Central stops Dexter’s win streak at 72 LeBlanc, Libby spark Devils

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CORINTH – The Central Red Devils snapped Dexter’s 72-game regular-season winning streak with a 46-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Tigers Friday night.

Kim LeBlanc’s basket with two minutes left capped a 9-2 Central run. Central then stalled after Dexter missed on the other end and ran out the clock to record the victory.

LeBlanc had 14 points and seven rebounds to lead the Red Devils. Theresa Libby added 12 points.

Katie Poirier led the Tigers with 11 points while Mallory Ames wound up with eight points against Central’s triangle-and-two defensive scheme.

Dexter (7-1) 45

Poirier 2-7-11, Cote 3-2-8, N. Burton 2-1-6, Mountain 4-0-8, Chambers 2-0-4, Ames 3-2-8, L. Burton, Clukey

Central (7-2) 46

LeBlanc 6-2-14, Libby 6-0-12, Underhill 2-4-8, Elliott 1-0-3, Melton 3-1-7, Collins, Davis, Brownell 1-0-2, Voisine

3-pt. goals: N. Burton; Elliott

Dexter 10 23 34 45

Central 12 24 38 46

JV: Central 30-29

Lee 55, Penobscot Valley 37

At Howland, Aarika Ritchie led the Lee Academy Pandas to the win with 18 points.

Karin Bird had 15 points and Amanda Gifford added 10 for the Pandas.

Jen Plourde led the Penobscot Valley Howlers with 11. Kelsy Lavertu grabbed 11 rebounds.

Lee (4-2) 55

Ritchie 7-0-18, Gifford 3-4-10, Bird 5-4-15, B. Harris 0-1-1, Moors 0-1-1, Slevinsky, McLaughlin, Jandreau, K. Harris 3-0-6, Houghton 2-0-4

Penobscot Valley (3-5) 37

J. Plourde 4-0-11, Drost, Bowers, Hallett 3-0-6, Cyr, K. Plourde 1-0-2, Lavertu 3-3-9, A. Dawson 4-0-9, K. Dawson

3-pt. goals: Ritchie 4, Bird; J. Plourde 3, A. Dawson

Lee 15 27 40 55

Penobscot Valley 11 19 29 37

Fort Kent 57, Stearns 49

At Fort Kent, Kristen Violette scored 20 points and had 15 rebounds and four steals to lead Fort Kent past previously undefeated Stearns of Millinocket.

Marissa Albert scored 13 points for the Tigers and freshman Emily Pelletier scored five of her eight points in the fourth quarter.

Mary Hale led the Minutemen with 10 points and Felicia Achorn added nine points.

Stearns (9-1) 49

Michaud 3-2-8, Hale 3-4-10, Collinsworth 3-2-8, Arsenault 2-3-7, Achorn 3-2-9, MacDonald 3-1-7, Curtis, Freeman

Fort Kent (6-5) 57

Pelletier 2-2-8, Rossignol 2-1-5, Albert 6-1-13, Hafford 0-1-1, Violette 6-8-20, Charette 1-0-2, Morneault 4-0-8, Jandreau, Perreault, Bouchard

3-pt. goals: Achorn; Pelletier 2

Stearns 11 27 34 49

Fort Kent 15 21 37 57

JV: Stearns 64-38

Messalonskee 52, Nokomis 46

At Newport, Amanda Barker scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half to lead Messalonskee of Oakland to the win.

Chelsea Barker scored 11 points for the Eagles and Ashley Busque had 10 points.

Tatum Welch led Nokomis with 17 points and 10 rebounds and Ashley Bragdon added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Messalonskee (6-3) 52

A. Barker 7-3-19, C. Barker 3-4-11, Busque 2-6-10, Oliver 3-1-7, Perry 1-1-3, Rodrique 1-0-2, Duren

Nokomis (4-6) 46

Welch 7-3-17, As. Bragdon 4-3-11, Paradis 1-3-5, Al. Bragdon 2-0-5, Petersen 1-2-4, Cooper 2-0-4, Fournier

3-pt. goals: A. Barker 2, C. Barker; Al. Bragdon

Messalonskee 11 14 38 52

Nokomis 5 12 26 46

JV: Messalonskee 53-38

Greenville 57, Averill 6

At Hinckley, Beth Bartley had 12 points, 10 steals, and five assist to lead Greenville to victory.

Hannah Breton scored 14 points for the Lakers.

Greenville (8-1) 57

Breton 7-0-14, Bartley 5-1-12, Theriault 2-0-4, Gilbert 2-0-4, Martel 1-0-2, Wyman 1-0-2, Muzzy 2-0-4, Larsen 2-0-4, Gary 3-1-7, Harris 2-0-4, Harmon, Boucher, Erickson, Ward

Averill (0-8) 6

Work 1-0-2, Small 1-0-2, Hurlbert 1-0-2, Leighton, Anderson, Oliver, Mack, Pottle, Kitchen, Gray, Attaway

3-pt. goals: Bartley

Greenville 8 30 42 57

Averill 2 4 6 6

Orono 48, Piscataquis 44

At Orono, Emily Sypher and Lauren Young both scored six points in the fourth quarter to help lead Orono past Piscataquis of Guilford.

Sypher had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Red Riots and Young had 12 points, seven rebounds, and four steals. Emily Artesani had 10 points and four assists.

Tracy Dewey scored 11 points for the Pirates and Kellie Martel had 10 points.

Piscataquis (3-5) 44

Davis 2-2-6, Martell 3-0-7, Shufelt 1-2-4, Kell, Martel 4-0-10, Dewey 3-4-11, Izbicki 3-0-6, Kels. Martel

Orono (6-5) 48

Colbath 2-0-4, Young 5-2-12, Artesani 3-3-10, Starno 2-0-4, Sypher 7-2-16, Woodbrey 1-0-2, Balaban, Pavento

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

Piscataquis 6 19 34 44

Orono 6 26 30 48

JV: Orono 44-19

Lawrence 55, Old Town 38

At Old Town, Brogan Liberty scored 19 points to lead Lawrence of Fairfield to its seventh win.

Katie Bergeron paced Old Town with 15 points and six rebounds, while teammate Jenna King scored eight points.

Lawrence (7-4) 55

Noyes 1-0-3, Blakney 2-3-7, Gilbert 2-0-5, Campbell 2-2-6, Perry 1-2-5, Dow, Liberty 6-7-19, Murray, Woodbury, Spieldenner, Nickerson 3-2-8, Bernatchez 0-2-2

Old Town (2-8) 38

Bergeron 5-5-15, Randall 1-0-2, Jones 1-4-6, Brown, Wilcox, Reardon, McLaughlin, King 2-3-8, Kennedy 1-3-5, Smart, Guay, Prendergast 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Gilbert, Perry; King

Lawrence 15 25 42 55

Old Town 6 17 24 38

JV: Old Town 39-38

Brewer 49, Erskine Acad. 35

At South China, Katie Quimby hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points to pace the victorious Witches.

Elizabeth Cote and Jordan McLain each added nine points for Brewer.

Melissa St. Amand led Erskine with 10 points.

Brewer (5-5) 49

Quimbn 5-2-15, Wilson 3-0-6, Cote 4-0-9, Jackson 3-0-6, M. McLain, J. McLain 4-0-9, Kenney 2-0-4

Erskine Acad. (2-8) 35

St. Amand 3-2-10, Corey 3-0-6, Frederickson 3-0-6, Siegfriedt 0-3-3, Belden 1-0-3, Malley 1-0-3, Richardson 0-4-4, Howard, Busmanis, Strout

3-pt. goals: Quimby 3, Cote, J. McLain; St. Amand 2, Belden, Malley

Brewer 12 22 40 49

Erskine Acad. 8 19 30 35

JV: Erskine 48-34

Mount View 43, Winslow 34

Donato earns 400th coaching win

At Thorndike Thursday, the Mustangs overcame an early 10-point deficit and later outscored the Black Raiders 14-3 in the fourth quarter to give coach John Donato his 400th career victory.

Kelsy Richard led the way for Mount View with 12 points, while Tonya Jones and Alison Maurice added eight each.

Erin Richards scored 11 points to pace Winslow, while Stephanie Bosse netted 10.

Winslow (6-4) 34

Willette, Davis, Richards 5-0-11, S. Pelletier 0-1-1, Lapointe 2-0-4, Carter 2-1-6, Bosse 4-2-10, K. Pelletier 1-0-2, LIbby

Mount View (4-6) 43

Richard 6-0-12, Bennett, Miles 1-0-2, J. Masessa 1-2-4, Jones 1-6-8, K. Masessa 2-3-7, Mehuren 0-2-2, Maurice 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Richards, Carter

Winslow 12 19 31 34

Mount View 2 20 29 43

JV: Mount View 48-33

Rockland 54, Maranacook 35

At Rockland, Caitlin Hynes had 18 points, eight rebounds, and five assists to lead Rockland past Maranacook at Readfield.

Dana Clark scored 13 points for the Tigers.

Shannon Bean paced the Black Bears with 17 points and Jackie Mrazik added 12 points.

Maranacook (4-6) 35

Neptune 1-2-4, Mrazik 6-0-12, Bean 5-8-17, Myles 1-0-2, St. John, Kennedy, Freeman, Joslyn, Jones

Rockland (9-1) 54

Todd 3-0-7, Clark 5-3-13, Hanson 1-2-4, Hynes 7-4-18, Barnes 3-0-6, Ranquist 1-0-2, Boggs 2-0-4, Butler, Felt, Mason, Heal, Pickard

3-pt. goals: Bean; Todd

Maranacook 6 12 30 35

Rockland 10 24 36 54

Boys basketball

Bucksport 51, Foxcroft 35

At Bucksport, Todd Freeman pumped in 20 points to power the Golden Bucks.

Freeman also had eight rebounds, six steals, and six assists. Eddie Robbins and Ben Rump added eight points apiece, and Chad Cottrell also grabbed eight rebounds.

Ian Imbert led the Ponies with nine points.

Foxcroft (0-11) 35

Morgan 1-0-3, Gomes, Gourley, J. Nason, Berce 0-3-3, LaCasce 1-0-2, Imbert 3-1-9, Weeks 2-2-6, T. Nason 1-0-2, Geiger 2-0-4, Adkins 2-2-6, McNeal

Bucksport (3-8) 51

Robbins 4-0-8, Rump 4-0-8, Pappas, Freeman 9-0-20, Maguire, McLellan 1-0-2, Fish 2-0-4, Cooke, Bisher 2-1-5, Bowden, Kone, Cottrell 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Imbert 2, Morgan; Freeman 2

Foxcroft 7 15 21 35

Bucksport 15 31 43 51

JV: Bucksport 44-41

Greenville 60, Averill 20

At Hinckley, Joe Jardine scored 11 points to help lead Greenville to the win.

Jeff Farrington and Drei Wortman both added nine points for the Lakers.

Mike Ratcliff led Averill with five points.

Greenville 60

Jardine 4-2-11, Farrington 4-0-9, Wortman 3-2-9, Lizotte 4-0-8, Graves 3-0-8, St. Louis 3-0-6, Aucoin 1-0-2, Chilson 1-1-3, Gilbert 1-0-2, Wheelock 1-0-2, Lavigne, Lebel, Woodbury, McLaughlin, Caola, Muzzy, Griffin

Averill 20

Ratcliff 2-1-5, Groves 1-1-3, Rawls 2-0-4, Clark 1-0-2, Werley 1-0-2, Staples 1-0-2, Rutherford 1-0-2, Whiet, Cottle, Mitchell

3-pt. goals: Graves 2, Jardine, Farrington, Wortman

Greenville 24 38 48 60

Averill 6 9 15 20

DI-S 54, Bangor Christian 53

At Husson College in Bangor, the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners converted two key free throws in the final minute to hold off the Patriots.

Collin Ciomei paced the winners with 16 points and his brother, Bryant, chipped in with 12 points. Shane Eaton also added 12 points.

Brock Bradford poured in 35 points for the Patriots, including a 9-for-9 effort from the foul line. Josh Frost contributed 10 points.

DI-Stonington (9-0) 54

C. Ciomei 6-4-16, Billings 1-2-4, J. Eaton 4-0-8, Douglass 1-0-2, B. Ciomei 4-4-12, S. Eaton 5-2-12

Bangor Christian (7-4) 53

Bro. Bradford 12-9-35, Frost 3-2-10, Phinney 0-2-2, Robinson 0-3-3, Smith 1-1-3, Bre. Bradford, Gregory

3-pt. goals: Bro. Bradford 2, Frost 2

DI-Stonington 18 28 42 54

Bangor Christian 13 26 37 53

JV: DI-Stonington 62-30

Erskine 70, Brewer 68 (2OT)

At Brewer, Jack Garrity’s shot from the paint with one second left in overtime gave the Erskine Academy Eagles their second straight win.

Nathan Haskell led the Eagles of South China with 33 points and Garrity added 12.

Chris Wilson had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Witches. Brad Libby scored 16 while Ryan Babin had 15 points and 10 rebounds

Erskine (2-7) 70

J. Garrity 3-3-12, Haskell 10-7-33, Boynton 2-1-5, Dennison 0-1-1, Dunn 3-1-8, P. Garrity 1-3-5, Staples 2-2-6, Cotnoir, Holt

Brewer (3-7) 68

Wilson 7-8-23, Libby 6-1-16, Babin 5-5-15, Stratton 1-0-2, Hardy 2-2-6, Cawley 2-2-6, Adams, Valley, Littlefield

3-pt. goals: Garrity 3, Haskell 6, Dunn; Wilson, Libby 3

Erskine 15 28 35 50 55 70

Brewer 9 19 35 50 55 68

JV: Erskine 46-42

Bangor 31, Skowhegan 29

At Skowhegan, Ryan Weston grabbed an offensive rebound and scored at the buzzer to give the Rams the road victory.

Skowhegan’s Steve McDaniel had tied the game at 29-29 with a 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining.

Weston finished with a game-high 11 points and 10 rebounds, while teammate Alex Gallant scored 10.

Eric Thistle paced Skowhegan with 10 points.

Bangor (7-3) 31

Jellison 1-0-2, McAllian 1-0-2, Edwards 1-1-3, Collard-Seguin 0-2-2, Gallant 4-2-10, Chase 0-1-1, Weston 5-1-11

Skowhegan (1-9) 29

Luther 1-1-3, Scribner 2-0-4, Davis 1-0-3, Thistle 3-2-10, McDaniel 2-0-6, Goodell 1-1-3, Lacasse, Whiting

3-pt. goals: Thistle 2, McDaniel 2, Davis

Bangor 2 12 23 31

Skowhegan 0 5 17 29

Hermon 48, Penquis 34

At Hermon, Shannon Thomas had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double in only his second game of the season for Hermon.

Ryan Tarr scored nine points for the Hawks and Brady Hurd had nine rebounds and six steals.

Nathan Allen led Penquis of Milo with 10 points.

Penquis (5-5) 34

Allen 4-0-10, Berry 1-0-2, Morrill 1-2-4, Stevens 2-0-4, A. Zwicker 3-0-7, Andrews 0-1-1, Carey 3-0-6, London, Brown, Landry, B. Zwicker, Knapp

Hermon (4-5) 48

Thomas 4-6-14, R. Tarr 4-0-9, Deabay 1-0-2, Helms 1-0-2, Pellerin 1-6-8, Johnson 1-0-3, Hinton 2-2-6, Hurd 1-0-2, Estes 1-0-2, K. Tarr

3-pt. goals: Allen 2, A. Zwicker; R. Tarr, Johnson

Penquis 11 14 23 34

Hermon 7 18 31 48

Mattanawcook 65, John Bapst 44

At Lincoln, Levi Slike scored 14 points to help lead Mattanawcook Academy past John Bapst of Bangor.

Adam L’Italien had 11 points for the Lynx as Luke Emery and Dylan Hanscom both added 10 points.

Logan Adams led the Crusaders with 11 points and Josh Jameson scored 10 points.

John Bapst (5-6) 44

Adams 4-1-11, Jameson 2-5-10, Healey 2-1-5, Frye 0-2-2, Burnett 0-2-2, Ortiz 0-1-1, Novak 3-1-7, Shaler 2-0-4, Cushman 1-0-2, Smith, T. Gagnon, J. Gagnon, Keefe

Mattanawcook Academy (9-2) 65

Slike 5-4-14, L’Italien 5-1-11, Emery 4-2-10, L. Hanscom 4-2-10, Gardner 2-2-6, Libbey 2-2-6, Andrews 2-1-5, Langevin 1-1-3, Smith, Birmingham, E. Hanscom

3-pt. goals: Adams 2, Jameson

John Bapst 11 23 31 44

Mattanawcook 12 34 48 65

JV: Mattanawcook 40-37

Fort Kent 66, Stearns 56

At Fort Kent, Matt Harvey hit four straight 3-pointers in the third quarter to give the Warriors a lead they wouldn’t give up en route to 23 points.

Matt Pelletier and Jeff Freeman each scored 12 while Pelletier also had five steals for Fort Kent.

B.J. Charette scored 17 and Travis Martin added 15 for the Minutemen of Millinocket.

Stearns (0-9) 56

Charette 7-3-17, Martin 6-2-15, Cormier 3-0-7, Rideout 1-0-3, Kaul, Steward, McGreevy 2-2-6, Beaulieu 1-14, Barrett 0-2-2

Fort Kent (2-9) 66

Harvey 8-2-23, M. Pelletier 4-3-12, Freeman 6-0-12, S. Pelletier, Voisine, Whisler 2-1-5, Levesque, Thibodeau 2-3-7, Caron 2-0-4, Bard 1-0-3, Devaney, Soucy, Desjardins

3-pt. goals: Martin, Cormier, Rideout, Beaulieu; Harvey 5, M. Pelletier, Bard

Stearns 12 23 42 56

Fort Kent 9 21 46 56

JV: Fort Kent 83-54