Rolfe, Bolen, Weingart, Ryder

3-pt. goals: Frost-Klova

Rangeley 10 34 48 60

Greenville 4 9 17 24