Strong fourth sparks Belfast Lions tame Tigers for second win

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BELFAST – Belfast outscored Rockland 22-11 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 75-69 boys basketball victory Thursday night. Six Lions scored during the quarter, led by Ben Cowan with eight points and Jesse Robbins with six.

Senior forward Cowan finished with 26 points, including six 3-pointers. Chris Duval contributed 14 and Colby Horne garnered 13.

Casey Kenniston recorded 28 points and Justin Widdecombe logged 12 for the Tigers.

Rockland (3-1) 69

Kenniston 12-4-28, Widdecombe 5-2-12, Oliver 1-2-4, Wooster 1-0-3, Curtis 2-2-6, LaBree 3-1-7, Baker 0-1-1, Brown 1-2-4, Ross 1-2-4, Creamer

Belfast (2-3) 75

Cowan 10-0-26, Duval 4-5-14, Horne 6-0-13, Robbins 1-6-8, Arthers, Gregory, Welch 0-2-2, Aldus 1-0-2, Button 3-2-8, Reynolds 0-2-2, Hesseltine, Thompson

3-pt. goals: Wooster; Cowan 6, Duval, Horne

Rockland 20 46 58 69

Belfast 21 37 53 75

JV: Belfast 75-60

Islesboro 66, Vinalhaven 49

At Vinalhaven, Ben Roberts and Rory Diffin each scored eight points as Islesboro outscored Vinalhaven 27-12 in the second quarter en route to the victory.

Diffin finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Roberts had 14 points and eight steals. Morgan Kerr chipped in with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Josh Doughty paced Vinalhaven with 16 points and Josh Miller netted 10.

Islesboro (5-1) 66

Bolduc 3-0-7, Knight 4-0-8, Roberts 5-4-14, Gorham 0-1-1, Grindle 0-2-2, Kerr 4-6-14, Thomas 1-0-2, Diffin 8-2-18

Vinalhaven (0-5) 49

Weller 1-0-2, Miller 5-0-10, Furner 1-0-2, J. Doughty 7-0-16, K. Doughty 1-0-2, Illesho 3-0-6, Beckman 2-0-4, Hufsey 1-0-2, Hunsinger 2-1-5, Spaulding, McCarthy, Dexer

3-pt. goals: Bolduc; J. Doughty 2

Islesboro 17 44 53 66

Vinalhaven 10 22 36 49

Hockey

John Bapst 5, Presque Isle 4 (OT)

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Zach Means fired in an unassisted goal with 37 seconds remaining in overtime to lift John Bapst to the win.

Presque Isle’s Darren Carlisle sent the game into overtime when he scored with 7:53 to go in the third period.

Means finished with two goals and an assist while Taylor Lynn added a goal and an assist. John Motta and Colby Theriault had a goal each and Kyle Maynard tallied two assists. Goalie Dan Leighton made 33 saves on 37 shots and was also credited with an assist.

Carlisle netted all four goals for the Wildcats. Bill Elliott chipped in with two assists and Clos Lawten recorded an assist. Travis Shaw stopped 25 of the 30 shots he faced.

Girls basketball

Ellsworth 40, George Stevens 38

At Blue Hill, May Chan and Jody Merchant each scored 11 points as Ellsworth won the Battle of the Eagles.

Chan nailed a three-pointer to beat the halftime buzzer for Ellsworth, but after that, only scored 15 the rest of the game. They held off a stingy George Stevens squad, which managed a 13-5 fourth-quarter spurt, but fell just shy.

Michala Bunten was the Eagles’ leading scorer with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Sara Clapp put in 10.

Ellsworth (3-2) 40

Chan 5-0-11, Silsby 1-0-2, Patten 4-0-8, Merchant 4-3-11, Page 3-2-8, Oleson, Tripp

George Stevens (2-3) 38

Clapp 5-0-10, Markel 0-1-1, Roberts 2-0-4, Allen 1-0-3, Bunten 8-4-20, Youcis, Wardwell, Driscell, Grindle, Bowden

3-pt. goals: Chan; Allen

Ellsworth 16 25 35 40

George Stevens 9 21 25 38

JV: Ellsworth 55-38

Searsport 65, Central 54

At Corinth, Holly Gracie scored seven of her game-high 22 points in the first period and Brittany Smith contributed five of her nine as Searsport bolted out to a 20-3 lead and never looked back.

Lura Carroll had 14 points for Searsport and Erica Curtis tossed in 10 more.

Katie Ahearn’s 12 points, Crystal Parker’s 10 and nine apiece by Casey Davis and Shawna Bell led Central.

Searsport (3-1) 65

Gracie 5-9-22, Carroll 6-2-14, Smith 3-2-9, Curtis 3-4-10, Plourde 3-0-6, Seekins 0-2-2, Webster 0-1-1, Hall 0-1-1, Wilson, Shute, Vasiliauskas

Central (2-3) 54

Ahearn 3-6-12, Parker 5-0-10, Davis 2-5-9, Rollins 3-1-8, Bell 3-2-9, Daniel 0-2-2, Lyford 1-0-2, Griffiths 1-0-2, Collins, Harvey

3-pt. goals: Gracie 3, Smith; Rollins

Searsport 20 32 44 65

Central 3 12 34 54

JV: Searsport 51-30

So. Aroostook 47, Katahdin 46

At Sherman Station, Nicki Lyons’ jumper with two seconds left propelled the unbeaten Warriors of Dyer Brook past Katahdin.

Lyons totaled 10 points. Tiffany Harton and Kristi Brooker had 14 each.

Angela Qualey led the Cougars with 14.

Southern Aroostook (5-0) 47

Harton 7-0-14, Brooker 5-4-14, Lyons 4-0-10, Toothaker 3-0-6, McGary 1-1-3, Hersey, Violette

Katahdin (2-3) 46

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

3-pt. goals: Lyons 2; Qualey 4, McCarthy

Southern Aroostook 16 29 38 47

Katahdin 15 28 38 46

JV: Southern Aroostook 35-30

Cen. Aroostook 37, Washburn 35

At Mars Hill, Lindsay Michaud scored 11 points, Jenna Robinson contributed eight and Central Aroostook survived a 3-pointer barrage in the fourth quarter to triumph.

Washburn (3-2) 35

Maynard 4-1-12, C. McLaughlin 2-0-4, N. McLaughlin 1-2-5, Blakney 2-1-5, Campbell 1-1-3, Morrow 3-0-6

Central Aroostook (4-2) 37

Michaud 5-1-11, Caron, Smith 2-0-4, Barton, Collins, Robinson 4-0-8, McCrum 1-3-5, Fletcher 2-2-6, Carvell 1-1-3, Gosselin

3-pt. goals: Maynard 3, N. McLaughlin

Washburn 8 10 17 35

Central Aroostook 12 22 28 37