Piscataquis uses balance to tame Lynx

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GUILFORD – Four different players scored in double figures as the Piscataquis Community Pirates overcame an early 19-11 deficit to take a 66-52 schoolboy basketball victory over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx Thursday night.

The Pirates outscored Mattanawcook 35-18 through the middle periods and stayed unbeaten.

Kyle Pulkkinen led the way for the defending EM champs with 16 points. Josh Watson chipped in with 12. Keith Dawson and Dustin Carson tossed in 11 each, and Ben Smith hauled down eight rebounds.

Nathan Cousineau paced the Lynx of Lincoln with 14 points. Dan LaPlante scored 13, and Tyler Libbey added 10.

Mattanawcook (7-5) 52

Cousineau 5-2-14, LaPlante 6-0-13, Libbey 4-2-10, Kites 1-5-7, Malone 2-1-6, Carney 1-0-2, Pete, Greenlaw

Piscataquis (9-0) 66

Pulkkinen 5-6-16, Watson 5-2-12, Dawson 4-3-11, Carson 2-7-11, Hoffman 0-2-2, White 1-0-2, Smith 1-2-4, Tracy 3-0-6, Garrett-Young 0-1-1, Prescott, Davis

3-pt. goals: Cousineau 2, LaPlante, Malone; Pulkkinen 3, Dawson

Mattanawcook 19 26 37 52

Piscataquis 11 31 46 66

JV: Mattanawcook 66-61

Foxcroft 70, Penquis 35

At Dover-Foxcroft, Danny White poured in 24 points and dished out five assists as the Ponies galloped past the Patriots.

Josh Withee also handed out five assists for the winners. E.J. Imbert connected for 12 points and ripped down 13 rebounds. Lincoln Robinson contributed 10 points and seven rebounds.

Chet Gillis and Dustin Perkins sparked Penquis of Milo with six each.

Penquis (5-8) 35

Jo. Allen 0-3-3, Hamlin 0-1-1, Chase 2-0-5, Joyce 1-0-2, Ju. Allen 1-0-2, Wooten 0-1-1, Gillis 3-0-6, Grindle 0-3-3, Perkins 2-1-6, McKenzie 1-3-5

Foxcroft (5-7) 70

White 7-6-24, Imbert 5-2-12, L. Robinson 3-4-10, Withee 1-1-4, Lazotte 3-1-7, Kennedy 1-3-5, Carey 1-2-4, Perry 1-0-2, Hall 0-2-2, Croan, B. Robinson

3-pt. goals: Chase, Perkins; Withee

Penquis 10 16 25 35

Foxcroft 18 33 54 70

Mount View 69, Belfast 51

At Thorndike, Marc McCorrison led the way with 17 points as the Mustangs raced past the Lions.

R.J. Kruger tossed in 15 for Mount View. Roy Goodale connected for 12, and Anthony Greenlaw notched 10.

Colby Horne paced Belfast with 13 points and Chris Duval put in 10.

Belfast (4-8) 51

Robbins 2-5-9, Duval 3-4-10, Cowan 2-2-8, Gregory 1-0-2, Welch, Horne 6-0-13, Aldus 0-2-2, Button 2-1-5, Reynolds, Hesseltine 0-2-2

Mount View (8-3) 69

Kruger 5-4-15, Miles 1-0-2, Carman 3-1-7, Crichton, R. Goodale 5-2-12, McCorrison 5-5-17, Flewelling 1-2-4, Greenlaw 5-0-10, C. Goodale 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Cowan 2, Horne; McCorrison 2, Kruger

Belfast 8 23 35 51

Mount View 17 30 43 69

Forest Hills 73, Highview Ch. 49

At Bangor’s Eastern Maine Technical College, Jason Nadeau scored six of his 17 points in the first quarter as Forest Hills jumped out to a 22-9 lead en route to the victory.

Phil Achey scored 15 points and Bob Mannix added 11.

Devan Philbrick’s game-high 20 points and Adam Cooper’s nine led Highview Christian of Charleston.

Forest Hills (9-3) 73

Rankin 1-0-2, Nadeau 7-3-17, Forge, P. Achey 6-0-15, Kipp 3-0-7, M. Achey, Paradise 3-0-6, Tapley 1-0-2, Crowley, Turner, Mannix 4-3-11

Highview Christian (1-6) 49

Frost, Cooper 4-1-9, Waite 4-0-8, Kneeland 2-0-4, Bishop, Philbrick 7-2-20, Richards 4-0-8, Starostian, Trask

3-pt. goals: P. Achey 3, Kipp; Philbrick 4

Forest Hills 22 43 52 73

Highview Christian 9 27 40 49

JV: none

Hockey

Winslow 6, John Bapst 2

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Nick Buxton scored two goals and made two assists to lead the Black Raiders past the Crusaders.

Chris Langlais and Robbie Picard each chipped in with two goals for the 10-3 winners and Evan Smith added two assists. Derrick Dempsey, Dan Roy and Brent Poulin each notched an assist and Tim Cloutier made 22 saves on 24 shots.

Zach Means scored two goals for 7-4 John Bapst and John Motta, Colby Theriault and Taylor Lynn each recorded an assist. Dan Leighton made 38 saves on 44 shots.

Girls basketball

Penquis 58, Foxcroft 31

At Dover-Foxcroft, Megan Russell’s 20 points sparked the Patriots of Milo to their 10th win.

Jean Hamlin contributed 10 for Penquis.

Megan Dow connected on 12 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for the Ponies.

Penquis (10-2) 58

Russell 6-5-20, L. Hamlin 4-0-8, Dolley 1-0-2, Allen 3-0-6, R. Hamlin, E. Morrill 1-0-2, Gerrish, Madden, K. Hamlin 3-0-6, Comeau, Cobb 1-2-4, J. Hamlin 3-4-10, Hussey, K. Morrill

Foxcroft (2-10) 31

Snow 2-1-5, Haskell 0-1-1, Cartwright, Stone, Hall 1-0-3, Curry 3-0-6, Jackins, Dow 5-2-12, Ryder 2-0-4, Goggin

3-pt. goals: Russell 3; Hall

Penquis 19 31 45 58

Foxcroft 6 10 21 31

Belfast 56, Mount View 34

At Belfast, the Lions applied heavy full-court pressure to race out to a 20-3 lead after the first quarter, and 30-13 at halftime, as they eased to the win.

Ashley Bryant topped the Lions with 16 points.

Ashley Barnard sparked the Mustangs of Thorndike with 11 points. Megan Swanson tossed in 10.

Mount View (6-6) 34

Hunter, Miles, Barnard 4-0-11, Swanson 3-2-10, Whitcomb 0-2-2, Caler 1-1-4, York 0-2-2, Carter 2-1-5, Drummond

Belfast (7-5) 56

Crandall 1-0-2, Evans, A. Bryant 6-2-16, L. Bryant 1-1-3, Groening 1-0-2, Brown 2-0-4, Ross 3-0-8, Murphy 1-0-2, Ellis 1-0-2, Bailey 3-2-8, Mehuren 4-1-9, Marden

3-pt. goals: Barnard 3, Swanson 2, Caler; A. Bryant 2, Ross 2

Mount View 3 13 21 34

Belfast 20 30 41 56

JV: Belfast 43-28

Nokomis 41, MDI 34

At Mount Desert, Sara Lowe scored six of her 10 points to spark a 9-0 run to open the third quarter that helped the Warriors build a 10-point lead and avenge an earlier loss to the Trojans.

Michelle Murray scored a game-high 16 points for Nokomis of Newport, which trailed 13-2 early but battled its way back. Danielle Clark tossed in 13 points for the winners, who took advantage of good full-court pressure.

Bracey Barker led Mount Desert Island with nine points and Shelley Gott added seven.

Nokomis (7-1) 41

Murray 5-2-16, Clark 5-3-13, Lowe 5-0-10, Welch 0-2-2, Snow, Mackenzie, Paradis, Merrow, Perry

Mount Desert Island (11-1) 34

Barker 2-4-9, Gott 2-3-7, Horton 3-0-6, Kane 3-0-6, Joy 1-3-5, Joy 1-3-5, Gordius 0-1-1, Boisvert, Joseph, Willson, Norwood

3-pt. goals: Murray 4; Barker

Nokomis 4 17 30 41

MDI 13 16 24 34

JV: Nokomis 35-26

Maranacook 49, MCI 36

At Pittsfield, Toby Martin and Erica Brennan each tossed in 14 points as the Black Bears of Readfield prevailed.

Jessica Thompson scored a game-high 15 points for the Huskies.

Maranacook (9-2) 49

Hanson 1-0-2, Mason 3-0-6, Denbow 0-1-1, Bardaglio 2-2-6, Edwards 2-0-4, Martin 5-2-14, Leary 1-0-2, Brennan 4-6-14

MCI (3-9) 36

Sprague, Littlefield, Lancaster 1-0-2, Currier, Thompson 4-6-15, George, Dodge 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, Susi 3-3-9, Cummings 2-0-4, Fitts 1-0-2, Sullivan, Ferland

3-pt. goals: Martin 2; Thompson

Maranacook 12 26 38 49

MCI 9 19 30 36

Forest Hills 49, Highview Ch. 41

At Bangor’s Eastern Maine Technical College, Ashley Krukowski scored a game-high 19 points to lead Forest Hills past Highview Christian of Charleston.

Jamie Keiper had 10 points for the winners and Crystal Levesque had eight.

Linda Pereira’s 11 points and 15 rebounds Nicole Long’s nine points paced Highview Christian.

Forest Hills (6-3) 49

Newman 2-0-4, Levesque 4-0-8, Van Camp, Krukowski 8-3-19, J. Turner, Forge 1-0-2, Turner 2-1-5, Leach 0-1-1, Keiper 4-2-10

Highview Christian (2-6) 41

Lewis 0-2-2, Plourde, Long 3-3-9, Pereira 5-1-11, Day, Scott 2-1-5, Carey 3-2-8, Crooker 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: none

Forest Hills 10 27 35 49

Highview Christian 7 20 29 41

Searsport 66, Sumner 30

At East Sullivan, Holly Gracie scored 14 points, Pauline Vasiliauskas’ 10 and Brittany Smith’s nine paced Searsport, which received points from 10 players.

Danielle Crowley’s 10 points led Sumner.

Searsport (7-3) 66

Gracie 6-2-14, Vasiliauskas 5-0-10, Smith 3-2-9, Wilson 1-0-2, Webster 0-1-1, Seekins 2-0-4, Plourde 4-0-8, Curtis 2-2-7, Shute 1-3-5, Carroll 3-0-6, Hall

Sumner (0-11) 30

Crowley 4-0-10, Boyd 0-1-1, Philio 2-2-6, Briscoe 1-0-2, Beattie 1-0-2, Ruhlin 0-1-1, Page 2-0-4, Klausmeyer 1-0-2, Dunbar 1-0-2, Alley

3-pt. goals: Smith, Curtis; Crowley 2

Searsport 19 34 52 66

Sumner 6 17 24 30

JV: Searsport 38-34

Presque Isle 62, Fort Kent 42

At Fort Kent, the Wildcats took control early on en route to the win over the Warriors.

Billi Blanchard led Presque Isle with 14 points. Amber Nadeau topped Fort Kent with 12.

Presque Isle (5-4) 62

Blanchard 6-1-14, Tuttle 3-1-8, Post 3-2-8, Delong 3-0-6, McKenna 2-2-6, Condon 2-0-4, Demerchant 3-0-6, McHatten 2-0-4, Bishop 0-2-2, Zettergeren 1-2-4, Henrikson, Wildenman, Dyer

Fort Kent (3-10) 42

Nadeau 5-1-12, Labbe 2-0-5, Minzy 1-2-4, Daigle 2-1-5, Morneault 0-1-1, Saucier 1-0-2, Boucher 1-5-7, Hartman 3-0-6, Cyr, Pelletier, Desjardins, Kelly

3-pt. goals: Blanchard, Tuttle; Labbe, Nadeau

Presque Isle 14 28 47 62

Fort Kent 7 15 27 42

JV: Fort Kent 58-57

Van Buren 64, Easton 30

At Easton, Michelle Parent poured in 28 points to spark the Crusaders to the easy win.

Michelle Parent connected for 11 for Van Buren.

Korrin Patterson paced the Bears with nine.

Van Buren (10-1) 64

Gagnon, Hews 2-0-4, Corbin 13-2-28, Caron 2-3-7, Beckwith, Parent 5-1-11, Doucette 3-0-6, Cyr 1-0-2, Gagnon 3-0-6

Easton (0-12) 30

O’Mara, Lovely 2-1-5, Patterson 3-1-9, Pitlak, Ferris 1-0-2 Alexander 3-0-6, Hickey

3-pt. goals: Patterson 2

Van Buren 24 37 60 64

Easton 7 21 24 30

Fort Fairfield 42, Washburn 36

At Washburn, Miranda Butler scored seven of her 12 points to spark the Tigers’ pivotal 15-10 scoring surge in the fourth quarter.

Dani Searles paced the winners with 18 points.

Amber Blakney poured in 27 points for Washburn.

Fort Fairfield (6-6) 42

Enman, S. Butler 0-4-4, M. Butler 4-4-12, K. Searles, Churchill 2-0-4, McLaughlin 1-0-2, DeMerchant, Langworthy 1-0-2, D. Searles 7-4-18

Washburn (7-5) 36

C. McLaughlin 1-0-2, N. McLaughlin 2-0-5, Maynard 1-0-2, Blakney 9-6-27, Campbell, Morrow, McIntosh, Abar

3-pt. goals: N. McLaughlin, Blakney 3

Fort Fairfield 5 13 27 42

Washburn 8 15 26 36

JV: Fort Fairfield 38-23

So. Aroostook 58, East Grand 49

At Danforth, the Warriors used a balanced scoring attack to beat East Grand Tuesday.

Olivia McGary led the Warriors with 19 points, while Tiffany Hartin and Kristi Brooker contributed 14 and 11, respectively.

Amanda Godley poured in 29 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to East Grand while Marie Gilman added 13.

Southern Aroostook (11-2) 58

Hartin 6-2-14, Brooker 5-0-11, McGary 7-4-19, Lyons 3-3-9, Crandall 0-1-1, Hersey 2-0-4, Violette, Hardy

East Grand (2-9) 49

Godley 9-10-29, Gilman 5-0-13, Parker 2-0-4, T. Osnoe 1-0-2, Dodge 1-0-2, Zaneldin, P. Osnoe, Mortland

3-pt. goals: Brooker, McGary; Godley, Gilman 3

So. Aroostook 5 21 38 58

East Grand 7 22 35 49

JV: Southern Aroostook 38-29