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DANFORTH – Kayla Kochendoerfer and Courtney Cochran led Woodland with 17 points each as the Dragons defeated East Grand 77-39 in schoolgirl basketball action Friday night.

Michelle Ferry chipped in 13 points for Woodland.

Paula Osnoe’s career-high 22 points helped rally the Vikings. The last time they played Woodland, they lost by 74 points.

Woodland (8-0) 77

Kochendoerfer 8-1-17, St. Pierre 1-0-2, Clark 4-0-8, Gillespie 1-0-2, Ferry 4-5-13, Graceffa 3-2-8, Noyes 2-2-6, Murphy 2-0-4, Cochran 7-3-17, Ham, Torrey, Sears

East Grand (0-8) 39

Osnoe 8-1-22, McKay 3-0-8, Zaneldin 1-0-2, Crone 1-0-3, Langill 2-0-4, Flannery, Kendall

3-pt. goals: Osnoe 5, McKay 2, Crone

Woodland 18 36 56 77

East Grand 9 20 26 39

Narraguagus 40, J-Beals 26

At Jonesport, the Knights outscored the Royalettes 13-1 in the third quarter to pull away for the victory.

Courtney Foss and Elizabeth Grant paced Narraguagus of Harrington with 10 points each.

Kristi Smith led Jonesport-Beals with 13 points and 17 rebounds.

Narraguagus (3-4) 40

Hatt, Torrey 0-2-2, Sprague 3-0-6, Foss 4-2-10, Green 2-0-5, Tenney 0-2-2, Albee, Grant 4-2-10, Baker 0-3-3, Johnson 1-0-2

Jonesport-Beals (1-6) 26

Hunkler 1-2-4, MacLean, Church, W. Beal 1-1-3, Smith 5-3-13, Libby 1-0-2, S. Beal, T. Beal 2-0-4, Parker, Alley

3-pt. goals: Green

Narraguagus 8 15 28 40

Jonesport-Beals 9 16 17 26

JV: Narraguagus 53-44

Rockland 45, Maranacook 43

At Rockland, Caitlin Hynes came up with a steal in the final 10 seconds and sank one free throw to help the Tigers knock the Black Bears from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Hynes finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for Rockland. Lindsay Barnes scored 13 points, and Nicole Clark grabbed 10 rebounds.

Toby Martin scored a game-high 16 points for Maranacook of Readfield. Shannon Bean chipped in with 10.

Maranacook (7-1) 43

Martin 7-2-16, Violette 3-1-7, Pullen 1-0-2, Mrazik 2-0-4, Bean 5-0-10, Mason 1-0-2, Kelley 1-0-2

Rockland (6-2) 45

Todd 1-1-4, N. Clark 3-1-7, Felt 1-0-3, Barnes 6-1-13, Hynes 3-4-10, Hansen 1-0-2, D. Clark 3-0-6, Kenniston, Stone, Flanders

3-pt. goals: Todd, Felt

Maranacook 10 23 35 43

Rockland 10 20 32 45

JV: Rockland 35-22

Messalonskee 64, John Bapst 39

At Oakland, Ashley Busque tallied 17 points as the Eagles flew to victory.

Cheslea Barker contributed 15 points, while Amanda Barker had 13.

Kate Andrle shot in 17 points for the Crusaders.

John Bapst 39

Freeman 2-4-8, Miller 1-0-2, Nichols, Getchell 2-0-4, Andrle 5-7-17, Wickstrom 1-0-3, McGuan, McDonald, LaFrance 2-0-4

Messalonskee 63

C. Barker 6-0-15, Busque 6-0-17, A. Barker 6-0-13, Labelle 1-0-2, Oliver 2-3-7, Lettengerger 3-0-6, Roderique 2-0-6, Duren 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Wickstrom; C. Barker 3, Busque 5, A. Barker, Roderique 2

John Bapst 13 17 25 39

Messalonskee 16 36 54 64

JV: Messalonskee 54-36

Boys basketball

So. Aroostook 62, Limestone 28

At Limestone, Travis Brooker netted 16 points as the Warriors rolled over the Eagles.

Wade Hersey added 16 points, and Tim Hartin had 14.

Brad King led Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics with seven points.

Southern Aroostook (2-5) 62

Brooker 5-4-16, Hersey 6-3-15, Hartin 6-1-14, Stubbs 1-3-5, Austin 1-2-4, Edwards 2-0-4, Anderson 2-0-4, Clark, Toothaker, Frazier, Gardner

Limestone/MSSM (1-6) 28

King 2-2-7, Demers 3-0-6, Peers 1-3-5, Poisson 1-2-4, Summers 2-0-4, Freedman 1-0-2, Morgan, Patterson, Entwisle, Enman, Rossignol, Kitagawa, Foster, Beaulieu

3-pt. goals: Brooker 2, Hartin; King

So. Aroostook 18 38 52 62

Limestone/MSSM 5 9 26 28

JV: Southern Aroostook 28-18

Katahdin 60, Fort Fairfield 43

At Fort Fairfield, Keith Anderson notched 13 points to help the Cougars win.

Jared Anderson added 12 points and Jordan Anderson 11 for Katahdin.

Aaron Wasson scored nine points for the Tigers.

Katahdin (6-2) 60

Qualey 2-0-4, Ja. Anderson 5-2-12, Jo. Anderson 4-3-11, Gould 1-0-3, McAvoy 4-0-10, K. Anderson 6-0-13, Harris, McCarthy 2-3-7

Fort Fairfield (4-4) 43

O. Edgecomb 3-1-7, Closson 1-0-3, Noyes 1-0-2, Rochford 3-0-6, Wasson 4-1-9, Foster 2-4-8, K. Edgecomb 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Gould, McAvoy 2, K. Anderson; Closson

Katahdin 13 27 46 60

Fort Fairfield 7 17 31 43

JV: Katahdin 53-33

Washburn 82, Cen. Aroostook 80

At Washburn, the Beavers held off a fourth-quarter charge to hand the Panthers of Mars Hill their first loss.

Zach Bird led five Washburn in double figures with 21 points and seven assists; Adam Thompson added 17 points; Jason Thompson posted 14 points, seven rebounds, and five blocks; Josh Goupille also had 14 points, and Steven Pesut contributed 13 points and nine rebounds.

Andrew York topped Central Aroostook with a game-high 30 points, Jason Woodworth recorded 18, and Tim Carlson had 10.

Central Aroostook (5-1) 80

McLaughlin 1-4-6, A. York 11-6-30, Carlson 3-2-10, Martinez 2-2-7, Woodworth 7-0-18, Burtt 1-0-2, Shaw 3-0-6, C. York, Clockedile

Washburn (7-1) 82

J. Thompson 3-8-14, A. Thompson 7-3-17, Bird 6-6-21, Pesut 6-1-13, Goupille 6-1-14, Connolly 1-1-3, Nelson, Harris

3-pt. goals: Woodworth 4, A. York 2, Carlson 2, Martinez; Bird 3, Goupille

Central Aroostook 12 31 52 80

Washburn 17 36 58 82

JV: CAHS 85-35

Easton 60, East Grand 58

At Easton, Mitchell Blodgett scored the game-winning basket down the stretch as the Bears edged the Vikings.

Tyler Bradley paced Easton with 16 points, while Steve Hopkins and Brandon Carlow netted 11 each.

Marcus Crocker tossed in a game-high 21 points for East Grand of Danforth. Brent Byers and Mike Hanington provided 15 and 14, respectively.

East Grand (2-6) 58

M. Hanington 6-2-14, Byers 5-4-14, Crocker 9-1-21, Beaudoin 2-1-5, A. Hanington 1-0-3, Scott, Preston, Morse

Easton (2-5) 60

Hopkins 4-3-11, Carlow 3-2-11, Bradley 6-1-16, Blodgett 2-2-6, Steele 2-0-4, Sanders 1-0-3, Brock 3-3-9, Crockett, Kierstad

3-pt. goals: Byers, Crocker 2; Carlow 3, Bradley 3, Sanders

East Grand 20 32 46 58

Easton 16 30 44 60

Fort Kent 61, Van Buren 46

At Van Buren, Tom Bard scored 11 of his 20 points during Fort Kent’s 22-6 third-quarter surge en route to the victory.

Patrick Caron chipped in with 13 points for the winners and Seth Rivera added 10.

Ben Doucette paced Van Buren with 24 points and Andy Martin netted nine.

Fort Kent (6-1) 61

T. Bard 8-2-20, Caron 5-2-13, River 4-2-10, Ouellette 2-1-5, Plourde 1-3-5, Kinney 2-0-6, Hartman 1-0-2, Rossignol, Jandreau, S. Bard

Van Buren (2-5) 46

B. Doucette 10-4-24, An. Martin 3-2-9, Conley 4-0-8, Hews 1-1-3, J. Doucette 1-0-2, Rossignol, Taylor, Gagnon, Al. Martin, Smith, Lizotte

3-pt. goals: T. Bard 2, Caron, Kinney; An. Martin

Fort Kent 11 26 48 61

Van Buren 13 27 33 46

JV: Fort Kent 52-46

Oxford Hills 67, Bangor 53

At South Paris, the road provided the Bangor boys basketball team a rude awakening as Oxford Hills shot 52 percent from the field and whipped the Rams 67-53 in a clash of Class A powers.

“We were a step slower and they were a step quicker,” said Bangor coach Roger Reed, whose team was playing its first countable game of the season away from Red Barry Gymnasium. “There’s no excuses. They played a total game and completely outplayed us tonight.”

Oxford Hills (4-1) never trailed after senior forward Leif Kothe hit a 3-pointer midway through the first quarter to give the Vikings a 7-5 lead. By the end of the period, the margin was 13-7, and by intermission it was 30-18 – a difference that would have been greater except for a 3-pointer from midcourt at the end of the half by Bangor’s Anthony DeRosa.

The Rams (4-1) got no closer than 11 after the break, as a quicker Oxford Hills team continued to shoot effectively both from long range and on slashing forays toward the basket. The Vikings made 24 of 46 field-goal tries, and shot at least 50 percent in each quarter.

“We did a good job of taking it to the hoop and opening up the outside shot,” said Kothe. “These guys play good defense, but we set good screens and got our shooters open.”

Kothe led Oxford Hills with 18 points on an 8-of-11 effort from the field.

Senior guard Matt McDonnell added 16 points, while Thomas Kothe — Leif’s twin – came back after missing a game due to an ankle injury to score 10 points. His return was highlighted by a banked 3-pointer from the left wing midway through the third quarter, part of a 12-0 blitz that gave the Vikings a 44-22 lead.

“We didn’t take real bad shots,” said Oxford Hills coach Scott Graffam. “In some games when teams put good pressure on like Bangor does we hurry our shots and don’t take good shots, we fade away. Tonight we actually got some screens set and got some open looks, and we hit some early shots and that made a difference.”

Bangor, meanwhile, struggled with its open looks early, and shot just 28 percent (8 of 28) in the first half while falling into a double-digit deficit.

Junior forward Mark Socoby paced the Rams with 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots, while sophomore forward Alex Gallant scored 14 points in his first varsity start and senior guard Aaron Gallant scored eight points.

“We played really well defensively tonight,” said Graffam. “[Bangor’s] got some players who are very talented, and I don’t think you’re going to stop Socoby and [Aaron] Gallant by yourself, so we had to play help-side, and we did that for the most part.”

Alex Gallant started because Bangor had to play without senior point guard Jordan Heath, who according to Reed is expected to miss three to five weeks due to mononucleosis.

That wasn’t the only challenge Bangor faced even before this game began. Oxford Hills, the preseason pick as the top team in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, was still smarting from a 61-47 loss at Brunswick on Tuesday.

“This was a week we saw early in the schedule that was going to be big because Bangor and Brunswick are supposed to be two of the top teams in the East,” said Leif Kothe, “Then we lost to Brunswick, so we had to play like this was the big one, which we did.”

And there were the memories of the teams’ last meeting, a 50-26 Bangor victory in the 2004 Eastern A semifinals.

“We just wanted this one,” said McDonnell. “We’ve been waiting for this one for a while. We just matched their intensity and played the way we’re capable of playing.”