BREWER – The Mt. Blue Cougars of Farmington scored the last 12 points of the first half to pull away from Brewer for a 58-45 preliminary playoff basketball win Wednesday.

Brian Wells and Ted Neal led No. 10 Mt. Blue of Farmington with 22 points apiece.

Chris Wilson led all scorers with 24 for No. 7 Brewer.

Mt. Blue (13-6) 58

B. Wells 10-2-22, Neal 10-2-22, S. Walls 2-1-7, Simpson 2-0-6, Tinguely 0-1-1, Frshette, Gather, Lake, Wilde, Paytes, Maloney

Brewer (12-7) 45

Wilson 8-6-24, Bell 3-1-7, Frost 1-3-5, Francis 2-0-4, Miller 1-0-3, Young 1-0-2, Fitzgerald, MacDonald, Davies, Rees, Craig, Zencher

3-pt. goals: Simpson 2, S. Wells; Wilson 2, Miller

Mt. Blue 17 31 48 58

Brewer 9 13 25 45

Lawrence 54, John Bapst 44

At Fairfield, Trevor Woods had 19 points to go with 12 rebounds and Lawrence’s defense did the rest against John Bapst of Bangor as Woods’ Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinals.

This is Lawrence’s 19th trip to the Eastern Maine quarterfinals in the last 20 years. The only time the ‘Dogs missed in that span was 1997.

Nate Lambert chipped in with 17 points for the No. 8 Bulldogs while Jon Kelley had seven assists and five steals in the game.

Dan Myerowitz led the Crusaders with 13 points.

John Bapst (7-12) 44

Freeman 2-0-6, Means 3-2-8, Farrell 1-4-6, Keefe 0-2-2, Myerowitz 4-5-13, Yeo 3-1-7, Waldron 0-2-2, Snyder, Carey, Roach

Lawrence (13-6) 54

Saunders 1-0-2, Lambert 5-5-17, Kelley 2-0-4, Gregory 1-0-2, Toner 3-0-6, Rice 2-0-4, Woods 7-4-19

3-pt. goals: Freeman 2; Lambert 2, Woods

John Bapst 11 24 33 44

Lawrence 13 30 40 54

Mount Ararat 70, Old Town 62

At Old Town, Tyler Bode poured in 26 points, including 10 free throws, as the Topsham-based Eagles went 15 for 20 from the line in the fourth quarter to pull the upset.

Andy Cantrell and Todd Strong chipped in with 12 points each for No. 12 Mount Ararat.

Mike Thurston nailed five 3-pointers on his way to 19 points for the No. 5 Indians. Matt Petrie notched 18 and Corey Miller 10.

Mount Ararat (12-7) 70

Bode 8-10-26, Cantrell 3-3-12, Strong 5-0-12, Colina 1-4-6, Pane 3-0-6, White 0-2-2, Meyn 2-1-6

Old Town (12-7) 62

Thurston 7-0-19, Petrie 7-2-18, Miller 3-2-10, Bouchard 4-0-9, Curtis 2-0-5, Tracewski 0-1-1, Conary

3-pt. goals: Cantrell 3, Strong 2, Meyn; Thurston 5, Petrie 2, Miller 2, Bouchard, Curtis

Mount Ararat 9 25 46 70

Old Town 12 31 46 62

Cony 71, Hampden 40

At Augusta, Doug Joerss led the Cony Rams into the quarterfinal round for a third straight year with a game-high 29 points and 15 rebounds against Hampden Academy.

Cony’s pressing defense helped force 24 Hampden turnovers.

Tyler Hunt had 17 points, Adam Vachon dished out seven assists, and Craig Cameron made six steals for the Rams.

Jordan Cook led the Broncos with 17 points.

Hampden (8-11) 40

McCue 1-0-3, Shannon 1-0-3, Meehan 1-2-4, Moran 2-0-4, McNutt, Uhrin 2-0-4, Ross 1-1-3, Hodgdon, Pierce, Silver 1-0-2, Cook 7-3-17

Cony (14-5) 71

Cameron 3-1-8, Vachon 1-0-3, Dumont, Hunt 7-3-17, Beaudoin, Stiman 0-2-2, Marczak 1-0-2, Stred, Normandin 1-0-3, Joerss 13-3-29, Whitlock 1-0-2, Carville 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: McCue, Shannon; Cameron, Vachon, Normandin

Hampden 12 20 29 40

Cony 21 35 55 71

Messalonskee 61, Waterville 47

At Oakland, Isaac Hutchinson scored 17 points and John Fisher added 14 to lead the Messalonskee Eagles pasts Waterville in a Class A preliminary game.

Andy Vayo scored 18 and Toby Spector added 17 for the Purple Panthers.

Waterville (4-15) 47

Jabar, Brandli, Tormollan 2-2-6, Madore 1-2-4, Veilleux 1-0-2, Spector 6-1-17, Copeland, Zetterman, Vayo 6-6-18, McCarthy, Grenier, Clark

Messalonskee (15-4) 61

Mattos 1-1-3, Corbett, Crosby, Wrigley 3-0-6, Beaudoin 3-0-7, Kam, Fisher 5-0-14, Kendrick 3-0-9, Kerschner 0-2-2, Hutchinson 7-0-17, Couture 1-0-3, Evans, Gray, Lessard

3-pt. goals: Spector 5; Beaudoin, Fisher 4, Kendrick 3, Hutchinson 3, Couture

Waterville 14 27 38 47

Messalonskee 22 32 46 61