SHERMAN – The Katahdin Cougars raced out to a big lead after one period and never looked back in posting a 72-44 boys basketball victory over Fort Fairfield Friday night.

Frank Grass tossed in 18 points to lead Katahdin. Patrick Willette notched 15 and Owen McCarthy 11.

Josh Turner led the Tigers with 10 points.

Fort Fairfield (7-4) 44

Turner 4-1-10, Bernaiche 1-0-2, Everett 1-3-5, Levasseur 3-2-8, Clark 3-0-7, Wasson 2-2-6, King 2-0-4, Cloney 1-0-2

Katahdin (7-3) 72

Grass 7-0-18, Willette 6-0-15, McCarthy 4-0-11, Cyr 2-0-5, Davis 3-0-6, Sullivan 2-1-5, K. Anderson 3-0-8, Rush 1-2-4, Qualey, Curts, Gould, J. Anderson, Harris

3-pt. goals: Clark, Turner; Grass 4, Willette 3, K. Anderson 2, Cyr

Fort Fairfield 8 14 25 44

Katahdin 29 39 52 72

JV: Katahdin 71-54

Wisdom 41, Ashland 39

At Ashland, Tyler Thibeault hit three free throws, his only points of the game, in the last 40 seconds to give the Pioneers the lead for good.

Chris Pelletier scored a game-high 19 points to pace Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Curtis Belanger tallied 13 points and Spencer Perry 10 to power the Hornets, who had rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to take the lead.

Wisdom (2-8) 41

Pelletier 9-1-19, Chasse 2-1-6, Daigle 1-0-2, Lugdon 2-0-4, Paradis 1-0-2, Derosier 2-1-5, Thibeault 0-3-3, Dyment

Ashland (0-9) 39

Belanger 5-3-13, Perry 3-5-11, Chamberlain 2-0-6, Hunter 1-3-5, Baker 1-2-4, O’Clair, Lewin, Jandreau, Peirce, Ward

3-pt. goals: Chasse; Chamberlain 2

Wisdom 9 21 29 41

Ashland 7 9 25 39

JV: Wisdom 39-29

So. Aroostook 56, Limestone 53

At Dyer Brook, Wade Hersey and Zack Austin each scored six points in the fourth quarter to lift the Warriors over Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics.

Austin finished with 13 points, Zac Philibert added 12, and Hersey had 11.

Andrew Pelletier paced the Eagles with a game-high 22 points, and George Tamburello contributed 15.

Limestone/MSSM (1-7) 53

Frazier 2-0-4, Pelletier 9-0-22, Tamburello 5-4-15, F. McCullough 3-0-6, E. McCullough 3-0-6, Poisson

Southern Aroostook (2-8) 56

Hardy 3-2-8, Austin 4-4-13, Brooker 3-0-7, Philibert 6-0-12, Hartin 2-0-5, Hersey 5-1-11, Stubbs

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 4, Tamburello; Austin, Brooker, Hartin

Limestone/MSSM 12 26 37 53

So. Aroostook 11 24 37 56

JV: So. Aroostook 57-40

Calais 72, Lee 50

At Calais, Garrett Dickerson and Nick Reynolds each scored seven fourth-quarter points to help the Blue Devils pull away from the Pandas.

Jon Smith paced Calais with 17 points and Russ McLean added 14. Chris Woodside chipped in with 11 points and Scott McDonald netted 10. Dickerson also had six rebounds, four assists, and four steals.

Tom Bird scored 14 points for Lee, and Neil Cowan added 10.

Lee (3-7) 50

Bird 4-3-14, Cowan 3-3-10, Dow 3-2-9, Rideout 2-1-5, Worcester 2-0-5, Tripp 1-1-3, Mallett 1-0-2, King 0-1-1, Thompson 0-1-1, Houghton, Doane, Currie, Crocker

Calais (8-4) 72

Smith 6-1-17, R. McLean 5-2-14, McDonald 3-2-10, Woodside 2-7-11, Dickerson 3-1-7, Reynolds 2-1-7, McPhee 2-0-4, Blake 1-0-2, S. McLean, Guthrie

3-pt. goals: Bird, Cowan, Dow, Worster; Smith 4, R. McLean 2, Reynolds 2

Lee 9 31 41 50

Calais 24 40 43 72

Narraguagus 71, Machias 40

At Harrington, Jamie Bailey scored 20 points to lead Narraguagus past Machias.

Zach Worcester and Eric Peltier each netted 13 points for the Knights.

Chris Correll and Cory Brooks each scored nine points for Machias.

Machias (4-7) 40

Correll 3-2-9, Brooks 3-3-9, Falvey 1-1-3, I. Roberts 1-0-2, Frutchey 2-0-4, Color 1-0-2, Leahy 3-0-7, Sullivan 1-2-4, A. Roberts, McCarthy, Anderson

Narraguagus (6-3) 71

C. Worcester 0-2-2, Checker 3-1-7, Strout 2-0-4, Bailey 6-4-20, Rossi 3-0-6, Albee 0-1-1, Z. Worcester 5-0-13, Peltier 6-1-13, Hicks 2-0-5, Mota, Leackfeldt, Tilton

3-pt. goals: Correll, Leahy; Bailey 4, Z. Worcester 3, Hicks

Machias 12 15 23 40

Narraguagus 22 44 59 71

JV: Narraguagus 58-46

Greenville 70, Vinalhaven 44

At Greenville, Jordan Belmont poured in 22 points to lead the Lakers past Vinalhaven.

Anthony Lavigne pumped in 17 for the winners and David Aucoin added 10.

Josh Miller and Josh Doughty led the Vikings with 13 points apiece.

Vinalhaven (1-8) 44

Miller 6-0-13, J. Doughty 3-7-13, Weller, Sawyer 0-1-1, K. Doughty, Jackson, Pitts 0-2-2, McCarthy, Beckman 2-2-6, Dwyer 0-1-1, Huffey 2-0-4, Hunsinger 2-0-4

Greenville (2-6) 70

J. Belmont 10-2-22, Lavigne 7-3-17, Aucoin 5-0-10, K. Belmont 3-2-8, Farrington, Edmondson 1-1-3, Lizotte 2-4-8, Graves, Ward 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Miller

Vinalhaven 17 30 39 44

Greenville 12 31 50 70

Camden Hills 66, Maranacook 57

At Rockport, Jamey Davis scored 17 points as the Windjammers avenged their only loss.

Camden Hills pulled out to an 11-point halftime lead and kept the Black Bears at bay the rest of the way.

Ryan Fitzgerald added 11 points for the ‘Jammers, and Will Horn and Tim Stammen posted 10 each.

Charlie Calligan and Matt St. John scored 15 apiece for Maranacook of Readfield, and Eben Gilman had 13.

Maranacook (7-3) 57

Jarius 1-0-2, Violette 1-4-6, Calligan 5-3-15, Feldman, St. John 6-0-15, Gerrity 3-0-6, Gilman 4-4-13

Camden Hills (9-1) 66

Davis 5-6-17, Moro, Beveridge 1-0-3, Draper 2-0-4, Horn 4-1-10, Stammen 3-4-10, Fitzgerald 4-0-11, Scamfer 1-0-3, Tedford 4-0-8, Puls, Dennen

3-pt. goals: St. John 3, Calligan 2, Gilman; Fitzgerald 3, Davis, Beveridge, Horn, Scamfer

Maranacook 15 23 40 57

Camden Hills 19 34 47 66

JV: Camden Hills 61-36

Brunswick 83, John Bapst 70

At the Bangor Auditorium, Ralph Mims scored 42 points to push Brunswick past John Bapst.

Doug Eichinger netted 15 points for Brunswick, and Kevin Scully added 10.

Alex Means and Dan Myerowitz each scored 15 points for John Bapst. Kyle Ferrill had 13 points and Brandon Freeman 11.

Brunswick (6-1) 83

Caplan 1-2-4, Gauvin 4-1-9, Mims 13-11-42, Scully 4-2-10, Eichinger 7-0-15, Warren 0-3-3, Lemont, Gayton, Hale, Kelly

John Bapst (3-5) 70

Leavitt 1-2-4, Freeman 4-0-11, Means 5-4-15, Ferrill 3-4-13, Carey 1-0-2, Roach 1-0-2, Keefe 1-0-2, Myerowitz 5-5-15, Yeo 2-0-4, Shaler 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Mims 5, Eichinger; Freeman 3, Ferrill 3, Means

Brunswick 26 47 69 83

John Bapst 18 27 49 70

JV: Brunswick 64-48

Penquis 47, Schenck 41

At East Millinocket, Devin Perkins scored 24 points to lead Penquis to victory.

Justin Allen netted eight points for the Patriots of Milo.

Mark Hanington scored 17 for Schenck.

Penquis (7-1) 47

Perkins 8-8-24, Jo. Allen 3-0-6, Ju. Allen 2-4-8, Young 2-3-7, Zwicker 0-2-2, Carey, Andrews, Morrill, Hamlin

Schenck (3-6) 41

Hanington 7-3-17, K. Pelkey 2-3-7, Waite 3-0-6, Bishop 1-0-2, Thompson 1-1-4, Jamo 1-0-2, J. Pelkey 1-1-3, Kimball

3-pt. goals: Thompson

Penquis 15 25 34 47

Schenck 18 27 31 41

MDI 66, Orono 51

At Orono, Rob Daley and Matt Grover each scored 11 points to power Mount Desert Island past Orono.

Brian O’Donnell netted 10 points for the Trojans.

Joe Simon scored nine points for the Red Riots.

Mount Desert Island (6-4) 66

Pooler 1-4-6, Staples 2-5-9, Daley 4-1-11, Lewis 2-1-5, Allen 0-1-1, Grover 4-3-11, O’Donnell 4-2-10, Frongillo 1-0-2

Orono (2-7) 51

Wakeling 0-1-1, Cowan 3-2-8, Chase 3-2-8, Close 2-0-4, J. Simon 2-5-9, Thomas 1-3-6, M. Simon 1-1-3, Levesque 1-2-4, Weatherbee 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Daley 2; Thomas

MDI 12 29 47 66

Orono 7 16 35 51

JV: MDI 54-38

Girls basketball

East Grand 37, Calvary Chapel 24

At Danforth, the Vikings used a balanced scoring attack to notch the win.

Marie Gilman scored 13 points for the winners and Elishia Dodge chipped in with eight points, eight rebounds, and five steals.

Kelly Miller paced Calvary Chapel of Orrington with 13 points.

Calvary Chapel (3-4) 24

Miller 6-1-13, C. Veilleux, Lowe 2-0-4, Graves 1-0-2, M. Veilleux, Plissey, Elliot 2-1-5, Mooers

East Grand (4-7) 37

Gilman 5-0-13, McKay 0-3-3, Dodge 3-2-8, M. Zaneldin, Osnoe 2-2-7. T. Shay, Langill, Crone, Marks, G. Zaneldin, K. Shay

3-pt. goals: Gilman 3, Osnoe

Calvary Chapel 7 13 13 24

East Grand 4 16 26 37

Maranacook 49, Camden Hills 40

At Readfield, Toby Martin collected 27 points and six steals as the Black Bears prevailed.

Shannon Bean added nine points for Maranacook.

Marianne Croce sparked the Windjammers with 14 and Kayla Gushee had 10.

Camden Hills (7-3) 40

Croce 5-3-14, Gushee 4-2-10, Wiley 1-3-5, Friesland, Smith, Newcomb 1-0-2, Holgerson 1-0-2, Neville 2-1-5, Richards, Hart 0-2-2

Maranacook (9-1) 49

Martin 10-4-27, Bean 3-3-9, Violette, Pullen 1-2-4, Denbow 1-0-2, Mrazick 0-1-1, Bardaglio 2-0-4, Mason 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Croce; Martin 3

Camden Hills 11 20 33 40

Maranacook 16 24 36 49

Greenville 57, Vinalhaven 37

At Greenville, Hannah Breton netted 20 points to power Greenville to the win.

Beth Bartley scored 15 points for the Lakers.

Brianna Osgood netted 14 points for Vinalhaven.

Vinalhaven (7-2) 37

B. Osgood 7-0-14, C. Osgood 3-0-8, Davidson 3-0-6, Trett 2-0-4, Smith 0-2-2, Dock 1-0-2, McCarthy, Drury, Carter, Young

Greenville (7-2) 57

H. Breton 10-0-20, B. Bartley 6-3-15, Hanson 3-2-8, R. Breton 2-4-6, Larson 2-0-4, M. Bartley 0-1-1, Gary 0-1-1, Muzzy, Harris, Smith, Ward

3-pt. goals: C. Osgood 2

Vinalhaven 12 25 31 37

Greenville 15 28 48 57

Belfast 66, Mount View 49

At Belfast, Katelyn Ross buried four 3-pointers on her way to 25 points for the Lions.

Kate Bailey tossed in 21 points for Belfast.

Amy Miles led the Mustangs of Thorndike with 16 points.

Mount View (1-9) 49

A. Miles 6-3-16, Hunter 3-1-8, Stevens 4-0-9, L. Miles, Mehuren 1-0-2, Wooley 1-0-2, Culer 2-0-4, Gillette, Clements 3-2-8

Belfast (9-1) 66

K. Ross 10-1-25, Bailey 7-7-21, Whittier, Cummings 1-0-2, P. Reed, H. Reed 3-0-6, Murphy 1-0-2, J. Ross 1-2-5, Gray 2-1-5, Flagg, Grant

3-pt. goals: A. Miles, Hunter, Stevens; K. Ross 4, J. Ross

Mount View 16 24 35 49

Belfast 17 33 50 66

JV: Belfast 52-33

Gardiner 79, Old Town 53

At Gardiner, Becky Dixon hit nine of 10 free throws on her way to 19 points and a win for the Tigers.

Emily Coughlin chipped in with 14 for Gardiner.

Erin Reardon led the Indians with 10 points.

Old Town (2-5) 53

Reardon 5-0-10, K. Bergeron 2-3-8, Marquis 2-0-5, Gomm 1-0-2, Jones 1-0-2, Spencer 2-0-5, K. Mitchell 4-0-8, L. Mitchell 1-3-5, Kennedy 1-0-3, Lonko 1-3-5

Gardiner (6-1) 79

Dixon 5-9-19, Coughlin 5-3-14, Seymour, Nimon 4-0-9, Frink 3-0-8, McNally 3-2-8, Whitemore 1-0-2, Spear 3-0-6, Pipen 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Marquis, Spencer, Kennedy; Frink 2, Nimon, Coughlin

Old Town 12 20 35 53

Gardiner 19 37 45 79

JV: Gardiner 53-52

Stearns 54, Penobscot Valley 34

At Millinocket, Janessa Nason pumped in 16 points and Leslie Osborne added 14 to power the Minutemen.

Angela MacDonald chipped in with 13 for Stearns.

Nancy Hallett scored nine for the Howlers of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (5-6) 34

N. Hallett 4-1-9, Drost 3-1-7, Cyr 2-0-5, LaVertu 2-1-5, Colbath 1-0-2, A. Hallett 1-0-2, McGinn 1-0-2, Foster, Brown, Snape

Stearns (9-1) 54

Nason 5-5-16, Osborne 4-5-14, MacDonald 4-5-13, Somers 3-0-7, Arsenault 2-0-4, Hale, Michaud

3-pt. goals: Cyr; Nason, Osborne, Somers

Penobscot Val. 12 17 24 34

Stearns 10 22 38 54

JV: Penobscot Valley 48-44

MA Lynx 44, Piscataquis 29

At Lincoln, Ali Keegan’s 13-point effort carried the Lynx.

Quincy Sanderson added eight for Mattanawcook.

Heather Woodbury and Charlie Bradford led the Pirates of Guilford with eight points apiece.

Piscataquis (1-10) 29

Woodbury 3-1-8, Bradford 0-8-8, Levesque 3-0-7, Bailey 1-0-3, McCusick 0-1-1, C. Martell 1-0-2, Shufelt, Littlefield, K. Martell

Mattanawcook (4-6) 44

Keegan 4-5-13, Sanderson 4-0-8, Reed 3-0-6, Ja. Littlefield 2-1-5, Pietras 1-1-3, Vose 2-0-4, Malone 1-0-3, Martin 1-0-2, Oliver, Cousineau, Gulesian, Sowers, Thornton, Hanington, Je. Littlefield

3-pt. goals: Woodbury, Levesque, Bailey; Malone

Piscataquis 5 9 21 29

Mattanawcook 12 23 38 44

JV: Mattanawcook 52-15

WA 47, Jonesport-Beals 36

At Jonesport, Mary Mawhinney led Washington Academy with 10 points to pace the Raiders of East Machias to the win.

Lauren Govoni scored nine points for WA.

Sara Hunkler netted 10 points for Jonesport-Beals.

Washington Academy (7-3) 47

Livingstone 1-4-6, E. Govoni 1-4-6, Rushforth 1-0-2, Mawhinney 3-4-10, Tilton 2-3-7, Look 3-1-7, L. Govoni 3-0-9, Ashby

Jonesport-Beals (3-6) 36

C. Hunkley 1-2-4, Look 1-0-2, S. Hunkler 5-0-10, Blount 1-0-2, Smith 2-3-7, S. Beal 1-1-3, W. Beal 1-3-6, Alley, A. L. Bachman, A. G. Bachman, Crowley 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: L. Govoni 3; Look, W. Beal

Wash. Acad. 2 18 31 47

Jonesport-Beals 10 21 27 36

Hampden 48, Nokomis 38

At Newport, Jill Beal scored 13 of her 17 points in the first half to help the Broncos pull away from the Warriors.

Kim Stephenson chipped in with nine points and eight steals for the winners, and Tanna Ross had eight points and four steals.

Alyssa Bragdon paced the Warriors with 15 points, and Michelle Barden chipped in with nine points and four steals.

Hampden (6-2) 48

Giringhelli 3-0-6, Stephenson 3-2-9, Veinote 2-0-4, Morris 2-0-4, Ross 3-2-8, Thompson, Bragg, Day, Dumont, Beal 6-5-17

Nokomis (3-5) 38

Carter 1-2-4, Barden 3-0-9, Petersen 1-0-2, Al. Bragdon 7-0-15, Paradis 2-0-5, Cooper, Fournier, As. Bragdon 1-0-3, Welch

3-pt. goals: Stephenson; Barden 3, Al. Bragdon, Paradis

Hampden 14 24 38 48

Nokomis 5 16 24 38

JV: Hampden 48-40