MILLINOCKET – The Stearns Minutemen took their first lead of the game with 1:57 to play and ended the game with a 12-0 scoring run to rally for a 51-44 schoolgirl basketball victory over Penobscot Valley Monday night.

Leslie Osborne led Stearns with 16 points and Candice Achorn added 12.

Meagan Cyr scored 24 points for Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (3-8) 44

Cyr 9-6-24, Young 1-0-2, Hallett 2-0-4, A. Drost 2-0-4, McGinn 2-2-6, Trafton 2-0-4, Snape, S. Drost, Colbath

Stearns (8-3) 51

L. Osborne 8-0-16, Achorn 5-2-12, MacDonald 3-0-8, K. Nason 1-0-2, J. Osborne 1-0-2, MacKenzie 3-0-7, Boynton 2-0-4, Saucier, J. Nason 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: MacDonald 2, MacKenzie

Penobscot Valley 12 20 35 44

Stearns 9 17 28 51

JV: Stearns 34-29

Hampden Acad. 59, Hermon 38

At Hampden, the Broncos jumped out to a 16-2 lead in the first quarter and then cruised to the win over the Hawks.

Megan Magoon led Hampden Academy with 14 points and Emmy Russell chipped in with 11.

Jessie Wiggin tossed in 13 points for Hermon.

Hermon (5-7) 38

Wiggin 3-7-13, Jenkins 3-2-8, Hitchborn 2-0-4, Garland 0-2-2, Dobbins 1-1-3, Reynolds 2-0-4, S. Wiggin 1-0-2, Hall 1-0-2, Petrello, Nightingale, MacDonald, Hills

Hampden Academy (9-1) 59

Magoon 4-6-14, Bragg 3-3-9, Russell 4-3-11, Spaulding 3-2-9, Ireland 2-0-4, Hessert 1-0-2, McBee 0-2-2, Martin, Campbell 2-0-4, Wilson, Littlefield, Caron, Shaw, Webb

3-pt. goals: Spaulding

Hermon 2 12 32 38

Hampden Academy 16 35 45 59

JV: Hampden Academy 70-22

Dexter 56, Penquis 50

At Dexter, Brittany Veazie scored 19 points, had five assists and three steals to lead the Tigers to the win.

Ashley Ames added 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Dexter.

Lindsay Hamlin netted 19 points for Penquis of Milo while April Allen helped out with 14.

Penquis (10-2) 50

Russell 3-2-8, L. Hamlin 6-2-19, Allen 5-1-14, Morrill 1-0-3, J. Hamlin 3-0-6, Gerrish, Madden

Dexter (12-1) 56

B. Veazie 5-8-19, K. Veazie 2-0-6, Nelson 1-0-2, Patterson 1-0-2, Foster 4-1-9, Ames 9-0-18, Haiko, Pullen

3-pt. goals: Hamlin 5, Allen 3, Morrill; K. Veazie 2, B. Veazie

Penquis 8 19 35 50

Dexter 20 29 45 56

JV: Dexter 40-34

DI-Stonington 45, Sumner 28

At Deer Isle-Stonington, Hollan Oliver, Heather Bray and Meghan Wiberg each scored ten points to carry the Mariners to the win.

Rachel Philio led Sumner of East Sullivan with eight points.

Sumner (0-13) 28

Boyd 0-2-2, Philio 3-2-8, Brisco 1-1-3, Beattie 0-1-1, Ruhlin 0-4-4, Page 1-1-3, Dunbar 1-0-2, Klausmeyer 2-1-5, Crowley

DI-Stonington (3-6) 45

Eaton 2-0-4, N. McDonnell 2-3-7, Oliver 4-2-10, K. MCDonnell 1-0-2, Murphy 1-0-2, H. Bray 5-0-10, Wiberg 3-4-10, Fifield, Hutchinson, E. Bray, Brewer

3-pt. goals: none scored

Sumner 4 10 20 28

Deer Isle-Stonington 12 16 62 45

JV: Sumner 39-28

Caribou 55, Fort Kent 29

At Caribou, the Vikings outscored Fort Kent 15-4 in the third quarter en route to the win.

Jessica Cyr hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points to pace the Vikings.

McKenzie Boucher tallied nine for the Warriors.

Fort Kent (3-9) 29

Labbe, Nadeau, Cyr 1-0-2, Pelletier 1-1-3, Minzy 0-2-2, Desjardins 3-1-7, Daigle, Morneault 2-0-6, Kelly, Saucier, Boucher 4-0-9, Hartman

Caribou (4-7) 55

Dubois, Bouchard 2-0-4, Harrigan 4-0-8, Ouellette, Cyr 7-0-18, Vincent 2-1-5, Burlock 1-0-2, Drew 3-2-8, Willey 1-0-2, Selander 1-0-2, Collins 2-0-4, Walker 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Morneault; Cyr 4

Fort Kent 5 17 21 29

Caribou 11 26 41 55

JV: Caribou 56-52

Limestone 65, Van Buren 55

At Limestone, the Eagles had four players score in double figures in their win over the Crusaders.

Joey Cote had 17 points, Josh Knoll had 16 and Steven Hardwick and Josh Poisson had 10 points each for Limestone.

Jermey Chasse topped all scorers with 22 points for Van Buren. Stacy Ayotte had 17.

Van Buren (4-7) 55

Chasse 7-7-22, Ayotte 6-4-17, Hews 1-0-2, Masamola 3-1-7, LaPierre 2-0-4, Corbin 1-0-3, Gagnon

Limestone (5-5) 65

Tamburello 1-1-3, Poisson 5-0-10, Longlois 1-3-5, Hardwick 4-2-10, Knoll 5-6-16, Cote 5-6-17, Patten 0-1-1, Stackhouse 1-1-3, Patterson, Beck

3-pt. goals: Ayotte, Chasse; Cote

Van Buren 8 24 42 55

Limestone 14 29 50 65

JV: Van Buren 60-53

Washburn 40, Hodgdon 39

At Hodgdon, the Washburn girls began the game with a 15-5 deficit in the first quarter, but won on a basket from the low post with two seconds left in the game.

Edie Campbell led the Beavers with 11 points.

Sara Quint led the Hawks with 12 points.

Washburn (6-4) 40

Campbell 5-1-11, Blakney 3-4-10, A. McLaughlin 4-0-9, N. McLaughlin 2-3-7, L. Maynard 2-3-7, C. Maynard, Morrow 0-1-1, Carter, Howe, Abar, Wright, McIntosh, Snyder

Hodgdon (1-12) 39

Quint 5-1-12, Williams, A. Sloat, McGary 2-3-7, Martin, D. Fitzpatrick, A. Fitzpatrick 0-1-1, Foster 3-2-8, Nightengale 1-2-4, Tidd 1-0-2, Dwyer 1-1-3, Wilson 1-0-2, K. Sloat

3-pt. goals: N. McLaughlin; Quint

Washburn 5 18 31 40

Hodgdon 15 25 30 39

JV: Hodgdon 42-21

Central Aroostook 53, Wisdom 24

At Mars Hill, the Panthers outscored the Pioneers 17-2 in the third quarter en route to the easy win.

Jocelyn Carvell led Central Aroostook with 15 points.

Michelle Bourgoin topped Wisdom of St. Agatha with 11 points.

Wisdom (2-8) 24

Bourgoin 3-4-11, Anderson 4-0-8, Ry. Dyment, Harris 0-1-1, Ouellette, Boisine 1-0-2, C. Chamberland 1-0-2, Desjardins, Ro. Dyment, J. Chamberland, Pelletier

Central Aroostook (8-5) 53

Carvell 7-1-15, Caron, Smith 3-0-6, Barton 2-0-4, Collins 3-0-6, Robinson 2-3-7, McCrum 0-1-1, Fletcher 2-0-4, Gosselin 1-0-2, Michaud 3-0-6, Degraw 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Bourgoin

Wisdom 7 9 11 24

Central Aroostook 13 24 41 53

JV: Central Aroostook 53-32

Boys basketball

Stearns 75, Penobscot Valley 61

At Howland, Derek DiFrederico’s 29-point performance carried the Minutemen to victory.

Matt Legassey tossed in 21 points and Kevin McLaughlin netted 12 for Stearns of Millinocket.

Morgan Doyon paced Penobscot Valley with 19 points. Matt Mulligan scored 17 and Justin Cloukey 10.

Stearns (5-5) 75

Leino 0-3-3, Arensenault 0-2-2, DiFrederico 10-8-29, D. Johnson 0-3-3, I. Johnson 1-0-2, McLaughlin 5-1-12, Hartwell 1-0-2, M. Legassey 9-3-21

Penobscot Valley (5-6) 61

Artes 4-0-9, Mulligan 7-3-17, Doyon 7-4-19, Harris 3-0-6, Cloukey 5-0-10, Pelkey

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico, McLaughlin; Artes, Doyon

Stearns 19 34 48 75

Penobscot Valley 17 30 49 61

JV: Stearns 83-58

Piscataquis 69, Central 47

At Corinth Saturday, Kyle Pulkkinen scored 13 points to pace Piscataquis of Guilford.

Ben Smith contributed 11 points for the Pirates.

Jason Allen led Central with 10 points.

Piscataquis (8-0) 69

Hoffman 4-1-9, White 2-1-5, Pulkkinen 5-0-13, Dawson 3-2-8, Smith 5-1-11, Luellen 1-1-3, Watson 0-1-1, Carson 1-4-6, Garrett-Young 3-3-9, Tracy 1-2-4, Prescott, Davis

Central (1-11) 47

Jo. Allen 1-7-9, S. Strout 2-0-4, Ja. Allen 4-1-10, Kane 2-2-6, A. Allen 3-1-7, Gray 1-0-2, Libby 1-2-4, Rollins 2-0-4, M. Strout 0-1-1, Logue, T. Strout, Partridge

3-pt. goals: Pulkkinen 3; Ja. Allen

Piscataquis 19 33 55 69

Central 6 17 30 47

JV: Piscataquis 59-53