MILO – Senior Megan Russell tossed in 18 points as the Penquis girls basketball team earned a 56-35 victory over Piscataquis Friday in high school action.

Lindsay Hamlin added 10 points, and April Allen had nine points and five steals for the Patriots.

Megan Cyr scored 10 for the Howlers of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (3-7) 35

A. Drost 3-0-6, Colbath, Cyr 4-0-10, Trafton, McGinn 1-1-3, Batchelder, Garland 0-1-1, Young 2-0-4, S. Drost 1-0-2, Hallett, Foster 1-3-6, Snape 0-1-1, Brown 1-1-4

Penquis (10-1) 56

Russell 8-0-18, L. Hamlin 5-0-10, Dolley 1-0-2, Allen 4-0-9, Morrill, Gerrish, Madden 1-0-2, K. Hamlin 2-0-5, Comeau, Cobb 2-0-4, J. Hamlin 3-0-6, Hussey

3-pt. goals: Cyr 2, Foster, Brown; Russell 2, Allen, K. Hamlin

Penobscot Valley 9 16 20 35

Penquis 21 34 42 56

JV: Penquis 37-28

Central 53, Piscataquis 27

At Guilford, Katie Ahearn poured in 17 points to propel Central of Corinth.

Jenny Rollins netted 14 points and Casey Davis tallied 11 for the Red Devils.

Greta Korsman led the Pirates with eight points.

Central (5-4) 53

Collins, Davis 3-5-11, Rollins 4-6-14, Brown, Daniel 1-0-2, Bell 1-1-3, Ahearn 6-5-17, Lyford 2-1-5, Griffith, Parker 0-1-1

Piscataquis (1-9) 27

Roy, Woodbury 1-3-5, Levesque, Bailey, St. Louis, Getchell 2-0-4, Emery 0-1-1, Martell 1-0-3, Korsman 4-0-8, Riitano, Hanscome, Bradford 1-4-6

3-pt. goals: Martell

Central 17 32 42 53

Piscataquis 3 10 18 27

JV: Piscataquis 36-29

Belfast 63, Oak Hill 34

At Belfast, Kate Ross’ 19 points and Ashley Bryant’s 14 led the Lions over the Raiders of Sabattus.

Joanna Mehuren added 10 points for Belfast.

Angie Berube tied for game-high scoring honors as she posted 19 points for Oak Hill.

Oak Hill (0-9) 34

Dyer 0-1-1, Shaw 2-0-4, Ames, McCrater, Rines, Bureau 0-2-2, Favreau, Quinlan 2-0-4, Austin, Palmer 1-2-4, Berube 7-5-19

Belfast (5-5) 63

Crandall 2-0-4, Evans 1-0-2, A. Bryant 5-1-14, L. Bryant, Groening 2-0-4, Brown, Ross 8-0-19, Murphy 2-0-4, Ellis 1-0-2, Bailey 0-2-2, Marden 1-0-2, Mehuren 5-0-10

3-pt. goals: A. Bryant 3, Ross 3

Oak Hill 7 18 28 34

Belfast 23 34 53 63

JV: Belfast 53-6

Searsport 61, DI-Stonington 37

At Searsport, Pauline Vasiliauskas racked up 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lura Carroll garnered 11 points and 11 rebounds to lift Searsport over Deer Isle-Stonington.

Jessica Plourde chipped in with 10 points and Brittany Smith hauled down nine rebounds for the winners. The Vikings had a 44-21 rebounding edge.

Jenna Eaton logged nine points for the Mariners.

Deer Isle-Stonington 37

Wiberg 3-2-8, Brewer 1-0-2, Oliver 3-1-8, M. McDonnell 1-0-2, Eaton 4-0-9, Murphy, H. Bray 4-0-8, Hutch, E. Bray, K. McDonnell, Fifield

Searsport 61

Gracie 2-5-9, Smith 2-3-7, Webster 1-0-2, Seekins 3-3-9, Plourde 5-0-10, Carroll 4-3-11, Vasiliauskas 6-1-13

3-pt. goals: Oliver, Eaton

Deer Isle-Stonington 9 15 26 37

Searsport 10 28 46 61

George Stevens 56, Sumner 24

At Blue Hill, Michala Bunten scored nine points and the Eagles made a trio of 3-pointers in rolling out to a 22-1 first-quarter lead.

Bunten finished with a game-high 26 points and 12 rebounds, Laurie Allen added nine points, and Sarah Clapp eight.

Ellen Beattie topped the Tigers of East Sullivan with six points.

Sumner (0-10) 24

Beattie 2-0-6, Dunbar 1-0-2, Ruhlin 2-1-5, Philio 0-2-2, Allen 1-0-2, Page 2-0-4, Crowley 0-1-1, Klausmeyer 1-0-2, Briscoe, Boyd

George Stevens (4-6) 56

Clapp 4-0-8, Markle 1-0-2, Youcis 1-2-4, Roberts 3-0-7, Allen 3-0-9, Bunten 11-4-26, Wardwell, Driscoll, Keevan, Grindle, Bowden

3-pt. goals: Beattie 2; Allen 3, Roberts

Sumner 1 11 16 24

George Stevens 22 33 43 56

JV: Sumner 33-21

Houlton 62, Stearns 60 (OT)

At Millinocket, Hannah Socoby and Sarah Beasley sealed the victory for the Shiretowners in overtime as they combined for all 10 of Houlton’s points in the extra frame.

Katie Nason connected on a lay-up with three seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 52 apiece for Stearns. Nason was one of five Stearns players in double figures, with 10 points.

Socoby netted 28 points during the contest, including 13-for-18 from the free-throw line. Beasley finished with 16 points. Kasey Cleary added eight points for Houlton, including five in an 8-0 run early in the first half to trim an 11-point deficit.

Stearns (7-3) 60

L. Osborne 8-0-16, Boynton 6-2-14, MacKenzie 5-0-12, Nason 4-1-10, Achorn 4-2-10, MacDonald, J. Osborne

Houlton (8-3) 62

Socoby 7-13-28, Beasley 5-6-16, Cleary 3-0-8, Brown 1-0-2, Cole 3-0-6, Botting 1-0-2, Lenentine, Goodrich

3-pt. goals: Cleary 2; MacKenzie 2, Nason 3

Stearns 21 32 44 52 60

Houlton 11 30 40 52 62

JV: Stearns 46-32

Hermon 52, Ellsworth 34

At Hermon, Jodi Reynolds pumped in 13 points and Jessie Wiggin and Ashley Hichborn contributed 12 apiece as the Hawks outdueled the Eagles.

Ashley Loeson paced Ellsworth with 12 points.

Ellsworth (5-6) 34

Loeson 4-4-12, Merchant 3-2-9, Chan 2-1-6, Patten 1-0-2, Page 2-1-5, Eaton, Silsby, Kimball, Collins, Pelletier, Bickford, Tripp

Hermon (5-6) 52

Reynolds 4-5-13, J. Wiggin 4-4-12, Hichborn 5-0-12, Jenkins 3-0-6, Macdonald 0-2-2, S. Wiggin 2-1-5, Garland 1-0-2, Dobbins, Petrello, Hall, Nightingale, Hills

3-pt. goals: Merchant, Chan; Hichborn 2

Ellsworth 12 17 27 34

Hermon 17 25 44 52

JV: Ellsworth 50-332

Mattanawcook 61, Schenck 40

At East Millinocket, Courtney Gulesian netted 16 points and Kate Head tossed in 13 to lift Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

Cami Cousineau pitched in with 12 for the Lynx.

Jesse Hanington and Jodie King led the Wolverines with 12 points apiece. Heather Duprey contributed 10 rebounds and Liz Knight had nine.

Mattanawcook (4-7) 61

Pietras 0-2-2, Harvey, Cousineau 4-4-12, Littlefield 1-1-3, McKinnon, Shorey 2-0-4, Gulesian 4-8-16, Reed 0-1-1, Woodman 0-2-2, Slike 1-0-2, Sochulak, Keenan 3-0-6, Oliver, Head 6-1-13

Schenck (0-9) 40

Farrington 3-1-7, Bishop, Jarmark, Duprey, King 4-4-12, Carey 0-2-2, King 4-4-12, Carey 0-2-2, Hanington 5-2-12, Knight 3-0-7, Sprague, Chasse

3-pt. goals: Knight

Mattanawcook 10 28 40 61

Schenck 4 16 30 40

JV: Mattanawcook 32-25

Lee 66, Bangor Christian 33

At Lee, high-pressure defense and solid work on the boards led the Pandas to their sixth consecutive win.

Lee Academy was led by Shelby Pickering, Deidra Ham, and Kristin Bird in the win. Pickering led all rebounders with 20 to compliment her 15 points. Ham added 16 points and eight steals, and Bird added 10 rebounds. The Pandas recorded 28 steals during the contest.

Ashlee Page led Bangor Christian with 15 points while Pam Reitsma added 10 rebounds.

Bangor Christian (6-4) 33

Niles 1-0-3, Seymour 1-1-3, Reitsma 2-1-5, Page 5-2-14, Mead, 3-0-6, Elliott, Layton 0-2-2, Jenkins, French

Lee Academy (9-1) 66

Mallett 1-1-3, Bird 1-0-2, Hanscom 2-1-5, Harris 2-0-6, Linscott 3-0-8, D. Ham 7-1-16, Hersom 2-2-6, Cole 0-1-1, M. Ham 1-0-2, Gifford 1-0-2, Pickering 4-7-15.

3-pt. goals: Page 2, Niles; Harris 2, Linscott 2, Ham

Bangor Christian 9 17 25 33

Lee Academy 18 36 55 66

JV: Lee 34-30

Dexter 57, Foxcroft Academy 29

At Dover-Foxcroft, Ashley Ames led the Tigers to their tenth win of the season with 16 points as they routed rival Foxcroft Academy.

Brittany Veazie added 10 points for Class C Dexter, while Kristy veazie netted eight in the victory. Ashley Hall led the Class B Ponies with 10 points.

Dexter (10-1) 57

B. Veazie 4-1-10, K. Veazie 3-2-8, Haiko, S. Turner, Nelson 3-0-7, Pullen, Patterson , 1-0-3, L. Turner 2-1-6, Foster 3-1-7, Ames 7-2-16

Foxcroft Academy (2-9)

Snow 3-0-8, Haskell, Cartwright 2-0-4, Stone, Hall 4-0-10, Curry, Jackins, Champeon, Dow 2-3-7, Ryder, Goggin

3-pt. goals: B. Veazie, Nelson, Patterson, L. Turner; Snow 2, Hall 2

Dexter 15 35 45 57

Foxcroft Academy 4 12 19 29

JV: Dexter 32-17

Boys basketball

Maranacook 57, Rockland 44

At Rockland, Charlie Calligan led Maranacook with 23 points, including a pair of free throws with six seconds left in the contest to secure the victory.

Rockland had led the first three quarters when Calligan and Eben Gilman combined for 13 points in the fourth quarter for Maranacook to take the lead. Gilman finished with eight points. Todd Curtis led the Tigers with 21 points, while Casey Kenniston added 17 of his own. A Rockland 3-point attempt at the buzzer to tie the game bounced off the front of the rim.

Maranacook 57

Lemieux 2-0-4, Calligan 8-5-23, Edwards 1-0-2, Haines 1-0-2, St. John 2-2-7, Gilman 3-0-8, Crosby 3-0-6, Kenny 1-2-5

Rockland 54

Oliver 1-2-4, Wooster 1-0-2, Curtis 9-3-21, LaBree 1-2-4, Baker 2-0-4, Kenniston 4-9-17, Widdecomb 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Calligan 2, St. John, Gilman 2, Kenny

Maranacook 14 23 37 57

Rockland 12 25 41 54

JV: Rockland 67-61

Belfast 88, Oak Hill 50

At Oak Hill, Barry Hesseltine pumped in 19 points to propel Belfast by Oak Hill.

Paul Button added 16 points and Chris Duval registered 14 for the Lions.

Jason Nickerson led Oak Hill with 18 points.

Belfast (4-6) 88

Hesseltine 6-5-19, Button 7-2-16, Duval 5-4-14, Robbins 3-1-7, Arthers 0-2-2, Cowan 3-0-9, Gregory 1-0-2, Welch 1-1-3, Horne 1-0-2, Aldus 2-3-7, Reynolds 1-4-6, Thompson 0-1-1

Oak Hill (0-9) 50

Nickerson 9-0-18, Labbe 0-1-2, Shaffidell 2-0-6, Marcotte, Guerrette 1-0-3, Hinkley 2-0-4, Thomas, Duchette, Kelley 4-1-9, Rebmann, Chase 1-0-2, Fournier 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Cowan 3, Hesseltine 6-5-19; Shaffidell 2, Guerrette

Belfast 32 54 71 88

Oak Hill 6 24 38 50

Greater Portland 58, Highview 33

At Eastern Maine Tech in Bangor, Johnathan Bouier and Andy Marston posted 14 points apiece as Greater Portland Christian topped Highview Christian of Charleston.

Steve Prescott chipped in with 10 for the winners.

Devan Philbrick led Highview Christian with 14 points.

Greater Portland Christian (3-5) 58

Kelley, Keenan 2-3-9, Boiuer 3-7-14, Straight 2-0-4, Prescott 5-0-10, Marston 5-4-14, Truolel, Jenson, Foss, Worthing, Freeman

Highview Christian (1-3) 33

Frost, Cooper 1-2-4, Waite 1-0-2, Kneeland 4-1-9, Bishop 1-0-2, Philbrick 6-1-14, Richard 1-0-2, Starostin, Trask

3-pt. goals: Keenan 2, Bouier; Philbrick

Gr. Portland Christian 16 30 37 58

Highview Christian 4 11 21 33

Washington Acad. 73, Sumner 53

At East Machias, the Raiders overcame a 6-0 deficit in the first four minutes and finished the first quarter with a 19-8 lead en route to the victory.

Whitney Stevens paced the winners with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Nick Reynolds chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Rick Fagonde had nine rebounds.

Justin Winslow led Sumner with 23 points.

Sumner (5-6) 53

Phinney 2-1-6, Alley 2-1-6, Polk 3-1-7, Huber 0-2-2, Jordan 0-1-1, Winslow 10-2-23, Grindle 1-0-2, Walden 1-2-4, Sprague, Bickford

Washington Acad. (11-2) 73

B. Richardson 2-0-4, Stevens 7-4-20, Reynolds 4-04-12, Gray 3-3-9, Reing 1-0-2, Gibson 2-0-4, Mawhinney 3-0-6, Craven 1-0-2, Holmes 1-0-2, Harmon 1-1-4, Fagonde 1-6-8, Berry, G. Richardson, Cabau, Kamseu

3-pt. goals: Phinney, Alley; Stevens 2, Harmon

Sumner 8 28 40 53

Washington Acad. 19 39 60 73

JV: Sumner 42-35

J-B Royals 94, DI-Stonington 64

At Jonesport, Jonesport-Beals put five players in double figures en route to the win over Deer Isle-Stonington.

Alvin Beal paced Jonesport-Beals with 20 points.

while Abraham Beal, Kyle Mitchell and Billy Merchant scored 15 apiece. Daren Kelley chipped in with 10.

For the Mariners, Josh Bolton recorded 19 and Chris Gross tossed in 11.

Deer Isle-Stonington (1-7) 64

Bolton 5-8-19, Wallace 2-0-4, B. Gray 1-1-3, Hardy 4-0-9, Gross 4-3-11, Smith 3-2-8, Trundy 1-0-2, C. Gray 2-0-4, Haley 2-0-4, Ciomei, Haskell, Douglass

Jonesport-Beals (6-4) 94

Ab. Beal 6-1-15, Al. Beal 7-6-20, Kelley 3-2-10, Mitchell 7-1-15, D. Beal 3-1-7, Merchant 6-3-15, Durkee 1-0-3, Balchen 2-4-8, Dyer 0-1-1, Bryant

3-pt. goals: Bolton; Ab. Beal, Kelley 2, Durkee

Deer Isle-Stonington 15 29 46 64

Jonesport-Beals 24 42 72 94

JV: Jonesport-Beals 60-58

MDI 48, Orono 44

At Mount Desert, Brandon Colbeth secured the win for the Trojans, connecting on all eight of his free throws in the fourth quarter, including both ends of a one-and-one with six seconds remaining.

Colbeth finished as the game’s leading scorer with 15 points, including 9-for-10 from the line. Kyle Jones added 11 points for MDI. Mike Socoby and Derek Sinclair each added 11 points for the Red Riots.

Orono (5-5) 44

Socoby 4-0-11, Sinclair 4-1-11, Heitman 3-0-9, Perron 4-1-9, White 1-0-2, Saucier 1-0-2, Miller, Levesque, Gavett

MDI (3-8) 48

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

3-pt. goals: Socoby 3, Sinclair 2, Heitman 3; Jones 3, Stgartton Home

Orono 4 16 26 44

MDI 10 25 32 48

JV: MDI 47-39