Plourde effort leads Searsport to victory

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HOWLAND – Jessica Plourde connected for 15 points Wednesday night and Searsport overcame a five-point deficit to eke out a 43-41 schoolgirl basketball victory over Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Holly Gracie contributed 13 points for the winners.

Meagan Cyr led the way for the Howlers with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Kylie McGinn notched 12 points.

Searsport (7-2) 43

Gracie 4-3-13, Smith 1-3-5, Seekins, Plourde 7-0-15, Curtis 1-0-2, Carroll 2-0-4, Vasiliauskas 2-0-4

Penobscot Valley (3-6) 41

A. Frost 1-0-2, Colbath, Cyr 6-4-20, Trafton 1-1-3, McGinn 4-3-12, Young, Hallett 1-2-4, Snape

3-pt. goals: Gracie 2, Plourde; Cyr 4, McGinn

Searsport 10 14 25 43

Penobscot Valley 7 17 30 41

JV: Penobscot Valley 36-34

Hermon 48, Bucksport 42

At Hermon, Ashley Hichborn led the way with 14 points as the Hawks squeaked past the Golden Bucks.

Jessie Wiggin and Rachel Jenkins notched 11 each for Hermon.

Jessica Taylor led Bucksport with 14 points and Elissa Gordon and Alice Andrews scored 10 each.

Bucksport (2-8) 42

Taylor 6-2-14, Gordon 4-2-10, Andrews 4-1-10, Richards 1-0-2, Craig 0-2-2, Carmichael 1-0-2, Carter 1-0-2, Sawyer

Hermon (4-6) 48

Hichborn 7-0-14, J. Wiggin 3-4-11, Jenkins 5-1-11, Garland 1-0-2, Dobbins 0-1-1, Reynolds 2-0-4, S. Wiggin 2-1-5, Hall

3-pt. goals: Andrews; J. Wiggin

Bucksport 5 17 27 42

Hermon 17 27 34 48

JV: Hermon 52-32

Stearns 58, George Stevens 39

At Millinocket, Leslie Osborne’s 15-point effort carried the Minutemen to victory.

Jessica Osborne provided 11 points and Ashley Boynton netted 10 for Stearns, which broke the game open in the second quarter.

Michala Bunten scored a game-high 21 points to lead George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

George Stevens Acad. (3-6) 39

Bunten 7-7-21, Allen 1-0-2, Driscoll 1-0-2, Roberts 2-1-6, Markle 0-2-2, Clapp 2-2-6, Youcis, Wardwell, Keevan, Grindle

Stearns (7-2) 58

L. Osborne 4-7-15, Boynton 4-2-10, J. Osborne 1-9-11, MacDonald 1-0-2, K. Nason 2-0-4, MacKenzie 2-3-7, J. Nason 1-0-2, Saucier 1-2-4, Achorn 1-1-3, Michaud, Rideout, Fitzgerald

3-pt. goals: Roberts

GSA 6 17 34 39

Stearns 15 37 49 58

JV: Stearns, 34-33

Bangor 62, John Bapst 47

At Red Barry Gym in Bangor, Erinne Magee racked up 11 points in the third quarter on three 3-pointers and a pair of free throws as Bangor pulled away from John Bapst of Bangor.

The Rams had a 25-21 advantage at the half, but outscored the Crusaders 24-14 in the third to build a 14-point advantage. Katherine Miller scored nine points in the final period to help preserve the win.

Magee finished with 21 points and Miller turned in 18 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Ashley Tower pitched in with 10 points.

Nicole Yeo paced the Crusaders with 14 points.

John Bapst (1-7) 47

Sturgeon, Crotty 3-0-8, Sekera 2-0-5, Miller, Yeo 5-4-14, Mitchell-Stover 3-0-8, Hunter 3-0-6, Ryder 3-0-6

Bangor (4-2) 62

Magee 7-3-21, Tower 5-0-10, Clarke 4-1-9, McLeod, Miller 7-4-18, McCrum 1-0-2, Russell, Johnson, Michaud, Woodcock, Robertson 1-0-2, McAllian

3-pt. goals: Crotty 2, Mitchell-Stover 2; Magee 4

John Bapst 6 21 35 47

Bangor 16 25 49 62

JV: Bangor 58-24

Dexter 83, Schenck 21

At East Millinocket, Ashley Foster tallied 15 points as Dexter sent Schenck to its eighth straight loss.

Ashley Ames chipped in 12 points for the Tigers.

Lynn Farrington led the Wolverines with 10.

Dexter (9-1) 83

B. Veazie 3-0-6, K. Veazie 1-2-5, Haiko 2-0-4, S. Turner 3-0-8, Nelson 4-2-10, Pullen 4-1-9, Patterson 3-2-9, L. Turner 2-0-5, Foster 7-1-15, Ames 6-0-12

Schenck (0-8) 21

Bishop 1-0-2, Jarmaik, DuPrey, King, Carey, Hanington 1-0-3, Farrington 5-0-10, Knights 3-0-6, Sprague, Chasse

3-pt. goals: S. Turner 2, L. Turner, K. Veazie; Hanington

Dexter 25 43 64 83

Schenck 2 6 16 21

Boys basketball

Ellsworth 71, MDI 40

At Ellsworth, Jake King netted 15 points as the Eagles cruised past their coastal rivals.

John Morse notched 14 for the winners while Scott Bradford buried four 3-pointers for 12 points.

Eric Staples led the Trojans with eight.

Mount Desert Island (2-6) 40

Jones 3-0-7, Dagis, Staples 4-0-8, Dow 1-0-2, B. Colbeth 3-0-6, O’Connell 2-0-4, Fellis 2-1-5, Stratton 1-0-2, R. Colbeth 2-2-6

Ellsworth (5-6) 71

King 7-1-15, Mayo 2-1-6, DeWitt 2-0-5, Luchini 0-1-1, Bradford 4-0-12, Smith 4-0-9, Wood, Sawyer, Morse 5-4-14, Morse 2-2-7, McMillan

3-pt. goals: Jones; Bradford 4, Mayo, DeWitt, Smith, Morse

MDI 5 20 26 40

Ellsworth 16 37 53 71

JV: Ellsworth 64-62