MILO – Stearns rallied from an eight-point deficit at the end of the first half, tied it after the third quarter and held off a six-point Penquis surge in the final two minutes Monday to earn a 48-47 schoolboy basketball victory.

The Minutemen handed the Patriots their first loss and avenged a loss in their first meeting at Millinocket.

Kevin McLaughlin scored 17 points, all coming in the second half, to spark the comeback for the Minutemen. Derek DiFrederico chipped in with 16 points.

Dustin Perkins scored 13 points for Penquis and Steven Kissell added 11.

Stearns (11-3) 48

Leino 1-2-5, DiFrederico 7-0-16, Barnett 3-1-8, Johnson, McLaughlin 4-8-17, Mat. LeGassey 0-2-2, Fitzgerald

Penquis (12-1) 47

Jo. Allen 1-0-2, Chase 1-0-3, De. Perkins 2-0-4, Ju. Allen 3-2-8, Kissell 5-0-11, Du. Perkins 5-1-13, McKenzie 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 2, Leino, Barnett, McLaughlin; Du. Perkins, Chase, Kissell

Stearns 9 12 30 48

Penquis 8 20 30 47

JV: Stearns 44-41

Brewer 61, Presque Isle 35

At Brewer, Andy Frost scored 20 points and helped hold Presque Isle’s star forward Fred Bird scoreless in the second and fourth quarters as the Witches rolled.

J.T. Breindel pitched in with 13 points for Brewer while Matt Sargent added 10.

Bird finished with 10 for the Wildcats. Kyle Rideout and Chris Carlin added eight each.

Presque Isle (6-5) 35

Carlin 2-3-8, Swanson, James 2-0-4, Deschene, Cray, Lockhart 1-0-2, McGlinn, Rideout 2-4-8, Bird 4-2-10, Whittaker 1-0-3, Fowler

Brewer (9-1) 61

Bouzan-Kaloustian, Sargent 4-0-10, Rohn, Stewart 1-0-3, I. Bell, J. Bell 3-0-6, Craig 1-0-2, Frost 7-3-20, Breindel 6-1-13, McGary 1-0-2, Young, Gomm 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Carlin, Whittaker; Sargent 2, Frost 3

Presque Isle 8 17 23 35

Brewer 19 27 41 61

Old Town 65, Fort Kent 47

At Fort Kent, Kevin Emerson poured in all 19 of his points in the third quarter as the Indians pulled away from the Warriors.

Ryan Brown tossed in 13 points for Old Town.

Dustin Nadeau paced Fort Kent with 17 points and Mitch Ouellet netted 13.

Old Town (4-6) 65

Emerson 6-4-19, Thurston 1-0-2, Robbins 1-0-2, Curtis, King 2-4-8, Dupuis 0-1-1, Petrie 3-0-6, Tracewski 3-2-8, Conary 3-0-6, Brown 4-4-13

Fort Kent (1-10) 47

Caron 1-0-3, Jandreau, Raymond, Duval 1-1-3, Naeau 6-5-17, Boucher 0-2-2, Ouellette 0-1-1, Bard, Rossignol 2-0-4, Ouellet 3-7-13, Rivera 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Emerson 3, Brown; Caron

Old Town 15 28 53 65

Fort Kent 9 19 33 47

JV: Old Town 71-44

Mattanawcook 75, Woodland 60

At Woodland, Jon Carney scored 24 points to help give Mattanawcook the edge.

Andrew Kites added 13 points for the Lynx while Nathan Cousineau and Tyler Libbey scored 11 points each.

Andrew Scott and Billy Smith each scored 18 points for Woodland while Chad Pike chipped in with 15.

Mattanawcook (9-4) 75

Carney 11-2-24, Kites 3-6-13, Cousineau 4-3-11, Libbey 4-3-11, Du. Hanscom 1-0-2, Dy. Hanscom 0-1-1, Greenlaw 1-0-2, berry 4-0-8, Malone 1-1-3, Kyes, Emery, Arnold

Woodland (8-5) 60

Scott 8-2-18, Smith 6-4-18, Pike 6-0-15, Nicholson 0-3-3, Kochendoerfer 2-0-4, Tupper 1-0-2, J. Knowles, Mitchell, Moody, Engroff, McCoubrey, A. Knowles

3-pt. goals: Pike 3, Smith 2

Mattanawcook 17 37 51 75

Woodland 14 26 42 60

Foxcroft 62, Hermon 54

At Hermon, Danny White tossed in 20 points as the Ponies held off the Hawks.

Foxcroft’s Brandon Hall chipped in with 15 points and Matt Carey added 12.

Ron Lane powered Hermon with 15 points and seven rebounds. Adam Porter scored 13 points.

Foxcroft (11-1) 62

White 7-5-20, Carey 6-0-12, Hall 7-1-15, Robinson 0-1-1, Withee 2-0-4, Imbert 2-2-6, Gilbert 1-1-4

Hermon (6-6) 54

Porter 6-1-13, Lane 6-3-15, Cayford 2-1-5, Schacht 2-0-6, Gould 0-2-2, Keith 2-3-8, McGown 0-2-2, Duplisea 1-0-3, Shorey, King

3-pt. goals: White, Gilbert; Schacht 2, Keith, Duplisea

Foxcroft 14 33 45 62

Hermon 16 27 36 54

JV: Hermon 56-54

Dexter 69, Schenck 61

At Dexter, Travis Patterson poured in 33 points to carry Dexter to the win.

Brett Towle contributed 13 points for the Tigers.

Ryan Deschenes led the scoring for Schenck of East Millinocket with 15 points. Mike Rossignol had 12 and Tyler Thompson and Brian Graham scored 10 each.

Schenck (5-8) 61

Thompson 4-0-10, Hannington 4-1-9, Rossignol 3-5-12, Deschenes 7-1-15, Waite 1-0-3, Graham 3-3-10, Jame 1-0-2, Barnett

Dexter (9-5) 69

Patterson 11-10-33, Towle 4-5-13, Murray 1-2-5, Hersey 1-0-2, Rabideau 4-0-8, Kenney 1-0-2, Roach 3-0-6, Martin, Day, Bowers, Brayson, Vafiades

3-pt. goals: Thompson 2, Waite, Graham; Patterson, Murray

Schenck 15 32 38 61

Dexter 20 36 54 69

Calvary Chapel 53, Shead 49

At Eastport, Chris McDonald scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Sabres of Orrington held off the Tigers.

Brock Bradford powered Calvary Chapel Christian with 16 points, while Kyle Bradford chipped in with 12.

Shead’s Ben Maloney had a game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. James MacDonald added 10 points.

Calvary Chapel Christian (8-2) 53

Dean 2-0-6, B. Bradford 6-0-16, Gans 2-3-7, K. Bradford 3-5-12, McDonald 5-1-12, Philips, Seccareccia

Shead (7-5) 49

Maloney 11-1-24, Demolet 1-2-5, Marshall 1-0-2, MacDonald 5-0-10, Bones 2-0-4, Constant 0-2-2, Demmons 0-2-2, Smith, Kroll

3-pt. goals: B. Bradford 4, Dean 2, K. Bradford, McDonald; Maloney, Demolet

Calvary Chapel 14 31 37 53

Shead 14 25 36 49

Girls basketball

Orono 55, Houlton 51 (OT)

At Orono, Stacey Saucier hit five of her six free-throw attempts in overtime to power the Red Riots past the Shiretowners.

Saucier finished with 29 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Oliva Alford tallied six assists and four steals. Orono went 22-for-29 from the foul line in the game.

Katherine Cole, Alyssa Foster and Claire Thompson each scored 10 points for Houlton.

Houlton (5-9) 51

Guy, Foster 5-0-10, Cleary 2-2-8, Thompson 4-2-10, Skehan 3-0-7, Cole 5-0-10, Lenentine 3-0-6, Sewell

Orono (7-6) 55

Glencross, See 2-4-8, Alford 2-0-4, Artesani, Shay 1-2-4, Lint 2-4-8, Cypher 1-0-2, Saucier 8-12-29

3-pt. goals: Cleary 2, Skehan; Saucier

Houlton 4 13 23 45 51

Orono 10 18 31 45 55

JV: Houlton 47-13

Old Town 60, Fort Kent 49

At Fort Kent, Renee Thibodeau scored 20 points to push the Indians to the win.

Kristi Mitchell netted 14 points for Old Town.

Kristen Violette scored 10 points for the Warriors.

Old Town (7-2) 60

Thibodeau 7-4-20, K. Mitchell 7-0-14, Bergeron 1-0-2, Marquis, St. Peter 2-0-4, Maurais 2-0-4, L. Mitchell 1-0-2, Cole 1-1-3, Randall, E. Kennedy 3-1-7, Prendergast, Shorette 1-0-2, S. Kennedy 1-0-2

Fort Kent (7-7) 49

Violette 3-4-10, Labbe, Levesque, Pelletier, Minzy 1-0-2, Desjardis 0-2-2, Daigle 1-0-2, Mi. Morneault 2-0-5, Michaud, Me. Morneault 2-0-5, Saucier, Boucher 3-2-8, Hartman 1-3-5

3-pt. goals: Thibodeau 4; Mi. Morneault, Me. Morneault

Old Town 17 32 51 60

Fort Kent 9 15 22 39

JV: Fort Kent 58-53

Presque Isle 56, Brewer 40

At Brewer, Kylan Smith tossed in 16 points to help lead Presque Isle to victory.

Billi Blanchard scored 14 points for the Wildcats while Katie DeLong had 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Carolyn McAvoy led the Witches with 17 points.

Presque Isle (10-0) 56

A. DeLong 3-0-6, Post 2-2-6, K. DeLong 4-0-10, DeMerchant 2-0-4, Smith 6-0-16, Blanchard 5-4-14, Deschene, McKenna, Henrickson, Wildeman, Morris

Brewer (5-7) 40

Adams 1-0-2, Freeman 0-4-4, Hamm 1-0-2, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Wing 1-0-2, McAvoy 8-1-17, Harris 3-0-9, Sutherland 1-0-2, Bean, Alberding

3-pt. goals: Smith 4, K. DeLong 2; Harris 3

Brewer 5 19 28 40

Presque Isle 17 32 45 56

Mattanawcook 51, Woodland 45

At Woodland, Kate Head scored 14 points to lead Mattanawcook past Woodland.

Cami Cousineau and Ali Keegan both netted 10 points for the Lynx of Lincoln.

Katie Smith scored 11 points for the Dragons. Erika Brown and Kaitlyn Leeman each scored nine points.

Mattanawcook (7-5) 51

Cousineau 5-0-10, Littlefield 1-0-2, Gulesian 4-0-8, Reed 1-0-2, Slike 1-3-5, Keegan 5-0-10, Head 6-2-14

Woodland (9-4) 45

Brown 3-0-9, Leeman 3-2-9, Smith 3-5-11, Ferris 0-2-2, Lord 3-1-7, Holmes 0-1-1, Trioani 2-0-4, Knights 1-0-2, Vose, Seavey

3-pt. goals: Brown 3, Leeman

Mattanawcook 12 22 30 51

Woodland 13 26 35 45

Central 74, Sumner 38

At East Sullivan, Jenny Rollins scored 28 points to lead Central past Sumner.

Katie Ahearn netted 26 points for the Red Devils of Corinth.

Brittany Dunbar scored nine points for the Tigers. Dorothy Alley and Ellen Beattie each added eight points.

Central (11-2) 74

Rollins 12-3-28, Ahearn 7-12-26, Collins 0-2-2, Davis 3-0-6, Elliot 1-0-2, Underhill 2-3-7, Me. Jones 0-2-2, Bell 1-0-2, Ma. Jones, Daniel, Lyford, Griffiths

Sumner (1-13) 38

Dunbar 2-3-9, Alley 4-0-8, Beattie 2-2-8, Ruhlin 1-0-2, Klausmeyer 3-0-6, Page 2-1-5, Saunders, Scott Rock, Tucker, Racicot

3-pt. goals: Rollins; Beattie 2, Dunbar

Central 15 33 56 74

Sumner 9 20 36 38

JV: Central 38-20

Hermon 55, Foxcroft Acad. 30

At Dover-Foxcroft, Jessica Wiggin netted 16 points as the Hawks topped the Ponies.

Shannon Wiggin scored 15 points for Hermon and Malerie Hall added 11.

Megan Ryder netted seven points for Foxcroft.

Hermon (6-7) 55

J. Wiggin 7-1-16, Smith, Garland 3-0-6, Goggins 1-0-2, Ormsby, S. Wiggin 6-3-15, White, Nightingale, Hall 4-3-11, MacDonald 0-2-2, Hills 1-1-3

Foxcroft (5-8) 30

Cartwright 1-0-3, Haskell 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, E. Currie, Hall 2-0-5, M. Currie 2-0-6, Jackins 1-1-3, Ryder 2-3-7, Goggin 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: J. Wiggin; Cartwright, Hall

Hermon 15 30 41 55

Foxcroft Acad. 7 19 23 30

JV: Hermon 48-35

Dexter 74, Schenck 21

At Dexter, Ashley Foster scored 19 points as the Tigers cruised to their 14th win.

Ashley Ames netted 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Dexter.

Robin Larlee led the Wolverines of East Millinocket with eight points.

Schenck (1-13) 21

Rudge, Bishop 1-0-2, Jarmark, Gleason, Jamo 1-2-4, Carey, Hanington, Peabody 3-1-7, Pray, Larlee 4-0-8

Dexter (14-0) 74

Veazie 3-2-8, Chapman 0-1-1, Mountain, Burton, Fogarty 1-1-3, Cote 3-39, S. Turner, Hartford 2-2-6, Alton 1-0-2, Pullen 0-3-3, Patterson 2-0-4, L. Turner 1-0-2, Foster 4-11-19, Ames 8-1-17

Schenck 6 8 14 21

Dexter 13 37 56 74

Lee 62, Katahdin 45

At Lee, Shelby Pickering scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help carry the Pandas past the Cougars.

Ashlee Gifford added 12 points and seven steals for Lee while Samantha Cole chipped in with 11 points.

Brandi Violette led Katahdin of Sherman Station with 18 points. K.C. Duffy-Stanley contributed 14.

Katahdin 45

Violette 7-0-18, Duffy-Stanley 6-0-14, McMoarn 3-0-7, Albert 1-0-2, Hill 1-2-4, Martin, Green, McAvoy, Brady, Jessie Green

Lee (11-2) 62

Mallett 2-04, J. Moors 1-0-2, Pickering 9-5-23, Hersom 4-0-8, Cole 2-7-11, Ham 1-0-2, Gifford 5-2-12, Read, M. Moors

3-pt. goals: Violette 4, Duffy-Stanley 2, McMoarn

Katahdin 6 26 33 45

Lee 17 30 48 62

Belfast 56, Mount View 32

At Thorndike, the Lions’ defense set the tone in the victory.

Danielle Mayer scored a game-high 19 points for Belfast, which held Mount View to 10 first-half points. Katelyn Ross scored 11 for the Lions.

Amy Miles paced the Mustangs with 14 points while Kristy Clements contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jenna Drummond grabbed 12 rebounds.

Belfast (12-1) 56

Evans 1-1-3, Nickerson 1-0-2, Bryant 2-1-5, Mayer 7-3-19, Groenig 3-0-6, Brown 0-1-1, Duval 1-0-2, Ross 4-1-11, Murphy 2-0-4, Ellis 1-0-3, Bailey, Marden

Mount View (5-8) 32

A. Miles 7-0-14, Hunter, J. Stevens, York 0-1-1, Barnard 1-1-3, Whitcomb, Mehuren, L. Miles, Drummond 1-2-4, C. Stevens, Clements 5-0-10, Caler

3-pt. goals: Mayer 2, Ross 2, Ellis

Belfast 18 36 45 56

Mount View 5 10 21 32

JV: Belfast 45-21

Hockey

Stearns 5, Orono 4 (OT)

At Alfond Arena in Orono, Tyler Pelkey scored three goals, including the game-winner 49 seconds into overtime, as the Minutemen edged the Red Riots.

All three Pelkey goals came off assists from Drew Somers. George Surette added two goals for 2-8 Stearns of Millinocket. Nick Simon stopped 36 of 40 shots.

Dylan Huckestein powered 4-8 Orono with two goals. Tom Smyth had a goal and an assist and Joe Fullwood contributed a goal. Anthony Hegstrom made 16 saves on 21 shots.

Presque Isle 4, Foxcroft 1

At Presque Isle, Sam Shaw and Trevor Graves each scored a goal and had an assist to help lead Presque Isle to victory.

Robert Gartley and Tom Gregg had a goal each while Ben Sirois recorded an assist. Travis Shaw faced 21 shots and made 20 saves for the 9-2 Wildcats.

Mike Freese scored the goal for 1-8 Foxcroft while Derek Smith had the assist. Dan Perkins and John Cottell combined for 25 saves on 29 shots.