DYER BROOK – Corey Shields nailed a pair of free throws with 13 seconds remaining Wednesday night to lift Southern Aroostook to a 74-72 schoolboy basketball victory over Katahdin of Sherman Station.

Shields finished with 28 points and 20 rebounds. Corey Edkins added 21 points and Lucas Nadeau contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Dustin Heath poured in 26 points, including eight 3-pointers, to pace the Cougars. Thomas Rodgerson and Doug Rodgerson scored 18 and 17 points, respectively.

Katahdin (3-6) 72

Cyr 1-0-3, Sullivan 1-0-2, McNally 3-0-6, T. Rodgerson 4-8-18, Heath 8-2-26, D. Rodgerson 8-1-17

Southern Aroostook (5-5) 74

Hardy 3-1-7, Edkins 6-3-21, Nadeau 5-1-11, McClusky 1-0-2, Shields 10-8-28, Hartin 0-1-1, Hersey 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Heath 8, T. Rodgerson 2, Cyr

Katahdin 18 39 50 72

Southern Aroostook 25 41 58 74

JV: Katahdin 72-43

Fort Fairfield 58, Madawaska 41

At Fort Fairfield, James McLaughlin tallied 16 points as the Tigers outscored the Eagles 16-4 in the third period to run away with the win.

Sam Esancy contributed 13 points for Fort Fairfield.

Marc Garcia led the Owls with 14.

Madawaska (3-7) 41

Guerrette, Morin, Cyr 3-3-9, Levesque 1-0-2, Paradis 2-0-4, Boucher, Nadeau 2-0-4, Morneault 1-2-4, Garcia 5-2-14, Dubois, Pennington 2-0-4

Fort Fairfield (7-3) 58

Cunningham 0-1-1, Levesque, Bernaiche 1-1-3, LeVasseur 2-1-5, Kenneson 2-0-4, Helstrom 4-0-8, Esancy 6-0-13, Clark, Dorsey 4-0-8, McLaughlin 6-0-16, King

3-pt. goals: Garcia 2; McLaughlin 4

Madawaska 9 23 27 41

Fort Fairfield 11 27 43 58

JV: Fort Fairfield 68-38

Jonesport-Beals 82, Woodland 68

At Jonesport, Alvin Beal’s 25 points were a game-high as the Royals beat the Dragons.

Daren Kelly added 15 points for the winners and Abraham Beal notched 11.

Matt Kesel led Woodland with 23 points while Jesse Nicholson contributed 16. Billy Smith chipped in with 12.

Woodland (3-9) 68

Worcester 1-1-3, Gillespic, Smith 5-0-12, Nicholson 6-1-16, Sabattus, Kochendorss 1-0-2, Scott 2-0-5, McCoubrey, Tupper, Townsend, Kesel 10-3-23, Potter 3-1-7, Knowles

Jonesport-Beals (5-4) 82

Ab. Beal 3-5-11, Al. Beal 9-7-25, Kelly 5-3-15, Mitchell, D. Beal 4-0-8, Merchant 3-1-7, Durkee 1-0-2, Balchen 3-2-8, Dyer, Bryant 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Nicholson 3, Smith 2, Scott; Kelly 2

Woodland 18 31 49 68

Jonesport-Beals 18 37 57 82

JV: Jonesport-Beals 69-65

Washington Acad. 78, Machias 50

At Machias, Washington Academy of East Machias outscored Machias 26-11 in the third period en route to the win.

The Raiders led 29-27 at the half, but Whitney Stevens scored 10 points and Nick Reynolds had seven in the third to put the game out of reach.

Stevens finished with 20 points, 18 in the second half, and Reynolds scored 15. Bobby Richardson and Matt Gibson pitched in with 11 apiece.

Chris Correll garnered 19 and Joe Richards put in 14 for the Bulldogs.

Washington Academy (7-3) 78

E. Berry, B. Richardson 4-2-11, Stevens 7-2-20, Reynolds 6-3-15, Colbeth 2-0-4, Ring 1-0-2, G. Richardson, Gibson 5-0-11, Mawhinney, Craven 3-2-8, Holmes 0-2-2, Fagonde, Harmon 1-1-3, Cobau 0-2-2, Kamseu

Machias (2-8) 50

Correll 8-3-19, Hasselman 0-2-2, Richards 6-2-14, Leahy 1-6-8, Poore 2-1-5, Stevens 0-3-3, Stuart, Smith, Parker, Fruchey

3-pt. goals: Stevens 4, B. Richardson, Gibson

Washington Acad. 13 29 55 78

Machias 14 27 38 50

JV: Washington Academy 67-42

Girls basketball

Caribou 34, Presque Isle 33

At Presque Isle, the Vikings held on to beat the Wildcats in a defensive struggle.

Jessica Cyr led Caribou with 10 points and Lindsay Burlock contributed nine points and 15 reb ounds.

Billi Blanchard tossed in a game-high 16 points to lead Presque Isle. Melissa Demerchant grabbed nine rebounds.

Caribou (3-5) 34

Bouchard 1-0-2, Harrigan 2-0-4, Cyr 4-1-10, Vincent 1-1-3, Burlock 3-3-9, Drew 1-1-3, Selander 1-1-3

Presque Isle (4-3) 33

DeLong 2-0-4, McKenna 1-0-2, Post 1-1-3, Demerchant 1-4-6, Blanchard 4-6-16, Tuttle 1-0-2, Condon, McHatten

3-pt. goals: Blanchard 2

Caribou 6 10 25 34

Presque Isle 6 14 22 33

JV: Presque Isle 52-16

Houlton 68, Hodgdon 25

At Houlton, Sarah Beasley and Hannah Socoby combined for 47 points as the Shires rolled.

Beasley totaled 24 points, 16 in the first quarter, and Socoby scored 19.

Sara Quint, Shanna McGary, and Alicia Dwyer led the Hawks with six points apiece.

Hodgdon (1-10) 25

Quint 2-2-6, McGary 2-1-6, Dwyer 3-0-6, A. Sloat 1-0-2, K. Sloat 1-0-2, A. Fitzpatrick 1-0-2, D. Fitzpatrick, Foster 0-1-1, Martin, Nightengale, Tidd, Wilson, Williams

Houlton (7-3) 68

Beasley 12-2-28, Socoby 8-3-19, Guy 2-2-6, Cleary 1-0-3, Thompson 1-0-2, Brown 2-2-6, Cole 1-0-2, Botting 1-0-2, Goodrich, Henderson, Lennentine

3-pt. goals: McGary; Cleary

Hodgdon 9 15 20 25

Houlton 20 42 56 68

JV: Houlton 51-28

Lee 67, Southern Aroostook 46

At Dyer Brook, Shelby Pickering poured in 21 points, eight of which came in a game-deciding third period, and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Pandas clawed past the Warriors.

Deidra Ham notched 13 points for the winners and Ashlee Gifford contributed 10 rebounds.

Kristi Brooker led the Southern Aroostook with 22 points and Nicki Lyons added 14.

Lee (8-1) 67

Pickering 10-1-21, D. Ham 6-1-13, Mallett 1-0-2, Bird 2-0-4, Hanscom 1-0-3, Harris 3-0-9, Linscott 4-0-8, Cole 2-1-5, Gifford 1-0-2, Hanson, M. Ham, Maxwell

Southern Aroostook (9-2) 46

Brooker 6-7-22, Lyons 3-6-14, Hartin 2-1-5, O. McGary 1-2-4, L. McGary, Hardy 0-1-1, Toothaker, Crandall, Watson, Violette, Hersey

3-pt. goals: Hanscom; Brooker 3, Lyons 2

Lee 22 34 49 67

Southern Aroostook 14 22 29 46

JV: Lee 30-23

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

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