DEER ISLE – Bradley Peabody scored 11 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Royals pushed a three-point lead to a 76-67 schoolboy basketball victory over Deer Isle-Stonington Friday night.

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

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

Cent. Aroostook 65, Katahdin 48

At Sherman Station, the Panthers used a 19-6 fourth-quarter run, after leading by four at the end of the third quarter, to put away the victory over Katahdin.

Daniel Codrey led all scorers for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill with 20 points. Lance Bradstreet added 13 points for the Panthers.

Thomas Rodgerson paced the Cougars with 13 points. Dustin Heath scored all 12 of his points on 3-pointers for Katahdin.

Central Aroostook (4-0) 65

Woodworth 0-2-2, Clockedile, Wiggins 1-1-3, Bradstreet 5-3-13, Clark 3-0-6, Grew 3-0-6, Tapley, Collins 1-0-2, Grivois 3-0-7, Walsh 2-2-6, Kilcollins, Codrey 9-2-20.

Katahdin (2-1) 48

Rush, Cyr 1-0-3, Davis 0-2-4, Sullivan 3-2-8, McNally 2-0-4, T. Rodgerson 4-3-13, Cullen, Heath 4-0-12, D. Rodgerson 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Grivois; T. Rodgerson 2, Heath 4

Central Aroostook 13 25 46 65

Katahdin 18 34 42 48

JV: Katahdin 34-32

Hodgdon 74, Washburn 40

At Hodgdon, the Hawks rolled out to a 20-0 lead after one quarter and Tyler Putnam finished with 22 points and five blocked shots in the win.

Matt Day added 12 points and James Griffin notched 10 to go with seven assists for Hodgdon.

Taylor Bagley and Adam Worsley tallied nine points apiece for the Beavers.

Washburn (2-2) 40

Worsley 3-0-9, C. Carter, Bigbee, Bagley 4-0-9, A. Carter, Vaughn 3-0-6, D. Pesut 3-0-6, C. Pesut, Thompson 1-1-4, Maynard 3-0-6, Milton

Hodgdon (3-0) 74

Putnam 9-4-22, Hogan 1-0-3, Blanchette 2-0-4, Williams, Day 5-2-12, Hovey, Condon, Hanning, Sanford 3-0-6, Griffin 5-0-10, Lilly 2-3-7, Prescott 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Worsley 3, Bagley, Thompson; Hogan

Washburn 0 8 21 40

Hodgdon 20 45 60 74

JV: Hodgdon 63-56

Narraguagus 69, Woodland 48

At Harrington, Steve Knapp pumped in 17 points as the Knights earned the win.

Brandon Emerson put in 16 points for the winners. Darren Fraser added 14 points and seven rebounds. Jamie Bailey and Luke Shaw contributed 10 each.

Chad Pike paced Woodland with 13 points and Billy Smith put in 12.

Woodland 48

Worcester 4-0-9, Pike 6-0-13, Smith 5-0-12, Nicholson 2-0-5, McCouverey 3-1-7, Potter, Sabattus, Korosadowicz, Kochendock, Engross, Tupper, Townsend

Narraguagus 69

Shaw 5-0-10, Fraser 3-6-14, Knapp 7-3-17, Emerson 5-5-16, Stubbs 0-2-2, Bailey 5-0-10, Beal, Shinn, Treyshaw, Sabenrossi, McLaughlin

3-pt. goals: Worcester, Pike, Smith and Nicholson; Fraser 2, Emerson

Woodland 13 29 47 48

Narraguagus 14 30 46 69

JV: Narraguagus 65-59

Ashland 74, Wisdom 65

At St. Agatha, David Smith poured in 23 points as the Hornets stung the Pioneers.

Eric Han chipped in 18 for Ashland, and Buck Pineau added 17.

Andrew Gervais posted a game-high 30 for Wisdom. Todd Thibeault notched 16.

Ashland 74

Han 8-2-18, Hitchcock 3-2-8, Junkins 3-0-6, Pineau 8-1-17, Smith 10-3-23, Bessey 0-2-2

Wisdom 65

An. Gervais 9-3-30, Ar. Gervais 2-0-5, Pelletier 2-0-4, To. Thibeault 6-2-16, B. Thibeault 4-0-9, Ty. Thibeault 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: An. Gervais 3, To. Thibeault 2, B. Thibeault, Ar. Gervais

Ashland 21 35 53 74

Wisdom 11 26 46 65

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

Houlton 63, Madawaska 30

At Madawaska, Houlton took advantage of Jason Frenette’s 21 points and the Owls’ 24 turnovers to earn the win.

Frenette was the only Shiretowner to score in double digits, though 10 of Houlton’s players scored.

Mark Garcia led the Owls with eight points and five assists. Keith Cyr had five steals.

Houlton (2-1) 63

Frenette 9-3-21, Brown 2-0-4, Le. O’Connell 2-1-3, La. O’Connell 5-0-13, McCann 2-1-5, Lenentine 1-2-4, E. O’Connell 0-1-1, Lloyd 1-0-2, Skehan 2-0-4, Drake 2-0-5

Madawaska (0-3) 30

Guerrette 1-0-3, Cyr 2-1-5, Levesque 1-0-2, Boucher 0-2-2, Nadeau 1-0-2, Morneault 2-0-4, Garcia 3-2-8, Dubois 1-0-3, Pennington 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: La. O’Connell 3, Drake; Guerrette, Dubois

Houlton 17 26 49 63

Madawaska 3 10 18 30

JV: Houlton 95-29

Limestone/MSSM 64, Easton 41

At Easton, the Eagles of Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics outscored the Bears 35-11 in the second half en route to the win on Thursday night.

Josh Knoll tossed in 22 points while Steven Hardwick added 20 for the Eagles.

Danny Warren tallied 11 for the Bears.

Limestone/MSSM (2-1) 64

Tamburello 4-1-9, Poisson 3-0-6, Longlais, Hardwick 9-2-20, Knoll 9-4-22, Cote 0-1-1, Leighton, O’Neal, Stackhouse 3-0-6, DeLong

Easton (1-2) 41

McMann, Fuller 1-0-2, Perry 2-0-4, Desmond 2-2-6, Marquis, Warren 3-5-11, Osgood 4-0-8, Carlow 3-0-8, Bradley

3-pt. goals: Carlow 2

Limestone 17 29 45 64

Easton 13 30 36 41

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

Penquis 48, Penobscot Valley 46

At Milo, Jordan Allen’s basket with two seconds remaining gave the Patriots the win over the Howlers in a see-saw affair.

Dustin Perkins scored 12 points to lead Penquis. His 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in the game tied the score. Allen finished the game with 11 points.

Brad Harris finished with 14 points, including a three-point play with 1:06 remaining that gave the Howlers the lead. Matt Mulligan topped all scorers with 17 points and Morgan Doyon chipped in with 10 for Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (2-1) 46

Artes, Polkey, Doyon 4-1-10, Harris 6-2-14, Cummings 1-1-3, Mulligan 8-1-17, Cloukey 1-0-2

Penquis (2-1) 48

Jo. Allen 4-2-11, Hamlin, Chase 2-0-4, Joyce, Ju. Allen 2-2-6, Kissell 4-0-9, Gillis 2-0-4, Perkins 5-0-12, McKenzie

3-pt. goals: Doyon; Perkins, Jo. Allen, Kissell

Penobscot Valley 10 25 38 46

Penquis 8 28 35 48

JV: Penobscot Valley 61-38

Schenck 62, Stearns 58

At Millinocket, Ryan Deschenes knocked in 15 points as the Wolverines of East Millinocket held off the rival Minutemen.

Ryan Graham pumped in 11 for Schenck and Seth Johnston added 10.

Stearns was led by Derek DiFrederico, whose three 3-pointers in the fourth period propelled the Minutemen to within striking distance. He totaled a game-high 29 points. Kevin McLaughlin contributed 10.

Schenck (3-0) 62

Johnston 4-3-10, Deschenes 6-3-15, R. Graham 3-6-11, Hannington 1-0-2, Thompson 1-0-2, Rossignol 4-0-8, Jamo 1-0-3, S. Graham 2-1-7, Barnett

Stearns (0-3) 58

DiFrederico 8-9-29, McLaughlin 5-0-10, Leino 1-3-6, D. Johnson 0-5-5, I. Johnson 3-0-6, Legassey 1-0-2, Arsenault, Fitzgerald, Mahoney, Hartwell

3-pt. goals: S. Graham 2, Jamo, R. Graham, Johnston; DiFrederico 4, Leino

Schenck 12 34 51 62

Stearns 12 27 73 58

JV: Schenck 56-38

Girls basketball

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 Filsby chipped in 10 each.

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

Ellsworth (2-1) 51

Eaton, Chan 4-1-10, Filsby 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

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.