ASHLAND – Ashlee Peters hit a driving layup with 20 seconds left in the game Saturday to give the Ashland girls’ basketball team a 40-39 win over Van Buren.

Peters finished with nine points, as did Amber Smith. Ashley Nemer led Ashland with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

Michelle Parent sparked the Crusaders with 15 points, and Danielle Gagnon added 10.

Van Buren (6-8) 39

Parent 7-1-15, D. Gagnon 5-0-10, Levasseur, T. Gagnon 4-0-8, Hews 1-0-2, Martin, Caron 2-0-4

Ashland (7-6) 40

Nemer 5-5-15, Caron, Carney, Smith 3-3-9, Chamberlin 1-0-2, Peters 4-1-9, Sherman, Spooner, Belskis 2-1-5, Long

3-pt. goals: none

Van Buren 12 16 25 39

Ashland 10 22 28 40

Houlton 49, Ellsworth 45

At Ellsworth, Kasey Cleary and Amy Guy hit three three-points to put Houlton on a 12-0 run in the third quarter.

Cleary netted 16 points for Houlton and Katherine Cole added eight.

Ashley Oleson scored 19 points for Ellsworth and Cassie Kimball had 11.

Houlton (5-8) 49

Guy 1-1-4, Foster, Cleary 4-5-16, Thompson 3-1-7, Skehan 3-0-6, Cole 4-0-8, Lenentine 3-0-6, Sewell 1-0-2

Ellsworth (6-7) 45

Eaton, Boutaugh, Kimball 4-2-11, Bickford 1-0-2, Dewart, Archer 3-0-8, Roberts 2-1-5, Oleson 5-9-19

3-pt. goals: Cleary 3, Guy; Archer 2, Kimball

Houlton 12 23 38 49

Ellsworth 8 17 32 45

JV: Ellsworth 51-46

Caribou 39, Orono 24

At Orono, the Vikings outscored the Red Riots 15-2 in the second quarter to take control of the game.

Leah Drew had 14 points to lead Caribou while Lindsey Burlock had six points and 13 rebounds.

Stacy Saucier had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Orono.

Caribou (8-5) 39

Gahagan, Harrigan 3-1-9, Ouellette, Bouchard, Vincent 1-0-2, Burlock 2-2-6, Drew 5-4-14, Selander 2-0-4, Cousins, Lopez

Orono (6-6) 24

Glencroff, See 1-3-5, Alford 1-0-2, Leture, K. Wagner, Artesani 2-0-4, Shay, Young, Sypher 1-0-2, Saucier 5-1-11

3-pt. goals: Harrigan 2

Caribou 5 20 33 39

Orono 2 4 10 24

JV: Caribou 42-26

Woodland 50, Shead 38

At Eastport, Kaitlyn Leeman and Katie Smith each scored 14 points to help carry the Dragons to their 10th victory.

Kristen Beaulieu paced Shead with 12 points.

Woodland (10-3) 50

Leeman 5-3-14, Smith 4-6-14, Ferry 3-0-8, Lord 2-2-6, Troiani 4-0-8, Brown, Vose, Seavey, Snowman

Shead (8-3) 38

McPhail 1-0-2, Morrison 1-0-2, Richardson 3-0-6, Stubbs 2-0-4, Beaulieu 2-3-7, N. Bouchard 2-3-7, Davis 1-2-5, Bowen, V. Bouchard, Constant, Martinez

3-pt. goals: Leeman, Ferry 2; Davis

Woodland 12 27 45 50

Shead 6 16 28 38

JV: Woodland 47-37

Central 75, Piscataquis 49

At Corinth, Katie Ahearn poured in 25 points as the Red Devils rolled.

Jenny Rollins chalked up 23 points for Central.

Karole-Anne Emery sparked the Pirates of Guilford with 14 points. Jenny Getchell and Pam Bailey added 13 points apiece.

Piscataquis (3-9) 49

Emery 4-6-14, Getchell 5-3-13, Bailey 4-2-13, St. Louis 1-0-2, Bradford 1-0-2, C. Martel 0-1-1, Woodbury 1-0-2, Levesque 1-0-2, Roy, Hanscom, Levensailor, Zajechowski, H. Martel

Central (10-2) 75

Rollins 8-6-23, Ahearn 8-9-25, Wyford 1-2-4, Jones 1-2-4, Collins 1-0-2, Daniel 3-1-7, Elliott 3-0-6, Underhill 1-2-4, Jones, Davis, Bell, Griffith

3-pt. goals: Bailey 3; Rollins

Piscataquis 5 21 30 49

Central 24 38 57 75

JV: Central 45-26

Hermon 56, Fort Kent 47

At Hermon, Jessie Wiggin scored 21 points to help the Hawks claim their fifth win.

Mallory Hall chipped in with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the winners, Shannon Dobbins had seven assists and Shannon Wiggin grabbed 11 rebounds.

McKenzie Boucher paced Fort Kent with 17 points and Kristin Violette netted 14.

Fort Kent (7-5) 47

Desjardins 2-1-5, Daigle 1-0-2, Morneault 3-0-9, Violette 5-4-14, Boucher 4-9-17, Pelletier, Minzy, Hartman

Hermon (5-7) 56

J. Wiggin 9-2-21, Garland 3-1-7, Dobbins 3-0-6, S. Wiggin 2-0-4, Hall 4-3-11, McDonald 2-1-5, Hills 1-0-2, Smith

3-pt. goals: Morneault 3; J. Wiggin

Fort Kent 8 26 36 47

Hermon 14 34 43 56

Dexter 60, Mattanawcook 22

At Lincoln, the Tigers raced out to a 20-4 lead after the first quarter en route to the win.

Ashley Foster led the way for Dexter with 19 points. Keriann Patterson added 13, and Brittany Veazie scored 12.

Courtney Gulesian led the Lynx with 11.

Dexter (12-0) 60

Ash. Foster 8-3-19, Veazie 6-0-12, Patterson 4-5-13, A. Foster 3-1-7, Cote 3-0-6, Fogarty 0-2-2, Turner, Hartford, Pullen 0-1-1

Mattanawcook (7-5) 22

C. Gulesian 4-2-11, Littlefield 2-3-8, Keegan 1-0-2, Cousineau 0-1-1, Pietras, H. Gulesian, Malone, Reed, Sanderson, Slike, Head

3-pt. goals: C. Gulesian, Littlefield

Dexter 20 34 46 60

Mattanawcook 4 10 16 22

JV: Dexter 54-34

Penquis 51, Penobscot Valley 26

At Milo, Erika Morrill drained four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points to lead the Patriots past the Howlers.

Nancy Hallett led the way for Penobscot Valley of Howland with 14.

Penobscot Valley (1-12) 26

N. Hallett 3-8-14, Colbath 1-0-2, Plourde 1-1-3, Drost 1-0-2, Foster 1-0-3, A. Hallett 1-0-2, Batchelder, Garland, Brown, Snape, Porter

Penquis (8-5) 51

Morrill 6-0-16, K. Hamlin 2-0-4, Hussey 1-0-2, Dolley 0-1-1, Graves 1-0-2, S. Gerrish 4-1-9, Madden 1-0-2, Comeau 1-0-2, Cobb 2-0-4, J. Hamlin 2-0-4, Sickler 2-1-5, Ladd, C. Gerrish

3-pt. goals: Foster; Morrill 4

Penobscot Valley 8 16 22 26

Penquis 14 28 44 51

JV: Penobscot Valley 59-47

Mount View 55, Rockland 52

At Mount View, Mount View scored 22 points in the fourth quarter opposed to Rockland’s 11 and that gave the Mustangs the win.

Heather Carter scored 19 points for Mount View and Jenny Stevens added 11.

Annie Pennell scored 27 points for Rockland.

Rockland (7-5) 52

Pennell 9-9-27, Hynes 1-6-8, Felt 1-4-7, Grant 1-1-3, Hurley 2-0-4, J. Clark 1-1-3, N. Clark, Dunton, Todd

Mount View (5-7) 55

Carter 7-5-19, Stevens 3-2-11, Barnard 3-2-8, Drummond 2-3-7, Miles 2-2-6, Hunter 2-0-4, Whitcomb, Merhuren, Clements

3-pt. goals: Felt; Stevens 3

Rockland 16 25 41 52

Mount View 6 19 33 55