Golden Bucks get first win behind Murauckas

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BUCKSPORT – Jen Murauckas scored 10 of her 14 points from the foul line as the Golden Bucks got their first girls basketball win of the season with a 36-33 decision over George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill Saturday.

Alice Andrews added 10 points for Bucksport.

Sara Beardsworth led the Eagles of Blue Hill with nine.

George Stevens (1-6) 33

Wardwell, Youcis 1-2-4, Roberts 2-0-5, Grindle 0-1-1, Winters 1-3-5, Beardsworth 3-2-9, Allen 2-1-5, Haskell 1-2-4

Bucksport (1-6) 36

Gourley 0-2-2, Andrews 4-0-10, Adams 0-1-1, Murauckas 2-10-14, Fitzpatrick 2-3-7, Smith 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Roberts, Beardsworth; Andrews 2

George Stevens 9 17 23 33

Bucksport 3 11 22 36

Stearns 54, Penquis 38

At Milo, Leslie Osborne scored 15 points to help give Stearns the win.

Ashley Boynton and Trisha MacDonald contributed with 14 points apiece for the Minutemen of Millinocket.

Kate Hamlin was the top scorer for Penquis with 11 points.

Stearns (4-2) 54

J. Osborne 2-0-4, MacDonald 6-2-14, Nason 1-0-3, Lagassey 1-0-2, Boynton 6-2-14, Osborne 7-1-15, Somers 1-0-2, Fitzgerald, Arsenault, Michaud

Penquis (4-3) 38

K. Hamlin 4-2-11, Morrill 2-1-5, S. Gerrish 2-0-4, Cobb 6-0-12, J. Hamlin 2-0-4, Dolley 1-0-2, Hussey, Graves, Ladd, Comeay, C. Gerrish, Sickler

3-pt. goals: Nason

Stearns 11 20 36 54

Penquis 9 23 29 38

Caribou 62, Bangor 55 (OT)

At Caribou, Lindsey Burlock scored six of her game-high 24 points in the overtime, which never would have happened had Amy Pushard not nailed a three-pointer with five seconds left to tie the score at 47. The Vikes then outscored the Rams 15-8 in the extra session.

Burlock also hit 14 free throws for Caribou. Leah Drew connected for 16 points, and Pushard finished with 11.

Alyssa Odgen led the way for Bangor with 18 points, and Erin Porter added 10.

Bangor (1-2) 55

Ogden 6-6-18, Angst, Porter 3-4-10, Clarke 3-2-9, McLeod 2-0-6, McAllian 2-0-5, McCrum 1-0-2, Russell, Hayden, Chase, Curtis, Weymouth 2-1-5, Sullivan

Caribou (5-2) 62

Gahagan, Harrigan 1-0-3, Ouellette, Pushard 4-1-11, Vincent, Burlock 5-14-24, Drew 5-6-16, Selander 3-2-8, Collins

3-pt. goals: McLeod 2, McAllian, Clarke; Pushard 2, Harrigan

Bangor 15 17 32 47 55

Caribou 7 24 37 47 63

JV: Bangor 80-28

Brewer 59, John Bapst 22

At the Bangor Auditorium, Caroline McAvoy scored 18 points to help lead Brewer to the win.

Katie Harris scored 11 of her 14 points in the first quarter to give the Witches an early spark.

Sara Miller was the top scorer for John Bapst with seven points.

John Bapst (0-3) 22

Cluff 2-0-4, Ryder 1-1-3, Miller 3-1-7, Lincoln 1-0-2, Andrle 2-0-4, LaFerriere 1-0-2, Athorpe, Allen, martin, Hunter, Wickstrom

Brewer (2-2) 59

Quimby 2-1-6, Bean 2-3-9, Freeman 1-2-4, Hamm 1-0-2, Wing 1-0-2, McAvoy 5-7-18, Harris 5-0-14, Alberdine 0-2-2, Sutherland 1-0-2, McLaughlin, Adams

3-pt. goals: Harris 4, Bean 2, McAvoy, Quimby

John Bapst 2 9 20 22

Brewer 27 40 49 59

JV: John Bapst 31-20

Houlton 50, Ellsworth 49

At Houlton, Kasey Cleary hit a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Houlton held off Ellsworth.

Cleary finished with 14 points, Katherine Cole scored 12 and Danielle Sewell and Aimee Guy combined for 18 more.

Ashley Oleson scored a game-high 22 points for the Eagles. Cassie Kimball had 12 more.

Ellsworth (3-3) 49

Kimball 4-1-12, Bickford 2-0-5, Duarte 2-0-4, Archer 2-0-4, Roberts 0-2-2, Oleson 7-8-22, Eaton, Boutaugh, Briggs, Fortier, Jones, Tripp

Houlton (4-2) 50

Guy 3-2-9, Cleary 5-0-14, Thompson 1-2-4, Cole 6-0-12, Lenentine 1-0-2, Sewell 3-3-9, Foster, Skehan, Beals

3-pt. goals: Kimball 3, Bickford; Cleary 4, Guy

Ellsworth 5 23 34 49

Houlton 17 25 34 50

JV: Ellsworth 42-36

Presque Isle 45, Hampden 43

At Hampden, Billie Blanchard led the Presque Isle offense with 16 points.

Kylan Smith contributed 13 points for the Wildcats.

Emmy Russell and Jill Beal scored 14 points apiece for Hampden.

Presque Isle 45

Blanchard 5-6-16, Smith 5-0-13, Deschene 1-0-3, A. DeLong 1-0-3, Post 2-1-5, K. DeLong 0-2-2, DeMerchant 1-1-3, Henrikson 1-0-2, Wildeman, McKenna

Hampden (3-3) 43

Stephenson 2-0-4, Morris 0-2-2, Campbell 3-1-7, Russell 4-6-14, Beal 5-4-14, Ireland 1-0-2, Webb, Peters, Littlefield, Workman

3-pt. goals: Smith 3, Deschene

Presque Isle 6 16 25 45

Hampden 17 26 38 43

JV: Hampden 50-34

So. Aroostook 39, Washburn 29

At Washburn, Nicki Lyons scored 18 point to help lead Southern Aroostook past Washburn.

Amber Blakney had 12 points for the Beavers while Nicole McLaughlin chipped in with 10.

Southern Aroostook (7-0) 39

Lyons 5-6-18, Hartin 1-1-3, Hardy 1-0-2, B. Crandall 1-2-4, A. Crandall 1-0-2, Watson 1-0-2, Charette 4-0-8, McGary

Washburn (0-6) 29

McLaughlin 4-0-10, A. Blakney 3-3-12, L. Maynard 3-1-7, Burtt, T. Blakney, C. Maynard, Campbell

3-pt. goals: Lyons; A. Blakney 3, McLaughlin 2

So. Aroostook 2 21 27 39

Washburn 6 14 16 29

JV: Southern Aroostook 41-28

Hockey

Bangor 2, Spaulding (VT) 0

At Waterville, Aaron Buzzell notched his first varsity shutout, stopping all 22 shots he faced to give the Rams a win in the consolation round of the Waterville Holiday Tourney.

Kevin Cobb and Ben Payson each had an unassisted goal for Bangor.

Pierre Salvas made 16 saves against 18 shots for Spaulding High of Vermont.

Orono 6, John Bapst 4

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Tom Smythe scored had a hat trick to lead the Red Riots past John Bapst of Bangor.

Travis Bryant had two goals and an assist, Evan Jones had a goal and an assist, Dylan Huckstein dished out four assists, and Joe Fullwood had two assists for the 3-4 Red Riots. Anthony Hedstrom made 22 saves on 26 shots.

Zac Grenier scored twice for the 0-5 Crusaders. Colby Therriault and David Sawyer each had a goal and an assist. Brian Leighton assisted on two goals. Jamie Hardy and Dan Leighton combined to make 25 saves on 31 shots.

Boys basketball

Houlton 55, Ellsworth 50

At Houlton, Mark Socoby netted 17 points to help give Houlton the edge over Ellsworth.

Erik O’Connell scored 12 points while Jordan Hill helped out with 10.

Joey DeWitt tossed in 22 points for Ellsworth while freshman Andy Tracy scored nine of his 14 points in the fourth.

Ellsworth (1-5) 50

Mayo 0-2-2, DeWitt 9-2-22, Berry 1-0-2, Tracy 5-1-14, Wood 4-0-8, Sprague 1-0-2, Jones

Houlton (3-3) 55

Hill 4-1-10, Lenentine 1-0-2, Brown 0-2-2, B. Miles 2-0-4, A. Miles 0-2-2, bartlett 2-0-4, Socoby 7-2-17, O’Connell 6-0-12, Edwards 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Tracy 3, DeWitt 2; Hill, Socoby

Ellsworth 13 23 35 50

Houlton 18 32 44 55

JV: Houlton 51-39

PVHS 78, Searsport 59

At Howland, Matt Mulligan racked up 31 points and 21 rebounds, good enough for a double-double and a win for his Howlers.

Dustin Nicholson and Trent Slowkowski added 13 points each for Penobscot Valley.

Josh McFarlin’s 24 points led the Vikings and Spencer Garton notched 18.

Searsport (2-6) 59

McFarlin 9-6-24, Garton 8-2-18, Nickerson 2-1-5, Quisenberry 3-1-8, Nickerson 1-0-2, Shute 0-2-2, Tufts, Fitzgerald, Ferrar, Mitchell

Penobscot Valley (2-5) 78

Nicholson 5-3-13, Slowkowski 5-1-13, Mulligan 14-1-31, Cummings 1-2-4, Ireland 0-2-2, Thompson 2-0-4, Coyle 1-0-2, Cyr 2-0-4, Hallett, LaVertu 1-2-4, Artes

3-pt. goals: Quisenberry; Mulligan 2, Slowkowski

Searsport 4 20 38 59

Penobscot Valley 19 29 45 78

JV: Penobscot Valley 77-41

Bangor 44, Caribou 39

At Caribou, Wes Day scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth quarter as Bangor overcame a 33-29 deficit to remain unbeaten.

Zak Ray had 14 points for the Rams and Aaron Gallant contributed seven.

Justin Cederman’s game-high 17 points paced Caribou. Kurt Peterson chipped in with eight more.

Bangor (3-0) 44

Heath, Achorn, Ray 6-0-14, Gallant 3-0-7, Day 6-2-15, Prentiss, K. Flynn 1-0-2, R. Flynn 3-0-6, Cassidy

Caribou (2-3) 39

St. Peter 1-2-5, Thompson, Nadeau 1-0-3, J. Peterson, Nason 2-0-4, Susee 1-0-2, K. Peterson 2-4-8, Cederman 6-3-17

3-pt. goals: Ray 2, Day, Gallant; Cederman 2, Nadeau, St. Peter

Bangor 11 23 29 44

Caribou 16 25 33 39

JV: Bangor 72-42

Katahdin 77, Lee 63

At Sherman Station, Tom Rodgerson poured in 32 points to help carry Katahdin past Lee.

Brian Sullivan contributed with 21 points for the Cougars.

Jason Mallett led the Lee effort with 16 points while Nate Dow added 12.

Lee (2-6) 63

Rideout 1-2-4, Cowan 3-2-9, Doane 1-2-4, N. Dow 5-0-12, King 1-2-4, B. Dow 0-2-2, Worster 1-2-5, Fisk 2-0-6, Mallett 5-6-16, Tripp 0-1-1

Katahdin (2-5) 77

Willett 1-2-4, McAvoy 1-0-3, Sullivan 8-4-21, Jason Cullins 2-0-4, Rodgerson 8-13-32, Jordan Cullins 1-0-2, Goodman 1-0-2, McCarthy 3-2-9

3-pt. goals: Dow 2, Fisk 2, Worster, Cowan; Rodgerson 3, McAvoy, Sullivan, McCarthy

Lee 17 30 43 63

Katahdin 17 41 58 77

JV: Katahdin 57-56 (4OT)

Hodgdon 68, Fort Kent 49

At Hodgdon, Jimmy Griffin scored 21 points and had seven assists to help lead the Hawks to victory.

Adam Hogan helped out with 16 points while Derrick Nickerson had 11.

Dustin Nadeau led Fort Kent with 18 points while Corey Boucher scored 11 and Matt Ouellette added 10.

Fort Kent 49

Nadeau 7-4-18, Boucher 3-5-11, Raymond 2-0-4, Rossignol 2-0-4, Ouellette 4-2-10, Rivera 1-0-2

Hodgdon (5-1) 68

Hogan 7-2-16, Currie 2-0-4, Hovey 2-1-5, Condon 0-1-1, Sanford 2-0-4, Griffin 7-4-21, Nickerson 5-1-11, Prescott 0-6-6

3-pt. goals: Griffin 3

Fort Kent 8 18 33 49

Hodgdon 11 34 42 68

Van Buren 56, Washburn 55

At Van Buren, Fabian Deuchler sank a pair of free throws with three seconds left to keep Van Buren undefeated.

Deuchler had been fouled driving to the basket.

Deuchler and Mike Corbin had 14 points apiece for the Crusaders and Jeremy Chasse contributed 13 more. Andy Martin added nine points.

Jason Thompson scored a game-high 26 points for Washburn including 18 in the second half. Chris Pesut chipped in with 14 points.

Washburn (4-3) 55

Bagley 0-2-2, Bird 2-0-6, Pesut 7-0-14, Thompson 12-1-26, Vaughn 3-0-7, Carter

Van Buren (7-0) 56

Corbin 5-4-14, Bird 2-0-6, Pesut 7-0-14, Thompson 12-1-26, Vaughn 3-0-7, Carter

3-pt. goals: Bird 2, Vaughn, Thompson; Chasse 2, Martin

Washburn 11 22 37 55

Van Buren 14 26 37 56

JV: Van Buren 42-31