DYER BROOK – Curtis Belanger scored six of his team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Ashland Hornets earned a narrow 48-45 high school boys basketball victory over Southern Aroostook Wednesday.

Carl Nemer added nine points and Jeremy Tarr eight for Ashland.

Colby Clark paced Southern Aroostook with a game-high 21 points.

Ashland (2-2) 48

C. Belanger 8-2-18, Nemer 3-3-9, Tarr 2-3-8, Ward 2-1-5, Levesque 1-0-2, Martin 1-0-2, L. Belanger 1-0-2, Baker 1-0-2, Cote

Southern Aroostook (0-4) 45

Clark 10-1-21, Sleeper 3-0-8, Robinson 3-0-7, Toothaker 3-0-6, Sholler 1-0-3, Boulier, Edwards

3-pt. goals: Tarr; Sleeper 2, Robinson, Sholler

Ashland 14 22 37 48

So. Aroostook 18 28 37 45

JV: Southern Aroostook 69-57

Fort Kent 54, Madawaska 31

At Fort Kent, Joe Soucy netted 15 points to lead Fort Kent past Madawaska.

Sam Bard chipped in with 13 points for the Warriors.

Dom Rossignol led all scorers with 17 points for the Owls.

Madawaska (1-3) 31

Rossignol 7-2-17, L. Cyr, Derosier 1-3-5, Parker 1-0-2, Pelletier 0-2-2, C. Cyr 2-0-4, Morin, Albert, Bosse, J. Cyr 0-1-1

Fort Kent (3-1) 54

Bard 6-0-13, Soucy 6-0-15, Bonenfant 1-0-2, Voisine 1-0-2, Blier 1-0-2, Pelletier 2-0-4, Potvin 1-0-2, Harvey 1-1-4, Caron 2-3-7, Bouchard 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Rossignol; Soucy 3, Bard, Harvey, Caron

Madawaska 5 11 20 31

Fort Kent 12 31 40 54

JV: Madawaska 38-35

Katahdin 58, GHCA 41

At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Brett Gould scored 16 points to lift Katahdin of Stacyville over Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Thomas Anderson had 12 points for the Cougars.

Zach Straubel paced the Eagles with 14 points and David Guiggey added nine points and 18 rebounds.

Katahdin 58

Gould 6-1-16, T. Anderson 6-0-12, Morse 1-0-2, Johnson 0-2-2, Craig 0-4-4, E. Qualey 0-1-1, Guiggey 2-3-7, Lake 0-2-2, Curtis 2-0-4, J. Anderson 3-0-6, Osnoe 1-0-2, Curtis, Moore, McCarthy, McNally, R. Qualey

Greater Houlton Christian 41

Straubel 6-2-14, Burns 0-2-2, Duff 3-1-8, Morin 2-0-4, Holmes 1-1-3, Guiggey 4-1-9, Bowers 0-1-1, Kelly, Sjoberg, Nevers, Gray

3-pt. goals: Gould 3; Duff

Katahdin 22 34 48 58

GHCA 3 15 25 41

CAHS 63, Fort Fairfield 32

Carlson scores 1,000th point

At Mars Hill Tuesday night, Tim Carlson scored a game-high 22 points while also attaining the 1,000th point of his career as Central Aroostook defeated Fort Fairfield.

Cameron York added 10 points for the Panthers.

Austin Dufour netted 12 points to pace Fort Fairfield.

Fort Fairfield (1-3) 32

Dufour 5-1-12, Edgecomb 1-0-2, Clawson 2-0-4, Cresenzo 2-0-4, Booth 1-3-6, Noyes 1-2-4, Andrews, Thibeault, Forsman, Sharpe

Cent. Aroostook (3-0) 63

Carlson 9-1-22, York 3-3-10, Kilcollins 0-2-2, Brewer 2-0-5, Clockedile 1-0-2, Martinez 1-0-2, L. McCarthy 3-1-7, B. McCarthy 3-0-6, Kelley 2-1-5, Stiles 1-0-2, Folsom, Lawling, Richards

3-pt. goals: Booth, Dufour; Carlson 3, York, Brewer

Fort Fairfield 6 12 19 32

Cen. Aroostook 13 29 50 63

JV: Cent. Aroostook 55-40

Shead 68, Jonesport-Beals 65

At Jonesport, Wayne Clossey led three Tigers in double figures with 24 points as Shead of Eastport held off Jonesport-Beals.

Dana Mitchell tossed in 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the winners while Aaron Sullivan added 11.

Mikey Smith netted 23 points to lead the Royals and Harry Beal scored 11. James Kelley had nine points and 10 rebounds.

Shead (2-2) 68

Lewey 3-0-6, Pottle 2-0-5, Clossey 7-10-24, Hastings 2-1-5, Clement 0-2-2, Sullivan 2-7-11, Mitchell 5-5-15

Jonesport-Beals (0-5) 65

Smith 10-3-23, Milliken 2-0-5, Faulkingham 2-0-4, Peadon 1-0-2, A. Beal 0-3-3, H. Beal 3-3-11, Bassett 3-0-6, Kelley 2-5-9

3-pt. goals: Pottle; Milliken, H. Beal 2

Shead 15 31 50 68

Jonesport-Beals 11 32 40 65

Schenck 73, PVHS Howlers 50

At East Millinocket, Chris Byron scored 22 points as the host Wolverines earned their third victory of the season.

Eight other Schenck players had at least four led by Kerry Thompson with eight.

Brian Harris paced Penobscot Valley of Howland with 15 points, while Chad Trapier and Aaron Awalt each scored 11.

Penobscot Valley (1-3) 50

Trapier 5-0-11, Awalt 5-0-11, Harris 6-0-15, Soucy 2-0-5, Babineau 0-1-1, Ware 1-0-2, Dolley 0-1-1, Jipson 2-0-4, Gilley, Hallett, Theriault

Schenck (3-1) 73

Byron 9-2-22, Hutchins 2-0-5, McLaughlin 2-0-4, Deveau 0-1-1, Lowell 3-0-6, Brown 1-2-4, K. Thompson 2-2-8, Graham 3-1-7, Waite 1-0-2, L. Thompson 3-1-7, Lewis 3-1-7, Levasseur, McCafferty

3-pt. goals: Harris 3, Soucy; Byron 2, K. Thompson 2, Hutchins

Penobscot Valley 8 20 29 50

Schenck 14 37 53 73

JV: Schenck 45-23

Piscataquis 50, Penquis 40

At Milo, Piscataquis Community of Guilford converted 10 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull away for its third win.

Mike Wharff scored a game-high 17 points for the Pirates. Brandon London added 11 and Roy Burdin scored 10.

Kole Stevens led the Penquis Patriots with 15 points.

Piscataquis (3-1) 50

Tracy 2-2-6, London 4-3-11, Zimmerman 0-1-1, Martell, Je. Robinson 2-0-4, Wharff 5-4-17, Ward, Burdin 3-4-10, Billstone 0-1-1, Lovell, Ja. Robinson, Douglass

Penquis (1-4) 40

London 1-0-3, Allen 2-1-5, Brown 1-0-2, Bailey 0-1-1, Leland 1-0-2, Lawson, Zwicker 1-2-4, Stevens 6-2-15, Knapp 0-1-1, Andrews 2-1-5, Herbert, Berry 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Wharff 3; Stevens, London

Piscataquis 8 21 33 50

Penquis 8 18 28 40

JV: Piscataquis 37-34

Girls basketball

GHCA 65, Katahdin 27

At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Megan Korhonen scored 16 points to lead Greater Houlton Christian Academy to the win over Katahdin of Stacyville.

Sarah Riopel had 13 points for the Eagles and Jessica Jago added 10 points.

Kayla Stevens led the Cougars with seven points.

Katahdin 27

Stevens 3-1-7, Blum-Evitts 1-0-2, R. Robinson 1-0-2, Cyr 0-2-2, Bates 2-0-4, Smallwood 2-0-4, Moore 1-0-2, F. Robinson 2-0-4, Pipes

Greater Houlton Christian 65

Korhonen 7-2-16, Riopel 5-0-13, Jago 4-2-10, Brewer 3-3-9, Livezey 3-1-8, Boutilier 1-1-3, Parker 1-0-2, Smart 1-0-2, Lord 0-2-2, Socoby

3-pt. goals: Riopel 3, Livezey

Katahdin 6 12 20 27

GHCA 11 33 54 65

LCS/MSSM 21, Hodgdon 20

At Hodgdon, Julie Peers scored nine points to lead Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics past Hodgdon.

Heather London led the Hawks with six points.

LCS/MSSM 21

J. Peers 2-5-9, K. Peers 1-0-2, Cousins 2-1-5, King 0-1-1, Allen 1-2-4, Mulherin

Hodgdon 20

London 2-2-6, Martin 0-2-2, McGary 2-0-4, Carpenter 2-0-4, T. Quint 1-0-2, Hare 1-0-2, Sloat, Levesque, Estabrook, M. Quint

3-pt. goals: none

LCS/MSSM 4 9 15 21

Hodgdon 4 10 12 20

JV: Hodgdon 32-22

Fort Fairfield 44, Van Buren 34

At Van Buren, Caitlyn Esancy scored 14 points to lead Fort Fairfield to victory.

Kaitlyn McLaughlin had 11 points for the Tigers and Whitney Clark added 10 points.

Megan Lajoie paced Van Buren with 15 points.

Fort Fairfield (3-2) 44

Shaw 2-0-4, Cunningham 1-5-7, McLaughlin 5-1-11, Esancy 5-1-14, Clark 5-0-10, Chasse

Van Buren (1-4) 34

Laplante 1-0-2, Lajoie 6-3-15, Vaillancourt 4-1-9, Parent 2-0-4, Gereben 2-0-4, Deschaines, Gervais, Bard, Ouellette

3-pt. goals: Esancy 3

Fort Fairfield 2 14 30 44

Van Buren 9 15 24 34

Houlton 45, Presque Isle 40

At Houlton, Rachel Foster posted 26 points, 17 rebounds and eight blocked shots to lead Houlton past Presque Isle.

Kayla Legassie led Presque Isle with 15 points while Angela Norsworthy added 12.

Presque Isle (3-1) 40

Legassie 7-1-15, Norsworthy 5-2-12, Dean 1-2-4, Porter 1-1-3, Michaud 3-0-6, Watananuchit, Clukey

Houlton (3-0) 45

Foster 13-0-26, Hovey 3-1-8, Dow, Sanderson 1-2-4, Bartlett 1-1-3, Rowe 2-0-4, McPartland

3-pt. goals: Hovey

Presque Isle 6 17 27 40

Houlton 12 19 31 45

JV: Presque Isle 30-19