ORONO – Travis Dunton’s 18 points led a well-balanced effort as the Orono Red Riots held off the Searsport Vikings 68-51 in high school boys basketball action Monday night.

Bryan Henigan added nine points as Orono had 11 players with at least two points. Nyasha Millard chipped in with nine rebounds, seven points and four assists.

Sean Johnson paced Searsport with 19 points. Garrett Greenlaw scored 12 and Matt Nickerson had 10.

Searsport (1-4) 51

Patterson 1-0-2, Chaar 2-0-4, Adams 0-1-1, J. Nickerson 1-1-3, Anderson, M. Nickerson 3-4-10, Johnson 6-7-19, Greenlaw 6-0-12, Knox, Ritchie

Orono (2-1) 68

Dwyer 3-0-6, McGowan 1-0-2, Theriault 1-0-2, Millard 3-1-7, Dunton 6-3-18, Bryant 2-0-4, Simon 3-1-7, Tomer 1-0-2, Spencer 3-2-8, Bates 1-0-3, Hennigan 4-1-9, Patel

3-pt. goals: Dunton 3, Bates

Searsport 12 28 38 51

Orono 16 28 48 68

JV: Orono 68-49

Central 43, Penquis 34

At Milo, the Red Devils raced out to an 11-0 lead in the first quarter then held on after Penquis rallied within two with a 13-0 burst to start the fourth quarter.

Tyler Pines was the game’s only double-figure scorer with 16 points for Central of Corinth.

Nate Allen and Kole Stevens led host Penquis with eight points each.

Central (3-1) 43

Pines 6-0-16, Kane 3-3-9, LaFlamme 1-2-4, Fenn, Palmer, L. Nickerson 4-0-8, Collins 2-0-4, R. Nickerson 1-0-2

Penquis (2-2) 34

Allen 2-4-8, Stevens 4-0-8, Russell 1-0-2, Landry 2-0-5, Morrill 2-0-4, B. Zwicker, A. Zwicker 3-0-7, Carey

3-pt. goals: Pines 4; Landry, A. Zwicker

Central 11 23 35 43

Penquis 3 13 20 34

JV: Penquis 59-54

Dexter 68, Foxcroft 28

At Dexter, the Tigers jumped out to a 24-6 lead at the end of the first quarter en route to their second victory.

Ryan Martin paced the winners with 14 points and Adam Eastman added nine.

Orry Berce scored 10 points for the Ponies.

Foxcroft (0-4) 28

Morgan 1-0-2, Gourley, Nason 0-1-1, Berce 2-6-10, LaCasce 1-0-2, Imbert 2-0-5, Weeks, T. Nason 2-1-5, Geiger 1-1-3

Dexter (2-2) 68

A. Woodman 3-0-7, Lavin 1-2-4, Flewelling, Stewart 1-0-2, Spizuoco 2-0-5, Walker 1-0-3, Peirce 2-1-5, B. Woodman 2-0-4, Beatham 3-0-6, Eastman 4-0-9, Martin 5-1-14, Cote 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: A. Woodman, Spizuoco, Walker, Martin 3

Foxcroft 6 13 19 28

Dexter 24 41 52 58

JV: Dexter 55-35

Penobscot Valley 76, Stearns 62

At Millinocket, Matt Cummings racked up 26 points as the Howlers of Howland pulled away in the second half.

Rock LaChance tossed in 19 points and Chad Trapier 18 for the winners. Nick Hockridge added 10.

Travis Martin led the Minutemen with 18 points while Josh Beaulieu and B.J. Charette chipped in with 14 and 12, respectively.

Penobscot Valley (3-2) 76

Cummings 8-7-26, LaChance 6-5-19, Trapier 8-2-18, Hockridge 3-3-10, Waite 1-1-3, Babineau, Harris, Crosby, Aywalt, Chabot, Cyr

Stearns (0-4) 62

Martin 6-4-18, Beaulieu 6-2-14, Charette 6-0-12, McGreevy 2-2-6, McCleary 1-0-2, Steward 1-2-4, Rideout 1-0-2, Cormier 2-0-4, MacKenzie

3-pt. goals: Cummings 3, LaChance 2, Hockridge; Martin 2

Penobscot Val. 13 29 49 76

Stearns 11 23 40 62

JV: Penobscot Valley 49-44

Girls basketball

Piscataquis 48, Penquis 44

At Guilford, Tracy Dewey went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter as the Pirates held off the Patriots.

Dewey scored eight of her game-high 22 points in the fourth. Kellie Martel added 16 points.

Erica Lyford led Penquis of Milo with 17 points, including a basket that put the Patriots up with two minutes left in the game. Mindy Dolley scored 12 points.

Penquis (0-4) 44

Lyford 7-3-17, Dolley 5-0-12, Stetson 3-3-9, Palmer 3-0-6, Ottman, Carey, Gerrish, Clark, Royal

Piscataquis (1-2) 48

Dewey 6-9-22, Kell. Martel 6-2-16, Martell 1-2-4, Shufelt 1-0-2, Izbicki 1-2-4, Kels. Martel, Davis

3-pt. goals: Dolley 2; Kell. Martel 2, Dewey

Penquis 9 21 30 44

Piscataquis 13 20 35 48

PVHS 38, Schenck 33

At Howland, Kelsy Lavertu had 17 points – 11 in the fourth quarter – and 10 rebounds to lead Penobscot Valley past the Wolverines of East Millinocket.

Jenn Plourde had 10 points and Morgan Cyr had 10 steals for the Howlers.

Robin Larlee scored 18 for the Wolverines.

Schenck (1-1) 33

Larlee 8-2-18, Traci, Nicholson 1-0-2, Bouchard 2-0-4, McCleod, Jamo, Osborne 2-3-7, Peabody 0-2-2

Penobscot Valley (1-2) 38

Lavertu 7-3-17, J. Plourde 2-5-10, Bowers, Hallett 2-0-4, Hersom 2-0-4, Cyr, K. Plourde 2-1-5, K. Dawson

3-pt. goals: J. Plourde

Schenck 8 11 21 33

Penobscot Valley 8 15 22 38

JV: Penobscot Valley 48-30

Mattanawcook 75, Hermon 56

At Lincoln, Bree Hanscom poured in 25 points to lead the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx by the Hawks.

Quinci Sanderson chipped in with 18 points for the winners and Michelle Paul netted 11.

Ashley Kelley paced Hermon with 22 points.

Hermon (2-1) 56

Kelley 10-2-22, White 3-1-8, Davenport 3-0-6, Armstrong 3-0-6, Berglund 2-0-4, Durgin 2-1-5, Keith 1-1-3, Helms 1-0-2, Ford, Barry

Mattanawcook (2-2) 75

Hanscom 12-1-25, Sanderson 8-1-18, Paul 5-1-11, Piche 3-0-6, McCloskey 1-1-4, Hawkins 1-3-5, Pelkey 2-0-4, Nesin

3-pt. goals: White; Sanderson, McCloskey

Hermon 10 22 38 56

Mattanawcook 22 37 57 75

JV: Mattanawcook 63-44