HODGDON – Jimmy Griffin nailed a pair of free throws with five seconds to play Wednesday night, lifting eighth-seeded Hodgdon to a 55-53 Eastern Maine Class B boys basketball preliminary victory over No. 9 Schenck of East Millinocket.

The Wolverines’ Tyler Thompson was fouled as time expired, but missed the front end of a one and one.

Griffin finished with 13 points and eight assists for Hodgdon. Ken Prescott led the attack with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeff Condon tallied 11.

Ryan Deschenes poured in 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Schenck. Tyler Thompson added 11.

No. 9 Schenck (8-11) 53

Deschenes 12-1-25, Thompson 5-0-11, Graham 3-0-6, Waite 2-0-5, Rossignol 2-0-4, Hanington 1-0-2, Barnett, Jamo

No. 8 Hodgdon (13-6) 55

Prescott 8-2-18, Griffin 4-4-13, Condon 4-3-11, Nickerson 3-0-7, Sanford 2-0-4, Hogan 1-0-2, Hovey, Currie

3-pt. goals: Thomson, Waite; Griffin, Nickerson

Schenck 11 26 40 53

Hodgdon 14 20 34 55

Class B

Mount View 65, Caribou 51

At Thorndike, the Mustangs went 16-for-21 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

Roy Goodale hit 10 free throws on his way to 20 points for sixth-seeded Mount View. Mark McCorrison tossed in 18 and Anthony Greenlaw had 16.

Andrew Soucie collected 12 points to lead the No. 11 Vikings. Matt Nason and Josh Nadeau added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

No. 11 Caribou (7-12) 51

Soucie 4-2-12, Nason 5-1-11, Nadeau 5-0-10, Wakana, St. Peter 2-0-5, J. Peterson, Chasse 2-1-5, K. Peterson 1-0-2, Cederman 2-2-6

No. 6 Mount View (14-5) 65

Goodale 5-10-20, McCorrison 5-6-18, Greenlaw 6-4-16, Miles 1-0-3, Ward 2-0-4, Crichton 1-0-2, Jones, Spaulding 0-2-2, Higgins

3-pt. goals: Soucie 2, St. Peter; Miles

Caribou 11 21 37 51

Mount View 16 33 43 65

Maranacook 66, Houlton 55

At Readfield, the No. 7 Black Bears outscored the No. 10 Shiretowners 20-10 in the second quarter en route to the victory.

Charlie Calligan and Matt St. John sparked Maranacook in the surge with two 3-pointers apiece. Calligan finished with 23 points and St. John added 14.

Eben Gilman chipped in with 12 points and Kaleb Violette grabbed 10 rebounds.

Mark Socoby paced Houlton with 22 points and Jordan Hill added 16.

No. 10 Houlton (10-9) 55

Hill 5-3-16, Lenentine 1-0-2, Brown 2-0-5, C. York, D. York, Bartlett, Socoby 6-7-22, O’Connell 2-0-4, Lewis, Edwards 2-2-6, Duff

No. 7 Maranacook (13-6) 66

Palmer 1-0-2, Peabody, Violette 1-2-4, Edwards 1-0-2, Calligan 8-3-23, Drapeau 1-0-2, Haines, Feldman, St. John 6-0-14, Gerrity 3-1-7, Gilman 3-4-12, Danforth

3-pt. goals: Hill 3, Socoby 3; St. John 2, Gilman 2

Houlton 10 20 36 55

Maranacook 13 33 48 66

Class D

Cen. Aroostook 66, Katahdin 57

At Mars Hill, the Panthers held the Cougars to eight third-quarter points, then outscored them 23-12 in the fourth quarter to complete the comeback.

Bryan Grew tossed in 25 points for Central Aroostook, which beat Katahdin for the third time this season. Jason Woodworth scored 13 points and Patrick Walsh added 10.

Owen McCarthy paced the Cougars of Sherman Station with 19 points. Brian Sullivan netted 12.

No. 11 Katahdin (8-11) 57

McCarthy 8-3-19, Sullivan 5-2-12, Willett 3-2-9, Cyr 0-1-1, Davis 4-0-8, Rodgerson 2-2-8, Cullen

No. 6 Central Aroostook (15-4) 66

Grew 11-2-25, Woodworth 4-4-13, Walsh 4-2-10, Clockedile 2-1-5, McLaughlin 2-1-5, York 1-4-6, Kilcollins 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Willett, Rodgerson 2; Grew, Woodworth

Katahdin 19 37 45 57

Central Aroostook 17 26 43 66

Van Buren 61, Highview Chr. 29

At Van Buren, the Crusaders defense was the difference against the Knights.

Fabian Deuchler paced Van Buren with 16 points and Jeremy Chasse scored 13.

Devan Philbrick led Highview Christian Academy of Charleston with 15 points.

No. 14 Highview Christian (7-8) 29

Philbrick 7-1-15, Kneeland 2-0-4, N. Richard 2-0-4, Waite 1-0-2, A. Richard, Martinelli 2-0-4

No. 3 Van Buren (18-1) 61

Chasse 6-0-13, Deuchler 8-0-16, Hews 3-0-7, Gagnon 3-0-6, Corbin 1-0-2, Martin 4-0-8, Cyr 1-0-2, Lapierre 2-3-7, Ouellette, Violette, O’Hare, Vick

3-pt. goals: Chasse, Hews

Highview Christian 6 10 17 29

Van Buren 14 26 42 61

Islesboro 63, Eastgate Chr. 46

At Islesboro, Jon Bolduc scored 26 points as sixth-seeded Islesboro downed No. 11 Eastgate Christian in a Western Maine Class D preliminary game.

Bolduc also grabbed six rebounds, had seven steals and dished out four assists. Rory Diffin had 16 points and pulled down 13 rebounds.

Tristan Starbird scored 14 points and Jared McKay had 11 for Eastgate Christian of Pownal.

No. 11 Eastgate Christian (7-12) 46

T. Starbird 6-0-14, McKay 5-1-11, LeDuc 1-2-4, A. Anderson 2-0-5, J. Anderson 2-2-6, Damm 3-0-6, N. Starbird

No. 6 Islesboro (13-6) 63

Bolduc 9-7-26, Pike 3-2-8, Tutor 1-0-2, Roberts 1-0-2, Grindle 2-5-9, Diffin 8-0-16, Thomas, Gorham

3-pt. goals: T. Starbird, A. Anderson; Bolduc

Eastgate Christian 11 18 29 46

Islesboro 21 31 43 63

Woodland 95, Greenville 37

At Woodland, Weston Kochendoerfer led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points to pace the fourth-seeded Dragons to the win.

Woodland went on a 25-2 spurt after the Lakers had jumped out to an early 10-4 advantage.

Andrew Scott and Mike Tupper chipped in with 12 points apiece for the winners and Jesse Nicholson tossed in 11.

Ron Douglass tallied 13 points and Griz Aucoin notched 11 to lead the No. 13 Lakers.

No. 13 Greenville (8-11) 37

R. Douglass 6-1-13, G. Aucoin 4-3-11, Campbell 2-0-4, Belmont 1-0-2, Lavigne, E. Douglass, Belmont 2-0-4, Edmondson, Lizotte 1-1-3, D. Aucoin

No. 4 Woodland (13-6) 95

Kochendoerfer 7-0-15, Scott 5-2-12, Tupper 3-6-12, Nicholson 4-0-11, J. Knowles 0-3-3, Pike 3-0-7, Smith 0-1-1, Mitchell 0-1-1, Cross, Tozier 1-0-2, Moody 3-0-6, Engroff 4-0-8, A. Knowles 2-1-5, McCoubrey 2-4-8, Ellis 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Nicholson 3, Pike, Kochendoerfer

Greenville 10 20 31 37

Woodland 22 44 72 95

J-B Royals 76, Washburn 71 (OT)

At Jonesport, Ben Durkee poured in 30 points to lead fifth-seeded Jonesport-Beals to the overtime victory.

Derek Beal notched 16 points for the Royals and Abraham Beal tossed in 15.

Jason Thompson racked up 22 points to lead the No. 12 Beavers. Zach Bird tallied 18 points and Chris Pesut scored 11.

No. 12 Washburn (10-7) 71

Vaughn 5-0-10, Pesut 4-3-11, Thompson 6-9-22, Bird 5-4-18, Bigbee 1-0-2, Bagley 2-2-8, Carter

No. 5 Jonesport-Beals (14-5) 76

Durkee 11-6-30, A. Beal 7-1-15, Berry 3-2-8, Balchen 3-1-7, Lamson, Dyer, Alley, Chandler

3-pt. goals: Bird 4, Bagley 2, Thompson; Durkee 2

Washburn 10 30 47 64 71

Jonesport-Beals 10 33 51 64 76

East Grand 88, Houlton Chr. 43

At Danforth, the top-seeded Vikings jumped out to a 39-12 lead after the first quarter and never looked back.

Matthew Scott led the charge with 23 points and 17 rebounds. Darius Parker tossed in 21 points and dished out seven assists. Chris Irish connected for 18 points and Josh Faulkner hauled down 10 rebounds to go with eight points.

Mat Hathaway sparked the No. 16 Eagles with 22 points and Scott Duff added 12.

No. 16 Greater Houlton Christian (7-9) 43

Hathaway 10-1-22, Duff 5-2-12, Farrar 1-3-5, Lincoln 2-0-4, Jacket, Bell, Korhonen, Budd, Kelley

No. 1 East Grand (17-2) 88

Parker 9-1-21, Scott 11-1-23, Irish 7-3-18, R. Byers 2-1-5, E. Hanington 0-3-3, Faulkner 4-0-8, S. Preston 1-0-2, M. Hanington 1-4-6, Gray 0-1-1, Graham 0-1-1, B. Byers, Rollins, Potter, M. Preston

3-pt. goals: Hathaway; Parker 2, Irish

Greater Houlton Chr. 12 23 30 43

East Grand 39 56 74 88

So. Aroostook 73, Ft. Fairfield 69

At Fort Fairfield, Corey Shields tossed in 19 points to lead the No. 9 Warriors of Dyer Brook past the Tigers.

Wade Hersey tallied 15 points for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook. Tim Hartin and Griffin Hardy added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Sam Esancy sparked No. 8 Fort Fairfield with 20 points. Jamie McLaughlin chipped in with 15, Aaron Kenneson notched 12, Brandon Levasseur scored 11 and Kyle Cunningham had 10.

No. 9 So. Aroostook (11-8) 73

Shields 7-5-19, Hartin 4-5-13, Hardy 4-3-11, Edkins 2-2-6, Brooker 0-3-3, Grant 3-0-6, Anderson, Philibert

No. 8 Fort Fairfield (12-7) 69

McLaughlin 5-1-15, Esancy 8-4-20, Kenneson 5-1-12, Levasseur 4-3-11, Cunningham 3-1-10, Bernaiche, Helstrom, Osgood 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: McLaughlin 4, Cunningham 3, Kenneson

So. Aroostook 10 29 50 73

Fort Fairfield 12 24 42 69

Girls basketball

Lee 74, Ashland 35

At Lee Tuesday, Shelby Pickering poured in 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the No. 3 Pandas rolled to the Eastern Maine Class D prelim win.

Kristin Hersom added 11 points for Lee.

Amber Smith led the No. 11 Hornets with eight points.

No. 11 Ashland (9-10) 35

Caron 1-0-2, Carney 2-0-4, Smith 3-2-8, Wilson, Chamberlin 3-0-6, Peters 1-2-4, Sherman, Spooner 1-0-2, Clark, Nemer 2-1-5, Belskis 1-0-2, Long 0-2-2, Hafford

No. 3 Lee (16-3) 74

Mallett 2-0-4, Read, J. Moors 3-0-6, Pickering 10-10-30, Hanscom 2-1-5, M. Moors 0-4-4, Hersom 4-1-11, Cole 1-4-6, Ham 1-0-2, Gifford 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Hersom 2

Ashland 11 21 29 35

Lee 19 42 60 74