VAN BUREN – Senior guard Nicole Corbin poured in 43 points to power the Van Buren Crusaders to a 77-56 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Fort Kent Warriors Thursday night.

Corbin benefited from Van Buren’s fast-break game and scored many baskets in transition.

Michelle Parent chipped in with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and Danielle Gagnon added 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Ashley Pelletier paced Fort Kent with 13 points and McKenzie Boucher netted 12.

Fort Kent (0-2) 56

Pelletier 5-0-13, Boucher 5-1-12, Hartman 1-0-2, Saucier 1-2-4, Kelly 1-0-3, Morneault 2-0-6, Desjardins 2-2-6, Minzy 2-2-6, Nadeau 1-0-2, Labbe 1-0-2, Cyr, Daigle

Van Buren (2-0) 77

Corbin 18-5-43, Parent 8-1-17, D. Gagnon 5-0-10, Doucette 2-1-5, T. Gagnon 1-0-2, Cyr, Beckwith, Caron, Hews

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 3, Boucher, Kelly, Morneault 2; Corbin 2

Fort Kent 20 31 38 56

Van Buren 27 52 69 77

Jonesport-Beals 49, Shead 41

At Eastport, Shafay Look scored 15 points to lead the Royalettes past the Tigerettes.

Ashten Smith had 12 points and Jody Pinkham chipped with 10 for Jonesport-Beals.

Samantha Davis topped Shead with 14 points and Kristen Beaulieu added 13.

Jonesport-Beals (1-1) 49

Pinkham 1-8-10, Church, Woodward 1-2-4, Griffin 3-0-6, Look 7-1-15, Hunkler, Smith 6-0-12, Beal, Chandler 0-2-2

Shead (1-2) 41

Bowen 0-1-1, McPhail 0-1-1, Preston 1-0-2, Davis 5-3-14, Stubbs 1-0-2, Beaulieu 5-3-13, Mitchell 0-1-1, Bouchard 0-2-2, Lingley 2-0-5

3-pt. goals: Davis, Lingley

Jonesport-Beals 15 25 34 49

Shead 7 23 28 41

JV: Shead 40-21

Hodgdon 54, Cen. Aroostook 37

At Hodgdon, Shanna McGary’s game-high 19 points led the Hawks past the Panthers.

Erin Foster notched 10 for Hodgdon.

Gabrielle Smith led Central Aroostook of Mars Hill with 17.

Central Aroostook (2-1) 37

Caron, Smith 7-3-17, Barton, Collins, Robinson 1-2-4, McCrum 1-1-3, Fletcher 3-0-6, Carver, Gosselin, Michaud 1-5-7, DeGraw

Hodgdon (1-2) 54

Quint 2-2-8, Williams, A. Sloat, McGary 6-7-19, C. Sloat, Martin, D. Fitzpatrick, A. Fitzpatrick 0-7-7, Foster 4-2-10, Nightingale, Tidd, Dwyer 3-1-7, Wilson, Little

3-pt. goals: Quint 2, Little

Central Aroostook 5 13 18 37

Hodgdon 16 30 44 54

JV: Hodgdon 36-16

Katahdin 54, Bangor Christian 35

At Sherman Station, Krystle McMoarn tallied 15 points to lead the Cougars to the victory.

Sonya McCarthy added 14 for Katahdin.

Jenna Seymour netted 12 for the Patriots.

Bangor Christian (2-2) 35

Sage 2-0-4, Page 1-0-2, Leighton, Mead, Elliott 1-0-3, Niles 3-0-6, Seymour 6-0-12, French, Snow 1-0-3, Reitsma 2-1-5

Katahdin (1-2) 54

Green 0-1-1, Violette 4-0-8, Duffy-Stanley, McMoarn 6-2-15, K. McAvoy, Libby 1-0-2, F. McAvoy 2-1-5, McCarthy 5-3-14, Qualey 3-1-9

3-pt. goals: Elliott, Snow; McMoarn, McCarthy, Qualey 2

Bangor Christian 6 14 26 35

Katahdin 14 27 40 54

JV: Katahdin 27-21

Calais 61, Washington Acad. 25

At East Machias, the defending state Class C champs rolled to a 25-4 lead after one quarter and cruised to the win.

Nancy Feck paced a balanced attack with 10 points for Calais. Morgan Drew added nine points and four other Blue Devils scored six or more in the win.

Andrea Govoni and Emily Mawhinney scored seven points apiece for the Raiders.

Calais (3-0) 61

N. Feck 5-0-10, Drew 4-0-9, L. Martin 4-0-8, O’Brien 4-0-8, Frost 2-2-6, Mahan 3-0-6, E. Smith 1-0-2, C. Martin 1-1-3, Eagan 1-0-2, K. Smith 1-1-3, P. Feck, Welch, McGinley

Washington Acad. (1-2) 25

A. Govoni 2-3-7, Mawhinney 3-1-7, Albee, Simon, Holmes, Almedinger 1-1-4, Stauffer 2-0-4, L. Govoni 1-0-2, 1-0-2, Yenipinar, Gaddis 1-0-2, Livingstone, Avis, T. Smith, A. Smith, Farren

3-pt. goals: Drew; Almendinger

Calais 25 35 46 61

Washington Acad. 4 13 18 25

JV: Calais 46-24

East Grand 67, Easton 30

At Danforth, Marie Gilman tossed in 27 points and dished out 10 assists as the Vikings rolled.

Amanda Godley pumped in 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the winners.

Chelsea Carbone led the Bears with eight.

Easton (0-3) 30

O’Mera 3-2-8, Carbone 3-2-8, Alexander 3-2-8, Lovely 1-0-2, Patterson 1-0-2, Ferris 1-0-2, Pytlak, Hickey, Blasser

East Grand (1-1)

Gilman 11-2-27, Page 1-1-3, Godley 8-7-23, T. Osnoe 1-1-3, Parker 2-1-5, P. Osnoe 2-0-4, Marls 1-0-2. Mortland, Zaneldin

3-pt. goals: Gilman 3

Easton 2 7 13 30

East Grand 27 34 57 67

Ashland 43, Wisdom 21

At Ashland, Amanda Martin scored 10 of her 17 points in the first half as the Hornets used their press to pull away from the Pioneers.

Robin Caron and Kaitlin Sherman each added six points for the winners.

Rebekah Harris paced Wisdom of St. Agatha with 10 points.

Wisdom (0-3) 21

Chamberland, Harris 4-2-10, Anderson 1-1-3, Bourgoin 1-0-2, Dyment 1-0-2, Hebert, Voisine 2-0-4, Desjardins, Davenport, Pelletier

Ashland (2-1) 43

Martin 8-1-17, Caron 3-0-6, Muffler 0-1-1, Smith, Campbell, Chamberlain 2-0-4, Peters 1-1-3, Sherman 3-0-6, Spooner 2-0-4, Clark 1-0-2, Carney

3-pt. goals: none

Wisdom 4 11 17 21

Ashland 13 25 36 43

JV: Ashland 61-27

Limestone 50, Fort Fairfield 28

At Limestone, Ashley Brooker scored seven points during Limestone’s 16-4 third-quarter run to help fuel the victory.

Brooker finished with 21 points for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics and Traci Weatherhead added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Dani Searles paced the Tigers with 14 points.

Fort Fairfield (0-2) 28

DeMerchant 1-0-2, Gardiner 1-0-3, Butler 1-0-3, McLaughlin 1-02, Searles 5-4-14, Beaulieu, Enmon

Limestone (2-0) 50

Stackhouse 3-3-9, Bickford 1-0-2, St. Pierre 0-1-1, Brooker 7-6-21, Michaud 2-3-7, Weatherhead 2-6-10, Beaton

3-pt. goals: Gardiner, Butler; Brooker

Fort Fairfield 7 16 20 28

Limestone 12 19 35 50

JV: Limestone 49-23

Penquis 55, PVHS 38

At Howland, Megan Russell poured in 23 points to lead the Penquis over Penobscot Valley.

April Allen added 12 points for the Patriots of Milo.

Megan Cyr led the Howlers with 21 points and Alicia Drost pulled down 12 rebounds.

Penquis (3-0) 55

Russell 8-6-23, L. Hamlin 3-0-6, Dolley 1-0-2, April Allen 4-2-12, Morrill 1-0-2, Madden 1-0-2, K Hamlin 1-0-2, Cobb 1-0-2, J Hamlin 2-0-4, B Hamlin, Gerrish

PVHS (0-2) 38

A. Drost 1-2-4, Colbath 1-0-3, Meagan Cyr 6-7-21, McGinn 1-2-4, Young 2-0-4, S. Drost 1-0-2, Trafton, Hallett, Foster

3-pt. goals: Allen 2, Russell, Cyr 2, Colbath

Penquis 13 31 43 55

PVHS 12 18 24 38

JV: Penquis 30-29

Stearns 85, Schenck 20

At Millinocket, 12 different Minutemen scored in their win over the Wolverines.

Leslie Osborne led all scorers with 26 points while Candice Achorn had 11 and Jennifer Raymond tossed in 10 for Stearns.

Lynn Farrington had 10 points for Schenck of East Millinocket.

Schenck (0-3) 20

Farrington 2-6-10, Bishop 1-0-2, Duprey 0-4-4, King 1-0-2, Carey 1-0-2, Jarmark, Hanington, Knight, Sprague, Chasse

Stearns (3-0) 85

Osborne 10-6-26, Achorn 5-1-11, Raymond 3-4-10, Saucier 2-0-4, Boynton 2-0-4, MacKenzie 0-2-2, J. Osborne 1-0-2, Fitzgerald 1-0-2, Legassey 2-2-6, K. Nason 1-2-4, MacDonald 2-4-8, J. Nason 3-0-6, Levesque

Schenck 7 8 16 20

Stearns 28 44 63 85

JV: Stearns 42-40

Boys basketball

Machias 60, Lubec 59

At Machias, Joe Richards knocked in 14 points as four different Machias players scored in double-figures as they held off the Hornets.

Chris Correll chipped in 12 for the Bulldogs. Nate Poore added 11, and Will Hasselman had 10.

Billy Gross led Lubec with 17 points. Jesse Blake knocked in 13, Jason Mallar scored 12, and Jordan Hall notched 10.

Lubec 59

Jones 1-0-2, Gross 7-0-17, Blake 6-1-13, Mallar 4-3-12, Beuhner 4-1-10, Hall 1-3-5, Seavey 1-0-2

Machias 60

Hasselman 4-1-10, Poore 5-1-11, Correll 5-1-12, Richards 5-4-14, Stevens 1-1-3, Leahy 4-1-9, Frochey 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Gross 3, Mallar and Beuhner; Hasselman and Correll

Lubec 16 36 45 59

Machias 15 23 33 60

JV: Machias 53-44

Houlton 58, Caribou 55

At Houlton, James Skehan scored 20 points, including two free throws with nine seconds to play that pushed Houlton’s lead to three points, as the Shiretowners prevailed.

Jason Frenette pitched in with 14 points for Houlton.

Joel Griffeth scored 25 and Tyler Giles tossed in 12 for the Vikings.

Caribou (0-2) 55

Griffeth 10-4-25, Giles 6-0-12, Nadeau 3-0-6, Nason 0-1-1, Chasse 3-3-9, Beaulieu 1-0-2, St. Peter, K. Peterson

Houlton (1-1) 58

Skehan 7-6-20, Frenette 6-2-14, Brown 1-0-2, Le. O’Connell 3-0-7, La. O’Connell 3-1-9, Drake 1-0-2, McCann 1-0-2, E. O’Connell 1-0-2, Lloyd

3-pt. goals: Griffeth; Le. O’Connell, La. O’Connell 2

Caribou 12 26 45 55

Houlton 16 34 46 58

JV: Houlton 64-52

Bangor Christian 77, SAHS 48

At Husson College in Bangor, David Chrisos tossed in 27 points as the Patriots posted a comfortable win.

Eddie Carey and Pat McCleary added 14 points each for Bangor Christian.

Corey Shields scored 19 and Griffin Hardy notched 11 for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Southern Aroostook (0-2) 48

Hardy 3-5-11, Edkins 2-1-5, Grant 0-2-2, Shields 7-5-19, Hershey 1-0-2, Boutilier 0-1-1, Nadeau 3-2-8

Bangor Christian (2-1) 77

P. McCleary 7-0-14, Carey 6-1-14, Conley 2-2-6, Chrisos 11-2-27, Ossinger 1-0-2, Sobey 2-0-4, Bradford 2-0-5, D. McCleary 1-0-2, Cole 0-1-1, Pinkham 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Carey, Chrisos 3, Bradford

Southern Aroostook 8 20 36 48

Bangor Christian 22 36 51 77

Searsport 55, Islesboro 54

At Islesboro, Drew Mercier and Josh McFarland each knocked in 14 points as the Vikings edged the Eagles.

Searsport managed to hold off a Islesboro comeback in the last 1:30 from a nine-point deficit. Jon Bolduc’s three pointer came at the buzzer, though. He scored 12 points overall.

Rory Diffin was the Eagles’ top scorer with 20 points. He also ripped down 24 rebounds.

Searsport (1-1) 55

Quisenberry 3-0-6, Garton 1-1-3, D. Mercier 6-2-14, McFarland 5-4-14, Weaver 2-0-4, M. Mercier 2-1-5, Grove 2-0-4, Manner 2-1-5, Lockhart

Islesboro (1-1) 54

Bolduc 5-1-12, Pike 2-5-9, Roberts 1-0-2, Grindle 2-0-4, Kerr 2-3-7, Diffin 7-6-20, Knight

3-pt. goals: Bolduc

Searsport 14 31 46 55

Islesboro 10 26 38 54

Ellsworth 62, Sumner 52

At Ellsworth, Jake King scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half as the Eagles took charge of a close game.