MILO – Justin Allen converted two free throws with eight seconds remaining Thursday night, lifting Penquis to a 53-51 schoolboy basketball victory over Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

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 then 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 contributed 12 for the winners. Devin Perkins added 11.

Jon Carney led the Lynx with 11 points and Tyler Libbey tallied 10.

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

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

John Bapst 52, Hampden 47

At Hampden, Alex Means scored 16 points and Brandon Freeman chipped in with 11 to lead John Bapst of Bangor to its first win of the season.

Ben Keller paced the Hampden Academy Broncos with 14 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Cook also had eight boards.

John Bapst (1-10) 52

Freeman 1-9-11, Means 5-6-16. Ferrill 4-1-9, Roach 1-2-4, Myerowitz 2-4-8, Snyder 2-0-4, Nason

Hampden (6-8) 47

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

3-pt. goals: none

John Bapst 14 23 36 52

Hampden 14 24 33 47

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

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

Piscataquis 65, PVHS 52

At Howland, the Pirates went 31-for-40 from the foul line to secure the victory over the Howlers.

John Garrett-Young and Josh Luellen scored 12 points each for Piscataquis of Guilford, while Ryan Yeo, Joe Jardine and Tyler Tracy connected for 10 apiece.

Garrett Lavertu led Penobscot Valley with 12 points and Matt Mulligan added 10.

Piscataquis (9-7) 65

Hoffman 1-5-7, Prescott 0-2-2, Garrett-Young 2-8-12, Ry. Yeo 4-2-10, Erikson 0-1-1, Luellen 4-4-12, Ro. Yeo 0-1-1, Jardine 3-4-10, T. Tracy 3-4-10, Wilson, Davis, J. Tracy

Penobscot Valley (4-12) 52

Lavertu 5-2-12, Thompson 2-0-6, Artes 2-1-6, Nicholson 2-3-7, Coyle 2-0-4, Hallett 3-1-7, Mulligan 4-1-10, Speed

3-pt. goals: Thompson 2, Artes, Mulligan

Piscataquis 15 30 45 65

Penobscot Valley 14 24 35 52

JV: Piscataquis 61-58

Schenck 64, Katahdin 60

At East Millinocket, Ryan Deschenes scored 17 of his 30 points in the second half to lead the Wolverines to the win.

Brian Graham chipped in with 14 points for the winners.

Owen McCarthy tossed in 15 points to lead the Cougars of Sherman Station. Tom Rodgerson added 14 and Brian Sullivan had 10.

Katahdin (7-9) 60

Sullivan 5-0-10, Rodgerson 4-6-14, McCarthy 6-3-15, Willett 2-3-9, Cyr 1-7-9, Davis 1-1-3, Ja. Cullen, Jo. Cullen

Schenck (7-10) 64

Deschenes 10-10-30, Graham 4-2-14, Thompson 1-1-3, Hanington 2-0-4, Rossignol 2-2-7, Waite 1-2-4, Barnett 1-0-2, Jamo, Van Ess

3-pt. goals: Willett 2; Graham 2, Rossignol

Katahdin 19 34 45 60

Schenck 10 28 44 64

JV: Katahdin 42-36

Hockey

Bangor 5, John Bapst 2

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Ben Payson scored three goals to lead the Bangor Rams past the John Bapst Crusaders.

Mike McPike scored the other two goals for the 6-4 Rams. Nick Payson assisted on two goals while Kevin Cobb and Ryan Largay had one assist each. Tommy Daly made 24 saves on 26 shots.

Kyle Maynard and Reuben Thibodeau each had a goal for the 4-9 Crusaders of Bangor. Dave Sawyer and Jon-Paul Leibfarth each had an assist. Dan Leighton made 41 saves on 46 shots.

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

MDI 73, Hermon 35

At Mount Desert Island, Bracey Barker poured in 29 points, 14 of which came during a 28-2 second quarter spurt after the Trojans had trailed 15-11 after one.

MDI outscored Hermon 62-20 during the final three quarters.

Jessica Norwood connected on five 3-pointers for 15 points, and Shelly Gott notched 10 for MDI.

Jessie Wiggin sparked the Hawks with 11 points.

Hermon (8-8) 35

J. Wiggin 4-0-11, Garland 1-0-2, Dobbins 1-1-3, S. Wiggin 4-0-8, Hall 2-0-4, MacDonald 3-1-7, Nightingale, Hills

MDI (15-1) 73

Gott 4-0-10, Norwood 5-0-15, Barker 7-15-29, Gordius 3-0-6, Joy 2-2-6, Horton 3-1-7, Stanley, McGarr, Young, Christie, Banks, Dow

3-pt. goals: J. Wiggin 3; Norwood 5, Gott 2

Hermon 15 17 29 35

MDI 11 34 60 73

JV: MDI 60-24

Orono 44, Foxcroft 29

At Dover-Foxcroft, Marie Lint tallied 18 points to spark the Red Riots.

Stacey Saucier chipped in with 12 points for the winners.

Sandi Haskell had a double-double for the Ponies, scoring 16 points and hauling down 12 rebounds.

Orono (8-8) 44

Lint 9-0-18, Saucier 4-4-12, Glencross, See 2-2-6, Alford 3-0-6, Leture, Artesani, Shay, Sypher 1-0-2

Foxcroft (5-11) 29

Haskell 6-4-16, Cartwright 0-2-2, Brown, E. Cury, Hall 2-2-7, M. Curry, Martin 1-0-2, Ryder 1-0-2, Goggin

3-pt. goals: Hall

Orono 17 25 33 44

Foxcroft 9 15 21 29

Ellsworth 44, Sumner 28

At East Sullivan, Monique Boutaugh’s 13-point effort helped lead the Eagles to victory.

Hillary Page scored nine points to lead the way for Sumner.

Ellsworth (9-7) 44

Boutaugh 4-3-13, Kimball 1-0-3, Bickford 1-0-2, Archer 2-1-5, Roberts 0-5-5, Fortier 1-0-2, Duarte 2-0-4, Jones 1-1-3, Olson 1-5-7, Briggs, Eaton

Sumner (1-16) 28

Page 4-1-9, Ruhlin 1-3-5, Dunbar 2-3-7, Klausmeyer 2-1-5, Rock 1-0-2, Alley, Beattie, Saunders, Tucker, Racicot

3-pt. goals: Boutaugh 2, Kimball

Ellsworth 18 26 36 44

Sumner 8 14 19 28

JV: Ellsworth 42-35

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