Keller powers Hampden Senior guard scores 36 in victory over Hermon

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HAMPDEN – Ben Keller poured in a game-high 36 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Hampden Academy Broncos to an 81-73 schoolboy basketball win over the Hermon Hawks Tuesday night. Keller, a senior guard, also recorded seven steals and four assists.
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HAMPDEN – Ben Keller poured in a game-high 36 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Hampden Academy Broncos to an 81-73 schoolboy basketball win over the Hermon Hawks Tuesday night.

Keller, a senior guard, also recorded seven steals and four assists.

Keller had 16 points in the first half and Pat Moran had eight of his 10 as the Broncos built a 42-18 halftime lead.

Kyle Dalton had nine points, nine rebounds and four assists for Hampden.

Joey Schacht’s 22 points sparked Hermon. Ron Lane added 14 and Adam Porter scored 13 points.

Hermon (7-7) 73

Cayford 0-2-2, Schacht 9-4-22, Keith 2-3-7, McGown 2-0-4, Duplisea 3-1-7, Shorey, Porter 6-1-13, Lane 5-4-14, King 1-2-4

Hampden (6-7) 81

McNutt 2-4-8, Shannon, Keller 14-7-36, Dalton 2-5-9, Meehan 3-0-6, Tunney 3-0-6, Bacon, Mayo 1-0-2, Moran 3-4-10, Cook 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Keller

Hermon 7 18 45 73

Hampden 24 42 62 81

JV: Hampden 63-46

Woodland 80, Lee Academy 42

At Lee, Chad Pike scored all 21 of his points in the first half to help power Woodland as they outscored Lee 25-2 in the second quarter.

Billy Smith scored his 11 points in the first half while Mike Tupper added 10.

Gerry Worster was the top scorer for Lee with 10 points.

Woodland (10-5) 80

Pike 7-4-21, Smith 5-0-11, Tupper 4-2-10, Moody 3-2-8, A. Knowles 1-5-7, Kochendoerfer 3-0-6, Tozier 2-0-5, Scott 2-0-4, J. Knowles 1-2-4, Cross 1-0-2, Engroff 1-0-2, Nicholson, Mitchell, McCoubrey, Ellis

Lee (4-12) 42

Worster 4-0-10, Dow 4-0-8, Fiske 3-0-6, Tripp 1-1-3, Mallett 1-0-2, Yates 1-0-2, Doane 1-0-2, Michaud 1-0-2, Coulombe 1-0-2, Thompson 1-0-2, Cowan, Currie

3-pt. goals: Pike 3, Smith, Tozier; Worster 2

Woodland 22 47 54 80

Lee 9 11 22 42

JV: Woodland 63-40

Stearns 77, Houlton 60

At Stearns, Ian Johnson scored 21 points to help put Stearns on top of Houlton.

Derek DiFrederico netted 18 points for the Minutemen. Matt Legassey scored 15 points and Kevin McLaughlin added 14.

Mark Socoby scored 28 points for the Shiretowners and Brett Miles had 13 points.

Houlton (8-8) 60

Miles 5-2-13, Socoby 11-0-28, Hill 1-0-2, Gregory 1-0-3, D. York 1-1-3, Lewis 2-1-5, Edwards 1-0-2, Duff 2-0-4, Lenentine, Brown, C. York, Stewart, Bartlett

Stearns (12-5) 77

DiFrederico 6-3-18, Johnson 9-3-21, McLaughlin 6-1-14, Mat. Legassey 5-5-15, Leino 1-0-2, Barnett 0-3-3, Mar. Legassey 2-0-4, Arsenault, Fitzgerald, Moscone, Qualey

3-pt. goals: Socoby 6, Miles, Gregry; DiFrederico 3, McLaughlin 2

Houlton 12 23 36 60

Stearns 16 34 55 77

JV: Stearns 50-46

Dexter 70, Penquis 57

At Dexter, Travis Patterson scored 35 points to help carry the Tigers past Penquis.

Eric Day contributed with 12 points for Dexter.

Devin Perkins was the lead scorer for Penquis with 16 points while Jordan Allen chipped in with 12.

Penquis (14-2) 57

Jo. Allen 5-1-12, Chase 0-1-1, Perkins 6-4-16, Ju. Allen 2-4-8, Kissell 1-7-9, Perkins 1-0-3, McKenzie 2-3-8, Young, Turgeon, Batchelder, Faulkingham, Gerrish, Andrews, Hamlin

Dexter (10-6) 70

Patterson 11-11-35, Day 2-8-12, Hersey 2-1-5, Bowers 1-0-3, Rabideau 2-3-7, Kenney 0-2-2, Vafiades 1-2-4, Roach 1-0-2, Martin, Towle, Murray, Brayson, Pullen

3-pt. goals: Jo. Allen, Perkins, McKenzie; Patterson 2, Bowers

Penquis 8 26 39 57

Dexter 13 29 45 70

JV: Dexter 63-23

Bangor Christian 53, Schenck 52

At East Millinocket, David Chrisos hit two free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining in the game to lift Bangor Christian to the win.

Josh Madden led the scoring for the Patriots with 23 points while Greg Patterson added 12 points.

Ryan Deschene pulled down 12 rebounds and scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for Schenck. He also made two free throws to put Schenck up by one in the final seconds of the game.

Bangor Christian (12-3) 53

Madden 10-2-23, Patterson 5-0-12, Chrisos 1-2-4, B. Sobey 4-0-8, McCleary 2-2-6, E. Sobey

Schenck (6-10) 52

Thompson 3-0-8, Hannington 3-0-6, Rossignol 2-6-11, Deschene 8-2-18, Graham

3-pt. goals: Patterson 2, Madden; Thompson 2, Graham 2, Rossignol

Bangor Christian 17 27 42 53

Schenck 14 22 38 52

MDI 66, Orono 57 (OT)

At Mount Desert, Kyle Jones scored eight of his 13 points in overtime and hit for six of his team’s 11 3-pointers to lead Mount Desert Island past Orono.

Jake King scored 12 points for the Trojans.

Justin Perron scored 15 points and John Saucier had 12 for the Red Riots, who tied the game with six points in the final 28 seconds on two 3-pointers.

Orono (8-7) 57

Dolley 1-0-3, Cowan 3-1-7, Miller 3-1-8, Perron 6-3-15, Socoby 3-0-7, Saucier 4-4-12, Levesque 2-05

MDI (10-6) 66

Jones 7-8-28, Dargis 3-0-8, Stratton 2-0-6, Suvlu 2-3-8, King 3-6-12, Colbeth 2-0-4, Staples, O’Connell, Chernosky

3-pt. goals: Dolley, Miller, Socoby, Levesque; Jones 6, Dargis 2, Stratton 2, Suvlu

Orono 11 22 34 53 57

MDI 14 32 41 53 66

JV: MDI 61-46

Camden Hills 56, Mount View 52

At Rockport, Tim Stammen and Greg Stammen each scored 11 points to help give Camden Hills the edge they needed to defeat Mount View.

Jamey Davis contributed with 10 points for the Windjammers.

Anthony Greenlaw led the Mount View offense with 22 points.

Mount View (11-4) 52

Wentworth 1-0-2, Ward 3-0-6, Chrichton 3-0-6, Goodale 1-0-3, McCorrison 0-4-4, Jones 0-1-1, Spaulding 2-3-8, Greenlaw 5-12-22

Camden Hills (13-2) 56

Davis 4-0-10, Crupi 3-0-6, Horn 0-3-3, T. Stammen 3-3-11, G. Stammen 4-2-11, Ftizgerald 1-0-3, Aylward 1-1-3, Mssey 2-0-4, Pules 1-0-2, Dennen 1-1-3, Draper

3-pt. goals: Goodale, Spaulding; Davis 2, T. Stammen 2, G. Stammen, Fitzgerald

Mount View 9 24 35 52

Camden Hills 14 30 46 56

Nokomis 57, John Bapst 41

At the Bangor Auditorium, Luke Hayden pumped in 19 of his game-high 28 points in the third quarter as Nokomis of Newport outscored Bangor’s John Bapst High School 26-14 to break open a close game.

Ryan McLellan had nine points for the Warriors.

Alex Means’ 12 points and Dan Myerowitz’s 11 topped the Crusaders.

Nokomis (7-4) 57

Rodrigue 1-1-4, McLellan 4-1-9, Bradstreet 2-0-5, Dunlop 1-0-3, Ellis 1-0-2, Hayden 12-2-28, Mullis 2-2-6, Nichols, McDaniel, Buzanoski, Pike, Patten

John Bapst (0-10) 41

Leavitt 2-1-6, Means 4-3-12, Ferrill 2-0-4, Roach 0-2-2, Myerowitz 5-1-11, Nason 3-0-6, Snyder, Francis, Freeman, Lyon, Carey

3-pt. goals: Hayden 2, Dunlop, Bradstreet, Rodrigue; Leavitt, Means

Nokomis 9 21 47 57

John Bapst 7 17 31 41

Calvary Chapel 61, Highview 48

At Bangor’s Eastern Maine Technical College, brothers Brock and Kyle Bradford combined for 42 points, including 12 three-pointers, as Calvary Chapel of Orrington won its fifth straight.

Freshman Brock Bradford had 22 points, including 14 in the first half as the Sabers manufactured a 10-point halftime lead.

Tyler Dean added eight points.

Devan Philbrick and Nate Richards had 16 points apiece for Highview Christian of Charleston.

Highview Christian (6-5) 48

Philbrick 8-0-16, N. Richards 6-2-16, Kneeland 2-1-5, Martinelli 2-0-4, Waite 1-1-3, A. Richards 2-0-4, Knightly

Calvary Chapel (10-2) 61

B. Bradford 8-0-22, K. Bradford 7-0-20, Dean 3-0-8, Phillips 0-1-1, Gans 2-0-4, McDonald 3-0-6, Burke, Veilleux, Scovil, Seccareccia

3-pt. goals: N. Richards 2; B. Bradford 6, K. Bradford 6, Dean 2

Highview Chr. 11 22 36 48

Calvary Chapel 18 32 51 61

Hockey

Orono 3, Stearns 2

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Derek Smith poked the puck free on the forecheck, drove to the net and scored with 4:25 remaining as Orono avenged a 5-4 overtime loss nine days ago.

Dylan Huckestein had a goal and an assist for the 5-9 Riots; Anthony Hegstrom made 46 saves and Tom Smyth scored the other goal.

Drew Somers and Aaron Doody scored for 3-9 Stearns and Nick Simon made 32 stops.

Bangor 7, Lawrence 2

At Bangor, Nick Payson scored three goals and had two assists to help lead the 5-4 Rams to victory.

Mike McPike scored two goals and added an assist while Ben Payson and Kevin Cobb each recorded two assists. T.J. Vanidestine had an unassisted goal while Jason Eremita scored with assists from Tim Woodcock and Andrew Marin. Tommy Daly made 16 saves on 18 shots for Bangor.

Mark Dow and Nate Lovtiz each had a goal and an assist for Lawrence while Will Richard had two assists. Allie Woods faced 29 shots and made 22 saves for the 4-9 Bulldogs.

Girls Basketball

Camden Hills 63, Mount View 31

At Thorndike, Marianne Croce scored 13 points to help lead Camden Hills to the win.

Samantha Wiley had 12 points while Charlee Croce helped out with 11.

Jenna Drummond scored seven points and pulled down 15 rebounds for Mount View while Stephanie Mehuren also added seven points.

Camden Hills (13-1) 63

Wiley 4-3-12, Ford 2-0-4, Friedland 1-0-2, C. Croce 5-0-11, Neville 2-0-4, Laite 2-1-5, McIntyre 4-1-9, Hart 1-0-2, M. Croce 6-1-13

Mount View (5-10) 31

Hunter 0-1-1, Stevens 1-1-3, York 1-1-3, Barnard 2-0-6, Whitcomb 1-1-3, Mehuren 3-1-7, Miles 0-1-1, Drummond

3-pt. goals: Wiley, C. Croce; Barnard 2

Camden Hills 15 33 50 63

Mount View 6 13 22 31

JV: Camden Hills 45-32

Hampden 52, John Bapst 28

At the Bangor Auditorium, Jill Beal had 13 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Hampden Academy Broncos past John Bapst.

Cheryl Morris scored 12 points, all in the first half, for the Broncos.

Katie Andrle led the Crusaders with nine points.

Hampden (8-4) 52

Morris 5-1-12, Beal 6-1-13, Webb, Stephenson 2-0-4, Peters 0-2-2, Littlefield 1-0-2, Thompson 1-0-2, Campbell 2-3-7, Workman 1-0-2, Russell 4-0-8, Williams, McBee, Ireland

John Bapst (0-11) 28

Andrle 3-3-9, Athorp, Cluff 1-1-3, Ryder 1-0-2, Miller 1-2-4, Lincoln 2-0-4, Allen, Wickstrom 1-2-4, Martin, Hunter 1-0-2, Laferriere

3-pt. goals: Morris

Hampden 17 32 46 52

John Bapst 5 13 15 28

Calvary Chapel 40, Highview 19

At Eastern Maine Technical College in Bangor, Jenny Grice scored 20 points in leading the Calvary Chapel Christian Academy Sabres past Highview Christian Academy of Charleston.

Sarah Lewis had eight points to lead the Knights.

Calvary Chapel (3-8) 40

Grice 9-2-20, Veilleux 2-1-5, Ericson 4-1-9, Graves 2-0-4, S. Colby 1-0-2, A. Colby, Cannon, Bayrd, Maxwell

Highview Christian Acad. (2-8) 19e

Lewis 3-2-8, Pereira 1-0-2, Plourde 1-0-2, Cary 0-1-1, Crooker 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: none

Calvary Chapel 15 19 32 40

Highview 2 9 13 19

Central 52, Foxcroft 34

At Corinth, Katie Ahearn’s 20-point game led the host Central Red Devils past the Ponies.

Leigh Cartwright scored 15 points for the Devils.

Foxcroft Academy 34

Cartwright 6-1-15, Haskell 3-0-6, Hall 3-0-6, Goggin 2-0-4, Marden 1-1-3, Brown, E. Curry, M. Curry, Ryder

Central 52

Ahearn 6-8-20, Rollins 4-1-9, Daniel 2-3-7, Libby 2-0-4, Davis 2-0-4, Ma. Jones 1-1-3, Me Jones, Underhill 2-0-4, Lyford 0-1-1, Griffiths, Elliott

3-pt. goals: Cartwright 2

Foxcroft 4 11 25 34

Central 14 26 42 52

JV: Central 48-47 (2OT)

Presque Isle 47, Houlton 27

At Houlton, Billi Blanchard scored 16 points to help lead Presque Isle to victory.

Claire Thompson and Kasey Cleary scored six points apiece for Houlton.

Presque Isle (11-1) 47

Blanchard 6-2-16, Deschene 1-3-6, A. DeLong 2-0-4, K. DeLong 1-0-2, McKenna 1-0-2, Post 2-0-4, DeMerchant 1-1-3, Smith 3-0-8, Wildeman 1-0-2, Henrickson, Morris

Houlton (5-11) 27

Thompson 2-2-6, Cleary 2-0-6, Guy 1-0-3, Foster 2-0-4, Cole 2-0-4, Lenentine 2-0-4, Skehan

3-pt. goals: Blanchard 2, Deschene, Smith; Cleary 2, Guy

Presque Isle 12 23 31 47

Houlton 5 10 13 27

JV: Houlton 58-38

Fort Fairfield 43, Hodgdon 41

Hodgdon (12-4) 41

C. Sloat, Williams, A. Sloat, McGary 5-4-14, K. Sloat, Fitzpatrick 1-0-3, Foster 5-0-10, Nightingale 6-0-12, Wilson 1-0-2

Fort Fairfield (10-6) 43

Gardner 2-0-4, McLaughlin 0-2-2, Butler 2-1-5, K. Searles 1-1-3, Churchill 1-2-4, Demerchant, Langworthy 5-1-11, D. Searles 6-2-14

3-pt. goals: Fitzpatrick

Hodgdon 10 25 29 41

Fort Fairfield 9 23 31 43

JV: Hodgdon 38-36


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