Stevens hoop squeezes WA past ‘Guagus Off-balance jumper wins game

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HARRINGTON – Whitney Stevens nailed an off-balance, 15-foot jumper from the right side with three seconds remaining to propel Washington Academy of East Machias past Narraguagus of Harrington 85-83 in boys’ hoop action Saturday.

The Raiders overcame a 10-point halftime deficit, outscoring Narraguagus 26-16 in the third quarter behind nine points from Stevens and eight from Bobby Richardson.

Richardson finished with 27 points and Stevens had 26. Nick Reynolds aided the cause with 14 points.

Brandon Emerson led Narraguagus with 24 points and Luke Shaw and Darren Fraser added 18 apiece. Steven Knapp pitched in with 11 points.

Washington Academy 85

Berry 1-0-2, Richardson 12-2-27, Stevens 11-1-26, Reynolds 6-2-14, Gray 3-1-7, Gibson 1-0-2, Mawhinny 1-0-2, Holmes, Fagonde 2-0-4, Harmon

Narraguagus 83

Shaw 7-2-18, Fraser 8-2-18, Knapp 4-3-11, Beal 2-0-4, Emerson 7-8-24, Bailey 3-0-6, Peltier 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Richardson, Stevens 3; Shaw 2, Emerson 2

Washington Academy 19 37 63 85

Narraguagus 23 47 63 83

Presque Isle 58, John Bapst 48

At the Bangor Auditorium, Ryan Graves tossed in 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to help Presque Isle hold off John Bapst.

The Wildcats outscored the Crusaders 18-8 in the third period to overcome a three point halftime deficit. Nick Casavant scored eight of Presque Isle’s points in the third.

Casavant finished with 14 points and Fred Bird chipped in with 12.

Zev Myerowitz paced John Bapst with 18 points.

Presque Isle (5-1) 58

Graves 10-1-21, Deschaine 1-0-2, Lockhart 1-0-2, Casavant 5-1-14, Rideout 1-0-2, Bird 6-0-12, Fortin 2-1-5, James, Hall

John Bapst (3-4) 48

Snyder 3-2-8, Means 2-0-4, Day 2-0-5, Connole 1-2-4, D. Myerowitz 1-2-4, Z. Myerowitz 7-3-18, Irish 1-0-3, Baldus 1-0-2, Jellison, Rand, Tremble, Bromley

3-pt. goals: Casavant 3; Day, Z. Myerowitz, Irish

Presque Isle 10 20 38 58

John Bapst 8 23 31 48

Houlton 76, Madawaska 41

At Houlton, James Skehan tallied 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Shiretowners.

Houlton outscored Madawaska 42-10 in the second half.

Andrew Drake contributed 15 points and eight rebounds, Lars O’Connell scored 12 points, and Danny Lloyd recorded 10 points and eight rebounds for Houlton.

For Madawaska, Mark Garcia put in 11 points and Keith Cyr netted 10.

Madawaska (2-6) 41

Guerette 1-0-2, Lorin, Cyr 5-0-10, Levesque 2-0-4, Paradis 2-0-4, Boucher, Nadeau 1-0-2, Morneault 1-1-4, Garcia 3-2-11, Dubois, Pennington 2-0-4

Houlton (6-4) 76

Brown 3-0-8, Drake 7-0-15, York 0-2-2, McCann 1-0-2, Lenetine 1-0-2, E. O’Connell 1-2-4, Lloyd 4-1-10, L. O’Connell 5-1-12, Skehan 9-3-21

3-pt. goals: Garcia 3, Morneault; Brown 2, Drake, Lloyd, L. O’Connell

Madawaska 15 31 35 41

Houlton 16 34 55 76

JV: Houlton 94-24

Van Buren 44, Wisdom 27

At St. Agatha, Jeremy Chasse and Stacy Ayotte teamed up for 14 and 12 points, respectively, to lead Van Buren past the Wisdom Pioneers.

Todd Thibeault was Wisdom’s lone double-digit scorer with 10 points.

Van Buren (3-4) 44

Ayotte 6-0-12, Chasse 6-2-14, Hews 3-1-7, Violette 0-2-2, LaPierre 1-0-2, Corbin 2-3-7, Ouellette, Martin

Wisdom (0-7) 27

T. Thibeault 4-2-10, An. Gervais 2-0-5, Paradis 0-2-2, Aa. Gervais 2-0-5, B. Thibeault 2-0-5, Pelletier, Lugdon

3-pt. goals: An. Gervais, Aa. Gervais, B. Thibeault

Van Buren 12 22 33 44

Wisdom 6 10 13 27

Calais 68, Lee 42

At Lee, Andy Frost poured in 28 points, including six 3-pointers, as Calais ran its record to 9-0.

Joe Footer came on with 16 points and 11 rebounds and Russ McLean added 10 points for the winners.

For Lee, Frank Severance led the way with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jason Mallett contributed 11 points.

Calais (9-0) 68

Frost 11-0-28, Footer 7-2-16, McLean 3-3-10, Morrell 2-0-4, Provencher 2-0-4, Lloyd 0-1-1, Demolet 0-1-1, Woodside 1-0-2, Lapointe 1-0-2, McPhee

Lee (0-7) 42

Severance 5-1-12, Mallett 5-1-11, Pickering 1-1-3, Ham 0-2-2, Carpenter 2-0-4, Worster 1-0-3, Dow 2-0-4, House 0-1-1, Rideout, Thurlow, Thompson

3-pt. goals: Frost 6, McLean; Severance, Worster

Calais 16 30 55 68

Lee 10 16 26 42

JV: Lee 97-69

So. Aroostook 51, Washburn 37

At Washburn, Griffin Hardy and Lucas Nedeau tallied 12 points apiece to lift Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Corey Shields contributed to the cause with 11 points.

Darren Pesut racked up 16 points and 10 rebounds for Washburn.

Southern Aroostook (4-5) 51

Hardy 3-6-12, Nedeau 5-2-12, Shields 3-5-11, Edkins 2-3-7, McClusky 0-2-2, Hartin 0-3-3, Hersey 1-2-4

Washburn (4-5) 37

D. Pesut 6-4-16, Vaughn 2-4-8, C. Pesut 1-0-2, Maynard 1-2-4, Thompson 2-0-4, Bagley 1-1-3, Worsley, Milton

Southern Aroostook 10 30 36 51

Washburn 8 14 28 37

JV: Southern Aroostook 65-38

DI-Stonington 82, Machias 44

At Deer Isle, the Mariners put five players in double figures en route to the win.

Chris Gray sparked Deer Isle-Stonington with 20 points, Josh Bolton scored 16, and Bennett Gray chipped in with 12 points and eight assists. Joey Wallace and Chris Gross contributed 10 each.

For Machias, Chris Correll notched 13 points.

Machias (2-7) 44

Correll 4-4-13, Hasselman 4-1-9, Richards, Leahy 2-2-6, Poore 1-1-3, Stevens 1-3-5, Stuart, Smith, Parker 2-2-6, Fruchy 0-2-2

Deer Isle-Stonington (1-6) 82

C. Gray 10-0-20, Bolton 7-2-16, B. Gray 6-0-12, Wallace 3-4-10, Gross 4-1-10, Ballou 0-1-1, Hardy, Smith 0-1-1, Trundy, Douglass 2-2-6, Haley 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Correll; Gross

Machias 7 18 31 44

Deer Isle-Stonington 25 44 65 82

JV: Deer Isle-Stonington 48-42

Fort Fairfield 70, Easton 61

At Easton, Aaron Kenneson tossed in 17 points to lead the Tigers to the win.

Sam Esancy added 13 points for Fort Fairfield and Ryan Dorsey contributed 10 points.

James Desmond had a game-high 19 points for the Bears. Brandon Carlow scored 13.

Fort Fairfield (6-3) 70

Cunningham 1-0-3, Levesque, Bernaiche 1-0-2, Levasseur 1-4-6, Kenneson 8-1-17, Helstrom 3-2-8, Esancy 5-3-13, Clark, Dorsey 4-2-10, McLaughlin 2-1-7, King 2-0-4

Easton (1-8) 61

Carlow 4-3-13, Warren 2-3-7, Osgood 1-0-2, Warren 1-5-7, Desmond 7-5-19, Bradley, Tompkins, Fuller, McMann 2-0-6, Perry 1-3-5, Marquis 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: McLaughlin 2, Cunningham; Carlow, McMann 2

Fort Fairfield 16 35 56 70

Easton 15 27 42 61

Hodgdon 67, Limestone 46

At Hodgdon, senior forward Matt Day amassed 28 points and 11 rebounds to help Hodgdon remain unbeaten at 8-0.

Tyler Putnam and Kevin Sanford added nine each for the Hawks.

For Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics, Steven Hardwick tossed in 21 points.

Limestone (4-3) 46

Tamburello 3-0-6, Poisson, Lonlace 1-1-3, Hardwick 10-1-21, Knoll 1-1-3, Cote 1-0-2, Leighton, O’Neil, Stackhouse 3-1-7, DeLong, Patterson 2-1-4

Hodgdon (8-0) 67

Putnam 4-1-9, Hogan 1-0-2, Blanchette 3-1-7, Williams 1-0-2, Day 12-4-28, Condon 1-0-2, Hovey, Sanford 3-3-9, Griffin 3-0-6, Lilley, Prescott 1-0-2

Limestone 8 15 29 46

Hodgdon 22 37 53 67

JV: Hodgdon 59-32

MDI 59, Caribou 57

At Mount Desert Island, Eric Staples drained a 15-footer with 26 seconds remaining to lift Mount Desert Island over Caribou.

Brandon Colbeth paced the Trojans with 15 points. Ryan Colbeth netted 12 and Staples finished with 11.

Tyler Giles tossed in 23 points for Caribou. Joel Griffeth chipped in with 16.

Caribou (3-5) 57

St. Pierre 1-0-2, Nadeau 2-0-4, Nason 2-1-5, Chasse 2-0-4, Griffeth 5-4-16, Cyr 1-0-3, Beaulieu, Giles 11-1-23

Mount Desert Island (2-7) 59

Jones 2-2-6, Dargis 1-0-3, Staples 4-3-11, Suvlu, B. Colbeth 5-5-15, Fellis 3-3-9, Stratton 1-1-3, R. Colbeth 5-2-12

3-pt. goals: Griffeth 2, Cyr; Dargis

Caribou 15 27 36 57

Mount Desert Island 17 27 44 59

JV: Caribou 49-43

BC Pats 66, Jonesport-Beals 52

At Husson College in Bangor, David Chrisos pumped in 19 points and Eddie Carey contributed 15 points and 14 rebounds as Bangor Christian topped the Royals.

Pat McCleary netted 11 more for the Patriots.

For Jonesport-Beals, Alvin Beal tossed in 23 points and Abraham Beal recorded 11.

Jonesport-Beals (4-4) 52

Al. Beal 9-5-23, Ab. Beal 4-2-11, Mitchell 4-0-8, Merchant 3-0-6, D. Beal 1-0-2, Balchen 1-0-2, Kelley, Durkee, Bryant

Bangor Christian (8-2) 66

Chrisos 8-1-19, Carey 7-1-15, McCleary 5-1-11, Bradford 3-0-8, Patterson 1-1-4, Sobey 2-0-4, Madden 1-0-3, Smith 1-0-2, Conley, Putnam, Wilson, Doten, Ossinger

3-pt. goals: Ab. Beal; Chrisos 2, Bradford 2, Patterson, Madden

Jonesport-Beals 7 21 39 52

Bangor Christian 16 33 44 66

JV: Bangor Christian 54-44

Hampden 61, Fort Kent 56

At Fort Kent, Nick Paoletti tallied nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lift Hampden over Fort Kent.

Ben Keller added 14 points and Justin DiFrederico scored 11 for the Broncos.

Corey Bourgoin and Dustin Nadeau paced the Warriors with 17 and 16, respectively. Nick Thibodeau contributed 11.

Hampden (3-4) 61

Larson 0-3-3, DiFrederico 3-3-11, Keller 6-0-14, Dionne 1-1-3, Paoletti 8-4-20, Dalton 3-2-8, Bryant 0-2-2, Quimby 0-2-2, Woodard, Whinery, Shaw, Thomas

Fort Kent (2-8) 56

Nadeau 7-2-16, Lamarr 3-3-9,Thibodeau 5-1-11, Bourgoin 3-11-17, Rossignol 0-3-3, Theriault, Duval, Wood

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 2, Keller 2

Hampden 11 27 43 61

Fort Kent 14 32 43 56

JV: Hampden 47-44

Piscataquis 80, Schenck 66

At Guilford, Keith Dawson poured in 29 points, 20 of which in the first half, as the undefeated Pirates knocked off the previously unbeaten Wolverines.

Kyle Pulkkinen and Ben Smith each chipped in with 11 points for Piscataquis. Josh Watson added 10 points and Brian White had eight rebounds, all in the second half.

Ryan Deschenes powered Schenck of East Millinocket with 30 points. Brian Graham contributed 16 points.

Schenck (6-1) 66

Deschenes 14-2-30, B. Graham 4-6-16, Johnston 2-3-9, S. Graham 3-0-6, Rossignol 2-0-4, Thompson 0-1-1, Hanington, Jamo, Vaness

Piscataquis (6-0) 80

Dawson 11-5-29, Pulkkinen 3-5-11, Smith 4-3-11, Watson 4-2-10, Hoffman 2-5-9, Tracy 3-0-6, White 0-4-4, Prescott, Davis, Luellen, Garrett-Young

3-pt. goals: B. Graham 2, Johnston 2; Dawson 2

Schenck 10 31 41 66

Piscataquis 20 39 56 80

Girls Basketball

Woodland 46, Mattanawcook 37

At Woodland, Julia Knights racked up 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals to lead the Dragons.

Kaitlyn Leeman chipped in with 11 points and nine steals and Lauren Troiani recorded 10 points.

For Mattanawcook of Lincoln, Courtney Gulesian registered 14 points and Jaide Littlefield had 12.

Woodland (7-2) 46

J. Knights 3-7-13, Leeman 2-7-11, Troiani 5-0-10, Smith 2-2-6, Lord 2-1-5, Brown 0-1-1, Snowman, Newman, V. Knights, Seavey, Vose

Mattanawcook (3-7) 37

Gulesian 4-4-14, Littlefield 4-4-12, Keegan 4-0-8, Reed 1-0-2, Head 0-1-1, Shorey, Cousineau, Harvey, Woodman

3-pt. goals: Gulesian 2

Mattanawcook 9 12 23 37

Woodland 7 19 31 46

JV: Mattanawcook 42-39

DI-Stonington 63, Machias 30

At Deer Isle, Heather Bray tallied 16 points and Hollan Oliver netted 10 more as Deer Isle-Stonington downed Machias.

Amy Carter led the Bulldogs with 12 points.

Machias (0-7) 30

St. Pierre 2-0-4, Irving 0-2-2, Whitney 2-0-4, Whitman 0-1-1, Carter 6-0-12, Gardner 1-5-7, Stevens, Levine, Marshall, Blyther

Deer Isle Stonington (1-5) 63

Eaton 2-0-4, M. McDonnell 1-2-4, Oliver 4-2-10, K. McDonnell 2-0-4, Fifield 3-1-7, Hutchinson 2-0-4, Murphy 1-0-2, E. Bray, H. Bray 7-2-16, Wiberg 4-0-8, Steele, Brewer 2-0-4

Machias 4 18 21 30

Deer Isle-Stonington 9 25 48 63

MDI 55, Caribou 19

At Caribou, Shelley Gott poured in 19 points, including three 3-pointers, as Mount Desert Island rolled to its seventh win without a loss.

Bracey Barker contributed 11 for the Trojans.

Leah Drew led Caribou with six points.

Mount Desert Island (7-0) 55

Gordius 1-4-6, Joy 0-2-2, Horton 1-0-2, Joseph 1-0-2, Willson 2-2-6, S. Gott 5-6-19, Barker 5-1-11, Kane 2-0-4, Norwood 1-0-3, Boisvert, McGarr, Young, B. Gott

Caribou (2-6) 19

Cyr 2-0-5, Burlock 2-0-4, Drew 2-2-6, Willey 1-0-2, Selander 1-0-2, Dubois, Bouchard, Harrigan, Ouellette, Vincent, Philbrick, Collins, Walker

3-pt. goals: Gott 3, Norwood; Cyr

Mount Desert Island 17 31 41 55

Caribou 2 9 17 19

JV: Mount Desert Island 55-18

Ice Hockey

John Bapst 7, Presque Isle 5

At Presque Isle, Zach Means fired in three goals and John Motta logged two goals and an assist to propel John Bapst by Presque Isle.

Colby Therriault chipped in with two goals, Taylor Lynn dished out three assists, and Kyle Maynard recorded an assist for the Crusaders. Dan Leighton turned away 36 of 41 shots.

Billy Brewer notched two goals and an assist and Darren Carlisle scored two goals to lead the Wildcats. Trevor Graves added a goal and Anthony Bohovich and Ben Lynch contributed assists.

Bryan Fowler and Sean Daigle combined to stop 15 of 22 John Bapst attempts.