Porter powers Wildcats ‘B’ champs open season with victory

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PRESQUE ISLE – Sarah Porter scored five of her 16 points in the final two minutes as the Presque Isle opened up defense of its 2006 Class B state championship with a 50-45 victory over John Bapst Saturday in high school action.

Angela Norsworthy scored 16 points and added six steals for Presque Isle, which had a 12-0 run to end the third quarter. The game was a rematch of last year’s Eastern Maine Class B title contest won by the Wildcats 43-35.

Hillary Laferriere led John Bapst of Bangor with 18 points. Lauren Nichols had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

John Bapst (1-0) 50

Nichols 6-3-15, Andrle 1-0-3, MacQuillian 2-2-6, Gibson 1-0-3, Laferriere 9-0-18, Jordan, McGowan, Estes, Gormley

Presque Isle (0-1) 45

Michaud 1-0-2, Porter 7-0-16, Clukey 0-3-3, Glovins 1-0-2, Legassie 1-5-7, Watananuchit 0-4-4, Norsworthy 5-6-16, Buckley, Ward

3-pt. goals: Andrle, Gibson; Porter 2

John Bapst 13 28 34 45

Presque Isle 9 21 34 50

JV: John Bapst 41-21

Hodgdon 46, Van Buren 40

At Van Buren, Heather Condon scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half as the Hawks held off the Crusaders.

Megan Lajoie scored 19 points for Van Buren and Taylor Parent added 10 points.

Hodgdon (1-0) 46

Martin 2-1-5, Sloat 2-0-6, McGary 3-0-6, Condon 8-0-16, Estabrook 0-1-1, Hare 4-0-8, Levesque, Carpenter, T. Quint, M. Quint

Van Buren (0-1) 40

Laplante 0-2-2, Ouellette 1-0-2, Lajoie 7-3-19, Vaillancourt 1-1-3, Parent 5-0-10, Gereben 2-0-4, Deschaines, Bard

3-pt. goals: Sloat 2; Lajoie 2

Hodgdon 8 15 30 46

Van Buren 11 15 23 40

So. Aroostook 37, Washburn 31

At Dyer Brook, Erin Caswell scored seven of her nine points in the fourth quarter as the Warriors edged the Beavers.

Erin Caswell added nine points for Southern Aroostook.

Alex Bird and Rachel Palmer led Washburn with six points apiece.

Washburn (0-1) 31

Bird 3-0-6, Palmer 3-0-6, Berube 1-0-3, Davis 1-0-2, McLaughlin 2-1-5, Huston 1-0-2, McDougall 2-1-5, Cochron 1-0-2, Chandler, Reed

Southern Aroostook (1-0) 37

Caswell 4-1-9, Collier 2-0-5, Desmond 2-0-4, B. Charette 2-0-4, A. Charette 3-0-7, Martin 4-0-8, King

3-pt. goals: Berube; Collier, A. Charette

Washburn 9 16 24 31

So. Aroostook 13 22 24 37

JV: Southern Aroostook 52-32

Mt. Blue 53, Hampden 45

At Hampden, University of Maine-bound Christina Mosher scored 10 of her 15 points in the second half to help the Cougars rally past the Broncos.

Meg Robinson had 14 points for Mt. Blue of Farmington, which converted 14 of 20 free throws in the second half.

Tanna Ross, who is also heading to Maine and got her first varsity action in a year after sitting out the entire 2005-06 season with a knee injury, paced Hampden with 22 points.

Mt. Blue (1-0) 53

Mosher 5-5-15, Robinson 5-2-14, Webster 3-0-6, Deshanes 0-3-3, Oswald 0-3-3, Silkman 3-3-9, Fournier 1-0-3, Keach, Allen

Hampden Academy (0-1) 45

Ross 9-2-22, Webb 1-0-3, Libbey 2-2-8, K. Rawcliffe 2-0-4, Martin 4-0-8, Foster, Wilson, Maltz, R. Rawcliffe

3-pt. goals: Robinson 2, Fournier; Ross 2, Libbey 2, Webb

Mt. Blue 10 20 34 53

Hampden 10 22 28 45

JV: Hampden 41-29

Boys basketball

Presque Isle 67, John Bapst 31

At Presque Isle, the Wildcats jumped out to a 20-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruised to the victory.

Russ Mortland paced the winners with 14 points and Nic Gallant added nine.

Ethan Cushman led the Crusaders of Bangor with nine points.

John Bapst (0-1) 31

Cushman 4-1-9, K. Gallant 2-0-5, Bragdon 1-0-2, Healey 3-0-7, Frye 0-2-2, Merritt 2-0-4, Burke 1-0-2, Gagnon

Presque Isle (1-0) 67

Mortland 7-0-14, York 0-6-6, Ackerson 0-4-4, Legassie 0-2-2, Gallant 4-1-9, D. Kingsbury 2-1-5, Cheney 2-2-6, A. Kingsbury 4-0-8, Ireland 2-2-4, Cassidy 1-0-3, Braley 2-2-6, Hersey, Richards

3-pt. goals: Cassidy; Healey, K. Gallant

John Bapst 5 20 24 31

Presque Isle 20 36 47 67

JV: Presque Isle 54-36

Caribou 45, Bucksport 33

At Caribou, Kyle Corrigan’s 21 points paced the Vikings past the Golden Bucks.

Jarryd Rossignol contributed 11 points for Caribou.

Bucksport’s Todd Freeman tossed in 18 points.

Bucksport (0-1) 33

Fish 0-2-2, Freeman 6-4-18, Maguire 1-0-2, Cooke 2-0-5, Gray 1-0-2, Kone 0-2-2, Cooper 1-0-2, Fitzgerald, Perkins, Bisher

Caribou (1-0) 45

Corrigan 7-6-21, J. Haines 3-0-6, Fitzherbert 3-1-7, Rossignol 5-1-11, K. Anderson, Rosser, Cullins, Blaisdell, C. Anderson, St. Peter, Schuster, D. Haines

3-pt. goals: Freeman 2, Cooke; Corrigan

Bucksport 12 19 22 33

Caribou 13 26 30 45

JV: Bucksport 39-34

Fort Fairfield 64, Easton 63 (OT)

At Easton, Austin Dufour scored three of Fort Fairfield’s five points in overtime to lead the Tigers past the Bears.

Dufour scored 26 points for Fort Fairfield and Otis Edgecomb added 10 points.

Jeremy Brock paced Easton with 18 points and eight rebounds. Sean Daniels scored 16 points.

Fort Fairfield (1-0) 64

Edgecomb 5-0-10, Closson 1-1-4, Cresenzo 3-1-7, Booth 3-1-8, Dufour 11-1-26, Noyes 0-6-6, Sharpe 1-0-3, Forsman

Easton (0-1) 63

Trask 3-0-7, Bacon 2-2-6, Sanders 3-0-6, Fuller 0-1-1, Daniels 5-5-16, Brock 8-2-18, Flewelling 2-5-9, White

3-pt. goals: Dufour 3, Closson, Booth, Sharpe; Trask, Daniels

Fort Fairfield 16 27 46 59 64

Easton 13 25 44 59 63

Houlton 53, Schenck 51

At Houlton, Drew Farrar scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter to power Houlton over Schenck of East Millinocket.

Josh Beals scored 15 points for the Shiretowners.

Mike Lowell led the Wolverines with 22 points and Kerry Thompson and Chris Byron added 11 points apiece.

Schenck (0-1) 51

McLaughlin 1-2-4, Lowell 8-3-22, K. Thompson 3-2-11, Byron 5-1-11, L. Thompson 0-3-3, Hutchens, Graham, Lewis

Houlton (2-0) 53

Brown 3-1-7, Farrar 4-9-17, Bates 2-0-5, Hill 2-2-6, Beals 6-3-15, Carmichael 0-1-1, Haggerman 1-0-2, Austin, Cleary

3-pt. goals: Lowell 3, K. Thompson 3; Bates

Schenck 7 26 38 51

Houlton 10 18 28 53

Calvary Chapel 61, Rangeley 38

At Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Jesse Newman scored 22 points to lead Calvary Chapel of Orrington to the win over Rangeley.

Alex Merrill had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Sabers and Ian Seekins added 14 points and seven rebounds.

David Jensen paced the Lakers with 20 points.

Rangeley (0-2) 38

Jensen 7-3-20, Sargent 3-0-8, Bliss 2-0-5, Raymond 1-0-3, Mortin 1-0-2, Clark, Philbrick, Ro. Gordon, Carrignan, Hal, Ry. Gordon, Plowman, Abbott

Calvary Chapel (1-0) 61

Newman 7-7-22, Merrill 6-8-20, Seekins 6-2-14, Veilleux 1-0-2, Martin 1-0-2, Monroe 0-1-1, Thomas, Madden, Miller, Dodge, Austin, Chapman

3-pt. goals: Jensen 3, Sargent 2, Bliss, Raymond; Newman

Rangeley 5 17 27 38

Calvary Chapel 11 40 46 61

George Stevens 53, Searsport 35

At Blue Hill, Elias Springer recorded 14 points and four assists to power the Eagles past the Vikings.

Rashad Frazier scored 10 points, had 9 rebounds and 5 steals.

Randolph Santos tossed in 14 points for Searsport.

Searsport (0-1) 35

Gallant, Ritchie, Ashey, McHatten, Parks 2-0-4, Anderson 2-0-4, Peach 1-0-3, Nickerson 3-0-6, Santos 6-0-14, Cameron, Adams 2-0-4

George Stevens (1-0) 53

Walton 1-1-3, Jordan 2-2-6, Spring 3-8-14, Astbury 2-3-9, Ingraham, Saunders, Owen, Frazier 3-3-10, Lawson 1-2-4, Gordon 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Frazier; Santos 2, Peach

Searsport 14 33 44 53

George Stevens 15 22 31 35

JV: George Stevens 62-43

Georges Valley 65, Mt. Abram 47

At Thomaston, Brandon Staples scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half to help the Bucs take a 37-23 lead en route to the win.

Thomas Woodman chipped in with 11 points for Georges Valley and Nate Frisbee had nine points and nine assists.

Wyatt Johnson had 10 points for Mount Abram of Strong.

Mount Abram (0-1) 47

Fullerton, C. Smith 1-4-6, Tranten 0-3-3, Eisenhower, Johnson 4-1-10, Richards 0-2-2, Simpson 2-2-6, Peruffo 6-0-12, Tripp 1-0-2, N. Smith 3-0-6, Ladd

Georges Valley (1-0) 65

Henry, Bertocci 2-1-6, Merrifield 3-0-6, Rogers, Sprague 2-0-5, Woodman 5-1-11, Lemieux, Frisbee 3-2-9, Staples 6-4-18, Johanson 0-2-2, Baughman 1-0-2, Wilson 1-2-4, Grierson 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Johnson; Staples 2, Bertocci, Frisbee, Sprague

Mount Abram 13 23 34 47

Georges Valley 19 37 54 65

JV: Georges Valley 65-47

Orono 61, Sumner 50

At East Sullivan, Seth Dwyer tossed in 20 points as the Red Riots topped the Tigers.

Orono’s Lloyd Bryant added 11 points.

Justin Brooks scored 17 points and Justin Brenton had 10 for Sumner.

Orono (1-0) 61

Dwyer 7-6-20, Bryant 4-3-11, Spencer 2-3-6, Bates 1-0-2, Tomer 2-3-6, Hecker 1-0-2, Henigan 2-0-4, Keazer 0-1-1, Riemersma 3-0-9

Sumner (0-1) 50

Brooks 7-2-17, Brenton 4-2-10, Alexander 3-0-7, Parritt 1-0-3, Ulrich 1-0-2, Johnson 1-2-4, Huber 0-2-2, Weaver 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Riemersma; Brooks, Alexander

Orono 11 23 37 61

Sumner 5 21 32 50

JV: Orono 73-58

Mattanawcook 60, Foxcroft 38

At Lincoln, Derek Libbey poured in 27 points as the Lynx rolled over the Ponies.

Mattanawcook’s Brady Vose contributed 14 points.

Ian Imbert paced Foxcroft with 11 points.

Foxcroft (0-1) 38

Imbert 5-0-11, Richards, Adkins 2-0-6, Gourley 1-0-2, J. Nason 1-0-3, Worthing 0-1-1, Berce 1-0-3, Gould 4-0-8, Witham, Provost, T. Nason 1-2-3

Mattanawcook (1-0) 60

Libbey 9-6-27, Vose 4-6-14, Cahill, Laird, Gardiner 3-1-7, Smith, White 1-2-4, Young 2-0-4, Langevin 1-0-2, Hanscom 1-0-2, McKinnon

3-pt. goals: Libbey 3; J. Nason

Foxcroft 6 18 27 60

Mattanawcook 20 39 51 60

JV: Mattanawcook 51-36

Bangor Christian 41, Central 37

At Bangor, Austin Gregory’s 15 points helped the Patriots hold off the Red Devils of Corinth.

Zach Johnson added 12 points for Bangor Christian.

Central’s Stephen LaFLamme scored 14 points.

Central (0,1) 37

Kane 2-1-7, Kelley 2-0-2, LaFlamme 6-2-14, Nickerson 4-0-8, Brown 2-0-4, LePage 2-0-4

Mattanawcook (1-0) 60

Robinson 2-0-2, Johnson 5-2-12, Pelletier 2-0-4, Gregory 6-3-15, Bradford 1-0-3, Caldwell 1-0-3, Theriault 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Kane

Central 9 15 30 41

Bangor Christian 3 10 26 37

Hockey

Winslow 6, Presque Isle 3

At Winslow, Nick Thorne scored two goals and assisted another as the Black Raiders beat the Wildcats.

Derek Lizzotte, Jeff Browne, and Ben Grant each had a goal and an assist for 1-0 Winslow. Mitch Maroon added a goal as Chris Jay made 15 saves on 18 shots.

Brandon Daigle scored two goals for 0-1 Presque Isle. Sean Flanagin added a goal and Parker Hovey provided two assists. Ethan Hill stopped 32 of 38 shots.

Bangor 6, Edward Little 4

At Auburn, Joel Whitney scored two goals and assisted on another as the Rams topped the Red Eddies of Auburn.

John Warren scored twice for 1-0 Bangor and Christian Dionne had a goal and an assist. Nick George scored and Matt Boehmer provided three assists. Andrew Riley stopped 18 of 22 shots.

Shawn Hird and Corey Larue each scored a goal and provided an assist for 0-1 Edward Little. Adam Loudermilk made 23 saves on 29 shots.

JV: Bangor 9-1

Brewer 9, Orono 3

At Orono, Dylan Fitzpatrick logged a hat trick and added an assist to help the Witches power past the Red Riots.

Reid McLaughlin chipped in with to goals, and Matt Helfen had one goal and one assist. Mike Kotredes, Nick Risser, and Dave Perry each scored one goal, and Ryan Nadeau had three assists. Kayla Dunn saved 26 shots.

Brandon Paul led Orono with two goals and Tony Raymond added one, the first of the game. Chris McConnon had two assists. David Eugley and Jarrod Bussell combined to save 27 shots.