VAN BUREN – Kristin Violette scored 10 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter as Fort Kent pulled away for a 53-43 schoolgirl basketball win over Van Buren Friday night.

Violette made 12 of 17 free-throw tries en route to her big scoring night. Marissa Albert added 17 points for the Warriors.

Alexis Gereben led Van Buren with 14 points, while Megan Lajoie added 12 points, six rebounds and four assists and Lisa Levasseur chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Fort Kent (3-1) 53

Pelletier 2-0-6, Rossignol 1-0-2, Albert 6-3-17, Violette 7-12-26, Charette 1-0-2, Morneault, Bouchard, Hafford, Perreault, Jandreau

Van Buren (1-3) 43

Levasseur 5-0-10, Lajoie 5-2-12, Vaillancourt 0-1-1, Parent 1-0-2, Gereben 7-0-14, McLaughlin 1-2-4, Martin

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 2, Albert 2

Fort Kent 20 29 38 53

Van Buren 10 25 35 43

Presque Isle 76, Hermon 46

At Hermon, Angela Norsworthy tossed in a game-high 21 points to lead Presque Isle by Hermon.

Katie Delong totaled 17 points while Sarah Porter added 11 points for the winners.

Cassie White led Hermon with 14 points.

Presque Isle (5-0) 76

Porter 3-2-11, Clukey 2-1-5, Delong 7-1-17, Glavins 2-0-5, Smith 3-0-8, Watananuchit 1-2-4, Moody 0-1-1, Angela Norsworthy 5-11-21, Cash, Morris, Braley, Michaud 1-2-4

Hermon (2-2) 46

Berglund 1-2-2, Armstrong 4-2-12, White 6-2-14, Kelley 5-2-12, Barry 1-0-2, Helms 1-0-2, Davenport 1-0-2, Keith, Ford, Veilleux, Woodard, Durgin

3-pt. goals: Porter 3, Delong 2, Smith 2, Glavins; Armstrong

Presque Isle 22 39 63 76

Hermon 10 24 34 46

Mattanawcook 53, Caribou 31

At Lincoln, Bree Hanscom scored 18 points to help the Lynx earn their third win.

Michelle Paul added eight points for the winners.

Makayla Gahagan paced the Vikings with 12 points and Jessica Kenney put in eight.

Caribou (0-4) 31

Gahagan 2-8-12, Kenney 3-0-8, Espling 1-1-3, Ellis 1-0-2, Schofield 0-2-2, King 1-1-3, Richards, Corriveau, Price

Mattanawcook (3-2) 53

Hanscom 7-4-18, Paul 3-0-8, Souers 3-0-6, Sanderson 3-0-6, Vose 2-0-5, Libbey 1-0-2, Burleigh 0-2-2, Nesin 1-0-2, McCloskey 1-0-2, Anderson 1-0-2, Piche, Nicastro, Hawkins, Pelkey

3-pt. goals: Kenney 2; Paul 2, Vose

Caribou 7 18 24 31

Mattanawcook 15 29 49 53

JV: Mattanawcook 75-28

Erskine Acad. 43, Hampden 34

At South China, Melissa St. Amand scored 13 points and Amy Fredrikson added 12 points and six rebounds to lead Erskine Academy to its first victory.

Mikki Libbey paced Hampden Academy with eight points.

Hampden Acad. (0-5) 34

Webb 2-2-6, Libbey 3-0-8, Wilson 1-0-2, K. Rawcliffe 2-0-4, Martin 3-1-7, Lafayette, Hill, R. Rawcliffe, Francis-Mezger 2-3-7

Erskine Acad. (1-4) 43

A. Siegfriedt 1-0-2, R. Siegfriedt 1-0-2, St. Amand 5-1-13, Malley 4-0-9, Strout 0-1-1, Busmanis, Howard, Belden, Fredrikson 6-0-12, Corey 0-4-4, Richardson

3-pt. goals: Libbey 2; St. Amand 2, Malley

Hampden Acad. 5 13 22 34

Erskine Acad. 14 20 37 43

JV: Hampden 38-23

MCI 50, Maranacook 47

At Pittsfield, Maine Central Institute shot 6-for-8 from the line in the fourth quarter to hold off Maranacook.

Victoria Huff scored 11 points to lead MCI while Ruth Oviaitt added 10 points with 14 rebounds.

Shannon Bean netted 16 points for Maranacook and Jackie Marzik added 15 points for the Black Bears of Readfield.

Maranacook 47

Marzik 5-4-15, Bean 4-8-16, Freeman 1-0-2, Joslyn 1-0-2, Norwood 1-0-2, Myles 3-3-9, Caramichalis 1-0-2, Kennedy, St. John

MCI 50

B. Asaro 1-1-3, A. Asaro 1-1-3, Dodge 1-3-5, Oviatt 3-4-10, V. Huff 4-2-11, Lorentsen 3-3-9, Ky. Huff 2-1-5, Ka. Huff 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Marzik; V. Huff

Maranacook 9 27 35 47

MCI 11 26 30 50

John Bapst 39, Bucksport 21

At the Bangor Auditorium, Lauren Nichols scored 12 points as the Crusaders posted their fourth victory.

Ashley Freeman tallied 11 points, including three 3-pointers, for John Bapst.

Lindsey Gordon led Bucksport with nine points.

Bucksport 21

LaLonde, Gourley, Sullivan 2-0-4, Gordon 3-3-9, Kone 2-0-4, Wilbur, Hurd 1-1-3, Hutchins, Sanborn 0-1-1

John Bapst 39

Jordan, Freeman 3-2-11, Maquillian, Nichols 6-0-12, Greenlaw 1-1-3, Wickstrom 2-2-6, Havnevik 0-1-1, McGuan 0-1-1, Hardy 0-1-1, Gibson, Laferriere

3-pt. goals: Freeman 3

Bucksport 6 11 20 21

John Bapst 12 19 30 39

JV: John Bapst 27-24

MDI 62, Foxcroft Acad. 27

At Bar Harbor, Amethyst Cousins tallied 19 points to lead the host Trojans past Foxcroft.

Lindsey Lewis and Susan Falt added 10 apiece for MDI.

Leslie Barden led the Poines with nine.

Foxcorft Acad. (0-4) 27

Barden 4-1-9, Weymouth 1-0-2, Hall 2-1-5, Pluff, Brown 0-1-1, Rice 1-3-5, Thomas 2-0-5

Mount Desert Island (4-0) 62

Lewis 4-1-10, Cousins 9-1-19, Falt 5-0-10, Young 1-0-2, Records 2-0-4, Banks, Orman 1-0-2, K. Vaux 2-3-7, M. Vaux, Ross 2-0-4, LaMoine 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Thomas; Lewis

Foxcroft 12 13 19 27

MDI 20 35 47 62

JV: MDI 41-30

Woodland 55, Calais 41

At Calais, the Dragons outscored the Blue Devils 20-9 in the third quarter to pull away.

Courtney Cochran’s 18 points paced Woodland, while Rachel Torrey tossed in 13.

Lindsey Mingo led Calais with 10 points. Darcey Gillespie added nine points and seven rebounds. Heidi Graceffa posted five assists and five steals.

Woodland (4-1) 55

Clark 2-1-7, Gillespie 3-1-7, Torrey 4-4-13, Ferry 3-2-8, Cochran 6-6-18, Murphy 0-2-2, Nicholas

Calais (3-3) 41

Graceffa 2-0-5, Thomas 1-0-2, Cross 1-0-2, Allen 3-1-9, Mingo 2-6-10, Gillespie 3-0-9, Brown 2-0-4, Hill, McIver, Clark

3-pt. goals: Clark 2, Torrey; Graceffa, Allen 2

Woodland 8 21 35 55

Calais 10 17 30 41

JV: Calais 48-22

Camden Hills 61, Oak Hill 17

At Rockport, Erika Johnson led the victorious Windjammers with 11 points.

Marianne Croce tossed in 10 for the winners.

Kristen Eaton paced the Raiders of Sabattus with seven.

Oak Hill (0-4) 17

Provost 1-0-2, Delaney 1-0-2, Tucci 1-0-2, Sarbine 1-0-2, Eaton 3-1-7, Wells, Emmons, Labree 1-0-2, Kupfer

Camden Hills (5-0) 61

Johnson 5-1-11, Croce 4-2-10, Colson 1-1-3, Carlton 1-0-3, Parent 2-0-4, Tedford 1-0-2, Smith 2-1-5, Philoon 2-0-4, Gushee 2-0-4, Fetterman 1-0-2, Richards 3-0-6, Holgerson 1-1-3, Kwlatowski 1-0-2, Coleman, LaBree 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Carlton

Oak Hill 8 10 14 17

Camden Hills 13 31 45 61

JV: Camden Hills 43-33