DEXTER – The Dexter Tigers jumped out to a 24-5 first-quarter lead en route to a 57-27 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Piscataquis Community Pirates Monday night.

Ashley Ames led Dexter with 26 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots.

Jenny Getchell topped Piscataquis of Guilford with 11 points.

Piscataquis (1-15) 27

Loy, Woodbury 3-1-7, Levesque, Bailey, St. Louis, Getchell 4-2-11, Emery 2-0-4, C. Martell, Korsman 1-0-2, H. Martell 1-0-2, Bradford 0-1-1

Dexter (16-1) 57

B. Veazie 4-0-8, K. Veazie, Haiko 2-0-4, S. Turner, Nelson 3-0-7, Pullen 1-0-2, Patterson 2-0-5, L. Turner, Foster 0-5-5, Ames 11-4-26

3-pt. goals: Getchell; Nelson, Patterson

Piscataquis 5 8 19 27

Dexter 24 35 55 57

JV: Dexter 28-27

Narraguagus 45, GSA 38

At Blue Hill, Sarah Snider scored 12 first-quarter points as the Knights jumped out to a 22-7 lead en route to the win.

Snider finished 18 points while Annie Woodsum added 11 for Narraguagus of Harrington.

Sarah Clapp led George Stevens with 12 and Bethany Roberts chipped in with 10 points.

Narraguagus (13-3) 45

M. Barbee 2-0-4, Sawyer 2-0-4, Woodsum 5-1-11, Snider 8-2-18, Howe 3-0-6, Torrey 1-0-2, Strout, Tenney, L. Barbee, Pounder, Tenant, Grant

George Stevens (5-10) 38

Clapp 5-2-12, Roberts 4-0-10, Driscoll 4-0-8, Haskell 4-0-8, Markle, Youcis, Wardwell, Grindle, Bowden, Allen

3-pt. goals: Roberts 2

Narraguagus 22 29 39 45

George Stevens 7 11 24 38

JV: Narraguagus 27-16

Searsport 69, DI-Stonington 39

At Stonington, Holly Gracie scored 18 points to help lead Searsport to victory.

Pauline Vasiliauskas added 12 for the Vikings while Brittany Smith chipped in with 10.

Jenna Eaton led Deer Isle-Stonington with 12 points.

Searsport (12-3) 69

Gracie 6-5-18, Smith 3-3-10, Seekins 3-2-8, Plourde 2-0-5, Curtis 1-2-4, Hall 0-2-2, Carroll 3-2-8, Vasiliauskas 6-0-12, Webster

Deer Isle-Stonington (6-9) 39

Eaton 5-2-12, M. McDonnell 1-1-3, Fifield 1-0-2, Hutchinson 1-0-2, Murphy 2-0-6, Gray 4-0-8, Wiberg 3-0-6, Brewer 1-0-2, Oliver, K. McDonnell

3-pt. goals: Gracie, Smith, Plourde; Murphy 2

Searsport 9 27 46 69

DI-Stonington 8 16 29 39

JV: Searsport 40-23

Ellsworth 47, Orono 31

At Ellsworth, Jodie Merchant helped Ellsworth build a 10-point halftime lead with 10 of her 13 points and Meghan Page scored eight of her 12 in the third quarter as the Eagles pulled away.

Ellsworth avenged a 37-35 loss in Orono on Dec. 22.

Merchant had seven rebounds and three assists to go with her game-high 13 points. May Chan and Ashley Oleson combined for 16 points.

Jessica Wagner’s 11 points and Stacy Saucier’s six led Orono.

Orono 31

Glencross, See 1-2-4, Nelson, Dupere, Reed 1-2-4, Shay, Gray 0-3-3, Wagner 2-6-11, Lint 1-1-3, Saucier 1-4-6

Ellsworth 47

Eaton, Chan 3-2-8, Silsby, Kimball, Patten 1-0-2, Collins 0-2-2, Merchant 5-0-13, Pelletier 1-0-2, Oleson 4-0-8, Page 6-0-12, Bickford, Tripp

3-pt. goals: Wagner; Merchant 3

Orono 9 18 25 31

Ellsworth 16 28 41 47

JV: Ellsworth 52-26

PVHS 66, Schenck 27

At Howland, Alicia Drost notched a triple-double with 11 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead Penobscot Valley by Schenck.

Meagan Cyr poured in 28 points, grabbed eight rebounds and notched five assists for the winners.

Jesse Harrington paced Schenck with 10 points.

Schenck (1-15) 27

Farrington, Bishop, Jarmark 1-0-3, Duprey, Day 1-0-2, King Carey 3-1-7, Harrington 5-0-10, Knight 0-1-1, Sprague, Chasse 1-0-2

PVHS (5-11) 66

A. Drost 5-1-11, Colbath 1-0-3, Cyr 6-15-28, Trafton 3-0-6, McGinn 1-3-5, Batchelder, Young 3-0-6, S. Drost, Hallett, Foster, Snape 3-0-6, Brown 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Jarmark; Colbath, Cyr

Schenck 3 5 14 27

PVHS 11 20 40 66

JV: PVHS 38-30

Lee 80, Southern Aroostook 50;

Lyons scores 1,000th point

At Lee, Deidra Ham tallied 18 points and eight steals as the Pandas cruised to the win.

Katie Harris scored 12 points and Kristin Bird scored 11 for Lee, which earned its 13th victory. Shelby Pickering added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Kristi Brooker led the Warriors of Dyer Brook with 12 points and Tiffany Hartin contributed 10. Nicki Lyons scored six, including the 1,000th of her career. She is now at 1,004.

Southern Aroostook (13-4) 50

Hartin 3-4-10, Hardy, Brooker 4-2-12, Lyons 2-2-6, B. Crandall 3-0-6, O. McGary 3-1-7, A. Crandall 1-0-2, Watson 1-0-2, Violette, Hersey, Dickinson 0-1-1, Bergan 1-0-2, L. McGary 1-0-2

Lee (13-3) 80

Mallett, Bird 5-0-11, Hanscom 2-0-4, Harris 4-0-12, Linscott 2-1-5, D. Ham 8-2-18, Hersom 3-0-6, Cole 2-0-4, M. Ham 1-0-2, Gifford 4-0-8, Pickering 5-0-10, Maxwell

3-pt. goals: Brooker 2; Harris 4, Bird

Southern Aroostook 8 19 34 50

Lee 16 34 59 80

JV: Southern Aroostook 55-37

Caribou 56, Hermon 34

At Hermon, Jessica Cyr scored 17 points to help lead Caribou to the win.

Leah Drew contributed with 15 points for the Vikings.

Rachel Jenkins led Hermon with eight points.

Caribou (8-7) 56

Cyr 6-4-17, Drew 6-3-15, Bouchard 2-1-5, Harrigan 3-0-7, Vincent 1-0-2, Burlock 1-2-4, Selander 3-0-6, Ouellette, Willey, Philbrick, Collins

Hermon (6-9) 34

Jenkins 4-0-8, J. Wiggin 2-2-6, Hichborn 2-0-4, Reynolds 1-2-4, S. Wiggin 3-1-7, Hall 1-0-2, Hills 1-1-3, Garland, Dobbins, Petrello, Nightingale, Macdonald

3-pt. goals: Cyr, Harrigan

Caribou 12 27 49 56

Hermon 10 21 29 34

JV: Hermon 65-35

Boys basketball

Hermon 77, Penquis 54

At Hermon, Wayne Shaw scored seven of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter and Adam Porter contributed six of his 12 as Hermon outscored Penquis 22-8 to break open a close game.

Brandon Robinson had eight points for the Hawks while Brandon McKenzie’s 11, 10 apiece from Anders Hamlin and Dustin Perkins and Justin Allen’s nine led Penquis.

Penquis (5-11) 54

Jor. Allen 0-4-4, Hamlin 5-0-10, Chase 1-0-2, Joyce 1-0-2, Ju. Allen 3-2-9, Kissell 1-0-2, Simonian, Wooten, Gillis, Grindle 2-0-4, Perkins 4-2-10, McKenzie 4-3-11

Hermon (5-9) 77

Schacht 0-2-2, Frye 1-3-6, Robinson 3-1-8, McLeod 1-0-2, Ouellette 1-2-5, Watson 1-1-3, Shaw 11-5-32, Porter 5-2-12, Shorey, King, Keith 3-1-7

3-pt. goals: Ju. Allen; Shaw 5, Robinson, Frye

Penquis 6 27 35 54

Hermon 16 31 53 77

Houlton 62, Stearns 59

At Millinocket, Jason Frenette scored 18 points to help lead Houlton to the win.

James Skehan contributed with 16 points while Andrew Drake added 10.

Derek DiFrederico poured in 29 points for Stearns while Kevin McLaughlin scored 18.

Houlton (7-9) 62

Frenette 7-4-18, Drake 4-0-10, Skehan 7-2-16, M. Lenetine 1-2-4, J. Lenetine 3-0-7, Lloyd 2-0-5, O;Connell 1-0-2, McCann

Stearns (6-9) 59

McLaughlin 8-2-18, DiFrederico 9-10-29, Leino 1-2-5, Johnson 1-0-2, Matt Legassey 2-1-5, Hartwell, Marty Legassey

3-pt. goals: Drake 2, J. Lenetine, Lloyd; DiFrederico

Houlton 15 34 46 62

Stearns 17 32 44 59

JV: Stearns 61-55

George Stevens 65, Sumner 49

At East Sullivan, Ryan Hutchins scored 20 points to help carry George Stevens to the win.

Nick Henry contributed with 16 points while Mike Astbury and Duane Ledien each added 10.

Jamey Polk led Sumner with 19 while Justin Winslow had 12.

George Stevens Academy (14-1) 65

Astbury 5-0-10, Clapp 3-1-8, Ledien 2-4-10, Henry 5-6-16, Hutchins 9-2-20, Friend, Allen, Freedman, Saunders, Lowell, Candage, Henderson

Sumner (7-10) 49

Sprague 1-1-4, Phinney 1-4-7, Polk 6-6-19, Backman 1-0-2, Jordan 2-0-4, Winslow 5-2-12, Grindle 0-1-1, Johnson, Huber, Bickford, Walden

3-pt. goals: Ledien 2, Clapp; Sprague, Phinney

GSA 17 33 54 65

Sumner 10 22 38 49

JV: Sumner 56-47

Central 75, Searsport 61

At Searsport, Jason Allen poured in 30 points and Joey Kane nailed 9-of-10 free throws in the fourth quarter to spark the Red Devils.

Kane finished with 16 points and an 11-of-12 effort from the line overall while the Vikings hit 15-of-19 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Pasco Grove paced the Vikings with 18 points and Josh McFarlin netted 13.

Central (2-13) 75

Jo. Allen 1-2-5, Logue 3-0-6, Ja. Allen 11-6-30, T. Strout, Kane 2-12-16, A. Allen 2-0-4, Patridge, Gray 1-0-3, Libby 2-2-6, Rollins 1-3-6, M. Strout

Searsport (2-13) 61

Manner 3-2-8, Mercier 1-0-3, Grove 9-0-18, McFarlin 4-2-13, A. Lockhart 1-0-2, Quisenberry 2-1-5, Garton, K. Lockhart, Weaver 1-2-4, Mercer 2-4-8

3-pt. goals: Jo. Allen, Ja. Allen 2, Gray, Rollins; Mercier, McFarlin 3

Central 15 37 52 75

Searsport 11 26 41 61