DOVER-FOXCROFT – Pam Bailey’s layup with less than five seconds left in the fourth quarter lifted the Piscataquis girls basketball team to a 45-44 victory over Foxcroft Monday in high school action.

Bailey finished with a game-high 20 points for the Pirates of Guilford. Charley Bradford added 13.

Coral Goggin scored 15 points, including a layup that put Foxcroft ahead 44-43 just before Bailey scored the winning basket. Ashley Marden finished with 10 points.

Piscataquis (1-1) 45

Bailey 5-9-20, Bradford 4-5-13, Crouse, Woodbury 0-2-2, Levesque, St. Louis, Littlefield, C. Martell 2-1-5, Shufelt 1-3-5, McKusick

Foxcroft (0-2) 44

Goggin 6-2-15, Marden 3-4-10, Weymouth 2-0-4, Anderson, S. Hall, Brown 1-0-2, McPheters, A. Hall 3-0-6, Curry 1-3-5, Larrabee 1-0-2, Snow

3-pt. goals: Bailey; Goggin

Piscataquis 5 22 29 45

Foxcroft 9 20 20 44

JV: Foxcroft 37-31

Stearns 46, Mattanawcook 43

At Lincoln, Trisha MacDonald and Leslie Osborne scored 14 points each as Stearns of Millinocket held off the Lynx.

Quinci Sanderson paced Mattanawcook Academy with 12 points.

Stearns (2-0) 46

T. MacDonald 3-7-14, Nason 1-0-2, Hale 2-0-4, Arsenault 2-1-5, Osborne 5-4-14, Michaud 3-0-6, A. MacDonald 0-1-1, Somers

Mattanawcook (0-2) 43

Oliver 1-0-2, Cousineau 3-2-8, Littlefield 2-0-4, Malone 2-0-6, Reed 3-0-6, Sanderson 5-2-12, Keegan 2-1-5, Gulesian, Pietras

3-pt. goals: T. MacDonald, Arsenault; Malone 2

Stearns 6 19 32 46

Mattanawcook 9 21 29 43

JV: Mattanawcook 47-43

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

Dexter 75, Penobscot Valley 32

At Howland, Ashley Ames racked up 22 points to power the Tigers past the Howlers.

Brittany Veazie chipped in with 13 points and the Tigers got at least eight points from three other players in a well-rounded offensive effort.

Nancy Hallett paced PVHS with seven points.

Dexter (2-0) 75

M. Ames 4-0-8, Veazie 6-0-13, Chapman 1-1-3, Mountain 1-0-2, Burton, Fogarty 4-0-8, Cote 3-3-9, Hartford, Alton, Patterson 1-2-4, A. Ames 10-2-22

Penobscot Valley (1-1) 32

Colbath, Hallett 3-0-7, McGinn 3-0-6, Drost, Brown 1-0-2, Foster 0-1-1, Plourde 1-0-3, Snape, Dawson 2-0-4, Lavertu 3-0-6, Cyr 1-0-2, Bernard 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Veazie; Hallett, Plourde

Dexter 22 33 59 75

Penobscot Valley 8 10 19 32

Ellsworth 40, Orono 28

At Ellsworth, Laura Archer scored 17 points to lead Ellsworth to a win in its opener.

Sara Briggs netted nine points for the Eagles.

Emily Artesani scored six points for Orono.

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

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

Boys basketball

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

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

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.

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.