GUILFORD – Mike Wharff scored 11 of his 21 points during a 16-5 second-quarter scoring surge that carried Piscataquis Community High to a 54-37 high school boys basketball win over the Stearns Minutemen of Millinocket Thursday.

Roy Burdin chipped in with 10 points for the Pirates and Jeffrey Robinson netted eight.

Travis Martin paced Stearns with 16 points and Travis McGreevy put in eight.

Stearns (0-3) 37

Martin 5-316, McGreevy 4-0-8, Beaulieu 2-0-5, Cormier 1-2-4, Kaul 1-0-2, McCleary 1-0-2, Charette, Steward, Rideout

Piscataquis (1-1) 54

Wharff 7-2-21, Burdin 5-0-10, Tracy 1-0-2, London 2-0-4, Je. Robinson 3-2-8, Ja. Robinson 0-1-1, Harmon 2-0-6, Douglass 1-0-2, Russell, Zimmerman, Martell, Billstone, Coldwell

3-pt. goals: Martin 3, Beaulieu; Wharff 5, Harmon

Stearns 15 20 24 37

Piscataquis 18 34 42 54

JV: Piscataquis 53-49 (OT)

Highview 38, Averill 17

At Eastern Maine CC, Andrew Richard racked up 22 points, 15 steals and 11 rebounds to lead Highview Christian of Charleston past Averill of Hinckley.

Steve Clark netted five points for Averill.

Averill (1-1) 17

Clark 1-2-5, Grover, White, Call, Rackliff 1-0-2, T. Staples, W. Staples, Rowls 2-0-4, Cottle, Roy, Rutherford 1-0-2, O’Connor 2-0-4

Highview Christian (1-2) 38

Richard 6-10-22, Mountain 3-0-6, Rowe 2-0-4, Reed 1-1-3, Frish 1-1-3, Peach, Fernandez, W. Allard, N. Allard, Jones

3-pt. goals: Clark

Averill 9 13 15 17

Highview Chr. 8 13 26 38

Lee 68, Penobscot Valley 59

At Howland, Tom Bird help lead Lee Academy to victory over Penobscot Valley with his 20 points.

Jon Connick scored 13 points for the Pandas. Everett Houghton had 11 points and Tyler Thompson added 10 points.

Matt Cummings scored 20 points for the Howlers and Chad Trapier had 10 points.

Lee Academy (2-1) 68

Bird 7-5-20, Connick 4-3-13, Houghton 5-1-11, Thompson 4-0-10, Crocker 3-2-9, Boulrisse 1-0-2, Parker 1-0-2, Roux 0-1-1, Jung, Pickering

Penobscot Valley (1-2) 59

Cummings 7-6-20, Trapier 5-0-10, Ware 4-0-9, Crosby 3-2-8, Hockridge 2-0-5, Awalt 2-0-4, LaChance

3-pt. goals: Connick 2, Thompson 2, Bird, Crocker; Ware, Hockridge

Lee Acad. 9 36 50 68

Penobscot Val. 12 26 40 59

JV: Lee Academy 55-40

Katahdin 70, Hodgdon 42

At Stacyville, Owen McCarthy scored 15 points to lead Katahdin to victory.

Patrick Willett scored 12 points for the Cougars.

Jordan Guy led Hodgdon with 15 points and Travis Bartley added 12.

Hodgdon (1-2) 42

Sanford 2-2-6, Dorr 0-1-1, Mazzocco 1-0-2, Lane 1-0-2, Crane 0-1-1, Ruffin 1-1-3, Guy 6-1-15, Bartley 6-0-12, Quint, Hall, Nesbitt, Harris

Katahdin (2-0) 70

Brayall 3-1-7, Ja. Anderson 1-0-2, Jo. Anderson 2-0-4, Gould 3-0-8, McAvoy 3-0-7, K. Anderson 4-1-9, Osnoe 1-0-2, Harris 1-0-2, Curtis 1-0-2, Willett 4-2-12, McCarthy 6-2-15, Qualey, T. Anderson

3-pt. goals: Guy 2; Gould 2, Willett 2, McCarthy

Hodgdon 13 16 26 42

Katahdin 16 37 57 70

JV: Katahdin 50-44

Limestone 59, Easton 45

At Easton, Danny Summers had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead Limestone past Easton.

Chris Kirchner scored 14 points for the Eagles and Danny Hayes added 11 points.

Jeremy Brock led Easton with 15 points and nine rebounds and Nate Sanders added 12 points.

Limestone (1-1) 59

Morgan 1-0-2, Summers 9-3-21, Hayes 5-1-11, Kirchner 5-4-14, Peers 2-0-4, Enman 3-0-7, Patterson, Beaulieu, Rossignol

Easton (0-2) 45

Blodgett 2-2-6, Cleaves 2-0-4, Sanders 4-3-12, Flewelling 2-0-4, Brock 6-3-15, Trask 1-1-4, Beaulieu, Bacon

3-pt. goals: Sanders, Trask; Enman

Limestone 21 33 47 59

Easton 21 31 37 45

Sumner 54, Searsport 44

At East Sullivan, Curt Alley and Justin Brooks each netted 12 points to guide the Tigers to their first win.

Alex Polk added 10 for Sumner.

Sean Johnson led Searsport with 10.

Searsport (0-2) 44

Johnson 4-2-10, Chaar 4-0-8, Adams 2-0-5, Nickerson 2-0-4, Knox 1-0-3, Greenlaw 2-1-5, Santos 3-3-9

Sumner (1-2) 54

Alley 5-2-12, Polk 5-0-10, Parritt 2-2-7, V. Jacques 1-1-4, Alexander 1-0-3, Ju. Brooks 6-0-12, Ju. Brooks 2-0-4, Manning 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: V. Jacques; Adams, Knox

Searsport 6 19 31 44

Sumner 22 32 39 54

JV: Sumner 69-35

Winthrop 63, Georges Valley 46

At Thomaston, Tyler Smithgalle netted 13 points to lead Winthrop past Georges Valley.

Nate Damm and Sam LeClerc added 12 apiece for the Ramblers.

Todd Cousins led all scorers with 21 for the Buccaneers.

Winthrop (2-0) 63

Smithgalle 6-0-13, N. Damm 3-6-12, LeClerc 3-6-12, Steele, T. Jingras 3-0-6, M. Jingras 3-1-8, Plassay 1-0-2, Ridley 1-1-3, Whaley 0-1-1, E. Damm 1-4-6

Georges Valley (1-1) 46

Cousins 9-3-21, Staples 1-0-2, Crockett 0-1-1, Philbrook 1-0-3, Frisbee 3-1-7, Eustis 3-0-6, Baughman 1-1-4, Klopenhower 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Smithgalle, M. Jingras; Philbrook, Baughman

Winthrop 9 38 55 63

Georges Valley 11 18 32 46

JV: Winthrop 48-42

Girls basketball

So. Aroostook 60, Katahdin 41

At Dyer Brook, Audrey Charette tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Warriors past Katahdin of Stacyville.

Shana Martin chipped in with 12 for Southern Arosotook.

Kristin Watson paced the Cougars with 11 points.

Katahdin (0-2) 41

Watson 4-3-11, Green 0-3-3, Moore 2-0-4, Smallwood 1-0-2, Bates 4-0-8, Gallagher 2-1-5, Robinson 3-1-7, Albert, Blum-Ebets

Southern Aroostook (3-0) 60

Au. Charette 9-2-20, Martin 5-2-12, Collier 3-2-8, Desmond 2-0-4, McLaughlin 3-1-7, Clark 3-0-7, Caswell 1-0-2, Am. Charette

3-pt. goals: Clark

Katahdin 9 25 29 41

So. Aroostook 13 25 45 60

JV: Katahdin 52-49 (OT)

Highview 30, Averill 19

At Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Jana Philbrick scored 11 points to lead the Knights of Charleston.

Michala Rowe added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the winners.

Dorothy Leighton led Averill of Hinckley with seven.

Averill (0-2) 19

Leighton 2-3-7, Grey, Carey 2-0-4, Kitchin 1-0-2, Pottle, Hulbert, Mack, Small, Tripp, Fuller, Oliver 1-0-2, Anderson, Work 2-0-4

Highview Christian (1-2) 30

Rowe 5-0-10, Jan. Philbrick 3-3-11, Jones, Frances, Jad. Philbrick 3-1-7, Hanson 1-0-2, Loreda, Umarova, Babcock

3-pt. goals: none

Averill 2 8 12 19

Highview Chr. 9 17 24 30

Fort Fairfield 53, Easton 31

At Fort Fairfield, freshman Caitlyn Esancy connected for a game-high 17 points to pace the Tigers to victory.

Kerri Cunningham scored 13 points for Fort Fairfield.

Kassie Lovely and Michelle Osgood led Easton with nine points each.

Easton (0-3) 31

Lovely 3-3-9, White 3-1-7, Osgood 4-1-9, Conroy 2-0-4, Hopkins 0-2-2, Dayringer, Boxwell, Ireland

Fort Fairfield (3-0) 53

Harris 1-0-2, Hathaway 2-1-5, Cunningham 5-1-13, McLaughlin, C. Esancy 8-1-17, Egan, S. Esancy 1-2-4, O’Neal 2-0-4, Blaisdell 0-1-1, Chasse 1-0-2, Beckwith 2-0-5

3-pt. goals: Hathaway, Cunningham 2, Beckwith

Easton 3 11 16 31

Fort Fairfield 25 34 49 53

Calais 65, Houlton 52

At Houlton, Ashley Allen led three Blue Devils in double figures with 15 points in the win.

Courtney Hill added 14 points and Heidi Graceffa 13 for Calais.

Danielle Sewall led all scorers with 16 points for the Shiretowners. Rachel Foster added 13 and Keegan Hovey 12.

Calais (1-2) 65

Hill 4-6-14, Graceffa 3-6-13, Allen 5-4-15, McIver 0-1-1, Cross 2-3-7, Mingo 2-0-4, Gillespie 2-3-7, Brown 2-0-4, Seeley, Cobb, Clark

Houlton (1-2) 52

Foster 5-3-13, Hovey 5-2-12, Sewall 6-2-16, Rowe 1-3-5, Bartlett 2-0-4, Dow 0-2-2, Faulkingham, Bither, Harbison, Herring, Ritchie, Butler

3-pt. goals: Graceffa, Allen; Sewall 2

Calais 16 26 41 65

Houlton 12 24 35 52

JV: Calais 39-21

Gr. Houlton Chr. 47, Hodgdon 37

At Hodgdon, Sarah Riopeo led the victorious Eagles with 23 points, including four 3-point buckets.

Kayla Fleming paced the Hawks with 11 points.

Greater Houlton Chr. (1-0) 47

Riopeo 7-5-23, Korhonen 2-3-7, Farrar 1-7-9, Livezey 1-0-2, Lord, Jago 2-2-6

Hodgdon (0-2) 37

Fleming 5-1-11, Sloat 1-0-2, McGary 2-0-4, Nightingale 1-0-2, London 2-0-4, Quint 1-0-2, Dwyer 2-2-6, Hare 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Riopeo 4

Greater Houlton 8 16 29 47

Hodgdon 6 16 26 37