ELLSWORTH – Laura Archer poured in 17 points to propel the Ellsworth girls basketball team to a 40-28 victory over Orono Monday in high school action.

Sara Briggs netted nine points for the Eagles in the mutual season-opener, which was postponed from Saturday because of the snow storm.

Emily Artesani scored six points for the Red Riots.

Orono (0-1) 28

Glencross 1-1-4, Alford 1-0-2, Wagner 1-0-2, Artesani 3-0-6, Joyce 2-0-4, Sypher 2-0-4, Ling 1-0-2, Saucier 2-0-4

Ellsworth (1-0) 40

Dalrymple 1-0-2, Boutaugh 0-5-5, Briggs 2-5-9, Archer 5-5-17, Oleson 3-2-8, Johnston, Fortier, Savage, Jones, McEachern

3-pt. goals: Glencross; Archer 3

Orono 2 13 20 28

Ellsworth 10 19 24 40

JV: Ellsworth 39-26

So. Aroostook 69, East Grand 31

At Dyer Brook, Audrey Charette’s 21 points and 10 rebounds powered the Warriors past the Vikings.

Mindy Watson contributed 12 points and nine assists for Southern Aroostook. Shawna Martin scored 10 points.

Paula Osnoe led East Grand of Danforth with 12 points and Marie Gilman scored 10.

East Grand (0-1) 31

Osnoe 5-1-12, Gilman 4-0-10, G. Zaneldin 3-2-8, McKay 1-0-3, M. Zaneldin, T. Shay, Langill, Crone, Marks, Dodge, K. Shay

Southern Aroostook (1-0) 69

Charette 9-3-21, M. Watson 5-0-12, Martin 3-4-10, Hardy 1-0-2, McLaughlin 1-1-3, Collier 2-1-6, Clark, Caswell 1-0-2, McGary 3-3-9, Lyons, Ryan, K. Watson 1-0-2, Carr 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Gilman 2, McKay, Osnoe; M. Watson 2, Collier

East Grand 7 12 25 31

Home scores 14 36 49 69

JV: Southern Aroostook 47-4

Washington Acad. 51, Shead 47

At Eastport, Ashley Tilton scored 14 points to help push Washington Academy of East Machias to its first win.

Mary Mawhinney added 10 points for the Raiders and Erika Govoni had eight points.

Skylar Richardson netted 16 points for Shead.

Washington Academy (1-0) 51

Tilton 4-6-14, Mawhinney 4-2-10, E. Govoni 3-0-8, Rushforth 2-0-5, Livingstone 2-0-5, Look 1-1-3, Ashby 1-0-2, Hall, L. Govoni

Shead (0-1) 47

Richardson 5-5-16, McPhail 2-4-8, Cummings 3-0-7, Ricker 3-1-8, Constant 2-1-5, Cox 0-2-2, Morrison 0-1-1, Pottle, Cook, Martinez

3-pt. goals: E. Govoni 2, Rushforth, Livingstone; Richardson, Ricker, Cummings

Wash. Acad. 9 21 36 51

Shead 8 19 31 47

JV: Washington Acad. 49-37

Sumner 64, Narraguagus 43

At East Sullivan, the Sumner Tigers hit 19 of 22 foul shots in the fourth quarter to turn a four-point deficit into an 11-point win over Narraguagus of Harrington.

Sandra Klausmeyer scored 16 points, Katrina Beal had 14, and Jody Pinkham added 11 for the Tigers. Dorothy Alley grabbed 14 rebounds.

Missy Barbee had 17 points and Mary Eva Tenan scored 13 for the Narraguagus Knights.

Narraguagus (0-1) 53

Barbee 5-7-17, Eva-Tenan 4-5-13, Kennedy 3-3-9, Johnson 1-2-4, H. Torrey 1-1-4, Farren 0-1-1, Hall 0-1-1, Grant 2-0-4, L. Torrey

Sumner (1-0) 64

Beal 4-5-14, Pinkham 3-5-11, Klausmeyer 3-10-16, Rock 0-2-2, Alley 2-0-4, Dunbar 3-3-9, Bridges 0-2-2, Bragdon 2-2-6, Tucker, Scott, Robinson

3-pt. goals: H. Torrey; Beal

Narraguagus 10 27 41 53

Sumner 14 22 37 64

JV: Sumner 36-32

Presque Isle 57, Hermon 45

At Hermon, Natasha Deschene scored 14 points to help lead Presque Isle to the win over Hermon.

Anna Delong netted 10 points for Presque Isle while Katie Delong, Melissa Demerchant, and Kylan Smith added nine points apiece.

Shannon Wiggin scored 13 points for Hermon and Cassie White had 10.

Presque Isle (1-0) 57

Deschene 7-0-14, Delong 5-0-10, Post 1-2-4, Delong 4-0-9, Demerchant 3-2-9, Smith 3-0-9, Morris 1-0-2, Pinette, Watananuchit, Moody, Norworthy, Richards

Hermon (0-1) 45

McCleod 1-0-3, Dobbins 4-0-8, White 3-2-10, Wiggin 5-3-13, Hall 3-1-7, MacDonald 1-0-2, Gibson 1-0-2, Nightingale

3-pt. goals: Smith 3, Deschene 2, Demerchant, Delong; White 2, McCleod

Presque Isle 16 29 50 57

Hermon 8 20 28 45

Boys basketball

Georges Valley 75, Monmouth 40

At Thomaston, David Wilgus had 14 points, eight assists and five steals to help lead the Georges Valley Buccaneers past Monmouth Academy.

A.J. Staples and 14 points and 14 rebounds, Brett Hutchinson had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Ryan Holbrook had 10 points for the host Buccaneers.

Myles Butler had 14 points and Mark Wade added 12 for the Monmouth Mustangs.

Monmouth (0-2) 40

Wade 4-3-12, Butler 7-0-14, Ogden 1-1-4, Shaw, Gatcomb 1-1-3, Gardiner 2-2-6, Pease, Pelletier, Seefeldt 0-1-1

Georges Valley (2-0) 75

Wilgus 6-0-14, Holbrook 3-2-10, Staples 6-2-14, Hutchinson 4-5-13, Johanson 2-0-4, Rogers 1-2-5, Miller, Judkins 3-2-8, Rector, Thorbjornson 0-1-1, Chamberlin 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Wade, Ogden; Wilgus 2, Holbrook 2, Rogers

Monmouth 15 22 32 40

Georges Valley 23 41 57 75

Hermon 66, Presque Isle 56

At Hermon, Jesse Keith poured in 26 points and added seven steals to boost the Hawks past the Wildcats.

Adam Duplisea netted 15 points for Hermon and Adam Gould added 10. Keith went 8-for-8 at the free-throw line.

Greg Whitaker scored 14 points for Presque Isle and Chris Carlin had 11.

Presque Isle (0-1) 56

Carlin 4-0-11, Cray 3-0-8, McGlinn 3-2-9, Rideout 2-1-5, Coffin 2-0-5, Whitaker 5-3-14, Fowler 2-0-4, Swanson, Belanger, Lavway, Wildeman

Hermon (1-0) 66

Adams 2-2-6, Keith 8-8-26, McGown 0-2-2, Duplisea 6-0-15, Shorey 2-1-7, Gould 3-4-10, Debay, Danforth, Harding

3-pt. goals: Duplisea 3, Keith 2, Shorey 2; Carlin 3, Cray 2, McGlinn, Coffin, Whitaker

Presque Isle 14 24 46 56

Hermon 15 25 48 66

Washburn 63, Limestone 43

At Limestone, the Washburn Beavers’ defensive pressure wore the Eagles down in the third quarter, when Washburn went from a three-point deficit to a six-point lead.

Andrew Pelletier led the Eagles with 19. George Tamburello scored 12.

Washburn (2-0) 63

J. Thompson 11-0-22, Bird 7-2-19, C. Pesut 5-0-10, A. Thompson 2-1-5, Milton 1-1-3, Hunt 0-3-3, S. Pesut 0-1-1, Goupille, Bigbee, Phan, Nelson

Limestone-MSSM (0-2) 43

Pelletier 8-0-19, Tamburello 4-4-12, Frazier 2-0-4, Fontaine 0-2-2, Poisson 0-1-1, Demers 1-0-2, Bretzke 0-1-1, F. McCullough 1-0-2, Leighton, Crook, E. McCullough, Parent

3-pt. goals: Bird 3; Pelletier 3

Washburn 12 25 40 63

Limestone-MSSM 19 28 34 43

JV: Limestone-MSSM 56-33

Reporting games

Guidelines for coaches

During this busy sports season, the NEWS asks that managers and coaches for the home teams promptly report the games. Games can be reported starting at 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Games can not be reported on Saturday.

Those seeking to report games from the Greater Bangor area may call at 990-8275. Those outside the Bangor area may call toll free at 1-800-310-8600. Game results will also be accepted through the fax machine. Its number is 990-8092.

Coaches and managers are urged to provide details for both teams when reporting games. First names of players on both teams as well as statistics are needed. Those not providing full details for both teams run the risk of the games not being published in the paper.

Those seeking more information may contact sports editor Joe McLaughlin at 990-8229.