HOWLAND – The Penobscot Valley Howlers used a 17-7 fourth-quarter scoring edge to knock off the Stearns Minutemen 50-42 in schoolgirl basketball action Wednesday night.

Kelsy Lavertu paced the Howlers with 15 points, 15 rebounds and five steals. Jenn Plourde chipped in with nine points and Amanda Hallett had eight.

Deanna Michaud led Stearns of Millinocket with 12 points and Amy Collinsworth put in 11.

Stearns (12-5) 42

Michaud 5-2-12, Collinsworth 3-5-11, Hale 1-0-2, Arsenault 3-0-6, Achorn 1-0-3, Somers 1-0-2, MacDonald 3-0-6

PVHS (7-11) 50

Lavertu 5-5-15, Drost 2-0-4, Bowers, Hallett 4-0-8, Hersom, Cyr 3-0-7, J. Plourde 2-5-9, K. Plourde 0-1-1, Dawson 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Achorn; Cyr

Stearns 13 19 32 42

PVHS 5 23 33 50

JV: Stearns 78-57

MDI 58, Hermon 44

At Hermon, Lindsey Lewis scored 17 points to lead the Mount Desert Island Trojans to their 15th win in their regular-season finale.

Susan Falt chipped in with 15 points for the winners.

Cassie White paced Hermon with 16 points and Ashley Kelley put in 15.

MDI (15-3) 58

Lewis 6-5-17, Falt 6-3-15, Young, Records 2-3-7, Banks 1-3-5, Orman 3-2-9, Vaux 1-1-3

Hermon (8-9) 44

White 8-0-16, Kelley 5-5-15, Keith 0-1-1, Berglund 1-0-2, Armstrong 2-0-4, Durgin 2-0-4, Davenport 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Orman

MDI 13 22 41 58

Hermon 6 17 31 44

JV: Hermon 54-47

Lee 64, So. Aroostook 36

At Dyer Brook, Aarika Ritchie led three players in double figures with 18 points as Lee Academy rolled to a pointworthy victory over Southern Aroostook.

Karin Bird netted 13 points and Amanda Gifford 12 for the Pandas, who outscored SAHS 35-16 in the second half and 21-5 in the fourth quarter.

Lee Academy (14-3) 64

Ritchie 5-8-18, Bird 5-2-13, Gifford 6-0-12, B. Harris 2-0-5, Moors 3-0-6, McLaughlin, K. Harris 1-0-2, Houghton 3-2-8

Southern Aroostook (16-2) 36

Martin 4-4-12, Au. Charette 3-0-6, Am. Charette, B. Charette, Collier 2-0-5, Desmond, McLaughlin 1-0-3, Clark 3-0-7, Caswell 0-1-1, Hudson

3-pt. goals: Bird, B. Harris; Collier, McLaughlin, Clark

Lee 15 29 43 64

So. Aroostook 12 20 31 36

JV: Southern Aroostook 50-37

Calais 66, Shead 56

At Calais, Darcey Gillespie and Jessica Brown each netted 16 points to lead the Calais Blue Devils past Shead of Eastport.

Laureta Ricker led all scorers with 19 points for the Tigerettes.

Shead (10-8) 56

Cook 7-3-17, Ricker 7-3-19, Cummings 3-2-10, Pottle 0-4-4, Murphy 1-0-2, Francis 1-2-4, Smith, Candelmo

Calais (13-5) 66

Gillespie 6-2-16, Brown 8-0-16, Hill 1-3-6, Graceffa 1-2-4, Thomas 0-3-3, Cross 1-2-4, Clark 2-0-4, Allen 3-0-6, Mingo 3-1-7, Cobb, Taylor

3-pt. goals: Ricker 2, Cummings 2; Gillespie 2; Hill

Shead 11 27 45 56

Calais 9 29 45 66

JV: Calais 59-55

Ellsworth 52, George Stevens 46

At Ellsworth, Hillary Savage connected for 26 points as the Ellsworth Eagles upended George Stevens of Blue Hill.

Christy Moon paced the Eagles with 12 points and Hannah Gray added 12.

George Stevens (12-6) 46

Moon 5-4-14, Gray 6-0-12, Beardsworth 4-0-9, Park 1-0-2, E. Peake, Van der Eb 1-0-3, Winters 1-1-3, A. Peake 1-1-3

Ellsworth (2-15) 52

Savage 7-8-26, Dalrymple 4-0-11, Cravens, Jellison 1-2-4, Rockwood 1-1-3, Brown, Sawyer, McEachern 1-0-2, Silsby 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Beardsworth; Savage 4, Dalrymple 3

George Stevens 12 26 35 46

Ellsworth 11 22 38 52

JV: George Stevens 43-21

Sumner 41, Narraguagus 37

At Harrington, Chelsea Norton netted 16 points to pace Sumner of East Sullivan.

Alicia Tenney and Mandy Osberg scored nine points apiece for Knights.

Sumner (14-3) 41

Bragdon 7-0-14, Norton 6-4-16, Chandler 1-0-3, Whitney 0-2-2, Bridges 0-4-4, Stanwood, Higgins

Narraguagus (8-9) 37

Tenney 3-2-9, Osberg 4-1-9, Torrey 3-1-7, Foss 2-0-4, Greene 0-2-2, Albee 1-0-2, Baker 2-0-4, Hart, Nevels

3-pt. goals: Chandler; Tenney

Sumner 10 20 29 41

Narraguagus 9 18 27 37

JV: Sumner 47-34

Jonesport-Beals 68, DI-Ston. 42

At Jonesport, Kristi Smith scored 20 points as the Royalettes ended the regular season with their first victory.

Audra Eaton led Deer Isle-Stonington with 16 points and Anika Powers added nine.

Deer Isle-Stonington (3-15) 42

A. Eaton 6-4-16, Powers 3-3-9, Weeks 2-1-5, Lawry 1-3-5, Robbins 1-0-3, J. Allen 1-0-2, Brewer 1-0-2, Haskell, K. Cousins, Wood, Gray, L. Eaton, Avis, S. Allen, L. Cousins

Jonesport-Beals (1-17) 68

K. Smith 9-2-20, T. Beal 6-2-14, Church 6-0-14, Bruno 3-0-6, V. Maclean 0-4-4, Libby 2-0-4, Carver 2-0-4, B. Beal 1-0-2, S. Smith, M. Maclean, E. Smith

3-pt. goals: Robbins; Church 2

DI-Stonington 12 16 28 42

Jonesport-Beals 21 38 52 68

JV: Jonesport-Beals 60-42

Fort Kent 57, Presque Isle 48

At Fort Kent, Kristin Violette and Meagan Charette combined for 25 points and 45 rebounds to lead the Fort Kent Warriors to the upset of previously unbeaten Presque Isle.

For the 11-7 Warriors, Marissa Albert scored 20 points after hitting five of five free throws in the fourth quarter. She also had eight boards. Violette had 13 points and 22 rebounds. Emily Pelletier hit all three of her 3-pointers in the second quarter to give Fort Kent a halftime lead.

Katie Delong had 17 points and Moriah Morris added 10 for the Wildcats.

Presque Isle (17-1) 48

Delong 6-4-17, Morris 3-4-10, Michaud, Porter 3-1-8, Clukey, Watananuchit 0-2-2, Moody 1-0-3, Norsworthy 4-0-8

Fort Kent (11-7) 57

Jandreau, Albert 7-5-20, Violette 5-3-13, Charette 6-0-12, Pelletier 3-0-9, Rossignol, Perreault, Hafford 1-1-3, Morneault

3-pt. goals: Delong, Porter, Moody; Albert, Pelletier 3

Presque Isle 16 25 37 48

Fort Kent 12 26 42 57

JV: Presque Isle 41-37

Hockey

Bangor 5, Messalonskee 1

At Sukee Arena, Winslow, senior goalie Josh Seeley racked up 38 saves on 39 shots to pace the Bangor Rams to their sixth straight win.

Dylan George netted two goals with an assist while Andrew Marin, in his first game back after a knee injury, chipped in with a goal with an assist. Ben Silver and Joel Whitney each added a goal for the 9-6 Rams. Ben Estabrook, Matt Boehmer, Joe Gagne and Dan Shufelt each contributed an assist.

Matt Delgiudice scored for Messalonskee off an assist from Ted Fabin. Zach Parent made 21 saves on 26 shots for the 8-7 Eagles of Oakland.

Brewer 8, John Bapst 1

At T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Zach Wilson tallied four goals and assisted on two others to power the Witches to victory.

Marc Relford notched a goal and an assist for 14-3 Brewer, while Matt Helfen, Prentiss Swett and Ryan Nadeau scored a goal apiece. Ben Caldwell, Reid McLaughlin and Killian Kilroy posted one assist each while Christine Thoms made 18 saves on 19 shots.

Josh Hunnefeld scored off an assist from Chase Huckestein for 5-10 John Bapst of Bangor. Nate Kuneman made 25 saves on 33 shots.

Boys basketball

Dexter 38, John Bapst 36

At Dexter, Ryan Martin netted 19 points to lead Dexter past John Bapst.

Logan Andrews led the Crusaders of Bangor with nine points.

John Bapst (8-9) 36

Healy, Adams 4-1-9, Burnett 2-0-5, Ortiz, Gagnon 2-0-4, Keefe, Jamison 3-0-6, Novak 3-2-8, Cushman 1-2-4

Dexter (12-3) 38

Martin 6-4-19, A. Woodman 2-2-7, Lavigne, Robinson, Spizuoco, Pierce 2-2-6, B. Woodman, Eastman 1-0-2, Cote 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Burnett; Martin 3, A. Woodman

John Bapst 9 19 31 36

Dexter 11 13 29 38

JV: John Bapst 54-43

WA Raiders 56, Woodland 54

At East Machias, Jarred Sternbergh scored a layup off a pass from Corey Colbeth with 0.5 seconds left to lift Washington Academy by Woodland.

Sternbergh finished with 16 points while Mike Von Rotz added 13 points for the Raiders.

Chase Smith netted 21 points, including five 3-pointers, to pace the Dragons. Stephen Newell tossed in 12 points.

Woodland (11-7) 54

Smith 7-2-21, Newell 5-2-12, Moody 1-0-3, Sears 1-2-5, Diadone 4-1-9, James 2-0-4, Allen, Kesel

Washington Acad. (10-6) 56

Sternbergh 6-4-16, Von Rotz 6-0-13, Leighton 2-0-7, Wood 2-0-5, Hunter 1-0-2, Colbeth 3-2-8, Ramsdell 2-0-5, Porter

3-pt. goals: Smith 5, Moody, Sears; Von Rotz, Leighton, Wood, Ramsdell

Woodland 17 24 36 54

Washington Acad. 9 26 41 56

JV: Woodland 46-45