Nokomis defense shuts down Bapst

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NEWPORT – Nokomis High held John Bapst scoreless in the fourth quarter Monday night while securing a 45-26 Class A schoolgirl basketball victory over John Bapst of Bangor.

Danielle Clark scored 19 points and had eight rebounds for Nokomis while Michelle Murray contributed 15 points for the Warriors.

Meghan Sekera led John Bapst with 12 points.

John Bapst (3-15) 26

Crotty 0-2-2, Sekera 4-1-12, Miller 1-2-4, Mitchell-Storer 1-0-2, Hunter 1-0-2, Ryder 2-0-4, Sturgeon, Andrle, Allen, Zitaner, Ginn, Picard

Nokomis (16-2) 45

Murray 5-2-15, Snow 3-1-9, Perry 1-0-2, Clark 7-7-19, Gould, Paradis, Merrow, Gonzalez

3-pt. goals: Sekera 3; Murray 3, Snow 2

John Bapst 12 17 26 26

Nokomis 9 24 37 45

JV: Nokomis 37-30

WM Class D

Valley 59, NYA 39

At the Augusta Civic Center, Jessica Fitzmaurice poured in a game-high 22 points and Megan Helcher scored 13 more as Valley High of Bingham advanced to the Western Maine Class D semis with its tourney win over North Yarmouth Academy.

Breanne Belanger had nine points for the winners, who raced out to a 15-2 lead after the first eight minutes and expanded it to 33-15 by intermission.

Ashley Spicer’s 13 points and Bobbi Dennison’s 10 paced NYA.

NYA (6-13) 39

Von Brecht 1-0-2, Merrill 1-0-2, Rogers, Moss 1-0-2, Hutchinson 1-0-2, Myer, Happe 2-0-4, Aronson, Dennison 3-3-10, Spicer 5-3-13, Briggs 1-0-2, Lovaas 1-0-2

Valley (17-2) 59

Rich, Roderick, Melcher 4-4-13, Malloy 3-0-6, Robinson 2-2-6, Rollins, Belanger 3-1-9, McAllister, J. Fitzmaurice 10-2-22, Vicneire 0-1-1, L. Fitzmaurice 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Dennison; Belanger 2, Melcher

NYA 2 15 26 39

Valley 15 33 48 59

Boys basketball

Class A

Nokomis 70, John Bapst 58

At Newport, Ryan McLellan poured in 33 points to help give Nokomis the win in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Luke Hayden scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Trenton Estes chipped in with 11 points.

Wes Day scored 13 points and had eight rebounds for John Bapst of Bangor while Zev Myerowitz added 12.

John Bapst (8-10) 58

Jellison 2-0-5, Baldus 2-1-5, Snyder 4-0-8, Day 5-1-13, Connole 1-0-2, Tremble 3-0-7, D. Myerowitz 3-0-6, Z. Myerowitz 6-0-12, Means, Irish

Nokomis (14-4) 70

R. McLellan 8-10-33, Estes 5-0-11, Ellis 2-0-4, Veazie 0-2-2, Hayden 6-5-17, Mullis 1-1-3, Bradstreet, Buzanoski, Martin, J. McLellan

3-pt. goals: Day 2, Jellison, Tremble; McLellan 7, Estes

John Bapst 16 62 45 58

Nokomis 18 26 50 70

JV: Nokomis 65-56

Skowhegan 73, Messalonskee 40

At Skowhegan, Ryan Brod, Derek Holt and B.J. Dunlap combined for 16 third-quarter points as Skowhegan broke the game open by outscoring Messalonskee 26-6.

Sam Hight and Brod paced a balanced attack with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Matt Malek and Holt finished with 10 apiece and Dunlap contributed nine.

Lenny Goff and Isaac Hutchinson had nine points apiece for Messalonskee of Oakland.

Messalonskee (4-14) 40

Norton 2-0-4, Rossignol 0-1-1, Brooks 1-0-2, Goff 2-4-9, MacLean 0-1-1, Groder 1-0-2, Beaudoin 1-2-4, Kerchner 0-1-1, Workman 2-0-4, Fisher, Hutchinson 3-3-9, McAvoy, Parker 1-1-3

Skowhegan (14-4) 73

Hight 5-1-12, Washburn 1-0-2, Strout 1-1-3, Malek 4-2-10, Brod 4-3-11, Davis 1-2-4, Holt 4-0-10, Dunlap 4-1-9, Mitchell 1-3-5, Poissonnier, Anzelc 1-0-2, Nelson 0-1-1, Susi 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Goff; Holt 2, Hight

Messalonskee 10 21 27 40

Skowhegan 14 29 55 73

Presque Isle 61, Hampden 57

At Hampden, Nick Casavant netted 30 points to carry Presque Isle to victory.

Fred Bird contributed 15 points for the Wildcats.

Justin DiFrederico and Jerod Shaw each scored 15 points for Hampden while Kyle Dalton chipped in with 12.

Presque Isle (15-3) 61

Graves 0-1-1, James 0-1-1, Saucier 1-5-8, Casavant 12-1-30, Bird 5-5-15, Fortin 3-0-6, Hall, Lockhart

Hampden (7-11) 57

DiFrederico 5-3-15, Shaw 6-2-15, Kelley 3-0-6, Pelotte 3-3-9, Dalton 5-0-12, Winnery, Larson

3-pt. goals: Casavant 5, Saucier; DiFrederico 2, Dalton 2; Shaw

Presque Isle 11 23 39 57

Hampden 19 27 46 61

JV: Presque Isle 46-44

WM Class C

Georges Valley 78, Madison 61

At Augusta, Travis Magnusson scored 22 points to lead No. 2 Georges Valley to the win in a Class C semifinal game.

Sam Schmonsees contributed with 16 points while Brett Hutchinson added 15 and David Wilgus had 12.

Jared Deck led No. 3 Madison with 17 points while Adam Rich and John Cannon each scored 11.

Madison (12-8) 61

Rich 4-2-11, Deck 6-2-17, Cannon 5-1-11, Fortin 3-3-9, Finney 0-2-2, N. Berry 3-1-7, McMullen 0-1-1 Ellis, A. Berry, Stewart, Linkletter, Clark

Georges Valley (16-4) 78

Wilgus 6-0-12, Magnusson 7-5-22, Holbrook 0-1-1, Schmonsees 6-4-16, Staples 3-1-7, Hiller 2-1-5, Hutchinson 7-1-15, Sturks, Carty, Bernier, Strong, Benner

3-pt. goals: Deck 3, Franzose, Rich; Magnusson 3

Madison 17 39 53 78

Georges Valley 17 39 53 78