CARIBOU – Fred Bird’s 15-foot jumper with five seconds left Thursday night gave Presque Isle its first and only lead of the game as the Wildcats rallied to sweep the season series between the two archrivals with a 38-37 boys basketball victory.

Caribou missed a 1-and-1 with eight seconds left and then a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Bird and Greg Whittaker each scored 11 points to pace Presque Isle.

Jon Chasse and Kurt Peterson each scored eight for the Vikings.

Presque Isle (8-5) 38

Bird 5-1-11, Whittaker 5-0-11, James 2-2-6, Lockhart 1-0-2, Rideout 3-0-6, Fowler 1-0-2, Carlin, Deschene

Caribou (7-9) 37

Chasse 3-2-8, Peterson 4-0-8, St. Peter 0-2-2, Nadeau 2-0-5, Nason 3-1-7, Susee 1-2-5, Cederman 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Whittaker; Nadeau, Susee

Presque Isle 6 12 26 38

Caribou 9 21 29 37

JV: Presque Isle 84-53

Van Buren 84, Wisdom 23

At Van Buren, the Crusaders sprinted out to a 23-9 lead after one quarter and never looked back en route to their 15th win.

Fabian Deuchler and Jeremy Chasse led the Van Buren charge with 20 points apiece, and Matt Gagnon added 10.

Tyler Thibodeau paced the Pioneers of St. Agatha with seven points.

Wisdom (0-16) 23

T. Thibodeau 3-1-7, Paradis 1-0-2, Lugdon 1-0-2, B. Thibodeau 1-0-3, Derosier 1-0-2, Dymert, Sinclair, Pelletier 3-1-7, Daigle, Berce

Van Buren (15-1) 84

Gagnon 5-0-10, Deuchler 9-2-20, Chasse 8-2-20, Corbin 3-0-6, LaPierre 3-0-6, Violette 2-2-6, Ouellette 0-1-1, Pick 1-0-2, Cyr 1-0-2, O’Hare, Hews 2-4-9

3-pt. goals: B. Thibodeau; Chasse 2, Hews

Wisdom 9 14 17 23

Van Buren 23 45 65 84

JV: Van Buren 49-32

Searsport 69, Islesboro 54

At Islesboro, Josh McFarlin racked up 26 points, 11 rebounds and three assists as the Vikings went on a 28-9 fourth-quarter spurt to upset the Eagles.

Spencer Garton collected 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Searsport. Matt Nickerson tossed in 16 points.

David Pike sparked Islesboro with 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots. Jon Bolduc contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Searsport (6-12) 69

McFarlin 5-14-26, M. Nickerson 5-6-16, Garton 8-5-22, Quisenberry 0-3-3, Mitchell 1-0-2, R. Nickerson, Shute, Tufts, Chaar

Islesboro (11-4) 54

Bolduc 5-2-13, Pike 9-2-25, Roberts 1-0-2, Grindle 3-1-7, Thomas 1-0-2, Diffin 1-3-5, Tutor

3-pt. goals: McFarlin 2, Garton; Pike 5, Bolduc

Searsport 12 23 41 69

Islesboro 16 24 45 54

MDI 55, Hermon 54

At Hermon, Kyle Jones’ eight-foot baseline jumper with 17 seconds left proved to be the game-winner for the Mount Desert Island Trojans, who avenged an earlier loss to the Hawks.

Hermon missed a 10-footer with two seconds left in a game featuring four lead changes in the last two minutes.

Jake King led MDI with 18 points and Jones had 13.

Jesse Keith had 13 points while Adam Porter had 12 points and nine rebounds for Hermon. Joey Schacht and Ron Lane each scored 10 points.

MDI (10-5) 55

King 8-2-18, Jones 5-0-13, Stratton 1-0-2, Suvlu 3-0-6, Connell 2-0-4, Chernosky 2-0-6, Colbeth 3-0-6, Dargis, Staples

Hermon (7-9) 54

Keith 6-0-13, Porter 5-2-12, Schacht 4-2-10, Lane 5-0-10, Cayford 3-0-7, Duplisea 1-0-2, McGown, Shorey, King

3-pt. goals: Jones 3, Chernosky 2; Keith, Cayford

MDI 19 35 45 55

Hermon 15 23 42 54

JV: MDI 60-53

Orono 51, Ellsworth 46

At Ellsworth, Lance Cowan shot 6-for-9 from the foul line in the final 90 seconds to help the visiting Red Riots pull out the game.

Mike Socoby led Orono with 17 points and Justin Perron scored 13.

Joey Dewitt scored a game-high 24 points for the Eagles.

Orono (9-7) 51

Perron 6-1-13, Socoby 7-0-17, Dolley, Cowan 0-6-6, Miller 1-0-2, Saucier 3-2-8, Levesque 1-2-5

Ellsworth (4-13) 46

Dewitt 9-2-24, Mayo 2-0-5, Tracy 3-0-7, Wood 4-0-8, Sawyer 1-0-3, Jordan, Jones, Sprague

3-pt. goals: Socoby 3, Levesque; Dewitt 4, Mayo, Tracy, Sawyer

Orono 12 23 35 51

Ellsworth 8 24 33 54

JV: Orono 58-50

Shead 68, Lubec 61

At Lubec, Ben Maloney tossed in 22 points to lead the Tigers to the win.

Jason Bones tallied 19 points for Shead of Eastport and Darrin Constant added 15.

Jordan Hall led the Hornets with a game-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers. Jason Marsden finished with 14 points and Brian Scoville netted 12.

Shead (9-6) 68

Maloney 10-2-22, Bones 7-5-19, Constant 7-1-15, Delmont 0-4-4, McDonald 1-0-2, Demmons 2-1-5, Barnard, Cox, Smith, Ellington

Lubec (2-13) 61

Hall 9-0-24, Scoville 4-0-12, Marsden 5-0-14, Ward 1-2-4, Jones 1-0-3, Rice 2-0-4, McConnell

3-pt. goals: Hall 6, Scoville 4, Marsden 4, Jones

Shead 14 28 44 68

Lubec 8 24 43 61

Dexter 61, Stearns 55

At Millinocket, Travis Patterson and Eric Day tossed in 18 points each to spark the Tigers to victory.

Brian Hersey netted 10 points for Dexter.

Derek DiFrederico scored a game-high 24 points for Stearns. Kevin McLaughlin contributed 14.

Dexter (11-6) 61

Patterson 7-2-18, Day 6-4-18, Hersey 4-0-10, Towle 1-3-6, Rabideau 1-0-2, Roach 3-1-7

Stearns (11-6) 55

DiFrederico 10-2-24, McLaughlin 5-4-14, Arsenault 1-0-2, Johnson 3-1-7, Mat. LeGassey 3-2-8, Leino

3-pt. goals: Patterson 2, Day 2, Hersey 2, Towle; DiFrederico 2

Dexter 19 30 46 61

Stearns 17 28 42 55

JV: Dexter 64-58

Penquis 53, Mattanawcook 51

At Milo, Justin Allen converted two free throws with eight seconds remaining to give the Patriots the winning margin.

Mattanawcook’s Dustin Hanscom had been fouled shooting a 3-pointer three seconds earlier, and nailed all three free throws to knot the score at 51. Allen was fouled holding the ball for the last shot. Penquis had trailed by as many as nine in the third before making a 16-10 run in the fourth.

Allen finished with 13 points while Jordan Allen countered with 12 for the winners. Devin Perkins added 11.

Jon Carney led the Lynx of Lincoln with 11 points, and Tyler Libbey tallied 10. Hanscom ended up with eight.

Mattanawcook (11-6) 51

Carney 5-1-11, Libbey 3-4-10, Kite 1-0-2, Du. Hanscom 2-3-8, Dy. Hanscom 1-0-2, Cousineau 2-2-8, Berry 2-1-5, Malone 2-0-5

Penquis (15-2) 53

Jo. Allen 4-2-12, De. Perkins 5-1-11, Ju. Allen 5-3-13, Du. Perkins 3-3-9, Chase, Kissell 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Cousineau 2, Du. Hanscom, Malone; Jo. Allen 2

Mattanawcook 13 30 41 51

Penquis 15 25 37 53

JV: Mattanawcook 82-45

Hockey

Stearns 4, Foxcroft 2

At Houlton, Drew Summers scored a pair of goals to lead the Minutemen to the win.

Tyler Pelkey had a goal and an assist and Aaron Doody scored a goal for 4-9 Stearns of Millinocket while Nick Simon made 34 saves on 36 shots.

Ryan McNulty and Derek Smith scored goals for 2-11 Foxcroft Academy. Jon Catell turned away 38 of 42 shots.

Girls basketball

Fort Fairfield 65, Easton 33

At Fort Fairfield, Maranda Butler tossed in 17 points to lead the Tigers past Easton.

Whitney Langworthy and Dani Searles notched 13 points apiece for Fort Fairfield.

Alexandra Nina led the Bears with 14.

Easton (1-16) 33

Nina 7-0-14, Lovely 2-1-6, Hickey 1-0-2, Patterson 1-0-3, Carbone 1-1-3, Osgood 1-1-3

Fort Fairfield (11-6) 65

Butler 7-2-17, Langworthy 6-1-13, D. Searles 4-5-13, Esancy 0-1-1, Arato 0-1-1, Gardner 1-1-3, McLaughlin 1-1-3, K. Searles 1-0-2, Churchill 4-1-9, O’Neal 0-2-2, DeMerchant 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Lovely, Patterson; Butler

Easton 6 9 17 33

Fort Fairfield 16 33 56 65

Houlton 51, Hodgdon 33

At Houlton, the Shiretowners used a balanced scoring attack and outscored the Hawks 22-4 in the third quarter.

Anna Lenentine scored 16 points for the winners while Kasey Cleary and Claire Thompson each put in 11.

Amanda Fitzpatrick paced Hodgdon with 11 points.

Hodgdon (12-5) 33

A. Fitzpatrick 4-1-11, A. Sloat 3-0-6, McGary 2-3-7, K. Sloat 2-0-4, Foster 1-0-2, Wilson 1-0-3, C. Sloat, Williams, Blanchette, D. Fitzpatrick, Nightingale

Houlton (6-11) 51

Lenentine 8-0-16, Cleary 4-2-11, Thompson 3-5-11, Guy 3-0-7, Cole 3-0-6, Foster, Varney, Skehan, Sewell, Beals

3-pt. goals: A. Fitzpatrick 2, Wilson; Cleary, Guy

Hodgdon 6 19 23 33

Houlton 10 21 43 51

JV: Houlton 50-36

Fort Kent 74, Madawaska 27

At Fort Kent, Mindy Morneault chalked up 18 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists to lead the Warriors to the win.

McKenzie Boucher tallied 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for Fort Kent.

Michelle Lavertu led the Owls with 13.

Madawaska (2-12) 27

Lavertu 3-7-13, Voter, Sirois 1-1-3, Plourde 1-0-2, Clavette 1-2-4, M. Daigle 0-1-1, K. Daigle, Chasse 0-2-2, R. Daigle, Phelan 1-0-2

Fort Kent (9-7) 74

Mi. Morneault 7-0-18, Boucher 8-1-17, Labbe 2-1-5, Levesque, Pelletier 3-0-6, Minzy 1-0-2, Desjardins 2-0-4, Daigle 2-0-4, Violette 2-0-4, Michaud 0-2-2, Me. Morneault 0-1-1, Saucier 2-0-5, Hartman 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Mi. Morneault 4

Madawaska 6 14 18 27

Fort Kent 25 42 54 74

JV: Fort Kent 69-24

Limestone 61, Ashland 29

At Ashland, the Eagles jumped out to a 34-7 halftime lead en route to their 14th victory.

Traci Weatherhed paced the winners with 16 points and Ashley Brooker added 12.

Amber Smith led Ashland with six points.

Limestone (14-1) 61

A. Weatherhead 1-0-2, Beaulieu 2-0-6, Stackhouse 0-2-2, O’Neal, Page, St. Pierre 1-0-2, Ryder, Brooker 6-0-12, Hancock, Redmond 3-1-7, Mulherin, Michaud 4-0-8, Beaton 0-1-1, T. Weatherhead 5-6-16, Porter 1-0-2

Ashland (9-8) 29

Caron 1-0-2, Carney, Smith 3-0-6, Wilson, Chamberlin 1-0-2, Peters 1-3-5, Spooner 1-0-2, Clark, Nemer 0-4-4, Belskis 2-0-4, Long 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Beaulieu 2

Limestone 14 34 49 61

Ashland 5 7 17 29

JV: Ashland 61-37

East Grand 64, Houlton Chr. 36

At Danforth, Marie Gilman scored 17 of her 27 points in the second half when the Vikings outscored Houlton Christian 35-14.

Chantal Parker and Amanda Godley each chipped in with 12 points for the winners while Parker had nine rebounds and Goldey seven steals.

Sarah Jago and Janelle Lincoln each scored seven points for Houlton Christian.

Houlton Christian (6-9) 36

S. Jago 2-1-7, J. Lincoln 3-1-7, K. Lincoln 2-0-6, Kelley 3-0-6, Moakler 1-2-4, A. Jago 0-2-2, Farrar 0-2-2, Sjoberg 1-0-2, Gogan

East Grand (7-10) 64

Gilman 9-5-27, Parker 3-6-12, Godley 6-0-12, Osnoe 3-0-6, Zaneldin 2-1-5, Marks 1-0-2, McKay, Shay, Dodge

3-pt. goals: S. Jago 2, K. Lincoln 2; Gilman 5

Houlton Christian 4 22 28 36

East Grand 12 29 43 64

JV: Greater Houlton Christian freshman boys 74, East Grand 35

Calais 63, Narraguagus 49

At Calais, the host Blue Devils used their traditional pressing defense to harass the Knights of Harrington and avenge an earlier loss to Narraguagus.

Crystal Martin led the Blue Devils with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Danielle Feck had 18 points and Danielle O’Brien added 10.

Linny Barbee paced the Knights with 14 points and Shelby Howe added 12.

Narraguagus (14-4) 49

L. Barbee 6-0-14, Howe 6-0-12, M. Barbee 2-3-8, Kennedy 1-1-3, Sawyer 2-0-4, Grant 3-2-8, Strout, Fickett, Baker

Calais (11-5) 63

Martin 5-7-17, O’Brien 3-4-10, Feck 6-2-18. Smith 4-0-8, Eagan 1-0-2, Mahan 4-0-8, Gillespie

3-pt. goals: L. Barbee 2, M. Barbee; Feck 4

Narraguagus 15 21 38 49

Calais 13 25 42 63

JV: Narraguagus 34-33