PRESQUE ISLE – Fred Bird scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 55-42 schoolboy basketball win over the Old Town Indians Friday night.

Ben Deschene helped Presque Isle erase an eight-point first-quarter deficit by scoring 12 of his 15 points in the second period.

Kyle James had 10 points for the winners and Kyle Rideout gathered 11 rebounds to go with his eight points.

Troy Conary’s 11 points and Tyler Tracewski’s 10 paced Old Town.

Old Town (2-1) 42

Emerson 2-0-5, Thurston 2-0-5, Tracewski 4-1-10, Conary 5-1-11, Miller 2-1-5, Bjorn 3-0-6, Curtis, King, Dupuis, Brown

Presque Isle (2-1) 55

James 3-4-10, Deschene 3-6-15, Rideout 1-5-8, Bird 5-3-16, Whitaker 2-1-6, Carlin, Swanson, McGlinn, Wilbeman.

3-pt. goals: Emerson, Thurston, Tracewski; Bird 3, Deschene 3, Whitaker

Old Town 12 20 30 42

Presque Isle 4 21 41 55

Houlton 76, Fort Kent 45

At Fort Kent, freshman Mark Socoby scored 19 points including four of his five 3-pointers in the third quarter to help carry Houlton past Fort Kent.

Eric Connell contributed with 12 points for the Shiretowners.

Dustin Nadeau led the Fort Kent effort with 15 points while Seth Rivera added 10 points.

Houlton 76

Hill 3-2-8, Lenentine 1-0-2, Brown 3-0-7, B. Miles 1-0-2, C. York 1-0-2, Gregory 1-0-2, A. Miles 3-1-7, D. York 1-1-3, Bartlett 4-0-8, Socoby 6-2-19, O’Connell 5-2-12, Lewis 1-0-2, Edward 1-0-2, Duff

Fort Kent 45

Caron 2-0-5, Raymond 1-0-2, Nadeau 5-2-15, Boucher 1-0-2, R. Ouellette 1-0-2, Bard 1-0-2, M. Rossignol 0-2-2, Rivera 5-0-10, Ouellette 2-1-5, S. Rossignol, Jeandreau, McBrearity

3-pt. goals: Socoby 5, Brown; Nadeau 3, Caron

Houlton 19 34 60 76

Fort Kent 6 19 31 45

JV: Houlton 59-52

Jonesport-Beals 65, Shead 50

At Eastport, Jeremy Chandler netted 22 points to lead Royals past the Tigers.

Abraham Beal added 14 points for Jonesport-Beals and Derek Beal netted eight.

Jason Bones scored 12 points for Shead while James MacDonald and Darrin Constant added 10 each.

Jonesport-Beals (5-1) 65

Durke 4-1-11, A. Beal 5-2-14, Dyer 1-1-3, J. Alley 1-0-3, Bakhen 1-0-2, Chandler 8-6-22, D. Beal 2-4-8, M. Alley, Berry

Shead (3-1) 50

Maloney 1-0-2, Marshall 1-0-3, MacDonald 5-0-10, DeMolet 2-2-6, Bones 6-0-12, Constant 3-3-10, Demmons 2-3-7, Kroll

3-pt. goals: Beal 3, Durke 2, Alley; Constant, Marshall

Jonesport-Beals 8 23 46 65

Shead 6 24 42 50

JV: Shead 71-70

Washington Acd. 70, Machias 62

At Machias, Whitney Stevens scored 22 points and Jarod Gray had 21 to lead the Washington Academy Raiders past Machias.

Chris Correll scored 18 points, Luke Leahy had 11 points, and Nate Poor grabbed 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Washington Academy 70

Gray, Harmon 3-0-8, Mawhinney 4-1-9, Ramsdell 2-3-7, Gray 8-3-21, Stevens 9-1-22, Merritt 1-0-2

Machias 62

Seabrooks 3-0-6, Correll 8-1-18, Richards 2-1-5, Leahy 4-3-11, Poore 4-0-8, Anderson 2-2-7, Sullivan 1-1-3, Falvey 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Harmon 2, Gray 2, Stevens 3; Correll, Anderson

W.A. 19 32 50 70

Machias 15 37 45 62

JV: Washington Academy 70-43

Bangor Chr. 80, Greenville 43

At Husson College’s Newman Gym in Bangor, Josh Madden poured in 30 points and tallied five rebounds, five steals and five assists as the Patriots rolled over the Lakers.

David Chrisos chipped in with 14 points and Greg Patterson had seven assists.

Griz Aucoin paced Greenville with 10 points.

Greenville (3-1) 43

G. Aucoin 4-0-10, K. Belmont 3-1-7, Campbell 2-2-6, J. Belmont 3-0-6, R. Douglass 2-0-4, D. Aucoin 2-0-4, Lavigne 1-0-2, E. Douglass 0-2-2, Lizotte 1-0-2, Edmondson

Bangor Christian (5-0) 80

Madden 11-7-30, Chrisos 7-0-14, Frost 3-0-7, J. Phinney 1-4-6, Patterson 2-2-6, Smith 3-0-6, McCleary 2-0-4, Dearborn 0-2-2, A. Phinney 1-0-2, Sobey 1-0-2, Cole 0-1-1, Astoe, Denbow, Wilson

3-pt. goals: G. Aucoin 2; Madden, Frost

Greenville 10 25 36 43

Bangor Christian 17 37 64 80

Erskine 56, MCI 38

At Pittsfield, Matt Donar scored 14 points to help lead Erskine to the win over Maine Central Institute.

Kenny Demuth added 12 points while Josh Jones helped out with 10 points for the winners of South China.

Taisuke Hayama led the MCI effort with 11 points.

Erskine (5-0) 56

Demuth 4-0-12, Dow 0-2-2, Childs 0-3-3, Farrington 1-0-2, D. Haskell 2-0-6, Jones 4-2-10, Janosky 2-0-4, K. Haskell 1-1-3, Donar 5-2-14, Glidden, Peterson, Wing

MDI (1-5) 38

Bennett 1-0-2, Adams 2-0-4, Quint 2-1-5, Hayama 5-0-11, Godfrey 2-0-4, Sibuya 2-0-4, Basford 1-1-4, McPhail 2-0-4, Vance, Hall, Wine

3-pt. goals: Demuth 4, Haskell 2, Donar 2; Hayama

Erskine 19 38 51 56

MCI 8 16 27 38

Stearns 70, Mattanawcook 61

At Lincoln, Kevin McLaughlin and Derek DiFrederico scored 20 points apiece as Stearns dealt rival Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln its first loss after four wins.

Marty LeGassey contributed 10 points.

Stearns jumped out to a 15-2 lead after one period and held off the rallying Lynx.

Tyler Libbey’s 17 points, Jon Carney’s 14 and Dylan Hanscom’s nine led Mattanawcook.

Stearns (2-1) 70

Leino 1-1-3, Fitzgerald 1-0-2, DiFrederico 9-0-20, Moscone 1-0-2, Barnett 3-0-6, Johnson, McLaughlin 3-14-20, Mar. LeGassey 2-6-10, Mat. LeGassey 2-3-7

Mattanawcook (4-1) 61

Kyes 0-1-1, Du. Hanscom 2-1-5, Dy. Hanscom 3-2-9, Cousineau 3-1-8, Greenlaw, Berry 1-2-4, Malone 1-1-3, Libbey 6-5-17, Ireland, Carney 5-4-14

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 2; Dy. Hanscom, Cousineau

Stearns 15 31 50 70

Mattanawcook 2 21 42 61

JV: Mattanawcook 67-58

Camden Hills 82, Oak Hill 34

At Rockport, the Windjammers used a balanced scoring attack to roll by the Raiders of Sabattus.

Tim Stammen paced the winners with 15 points and Greg Crupi added 15.

Kyle Fournier led the Raiders with 12 points.

Oak Hill (0-5) 34

Labbe 1-2-4, Guerrette, Levesque, Lunn 3-0-6, Knook 1-0-2, Duchette, Hinkley 1-0-2, Aldrid, Daggett 0-1-1, Tracy 2-1-7, Labrie, Fournier 5-2-12

Camden Hills (3-2) 82

Davis 2-0-4, Crupi 4-1-10, Moro 3-0-6, Beveridge 1-0-3, Draper 2-0-4, Horn 3-0-8, T. Stammen 6-1-15, G. Stammen 1-2-4, Fitzgerald 2-0-4, Alyward 3-1-9, Scamfer 2-0-4, Massey 2-0-4, Fitzpatrick 1-0-2, Puls 0-1-1, Dennen 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Tracy 2; Crupi, Beveridge, Horn 2, T. Stammen 2, Alyward 2

Oak Hill 8 19 21 34

Camden Hills 24 40 61 82

MDI 67, Sumner 60

At Mount Desert, Kyle Jones scored 19 points to lead the Trojans by Sumner of East Sullivan.

Ryan Colbeth netted 15 points for Mount Desert Island and Jake King had 14 points.

Jamey Polk scored 25 points for the Tigers and Larry Plummer added 10.

Sumner (2-2) 60

Johnson 1-0-3, White 2-0-5, Polk 11-0-25, Huber 3-0-7, Joy 4-0-9, Plummer 4-2-10, Allan 0-1-1

Mount Desert Island (3-2) 67

Jones 5-6-19, Dougis, Staples 1-0-2, Stratton 2-0-4, Suvelue 4-0-9, King 5-4-14, O’Connell 2-0-4, Colbeth 7-1-15

3-pt. goals: Johnson, White, Polk 3, Huber, Joy; Jones 3, Suvelue

Sumner 10 31 45 60

MDI 14 25 45 67

JV: Mount Desert Island 77-50

Hockey

Gardiner 3, Presque Isle 1

At Presque Isle, Ryan Jean scored two goals to help carry Gardiner past the Wildcats.

Shawn Kelley scored a goal and had an assist for the 2-1 Tigers while Brandon Lebourdais picked up the assist. Scott Moulton, Justin Lebourdais and Matt Simon each recorded an assist while Spencer Lahaie stopped 25 of 26 shots.

Joe Flenner scored for 2-2 Presque Isle with the assists going to Trevor Graves and Benji Lynch. Sean Daigle faced 21 shots and stopped 18.

Winslow 7, Stearns 1

At Winslow’s Sukee Arena, Adam Cullivan scored a pair of goals as Winslow overcame a 71-save performance by Stearns High senior goalie Nick Simon.

Justin Brow, Derek Rancourt, Evan Smith, Derrick Dempsey and Brian Poulin had the other goals for 4-1 Winslow and Mike Zemrak made 11 saves.

Freshman Josh Harmon scored for Stearns of Millinocket off a George Surette pass.

Houlton-Hodgdon 8, Foxcroft 2

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor Thursday night, Jared Sylvia scored three goals and Ian Pasquarelli had two goals and two assists as Houlton-Hodgdon ruined Foxcroft Academy’s opener.

Ben Carton had a goal and an assist, Tyler Hutchinson had a goal and Andy Clark and Chris Bither had two assists each. Nick Fitzpatrick made 20 saves.

Mike Freese and Derek Smith scored for Foxcroft and Dan Perkins made 38 saves.

Girls basketball

Presque Isle 74, Old Town 57

At Presque Isle, Natasha Deschene netted 19 points to lead the Wildcats to the win.

Billi Blanchard chipped in with 18 points with eight rebounds and four assists for Presque Isle. Kylan Smith also scored 17 points.

Kristi Mitchell scored 22 points for Old Town and Renee Tibodeau netted 13.

Old Town (0-1) 57

Bergeron 2-1-5, Marquis 1-1-3, Thibodeau 4-4-13, Spencer 0-2-2, K. Mitchell 11-0-22, L. Mitchell 3-0-6, Randall 2-0-5, S. Kennedy 0-1-1, St. Peter, Maurais, E. Kennedy

Presque Isle (3-0) 74

Deschene 7-4-19, A. Delong 3-3-9, K. Delong 1-1-3, Demerchant 1-2-4, Smith 7-0-17, Blanchard 4-9-18, Bishop 0-4-4, McKenna, Hendrickson, Wildman

3-pt. goals: Randall; Deschene, Smith 3, Blanchard

Old Town 13 26 46 57

Presque Isle 18 40 57 74

CAHS 47, Washburn 44

At Washburn, Alicia Rideout and Stevi Fletcher each scored 11 points to help lead Central Aroostook of Mars Hill to the win.

Lindsey Michaud added 10 for the Panthers.

Amber Blakney scored 12 points and Nicole McLaughlin added 10 for Washburn.

Central Aroostook (4-2) 47

Rideout 5-1-11, Michaud 3-4-10, Caron 1-0-2, Smith 2-4-8, Barton 1-0-2, Collins 1-2-4, Fletcher 5-1-11, Gosselin

Washburn (0-4) 44

McLaughlin 4-1-10, A. Blakney 4-4-12, T. Blakney 1-0-2, C. Maynard 1-1-3, L. Maynard 3-0-9, Campbell 4-0-8, Fitzherbert, Carter

3-pt. goals: McLaughlin, L. Maynard

C. Aroostook 9 26 37 47

Washburn 16 25 36 44

JV: CAHS 47-18

Van Buren 36, Limestone 31

At Van Buren, Casey Caron scored 13 points for the Crusaders, including four free throws in the fourth that helped put the game away.

Danielle Gagnon also had 13 points and recorded 10 rebounds while Michelle Parent scored 10 points and pulled down 22 boards for Van Buren.

Traci Weatherhead tossed in 12 points for Limestone while Ashley Brooker chipped in with 11 points.

Limestone (3-1) 21

Stackhouse 1-0-2, Brooker 5-1-11, Redman 1-1-3, Beaton 1-0-3, Weatherhead 6-0-12, Porter, Sanpierre, Beaulieu

Van Buren (2-4) 36

Caron 3-7-13, Parent 5-0-10, Gagnon 6-2-13, Levasseur, Hews, Martin

3-pt. goals: Beaton

Limestone 3 12 25 31

Van Buren 9 18 24 36

Piscataquis 71, Schenck 33

At Guilford, Karoleanne Emery netted 14 points to lead Piscataquis to the win.

Heather Woodbury scored 12 points for the Pirates and Jenn Getchell added 11.

Robin Larlee socred nine points for Schenck and Nicole Crocker had eight points.

Schenck (0-6) 33

Bishop 0-4-4, Jarmark 0-3-3, Gleason 1-0-2, Crocker 3-0-8, Peabody 1-2-4, Pray 0-3-3, Larlee 4-1-9, McCloud, Jamo, Carey, Harrington

Piscataquis (2-2) 71

Woodbury 4-4-12, Levesque 0-2-2, Bailey 3-0-6, St.Louis 1-2-4, Getchell 5-1-11, C. Martell 4-0-8, Emery 4-6-14, H. Martell 0-1-1, Hanscomb 2-5-9, Bradford 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Crocker 2

Schenck 6 19 21 33

Piscataquis 18 38 57 71

JV: Schenck 43-41 (OT)

Highview 43, Governor Baxter 32

At Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor, Linda Poreira scored 16 points to help push Highview Christian past the Governor Baxter School.

Dani Day added 14 points with 14 rebounds and Sarah Lewis netted 10 points with 15 rebounds for Highview Christian of Charleston.

Sheena Foote had 12 points for Governor Baxter of Portland and Jenna Lokshey scored 11.

Govenor-Baxter (0-3) 32

Danforth 4-0-8, Foote 5-2-12, Sargent 0-1-1, Lokshey 4-2-11, Marr

Highview Christian (2-2) 43

Lewis 5-0-10, Day 7-0-14, Poreira 7-2-16, Crooker 1-0-2, Scott 0-1-1, C. Carey, Plourd, Minn, Jones, Wentworth, A. Carey

3-pt. goals: Lokshey

Govenor-Baxter 6 11 22 32

Highview Christian 4 20 31 43