HERMON – Natasha Deschene tossed in 14 points to help lead the Presque Isle girls basketball team to 57-45 win over Hermon Monday in high school action.

Anna Delong netted 10 points for Presque Isle. Katie Delong, Melissa Demerchant, and Kylan Smith added nine points apiece in a mutual season-opener that had been postponed from Saturday because of the snow storm.

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

Presque Isle (1-0) 57

Deschene 7-0-14, A. Delong 5-0-10, Post 1-2-4, K. 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

Central Aroostook 64, Easton 34

At Mars Hill, Stevi Fletcher logged 15 points and 11 rebounds to power Central Aroostook past Easton.

Andrea Long scored 13 points for the Panthers and Lindsay Michaud added 12.

Kassie Lovely netted 13 points for the Bears.

Easton (0-2) 34

Ferris 1-0-2, Hopkins 1-1-3, Barnes 1-0-2, Alexander 3-2-8, Lovely 5-2-13, Osgood 3-0-6, White, Hickey

Central Aroostook (2-0) 64

Brewer 1-0-2, Lundeen 2-1-5, Collins 2-0-5, Fletcher 6-3-15, A. Long 4-5-13, Rideout 1-0-2, Michaud 3-6-12, Garrison 3-2-8, DeGraw 1-0-2, Porter, L. Long, Graham

3-pt. goals: Lovely; Collins

Easton 9 19 30 34

Cent. Aroostook 12 30 49 64

Washburn 53, Wisdom 38

At Washburn, Emily Campbell tossed in 21 points and pulled down 13 rebounds as the Beavers rolled.

Liza Maynard chipped in with 16 points for Washburn.

Heather Anderson paced the Pioneers of St. Agatha with 14 points.

Wisdom (0-2) 38

Lizotte 2-0-4, Tardif 1-0-2, Anderson 4-6-14, St. Pierre 1-2-4, Voisine 4-0-8, Desjardins 1-0-2, Dyment 2-0-4, Daigle

Washburn (1-0) 53

Blakney 4-0-8, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Howe, C. Maynard 3-0-6, 3-0-6, L. Maynard 6-2-16, Reed, Carter, Campbell 8-5-21, Espling, Palmer

3-pt. goals: L. Maynard 2

Wisdom 4 22 30 38

Washburn 10 24 37 53

JV: Wisdom 36-30

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

So. Aroostook 14 36 49 69

JV: Southern Aroostook 47-4

Boys basketball

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.

Jason Thompson led the Beavers with 22 points, Zach Bird had 19, and Chris Pesut had 10.

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

Hodgdon 63, Fort Fairfield 51

At Hodgdon, Jimmy Griffin scored 20 points and provided seven rebounds and six assists to pace the Hawks to victory.

Jeff Condon netted 16 points and Kirby Sanford scored 13 for Hodgdon.

Brandon Levasseur led Fort Fairfield with 19 points, while Ryan Clark and Keith Edgecomb contributed 10 each.

Fort Fairfield (1-1) 51

Levasseur 7-5-19, Clark 4-0-10, Edgecomb 5-0-10, Turner 2-0-4, DeMerchant 2-0-4, Everett 1-0-2, Foster 1-0-2, Wasson

Hodgdon (2-0) 63

Griffin 8-4-20, Ki. Sanford 6-1-13, Condon 5-6-16, Currie 3-3-9, Ledger 1-0-2, Hovey 1-1-3, Ke. Sanford

3-pt. goals: Clark 2

Fort Fairfield 9 19 35 51

Hodgdon 16 34 48 63

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

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.