MILLINOCKET – Matt LeGassey scored 15 of his 27 points in the second quarter when Stearns outscored Penquis of Milo 21-10 to pull away for a 54-51 schoolboy basketball victory over the Patriots Wednesday night.

Derek DiFrederico chipped in with 17 points for the Minutemen and LeGassey grabbed 22 rebounds.

Jordan Allen paced Penquis with 16 points, Justin Allen put in 14 and Devin Perkins had 12.

Penquis (9-3) 51

Jo. Allen 5-5-16, Hamlin 2-0-4, Ju. Allen 5-1-14, Perkins 5-2-12, Zwicker 1-2-5, Carey, Andrews, Morrill, Young

Stearns (10-3) 54

Cyr 2-0-4, DiFrederico 8-1-17, Jandreau 1-0-2, Barnett 2-0-4, LeGassey 13-1-27, McInnis, McGreevey

3-pt. goals: Jo. Allen, Ju. Allen 3, Zwicker

Penquis 14 24 34 51

Stearns 10 31 43 54

JV: Penquis 66-54

Katahdin 71, Schenck 59

At East Millinocket, Brian Sullivan scored seven of his 18 points in the third quarter to help Katahdin of Stacyville pull away with the win.

Owen McCarthy netted 20 points for the Cougars and Sam Cyr added 16.

Mark Hanington scored 16 points for Schenck. Brian Graham netted 14 points and Tyler Thompson had 12.

Katahdin (10-3) 71

Cyr 3-7-16, Sullivan 6-6-18, McCarthy 8-3-20, Grass 1-0-3, Willett 2-4-8, Davis 3-0-6, Rush

Schenck (4-8) 59

Hanington 4-8-16, Thompson 3-4-12, Graham 6-2-14, J. Pelkey 2-2-6, VanEss 2-0-4, Waite 3-0-7, Bishop, K. Pelkey, Jamo

3-pt. goals: Cyr 3, McCarthy, Grass; Thompson 2, Waite

Katahdin 13 32 50 71

Schenck 17 33 43 59

Highview 62, Forest Hills 54

At Jackman, Nate Richard scored eight of his 18 points in the fourth quarter when Highview Christian of Charleston outscored the Tigers 20-9 to take their ninth victory.

Devan Philbrick chipped in with 16 points for the Knights and Thiago Martinelli and Andrew Richard each put in 10.

Josh Kipp paced the Tigers with 26 points and Matt Achey added 18.

Highview (9-2) 62

Philbrick 8-0-16, N. Richard 7-1-18, Martinelli 3-4-10, A. Richard 4-1-10, Kneeland 3-0-6, Smith 1-0-2, Soares

Forest Hills (4-7) 54

Kipp 11-0-26, Achey 7-0-18, Gilboe 3-2-8, Holden 0-2-2, Turner, Holbrook, Frawley

3-pt. goals: N. Richard 3, A. Richard; Kipp 4, Achey 4

Highview 17 29 42 62

Forest Hills 17 30 45 54

Greater Houlton 74, Ashland 45

At Ashland, Matt Hathaway scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half to lead Greater Houlton Christian to its seventh win.

Emery Lincoln added 18 points for the winners.

Curtis Belanger paced Ashland with 16 points.

Greater Houlton (7-7) 74

Hathaway 9-0-23, Lincoln 8-2-18, Sjoberg 2-0-4, Thompson 1-0-2, Farrar 3-0-8, Kilcollins 3-0-6, Kelly 2-2-6, Bell 1-0-2, Korhonen 1-0-2, Kennedy 1-1-3

Ashland (0-14) 45

Belanger 7-2-16, Baker 2-0-4, Chamberlin 1-1-3, O’Clair 3-0-6, Lewin 1-2-5, Perry 3-0-6, Ward 1-2-5, Jandreau, Pierce, Hunter

3-pt. goals: Lewin, Ward; Hathaway 5, Farrar 2

Greater Houlton 20 50 59 74

Ashland 6 20 34 45

Van Buren 78, Limestone 45

At Van Buren, Jeremy Chasse scored 25 points to help push Van Buren past Limestone.

Tyler Lapierre added 20 points for the Crusaders. Andrew Martin had 15 points and Matt Gagnon put in 12.

George Tamburello scored 18 points for the Eagles and Andrew Pelletier had 12.

Limestone (4-7) 45

Tamburello 5-7-18, Pelletier 5-0-12, Frazier 3-0-6, Fontaine 0-2-2, Bretzke 1-0-2, F. McCullough 1-0-2, Leighton, Poisson, Demers, Cook, E. McCullough, Parent

Van Buren (7-6) 78

Chasee 10-1-25, Lapierre 10-0-20, Martin 6-0-15, Gagnon 5-1-12, Vick 1-0-2, Corbin 1-0-2, Rossignol, Violette, Doucette, Conley, Hews

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 2, Tamburello; Martin 3, Chasse 2, Gagnon

Limestone 5 25 38 45

Van Buren 20 35 57 78

JV: Van Buren 43-36

Fort Fairfield 72, Wisdom 52

At St. Agatha, Brandon LeVasseur’s 17 points helped lead Fort Fairfield by Wisdom.

Aaron Wasson added 15 points for the Tigers. Ryan Clark and Keith Edgecomb both had 12 points and Ben DeMerchant put in 10.

Chris Pelletier scored 15 points for the Pioneers and Tyler Thibeault had 11.

Fort Fairfield (8-6) 72

LeVasseur 7-3-17, Wasson 5-3-15, Clark 4-2-12, Edgecomb 5-2-12, DeMerchant 5-0-10, Bernaiche 1-0-2, Turner 0-2-2, King 1-0-2, Rockford, McLaughlin, Everett, Clovey

Wisdom (2-11) 52

Chasse 2-0-6, Daigle 3-0-6, Lugdon 1-0-2, Paradis 1-0-2, T. Thibeault 4-1-11, Derosier 0-1-1, Pelletier 7-1-15, R. Thibodeault 3-2-9, Michaud, Dyment

3-pt. goals: Wasson 2, Clark 2; Chasse 2, T. Thibeault 2, R. Thibeault

Fort Fairfield 20 41 64 72

Wisdom 10 26 40 52

Girls basketball

Katahdin 48, Schenck 30

At East Millinocket, Jayme Green scored 14 points to lead Katahdin of Stacyville to its seventh win.

Brandi Violette added 11 points for the Cougars.

Megan Carey scored nine points to lead Schenck.

Katahdin (7-6) 48

Ja. Green 6-2-14, Violette 5-0-11, Duffy-Stanley 1-2-4, McMoarn 2-0-5, Hill 3-0-6, Gallagher 0-1-1, Robinson 2-2-6, Blum-Evits 0-1-1, Martin, Je. Green, Albert, Smallwood, Bates

Schenck (1-12) 30

Carey 2-5-9, Hanington 3-1-7, Nicholson 1-0-2, Bishop 0-3-3, Gleason 1-0-2, Peabody 0-1-1, Larlee 2-0-4, Osborne 1-0-2, MacLeod, Jamo, Sprague

3-pt. goals: Violette, McMoarn

Katahdin 6 19 40 48

Schenck 5 12 21 30