Lavertu leads Howlers by Orono 52-32 Central, Dexter post victories

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ORONO – Kelsy Lavertu netted 16 points as the Penobscot Valley Howlers pulled away for a 52-32 season-opening high school girls basketball victory over the Orono Red Riots Friday night. Mindy Dolley chipped in with nine points for Penobscot Valley of Howland.
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ORONO – Kelsy Lavertu netted 16 points as the Penobscot Valley Howlers pulled away for a 52-32 season-opening high school girls basketball victory over the Orono Red Riots Friday night.

Mindy Dolley chipped in with nine points for Penobscot Valley of Howland.

Brittney Paul’s 10 points led Orono.

Penobscot Valley (1-0) 52

Lavertu 8-0-16, Dolley 4-0-9, Fullerton, Bowers 2-0-4, Drost 1-0-2, Thurlow 2-0-4, McCloskey 2-0-4, Cyr 3-0-7, Plourde 2-0-4, Milton 1-0-2, Dawson

Orono (0-1) 32

Paul 4-0-10, Georgia, Quintal, Wagner 1-1-3, Hanson 3-0-6, Thibeault 1-2-4, Balaban-Garber, Pinkham, Pavento 3-0-6, Woodbrey 1-1-3, Knezevic

3-pt. goals: Dolley, Cyr; Paul 2

Penobscot Valley 9 21 38 52

Orono 4 13 16 32

Houlton 63, Schenck 32

At Houlton, Rachel Foster had 20 points, 12 rebounds, and seven blocks to lead Houlton to victory.

Keegan Hover recorded 15 points and five assists for the Shiretowners. Vanessa Sanderson and Emily Bartlett scored 10 points apiece.

Kayla Osborne led Schenck of East Millinocket with eight points and seven rebounds.

Schenck (0-1) 32

Osborne 2-4-8, Kerisher 1-1-3, Cram 1-0-2, King 0-2-2, Deloge 2-2-6, MacLeod 1-1-3, Nicholsen 2-1-5, Kimball 1-0-3, Bouchard, Waite, Lowell, Lanzara

Houlton (1-0) 63

Foster 9-2-20, Hover 7-1-15, Sanderson 4-2-10, Bartlett 4-2-10, Putnam 1-0-2, Rowe 0-1-1, Dow 0-1-1, McPartland 1-0-2, McGuire 0-2-2, Caron, Bither

3-pt. goals: Kimball

Schenck 5 13 21 32

Houlton 16 26 44 63

Messalonskee 44, Nokomis 42

At Newport, Ashley Busque grabbed a rebound off a Nokomis free throw and went down the length of the court to score with two seconds left to give Messalonskee the 44-42 win.

Busque had a total 11 points and seven rebounds while Chelsea Barker scored 12 points for the Eagles.

Kelley Paradis paced Nokomis with 14 points. Tatum Welch added 13 points while Teresa Cooper had 12.

Messalonskee (1-0) 44

C. Barker 6-0-12, Busque 3-4-11, A. Barker 2-1-5, Duren 2-1-5, Oliver 1-3-5, Roderigue 1-1-3, Bridges 1-0-2, Haiss 0-1-1, Perry

Nokomis (0-1) 42

Paradis 3-7-14, Welch 6-1-13, Cooper 4-3-12, Lincoln 1-0-2, Lieberman 0-1-1, Batchelder, Wyman, Lyford

3-pt. goals: Busque; Paradis, Cooper

Messalonskee 8 25 34 44

Nokomis 11 22 30 42

JV: Messalonskee 69-30

Central 44, Bangor Christian 32

At Corinth, Mackie Davis netted 13 points to pace Central to victory over Bangor Christian.

Catherine Melton chipped in with 11 points for the Red Devils.

Morgan Chasse led Bangor Christian with 12 points.

Bangor Christian (0-1) 32

Chassee 5-0-12, Staples 3-3-9, Johnson 2-1-5, Libby 2-0-4, Bragg, Pelletier, Ricci

Central (1-0) 44

Davis 4-3-13, Melton 5-1-11, R. McHugh 0-1-1, K. McHugh 1-0-2, Brownell 2-2-6, Trafton 1-3-5, Leblanc 2-2-6, Morin, Blanchard, Portmann, Cote

3-pt. goals: Chasse 2; Davis 2

Bangor Christian 4 12 21 32

Central 7 21 32 44

Dexter 48, Piscataquis 36

At Dexter, Mallory Ames scored 11 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter to help lead Dexter past Piscataquis of Guilford.

Katie Poirier scored 10 of her 14 points in the second half for the Tigers.

Kellie Martel led the Pirates with 13 points and Tracy Dewer added 11 points.

Piscataquis (0-1) 36

Kell. Martel 4-2-13, Dewer 4-2-11, J. Martel 2-0-5, Izbicki 1-2-4, Davis 1-1-3, Shufelt, Kels. Martel

Dexter (1-0) 48

Ames 11-6-28, Poirier 6-2-14, Gove 1-2-4, Richardson 1-0-2, Chambers, Burton, Chapman

3-pt. goals: Kell. Martel 3, Dewer, J. Martel

Piscataquis 10 15 23 36

Dexter 8 19 30 48

JV: Dexter 36-22

Lawrence 73, Old Town 47

At Old Town, Brogan Liberty tossed in a game-high 27 points to lead Lawrence past Old Town.

Alexa Bernatchez chipped in with 10 points for the Bulldogs of Fairfield.

Jenna King paced Old Town with 25 points, including four 3-pointers.

Lawrence (1-0) 73

B. Liberty 10-7-27, Bernatchez 5-0-10, Blakney 2-2-6, McGee, Gilbert 2-0-3, Campbell 2-0-4, Perry 1-0-2, Savage, Murray 2-0-5, T. Liberty, Nickerson 4-0-8, Curliss-Clark 4-0-8, Chavis 0-1-1

Old Town (0-1) 47

King 8-5-25, Heald, Guay, Randall 2-1-5, Wilcox 2-0-4, Goodwin, Brown 1-2-4, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Pendergast 1-2-5, Cossar, Taylor 1-0-2, Soule

3-pt. goals: Gilbert 2, Murray; King 4, Pendergast

Lawrence 24 39 65 73

Old Town 12 31 35 47

JV: Lawrence 59-35

Mattanawcook 65, Foxcroft 46

At Dover-Foxcroft, Brooke Hanscom netted 24 points to lead Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln to victory over Foxcroft Academy.

Bree Hanscom added 11 points for the Lynx.

Vanessa Lougee scored a team-high 17 points for Foxcroft Academy.

Mattanawcook Acad. (1-0) 65

Bro. Hanscom 12-0-24, Bre. Hanscom 4-3-11, Piche 1-0-2, Paul 3-2-9, Nicastro 1-0-2, Libby 0-1-1, Anderson 0-1-1, Hawkins 0-1-1, Burleigh 2-0-4, Nesin

Foxcroft Acad. (0-1) 46

V. Lougee 6-5-17, Pluff 1-2-4, Brown 2-2-6, Martin 0-7-7, Keane, Withee, Flanders 2-0-4, Sharrow, T. Lougee 1-5-7

3-pt. goals: Paul

Mattanawcook 10 25 39 55

Foxcroft 9 19 31 46

JV: Foxcroft 42-20

Richmond 51, Greenville 37

At Richmond, Melanie Schanck netted a team-high 13 points as Richmond pulled away in the fourth quarter for the season-opening victory over Greenville.

Hannah Breton sparked the Lakers with 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Greenville (0-1) 37

Breton 9-2-20, Boucher 2-2-6, Weeks 2-1-5, Muzzy 2-0-4, Gilbert 1-0-2, Harris, Peat

Richmond (1-0) 51

Schanck 3-6-13, Russell 5-2-12, O’Brien 5-1-11, Cray 2-2-6, Clifford 0-1-1, Carver 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Schanck

Greenville 4 12 24 37

Richmond 14 16 28 51

Lubec 74, East Grand 26

At Lubec, Kayla Corey scored 18 points to lift Lubec over East Grand of Danforth.

Samantha Denbow scored 14 points for the Hornets and Krista Wright added 12 points. Amanda Huntley and Elizabeth Stanley scored 10 points apiece.

Trishena Roy paced the Vikings with 14 points.

East Grand (0-1) 26

Roy 6-1-14, Zaneldin 3-0-6, Crone 1-2-4, Lloyd 1-0-2, Gilman, Kendall

Lubec (1-0) 74

Corey 8-2-18, Wright 6-0-12, Huntley 5-0-10, Stanley 4-2-10, Woodbridge 1-0-2, Lookabaugh 0-2-2, Gallant 2-2-6, Denbow 6-1-14

3-pt. goals: Roy; Denbow

East Grand 7 10 19 26

Lubec 18 36 57 74

Belfast 42, Winslow 22

At Belfast, Jillian Ross scored nine points to help lift Belfast over Winslow.

Courtney Turner paced Winslow with seven points.

George Stevens 70, Searsport 34

At Searsport, Maddi Park netted 26 points to lead George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill past Searsport.

Aldia Peake and Sarah Brown added 10 points apiece for the Eagles.

Aline Seekins, Amanda Chaney and Shannon Vasiliauskas all tallied eight points for Searsport.

George Stevens (1-0) 70

Park 11-6-26, A. Peake 4-2-10, Brown 3-4-10, Davis 3-0-6, E. Peake 2-2-6, Vander Eb 2-0-4, Theoharidis 2-0-4, Ahern 1-0-2

Searsport (0-1) 34

Seekins 3-1-8, Chaney 4-0-8, Vasiliauskas 3-2-8, Clark 1-0-2, Josephson 2-0-4, Garcelon 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Seekins

George Stevens 16 36 58 70

Searsport 10 19 28 34

JV: George Stevens 44-14

Boys basketball

Calais 70, Lee Acad. 67

At Calais, Chris Taylor scored the go-ahead basket with less than 30 seconds left and Robbie Rogers added two insurance free throws as the defending Class C state champions opened their season with a narrow victory.

The game was close throughout, with Lee building an eight-point second-quarter lead before Calais rallied behind Brandon Tomah to forge a 30-30 tie at intermission.

Calais then moved out to a seven-point fourth-quarter lead, only to have the Pandas rally to take a 67-66 lead in the final minute.

Tomah finished with 19 points and nine rebounds for Calais, while Taylor added 14 points, eight rebounds and a strong defensive performance.

Tom Bird paced Lee with a game-high 23 points. Devan Parker added 17 points and Peter Pickereing scored 16 for the Pandas.

Lee Acad. (0-1) 67

Connick 2-0-5, Roux 1-0-2, Surratt 1-0-2, Parker 8-1-17, Pickering 8-0-16, Torres 1-0-2, Bird 9-2-23, Coulombe

Calais (1-0) 70

Shorey 1-2-4, Tomah 8-2-19, Rogers 3-3-9, Taylor 5-4-14, O’Neill 3-0-6, Stewart 3-2-8, Leeman 1-0-2, Tirrell 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Bird 3, Connick; Tomah

Lee Acad. 15 30 43 67

Calais 12 30 47 70

Bangor 62, Skowhegan 28

At Skowhegan, Billy Zolper scored a game-high 13 points to lead Bangor past Skowhegan.

Troy Jellison and Ryan Weston each chipped in with seven points for the Rams.

Eric Thistle paced Skowhegan with 11 points.

Bangor (1-0) 62

Jellison 3-1-7, Larochelle 0-1-1, McAllian 2-0-5, Zolper 6-1-13, Edwards 2-0-4, Suvlu 2-2-6, Bernstein 1-0-2, Collard-Seguin 1-1-3, Webb 1-0-3, Gallant 0-3-3, Chase 1-0-2, Weston 3-1-7, Martin 1-1-3, McDade 1-0-2

Skowhegan (0-1) 28

Luther 1-2-5, Thistle 3-4-11, Taylor 3-2-8, Verville 2-0-4, Davis, Goodell

3-pt. goals: McAllian, Weston; Luther, Thistle

Bangor 19 32 45 62

Skowhegan 5 15 21 28

Cen. Aroostook 59, Katahdin 38

At Mars Hill, Silas Kelly scored all 11 of his points in the third quarter as the Panthers pulled out to an 18-point lead and cruised home for the win.

Tim Carlson led CAHS with a game-high 20 points.

Evan McCarthy and Tom Anderson topped Katahdin of Stacyville with eight points apiece.

Katahdin (0-1) 38

McCarthy 3-1-8, T. Anderson 3-2-8, J. Anderson 2-3-7, Gould 3-0-7, Guiggey 1-0-2, Curtis 1-0-2, Moore 1-0-2, Craig 1-0-2, Qualey

Central Aroostook (1-0) 59

Carlson 7-4-20, Kelly 5-1-11, Walling 2-0-4, York 2-4-8, Brewer, Clockedile 1-0-2, Martinez 3-0-7, McCarthy 2-3-7, Richards

3-pt. goals: McCarthy, Gould; Carlson 2, Martinez

Katahdin 11 19 28 38

Central Aroostook 13 24 46 59

JV: Katahdin 60-42

Lubec 69, East Grand 54

At Lubec, Tim Gross scored 25 points to lead Lubec past East Grand of Danforth.

Jesse Reed scored 16 points for the Hornets. Shayne McPherson had 15 points, and Chad Murray added 11.

Kyle Dicker led the Vikings with 27 points, Tyler Morse added 12, and Kaleb Dicker scored 10.

East Grand (0-1) 54

Ky. Dicker 11-5-27, Scott 1-0-2, Morse 4-2-12, Ka. Dicker 2-5-10, Shay 1-0-2, Brittain 0-1-1, Richardson, Nichols, Lee, Parks, Cropley

Lubec (1-0) 69

Gross 12-1-25, Reed 8-0-16, McPherson 7-1-15, Murray 5-1-11, Ross 1-0-2, Rice, Jones, Palmer, Francis

3-pt. goals: Morse 2, Ka. Dicker

East Grand 9 25 38 54

Lubec 20 34 50 69

Camden Hills 68, Waterville 57

At Rockport, Gordon Fischer scored seven of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and added seven blocked shots to lead Camden Hills to the win over Waterville.

Nick Wootton scored 12 points for the Windjammers and Christian Pieri added 10 points.

Nate Lancaster and Paul Johnston scored 13 points to lead Waterville.

Waterville (0-1) 57

Webb 1-0-2, Lancaster 2-9-13, Higgins 3-0-7, Bizier 0-4-4, Bishop 2-0-4, Johnston 2-8-13, Lee 1-0-3, Maheu 2-0-4, Eaton 2-2-7

Camden Hills (1-0) 68

Campbell 3-0-6, Pieri 4-2-10, Fischer 7-5-20, Wootton 5-1-12, Lammi 1-0-2, Mitchell 1-1-4, Draper 2-2-6, Smith 1-6-8, Cates, C. Hart, Hunt, D. Hart, Grinnell, Gartley, Morgan

3-pt. goals: Higgins, Johnston, Lee, Eaton; Fischer, Wootton, Mitchell

Waterville 18 24 40 57

Camden Hills 14 30 45 68

JV: Camden Hills 61-56


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