Plourde’s free throw lifts Fort Kent to win

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ORONO – Derrick Plourde’s free throw with four seconds was the winning point as Fort Kent edged Orono 51-50 in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday. Tom Bard paced the Warriors offensively with 12 points, while Sam Bard and Seth Rivera added 11 points each.
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ORONO – Derrick Plourde’s free throw with four seconds was the winning point as Fort Kent edged Orono 51-50 in a schoolboy basketball game Thursday.

Tom Bard paced the Warriors offensively with 12 points, while Sam Bard and Seth Rivera added 11 points each.

Adam Chase led Orono with 12 points, while Travis Dunton scored 11.

Fort Kent (5-1) 51

Hartman 1-2-4, Rossignol 1-0-2, S. Bard 5-0-11, T. Bard 5-1-12, Plourde 1-2-4, Ouellet 3-1-7, Rivera 2-6-10, Jandreau

Orono (2-3) 50

Wakeling 2-2-6, Chase 6-0-12, Dunton 5-0-11, Bryant 1-0-2, J. Simon 2-2-6, Keezer 3-3-9, Stuart 2-0-4, Dwyer, Millard

3-pt. goals: S. Bard, T. Bard, Rivera; Dunton

Fort Kent 14 29 41 51

Orono 15 27 41 50

JV: Orono 60-52

Caribou 39, Hermon 36

At Caribou, Brad Campbell scored 11 points and Ben Wakana added 10 as the host Vikings earned their first victory of the season.

Chris Harding scored 11 points for Hermon, which had built a 22-16 halftime lead.

Hermon (2-3) 36

Harding 3-5-11, Johnson 2-2-8, Adams 3-1-7, R. Tarr 3-0-6, Pellerin, Kane 0-2-2, Hurd, Deabay 0-2-2

Caribou (1-5) 39

Campbell 5-1-11, Wakana 3-4-10, Spring, Rosser 3-0-6, Fitzherbert, Wambold 1-2-4, Corrigan 1-3-5, Rossignol, Haines 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Johnson 2; Haines

Hermon 12 22 27 36

Caribou 8 16 28 39

JV: Caribou 45-43

Foxcroft Acad. 47, Presque Isle 46

At Dover-Foxcroft, Kyle Rideout scored with about two minutes left to put the Ponies ahead and Jason Cynewski added two free throws to preserve the win.

Matt Carey led Foxcroft Academy with a game-high 17 points while Rideout, a transfer this year from Presque Isle, finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Cynewski added with 11 points, including three 3-point goals

Matt McGlinn and Greg Whitaker paced Presque Isle with 13 points each.

Presque Isle (3-3) 46

McGlinn 5-1-13, Whitaker 5-2-13, Cray 1-0-3, Lavway 1-0-2, Kingsbury 1-1-3, Coffin 2-0-4, Fowler 4-0-8, Wildeman, Belanger

Foxcroft Acad. (6-1) 47

Carey 7-3-17, Cynewski 3-2-11, Rideout 3-5-11, Prescott 1-0-3, Croan 1-0-2, Gilbert 1-0-3, Tirrell, Lacasce

3-pt. goals: McGlinn, Whitaker, Cray; Cynewski 3, Prescott, Gilbert

Presque Isle 13 24 37 46

Foxcroft Acad. 12 22 35 47

Washburn 61, So. Aroostook 46

At Dyer Brook, Jason Thompson scored 22 points and Zach Bird added 19 as the visiting Beavers picked up their fourth win.

Jason Goupille added nine points for Washburn, which built a 32-15 halftime lead.

Tim Hartin scored 22 to pace Southern Aroostook

Washburn (4-1) 61

J. Thompson 8-6-22, A. Thompson 1-0-2, Bird 9-0-19, Pesut 2-1-5, Goupille 3-2-9, J. Conley, M. Conley 1-0-2, Harris 1-0-2

Southern Aroostook (1-4) 46

Austin 1-3-5, Clark 1-0-2, Toothaker, Stubbs 3-1-7, Frazier, Hartin 8-4-22, Hersey 3-0-6, Anderson 2-0-4, Edwards

3-pt. goals: Bird, Goupille; Hartin 2

Washburn 17 32 50 61

So. Aroostook 9 15 24 46

JV: Southern Aroostook 58-19

Lee Academy 41, Katahdin 40

At Stacyville, Neil Cowan scored the winning basket for the visiting Pandas in the final minute of play.

Cowan and Matt Scott each finished with 12 points for Lee. Tom Bird added another 10.

Owen McCarthy led the Cougars with 14 points and Pat Willett had eight more.

Lee Academy (4-1) 41

Cowan 5-2-12, Bird 3-2-10, Worster 2-0-5, Scott 6-0-12, Trip 1-0-2, Thompson, Pickering, King

Katahdin (4-2) 40

Willett 4-0-8, Qualey 1-0-2, Anderson 1-0-2, Gould 2-0-5, McAvoy 2-2-7, Anderson 1-0-2, McCarthy 5-1-14

3-pt. goals: Bird 2, Worster; McCarthy 3, Gould

Lee Academy 7 21 33 41

Katahdin 8 23 29 40

JV: Katahdin 63-50

Girls basketball

Presque Isle 61, Foxcroft Acad. 33

At Dover-Foxcroft, Kylan Smith and Heather Richards each scored 10 points as Presque Isle took a big early lead and remained unbeaten.

Coral Goggin paced Foxcroft Academy with eight points, while Ashley Hall added seven.

Presque Isle (6-0) 61

Smith 5-0-10, Richards 5-0-10, Deschene 3-2-8, Michaud, Pinette 3-0-8, Clukey 1-0-2, Delong 3-0-6, Glovins 0-1-1, Watananuchit, Morris 3-3-9, Moody, Norsworthy

Foxcroft Academy (3-4) 33

Weymouth 2-0-4, Anderson, D. Brown, S. Hall 2-0-4, N. Brown, MacPheters, Rice, A. Hall 2-3-7, Thomas, Snow 3-0-6, Marden 1-0-2, Lougee 1-0-2, Goggin 3-1-8

3-pt. goals: Pinette 2; Goggin

Presque Isle 21 35 59 61

Foxcroft Academy 3 11 20 33

JV: Foxcroft Academy 49-31

Hermon 55, Caribou 43

At Caribou, Cassie White tossed in 25 points as the Hawks stayed undefeated.

Malerie Hall chipped in with 13 points for Hermon.

Monica Selander paced the Vikings with 25 points and Makayla Gahagan added 10.

Hermon (5-0) 55

Armstrong 2-1-5, White 9-4-25, Kelly, Wiggin 2-1-5, Hall 6-1-13, Macdonald 1-2-5, Gibson 1-0-2

Caribou (2-4) 43

Kinney, Gahagan 4-0-10, Cousins 2-0-4, Morrell, Richards, Caparotta 2-0-4, Selander 12-1-25, Schofield

3-pt. goals: White 3, Macdonald; Gahagan 2

Hermon 12 26 35 55

Caribou 9 19 27 43

JV: Caribou 31-25

Orono 53, Fort Kent 48

At Orono, Emily Artesani notched 18 points as the Red Riots handed Fort Kent its first loss.

Stacey Saucier added another 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight steals for Orono. Lindsey Colbath scored eight points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Kristin Violette netted 18 points for the Warriors and Mindy Morneault had 12.

Fort Kent (5-1) 48

Morneault 5-2-12, Violette 7-4-18, Labbe 1-0-2, Albert 0-2-2, Hafford, Caron 1-0-2, Desjardins 2-1-7, Michaud, Hartt 1-0-2, Babin 1-1-3

Orono (3-2) 53

Artesani 5-4-18, Saucier 5-1-11, Glencross 3-0-6, Young, Colbath 4-0-8, Starnd, Robertson, Sypher 3-0-6, Woodbrey 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Desjardins 2; Artesani 4

Fort Kent 10 18 33 48

Orono 11 26 41 53

JV: Orono 36-32

So. Aroostook 49, Hodgdon 33

At Hodgdon, Audrey Charette scored 11 of her 25 points in the third quarter to propel the Warriors to the win.

Mindy Watson chipped in with 17 points for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Colette Sloat led the Hawks with 10 points and Tasha Dwyer grabbed 13 rebounds.

Southern Aroostook (5-1) 49

Charette 10-5-25, M. Watson 5-7-17, Collier 2-0-6, K. Watson 0-1-1, McLaughlin, Clark, Caswell

Hodgdon (3-3) 33

Sloat 3-4-10, Blanchette 4-0-8, Dwyer 2-2-6, Fleming 2-0-4, London 1-0-2, Nightengale 1-0-2, Martin 0-1-1, McGary

3-pt. goals: Collier 2

So. Aroostook 12 16 31 49

Hodgdon 6 10 21 33

JV: Hodgdon 41-25

Easton 68, Wisdom 44

At Easton, senior guard Nina Alexander scored a career-high 34 points to lead the Bears past Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Alexander also had seven steals,while teammate Kassie Lovely had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Amber Voisine led Wisdom with 18 points, while Nicole St. Pierre and Kayla Daigle scored nine points each.

Wisdom (1-5) 44

St. Pierre 3-2-9, Voisine 7-4-18, Page 2-0-4, Haskins, Desjardins 1-0-2, Daigle 3-3-9, Dubois 1-0-2, Tardif

Easton (4-4) 68

Alexander 15-4-34, Hickey 0-1-1, Ireland 1-0-2, Hopkins 3-1-7, Lovely 6-1-15, Osgood 2-1-5, White 1-0-2, Boxwell 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: St. Pierre; Lovely 2

Wisdom 8 22 34 44

Easton 21 40 54 68

Limestone 52, Washburn 38

At Limestone, Lindsey Beaulieu connected for 19 points to lead Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics to the win.

Julie Pierce scored 18 points for the Eagles.

Tabitha Blakney and Rashell Saucier led the Beavers with eight points each.

Washburn (0-4) 38

Blakney 4-0-8, Saucier 4-0-8, Goupille, Abar 3-1-7, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Howe, Maynard, McDougall 3-0-6, Carter 1-0-2, Reed, Bird 1-0-2, Espling, Palmer 1-1-3

Limestone (4-0) 52

Beaulieu 6-4-19, Pierce 9-0-18, Weatherhead 0-2-2, Cousins 1-1-3, King 1-0-3, O’Neal 0-1-1, Kelly, Mulherin 0-1-1, Allen, Dunn 1-2-4, Ahearn 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Beaulieu 3, King

Washburn 5 15 23 38

Limestone 14 32 42 52

JV: Washburn 37-30

Ice hockey

Presque Isle 6, Stearns 1

At the Forum in Presque Isle, Brandon Berube and Ryan Cyr each scored two goals as the Wildcats remained undefeated.

Brad Baker and Brad Young also scored for Presque Isle, now 5-0-1. Corey Collins contributed three assists, while Erik St. Peter, Robert Gartley and David O’Brien each had one assist for the Wildcats.

Josh Stewart scored for 0-3-1 Stearns of Millinocket on an assist from Mike Simon.

Presque Isle goalie Brendon Esquibel made 11 saves on 12 shots, while Stearns’ Jay Kim stopped 12 of 18 shots.


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