DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Bucksport Golden Bucks used fourth-quarter pressure defense and timely free-throw shooting to beat the Foxcroft Academy Ponies 49-39 in schoolboy basketball action Friday night.

Corey Guilford led Bucksport’s charge with 12 points, while Jason Harvey scored 11. Chris Atherton-Dow and Kyle Mercer had 10 each.

Danny White led Foxcroft with 12 points, while E.J. Imbert scored 10 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

Bucksport (8-1) 49

Mercer 4-0-10, Guilford 5-2-12, Harvey 2-7-11, Atherton-Dow 5-0-10, Sheehan 1-2-4, Wingate 1-0-2, McHale, Knight, Allard, Nason, Odgen

Foxcroft (4-4) 39

White 2-7-12, Imbert 3-4-10, Withee 0-3-3, Lizotee 4-0-8, Carey 2-2-6, Robinson, Kennedy

3-pt. goals: Mercer 2; White

Bucksport 17 31 35 49

Foxcroft 10 27 31 39

JV: Bucksport 64-52

Girls basketball

Penquis 82, Schenck 29

At Milo, the Patriots grabbed their fourth win a row behind Megan Russell’s 20-point performance.

April Allen netted 12 points and Erika Morrill tossed in 11 while Lindsay Hamlin and Kate Hamlin each added 10 for the Patriots.

Jodi King led Schenck with five points.

Schenck (0-7) 29

Bishop 1-0-2, Jarmark 1-0-2, Duprey 0-3-3, King 2-1-5, Carey 2-0-4, Hanington 2-0-4, Farrington 2-0-4, Knight 0-1-1, Sprague, Chase 1-1-4

Penquis (7-1) 82

Russell 8-4-20, L. Hamlin 4-2-10, Dolley 1-0-2, Allen 4-4-12, B. Hamlin 1-0-2, E. Morrill 3-5-11, Gerrish 1-1-3, Madden 1-0-2, K. Hamlin 5-0-10, Comeau 1-0-2, J. Hamlin 1-0-2, K. Morrill 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Chase

Schenck 3 10 20 29

Penquis 22 46 58 82

JV: Schenck 27-25

Dexter 56, Stearns 24

At Dexter, Ashley Foster scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and 6-foot-3 freshman Ashley Ames added eight points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocked shots as the Tigers rolled.

Keriann Patterson added 10 points for Dexter while Brittany Veazie scored eight to go with six steals and five assists.

Candace Achorn tossed in 11 for the Minutemen of Millinocket, who played without center Jennifer Raymond and Jordan Legassey.

Stearns (5-2) 24

J. Nason, MacDonald 1-0-2, K. Nason 2-1-5, Fitzgerald, J. Osborne 1-0-2, MacKenzie 1-0-2, Boynton, L. Osborne 0-2-2, Saucier, Achorn 3-5-11

Dexter (7-1) 56

B. Veazie 4-1-9, K. Veazie 3-2-8, Haiko 0-2-2, S. Turner, Nelson 0-1-1, Pullen 0-3-3, Patterson 4-1-10, L. Turner, Foster 7-1-15, Ames 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Patterson

Stearns 4 7 15 24

Dexter 17 31 38 56

JV: Dexter 49-23

Mattanawcook 51, Piscataquis 35

At Lincoln, Courtney Gleason netted 17 points as the Lynx pulled away from the Pirates of Guilford in the fourth period with a 21-10 burst.

Kate Head contributed 10 rebounds for the winners.

Greta Korsman and Charley Bradford had six points each for Piscataquis.

Mattanawcook (3-6) 51

Peitras 0-3-3, Harvey 1-0-2, Cousineau 4-1-9, Littlefield 2-0-4, Shorey 0-1-1, Gleason 6-5-17, Reed 2-0-4, Woodman 0-1-1, Slike, Keegan 2-2-6, Oliver 1-0-2, Head 1-0-2

Piscataquis (1-5) 35

Roy 1-0-2, Woodbury 2-0-4, Bailey 1-0-2, Levesque, St. Louis, Getchell 2-0-4, Emery 0-3-3, Martelli 1-0-2, Korsman 2-2-6, Riitano 1-2-4, Hanscom 0-2-2, Bradford 1-4-6

3-pt. goals: none

Piscataquis 6 12 25 35

Mattanawcook 8 18 30 51

Central 41, PVHS 40

At Corinth, a pair of free throws by Katie Ahearn with less than 10 seconds remaining sealed the game for Central.

The Penobscot Valley defense held the Red Devils to only one field goal in the fourth quarter. It was by Danielle Collins, who led Central with eight points.

Jenny Rollins also scored eight points in the win.

The Howlers of Howland were led by Megan Cyr with 16 points. Alicia Drost and Kylie McGinn added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for PVHS.

PVHS (2-5) 40

Cyr 7-2-16, Drost 3-5-11, McGinn 5-0-10, Trafton 1-1-3, Colbath, Young, Hallett, Snape

Central (4-6) 41

Collins 4-0-8, Rollins 4-0-8, Bell 3-0-7, Ahearn 2-2-6, 1-0-2, 3-0-6, Lyford 1-0-2, Parker 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Bell

PVHS 12 28 37 41

Central 12 19 29 40

JV: PVHS 39-29

Hampden 59, Orono 27

At Hampden, Emmy Russell scored eight of her 16 points in the second quarter as unbeaten Hampden outscored Orono 20-4 in the quarter to snap a 12-12 tie.

Megan Magoon contributed 13 points for the winners.

Jessica Wagner paced Orono with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Orono (5-3) 27

Wagner 7-1-15, See 1-0-2, Dupree 2-0-4, Reed 1-0-2, Lint 2-0-4, Glencross, Nelson, Shay, Gray, Saucier

Hampden (7-0) 59

Russell 7-2-16, Magoon 3-6-13, Campbell 2-0-4, Hessert 3-0-6, McBee 1-0-2, Robinson 2-2-6, Spaulding 4-0-8, Webb 2-0-4, Bragg, Caron, Ireland, Littlefield, Martin, Shaw Wilson

3-pt. goals: Magoon

Orono 12 16 22 27

Hampden 12 32 53 59

JV: Hampden 77-20

Ashland 36, Houlton Chr. 34

At Ashland, Caitlin Sherman’s basket late in the fourth quarter sent the game into overtime and her shot with 55 seconds remaining in the extra period proved to be the winner as the Hornets edged Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Amanda Martin had 10 points to lead Ashland and Sherman finished with eight.

Megan Jago tossed in nine points for Greater Houlton Christian.

Houlton Christian (1-4) 34

Meg. Jago 3-3-9, S. Jago 3-3-7, Wallace 0-5-5, K. Lincoln 3-0-6, Kelley 0-2-2, Mer. Jago 1-2-4, A. Jago 0-1-1, J. Lincoln, Moakler, Sjoberg

Ashland (3-5) 36

Martin 3-4-10, Caron 1-1-3, Muffler, Smith, Chamberlin 2-2-6, Peters 2-1-5, Sherman 4-0-8, Spooner 1-2-4

Houlton Christian 4 14 24 31 34

Ashland 6 14 19 31 36

Washburn 36, Limestone 35

At Limestone, Carrie McLaughlin sank a free throw with four seconds left, lifting the Beavers to victory over the Eagles.

Nicole McLaughlin scored 10 of her team-high 12 points to spark a 20-9 second-quarter surge for Washburn. Emily Campbell added 11 points.

Ashley Brooker paced Limestone with 14 points.

Washburn (5-3) 36

C. McLaughlin 3-1-7, N. McLaughlin 5-0-12, Maynard, Blakney 1-4-6, Campbell 3-5-11, Morrow

Limestone (5-2) 35

Beaulieu, Stackhouse 2-1-5, Bickford, St. Pierre 2-0-5, Brooker 6-0-14, Michaud 2-0-4, Beaton 1-0-2, Weatherhead

3-pt. goals: N. McLaughlin 2; St. Pierre, Brooker 2

Washburn 2 22 25 36

Limestone 11 20 25 35

JV: Limestone 43-26

Wisdom 53, Easton 44

At Easton, Michelle Bourgoin scored 17 points to lead the Pioneers of St. Agatha to their first win.

Heather Anderson and Rebecca Harris added 12 points each for the winners.

Nina Alexander led the Bears with 17.

Wisdom (1-6) 53

Anderson 4-3-12, Harris 3-6-12, Dyment 3-0-6, C. Chamberland, J. Chamberland, Bourgoin 5-6-17, Ouellette, Desjardin, Herbert, Voisine 2-2-6

Easton (0-7) 44

O’Mara 3-1-7, Lovely 4-1-9, Patterson 2-1-7, Pytlak, Ferris 2-0-4, Alexander 8-1-17, Hickey 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Anderson, Bourgoin; Patterson

Wisdom 12 29 39 53

Easton 8 24 33 44

Van Buren 49, Madawaska 46

At Madawaska, Michelle Parent scored 14 points as the Crusaders nipped the Owls in a battle of unbeatens.

Nicole Corbin had 13 points and Danielle Gagnon added 12 for Van Buren.

Kristine Cyr topped Madawaska with 17 points while Meghan Marshall had 16.

Van Buren (7-0) 49

Corbin 4-4-13, Parent 7-0-14, D. Gagnon 6-0-12, T. Gagnon 4-0-8, Doucette 1-0-2, Hews, Caron, Cyr

Madawaska (6-1) 46

Cyr 6-5-17, Marshall 5-6-16, Lavertu 2-3-7, Gerard 2-0-4, Martin 1-0-2, Plourde, Dube

3-pt. goals: Corbin

Van Buren 10 27 41 49

Madawaska 14 27 38 46

JV: Madawaska 41, St. Mary’s (Edmunston, New Brunswick) 24

Shead 36, East Grand 32

At Eastport, the Tigerettes leaped out to a 15-3 lead after one quarter and Samantha Davis finished with 18 points in the win.

Kristen Lingley pitched in with eight points for Shead.

Marie Gilman netted 11 and Amanda Godley added 10 for the Vikings, who scrapped their way back from a 14-point deficit at the end of three quarters but couldn’t get closer than four.

East Grand (1-7) 32

Mortland, Gilman 3-3-11, Parker 1-3-5, P. Osnoe, Godley 4-2-10, Page, Dodge, Zaneldin 2-1-5, T. Osnoe 0-1-1

Shead (4-5) 36

McPhail, Bowen, Preston, Davis 7-1-18, Beaulieu 1-2-4, Mitchell 0-1-1, Bouchard 1-3-5, Lingley 3-0-8

3-pt. goals: Gilman 2; Davis 3, Lingley 2

East Grand 3 10 20 32

Shead 15 24 34 36

JV: Shead 37-32

Calais 71, Houlton 44

At Houlton, Nanci Feck put in 18 points as the unbeaten Blue Devils rolled past Houlton.

Katie Frost notched 17 for the winners. Sisters Crystal Martin and Lanna Martin had 13 each.

Hannah Socoby led the Shiretowners with 20.

Calais (9-0) 71

Frost 6-4-17, N. Feck 7-2-18, C. Martin 6-0-13, L. Martin 5-3-13, E. Smith 1-0-3, Eagan 0-2-2, O’Brien 2-1-5, D. Feck, Welch, K. Smith, Drew, Mahan, McGinley

Houlton (5-3) 44

Socoby 6-6-20, Beasley 3-2-8, Cleary 1-3-5, Thompson 1-0-2, Brown 2-0-4, Henderson 0-1-1, Lennentine 1-0-2, Botting 1-0-2, Guy, Goodrich, Peters, Cole

3-pt. goals: N. Feck 2, C. Martin, E. Smith, Frost; Socoby 2

Calais 16 30 53 71

Houlton 8 19 27 44

JV: Houlton 47-41

Washington Acad. 51, Lubec 47

At Lubec, Andrea Govoni tossed in 19 points to lead the Raiders past the Hornets.

Emily Mawhinney scored 17 points for Washington Academy of East Machias.

Leann Pike topped all scorers with 26 points for Lubec.

Washington Academy (5-4) 51

Govoni 7-3-19, Mawhinney 6-2-17, Albee, Gaddis 0-1-1, Livingstone, Almendinger 2-15, Stauffer 3-1-7, Ashby, Farren 0-2-2

Lubec (4-4) 47

Pike 11-4-26, Daye 0-1-1, Newman 4-1-9, B. McPherson 4-0-9, S. McPherson 0-1-1, Flynn, Lyons, Levalley 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Mawhinney 3, Govoni 2; B. McPherson

Washington Acad. 17 23 37 51

Lubec 11 27 37 47

JV: Washington Acad. 34-27

Woodland 52, Narraguagus 37

At Harrington, the Dragons shot a sizzling 66 percent from the floor in the first half while building a 19-point bulge.

Julia Knights scored 20 for Woodland while Katie Smith notched 13.

Sarah Snyder tallied 14 and Shelby Howe pitched in with eight points and 10 rebounds for the Knights.

Woodland (6-2) 52

Knights 6-8-20, Smith 6-1-13, Leeman 3-2-8, Brown 2-0-4, Troiani 2-0-4, Vose 1-0-2, Lord 0-1-1, Seavey

Narraguagus (7-2) 37

Snyder 6-2-14, Howe 4-0-8, Woodsum 3-1-7, M. Barbee 1-0-2, L. Barbee, Sawyer 0-2-2, Pounder 1-0-2, Torrey 1-0-2, Strout, Tenney, Tenan, Grant

3-pt. goals: none

Woodland 15 32 41 52

Narraguagus 6 13 27 37

JV: Narrraguagus 42-39