Croce steers Windjammers past Black Bears

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CAMDEN – Charlotte Croce scored a game-high 25 points to help the Camden Hills Windjammers slip past the Maranacook Black Bears 57-51 in girls basketball action Friday night.

Ericka Brennan led Maranacook of Readfield with 19 points. Casie Nason added 12.

Maranacook (2-1) 51

Hanson 1-2-4, Nason 4-3-12, Denbow, Bardaglio 1-1-3, Edwards 1-2-4, Pruett 2-0-4, Martin 1-2-5, Leary, Brennan 8-3-19

Camden Hills (2-1) 57

Dailey 1-4-6, Ford, Wiley 1-0-2. Rokes, Sommo 2-1-5, Croce 8-4-25, Laite 2-2-8, McIntyre 3-0-6, Hoffman 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Nason, Martin; Croce 5, Laite 2

Maranacook 12 23 36 51

Camden Hills 8 24 48 57

JV: Camden Hills 58-14

Mount View 56, Belfast 49

At Thorndike, Danielle Mayer scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Mustangs.

Chelsea Caler added 11 points and Heather Carter pitched in with 10 points and nine rebounds.

JoAnna Mehuren and Kate Ross netted nine points apiece for the Lions.

Belfast (1-2) 49

Mehuren 3-3-9, Ross 3-3-9, A. Bryant 2-4-8, Bailey 3-2-8, L. Bryant 1-5-7, Murphy 1-1-3, Ellis 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, Crandall 0-1-1, Marden

Mount View (2-1) 56

Mayer 3-6-13, Caler 2-7-11, Carter 5-0-10, York 2-2-6, Hunter 2-0-5, Goehringer 2-0-4, Swanson 1-1-3, Whitcomb 0-2-2, Barnard 1-0-2, Miles, Drummond

3-pt. goals: Mayer, Hunter

Belfast 18 25 36 49

Mount View 12 31 40 56

Ellsworth 51, Bucksport 23

At Bucksport, the Eagles enjoyed spurts of 18-4 in the third period and 31-8 over the second half as they flew over the Golden Bucks.

Laura Archer led Ellsworth with 11 points. May Chan and Sarah Silsby chipped in 10 each.

Elissa Gordon and Jessica Taylor popped in seven each for Bucksport.

Ellsworth (2-1) 51

Eaton, Chan 4-1-10, Silsby 4-2-10, Kimball 1-2-4, Patten 4-0-8, Collins, Archer 5-0-11, Merchant 2-1-5, Pelletier, Bickford, Oleson 1-1-3, Page, Tripp

Bucksport (0-3) 23

Ja. Richards 1-1-3, Andrews, Ji. Richards, Pappas, Gordon 2-3-7, Taylor 2-3-7, Craig, Sawyer, Carmichael 1-0-2, Carter 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Archer, Chan

Ellsworth 10 20 38 51

Bucksport 6 15 19 23

JV: Ellsworth 59-40

MDI 68, Hermon 41

At Mount Desert, the Trojans started forcing turnovers when they began pressing hard in the second quarter.

Bracey Barker scored 10 points and Shelley Gott eight in that quarter as MDI pushed its lead to 23 at halftime. Barker and Gott tied for game-high honors with 19 points.

Jessie Wiggin led the Hawks with 11 points.

Hermon (0-3) 41

J. Wiggin 4-3-11, Jenkins 4-0-8, Dobbins 2-1-5, Reynolds 2-1-5, S. Wiggin 2-1-5, Hichborn 1-2-4, Hall 1-0-2, Hills 0-1-1, Garland, Nightingale, MacDonald

MDI (3-0) 68

Gott 7-1-19, Barker 8-2-19, Wilson 3-1-7, Horton 2-0-5, Norwood 2-0-5, Gordius 3-0-6, Joy 2-0-4, Young 1-0-2, Joseph 0-1-1, McGarr, Boisvert, Kane, Goff

3-pt. goals: Gott 4, Barker, Horton, Norwood

Hermon 7 15 24 41

MDI 15 38 53 68

JV: Hermon 46-31

Rockland 73, Oak Hill 43

At Rockland, a pair of double-doubles from Stacey Marcotte and Annie Pennell gave the Tigers their first win of the season.

Marcotte netted 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Pennell had 24 points while hauling in 15 rebounds. Kirby Gushee added eight points and eight rebounds.

Becky Palmer led the Raiders of Sabattus with 11 points.

Oak Hill (0-3) 43

Dyer 0-1-1, Foster 1-0-2, Shaw 2-0-4, Ames 1-0-2, McCarter 2-2-6, Bareau 4-0-8, Farrean, Quinlan 1-1-3, Austin, Palmer 2-6-11, Berube 2-2-6, Rines

Rockland (1-2) 73

Marcotte 10-5-25, Gushee 4-0-8, Felt 2-1-5, Clark, 1-1-3, Jervey 1-0-2, Baines 2-2-6, Pennell 10-4-24, Rossiter, Grant

3-pt. goals: none; Palmer

Oak Hill 13 26 31 43

Rockland 16 34 55 73

Searsport 43, Sumner 28

At Searsport, Holly Gracie and Lura Carroll each scored in double figures to pace the Vikings.

Searsport held Sumner to four first-quarter points as it jumped out to an early 10-point lead.

Gracie had 15 points and Carroll added 11 for the Vikings.

Megan Ruhlin led the Tigers with 11 points.

Sumner (0-4) 28

Boyd 1-1-3, Philio 2-0-4, Briscoe 1-0-2, Beattie 2-0-4, Ruhlin 4-2-11, Robinson 0-1-1, Page, Alley 2-0-4, Dunbar 0-1-1

Searsport (2-0) 43

Gracie 7-1-15, Smith 1-1-3, Wilson 2-0-4, Webster, Seekins 2-0-4, Plourde 3-0-6, Shute, Hall, Carroll 4-3-11

3-pt. goals: Ruhlin

Sumner 4 12 19 28

Searsport 14 26 32 43

Boys basketball

Jones.-Beals 76, DI-Stonington 67

At Deer Isle, Bradley Peabody scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Royals extended their 67-64 lead.

Alvin Beal led all scorers with 39 points. Beal was perfect from the free-throw line, connecting on all 11 of his attempts. Twenty-six of his points came as Jonesport-Beals built a two-point edge at halftime.

Bennet Gray paced the Mariners with 24 points. He connected on four 3-pointers. Josh Bolton added 18 points for Deer Isle-Stonington, while Roger Hardy had 13.

Jonesport-Beals (1-3) 76

Al. Beal 14-11-39, Peabody 6-1-13, Ab. Beal 2-2-8, Kelley 0-2-2, Mitchell 2-0-4, Merchant 0-1-1, Durkee 1-1-3, D. Beal 1-0-2, Bealchen 2-0-4

Deer Isle-Stonington (0-2) 67

B. Gray 9-2-24, Bolton 7-4-18, Hardy 4-5-13, Wallace 2-3-7, Gross 1-0-3, Smith, Haskell, Trundy, C. Gray 1-0-2, Haley

3-pt. goals: Ab. Beal 2; B. Gray 4, Gross

Jonesport-Beals 16 35 56 76

Deer Isle-Stonington 17 33 48 67

Dexter 57, Central 44

At Corinth, Travis Patterson scored 12 of his game-high 26 points to spearhead a 27-11 second-quarter binge as the Tigers earned the victory.

Dustin Paige added 15 points for Dexter.

Jason Allen tallied 15 points and Seth Strout notched 10 for the Red Devils.

Dexter (3-0) 57

Martin 1-0-2, Patterson 10-2-26, Towle 0-1-1, Cooley 0-4-4, Russell 0-1-1, Hersey, Mountain 2-0-4, Belair, Derosier, Vafiades 1-2-4, Paige 6-3-15, Kinney, Roach

Central (0-3) 44

Jo. Allen 2-0-4, Logue 1-0-2, Strout 5-0-10, Ja. Allen 5-4-15, T. Strout, Kane 2-2-6, A. Allen, B. Allen, Partridge 1-0-2, Gray 1-0-2, Libby 1-0-3, Rollins, M. Strout, Merchant

3-pt. goals: Patterson 4; Ja. Allen, Libby

Dexter 7 34 49 57

Central 8 19 30 44

JV: Dexter 64-30

Bangor Christian 84, Lee 75;

McCleary gets 1,000th

At Lee, the Pandas rallied from a 15-point third-period deficit to pull within two with three minutes to go, but Bangor Christian regrouped and posted the win.

Pat McCleary tallied 17 points, including the 1,000th of his career, for the Patriots. Ben Sobey pitched in with 17 more while David Chrisos scored 16, Kyle Bradford had 13, and Edward Carey notched 10.

Jeremy Ham tossed in five 3-pointers en route to 19 points for the Pandas. Frank Carpenter added 15, Frank Severance had 14 to go with 10 rebounds, and Dustin Pickering pulled down 10 boards.

Bangor Christian (3-1) 84

P. McCleary 7-3-17, Chrisos 6-1-16, Sobey 6-5-17, Bradford 4-3-13, Carey 4-2-10, Conley 3-2-8, Patterson 1-0-3, Doten

Lee Academy (0-3) 75

J. Ham 7-0-19, Carpenter 5-4-15, Severance 6-0-14, Pickering 1-1-3, Dow 4-0-8, Thompson 2-2-6, Mallett 1-2-4, Thurlow 2-0-4, A. Ham 0-2-2, Worster, House

3-pt. goals: Chrisos 3, Bradford 2, Patterson; J. Ham 5, Carpenter, Severance 2

Bangor Christian 22 50 64 84

Lee Academy 17 38 58 75

JV: Lee 64-61

GSA 61, Washington Acad. 59

At Blue Hill, Mark Clapp hit a 3-pointer to break a 58-58 tie with less than 15 seconds to play and George Stevens Academy withstood a wild finish to prevail.

On the ensuing possession, Washington Academy’s Nick Reynolds made one free throw, missed the second intentionally, but the Raiders’ last-second 3-pointer missed the mark.

Ryan Hutchins scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Eagles. Nick Henry added 11 points, as did Clapp.

Bob Richardson scored 18 and Reynolds had 17 for the Raiders of East Machias.

Washington Acad. (2-1) 59

Mawhinney, Gibson, Gray 3-1-9, Fagonde 2-1-5, Richardson 8-2-18, Holmes, Stevens 3-2-8, Reynolds 7-3-17, Craven, Berry 1-0-2

George Stevens Acad. (3-0) 61

Astbury 0-5-5, Ledien 2-2-7, Clapp 4-0-11, Allen, Henderson, Henry 5-1-11, Saunders 3-2-8, Lowell 1-1-3, Candage 0-1-1, Hutchins 6-3-15

3-pt. goals: Gray 2; Ledien, Clapp 3

Washington Acad. 17 37 48 59

George Stevens 17 36 48 61

JV: WA 47-39

Hockey

Hampden 2, Presque Isle 1

At the T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Colin Ingram and Patrick Bailey each knocked in a goal to lift the Broncos past the Wildcats.

Mike Brooks assisted on Bailey’s goal for 3-0 Hampden. Garrett McGowan made 17 saves in net.

Anthony Bohovich had the goal for 0-1 Presque Isle. Travis Shaw made 17 saves on 19 shots.

Gardiner 9, Stearns 4

At Houlton, the Tigers were led by four players with two goals each.

Ben Brown, Brian Jean, Kevin McKay, and Lake Gould each scored two goals for Gardiner. Brown also had four assists. Scott Moulton added a goal for the Tigers.

Matt Michaud led the Minutemen with two goals and two assists. Drew Summers and George Shurrette also scored for Stearns of Millinocket.

Brown, McKay, Gould, and Jean all scored their goals during power plays.

Spencer Lahaie had 26 saves for 2-0 Gardiner. Nick Simon stopped 35 shots for 1-1 Stearns.