MACHIAS – Chris Correll poured in 31 points Saturday as eighth-seed Machias rolled to a 69-44 Eastern Maine Class D preliminary round boys basketball victory over Woodland.

Joe Richards racked up 22 points for the winners.

Adam Potter led the No. 9 Dragons with eight points.

Woodland (3-15) 44

Worster 2-0-4, Knowles 1-0-3, Potter 3-2-8, Smith 2-0-6, Nicholson 2-0-4, Sabattus 1-0-2, Moody 1-0-2, Gilespie 2-0-4, Roussel 0-1-1, Kochendoerfer 3-0-6, Scott 1-0-2, Tupper 0-2-2

Machias (3-15) 69

Correll 11-6-31, Poore 2-0-4, Leahy 3-3-9, Richards 10-2-22, Parker 0-1-1, Stevens 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Smith 2, Knowles; Correll

Woodland 12 16 24 44

Machias 15 28 42 69

Class D

Van Buren 64, Easton 32

At Van Buren, Stacy Ayotte poured in 20 points as the No. 7 Crusaders rolled.

Mike Corbin added 13 points for the winners and Matt Gagnon tossed in 10.

James Desmond sparked the No. 10 Bears with 13.

Easton (2-17) 32

Carlow, D. Warren 3-1-7, Osgood 1-0-2, P. Warren 1-0-2, Desmond 6-1-13, Bradley 1-0-2, McMann 0-1-1, Perry 2-0-5

Van Buren (10-8) 64

Martin, Chasse 3-1-7, Ayotte 7-4-20, Hews 1-0-2, Masemola 4-0-8, Ouellette, Violette 2-0-4, O’Hare, LaPierre, Corbin 6-0-13, Gagnon 5-0-10

3-pt. goals: Perry; Ayotte 2, Corbin

Easton 6 12 22 32

Van Buren 16 24 44 64

Limestone 78, Wisdom 37

At Limestone, Lucien Longlais scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the sixth-seeded Eagles rolled into the second round.

Joey Cote provided 10 points and six steals for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics.

Andrew Gervais tossed in 15 points for No. 11 Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Wisdom (0-17) 37

An. Gervais 5-5-15, Lugdon 1-0-2, Paradis 1-0-2, Aa. Gervais 3-0-6, Pelletier 4-1-9, Thibeault 1-1-3, Daigle

Limestone (11-8) 78

Tamburello 2-1-5, Longlais 9-0-19, Hardwick 4-0-8, Knoll 1-0-2, Begin 0-1-1, Cote 4-1-10, Poisson 2-0-4, Castonguay 1-0-2, Patten 3-5-12, Patterson 1-0-2, Stackhouse 3-0-6, Beck 3-0-7, O’Neal, Pelletier, DeLong, Leighton

3-pt. goals: Longlais, Cote, Patten, Beck

Wisdom 10 19 29 37

Limestone 18 42 62 78

Lee Acad. 76, Ashland 63

At Ashland, Jeremy Ham scored 10 of his team-high points in the second quarter as the Pandas opened up a 15-point halftime lead.

Nate Dow tossed in 16 points, Dustin Pickering netted 11 and Jason Mallett grabbed 10 rebounds for ninth-seeded Lee Academy.

Buck Pineau’s game-high 18 points led No. 8 Ashland. Eric Ham contributed 16 points.

Lee Acad. (5-13) 76

J. Ham 6-3-17, Dow 6-0-16, Pickering 5-1-11, Mallett 2-0-4, Severance 2-3-7, Carpenter 4-0-8, Thompson 3-2-8, Rideout 1-0-2, A. Ham 0-1-1, Thurlow 1-0-2, Currie, Worster

Ashland (8-9) 63

Pineau 7-4-18, Ham 5-6-16, Eastman 3-1-7, Oakes 2-2-6, Bessey 3-0-6, Hitchcock 1-1-4, Smith 1-0-3, Austin 1-0-3, Durrell, Dwyer, Lovewell, Junkins

3-pt. goals: J. Ham 2, Dow 4

Lee 19 42 58 76

Ashland 13 27 44 63

Class B

Hermon 72, Belfast 67

At Hermon, Joey Schacht poured in 22 points to propel the No. 8 Hawks to victory.

Wayne Shaw racked up 21 points for the winners. Ron Lane tossed in 19.

Colby Horne sparked the No. 9 Lions with 16 points. Chris Duval added 14. Ben Cowan and Paul Button notched 11 each.

Belfast 67

Robbins 2-0-4, Arthers 1-0-2, Duval 6-2-14, Cowan 4-0-11, Gregory 1-0-2, Welch 1-0-2, Horne 6-2-16, Aldus, Button 4-3-11, Reynolds, Hesseltine 1-2-5

Hermon 72

Schacht 10-0-22, Frye, Robinson 3-0-6, McLeod, Ouellette 0-2-2, Watson, Shaw 5-10-21, Lane 7-5-19, King 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Cowan 3, Horne 2, Hesseltine; Schacht 2, Shaw

Belfast 11 31 49 67

Hermon 20 32 49 72

Class A

Presque Isle 76, John Bapst 73 (OT)

At Presque Isle, Fred Bird set the school record with 41 points and recorded a double-double, racking up 10 rebounds, seven of which came on the offensive end, as the Wildcats held off a pesky John Bapst of Bangor squad.

Nick Casavant had a triple-double for the winners, tossing in 11 points, dishing out 10 assists, and hauling down 10 rebounds. Denis Saucier also scored 11.

Bryan Snyder sparked the Crusaders with 25 points. Wes Day added 13. Zev Myerowitz chipped in with 12.

John Bapst (7-9) 73

Snyder 10-3-25, Day 5-1-13, Z. Myerowitz 6-0-12, D. Myerowitz 3-3-9, Tremble 3-0-7, Baldeau 2-0-4, Connole 1-0-3, Jellison, Means, Irish

Presque Isle (13-3) 76

Bird 18-5-41, Saucier 5-0-11, Casavant 4-2-11, Fortin 3-0-6, Graves 2-0-4, James 1-1-3, Lockhart, Rideout

3-pt. goals: Snyder 2, Day 2, Tremble, Connole; Saucier, Casavant

John Bapst 4 27 47 66 73

Presque Isle 15 30 54 66 76

JV: John Bapst 58-56 (OT)

Girls basketball

Class A

Nokomis 40, Bangor 26

At Newport, Michelle Murray hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points to help the Warriors avenge an earlier loss to the Rams.

Danielle Clark added 12 points for Nokomis and Gillian Snow grabbed eight rebounds.

Katherine Miller scored 13 points and had seven rebounds for Bangor.

Bangor (11-5) 26

Magee 2-3-7, Tower 2-0-4, Clarke, McLeod, Miller 6-1-13, McCrum 1-0-2, Johnson, McAllian

Nokomis (14-2) 40

Murray 5-3-17, Snow 2-0-5, MacKenzie, Paradis 1-0-2, Merrow 1-0-2, Lowe 1-0-2, Clark 2-8-12

3-pt. goals: Murray 4, Snow

Bangor 8 13 17 26

Nokomis 7 13 27 40

JV: Bangor 36-27

Presque Isle 57, John Bapst 32

At Presque Isle, Billi Blanchard tossed in 15 points to spark the Wildcats.

Autumn Tuttle connected for 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the winners.

Sara Miller led the Crusaders of Bangor with 10.

John Bapst (3-13) 32

Sekera 3-0-8, Miller 5-0-10, Mitchell-Storer 1-0-2, Allen 0-2-2, Zitaner 1-0-2, Hunter 2-0-4, Ryder 1-0-2, Picard 1-0-2, Sturgeon, Crotty, Andrle, Ginn

Presque Isle (9-7) 57

Deschane 2-0-5, DeLong 1-0-2, Post 2-3-7, Condon 1-0-2, McHatten 1-0-2, Henrickson 1-2-5, Blanchard 6-3-15, Tuttle 2-8-12, Dyer 1-0-2, Zettergien 1-1-3, McKenna, Bishop, Wildeman

3-pt. goals: Sekera 2; Deschane

John Bapst 6 14 21 32

Presque Isle 7 19 35 57

JV: John Bapst 35-19

Hockey

Houlton-Hodg. 3, Hampden 1

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Kevin Carton had two goals and Ben Carton had a goal plus two assists as the Black Hawks knocked off the Broncos.

Jared Sylvia dished out two assists for the winners. Ryan Blanchette turned back 35 of 36 shots.

Lance Ingerson scored the goal for Hampden. Dave Dibler stopped 14 out of 17 shots.

John Bapst 5, Stearns 1

At Sawyer Arena, Zach Means registered four goals as the Crusaders prevailed.

John Motta added a goal and two assists for John Bapst of Bangor. Colby Therriault dished out three assists and David Sawyer had one. Dan Leighton made 18 saves on 19 shots.

Drew Sommers scored off a pass from Matt Michaud for the Minutemen of Millinocket. Nick Simon rejected 35 of 40 shots.

Old Town 4, Kents Hill 2

At Kents Hill, Josh Buzzell and Nick St. Louis provided a goal each as Old Town improved to 4-13.

Jake Roeder and David Murray also tallied a goal each for the Indians. J.T. Stowe stopped 31 of 33 shots.

Dan Murray and Chris Nichols lit the lamp for 5-7 Kents Hill. Kyle O’Connor made 27 saves on 31 shots.

Edward Little 8, Brewer 2

At T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Cory Nadeau, Josh Benson and Ron Cote contributed a goal and two assists apiece as the Red Eddies of Auburn topped the Witches.

Cory Gilbert added two goals while Kyle Smith, Matt Nadeau and Joey Brown tallied a goal each for 11-5 Edward Little. Brian Bolduc, Jackson Keene and Ethan Caswell split time in net, combining to make 14 saves.

Jeremiah Richter had a goal and an assist for 9-8 Brewer while A.J. Hayes scored a goal and Josh Caldwell had an assist. Spencer Dunbar made 35 saves.

JV: Edward Little 7-1

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.