CARIBOU – Fred Bird pumped in 16 points as the Presque Isle boys basketball team held off Caribou 55-52 Thursday in a high school matchup between Aroostook County rivals.

Nick Casavant contributed 11 for the Wildcats.

Ben Cyr and Josh Nadeau tossed in 13 each for the Vikings. Tyler Giles popped in 10.

Presque Isle (11-3) 55

Graves 3-2-8, James 1-1-3, Saucier 3-1-9, Casavant 5-0-11, Bird 7-2-16, Fortin 4-0-8, Hall

Caribou (8-9) 52

Nadeau 6-0-13, Chasse 3-0-6, Griffeth 4-2-10, Cyr 2-8-13, Giles 5-0-10, St. Peter, Nason, Beaulieu

3-pt. goals: Saucier 2, Casavant; Cyr, Nadeau

Presque Isle 14 27 42 55

Caribou 19 31 43 51

JV: Presque Isle 61-49

Girls basketball

Fort Kent 58, Madawaska 57

At Fort Kent, McKenzie Bouchard poured in 16 points, eight of which came in the first quarter, and snatched seven steals as the Warriors upset the rival Owls.

Ashley Desjardins scored all eight of her points in the fourth quarter, and grabbed eight rebounds for the winners. Nicole Saucier had 10 rebounds to go with her six points.

Kristine Cyr sparked Madawaska with 13 points. Meghan Marshall notched 12 for the Owls, and Kelly Martin pumped in 11.

Madawaska (11-4) 57

Cyr 4-5-13, Marshall 5-2-12, Martin 5-1-11, Gerard 3-3-9, Morneault 1-1-3, Lavertu 4-1-9, Plourde

Fort Kent (6-11) 58

Boucher 7-2-16, Nadeau 3-0-6, Cyr 1-1-3, Minzy 1-3-5, Desjardins 4-0-8, Daigle 2-0-4, Morneault 3-1-8, Kelly 1-0-2, Saucier 3-0-6, Labbe, Pelletier

3-pt. goals: Morneault

Madawaska 13 31 41 57

Fort Kent 16 23 38 58

JV: Fort Kent 49-43

Reporting games

Guidelines for coaches

During the busy high school season, the NEWS asks that managers and coaches for the home teams promptly report the games. Games can be reported starting at 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Games can not be reported on Saturday.

Those seeking to report games from the Greater Bangor area may call at 990-8275. Those outside the Bangor area may call toll free at 1-800-310-8600. Game results will also be accepted through the fax machine. Its number is 990-8092.

Coaches and managers are urged to provide details for both teams when reporting games. First names of players on both teams as well as statistics are needed. Those not providing full details for both teams run the risk of the games not being published in the paper.

Those seeking more information may contact sports editor Joe McLaughlin at 990-8229.