LINCOLN – Bree Hanscom scored the game-winning free-throw with three seconds left Tuesday night to lift Mattanawcook Academy to a 52-51 girls basketball victory over Stearns of Millinocket.

Hanscom finished with nine points and nine rebounds. Michelle Paul led the Lynx with 15 points while Brooke Hanscom added 11.

Deanna Michaud paced Stearns with 18 points while Amy Collinsworth added 13.

Stearns (1-1) 51

Michaud 8-2-18, Collinsworth 5-3-13, Curtis 2-2-7, Davis, Rosebush 0-2-2, Achorn 1-0-3, MacDonald 3-2-8

Mattanawcook (2-0) 52

Paul 5-1-15, Bro. Hanscom 4-1-11, Piche 4-0-8, Bre. Hanscom 3-3-9, Nicastro 2-0-5, Libbey, Anderson 0-2-2, Hawkins, Burleigh 1-0-2, Nesin

3-pt. goals: None

Stearns 18 33 46 51

Mattanawcook 14 23 45 52

JV: Stearns 36-35

Highview Christian 25, Averill 6

At EMCC, Bangor, Michala Rowe registered 14 points, 10 rebounds and four steals to pace Highview Christian of Charleston past Averill.

Gypsy Carron scored four points for Averill.

Averill (0-3) 6

Tomah 1-0-2, Carron 2-0-4, Mitchell, Lukas, Small, Mack, Kitchin, Staier, Hans

Highview Christian (1-0) 25

Rowe 6-2-14, Jones 2-2-6, Philbrick 1-0-2, Loreda 1-1-3, Babcock, Hanson

3-pt. goals: None

MCI 54, Lincoln Acad. 37

At Newcastle, Jenna Lorentsen tossed in 17 points as the Huskies rolled.

Victoria Huff chipped in with 10 points for Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Stephanie Winchenbach paced the Eagles with 11 points.

MCI (1-0) 54

B. Asaro 1-1-3, A. Asaro 2-1-5, Mosher 1-1-3, Judkins 0-5-5, V. Huff 4-2-10, Lorentsen 7-3-17, Ky. Huff 1-0-2, Ka. Huff 4-1-9, Clement, Houston, McLaggan, Fields-Love

Lincoln Acad. (0-2) 37

Winchenbach 4-3-11, Benner 0-1-1, Giberson 1-0-2, McLean 3-0-7, Waltz 1-1-3, Cummings 1-0-2, Jones 4-1-9, Clifford 0-2-2, Hewitt, Hartford, Donald

3-pt. goals: McLean

MCI 18 27 45 54

Lincoln Acad. 1 10 24 37

Camden Hills 59, Mount View 46

At Rockport, Kayla Gushee scored seven of her game-high 13 points in the third quarter as Camden Hills expanded a five-point halftime lead into a comfortable 15-point advantage.

Allie Parent had 12 points, nine rebounds and five steals for the winners; Kristin Tedford added 12 points and five steals and Kate Fetterman contributed eight points and eight rebounds.

Tanya Jones’ 11 points, Miranda Grotton’s 10 and Dakota McAdam’s eight points paced Mount View of Thorndike.

Mount View (1-1) 46

Montminy 2-2-6, Bennett 0-5-5, Grotton 3-3-10, Ravin, J. Masessa 1-0-2, T. Jones 5-1-11, K. Masessa 1-2-4, McAdam 4-0-8, McKenney

Camden Hills (1-1) 59

Coleman 1-0-3, Rubenstein, Bauer 0-2-2, Nason, Tedford 5-2-12, Carleton 2-0-5, Parent 6-0-12, Fetterman 4-0-8, Johnson 2-0-4, Knowlton, Gushee 5-1-13, Labree, Waldron

3-pt. goals: Grotton; Gushee 2, Coleman, Carleton

Mount View 10 22 32 46

Camden Hills 17 27 47 59

Skowhegan 62, Brewer 28

At Brewer, Bethany Sevey scored 18 points and Lindsey Pinkham added 12 to lead Skowhegan.

Megan Smith chipped in with 11 points for the winners.

Meagan Seymour paced Brewer with nine points and Jordan McLain netted seven.

Skowhegan (1-1) 62

Sevey 4-9-18, Hisler, Pinkham 5-2-12, Matchett 2-0-6, Ma. Smith 3-1-7, Milligan, Atkinson 0-1-1, Lambert 2-0-4, Me. Smith 3-5-11, Brown 1-0-2, Evans 0-1-1

Brewer (0-1) 28

Adams, Albert 2-0-4, Cote, Valley 1-2-4, Clifford, Aleksiewicz, Jackson, Burgess, Seymour 1-7-9, McLain 2-3-7, Kenney 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Matchett 2

Skowhegan 15 26 42 62

Brewer 4 14 20 28

JV: Skowhegan 55-29

Nokomis 54, Old Town 36

At Newport, Kelley Paradis poured in 20 points and added four steals as the Warriors thumped the Coyotes.

Tatum Welch tallied 16 points, 13 rebounds and three steals for Nokomis.

Cally Randall paced Old Town with 15 points and Jenna King added 13.

Old Town (0-2) 36

Randall 6-3-15, King 5-2-13, Prendergast 1-4-6, Brown 1-0-2, Guay, Wilcox, Goodwin, McLaughlin, Soule

Nokomis (1-1) 54

Paradis 7-3-20, Welch 7-2-16, Cooper 3-2-9, Lincoln 2-0-4, Lieberman 1-0-2, Lyford 0-2-2, Wyman 0-1-1, White, Easler, Batchelder, Burton

3-pt. goals: King; Paradis 3, Cooper

Old Town 4 6 21 36

Nokomis 11 18 32 54

JV: Nokomis 35-34

Stearns 51, Piscataquis 38

At Guilford Monday, Amy Collinsworth scored 14 points to lead Stearns of Millinocket over Piscataquis.

Deanna Michaud and Angela MacDonald tossed in 10 points a piece for the Minutemen.

Kellie Martel netted 20 points for the Pirates.

Stearns (1-0) 51

Michaud 2-6-10, Collinsworth 5-4-14, MacDonald 5-0-10, Curtis 2-0-5, Rosebush 1-2-4, Achorn 0-6-6, Leavitt 1-0-2, Davis, Somers

Piscataquis (0-2) 38

Kell. Martel 8-0-20, Davis 2-1-5, Martell 0-3-3, Schufelt 1-1-3, Dewey 2-0-4, Kels. Martel 0-1-1, Izbicki 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Curtis; Kell. Martel 4

Stearns 15 21 37 51

Piscataquis 13 19 29 38

JV: Stearns 68-27

Hodgdon 36, Washburn 33

At Hodgdon, Hodgdon outscored Washburn 19-11 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win.

Heather London paced Hodgdon with 13 points and Justine Sloat added eight points, including two three-pointers in the fourth quarter for the Hawks.

Rachel Palmer tossed in 15 points and Erica McDougall added nine for the Beavers.

Washburn (0-2) 33

Palmer 6-3-15, Berube, Davis 1-0-2, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Reed 1-0-3, Huston, McDougall 3-3-9, Bird, Cochran 0-2-2

Hodgdon (2-0) 36

London 6-1-13, Martin 1-0-3, Sloat 3-0-8, McGary 3-0-7, Carpenter, T. Quint, Estabrook 1-0-2, M. Quint, Hare 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Visitor; Home

Washburn 2 11 22 33

Hodgdon 7 12 17 36

JV: Hodgdon 33-20

Fort Kent 80, Van Buren 56

At Fort Kent, Marissa Albert tossed in 22 points and the Warriors made 10 3-pointers en route to the season-opening victory.

Emily Pelletier hit five 3’s on the way to 17 points and Taylor Boucher netted 16 points for the winners.

Megan Lajoie tallied a game-high 25 points for Van Buren.

Van Buren (0-2) 56

LaPlante 2-1-5, J. Ouellette 2-0-4, Deschaines, Lajoie 5-15-25, Vaillancourt 4-1-9, Parent 2-0-4, Gereben 2-1-5, Bard 2-0-4, M. Ouellette

Fort Kent (1-0) 80

Boucher 7-1-16, E. Pelletier 6-0-17, Rossignol 1-0-2, J. Pelletier, Albert 8-3-22, Hafford 3-2-8, Tuell 1-0-3, K. Bouchard, Charette 2-1-5, Morneault 1-5-7, Dubay, H. Bouchard

3-pt. goals: Boucher, E. Pelletier 5, Albert 3, Tuell

Van Buren 9 21 36 56

Fort Kent 19 34 62 80

JV: Fort Kent 37-25

Hockey

Old Town 3, Skowhegan 1

At Alfond Arena in Orono, Old Town’s Dan LeBretton made 46 saves to outduel Skowhegan’s Jimmy Quirion (36 saves) as the Indians opened the season with a victory.

Jason Smith scored two goals, one in the first period and another in the third, for Old Town. Josh Hesseltine tallied one goal, the game-winner in the second period, and assisted on both Smith goals.

Nick Covell and Gary Johnson also notched assists.

Nate Powers scored late in the first period for Skowhegan.

Bangor 1, Waterville 0

At Alfond Arena in Waterville, Jon Hyatt’s shot from the far side crease 13 minutes into the second period gave Bangor the win.

Dave Pardilla fed Hyatt from behind the net on the goal. The Rams improved to 2-0 as Andrew Riley saved all 25 shots he faced.

Nolan MacDonald made 19 saves on 20 shots for the 0-1 Purple Panthers.

Orono 5, Presque Isle 5 (OT)

At Presque Isle, Brendan Shaw scored a backhanded goal off a rebound at 11:17 of the third period as Presque Isle rallied to tie Orono.

Ben McPherson paced the 0-1-1 Wildcats, who trailed 2-0 after the first period, with two goals while Matt Talbot and Greg Cyr added one each. Ethan Hill had 27 saves on 32 shots.

Sean Babin, Tony Raymond, Nathan Curtis, Mark Cloutier and Dan Ohno each had a goal for the 0-1-1 Red Riots. Jared Buzzell stopped 28 of 33 shots.

Houlton-Hodgdon 11, Stearns 0

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Morgan Hall had three goals and Sharif Abouleish and Chris McGuire had two each as Houlton-Hodgdon cruised in a mutual season opener.

Sam Carter had a goal and two assists; Jordan Gard, Lowell Matthews and Taylor Martin had a goal apiece; and Zach Chase had two assists for Houlton-Hodgdon. Curtis Libby made nine saves.

Paul Rucci had 33 stops for Stearns of Millinocket.

Boys basketball

Central 41, Searsport 34

At Corinth, Stephen LaFlamme’s 10 points sparked Central past Searsport.

Jon Perkins added nine for the Red Devils.

Corey Parks scored a game-high 22 points for the Vikings.

Searsport (0-2) 34

Parks 9-4-22, Nickerson 3-0-6, Anderson 1-0-3, Santos 1-1-3, Ritchie, Adams, Ashey, Peach

Central (1-1) 41

LaFlamme 4-1-10, Perkins 4-0-9, Kane 1-2-4, Kelley, Speed 0-1-1, Pineo 2-1-5, Nickerson 4-0-8, Brown 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Anderson; Perkins, LaFlamme

Searsport 8 14 25 34

Central 14 26 35 41

JV: Central 64-31

Lee 83, Woodland 62

At Woodland, Sidney Surratt led four Pandas in double figures with 21 points as they rolled past Woodland.

Tom Bird registered 20 points and Peter Pickering 13 for Lee Academy while Devan Parker added 12.

Ben Sears’ 16 points led Woodland while Todd Diadone tallied 15 and Aaron St. Pierre 11.

Lee (1-1) 83

Surratt 7-2-21, Parker 3-6-12, Pickering 3-6-13, Bird 5-8-20, Connick 3-0-7, Guido 0-1-1, MacDonald 1-1-3, Torres 2-0-4, Doty 1-0-2, Coulombe, Beers

Woodland (0-1) 62

St. Pierre 4-1-11, Sears 5-4-16, Diadone 6-3-15, Curtis 1-0-2, Cha. James 2-0-5, Brown 1-3-5, Brown 1-3-5, Rolfe 3-2-8, Chr. James, Smith, Lincoln, Townsend

3-pt. goals: Surratt 5, Bird 2, Pickering, Connick; Sears 2, St. Pierre 2, Cha. James

Lee 21 38 69 83

Woodland 10 28 42 62

Mattanawcook 72, Stearns 41

At Lincoln, Derek Libbey tossed in a game-high 24 points as Mattanawcook downed Stearns.

Jake Smith tallied nine points for the Lynx.

Travis Martin and Cory Barnett scored nine points apiece for the Minutemen of Millinocket.

Stearns (0-1) 41

Martin 2-4-9, Barnett 2-4-9, Wallace 0-1-1, Chubbuck, C. Osborne 3-0-6, J. Osborne 1-0-2, Steward, MacKenzie 1-1-3, Cormier 1-2-4, McCleary, Ford 1-1-3, Richards 0-1-1, Rideout 1-0-3

Mattanawcook (2-0) 72

Libbey 7-7-24, Smith 2-4-9, Cahill, Laird 0-2-2, Gardner 0-1-1, Vose 3-0-8, White 4-0-8, Young 2-3-7, Langevin 0-2-2, Hanscom 2-3-7, McKinnon, Hanington 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Martin, Barnett, Rideout; Vose 2, Smith, Libbey

Stearns 5 14 29 41

Mattanawcook 20 43 63 72

JV: Mattanawcook 65-53

Schenck 48, Penquis 36

At Milo, Kerry Thompson scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter as Schenck of East Millinocket outscored Penquis 14-4 to pull away for the win.

Chris Byron had 10 points for the winners.

Nate Allen’s 15 points and Kole Stevens’ seven led Penquis.

Schenck (1-1) 48

McLaughlin 2-0-4, Lowell 2-0-4, K. Thompson 8-2-21, Graham 2-0-5, Byron 3-4-10, L. Thompson 2-0-4, Lewis

Penquis (1-1) 36

Allen 4-5-15, Brown 1-0-2, Bailey, Zwicker 1-1-4, Stevens 3-1-7, Knapp 1-1-3, Andrews 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: K. Thompson 3; Allen 2

Schenck 7 24 34 48

Penquis 12 23 32 36

JV: Schenck 48-42

Brewer 56, Skowhegan 40

At Skowhegan, Ben Valley scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Brewer to victory over Skowhegan.

Ryan Babin scored 12 points for the Witches while Brad Libby chipped in with 10.

Jordan Taylor finished with 19 points to lead Skowhegan.

Brewer (1-0) 56

Libby 3-3-10, Valley 8-1-18, Babin 6-0-12, Thistle 0-2-2, Meeker 1-1-3, Hutchins 2-2-7, Mercy 1-0-2, Belote 1-0-2, Bessette, Adams

Skowhegan (0-1) 40

Taylor 9-1-19, Luther 1-1-3, Thistle 1-6-8, Goodell 1-2-4, McDaniel 2-0-4, Verville 1-0-2, Davis, Boardman

3-pt. goals: Libby, Valley, Hutchins

Brewer 14 28 36 56

Skowhegan 7 16 29 40

JV: Skowhegan 64-43

Dexter 68, PVHS 59

At Howland, Dan Beatham scored a game-high 21 points to pace Dexter to victory over Penobscot Valley.

Steve Robinson netted 18 points while Rick Stewart added 11 for the Tigers.

Chad Trapier led PVHS with 14 points. Aaron Awalt added 13 points while Brian Harris added 11.

Dexter (1-1) 68

Beatham 9-0-21, Robinson 7-4-18, Stewart 5-0-11, Cote 4-1-9, Spizuoco 3-0-6, A. Woodman 1-1-3, E. Woodman, Leal, Pierce, Jewett, Eastman, Clark

PVHS (0-2) 59

Trapier 6-2-14, Awalt 6-1-13, Harris 5-1-11, Ware 3-0-7, Soucy 1-2-5, Dolly 2-0-5, Babineau 2-0-4, Gipson, Hallett, Theriault

3-pt. goals: Beatham 3, Stewart; Ware, Soucy

Dexter 14 32 56 68

PVHS 8 24 43 59

John Bapst 54, Foxcroft 38

At Dover-Foxcroft, Ethan Cushman racked up 17 points, eight rebounds and seven blocked shots to pace John Bapst of Bangor to the win.

Aaron Healey netted a game-high 18 points for the Crusaders.

Ian Imbert’s 14 points and 10 rebounds led the Ponies.

John Bapst (1-1) 54

Healey 8-1-18, Cushman 5-7-17, J. Gagnon 0-2-2, Bragdon 0-2-2, Ortiz 0-4-4, Merritt 1-0-2, Burke 4-1-9, Gallant, M. Gagnon, D. Smith, N. Smith

Foxcroft (0-2) 38

Imbert 5-4-14, Richard 1-0-2, Adkins 3-2-8, J. Nason 1-0-3, Worthing 1-0-2, Gould 2-1-6, T. Nason 1-1-3, Gourley, Berce, Witham, Provost

3-pt. goals: Healey; J. Nason, Gould

John Bapst 20 25 39 54

Foxcroft 7 14 24 38

JV: John Bapst 42-29

MCI 58, Lincoln Acad. 53

At Pittsfield, Pat McGrady tallied 20 points as Maine Central Institute held off Lincoln Academy.

Hunter Nichols added 14 and Troy Murray netted 10 for the Huskies.

Matt Ford led the Eagles with 17 points and Devin Peaslee chipped in 13.

Lincoln Academy (0-1) 53

Ford 4-6-17, Taylor 1-0-2, Colbert 2-0-5, Peaslee 5-2-13, Alley 2-2-7, Ky. Wright 1-0-2, Prior 2-0-4, Ki. Wright 1-1-3, Pushard

Maine Central Institute (1-0) 58

Nichols 4-4-14, Murray 5-0-10, Jones 1-0-2, Mensah-Bonsu 2-2-6, McGrady 8-2-20, Sidelinger, Morton 3-0-6, Marcoux

3-pt. goals: Ford 3, Colbert, Peaslee, Alley; Nichols 2, McGrady 2

Lincoln Academy 13 24 34 53

MCI 14 27 45 58

JV: MCI 44-35

Highview Chr. 42, Averill 28

At Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Chad Crooker had 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Knights to a season-opening victory.

Jonathan Reed added 13 points for Highview Christian of Charleston, while Jonas Cramer scored eight.

Cory Groves led Averill of Hinckley with 19 points.

Averill (0-2) 28

Groves 6-3-19, Cole 1-0-2, T. Staples 3-0-6, W. Staples, Doak 0-1-1

Highview Christian (1-0) 42

Crooker 9-1-19, Reed 5-3-13, Cramer 3-2-8, Mac 1-0-2, Jones, Lam, W. Allard, N. Allard, Fernandez, Pogorzelski

3-pt. goals: Groves 4

Averill 6 15 24 28

Highview Christian 9 23 36 42

Camden Hills 74, Mount View 59

At Thorndike, Gordon Fischer scored 19 points to lead Camden Hills past Mount View.

Dylan Smith added 12 for the Windjammers.

Ethan Jean’s 10 points led the Mustangs.

Camden Hills (2-0) 74

Fischer 5-9-19, Smith 4-3-12, Campbell 3-2-8, Pieri 2-2-8, Wootton 2-2-6, Lammi 0-5-5, Mitchell 2-2-8, Grindle 0-1-1, Gartley 1-0-2, Morgan 2-1-5

Mount View (0-1) 59

Jean 2-6-10, Mehuren 2-1-7, Keller 1-2-4, St. Clair 3-1-9, Price 2-4-8, Derby 0-1-1, Carter 4-0-8, Miles 4-1-9, Caron 1-0-3, Merrifield, Piersiak

3-pt. goals: Pierre 2, Mitchell 2, Smith; Mehuren 2, St. Clair 2, Caron

Camden Hills 13 33 60 74

Mount View 8 23 40 59

MDI 39, George Stevens 28

At Blue Hill, Sean Paradis tossed in 12 points to lead Mount Desert Island past George Stevens Academy.

Andrew Veilleux added 11 points for the Trojans.

Elias Springer and Rashad Frazier notched seven points apiece for the Eagles.