GUILFORD – Emily Sypher hit two free throws in the final minute and Lauren Young added one to help the Orono Red Riots hold off the Piscataquis Community Pirates 39-37 in schoolgirl basketball action Thursday night.

Orono took a 25-15 halftime lead, but the Pirates outscored the Riots 14-3 in the third behind eight points from Kellie Martel and six from Tracy Dewey to take a 29-28 lead.

Emily Artesani paced Orono with 14 points and Young added 12.

Martel scored 19 for PCHS and Dewey put in 10.

Orono (5-0) 39

Artesani 3-5-14, Young 5-2-12, Colbath 2-1-5, Balaban 1-0-2, Sypher 1-2-4, Pavento 1-0-2, Starno, Robertson, Woodbrey

Piscataquis (1-3) 37

Kellie Martel 5-4-19, Dewey 4-1-10, Davis 2-0-4, Shufelt 2-0-4, Martell, Kelsey Martel, Izbicki

3-pt. goals: Artesani 3; Martel 5, Dewey

Orono 17 25 28 39

Piscataquis 6 15 29 37

Penobscot Valley 48, Penquis 34

At Howland, Kelsey Lavertu had 12 points and 15 rebounds to push Penobscot Valley past Penquis of Milo.

Jenn Plourde scored 11 points for the Howlers.

Mindy Dolley led the Patriots with 13 points.

Penquis (0-5) 34

Palmer 1-0-2, Lyford 4-0-9, Gerrish 0-1-1, Clark 0-1-1, Dolley 5-0-13, Royal 2-0-4, Stetson 2-0-4, Benoit, Ottman, Carey

Penobscot Valley (2-2) 48

Hallett 3-0-6, Cyr 3-0-8, K. Plourde 3-0-6, J. Plourde 4-0-11, Lavertu 6-0-12, A. Dawson 2-0-5, Fullerton, Drost, Bowers, Hersom, Milton, K. Dawson

3-pt. goals: Dolley 3, Lyford; Cyr 2, J. Plourde, A. Dawson

Penquis 14 16 29 34

Penobscot Valley 14 28 32 48

JV: Penobscot Valley 36-22

Dexter 61, Searsport 13

At Dexter, Mallory Ames scored 18 points to help Dexter to the win.

Sabrina Cote had 15 points for Dexter.

Monica Josephson led Searsport with eight points.

Searsport (1-3) 13

Josephson 4-0-8, Seekins 1-0-2, Clark 1-0-2, Lanpher 0-1-1, Nielson, Anderson, Chaney, Peak, Kanus

Dexter (4-0) 61

Ames 9-0-18, Cote 7-1-15, Poirier 2-3-7, Mountain 3-0-6, Clukey 2-1-5, Richardson 2-0-4, N. Burton 1-0-3, Chambers 1-0-2, L. Burton 0-1-1, Morales, Wing

3-pt. goals: N. Burton

Searsport 2 4 6 13

Dexter 18 35 50 61

JV: Searsport 44-32

BC Patriots 58, DI-Stonington 31

At Deer Isle, freshman Hope Johnson had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead Bangor Christian to its second win of the season.

Classmate Morgan Chasse added 13 points for the Patriots, while Jenn Hutchins had 10 points.

Kelly Robinson grabbed seven rebounds for BC, which used fullcourt pressure to break the game open after a close first half.

Audra Eaton paced Deer Isle-Stonington with 14 points.

Bangor Christian (2-2) 58

Miller 4-1-9, Hutchins 3-2-10, Chasse 6-1-13, Robinson 4-0-8, Johnson 7-0-14, Hale 1-0-2, French 1-0-2, Dearborn, Hall, Ricci, French, Whitaker, Pelletier

Deer Isle-Stonington (1-4) 31

A. Eaton 7-0-14, Powers 3-0-6, J. Allen 1-0-3, Haskell 1-0-2, Robbins 1-0-2, Brewer 1-0-2, Cousins 1-0-2, Weed, L. Eaton, Weeks, Avis, S. Allen

3-pt. goals: Hutchins; J. Allen

Bangor Christian 11 27 46 58

DI-Stonington 10 23 27 31

Houlton 45, Schenck 37

At East Millinocket, Rachel Foster and Danielle Sewell combined for 19 points in the second half as Houlton erased a two-point halftime deficit.

Each finished with a game-high 16 points and Keegan Hovey contributed nine more.

Kayla Osborne and Robin Larlee had 12 points apiece for Schenck and Ashley Peabody chipped in with 11 more.

Houlton (2-3) 45

Foster 8-0-16, Sewell 6-4-16, Rowe 1-0-2, Harbison 1-0-2, Hovey 3-3-9, Bartlett, Dow, Herring, Ritchie, Butler

Schenck (1-3) 37

Osborne 3-6-12, Peabody 5-1-11, Larlee 6-0-12, Nicholson 1-0-2, Waite, Bouchard, Jamo

3-pt. goals: none

Houlton 11 17 27 45

Schenck 11 19 25 37

JV: Houlton 32-28

Sumner 46, Washington Acad. 44

At East Sullivan, Kylie Bragdon scored 11 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to lead Sumner to victory.

Crystal Bridges had 11 points for Sumner.

Mary Mawhinney scored 14 points for Washington Academy of East Machias and Sara Rushforth added 11 points.

Washington Academy (4-1) 44

Rushforth 4-0-11, Finn 2-0-6, Mawhinney 6-1-14, Tilton 3-1-7, Look 0-2-2

Sumner (3-0) 46

Beal 1-0-3, Page 2-0-5, Bridges 5-0-11, Bragdon 9-1-19, Norton 3-0-6, Traxler 1-0-2, Robinson, Chandler

3-pt. goals: Rushforth 3, Finn 2, Mawhinney; Beal, Page, Bridges

Wash. Acad. 13 29 37 44

Sumner 8 14 31 46

JV: Sumner 70-34

Narraguagus 53, Lubec 41

At Harrington, the Knights outscored the Hornets 23-8 in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory.

Haley Torrey paced Narraguagus with 13 points and Kim Greene netted 11.

Kristina Scoville tossed in a game-high 16 points for Lubec.

Lubec (0-4) 41

Wormell 1-0-2, Case 2-3-8, K. Wright 0-2-2, Hall 3-1-7, C. Wright 1-0-2, Kr. Scoville 5-6-16, Woodbridge, Corey 3-0-6

Narraguagus (3-2) 53

Cirone 1-0-2, Hatt, Torrey 6-1-13, Foss 3-1-7, Greene 4-1-11, Tenney 1-1-3, Albee 0-2-2, Ostberg 3-1-7, Baker 2-3-7

3-pt. goals: Case; Greene 2

Lubec 8 16 33 41

Narraguagus 7 20 30 53

Belfast 50, Mount View 47

At Thorndike, Jillian Ross hit five free throws in the fourth quarter to seal the win for Belfast.

Ross finished with 11 points and Jamie Flagg 12 for the Lions.

Kelsey Richards’ 19 led the Mustangs and Tanya Ross added 13.

Belfast (3-1) 50

Ross 2-6-11, Flagg 5-0-12, Cummings 1-2-4, Whittier 2-1-5, B. Reed 3-0-7, H. Reed 2-3-7, Hogan 2-0-4, Ellis, Hill, Blair

Mount View (1-3) 47

Richards 7-5-19, Ross 5-3-13, K. Masessa 3-0-7, J. Masessa, Maurice 1-0-2, Miles 1-0-2, Montminy 1-1-4, Mulherin, Ray

3-pt. goals: Ross, B. Reed; K. Masessa, Montminy

Belfast 15 22 35 50

Mount View 17 30 35 47

JV: Belfast 44-39

Ice hockey

Messalonskee 2, Bangor 0

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Ted Fabian scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist as Messalonskee of Oakland topped Bangor 2-0 in a Class A match.

Fabian set up teammate Jamie Bonnell for the first goal of the game at 5:43 of the first period, then scored shorthanded on an assist from Matt DelGuidice at 5:59 of the second period.

Eagles’ goalie Mike Hachey preserved the shutout with 23 saves, while Andrew Riley made 19 stops for 1-4 Bangor.

Boys basketball

MDI 75, Foxcroft 24

At Bar Harbor, Robin Daley and Dan Wardman each scored 13 points to help lead Mount Desert Island to the win.

Kyle Staples, Brendan McGarr and Collin Walton each scored nine points for the Trojans.

Jamie Nason led Foxcroft Academy with nine points.

Foxcroft Academy (0-5) 24

J. Nason 4-0-9, Berce 1-0-2, LaCasce 0-1-1, Imbert 2-0-4, Weeks 2-2-6, Geiger 1-0-2, Morgan, Gomes, T. Nason

Mount Desert Island (2-2) 75

Parady 2-0-4, Willis 2-0-4, Daley 5-1-13, Staples 4-0-9, Walton 4-0-9, Wardman 6-0-13, McGarr 4-1-9, Blandford 1-0-2, Veilleux 2-1-5, Chipman 3-1-7

3-pt. goals: J. Nason; Daley 2, Staples, Walton, Wardman

Foxcroft 0 8 12 24

MDI 23 45 63 75

JV: MDI 77-28

Van Buren 63, Washburn 42

At Van Buren, Ben Doucette scored 17 points to help Van Buren past Washburn.

Riley Lizotte had 13 points for the Crusaders and Trevor Hews added 11 points.

Adam Thompson led the Beavers with 18 points.

Washburn (3-1) 42

Thompson 7-2-18, M. Connolly 3-0-8, N. McIntosh 2-0-4, Pesut 2-1-5, Morrow 1-0-2, Bird 2-1-5, J. Connolly, Willette

Van Buren (4-0) 63

B. Doucette 6-3-17, Lizotte 5-3-13, Hews 5-0-11, Martin 3-1-9, Gagnon 2-1-5, J. Doucette 3-0-6, Taylor 1-0-2, Boulware

3-pt. goals: Thompson 2, M. Connolly 2; B. Doucette 2, Martin 2, Hews

Washburn 20 29 35 42

Van Buren 19 35 47 63

JV: Van Buren 51-39

Calais 66, Woodland 43

At Woodland, Brandon Tomah racked up 28 points to lead the Blue Devils past the Dragons.

Chris Taylor and Sam Bell tossed in 10 apiece for Calais.

Todd Diadone paced Woodland with 15 points and Chase Smith added 12.

Calais (4-0) 66

Tomah 11-5-28, Taylor 4-2-10, Bell 4-2-10, Leeman 2-0-5, Rogers 1-2-4, O’Neill 1-1-3, Wallace 2-2-6

Woodland (2-3) 43

Diadone 5-5-15, Smith 6-0-12, Newell 4-0-8, Moody 2-0-5, Kesel 1-0-2, Allen 0-1-1, Lincoln, Carlow, Burke, Sappler, Sears, James

3-pt. goals: Leeman, Tomah; Moody

Calais 16 32 49 66

Woodland 7 13 24 43

JV: Woodland 61-41

Georges Valley 53, Madison 45

At Thomaston, Cote Baughman tallied 18 points to lead the host Buccaneers to victory.

Nate Frisbee chipped in with 13 points and Todd Cousins 10 for Georges Valley.

Tom Steuben scored a game-high 19 points for the Bulldogs and Randy Bishop added 13.

Madison (2-3) 45

Steuben 8-1-19, Bishop 6-0-13, Nito, Olafson, Ellis, Wagg 1-0-2, Elias 0-4-4, Carpenter 1-0-3, Gourley, Walker 2-0-4

Georges Valley (3-2) 53

Cousins 3-4-10, Frisbee 6-1-13, Baughman 7-4-18, Staples, Rackliff 0-1-1, Merrifield 1-4-7, Eustis 0-2-2, Rich, Ranney, Klonpenhower, Edwards-Jenks 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Merrifield; Steuben 2, Bishop, Carpenter

Madison 12 25 39 45

Georges Valley 10 21 35 53

JV: Georges Valley 58-45