FORT FAIRFIELD – Matthew Gagnon’s two free throws with 18 seconds left broke a 55-55 tie and put the Van Buren Crusaders in the lead for good en route to a 58-55 schoolboy basketball win over the Fort Fairfield Tigers Tuesday night.

Andrew Martin led the Crusaders with 19 points.

Brandon Levasseur scored 18 points, Sam Esancy added 13, Aaron Kenneson had 12, and Jamie McLaughlin scored 10 points for the Tigers.

Van Buren (4-0) 58

Martin 6-6-19, Deuchler 7-1-15, Hews 1-2-4, Lapierre 2-1-5, Violette 2-0-4, Corbin 2-2-6, Gagnon 1-3-5

Fort Fairfield (2-2) 55

Levasseur 9-0-18, Esancy 6-1-13, Kenneson 5-2-12, McLaughlin 3-1-10, Osgood 1-0-2, Helstrom, Cunningham, Bernaiche, King

3-pt. goals: Martin; McLaughlin

Van Buren 14 28 39 58

Fort Fairfield 10 27 35 55

JV: Fort Fairfield 53-28

Schenck 75 , Katahdin 73

At Sherman Station, Ryan Deschenes poured in 27 points and made crucial free throws in the final minutes of the game to help lead Schenck to the win.

Aaron Watie added 15 points for the Wolverines while Mark Hannington helped out with 14.

Brian Sullivan led Katahdin with 28 points while Thomas Rodgerson contributed with 17 points.

Schenck (1-3) 75

Hannington 7-0-14, Rossignol 3-1-7, Deschenes 9-9-27, Waite 5-3-15, Thompson 2-0-5, Vaness 2-0-4, Barnett 1-1-3

Katahdin (1-4) 73

Willett 3-2-9, Cyr 1-1-3, Davis 2-2-6, Sullivan 12-3-28, Jason Cullen 1-0-2, Rodgerson 5-5-17, Jordan Cullen 1-0-2, McCarthy 2-1-6

3-pt. goals: Waite 2, Thompson; Rodgerson, Willett, Sullivan, McCarthy

Schenck 23 38 52 75

Katahdin 16 37 52 73

Limestone 54, Madawaska 45

At Madawska, Jake Manner scored 19 points to help lead Limestone to the win.

George Tamburello had 13 points for the Eagles while Andrew Pelletier chipped in with 10 points.

Peter Gerard led Madawaska with 13 points while Andy Pennington added 12.

Limestone (1-2) 54

Tamburello 5-2-13, Pelletier 4-2-10, Poisson 3-0-6, Cote 3-0-6, Manner 8-3-19, Frazier

Madawaska (0-3) 45

Guerrette 2-0-6, Nadeau 0-1-1, Gerard 6-1-13, Morneault 4-19, Dubois 1-0-2, Pennington 6-0-12

3-pt. goals: Tamburello

Limestone 14 29 39 54

Madawaska 11 24 27 45

JV: Madawaska 46-33

Piscataquis 68, Dexter 65 (OT)

At Dexter, Harper Hoffman scored four of his team’s 10 points in overtime to lift Piscataquis Community of Guilford to the win.

PCHS rallied from a five-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to tie it at 58 at the end of the regulation.

Hoffman paced the winners with 22 points while Josh Luellen added 13 and Tyler Tracy put in 12.

Eric Day led the Tigers with 21 points, Travis Patterson chipped in with 16 and Sam Bowers had 12.

Piscataquis (1-1) 68

Hoffman 6-10-22, Prescott 2-0-4, Garrett-Young 4-1-9, Ry. Yeo 1-0-2, Erickson, Luellen 5-3-13, Davis, J. Tracy, Ro. Yeo, Jardine 3-0-6, T. Tracy 6-0-12

Dexter (3-1) 65

Martin 0-2-2, Patterson 3-10-16, Towle 2-3-8, Day 6-7-21, Murray, Hersey, Bowers 6-0-12, Rabideau 1-0-2, Kenney 1-0-2, Brayson, Pullen, Vafiades, Roach 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Ro. Yeo; Towle, Day 2

Piscataquis 12 23 36 58 68

Dexter 13 27 41 58 65

JV: Dexter 56-29

Nokomis 64, Hampden 59

At Newport, Ryan McLellan scored his 1,000th career point with 2:15 left in the first quarter to lead Nokomis to the win.

McLellan totaled 35 points, seven rebounds, and six steals for Nokomis and Luke Hayden added nine points.

Ben Keller netted 20 points for Hampden. Blaine Meehan added 11 points and Josh McNutt had 10.

Hampden (0-2) 59

McNutt 2-5-10, Shannon 1-0-2, Keller 10-0-20, Dalton 3-3-9, Meehan 5-0-11, Tunney, Bacon, Moran 1-1-3, Cook 2-0-4

Nokomis (2-0) 64

Rodrigue 0-1-1, McLellan 11-7-35, Nichols, Bradstreet, McDaniel 2-0-6, Buzanoski 1-0-2, Pike 1-0-3, Ellis 1-1-3, Hayden 2-4-9, Parten, Mullis 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: McNutt, Meehan; McLellan 6, McDaniel 2, Pike, Hayden

Hampden 9 22 42 59

Nokomis 18 34 55 64

JV: Hampden 62-60

Machias 63, Narraguagus 55

At Harrington, Chris Correll scored 30 points on 13-for-17 shooting from the foul line to help lead the visiting Bulldogs to victory.

Corey Skeate scored 17 points to pace the Knights.

Machias (3-2) 63

Correll 8-13-30, Smith 1-4-6, Falvey 0-2-2, Leahy 1-5-7, Richards 3-1-7, Sullivan 1-0-2, Brookes 2-0-4, Poore 2-1-5

Narraguagus (1-3) 55

Skeate 6-3-17, Shinn 1-1-4, Farren, C. Worcester 2-1-6, Checker 2-5-9, Strout 1-5-7, Bailey 2-2-6, Rossi 3-0-6, McLaughlin, Z. Worcester, Shaw

3-pt. goals: Correll; Skeate 2, C. Worcester

Machias 18 33 44 63

Narraguagus 15 28 42 55

Washington Acad. 70, Calais 46

At East Machias, Whitney Stevens netted 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help lead Washington Academy to victory.

Jared Gray scored 14 points and recorded six steals for the Raiders while James Ramsdell helped out with 12 points.

Garrett Dickers led the Calais effort with 10 points.

Calais (1-3) 46

Berube 1-0-3, Pollock 1-0-2, McLean 3-1-7, Smiley 0-2-2, Smith 1-4-7, Woodside 3-0-6, Dickers 2-6-10, McPhee 1-1-3, Guthrie 1-4-6

Washington Acad. (2-1) 70

Mawhinney 3-1-7, Stevens 8-7-23, Harmon 3-0-7, Gray 6-2-14, Ramsdell 4-4-12, Merritt 0-3-3, Wood 0-1-1, Sternbergh 0-2-2, Mallar 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Berube, Smith; Harmon

Calais 13 27 29 46

Washington Acad. 13 32 48 70

JV: Washington Acad. 60-28

Islesboro 64, Calvary Chapel 61

At Islesboro, Rory Diffin scored 17 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as the Eagles edged the Sabres.

David Pike also had 17 points and Jon Bolduc added 15 for Islesboro.

Brock Bradford poured in 32 points for Calvary Chapel Christian of Orrington and Kyle Bradford had 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

Calvary Chapel (2-1) 61

K. Bradford 5-7-18, B. Bradford 11-4-32, Gans 2-1-5, McDonald 3-0-6, Dean, Phillips

Islesboro (2-1) 64

Bolduc 5-4-15, Pike 8-0-17, Roberts 3-0-6, Grindle 4-1-9, Diffin 7-3-17

3-pt. goals: B. Bradford 6, K. Bradford; Bolduc, Pike

Calvary Chapel 18 29 52 61

Islesboro 16 37 49 64

Greenville 74, Forest Hills 70

At Greenville, Griz Aucoin scored a game-high 30 points, including 19 in the second half, as Greenville held off Forest Hills of Jackman.

Ron Douglass scored 16 points for the winners, who trailed by five after the first period. Jordan Belmont and Danny Campbell contributed 12 and 10, respectively.

Josh Kipp’s 20 points, Bob Manix’s 18 and Roger Paradise’s 13 points led Forest Hills.

Forest Hills (4-2) 70

Achey 2-4-8, Brady 3-0-6, Manix 7-4-18, Talpey 1-2-4, Forge 0-1-1, Kipp 6-8-20, Paradise 5-3-13, Frawley, Turner

Greenville (3-0) 74

Campbell 4-2-10, Douglass 7-2-16, G. Aucoin 11-4-30, J. Belmont 5-2-12, Lavigne, K. Belmont 1-0-2, Lizotte 2-0-4, D. Aucoin

3-pt. goals: Aucoin 4

Forest Hills 23 36 43 70

Greenville 18 37 49 74