ELLSWORTH – Mark Socoby hit a short jumper with 45 seconds left Friday night, giving Houlton the lead for good on its way to a 53-48 schoolboy basketball victory over Ellsworth.

Socoby, a freshman, led all scorers with 23 points. Dustin Edwards scored 12 for Houlton.

Andy Tracy paced a balanced Ellsworth attack with 13 points. Joey Dewitt and Matt Wood contributed 10 points each.

Houlton (8-6) 53

Hill 2-0-4, Lenentine, Brown, B. Miles 1-1-3, A. Miles, Bartlett 1-0-2, Socoby 9-3-23, O’Connell 3-3-9, Edwards 5-0-12

Ellsworth (3-10) 48

Mayo 3-0-6, Dewitt 2-5-10, Tracy 5-1-13, Wood 5-0-10, Sawyer 3-2-9, Berry, Jones, Sprague

3-pt. goals: Socoby 2, Edwards 2; Dewitt, Tracy 2, Sawyer

Houlton 19 31 39 53

Ellsworth 14 21 36 48

JV: Houlton 62-48

Cen. Aroostook 80, Wisdom 36

At Mars Hill, Matt Kilcollins scored 14 points to lead four Panthers in double figures.

Andrew York scored 12 points, Justin Faulkner netted 11 and Bryan Grew added 10 for Central Aroostook.

Dustin Lugdon topped the Pioneers of St. Agatha with a game-high 18 points.

Wisdom (0-10) 36

Lugdon 4-10-18, Paradis 0-1-1, Daigle 1-0-2, B. Thibeault 3-1-7, Chase, T. Thibeault 0-1-1, Pelletier 3-1-7, Derosier

Central Aroostook (9-3) 80

Kilcollins 6-2-14, York 4-4-12, Faulkner 5-0-11, Grew 5-0-10, Clockedile, McLaughlin 1-1-3, Kinney 1-2-4, Martinez 2-0-5, Woodworth 3-2-8, Shaw 4-1-9, Walsh, London 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Faulkner, Martinez

Wisdom 6 18 30 36

Central Aroostook 11 26 60 80

Easton 73, Ashland 53

At Easton, Danny Warren scored 17 points to lead the Bears past the Hornets.

James Desmond had 14 points and A.J. Perry added 10 for Easton.

Allan O’Clair, Brent Austin and David Smith scored 11 points apiece for Ashland.

Ashland (4-8) 53

Oakes 2-0-4, Hunter 3-2-8, Millett 2-2-6, Bessey 0-2-2, Jandreau, Smith 5-1-11, Perry, O’Clair 3-4-11, Austin 4-3-11, Long, Flint, Baker

Easton (4-10) 73

Carlow 3-0-8, Warren 6-4-17, Osgood 2-5-9, Richardson, Desmond 6-2-14, Blodget 1-0-3, Marquis, Keirstead, Wells, Bradley 1-0-3, Perry 3-3-10, McMann 3-2-9

3-pt. goals: Visitor; Home

Ashland 10 22 40 53

Easton 21 36 56 73

JV: Easton 54-36

Brewer 68, Bucksport 29

At Bucksport, the Witches played outstanding defense on their way to victory.

Andy Frost paced a balanced Brewer offense with 14 points while Jon Bell netted nine.

Jason Legere led the way for Bucksport with 10 points.

Brewer (7-1) 68

Bouzan-Kaloustian 1-2-5, Sargent 1-0-3, Rohn 1-0-2, Stewart 2-2-7, McAoy 1-0-3, I. Bell, J. Bell 2-5-9, Wilson 1-4-7, Craig, Frost 6-1-14, Breindel 1-2-4, McGary 1-2-4, Young 1-0-2, Gomm 3-2-8

Bucksport (2-10) 29

Cain, Lalonde 0-1-1, Sheehan, Legere 4-2-10, Knight 1-0-2, Carmichael, Cyr, Cough 1-0-2, Clapper 1-0-3, Harvey, Hopkins 3-0-7, Wingate 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Bouzan-Kaloustian, Sargent, Stewart, McAvoy, Wilson, Frost; Clapper, Hopkins

Brewer 20 33 53 68

Bucksport 6 10 19 29

JV: Brewer 48-30

Lee 57, Deer Isle-Stonington 46

At Lee, the Pandas hit nine of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away.

Gerry Worster racked up 15 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead the winners. Brian Dow pulled down 17 rebounds to go with nine points. Jeremy Tripp had 15 points.

Jeff Douglass sparked the Mariners with 16 points and seven rebounds, and Nick Ciomei added 10 points.

Deer Isle-Stonington (1-11) 46

Douglass 8-0-16, N. Ciomei 5-0-10, Eaton 1-3-6, Gielarowski 1-2-4, L. Ciomei 2-0-4, Gray 1-1-3, Carter 1-0-2, Trundy 0-1-1, Haskell, Robbins, Jones, Shepard

Lee (3-10) 57

Worster 7-4-19, Tripp 3-6-15, Dow 3-3-9, Cowan 1-4-6, King 1-3-5, Mallett 0-1-1, Currie 1-0-2, Coulombe, Michaud, Doane, Fiske

3-pt. goals: Eaton; Tripp 3, Worster

DI-Stonington 12 23 34 46

Lee 10 30 44 57

JV: Deer Isle-Stonington 45-42

Mattanawcook 63, Dexter 55

At Dexter, Nathan Cousineau scored 14 points to help lead Mattanawcook past Dexter.

Tyler Libbey added 12 points for the Lynx of Lincoln while John Carney provided 11.

Travis Patterson poured in 30 points for Dexter while Eric Day helped out with 13 points.

Mattanawcook (8-4) 63

Kites 0-1-1, Du. Hanscom 3-0-6, Dy. Hanscom 1-3-5, Cousineau 6-1-14, Berry 3-0-6, Malone 3-1-8, Libbey 6-0-12, Carney 4-3-11, Kyes, Ireland, Arnold, Andrews, Emery

Dexter (8-5) 55

Patterson 14-1-30, Towle 1-0-2, Day 6-1-13, Rabideau 3-0-6, Roach 1-2-4, Martin, Hersey, Murray, Bowers, Kenney, Vafiades, Brayson, Pullen

3-pt. goals: Cousineau, Malone; Patterson

Mattanawcook 13 26 43 63

Dexter 13 29 39 55

JV: Dexter 58-45

MDI 55, Sumner 47

At East Sullivan, Jake King tossed in 20 points to help give Mount Desert Island the win.

Kyle Jones added 16 points for the Trojans.

Jamey Polk had 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for Sumner.

MDI (9-3) 55

Jones 4-4-16, Stratton 1-2-4, Suvlu 2-2-6, King 8-4-20, Chernosky 2-0-5, Colbeth 2-0-4, O’Connell

Sumner (8-5) 47

Polk 4-6-21, Huber 4-0-9, Plummer 4-1-9, Johnson 0-2-2, Joy 2-2-6, White

3-pt. goals: Jones 4, Chernosky; Polk 3, Huber

MDI 12 21 38 55

Sumner 12 23 36 47

JV: MDI 76-50

Piscataquis 42, Foxcroft 40

At Guilford, Tyler Tracy banked in a 16-foot jumper from near the top of the key at the buzzer, giving the Pirates an upset win over the previously undefeated Ponies.

Piscataquis had lost by 18 earlier this year in Dover-Foxcroft .

Tracy finished with 20 points, a game-high, for the winners. John Garrett-Young notched 10.

Matt Carey sparked Foxcroft with 15 points.

Foxcroft (10-1) 40

Carey 5-4-15, Hall 3-2-8, White 2-1-6, Gilbert 1-3-5, Withee 2-0-4, Robinson 1-0-2, Kennedy

Piscataquis (5-6) 42

Tracy 6-8-20, Garrett-Young 5-0-10, Jardine 3-0-9, Hoffman 1-1-3, Prescott, Yoe, Davis, Luellen

3-pt. goals: Carey, White; Jardine 3

Foxcroft 7 20 33 40

Piscataquis 5 16 30 42

JV: Foxcroft 54-40

Girls basketball

Ashland 56, Washburn 40

At Ashland, Ashlee Peters and Ashley Nemer scored 16 points each, helping to give the Hornets the lead and the win.

Amber Blakney scored 17 points for Washburn while Nicole McLaughlin chipped in with 10.

Washburn (3-10) 40

Burtt 0-1-1, T. Blakney 2-0-5, McLaughlin 3-4-10, L. Maynard 1-0-3, A. Blakney 6-0-17, Campbell 0-4-4, C. Maynard, Carter, Fitzherbert, Doody

Ashland (6-6) 56

Caron 1-2-4, Smith 3-2-8, Chamberlain 1-0-2, Peters 7-2-16, Sherman 1-0-2, Nemer 4-8-16, Carey, Spooner, Belskis, Long

3-pt. goals: A. Blakney 5, T. Blakney, L. Maynard

Washburn 7 19 29 40

Ashland 15 28 36 56

JV: Ashland 70-24

Camden Hills 48, Maranacook 31

At Rockport, Samantha Wiley scored 12 points to help lead Camden Hills to the win.

Toby Martin was the top scorer for Maranacook of Readfield with nine points.

Maranacook (9-3) 31

Martin 3-3-9, Mace 1-0-2, Bardaglio 3-2-8, Edwards 1-2-4, Brennan 1-4-6, Mason 0-1-1, Mrazik 0-1-1

Camden Hills (10-1) 48

Wiley 2-7-12, Smith 0-1-1, Newcomb 0-2-2, C. Croce 2-4-8, Neville 2-3-7, Leite 1-1-4, McIntyre 3-0-6, M. Croce 2-3-8, Ford, Friesland, Orhon, Crupi, Hart

3-pt. goals: Wiley, Leite, M. Croce

Maranacook 4 8 19 31

Camden Hills 9 24 32 48

JV: Camden Hills 52-35

Lubec 56, Machias 25

At Machias, LeAnn Pike scored 25 points as the Hornets rolled.

Savannah McPherson chipped in with 11 points for Lubec.

Katrina Rudd and Christi Holmes sparked the Bulldogs with eight points each.

Lubec (7-4) 56

Pike 9-7-25, McPherson 4-3-11, Newman 0-1-1, Hall 3-0-9, Ka. Scoville 1-1-4, Page 0-1-1, Wright 1-0-3, Kr. Scoville 1-0-2

Machias (2-9) 25

Rudd 2-4-8, Holmes 2-4-8, St. Pierre 1-1-3, Hayward, Whitman, Whitney, Johnson, Marshall, Alley 1-0-2, Stevens, Albee 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Hall 3, Ka. Scoville, Wright

Lubec 16 32 47 56

Machias 2 7 15 25

Woodland 60, Jonesport-Beals 51

At Woodland, Katie Smith poured in 26 points as the Dragons edged the Royalettes.

Kaitlyn Leeman chipped in with 16 points for Woodland, which ended a three-game losing streak.

Jody Pinkham paced Jonesport-Beals with 18 points. Starr Look had 13 and Ashten Smith added 10.

Jonesport-Beals (5-7) 51

Barrett, Look 6-0-13, Pinkham 7-4-18, Smith 2-4-10, Beal 1-0-2, Hunkler 2-0-4, Chandler 1-2-4

Woodland (9-3) 60

Brown 1-0-3, Snowman 1-0-2, Leeman 7-1-16, Smith 10-6-26, Ferry 0-2-2, Lord 1-0-2, Holmes 2-1-5, Knights 1-0-2, Seavey 1-0-2, Gillespie, Troiani, Vose

3-pt. goals: Smith 2, Look; Leeman, Brown

Jonesport-Beals 9 20 38 51

Woodland 14 34 52 60

JV: Woodland 55-39

Foxcroft 30, Bucksport 22

At Foxcroft, Lindsay Jackins scored 11 points to help lead the Ponies to victory.

Megan Ryder grabbed 12 rebounds for Foxcroft while Sandi Haskell pulled down 10.

Jessica Taylor led the Bucksport effort with seven points.

Bucksport (1-12) 22

Andrews 1-0-3, Fitzpatrick 1-0-2, Adams 1-0-2, Taylor 1-4-7, Murauckas 3-0-6, Allen 1-0-2

Foxcroft (5-7) 30

Cartwright 2-0-4, Haskell 0-4-4, Jackins 4-3-11, Ryder 1-2-4, Goggin 3-0-7, Brown, E. Curry, Hall

3-pt. goals: Andrews, Taylor; Goggin

Bucksport 13 17 20 22

Foxcroft 9 16 22 30

JV: Foxcroft 28-25

Hockey

John Bapst 7, Stearns 1

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Kyle Maynard collected three goals and an assist to spark the Crusaders of Bangor.

Brian Leighton, Dave Sawyer and Zac Grenier each had a goal plus an assist for 4-7 John Bapst. Kim Meagher added a goal while Reuben Thibodeau, Tyler Cyr and Matt Holmes dished out an assist apiece. Jamie Hardy made 19 saves on 20 shots.

Josh Desmardis scored off a pass from Derek McGillicuddy for the 1-8 Minutemen of Millinocket. Jay Kim stopped 33 of 40 shots.