Poirier powers Tigers past Red Devils in 4th

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CORINTH – Katie Poirier tossed in seven of her game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as the Dexter Tigers outscored Central 11-2 to pull away for a 52-44 high school girls basketball victory Thursday.

MacKenzie Davis had 20 points for the Red Devils and Erica Brownell chipped in with nine.

Dexter (2-1) 52

Poirier 9-11-29, Burton 3-1-7, Richardson 3-0-6, Chapman 1-1-3, Gove 1-3-5, Chambers 0-2-2, Wyman, Mitchell, Murray, Lawson

Central (2-1) 44

Davis 8-0-20, Brownell 3-3-9, Trafton 1-3-5, Morin 1-0-2, R. McHugh 1-1-3, Melton 2-1-5, Portmann, Cote, Blanchard, K. McHugh

3-pt. goals: Davis 4

Dexter 14 31 41 52

Central 9 32 42 44

JV: Dexter 31-28

Katahdin 41, So. Aroostook 40

At Dyer Brook, Chelsea Bates netted a free throw with 40 seconds remaining in the game to lift Katahdin of Stacyville past Southern Aroostook.

Ronni Robinson paced the Cougars with 13 points.

Erin Caswell led Southern Aroostook with 14 points while Shana Martin added 11 for the Warriors.

Katahdin (2-0) 41

R. Robinson 6-1-13, Cyr, S. Robinson, Moore 4-0-8, Pipes, Smallwood 3-1-7, Bates 3-1-7, Blum-Evets 2-0-4, Stevens 1-0-2

So. Aroostook (1-1) 40

Caswell 6-2-14, Martin 4-3-11, Collier 3-1-7, King, Desmond 1-0-2, B. Charette, A. Charette 3-0-6, McGary

3-pt. goals: None

Katahdin 10 18 30 41

So. Aroostook 10 21 32 40

JV: Katahdin 49-46

Houlton 48, Calais 31

At Calais, Rachel Foster scored nine of her 15 points in the first quarter as the Shiretowners jumped out to a 13-1 lead en route to their victory.

Victoria Rowe chipped in with 12 points for the winners.

Lindsey Mingo paced the Blue Devils with 12 points and seven rebounds.

Houlton (2-0) 48

Rowe 5-2-12, Foster 4-7-15, Bartlett 1-2-4, Sanderson 2-0-6, Dow 2-2-6, Hovey 2-1-5, Putnam, Bither, Caron, McPartland, McGuire

Calais (2-2) 31

Mingo 3-6-12, Hill 1-2-4, Clark 2-0-4, Allen 0-3-3, Cross 0-1-1, Osborne 0-1-1, Brown 3-0-6, Morrison, Karvia, McVicar, Beaton

3-pt. goals: Sanderson

Houlton 13 30 36 48

Calais 1 8 21 31

JV: Calais 36-22

Fort Fairfield 40, Easton 19

At Easton, Caitlyn Esancy registered a game-high 16 points to lead Fort Fairfield to victory over Easton.

Whitney Clark chipped in with nine points for the Tigers.

Kassie Lovely scored nine points to pace the Bears.

Fort Fairfield 40

Shaw 2-1-3, Cunningham 1-1-4, McLaughlin 2-0-4, Esancy 5-5-16, Clark 3-2-9, Forsman, Wilson, Churchill, Blaisdell, Chasse, Beckwith

Easton 19

Burtt 1-2-4, Martin 0-2-2, Lovely 3-3-9, Conroy 2-0-4, Dayringer, White, Boxwell

3-pt. goals: Cunningham, Esancy, Clark

Fort Fairfield 9 17 29 40

Easton 3 12 16 19

Gr. Houlton Chr. 68, Hodgdon 41

At Hodgdon, Megan Korhonen scored 13 of her 28 points to spark a 36-11 second-half surge as Greater Houlton Christian Academy pulled away for the win.

Korhonen hit 17 of 18 free throws for the Eagles while Sarah Riopel chipped in with 12 points.

Brianne McGary’s 14 points led the Hawks.

Greater Houlton Christian (3-0) 68

Korhonen 5-17-28, Riopel 4-2-12, Livezey 3-0-6, Brewer 1-1-3, Jago 3-0-6, Socoby, Parker 1-2-4, Boutlier 2-0-4, Lord 1-2-5, Smart

Hodgdon (2-1) 41

McGary 6-1-14, Duff 1-0-2, Martin, Sloat 2-0-5, Levesque, Carpenter, London 3-1-7, Hovey, T. Quint 2-1-5, Estabrook 0-1-1, M. Quint 0-1-1, Hare 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Riopel 2, Korhonen; McGary, Sloat

Greater Houlton 18 32 48 68

Hodgdon 12 30 35 41

JV: Hodgdon 43-20

Jonesport-Beals 57, Shead 35

At Jonesport, Kristi Smith notched 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Jonesport-Beals past Shead of Eastport.

Tina Beal tallied 14 points and six assists and BreAnna Beal added 13 for the Royalettes.

Cassie Barnes led the Tigerettes with eight.

Shead (0-3) 35

Barnes 3-0-8, Sealey 0-2-2, Smith 1-0-2, Pottle 1-0-2, Vinson 2-0-6, Dolen 2-0-4, Remington 1-0-2, Sapiel 1-0-2, Cameall 0-1-1, Stanhope 3-0-6

Jonesport-Beals (1-0) 57

K. Smith 6-4-16, Beal 6-2-14, Church 0-1-1, Libby 1-0-2, Alley, MacLean 1-3-5, Carver 1-1-3, Beal 5-2-13, S. Smith 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Barnes 2, Vinson 2; Beal

Shead 2 15 21 35

Jonesport-Beals 5 24 46 57

JV: Shead 50-43

Hockey

John Bapst 5, Stearns 0

At Houlton, Chad Hayes, Casey Hull, Alex Yates, Chase Huckesttein and Travis Poulin each scored a goal as John Bapst shut out Stearns.

Yates added an assist while Doug Dieuveuil stopped all 18 shots he faced for the 2-1 Crusaders.

Paul Rucci made 58 saves on 63 shots for the 0-2 Minutemen.

Boys basketball

Calvary Chapel 53, Hyde 51

At Bath, Alex Merrill hit a jumper in the final seconds to send the game into overtime where the Sabers of Orrington eventually pulled ahead to stay.

Merrill totaled 23 points and 20 rebounds for Calvary Chapel and Ian Seekins contributed 20 points and 10 blocked shots.

Isaac Brower paced the Phoenix with 12 points, and Jordan Wilkins added 11.

Calvary Chapel (2-0) 53

Seekins 8-4-20, Merrill 10-3-23, Newman 3-0-6, Austin 1-0-3, Thomas 0-1-1, Madden, Veilleux

Hyde (1-1) 51

I. Brower 5-2-12, Wilkins 4-0-11, Hothen 4-0-8, J. Brower 2-0-4, Vize 1-2-4, Dobinsky 2-0-4, Lenardson 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Austin; Wilkins 3

Calvary Chapel 16 24 34 46 53

Hyde 8 18 32 46 51

Lee 96, Penobscot Valley 44

At Lee, Peter Pickering poured in 24 of his game-high 30 points in the first half as the Pandas cruised to victory.

Tom Bird contributed 18 points and six assists, while Corey Coulombe netted 14 points. Pickering added eight rebounds and seven assists.

Brian Harris and Ryan Ware paced Penobscot Valley of Howland with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Penobscot Valley (1-2) 44

Harris 4-3-11, Ware 5-0-10, Soucy 1-0-3, Babineau 2-0-4, Trapier 3-0-6, Awalt 1-4-6, Gilley 1-0-2, Theriault 1-0-2, Thompson, Dolley, Gipson, Hallett

Lee Acad. (2-1) 96

Pickering 13-3-30, Bird 6-5-18, Coulombe 6-1-14, Connick 4-0-9, Guido 1-0-2, Parker 4-0-8, MacDonald 1-0-2, Doty 3-0-7, Beers 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Pickering, Bird, Coulombe, Connick, Doty

PVHS 14 31 38 44

Lee Acad. 26 46 76 76

JV: Lee Acad. 60-40

Piscataquis 60, Stearns 29

At Guilford, the Pirates outscored the Minutemen 19-7 in the third quarter to pull away.

Mike Wharff paced Piscataquis with 15 points while Roy Burdin (nine rebounds) and Shane Tracy netted 10 points each.

Travis Martin led Stearns of Millinocket with 11 points.

Stearns (0-2) 29

Martin 4-0-11, Wallace, Chubbuck, Osborne 1-0-3, Steward 1-02, MacKenzie 1-1-3, Cormier 3-0-6, Chase 1-0-2, Ford, Barnett, Richards 1-0-2, Rideout 1-0-2

Piscataquis (2-0) 60

Wharff 6-0-15, Burdin 4-4-10, Tracy 3-3-10, Zimmerman 2-1-5, Martell 1-0-2, Je. Robinson 2-1-5, Billstone 1-0-2, Lovell 2-1-5, Ja. Robinson 1-0-2, Douglass 1-0-2, Cleaves 1-0-2, Tompkins

3-pt. goals: Martin 3, Osborne; Wharff 3, Tracy

Stearns 11 17 24 29

Piscataquis 13 19 38 60

Katahdin 77, Hodgdon 57

At Stacyville, Jared Anderson netted 31 points to lead Katahdin by Hodgdon.

Kevin Osnoe and Brett Gould each added 11 points while Evan McCarthy chipped in with 10 for the Cougars.

Travis Bartley led Hodgdon with 23 points, and Jordan Guy added 16 for the Hawks.

Hodgdon (1-2) 57

A. McGillicuddy, Williams, Dorr 2-0-5, Mazzaco, Guy 4-5-16, Bartley 10-3-23, Nesbitt 1-0-2, D. McGuillicuddy 0-1-1, Drake 2-0-4, Crane 1-0-2, Harris

Katahdin (2-1) 77

T. Anderson 4-1-9, McNally, J. Anderson 13-5-31, Osnoe 4-3-11, Guiggey 1-0-2, Craig, Gould 4-3-11, Curtis 1-1-3, McCarthy 4-2-10

3-pt. goals: Williams, Dorr, Guy 3; Gould, McCarthy

Hodgdon 17 34 50 57

Katahdin 21 35 56 77

JV: Katahdin 67-10

Van Buren 73, Ashland 40

At Van Buren, Ben Doucette scored 38 points to carry Van Buren by Ashland.

Alex Martin added 11 points for the Crusaders.

Carl Nemer paced Ashland with 11 points while Jeremy Tarr chipped in with 10.