Blakney, Maynard help Beavers edge Crusaders

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WASHBURN – Amber Blakney scored seven of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Washburn girls basketball team knock off Van Buren 47-43 Saturday in high school action. Liza Maynard put in a layup and two free throws in the last minute…
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WASHBURN – Amber Blakney scored seven of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Washburn girls basketball team knock off Van Buren 47-43 Saturday in high school action.

Liza Maynard put in a layup and two free throws in the last minute of the game to keep the Crusaders at bay.

The Beavers trailed by six at the end of the third quarter but Nicole McLaughlin (17 points) and Blakney nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game early in the fourth. Emily Campbell grabbed 11 rebounds.

Nicole Corbin poured in 27 points for Van Buren.

Van Buren (12-3) 43

T. Gagnon 5-1-7, Hews, Corbin 11-4-27, Caron, Parent 1-1-3, Doucette 1-0-2, D. Gagnon 2-0-4

Washburn (9-6) 47

C. McLaughlin 1-0-2, N. McLaughlin 6-0-17, Maynard 1-2-4, Blakney 5-4-16, Campbell 3-2-8, Snyder, McIntosh, Abar

3-pt. goals: Corbin; N. McLaughlin 5, Blakney 2

Van Buren 9 23 37 43

Washburn 14 23 31 47

Fort Fairfield 47, Katahdin 40

At Sherman Station, Danielle Searles scored 13 of her game-high 25 points to help the Tigers edge the Cougars.

Maranda Butler chipped in with nine points for Fort Fairfield.

Sonya McCarthy led Katahdin with 15 points and Krystle McMoarn added 12.

Fort Fairfield (8-7) 47

Enman, S. Butler 0-2-2, M. Butler 4-1-9, K. Searles 1-0-2, Churchill 0-1-1, Demerchant 1-1-3, Langworthy 2-1-5, D. Searles 9-7-25

Katahdin (8-6) 40

Green, Violette, Duffy-Stanley 1-0-2, McMoarn 5-1-12, Libby, McAvoy 1-0-2, McCarthy 4-6-15, Qualey 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: McMoarn, McCarthy

Fort Fairfield 8 18 25 47

Katahdin 11 21 29 40

JV: Katahdin 34-20

Fort Kent 59, Foxcroft 37

At Fort Kent, McKenzie Boucher scored 15 points to lead the Warriors past the Ponies.

Casey Snow led Foxcroft Academy with 14 points.

Foxcroft Academy (4-11) 37

Snow 6-0-14, Haskell 3-0-6, Cartwright, Stone, Hall 1-0-2, Curry, Jackins 2-1-5, Dow 1-0-2, Ryder 1-0-2, Goggin 2-0-6

Fort Kent (4-11) 59

Labbe 3-0-7, Nadeau 2-0-6, Cyr 2-0-4, Pelletier, Minzy 1-5-7, Desjardins 2-2-6, Daigle 0-1-1, Morneault 3-0-6, Kelly 0-2-2, Saucier 2-1-5, Boucher 6-3-15, Hartman

3-pt. goals: Goggin 2, Snow 2; Nadeau 2, Labbe

Foxcroft 6 14 25 37

Fort Kent 14 30 42 59

Narraguagus 56, East Grand 41

At Harrington, Shelby Howe scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half to lead the Knights to the win.

Sarah Snider followed up with 11 points and Missy Barbee added 10 as Narraguagus picked up its 12th win.

East Grand managed to stay close to the Knights with 14-of-18 shooting from the free-throw line. Amanda Godley tallied a game-high 19 points for the Vikings of Danforth. Marie Gilman scored 11 points.

East Grand (4-11) 41

Godley 7-5-19, Gilman 3-4-11, Parker 1-1-3, Page 1-0-2, T. Osnoe 1-0-2, P. Osnoe, Zaneldin 0-4-4, Dodge, Mortland Hanington

Narraguagus (12-3) 56

Howe 5-2-12, M. Barbee 3-4-10, Snider 5-1-11, Sawyer 2-0-4, Woodsum 2-1-5, L. Barbee 2-1-5, Pounder 2-1-5, Tenan 1-0-2, Grant 1-0-2, Torrey, Tenney, Strout

3-pt. goals: Gilman

East Grand 8 22 28 41

Narraguagus 15 31 39 56

Nokomis 47, Presque Isle 41

At Newport, Danielle Clark poured in 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Nokomis hold off Presque Isle.

Michelle Murray contributed 11 points for the Warriors.

Billi Blanchard paced the Wildcats with 19 points. Autumn Tuttle tossed in 10 points and Melissa Demerchant recorded nine rebounds.

Presque Isle (7-4) 41

DeLong 1-0-2, McKenna, Condon, Demerchant 4-0-8, McHatten 0-2-2, Blanchard 5-8-19, Tuttle 4-1-10

Nokomis (10-2) 47

Welsh 2-2-8, Murray 4-0-11, Snow 2-0-4, MacKenzie, Paradis, Merrow, Lowe, Clark 8-8-24

3-pt. goals: Blanchard, Tuttle; Murray 3, Welsh 2

Presque Isle 12 23 34 41

Nokomis 19 29 40 47

JV: Nokomis 36-32

Bangor 57, Caribou 28

At Caribou, Katherine Miller tossed in 14 points and Erinne Magee netted 11 as Bangor rolled.

Amanda Johnson added eight points for the Rams.

Jessica Cyr sparked the Vikings with 12 points.

Bangor (8-3) 57

Magee 5-0-11, Tower 1-1-3, Clarke 1-1-3, McLeod 1-0-2, Miller 4-6-14, McCrum 0-1-1, Russell, Johnson 2-2-8, Hayden 1-2-4, Woodcock, Robertson 1-0-2, McAllian 1-6-8, Chase 0-1-1

Caribou (6-8) 28

Bouchard 1-0-2, Harrigan, Ouellette 2-1-5, Cyr 5-0-12, Vincent 0-1-1, Burlock 2-0-4, Drew 1-0-2, Willey, Celander 1-0-2, Collins, Walker

3-pt. goals: Johnson 2, Magee; Cyr 2

Bangor 16 27 42 57

Caribou 2 12 20 28

North Haven 54, Highview 22

At Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor, Liz Lovell and Mandy Lantagne tossed in 13 points apiece as North Haven topped Highview Christian of Charleston.

Linda Pereirra posted 10 points and 10 rebounds for Highview Christian.

North Haven (12-2) 54

Lane, Davisson 1-0-2, M. Beverage, Lovell 6-1-13, Barrett 4-0-8, Ap. Brown 3-0-6, C. Beverage, G. Beverage 1-0-2, Al. Brown, Lantagne 6-1-13, Curtis 4-0-8, Adams, Merres 1-0-2

Highview Christian (2-10) 22

Plourde, Scott 0-1-1, Day, Lewis 3-0-8, Long, Cary 1-0-2, Pereirra 5-0-10, Crooker 0-1-1, Cooper

3-pt. goals: Lewis 2

North Haven 22 34 48 54

Highview Christian 6 12 20 22

Belfast 57, Maranacook 55

At Readfield, Kate Ross hit a 3-pointer with 1:13 left and sank two free throws in the final minute as the Lions edged the Black Bears for a point-worthy win.

Ashley Bryant, who also made a free throw down the stretch, scored 15 points as Belfast avenged an earlier loss to Maranacook. Joanna Mehuren contributed 13 points.

Kasie Mason scored a game-high 17 points for the Bears. Toby Martin added 14 points. Erica Brennan and Christine Bardaglia had 10 each.

Belfast (9-6) 57

Crandall 1-0-2, A. Bryant 6-2-15, L. Bryant 1-1-3, Groening 1-0-2, Brown, Ross 3-2-9, Murphy 4-0-8, Bailey 2-1-5, Mehuren 6-1-13

Maranacook (10-5) 55

Hansen, Mason 7-3-17, Denbow, Bardaglia 5-0-10, Edwards 1-0-2, Pruitt 1-0-2, Martin 5-4-14, Leary, Brennan 5-0-10

3-pt. goals: A. Bryant, Ross

Belfast 15 31 43 57

Maranacook 17 34 42 55

Stearns 77, Schenck 33

At East Millinocket, four players reached double figures as Stearns of Millinocket cruised.

Trisha MacDonald led the way with 13, Becca Saucier scored 12, Jennifer Raymond netted 11 and Candace Achorn tallied 10.

Lynn Farrington paced the Wolverines with seven points and Megan Carey grabbed 11 rebounds.

Stearns (12-4) 77

MacDonald 6-1-13, K. Nason 1-1-3, Legassy 3-2-8, Fitzgerald, J. Osborne 3-2-8, Michaud 0-2-2, MacKenzie 3-0-6, J. Nason 0-1-1, L. Osborne 0-3-3, Saucier 4-4-12, Rideout, Achorn 3-3-10, Raymond 3-5-11

Schenck (1-13) 33

Farrington 2-3-7, Bishop 1-3-5, Jarmark 1-0-3, Duprey 0-2-2, Day, King, Carey 2-0-4, Hanington 1-2-4, Knight 1-1-4, Sprague, Chasse 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Achorn; Knight, Jarmark

Stearns 15 40 57 77

Schenck 2 11 20 33

JV: Schenck 47-46

Boys basketball

Jonesport-Beals 65, Lubec 56

At Lubec, Alvin Beal and Billy Merchant tossed in 15 points apiece to carry Jonesport-Beals by Lubec.

Abraham Beal chipped in with 14 and Kyle Mitchell netted 11 for the Royals.

Noah Buehner and William Feltner led the Hornets with 16 each.

Jonesport-Beals 65

Ab. Beal 5-2-14, Al. Beal 5-5-15, Kelley 1-0-3, Mitchell 5-1-11, Merchant 6-2-15,, Beal 2-0-4, Durkee 1-0-3, Libby

Lubec 56

Feltner 6-4-16, Mallar 3-2-8, B. Scoville, Marston, Lyons, Buehner 7-2-16, Hall 3-4-10, Seavey 2-1-5, C. Scoville 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Ab. Beal 2, Kelley, Merchant, Durkee

Jonesport-Beals 22 40 54 65

Lubec 12 18 24 56

Nokomis 44, Presque Isle 34

At Newport, back-to-back 3-pointers by Ryan McLellan and Justin Veazie with two minutes left gave the host Warriors the lead for good as Nokomis avenged an earlier loss to the Wildcats.

Ryan McLellan scored 13 points and Luke Hayden had 11 plus two key blocks in the second half for the Warriors.

Nick Casavant had 14 points and eight rebounds. Fred Bird had 10 points.

Presque Isle (10-3) 34

Casavant 4-6-14, Bird 4-0-10, Graves 1-0-2, James, Saucier, Lockhart, Hall

Nokomis (10-2) 44

R. McLellan 4-1-13, Hayden4-3-11, Mullis 3-2-8, Veazie 2-2-8, Estes 0-4-4, Martin, J. McLellan

3-pt. goals: Bird 2; R. McLellan 4, Veazie 2

Presque Isle 7 17 25 34

Nokomis 7 18 26 44

JV: Nokomis 81-71

Calais 67, Machias 35

At Calais, the Blue Devils hit eight 3-pointers as they rolled to their 15th win.

Joe Footer led Calais with 17 points. Andy Frost chipped in with 13 points, Russell Mclean scored 12 and James Provencher added 10.

Luke Leahy and Brandon Parker each put in 12 points to lead the Bulldogs.

Machias (2-15) 35

Correll, Hasselman 2-0-4, Stevens, Leahy 6-0-12, Frutchey 1-0-2, Stuart 1-0-2, Smith 1-1-3, Parker 5-0-12

Calais (15-1) 67

Morrell 0-2-2, Provencher 4-0-10, Lloyd 1-0-2, Demolet 2-0-6, Mclean 5-0-12, Smith, Frost 6-0-13, McPhee 1-0-2, Woodside 1-0-2, Footer 8-0-17, Lapointe 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Parker 2; Provencher 2, Demolet 2, Mclean 2, Forst, Footer

Machias 4 12 23 35

Calais 20 32 53 67

JV: Calais 73-64

East Grand 69, Narraguagus 51

At Harrington, James Godley pumped in 24 points as East Grand of Danforth rolled.

Darius Parker chipped in with 17 points and Richard Byers garnered 11 for the Vikings.

Luke Shaw led Narraguagus with 20 points. Starting center Steven Knapp suffered a severe ankle sprain in the first half and is expected to miss several games.

East Grand (12-2) 69

Godley 10-4-24, Byers 4-3-11, Faulkner 2-1-5, Zugelder 1-0-2, Mortland 2-1-5, Parker 7-2-17, Irish 0-2-2, Gray 0-1-1, Preston 0-2-2

Narraguagus (8-8) 51

L. Shaw 9-1-20, Fraser 2-0-5, Knapp 2-0-4, Beal 1-0-2, Emerson, Stubbs, Shinn 1-0-3, T. Shaw, Rossi 1-0-2, Bailey 3-2-8, Peltier 3-1-7, McLaughlin

3-pt. goals: Parker; L. Shaw, Fraser, Shinn

East Grand 14 35 54 69

Narraguagus 15 28 41 51

WA Raiders 88, Woodland 52

At Woodland, Bobby Richardson tallied 21 points and Matt Gibson garnered 14 more as Washington Academy of East Machias topped the Dragons.

For Woodland, Billy Smith netted 12 points and Jeremy Gillespie notched 10.

Washington Academy (14-2) 88

Berry 2-1-5, B. Richardson 9-3-21, Stevens 2-0-4, Reynolds 3-0-6, Gray 3-2-8, Reing 2-0-4, G. Richardson, Gibson 7-0-14, Mawhinney 3-0-6, Craven 1-1-3, Holmes 1-0-2, Harmon 1-0-3, Cabau, Fagonde 4-0-8, Colbeth 2-0-4

Woodland (3-12) 52

Worcester 4-1-9, Knowles 1-0-3, Potter 0-1-1, Roussell 1-0-2, Smith 5-2-12, Nicholson 1-1-3, Moody, Gillespie 5-0-10, Williams 1-0-2, Kochendoerfer 1-1-3, Scott 2-0-4, Cross, McCoubrey 1-0-2, Tupper 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Harmon; Knowles

Washington Academy 29 47 73 88

Woodland 17 27 35 52

JV: Washington Academy 65-52

Bangor 47, Caribou 38

At Caribou, Zak Ray pumped in 14 points and Buddy Nickerson scored 10 as Bangor pulled away from Caribou.

Joel Griffeth poured in 20 points for the Vikings.

Bangor (9-2) 47

Achorn, Ray 2-10-14, Gallant 0-2-2, Bombardier 1-3-5, Nickerson 3-2-10, Civiello, Flynn 3-0-6, Guerette 3-0-6, Shain 2-0-4

Caribou (7-7) 38

Griffin, Levasseur, Nadeau 1-0-3, Nason, Chasse 2-2-6, Griffeth 7-6-20, Cyr, Peterson, Beaulieu 0-2-2, Giles 3-1-7

3-pt. goals: Nickerson 2; Nadeau

Bangor 9 18 33 47

Caribou 8 15 27 38

JV: Bangor 73-24

Fort Kent 65, Foxcroft 62

At Fort Kent, trailing 30-16, the Warriors went on an 11-0 run to end the second quarter and then outscored the Ponies 22-10 in the third quarter to take control of the game.

Dustin Nadeau led the Warriors with 21 points, including four 3-pointers and nine of 10 from the free throw line. Corey Bourgoin added 20 points and Nick Thibodeau tossed in 14. Fort Kent was 27 of 36 from the free throw line.

Danny White topped all scorers with 32 points, including five 3-pointers, for Foxcroft Academy while Josh Withee contributed 10.

Foxcroft Academy (5-9) 62

Robinson 1-0-2, Withee 2-4-10, White 10-7-32, Lizotte, Imbert 2-0-4, Kennedy 1-1-3, Carey 3-1-9, Hall 1-0-2

Fort Kent (4-11) 65

Pelletier, Duval 1-0-2, Nadeau 4-9-21, Wood, Lamarr 3-2-8, Thibodeau 4-6-14, Bourgoin 5-10-20, Rossignol

3-pt. goals: White 5, Carey 2, Withee 2; Nadeau 4

Foxcroft 19 30 40 62

Fort Kent 13 27 49 65

Deer Isle-Stonington 62, Shead 58

At Eastport, Josh Bolton poured in 32 points to lift Deer Isle-Stonington to the victory.

Bennett Gray scored six of his nine points in the fourth quarter to help the Mariners hold off the Tigers.

For Shead, Ben Toney recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds and Darin Constant tossed in 17 points, including five 3-pointers. Ben Maloney had eight rebounds and 10 assists.

Deer Isle-Stonington (5-9) 62

Bolton 11-8-32, B. Gray 4-1-9, Gross 3-1-7, Wallace 2-0-4, Smith 2-0-4, Gielarowski 1-0-2, C. Gray 0-1-1, Hardy

Shead (7-9) 58

Toney 11-0-22, Constant 6-0-17, Maloney 3-2-8, Bones 2-1-6, Curtis 2-0-4, Demmons 0-1-1, Altvater

3-pt. goals: Bolton 2; Constant 5, Bones

Deer Isle-Stonington 18 31 47 62

Shead 9 27 42 58

Sumner 81, Dexter 67

At East Sullivan, Jamey Polk and Dylan Johnson combined for 22 points in the second quarter as Sumner rallied to upset Dexter.

Polk poured in a game-high 39 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Johnson finished with 13 points. Justin Winslow scored 15 and pulled down nine rebounds.

Travis Patterson popped in 35 points for Dexter. Dustin Paige added 15 points.

Dexter (11-4) 67

Patterson 16-1-35, Cooley 2-2-6, Hersey, Russell 0-1-1, Mountain 0-1-1, Belair 0-1-1, Vafiades 0-2-2, Paige 6-3-15, Poach 2-2-6

Sumner (7-9) 81

Sprague, Johnson 5-0-13, Polk 14-7-39, Huber 4-0-9, Jordan 0-1-1, Winslow 6-3-15, Walden 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Patterson 2; Polk 4, Johnson 3, Huber

Dexter 18 37 50 67

Sumner 15 42 61 81

JV: Dexter 66-56

Highview Ch. 46, North Haven 34

At Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor, Devan Philbrick tossed in 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace the Knights in the win.

Anthony Kneeland chipped in with 13 points for Highview Christian of Charleston. Adam Cooper added nine points and 10 rebounds.

Ryan Lantange scored 11 points to lead the Hawks.

North Haven (1-13) 34

Davison 2-0-4, Beverage, Lantange 3-5-11, Thayer 2-0-4, Brown 1-5-7, Barrett 1-0-2, Curtis 2-2-6

Highview Christian (3-8) 46

Frost, Cooper 3-3-9, Waite, Kneeland 4-3-13, Bishop 1-1-3, Philbrick 8-3-19, Richard 1-0-2, Starostin, Trask

3-pt. goals: Kneeland 2

North Haven 8 18 21 34

Highview Christian 14 19 36 46

Piscataquis 69, PVHS 58

At Howland, Keith Dawson fired in 22 points as Piscataquis of Guilford topped Penobscot Valley.

Kyle Pulkkinen added 12 points and Dustin Carson and Harper Hoffman scored 11 apiece for the Pirates.

Brad Harris and Matt Mulligan led the Howlers with 18 each. Morgan Doyon contributed 10 points.

Piscataquis (13-1) 69

Dawson 9-2-22, Carson 4-3-11, Pulkkinen 5-1-12, Hoffman 2-7-11, Smith 4-1-9, Tracy 1-1-3, White 0-1-1, Josh Luellen, John Luellen, Davis, Prescott, Watson, Garrett-Young

Penobscot Valley (5-9) 58

Harris 7-4-18, Mulligan 8-1-18, Cummings 2-0-4, Slowikowski 1-2-4, Pelkey 0-2-2, Thompson, Doyon 4-2-10, Clukey 1-0-2

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

Piscataquis 18 35 56 69

Penobscot Valley 15 30 46 58

JV: Piscataquis 64-42


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