Presque Isle knocks off Broncs

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PRESQUE ISLE – Melissa Demerchant scored seven of her eight points in the fourth quarter and Autumn Tuttle connected on five of six free throws in that stanza to help the Presque Isle Wildcats knock off the Hampden Academy Broncos 47-39 in schoolgirl basketball action Saturday.
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PRESQUE ISLE – Melissa Demerchant scored seven of her eight points in the fourth quarter and Autumn Tuttle connected on five of six free throws in that stanza to help the Presque Isle Wildcats knock off the Hampden Academy Broncos 47-39 in schoolgirl basketball action Saturday.

Tuttle topped all scorers with 16 points while Billi Blanchard connected for 15 for Presque Isle.

Megan Magoon had 16 points to lead Hampden Academy while Emmy Russell tossed in 12.

Hampden Academy (9-2) 39

Caron 2-0-6, Magoon 6-2-16, Campbell 0-1-1, Russell 5-2-12, Ireland 1-0-2, hessert 0-2-2, Wilson Bragg, Robertson, Spaulding

Presque Isle (6-4) 47

Delong 1-0-2, McKenna 1-0-2, Condon 1-0-2, Demerchant 2-4-8, McHatten 1-0-2, Blanchard 6-3-15, Tuttle 3-10-16

3-pt. goals: Caron, Magoon

Hampden 11 18 27 39

Presque Isle 11 27 30 47

JV: Hampden 42-24

Caribou 38, Orono 35

At Caribou, senior guard Jessica Cyr scored nine of her 19 points in the fourth period to lift the Vikings over Orono. Caribou had trailed by three at the end of the third.

For the Red Riots, Molly Dupere connected on six 3-pointers for 18 points.

Orono (6-5) 35

Glencross, See 3-2-8, Dupere 6-0-18, Reed, Gray, Wagner 2-3-7, Saucier 1-0-2

Caribou (5-7) 38

Bouchard, Harrigan, Cyr 7-2-19, Vincent 4-0-8, Burlock 1-0-2, Drew 1-3-5, Selander 2-0-4, Collins

3-pt. goals: Dupere 6; Cyr 3

Orono 9 11 29 35

Caribou 7 17 26 38

JV: Caribou 45-22

Limestone 47, So. Aroostook 44

At Dyer Brook, Amanda Brooker scored seven of her 15 points in the fourth quarter to help Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics prevail.

Traci Weatherhead added 11 for the Eagles.

Nicki Lyons tallied 17 and Kristi Brooker notched 10 for Southern Aroostook.

Limestone (10-3) 47

Brooker 5-5-15, T. Weatherhead 4-5-11, Michaud 4-1-9, Beaton, St. Pierre 1-0-2, Bickford 1-0-2, Stackhouse 3-0-6, A. Weatherhead

Southern Aroostook (11-3) 44

Lyons 6-3-17, Brooker 5-0-10, Hartin 2-0-4, Hardy, Crandall, O. McGary 4-1-9, L. McGary, Watson, Hersey 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Lyons 2

Limestone 7 21 31 47

Southern Aroostook 7 22 35 44

JV: Southern Aroostook 66-34

J-B Royals 57, DI-Stonington 47

At Jonesport, the Royalettes connected on six of eight free throws in the fourth period to seal the win over the Mariners.

Jeanna Woodward made three of four from the line in the fourth. Jonesport-Beals led 37-35 heading into the final period, but Katie Griffin scored six of her 20 points to help the Royalettes pull away.

Woodward finished with 10 points.

For Deer Isle-Stonington, Hollan Oliver netted 12 points and Meghan Wiberg tossed in 11.

Deer Isle-Stonington (3-9) 47

Eaton 3-0-6, McDonald 1-0-2, Oliver 5-2-12, Murphy 4-0-9, Bray 2-0-4, Wiberg 5-1-11, Brewer 1-1-3

Jonesport-Beals (7-6) 57

Pinkham 1-0-2, Woodward 3-3-10, Griffin 9-2-20, Look 3-2-8, Smith 2-0-4, Chandler 2-3-7, Carver 1-4-6, Church

3-pt. goals: Murphy; Woodward

Deer Isle-Stonington 15 29 35 47

Jonesport-Beals 15 25 37 57

JV: Jonesport-Beals 54-35

Calais 82, Madawaska 35

At Calais, Lanna Martin tossed in 17 points and Katie Frost scored 14 more as the Blue Devils rolled to their 13th win without a loss.

Nanci Feck added 12 points and Crystal Martin had 10 for Calais.

Megan Marshall and Kay Gerard logged 11 each for Madawaska.

Madawaska 35

Marshall 5-1-11, Gerard 5-1-11, Martin 2-0-4, Plourde 0-2-2, Cyr 1-0-2, Morneault 0-3-3, Lavertu 0-2-2, Desjardins, Daigle, Dube

Calais 82

C. Martin 5-0-10, L. Martin 8-1-17, Feck 5-1-12, Frost 4-4-14, Eagan 2-0-4, O’Brien 2-0-4, McGinley 1-0-2, K. Smith 2-1-5, Drew 3-0-6, E. Smith, Welch, Mahan

3-pt. goals: Frost 2, Feck

Madawaska 12 23 28 35

Calais 29 51 66 82

Narraguagus 75, Machias 18

At Harrington, all 12 Narraguagus players scored in the victory over Machias. The Knights shot 55 percent from the floor.

Annie Woodsum led they way with 14 points and Melanie Tenney tossed in 11.

Amanda Carter paced the Bulldogs with five points.

Machias (0-10) 18

Carter 2-1-5,, Stevens 1-2-4, St. Pierre 2-0-4, Henderson 0-1-1, Rudd 1-0-2, Whitney 1-0-2, Whitman, Gardner, Levine, Marshall, Blyther

Narraguagus (10-3) 75

Woodsum 7-0-14, Tenney 5-1-11, Snider 4-0-8, Howe 4-0-8, M. Barbee 3-1-7, L. Barbee 1-0-2, Strout 2-0-4, Sawyer 1-0-2, Pounder 1-0-2, Tenan 3-0-6, Grant 2-0-4, Torrey 3-1-7

Machias 6 11 18 18

Narraguagus 19 37 53 75

Nokomis 51, Houlton 34

At Newport, Danielle Clark scored six of her 21 points in the second quarter, when the Warriors pulled away for good, and added 13 rebounds for the host Warriors.

Sara Lowe netted 12 points and Lindsay Welch had 10 for Nokomis.

Sarah Beasley had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Shiretowners.

Houlton (8-4) 34

Beasley 4-7-15, Cleary 2-1-6, Goodrich, Brown 1-0-2, Cole, Lenentine 1-0-2, Socoby 3-3-9, Botting

Nokomis (8-1) 51

Welch 2-5-10, Snow 1-0-2, McKenzie 2-1-6, Murray, Paradis, Merrow, Perry, Lowe 6-0-12, Clark 8-5-21

3-pt. goals: Cleary; Welch, McKenzie

Houlton 7 11 24 34

Nokomis 8 21 39 51

JV: Houlton 32-29

Boys basketball

Hampden 54, Presque Isle 39

At Presque Isle, Justin DiFrederico poured in 20 points, including a 6-for-7 effort from the 3-point arc, to lift Hampden.

Ben Keller added 18 points for the Broncos, including 12 during a second quarter in which Hampden outscored Presque Isle 22-16 to build a 32-23 advantage. The Bronco defense forced 18 turnovers and held the Wildcats to five points in the final period.

Nick Casavant led the Wildcats with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Hampden (4-6) 54

DiFrederico 7-0-20, Keller 8-2-18, Larson 1-0-2, Dionne 1-0-2, Paoletti, Dalton 1-0-2, Whinery 2-2-6, Thomas 2-0-4

Presque Isle (9-2) 39

Casavant 5-6-16, Graves 0-3-3, James 1-0-2, Saucier 3-0-9, Lockhart, Rideout, Bird 1-5-7, Hall, Fortin 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 6; Saucier 3

Hampden 10 32 49 54

Presque Isle 7 23 34 39

JV: Presque Isle 78-67

Narraguagus 88, Machias 63

At Harrington, Brandon Emerson nailed three 3-pointers during a key 11-2 third-quarter spurt to help spark the Knights to victory.

Luke Shaw scored 19 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and Steven Knapp netted 19 to pace Narraguagus. Emerson finished with 15 points on five 3-pointers, while Darren Fraser and Jamie Bailey tossed in 10 points each.

Chris Correll poured in a game-high 25 points to lead Machias. Luke Leahy scored 15 and Todd Stevens contributed 12.

Machias (2-11) 63

Hasselmann 1-0-2, Smith, Stevens 5-0-12, Parker, Frutchey 0-4-4, Correll 9-3-25, Stuart, Leahy 6-3-15, Richards 2-1-5, Poore

Narraguagus (7-6) 88

L. Shaw 9-0-19, Fraser 4-2-10, Knapp 7-5-19, Beal 4-0-8, Emerson 5-0-15, Stubbs 1-0-2, Shinn, T. Shaw 1-0-2, Bailey 4-2-10, Pelletier 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Stevens 2, Correll 4; L. Shaw, Emerson 5

Machias 21 40 51 63

Narraguagus 18 38 61 88

Ellsworth 57, Houlton 40

At Houlton, the Eagles outscored the Shiretowners 19-7 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win.

John Morse poured in 21 points to lead Ellsworth. Adam Smith chipped in with 12 and Jake King had 10.

Jason Frenette paced Houlton with 14 points and eight rebounds. James Skehan added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Ellsworth (7-6) 57

King 5-0-10, Mayo 2-0-6, DeWitt 1-0-2, Luchini, Bradford 2-0-6, Smith 4-3-12, Wood, Sawyer, Joh. Morse 7-6-21, Joc. Morse, McMillan

Houlton (6-9) 40

Lenentine, Frenette 6-2-14, Brown, Drake 2-0-5, McCann, E. O’Connell 3-0-6, Lloyd, L. O’Connell 2-1-5, Skehan 4-2-10

3-pt. goals: Mayo 2, Bradford 2, Smith, Joh. Morse; Drake

Ellsworth 12 22 38 57

Houlton 15 26 34 40

JV: Houlton 57-36

WA Raiders 91, East Grand 85

At Danforth, Jared Gray pumped in 14 of his 18 points in the final period to boost Washington Academy of East Machias past the Vikings.

Nick Reynolds poured in 30 points and Bobby Richardson netted 27 to pace the Raiders.

James Godley led East Grand with a school-record 43 points, including 23 of his team’s 27 points in the fourth. He also had six assists and six steals. Rhett Mortland chipped in with 21 points.

Washington Academy (12-2) 91

Berry, B. Richardson 12-2-27, Stevens 4-0-9, Reynolds 15-0-30, Gray 6-5-18, Fagonde 3-1-7, Reing, G. Richardson, Gibson, Mawhinney, Craven, Holmes, Harmon, Cabau

East Grand (10-2) 85

Zugelder 1-0-2, Faulkner 1-0-2, Byers 4-0-9, Godley 17-5-43, Mortland 9-3-21, Parker 3-1-8, Shain

3-pt. goals: B. Richardson, Stevens, Gray; Godley 4

Washington Acad. 21 39 57 91

East Grand 20 41 55 85

JV: East Grand 59-55

Hodgdon 71, Cen. Aroostook 53

At Mars Hill, Jimmy Griffin poured in 20 points and Tyler Putnam posted 19 as Hodgdon racked up its 14th win without a loss.

Matt Day contributed 16 for the winners.

For Central Aroostook, Dan Codrey tallied 21 points and Lance Bradstreet netted 10.

Hodgdon (14-0) 71

Griffin 7-6-20, Putnam 7-5-19, Day 7-2-16, Hogan 2-1-5, Blanchette 1-0-2, William, Hovey, Sanford 2-1-5, Lilley 1-0-2, Prescott 1-0-2

Central Aroostook (9-5) 53

Codrey 9-3-21, Bradstreet 4-2-10, Woodworth 2-0-6, Clockedile 1-0-2, Wiggins 1-0-2, Clark 1-0-2, Tapley, Grew 3-0-7, Collins, Grivois, Walsh 1-1-3, Kilcollins

3-pt. goals: Woodworth 2, Grew

Hodgdon 16 30 52 71

Central Aroostook 18 29 43 53

JV: Central Aroostook 64-57

Calais 70, Madawaska 43

At Calais, Joe Footer had a 28-point, 11-rebound night to lead the Blue Devils past Madawaska.

Darren Morrell scored 16 points and Andy Frost added 12 for Calais.

Mark Garcia scored 18 to lead the Owls and Keith Cyr had 13.

Madawaska (3-9) 43

Cyr 6-0-13, Garcia 7-1-18, Morin 1-0-2, Paradis 1-0-2, Morneault 0-1-1, Pennington 3-1-7

Calais (13-1) 70

Footer 13-2-28, Morrell 6-3-16, Frosst 5-0-12, Provencher 2-0-4, McLean 2-0-4, Woodside 2-1-5, LaPointe 0-1-1, Lloyd, Demolet, Smith, McPhee

3-pt. goals: Cyr, Garcia 3; Morrell, Frost 2

Madawaska 5 15 29 43

Calais 21 35 58 70

Shead 59, Highview Christian 18

At Eastport, Danny Marshall tossed in 16 points to propel Shead past Highview Christian of Charleston.

Westley Ellington added nine points and 10 rebounds and Matt Altvater dished out eight assists for the winners.

Devan Philbrook paced Highview Christian with six points.

Highview Christian (1-8) 18

Philbrook 3-0-6, Trask 2-0-5, Kneeland 1-1-3, Cooper 1-0-2, Bishop 1-0-2, Richard, Waite, Frost, Starostin

Shead (7-7) 59

Marshall 6-4-16, Barnard 0-1-1, Maloney 1-0-2, Altvater 3-0-6, Ricker 1-2-4, Curtis 3-0-6, Bones 3-0-7, Ellington 3-2-9, Constant 3-0-8, Demmons, Moores

3-pt. goals: Trask; Constant 2, Bones, Ellington

Highview Christian 2 2 9 18

Shead 21 38 45 59

Lubec 60, Machias 43

At Lubec Friday night, four Hornets scored in double figures as Lubec secured the victory.

William Feltner led the Hornets with 17 points. Jason Mallar added 15 points, while Nick Boutin netted 14. Noah Buehner added 12.

Chris Correll recorded 20 points for the Bulldogs.

Machias 43

Cornell 8-2-20, Richards 3-1-7, Poore 2-0-4, Leahey 4-0-8, Parker 1-0-2, Hasselmann, Stevens, Stewart, Smith, Frutchey

Lubec 60

Feltner 8-1-17, Mallar 4-6-15, Buehner 4-4-12, Boutin 5-4-14, Hall 1-0-2, Lord, Lyons, Marston, Seavey

3-pt. goals: Cornell 2; Mallar

Machias 10 20 37 43

Lubec 16 31 45 60

Nokomis 68, Hermon 43

At Newport, Luke Hayden scored 26 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and made three steals to lead the host Warriors to victory.

Ryan McLellan had 15 points and six steals while Jody Mullis added 10 points for Nokomis.

Adam Porter led the Hawks with 12 points and Wayne Shaw grabbed 11 rebounds.

Hermon (3-8) 43

Porter 5-2-12, Schacht 0-1-1, Frye 1-0-2, Robinson 1-0-2, McLeod 2-1-5, Ouellette 1-2-4, Watson 0-2-2, Shaw 1-6-8, Shorey, King 1-0-2, Keith 2-0-5

Nokomis (8-2) 68

Hayden 11-4-26, McLellan 6-2-15, Mullis 4-2-10, Estes 2-0-5, Bradstreet, Ellis, Veazie 2-0-5, Buzanoski 1-0-2, Martin 1-0-3, Graves 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Keith; McLellan, Estes, Veazie, Martin

Hermon 10 16 27 43

Nokomis 9 30 48 68

JV: Nokomis 66-61

BC Patriots 66, Searsport 32

At Husson College in Bangor, Josh Madden led a balanced Bangor Christian attack with 16 points as the Patriots rolled.

Twelve Bangor Christian players scored in the game.

Marcus Quisenberry tallied 10 for the Vikings.

Searsport (1-11) 32

Quisenberry 3-4-10, Manner 3-1-7, Mercier 1-2-5, Garton 1-1-3, A. Lockhart 0-2-2, McFarlin 1-0-2, K. Lockhart 1-0-2, Weaver 0-1-1, Grove, Mercer

Bangor Christian (12-2) 66

Madden 5-3-16, Chrisos 2-2-7, Wilson 3-0-6, Conley 2-0-5, Carey 2-0-4, P. McCleary 1-2-4, Ossinger 2-0-4, Sobey 1-2-4, Cole 0-4-4, D. McCleary 1-2-4, Pinkham 1-1-3, Putnam 1-0-2, Bradford 1-0-2, Patterson

3-pt. goals: Mercier; Madden 3, Chrisos, Conley

Searsport 4 9 20 32

Bangor Christian 18 35 51 66

GSA 69, DI-Stonington 52

At Deer Isle, Duane Ledien tossed in 20 points and Nick Henry added 16 to pace George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

Mark Clapp netted 10 more for the Eagles.

Josh Bolton netted 17 and Chris Gray had 14 for Deer Isle-Stonington.

George Stevens Academy 69

Ledien 7-0-20, Henry 7-2-16, Clapp 3-1-10, Astbury 0-2-2, Friend, Allen 0-3-3, Friedman, Henderson, Saunders 2-2-6, Lowell, Candage 1-0-2, Hutchins 4-1-9

Deer Isle-Stonington 52

Bolton 7-3-17, C. Gray 7-0-14, Wallace 2-2-6, B. Gray 0-1-1, Hardy 2-0-5, Smith 1-4-6, Trundy, Gielarowski 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Ledien 6, Clapp 3; Hardy

George Stevens 15 31 48 69

DI-Stonington 5 13 34 52

JV: GSA 61-47

Gould, Islesboro split

At Bethel, Islesboro topped Gould 62-58 on Friday night but Gould regrouped to defeat the Huskies 69-66 in overtime Saturday.

In Saturday’s game, Gould nailed three of four free throws in overtime to seal the win.

Center Idin Dalpour paced the Huskies with 27 points and Emmett Donovan and Dan Tutor tallied 14 apiece.


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