ASHLAND – Ashley Nemer scored 13 points during a 27-3 first-quarter spurt as the Ashland High School Hornets improved to 8-0 with a 73-45 victory over Easton Thursday night.

Nemer finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds while Mindy Chasse tallied 12 points and 10 boards for Ashland.

Nina Alexander paced the Bears with 16 points and Cassie Lovely added 13.

Easton (5-5) 45

Alexander 7-2-16, Lovely 5-2-13, Dayringer, Hickey 1-0-2, Hopkins 1-0-2, White 2-0-4, Osgood 3-0-6, Boxwell 1-0-2, Ireland

Ashland (8-0) 73

Nemer 7-0-18, Chasse 4-4-12, Peters 4-1-9, Chamberlin 3-0-6, Mayo 0-2-2, Belskis 4-0-8, D. Long 2-1-5, Cray 1-0-2, Flint 4-1-9, M. Long 1-0-2, Collins, Ouellette

3-pt. goals: Lovely; Nemer 4

Easton 3 21 31 45

Ashland 27 44 62 73

Limestone 69, Madawaska 49

At Madawaska, Anne Haller tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead the Eagles past the Owls.

Julie Pierce registered 19 points for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Math.

Kelly Chasse paced Madawaska with 17.

Limestone (4-1) 69

Pierce 9-1-19, Haller 9-8-26, Weatherhead, Beaulieau 1-4-6, Cousins 0-2-2, Kelly 3-0-7, Dunn 2-0-4, Allen 1-1-3, Mulherin 1-0-2

Madawaska (0-6) 49

Chasse 8-0-17, Gerard 4-0-9, Daigle 1-0-2, Plourde 4-0-8, Clavette 2-0-4, Pelletier 3-1-7, Phelan 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Kelly; Chasse, Gerard

Limestone 15 31 50 69

Madawaska 8 18 33 49

Cen. Aroostook 35, Washburn 32

At Washburn, Amber Garrison netted a pair of free throws with less than a second to play to seal the win for the Panthers.

Garrison finished with 10 points for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.

Jamie Abar paced the host Beavers with 11 points and Tabitha Blakney added eight.

Central Aroostook 35

Garrison 4-2-10, Long 2-2-6, Rideout 2-0-4, L. Long, Collisn 2-0-5, Lundeen 2-0-4, Brewer 1-0-2, S. Long 1-2-4, Bradley

Washburn 32

Abar 4-3-11, Blakney 4-0-8, McLaughlin, Howe 0-2-2, Maynard, McDougall 2-1-5, Carer, Saucier 0-1-1, Bird 0-1-1, Palmer 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Collins

Cen. Aroostook 10 16 29 35

Washburn 4 17 24 32

JV: Washburn 30-14

So. Aroostook 49, Katahdin 28

At Dyer Brook, Audrey Charette netted 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Warriors took a win.

Mindy Watson added another 11 points and Kaylea Collier had nine for Southern Aroostook.

Ronni Robinson scored nine for the Cougars.

Katahdin (2-5) 28

R. Robinson 4-1-9, Green 0-3-3, F. Robinson, Martin 1-0-2, Pipes, Albert 1-0-2, Smallwood 1-1-3, Bates 1-0-2, Cyr 1-0-2, Gallagher 2-1-5, Blum-Evits, Hill, Stevens

Southern Aroostook (7-1) 49

Au. Charette 5-6-16, M. Watson 4-0-11, Collier 4-0-9, King, Desmond, McLaughlin 1-1-3, Clark 1-0-2, Caswell 2-1-5, R. Ryan, J. Ryan, K. Watson, Am. Charette

3-pt. goals: M. Watson 3, Collier

Katahdin 9 15 20 28

So. Aroostook 18 27 43 49

JV: Katahdin 47-34

Fort Kent 74, Van Buren 61

At Van Buren, Kristen Violette poured in 27 points to help the Warriors to victory.

Marissa Albert scored another 14 points, while Michelle Caron had 12.

Megan Lajoie tallied 24 points for the Crusaders. Lisa Levasseur scored 16 and Darci St. Pierre had 10.

Fort Kent (6-1) 74

Labbe 2-0-4, Caron 4-0-12, Morneault 1-0-2, Michaud 1-0-2, Hartt 1-1-3, Violette 8-10-27, Babin 4-2-10, Albert 5-2-14

Van Buren (2-5) 61

Laplantem Levasseur 7-2-16, Bouchard 1-0-2, St. Pierre 5-0-10, Lajoie 11-2-24, Vaillancourt, Parent, Gereben 2-0-4, Beckwith 1-0-2, McLaughlin 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Caron 4, Violette, Albert 2

Fort Kent 15 38 50 74

Van Buren 15 25 39 61

Boys basketball

Presque Isle 55, Caribou 40

At Presque Isle, three players had double-doubles for the Wildcats in the win.

Matt Fowler chalked up 16 points and 10 rebounds to spark Presque Isle. Greg Whitaker notched 13 points and 10 boards while Matt McGlinn scored 13 points and dished out 10 assists.

Caleb Rosser led the Vikings with 10 points.

Caribou (1-6) 40

Rosser 5-0-10, Wakana 3-0-8, Campbell 3-1-8, Wambold 3-1-7, Cangan 2-1-7, Spring, Fitzherbert, Rossignol

Presque Isle (5-3) 55

McGlinn 5-3-13, Whitaker 3-6-13, Fowler 8-0-16, Lavway 1-2-4, Coffin 2-2-6, Cray, Chaney, Kingsbury, Windeman, York 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Wakana 2, Cangan 2, Campbell; Whitaker, York

Caribou 8 15 31 40

Presque Isle 12 26 44 55

JV: Presque Isle 69-45

Hodgdon 61, Houlton 54

At Hodgdon, Kirby Sanford hit 3-of-4 free throws in the final minute after the Shires had trimmed a 12-point lead to two, securing the win for the Hawks.

Sanford finished with a double-double, 11 points and 16 rebounds for the hosts, as did Evan Carter, with 16 points and 10 boards. Matt Armstrong added 12 points and Jordan Guy 11, respectively.

Jordan Hill led all scorers with 18 points for Houlton and Brett Miles tallied 14.

Houlton (2-5) 54

Hill 7-1-18, Miles 5-2-14, R. Anderson 3-1-8, Cummings 2-1-5, Campbell 0-4-4, Myers 1-0-3, Lloyd 1-0-2, M. Anderson, Lewis, Cleary

Hodgdon (6-2) 61

Carter 8-0-16, Armstrong 4-2-12, Sanford 3-5-11, Guy 3-3-11, Quint 3-0-6, Ledger 1-2-4, Bartley 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Hill 3, Miles 2, R. Anderson; Guy 2, Armstrong 2

Houlton 16 29 34 54

Hodgdon 13 28 38 61

JV: Houlton 61-42

Mariners 76, Vikings 74 (OT)

At Searsport, Josh Eaton sank a three-pointer from outside the three-point line with 10 seconds left in play to tie the game.

Eaton finished with 16 points after Deer Isle-Stonington gained an quick lead in overtime. Thomas Robbins netted another 21 points. Bryant Ciomei had 12 and Lance Ciomei had 10.

Matt Nickerson scored a game-high 27 points for the Vikings. Josh Hancock added 12, while Mike Adams had 11.

Deer Isle-Stonington (6-2) 76

Robbins 10-1-21, J. Eaton 3-9-16, B. Ciomei 5-2-12, L. Ciomei 4-2-10, N. Ciomei 2-4-8, Parker 1-3-5, S. Eaton 2-0-4, Billings

Searsport (0-9) 74

M. Nickerson 11-4-27, Adams 4-3-11, Hancock 4-3-12, Greenlaw 4-0-8, Chaar 2-1-6, J. Nickerson 2-0-4, Tufts 1-1-3, Skillings 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: J. Eaton; M. Nickerson, Hancock, Chaar, Skillings

DI-Stonington 13 27 43 59 76

Searsport 14 23 42 59 74

Narraguagus 56, Sumner 46

At Harrington, Ben Dorr scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the second half and Travis Perry had 12 of his 15 as Narraguagus outscored Sumner of East Sullivan 36-23 to erase a three-point halftime deficit.

Dorr also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and Perry dished out five assists.

Alex Polk’s 14 points and nine rebounds, Jon Coffin’s 11 points, Chris Manning’s 10 points and Victor Jacques’ game-high six assists paced Sumner.

Sumner (1-6) 46

Alley 0-1-1, Stewart 2-0-5, Burditt 2-1-5, Coffin 3-5-11, Manning 4-2-10, Brooks, Polk 6-2-14, Jacques

Narraguagus (2-4) 56

Perry 3-6-15, Worcester 1-0-2, Strout 0-4-4, Leackfeldt 3-3-9, Dorr 11-1-23, Taylor 1-0-3, Pagels, Mota, Ray, Meserve, Greene

3-pt. goals: Stewart; Perry 3, Taylor

Sumner 9 23 32 46

Narraguagus 6 20 36 56

JV: Sumner 56-42

PCHS 51, Central 47

At Guilford, Roy Burdin hit 4 of 4 free throws in the fourth quarter and Ryan Yeo hit 2 of 2 to lead the Piscataquis Community Pirates by the Red Devils of Corinth.

Burdin finished 24 points and Mike Wharff added 16 for the winners.

Nick Elliott led Central with 19 points and Ryan Nickerson netted nine.

Central (4-4) 47

D. Kane 3-0-8, J. Kane 3-2-8, Elliott 8-0-19, R. Nickerson 4-1-9, Julian 01-1, Pineo, L. Nickerson 1-0-2, LaFlamme

PCHS (4-4) 51

Burdin 8-6-24, Wharff 5-2-16, Yeo 3-3-9,, Robinson 1-0-2, Clukey, Zimmerman, Tracy, Coldwell, Martell

3-pt. goals: D. Kane 2, Elliott 3; Burdin 2, Wharff 4

Central 6 21 32 47

PCHS 6 23 35 51

JV: Central 45-35