MILLINOCKET – Ben Smith led Piscataquis back from an early deficit to a 68-46 schoolboy basketball victory over Stearns at Wentworth Gym Friday night.

The Pirates trailed 18-15 despite nine first-quarter points from Smith. He added six points in the second quarter as the Pirates gained a 32-30 advantage and six more points in the third as the Pirates extended their lead to 10 points.

Smith finished with 23 points. Keith Dawson netted 11 points.

Kevin McLaughlin led the Minutemen with 16 points. Derek DiFrederico added 11 points.

Piscataquis (12-1) 68

Smith 11-1-23, Hoffman 2-2-6, White 2-0-4, Pulkkinen 2-0-5, Prescott 1-0-2, Dawson 4-1-11, Joh. Luellen 1-0-2, Watson 1-0-2, Carson 3-2-8, Garrett-Young 1-1-3, Tracy 1-0-2, Davis, Jos. Luellen

Stearns (6-8) 46

McLaughlin 8-0-16, DiFrederico 5-1-11, Leino 2-0-6, D. Johnson 1-0-2, Hartwell 1-0-2, Mat. Legassey 3-1-7, Mar. Legassey 1-0-2, Arsenault, Fitzggerald, Mahoney, I. Johnson

3-pt. goals: Pulkkinen, Dawson 2; Leino 2

Piscataquis 15 32 48 68

Stearns 18 30 38 46

JV: PCHS 45-35

Schenck 79, Dexter 68

At Schenck, Ryan Deschenes exploded for 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter for the Wolverines.

Deschenes led all rebounders with 10. Brian Graham netted 17 points, including 10 in the third quarter to extend a two-point lead to seven points. Seth Johnston added 12 points and six assists in the win, while Mike Rossignol hauled in nine rebounds for Schenck.

Dexter’s Travis Patterson scored all of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, including four 3-pointers. Brett Towle scored 15 points, including five 3-pointers, Matt Mountain added 14 points for the Tigers, and Dustin Paige scored 10.

Dexter 68

Patterson 5-3-17, Towle 5-0-15, Cooley 2-4-9, Mountain 7-0-14, Paige 5-0-10, Roach 1-1-3, Martin

Schenck 79

Johnston 4-4-12, Thompson 3-1-9, Rossignol 1-4-6, Deschenes 15-2-32, Graham 6-4-17, Jamo 1-0-3, Hanington, Waite

3-pt. goals: Patterson 4, Towle 5, Cooley; Thompson 2, Jamo

Dexter 13 31 46 68

Schenck 20 33 53 79

JV: Dexter 77-52

Highview 42, North Haven 36

At Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor, Devan Philbrick led all scorers with 19 points for the Knights.

Philbrick scored 15 points in the second half as the Knights broke open a two-point contest. Adam Cooper added six points and 12 rebounds for the Knights.

Dan Brown led the way for the Hawks with 12 points. Ryan Lantagne added nine.

North Haven (1-12) 36

Davisson 1-0-2, Beverage, Latagne 3-2-9, Thayer 1-0-2, Lovell, Brown 5-0-12, Barrett 1-0-2, Curtis 3-3-9. Waterman

Highview Christian (2-8) 42

Frost 1-0-2, Cooper 2-2-6, Waite, Kneeland 2-1-5, Bishop, Philbrick 7-5-19, Richard 2-0-4, Starastin, Trask 2-0-6

3-pt. goals: Lantagne, Brown 2; Trask 2

North Haven 6 15 26 42

Highview Christian 2 13 19 36

Camden Hills 96, Oak Hill 46

At Rockport, all 15 Camden Hills players scored and seven of them hit 3-pointers as the Windjammers cruised to their 13th win.

Tyler Warren tallied 14 points for Camden Hills. Will Dennen had 12 and Troy Gabriele added 11.

Jason Nickerson netted 18 points for the Raiders of Sabattus.

Oak Hill (1-13) 46

Labbe 1-1-4, Shaffsdale, Marcotte, Guerette 1-0-2, J. Hinkley, C. Hinkley 3-0-6, Thomas 2-0-4, Duchette, Kelly 1-2-4, Nickerson 8-2-18, Rebmann 1-0-2, Daggett, Fournier 3-0-6

Camden Hills (13-1) 96

Davis 1-0-2, Crupi 3-1-7, May 1-0-3, Gabriele 5-0-11, Moro 3-1-7, Wood 0-1-1, T. Stammen 3-0-8, G. Stammen 1-0-2, Warren 5-3-14, Fitzgerald 2-0-5, O’Brien 4-0-9, W. Dennen 5-1-12, T. Dennen 1-0-2, Lippman 3-3-9, Massey 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Labbe; May, Gabriele, T. Stammen 2, Warren, Fitzgerald, O’Brien, Dennen

Oak Hill 11 19 32 46

Camden Hills 26 49 79 96

JV: Camden Hills 50-38

Rockland 77, Belfast 63

At Rockland, senior forward Casey Kenniston netted 29 points, including a 13-for-14 effort from the foul line, to boost Rockland.

Kenniston scored 12 points and made all eight of his free throws in the fourth quarter to help the Tigers pull away.

Junior forward Casey Brown, who had missed the last 10 games with an ankle injury, returned to score 11 points and pull down seven rebounds for Rockland. Wade Oliver added 12 points and Todd Curtis tallied 10.

For Belfast, Chris Duval tossed in 20 points and Colby Horne notched 11.

Belfast (4-10) 63

Robbins 2-2-6, Duval 6-7-20, Cowan 3-2-9, Welch 0-1-1, Horne 4-1-11, Aldus 1-2-4, Button 4-1-9, Hezzeltine 1-0-3, Arthers, Gregory, Reynolds

Rockland (7-7) 77

Oliver 4-2-12, Curtis 5-0-10, LaBree 1-3-5, Kenniston 8-13-29, Brown 5-1-11, Ross 0-2-2, Widdecomb 3-2-8, Gushee, Worcester, Baker, Williams, Creamer

3-pt. goals: Duval, Cowan, Horne 2, Hezzeltine; Oliver 2

Belfast 9 31 46 63

Rockland 12 35 50 77

JV: Belfast 66-63

Bangor Christian 74, Central 55

At Bangor, Josh Madden and Eddie Carey scored eight points apiece in the first quarter as the Patriots cruised at Husson College’s Newman Gym.

Madden finished with a game-high 21 points, and Carey totaled 16.

Joe Allen and Jason Allen each posted 14 points for the Red Devils of Corinth.

Central (1-13) 55

Jo. Allen 5-4-14, Ja. Allen 7-0-14, A. Allen 2-1-6, S. Strout 2-0-4, T. Strout 0-4-4, Kane 1-2-4, Logue 1-0-3, Rollins 1-0-3, M. Strout 0-2-2, Gray 0-1-1, Partridge, Libby

Bangor Christian (14-2) 74

Madden 7-2-21, Carey 7-2-16, Patterson 2-0-5, Sobey 2-1-5, P. McCleary 2-0-4, Chrisos 2-0-4, Cole 1-2-4, D.J. McCleary 0-4-4, Conley 1-1-3, Pinkham 1-1-3, Putnam 0-2-2, Bradford 1-0-2, Wilson 0-1-1, Doten

3-pt. goals: A. Allen, Logue, Rollins; Madden 5, Patterson

Central 8 24 33 55

Bangor Christian 22 38 59 74

JV: BC 45-43

Bucksport 65, MDI 37

At Bucksport, the Golden Bucks were led by Jason Harvey’s 22 points.

Harvey’s 13 first-quarter points helped the Golden Bucks jump out to a 21-6 first-quarter lead. Colin Beason added 10 points.

Ryan Colbeth led the Trojans with 10 points.

MDI (4-11) 65

Jones 2-1-5, Dargis, Staples 1-0-2, Dow, Suvlu 1-2-4, B. Colbeth 2-4-8, O’Connell 1-0-2, Fellis 1-0-2, Stratton 2-0-4, R. Colbeth 4-2-10

Bucksport (13-2) 65

McHale, Cain, Beason 5-0-10, Sheehan 2-1-5, Mercer 3-0-7, Knight 1-0-2, Allard, Nason, Hopkins, Guilford 3-0-6, Harvey 9-3-22, Ogden 2-1-5, Dow 1-0-2, Sullivan 1-0-2, Wingate 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Mercer, Harvey

MDI 6 15 27 37

Bucksport 21 39 56 65

JV: Bucksport 47-44

Girls basketball

Penobscot Valley 47, PCHS 14

At Howland, Megan Cyr poured in 25 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and had six steals and four assists to lead Penobscot Valley past Piscataquis Community.

Alicia Drost chipped in with seven points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the winners.

Jen Getchell led the Pirates of Guilford with four points.

PCHS (1-14) 14

Roy, Woodbury, Levesque, Bailey 1-0-3, Getchell 1-0-4, Emery 1-0-2, Martell 1-0-3, Korsman 1-0-2, Bradford

Penobscot Valley (4-11) 47

A. Drost 3-1-7, Colbath 2-0-4, Cyr 11-1-25, Trafton 1-0-2, McGinn 3-1-7, Batchelder, Garland, Young, S. Drost, Foster 1-0-2, Snape

3-pt. goals: Martell; Cyr 2

Piscataquis 4 8 14 14

Penobscot Valley 10 17 25 47

JV: Penobscot Valley 31-28

Dexter 64, Searsport 36

At Dexter, 6-foot-3 freshman Ashley Ames scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked three shots as the Tigers avenged their only loss of the season.

Ashley Foster pitched in with nine points for Dexter while Brittany Veazie had five steals.

Pauline Vasiliauskas paced the Vikings with nine points.

Searsport (11-3) 36

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

Dexter (15-1) 64

B. Veazie 1-4-6, K. Veazie 3-0-7, Haiko 1-0-2, S. Turner 1-0-3, Nelson 3-1-7, Pullen 1-0-2, Patterson 3-0-7, L. Turner 1-0-2, Foster 4-1-9, Ames 9-1-19

3-pt. goals: Gracie; K. Veazie, S. Turner, Patterson

Searsport 12 17 22 36

Dexter 19 29 42 64

Mount View 55, Lincoln Acad. 47

At Thorndike, Heather Carter’s double-double led the Mustangs to victory.

Carter finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds. Danielle Mayer scored 13 points and Jenna Drummond 10 points for the Mustangs.

Yanya York led Lincoln Academy of Newcastle with 13 points. Megan Osier added 12 points for the Eagles.

Lincoln Academy 47

York 6-0-13, Osier 3-6-12, Mara 2-2-6, Prior 2-0-5, Woodard 2-1-5, Flagg 2-0-4, Hager 0-2-2, Wyman, Lane

Mount View 55

Carter 6-0-14, Mayer 4-3-13, Drummond 4-2-10, Miles 2-1-5, Caler 2-0-4, Bernard 1-1-3, Swanson 1-1-3, Whitcomb 0-2-2, Hunter 0-1-1, York

3-pt. goals: Carter 2, Mayer 2; York, Prior

Lincoln Academy 9 22 38 55

Mount View 9 20 33 47

No. Haven 63, Highview Chr. 22

At Eastern Maine Tech in Bangor, Liz Lovell tossed in 20 points and Mandy Lantange added 19 to pace North Haven.

Laura Barrett scored 13 for the Hawks.

Sarah Lewis and Nicole Long scored six points apiece for Highview Christian of Charleston.

North Haven (12-2)

Lovell 10-0-20, Barrett 6-1-13, Brown 1-0-2, Lantagne 8-3-19, Curtis 1-0-2, Davisson 1-1-3, Beverage 1-0-2, Marves 1-0-2

Highview Christian (2-10) 22

Lewis 2-2-6, Long 2-2-6, Plourde 0-2-2, Pereria 2-0-4, Scott 1-1-3, Crooker 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: none

North Haven 20 41 52 63

Highview Christian 4 7 17 22

Houlton 54, Stearns 43

At Houlton, Katherine Cole poured in 16 points and Hannah Socoby posted 15 as Houlton topped Stearns of Millinocket.

Jennifer Raymond led the Minutemen with 14 points.

Stearns (11-4) 43

Raymond 6-2-14, K. Nason 4-0-8, McDonald 2-0-4, J. Osborne 1-2-4, L. Osborne 1-0-2, McKenzie 1-0-2, J. Nason 0-1-1, Saucier 1-0-2, Achorn 2-2-6

Houlton (11-4) 54

Cole 8-0-16, Socoby 3-8-15, Beasley 3-3-9, Cleary 2-2-8, Goodrich 2-0-4, Brown 1-0-2, Henderson, Lenentine, Botting

3-pt. goals: Cleary 2, Socoby

Stearns 8 11 27 43

Houlton 12 28 43 54

JV: Stearns 37-27

Calais 57, Lee 29

At Calais, the Blue Devils used a stifling defensive performance to shut down the Pandas.

Katie Frost paced Calais with 14 points, and Lanna Martin contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds. Crystal Martin added 10 points.

Ashley Linscott had eight points for Lee Academy.

Lee Acad. (12-3) 29

Linscott 3-0-8, D. Ham 1-0-2, Hersom 2-1-5, Cole 1-1-3, M. Ham 2-0-5, Pickering 2-2-6, Mallett, Bird, Hanscom, Harris, Griffin, Maxwell

Calais (15-0) 57

C. Martin 3-4-10, L. Martin 5-3-13, Frost 6-1-14, N. Feck 2-2-7, D. Feck 1-0-3, Best 2-0-4, Drew 2-2-6, E. Smith, Eagan, O’Brien, Welch, McGinley, K. Smith, Mahan

3-pt. goals: Linscott 2, M. Ham; Frost, N. Feck, D. Feck

Calais 15 27 47 57

Lee 2 13 19 29

JV: Calais 52-31

MDI 41, Orono 27

At Mount Desert, a Mount Desert Island full-court press sparked a 12-3 third-period run and carried the Trojans by the Red Riots.

MDI trailed 20-19 early in the third, but the defensive switch, coupled with six points apiece by Bracey Barker and Leah Joy, paved the way to the win.

Barker finished with 15 points, while Joy and Shelley Gott contributed 10 each.

Jessica Wagner paced Orono with 16 points.

Orono (9-7) 27

Wagner 7-2-16, See 2-1-5, Dupere 1-0-2, Gray 1-0-2, Saucier 1-0-2, Reed, Lint

Mount Desert Island (14-1) 41

Barker 6-2-15, Joy 5-0-10, Gott 4-0-10, Willson 1-1-3, Boisvert 0-2-2, Kane 0-1-1, Gordius, Horton, Joseph, Norwood

3-pt. goals: Gott 2, Barker

Orono 8 18 21 27

Mount Desert Island 14 19 31 41

JV: MDI 58-16