PRESQUE ISLE – The Old Town High cheerleaders put together the top routine of the preliminary round, then backed it up in the second round en route to the Big East cheering championship on Saturday.

Coach Kate Loveless’ Old Town squad scored 84 points in the first round and duplicated that mark in the second round. Houlton scored 80 points in the second round after a 78.5-point effort in the preliminaries and finished second.The members of Old Town’s team: Kailee Bradstreet, Miranda Parsons, Cassie Madden, Whitney Randall, Kim Hamel, Rachel Clukey, Cherri MacDonald, Stacey Goodspeed, Angela Madden, Amanda Shields, Jeni Cunningham, Meghann Foster, Ashley Hogan, Avril Williams, Heather Lonko, Val Dionne, Sasha Cook-Coghill, Jessie Ford.

“I think they performed very well, basically [the same way] they’ve been performing in practice,” Loveless said. “I knew what they were capable of, and they definitely met my expectations for this competition.”

Loveless said teams generally look to improve in the second round, but said her team set a high standard in the first round.

“They performed [the routine] better the first time in terms of steadiness and stunts,” Loveless said. “The perfection of the stunting was better, but they were less nervous the second time, so that equaled off.”

Rounding out the top seven teams in the 13-team competition: 3. Brewer, 78 points in the second round; 4. Bangor, 72.5; 5. Ellsworth, 68.5; 6. Caribou, 67.5; 7. John Bapst, 62.5.

The teams that didn’t qualify for the second round, and their first-round scores: Hampden, 63.5; Presque Isle, 61; Nokomis of Newport and Hermon, 56.5; Bucksport, 54.5; and Mount Desert Island, 41.

The area’s cheering squads return to action Saturday in the Penobscot Valley Conference championship at Hermon High School. The competition begins at 4 p.m.

Hockey

Houlton-Hodgdon 2, Kents Hill 1

At Houlton, Ben Carton’s unassisted goal with 9:09 left in the game gave the Blackhawks the winning edge.

David Carmichael tied up the game for 3-7 Houlton with a second-period goal off a Chris Weber assist. Ryan Blanchette made 18 saves on 19 shots.

Matt Daugherty scored off a Will Herman pass and Kyle O’Connor made 33 saves on 35 shots for 2-3 Kents Hill.

Winslow 4, Presque Isle 3

At Sukee, Winslow, Chris Langlais scored two goals to help lead Winslow to the win.

Evan Smith and Derek Dempsey each added goals while Pat Finley had two assists. Dan Roll recorded an assist while Tim Cloutier stopped 23 of 26 shots.

Trevor Graves had two goals for Presque Isle while Sam Shaw scored one. Travis Shaw faced 22 shots and stopped 18 for the 5-4 Wildcats.

Girls basketball

Old Town 58, Caribou 40

At Caribou, Mallory Brown scored 14 points, helping lead Old Town to the win.

Kristi Mitchell contributed 13 points while Renee Thibodeau added 10.

Jessica Cyr led Caribou with 22 points.

Old Town (5-3) 58

Spencer 3-1-9, Greene 2-1-5, Thibodeau 4-0-10, Brown 6-2-14, L. Mitchell 2-0-4, K. Mitchell 5-3-13, Metivier 1-0-2, Kennedy 0-1-1

Caribou (3-7) 40

Bouchard 0-2-2, Cyr 8-4-22, Vincent 1-0-2, Burlock 3-0-6, Drew 1-2-4, Selander 0-4-4, Harrigan

3-pt. goals: Spencer 2, Thibodeau 2; Cyr 2

Old Town 10 25 39 58

Caribou 5 22 29 40

JV: Old Town 43-25

Woodland 64, East Grand 33

At Woodland, Julia Knights tossed in 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and tallied five assists to power the Dragons.

Kaitlyn Leeman chipped in with 10 points and Ashley Marble had seven in her return after missing several games due to a wrist injury. Megan Lord also had seven. Lauren Troiani had six steals.

Amanda Godley paced the Vikings of Danforth with 17 points.

East Grand (1-10) 33

Godley 6-4-17, Gilman 3-0-8, Parker 2-0-4, Mortland 0-2-2, Page 0-1-1, Dodge 0-1-1, P. Osnoe, T. Osnoe, Marks, Zaneldin

Woodland (9-2) 64

J. Knights 6-6-18, Leeman 3-4-10, Marble 3-0-7, Lord 3-1-7, Smith 3-0-6, Snowman 2-0-4, Troiani 2-0-4, V. Knights 1-1-3, Seavey 1-0-3, Brown, Vose, Newman 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Gilman 2, Godley; Marble, Seavey

East Grand 7 10 21 33

Woodland 16 27 46 64

JV: Woodland 53-29

Fort Kent 64, Hodgdon 52

At Fort Kent, Meaghan Minzy and Mindy Mornealt each scored 15 points to help lead the Warriors to victory.

Nicole Saucier scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Fort Kent.

Shanna McGary led Hodgdon with 13 points while Sara Quint scored 11 and Alicia Dwyer chipped in with 10.

Hodgdon 52

Quint 3-3-11, McGary 5-3-13, Fitzpatrick 3-0-6, Foster 1-0-2, Nightingale 1-4-6, Tidd 0-2-2, Dwyer 5-0-10, Wilson 1-0-2, Martin

Fort Kent 64

Nadeau 1-1-3, Cyr 1-1-3, Pelletier 1-3-6, Minzy 5-5-15, Desjardins 2-1-5, Daigle 0-1-1, Morneault 4-5-15, Saucier 4-2-10, Boucher 2-2-6, Labbe, Kelly, Hartman

3-pt. goals: Quint 2; Morneault 2, Pelletier

Hodgdon 11 26 34 52

Fort Kent 13 29 47 64

JV: Hodgdon 48-44

Central Aroostook 62, Ashland 42

At Ashland, Jenna Robinson scored all of her 12 points in the first half as the Panthers raced out to a 36-20 lead.

Stevi Fletcher chipped in with 12 points for the winners of Mars Hill, Lindsey Michaud put in 11 and Gabe Smith netted 10.

Amber Smith paced the Hornets with 12 points and Amanda Martin put in 10.

Central Aroostook (7-5) 62

Caron, Smith 4-2-10, Barton 1-0-2, Collins, Robinson 6-0-12, McCrum 3-0-6, Fletcher 6-0-12, Cavell 2-0-4, Gosselin 2-1-5, Michaud 4-3-11, DeGraw

Ashland (4-6) 42

Martin 5-0-10, Caron, Muffler, Smith 6-0-12, Campbell, Chamberlin 2-1-5, Peters 0-2-2, Sherman 2-2-6, Spooner, Clark, Carney 1-0-3, Gallant

3-pt. goals: Carney

Central Aroostook 21 36 52 62

Ashland 6 20 26 42

JV: Ashland 36-32

Van Buren 76, Easton 21

Corbin scores 1,000th point

At Van Buren, senior point guard Nicole Corbin poured in 39 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as the Crusaders rolled to their eighth win.

Michelle Parent chipped in with 16 points for Van Buren. Corbin also had five assists.

Nina Alexander scored 12 points for the Bears.

Easton (0-9) 21

Alexander 5-1-12, O’Mara 2-2-7, Lovely 1-0-2, Patterson, Pyher, Ferris, Hickey

Van Buren (8-1) 76

Corbin 13-12-39, Parent 8-0-16, Doucette 4-0-8, D. Gagnon 2-0-4, Beckwith 2-0-4, Caron 0-1-1, Hews 0-2-2, T. Gagnon 1-0-2, Cyr

3-pt. goals: Alexander, O’Mara; Corbin

Easton 0 10 16 21

Van Buren 22 42 55 76

Boys basketball

Caribou 82, Old Town 79 (2OT)

At Caribou, Griffin St. Peter scored a layup with three seconds to go in the fourth to send the game into overtime and Joel Griffeth scored 31 points to lead the Vikings to victory.

Tyler Giles contributed 24 points for Caribou.

Shawn Kenniston poured in 33 points for Old Town as well as tying it up at the end of the first overtime. Ryan Brown added 15 for the Indians while Brian Tewhey added 10.

Old Town (1-7) 79

Rearden 2-0-4, Tracewski 3-2-8, Emerson 3-0-9, Tewhey 4-2-10, Brown 7-1-15, Kenniston 8-8-33

Caribou (4-6) 81

Levasseur 0-1-1, Beaulieu 0-2-2, Cyr 1-0-3, Nason 1-2-4, Nadeau 1-1-4, St. Peter 3-0-6, Chasse 3-0-6, Giles 10-3-24, Griffeth 11-6-31

3-pt. goals: Emerson 3, Kenneston 3; Griffeth 3

Old Town 19 34 48 67 73 79

Caribou 16 29 52 67 73 81

JV: Old Town 49-33

Katahdin 62, Fort Fairfield 54

At Sherman Station, Thomas Rodgerson netted 23 points to lead Katahdin to the win.

Brian Sullivan and Glen McNally each scored 10 points for the Cougars.

Ryan Dorsey scored 14 points for Fort Fairfield while James McLaughlin had 13 and Ryan Helstrom added 11.

Fort Fairfield (7-4) 54

Cunningham 1-0-2, Bernaiche 2-2-6, LeVasseur 1-0-2, Kenneson 3-0-6, Helstrom 4-3-11, Dorsey 7-0-14, McLaughlin 5-0-13, Esancy

Katahdin (5-5) 62

Cyr 1-0-2, Davis 1-0-2, Willigar 1-3-5, Sullivan 4-2-10, McNally 5-0-10, T. Rodgerson 8-4-23, Heath 1-0-2, D. Rodgerson 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: McLaughlin 3; Rodgerson 8-4-23

Fort Fairfield 16 28 41 54

Katahdin 17 29 42 62

JV: Katahdin 80-33

Van Buren 43, Easton 31

At Van Buren, the Crusaders used a tough defensive effort to shut down the Bears.

Jeremy Chasse tossed in 14 points to pace Van Buren.

Danny Warren’s 14 points led the way for Easton.

Easton (1-12) 31

P. Warren 1-2-4, McMann, Perry, Tompkins, Desmond 3-1-7, D. Warren 1-12-14, Osgood, Carlow 1-0-3, Bradley 1-0-3

Van Buren (4-6) 43

Martin 0-1-1, Chasse 7-0-14, Ayotte 2-0-4, Hews 1-0-2, Masemola 3-0-6, Ouellette, Violette 1-0-2, Lapierre 0-2-2, Corbin 2-0-4, Gagnon 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Carlow, Bradley

Easton 7 9 15 31

Van Buren 2 16 26 43

Hodgdon 69, Fort Kent 53

At Fort Kent, Tyler Putnam scored 31 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to carry Hodgdon to the win.

Adam Hogan had 16 points for the Hawks.

Anthony Lamarr scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Fort Kent. Dustin Nadeau added 15 points and Nick Thibodeau chipped in with 10.

Hodgdon 69

Putnam 12-7-31, Hogan 7-2-16, Day 2-0-4, Hanning 0-1-1, Sanford 4-1-9, Griffin 2-4-8, Williams, Hovey, Condon, Lilley, Prescott

Fort Kent 53

Nadeau 6-1-15, Lamarr 7-2-16, Thibodeau 4-3-13, Bourgoin 4-1-9, Pelletier, Raymond, Duval, Rossignol

3-pt. goals: Nadeau 2, Thibodeau 2

Hodgdon 16 31 49 69

Fort Kent 14 22 34 53

JV: Fort Kent 65-56

Stearns 74, Houlton 71

At Houlton, Derek DiFrederico’s conventional three-point play with 10 seconds left provided the Minutemen with the margin of victory.

DiFrederico poured in 34 points to pace Stearns of Millinocket, while Kevin McLaughlin connected for 14 and Matt Leino added 12.

The visitors shot 50 percent from the floor in the second half and made 15 of 19 free throws after intermission.

James Skehan led Houlton with 27 points and 13 rebounds. Lars O’Connell contributed 16 points and Jason Frenette chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Stearns (4-7) 74

Leino 4-2-12, Arsenault, Fitzpatrick, DiFrederico 11-10-34, Johnson 0-2-2, McLaughlin 6-2-14, Hartwell 2-3-7, Mat. Legassey 2-1-5, Mar. Legassey

Houlton (6-7) 71

Frenette 6-0-12, Drake 1-2-5, Brown, McCann, E. O’Connell 2-0-4, Lloyd 1-4-7, La. O’Connell 5-2-16, Skehan 10-7-27

3-pt. goals: Leino 2, DiFrederico 2; Drake, Lloyd, La. O’Connell 4, Skehan 10-7-27

Stearns 14 29 50 74

Houlton 12 31 45 71

JV: Houlton 67-45

Washburn 71, Cen. Aroostook 55

At Mars Hill Friday, Taylor Bagley and Jason Thompson scored 16 points each as Washburn rolled.

Dan Buckley registered 13 more for the Beavers.

For Central Aroostook, Dan Codrey tallied 15 points and Josh Clark notched 11.

Washburn (5-6) 71

Bagley 5-4-16, Thompson 4-8-16, Buckley 5-3-13, Worsley, Vaughn 2-5-9, C. Pesut, D. Pesut 1-6-8, Maynard 2-1-5, Milton 2-0-4

Central Aroostook (8-3) 55

Codrey 7-1-15, Clark 5-1-11, Woodworth 0-2-2, Clockedile 1-1-3,, Wiggins, Grew 2-0-5, Tapley, Collins 2-0-6, Grivois 1-0-2, Walsh 1-4-6, Kilcollins 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Bagley 2; Grew, Collins 2

Washburn 20 38 50 71

Central Aroostook 12 22 41 55

JV: Central Aroostook 53-26

Nokomis 57, John Bapst 48

At the Bangor Auditorium, Luke Hayden scored 23 points as the Warriors downed the Crusaders.

Trenton Estes had 16 points and Ryan McLellan tossed in 13 for Nokomis of Newport.

Zev Myerowitz topped John Bapst with 14 and Bryan Snyder added 12 points.

Nokomis (5-2) 57

McLellan 4-4-13, Estes 3-10-16, Horr 0-1-1, Hayden 7-9-23, Mullis 2-0-4, Bradstreet, Ellis, Veazie, Buzaraski, Martin

John Bapst (3-7) 48

Jellison 3-1-7, Snyder 5-2-12, Day 2-0-4, D. Myerowitz 1-3-5, Z. Myerowitz 7-0-14, Irish 1-0-3, Baldlus 1-1-3, Means, Rand, Connole, Tremble, Bromley

3-pt. goals: McLellan; Irish

Nokomis 16 26 46 57

John Bapst 11 23 36 48

JV: Nokomis 59-54