ISLESBORO – The Searsport Vikings held off an Islesboro comeback to post a 55-54 schoolboy basketball victory over the Eagles Thursday night.

The Eagles rallied from a nine-point deficit with 1:30 left and Jon Bolduc’s 3-pointer at the buzzer cut Searsport’s final margin to one point.

Drew Mercier and Josh McFarland each scored 14 points to lead Searsport.

Rory Diffin paced the Eagles with 20 points and 24 rebounds. Bolduc added 12 points.

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

Bangor Christian 77, SAHS 48

At Husson College’s Newman Gym in Bangor, David Chrisos poured 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

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.

Scott Bradford had 15 points and Seth Mayo contributed 11 for Ellsworth.

Jamey Polk topped all scorers with 21 while Justin Winslow and J.J. Phinney had 14 points apiece for Sumner of East Sullivan.

Sumner (0-3) 52

Sprague, Phinney 4-2-13, Johnson, Alley, Polk 8-4-21, Huber, Jordan 0-2-2, Winslow 6-2-14, Grindle 0-1-1

Ellsworth (1-2) 62

King 7-3-17, Smith 2-3-7, Sawyer 2-0-4, McMillan 2-0-4, Mayo 4-0-11, Morse 1-0-2, Luchini, Bradford 3-6-15, Dewitt 1-0-2, Wood, Nemeth

3-pt. goals: Phinney 4, Polk; Bradford 3, Mayo 3

Sumner 5 23 37 52

Ellsworth 9 26 46 62

Girls Basketball

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

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, 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, 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

MA Lynx 42, Piscataquis 37

At Guilford, Lindsay Shorey and Courtney Gulesian each knocked in 11 points to propel the Lynx of Lincoln to the win.

Jen Getchell led the Pirates with 14 points.

Piscataquis (0-2) 37

Brunett, Woodbury 1-0-2, Bailey 1-2-4, St. Louis, Getchell 4-6-14, Emery 1-2-4, Martell, Korsman 2-0-4, Roy 1-0-2, Riitano 1-0-2, Hanscome, Bradford 2-1-5

Mattanawcook (2-1) 42

Pietras, Harvey 1-0-2, Cousineau, Littlefield 1-0-2, McKinnon, Shorey 5-1-11, Gulesian 4-3-11, Reed 1-0-2, Woodman 2-1-5, Slike, Sachulak, Reegan 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: none

Mattanawcook 6 16 30 42

Piscataquis 4 9 21 37

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

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

Van Buren 77, Fort Kent 56

At Van Buren, senior guard Nicole Corbin poured in 43 points to power the Crusaders to victory. 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