HODGDON – Ben Doucette poured in a game-high 41 points as Van Buren pulled away for an 87-79 high school boys basketball victory over Hodgdon Wednesday.

Alex Martin added 18 points and Riley Lizotte recorded 16 for the Crusaders.

Jordan Guy notched 38 points 10 rebounds and seven blocks and Travis Bartley tallied 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks. Chris Williams netted 13 points.

Van Buren (5-0) 87

Doucette 14-7-41, Martin 7-2-18, Lizotte 6-2-16, Parent 1-0-2, Rossignol 2-4-8, O’Hare 0-1-1, Giangordano 0-2-2

Hodgdon (2-4) 79

Guy 12-9-38, Bartley 4-6-14, Williams 5-0-13, Drake 2-0-4, Crane 1-0-2, Quint 1-0-2, D. McGillicuddy 1-0-2, A. McGillicuddy 1-0-2, Dorr 1-0-2, Mazzacco, Nezbitt, Harris

3-pt. goals: Doucette 4, Martin 2, Lizotte 2; Guy 5, Williams 3

Van Buren 19 45 67 87

Hodgdon 8 33 53 79

JV: Hodgdon 41-16

Madawaska 81, Wisdom 25

At Madawaska, Dom Rossignol posted a triple-double with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to power Madawaska by Wisdom.

Adam Desrosier scored 17 points while Shawn Parker added 10 for the Owls.

Randy Thibeault led Wisdom with 17 points.

Wisdom (0-8) 25

Sirois 1-0-2, Young 1-0-2, Bernier 1-0-2, San Antonio 1-0-2, Thibeault 6-4-17, Chamberlain, Lebree, Michaud

Madawaska (2-4) 81

Desrosier 8-0-17, Parker 5-0-10, Pelletier 2-0-4, C. Cyr 3-1-7, Morin 3-0-8, Albert 1-0-2, Beaulieu 1-0-2, Rossignol 5-4-16, Bosse 2-0-6, J. Cyr 3-2-8, L. Cyr

3-pt. goals: Thibeault; Desrosier, Morin 2, Rossignol 2, Bosse 2

Wisdom 4 10 20 25

Madawaska 17 39 64 81

LCS/MSSM 62, Ashland 33

At Limestone, Chris Kirchner netted a game-high 25 points to lead Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics by Ashland.

Danny Hayes scored 12 points while Matt Enman added 11 points for the Eagles.

Ashland was paced by Curtis Belanger with 11 points.

Ashland (3-3) 33

C. Belanger 5-1-11, Levesque 3-3-9, Nemer 1-1-3, L. Belanger 1-1-3, Condon 1-0-2, Cote 1-0-2, Tarr 0-2-2, Martin 0-1-1, Giambal, Ward, Baker

LCS/MSSM (2-3) 62

Kirchner 11-1-25, Hayes 5-2-12, Enman 5-0-11, Giangiordano 3-0-6, Clayton 1-2-4, Parent 1-0-2, Beaulieu 1-0-2, Foster, Hopkins, King, Rossignol

3-pt. goals: Kirchner 2, Enman

Ashland 9 12 17 33

LCS/MSSM 11 35 52 62

JV: LCS/MSSM 45-30

Messalonskee 58, Brewer 44

At Oakland, Eric Taylor tossed in 18 points as Messalonskee held off Brewer.

Orlando Holmes chipped in with 10 points for the Eagles.

Ryan Babin scored 19 points for the Witches.

Brewer (2-3) 44

Babin 7-1-19, Liby 3-0-6, Adams 2-0-4, Bissell 1-0-2, Hutchins 2-0-5, Valley 4-0-8, Meeker, Belote

Messalonskee (4-1) 58

Taylor 7-4-18, Holmes 3-3-10, Brener 1-3-5, Haggan 2-1-5, Hutchinson 0-1-1, Gilbert 2-0-4, Natole 3-2-8, Ouellette 2-3-7, Berndt, Brann, Pelletier, Hash, Debois

3-pt. goals: Babin 4, Hutchins; Holmes

Brewer 14 21 32 44

Messalonskee 23 36 43 58

JV: Messalonskee 52-50

Caribou 38, John Bapst 24

At Bangor, Kyle Corrigan scored 10 points to carry Caribou by John Bapst.

Jaryd Rossignol chipped in with eight points for the Blue Devils.

Ethan Cushman led John Bapst with eight points.

Caribou (4-2) 38

Corrigan 3-4-10, Fitzherbert 3-1-7, Rosser 3-1-7, Rossignol 3-2-8, D. Haines 2-2-6, J. Haines, Anderson, Cullins, Brown

John Bapst (2-4) 24

Bragdon 1-0-2, J. Gagnon 1-0-2, N. Smith 01-1, Ortiz 1-0-2, Healey 2-0-4, Merritt 2-1-5, Cushman 4-0-8, M. Gagnon, D. Smith, Frye, Burke

3-pt. goals: None

Caribou 4 10 26 38

John Bapst 4 12 19 24

JV: Caribou 50-43

Nokomis 64, Skowhegan 57

At Newport, Steve Shea netted 17 points and Dylan Palmer added 14 as Nokomis rallied to beat Skowhegan.

Jordan Woodbury recorded 13 points and four steals and Joe Miller chipped in with 12 points for the Warriors.

Will Luther and Eric Thistle each scored 13 points for the Indians.

Skowhegan (0-6) 57

Luther 5-1-13, Thistle 5-2-13, Davis 4-1-9, Schribner 4-0-8, Verville 3-0-8, Godell 2-0-4, Taylor 1-0-2, McDaniel, Vigue

Nokomis (2-4) 64

Shea 6-5-17, Palmer 5-3-14, Woodbury 5-2-13, Meyers 5-0-12, Reynolds 3-0-6, Wooldridge 1-0-2, Littlefield

3-pt. goals: Luther 2, Verville 2, Thistle; Meyers 2, Palmer, Woodbury

Skowhegan 15 30 45 57

Nokomis 15 29 45 64

JV: Skowhegan 54-41

Girls Basketball

C. Aroostook 63, Madawaska 28

At Mars Hill, Sarah Long poured in 25 points as Central Aroostook rolled past Madawaska.

Amber Bradley added 17 points for the Panthers.

Amanda Plourde led the Owls with eight points.

Madawaska (2-3) 28

Plourde 3-2-8, Hebert, Cyr 2-3-7, Nadeau 1-0-2, Gendreau 0-3-3, Pelletier 2-0-4, Arnoly 1-0-2, Dionne 1-0-2

Central Aroostook (3-3) 63

Long 9-7-25, Bradley 7-3-17, McLay 1-0-2, Estabrook 1-1-3, Day 3-1-7, Dame 4-1-9, Bowers

3-pt. goals: None

Madawaska 8 8 16 28

Central Aroostook 10 25 42 63

JV: Madawaska 32-22

Stearns 42, Houlton 40

At Houlton, Deanna Michaud’s layup from the right side with 0.7 seconds left gave Stearns of Millinocket the win.

Michaud finished with 14 points and Amy Collinsworth added 10 to pace the Minutemen.

Rachel Foster led the Shiretowners with 23 points and 14 rebounds.

Stearns (4-2) 42

Michaud 7-0-14, Collinsworth 4-2-10, Achorn 3-0-7, MacDonald 2-0-4, Curtis 3-0-7, Lyons

Houlton (4-1) 40

Foster 10-3-23, Hovey 2-3-7, Sanderson 0-2-2, Bartlett 2-0-4, Rowe 2-0-4, Dow, McPartland

3-pt. goals: Achorn, Curtis

Stearns 14 18 32 42

Houlton 14 20 28 40

JV: Houlton 24-20

John Bapst 25, Caribou 22

At the Bangor Auditorium, junior center Hillary Laferriere scored a game-high 18 points, including three clutch free throws in the fourth quarter, as John Bapst overcame a scoreless second quarter to nip Caribou for its fifth straight win.

Lauren Nichols and Eve Jordan combine for the other seven Bapst points. Jordan had an important breakaway layup in the fourth quarter.

Amanda Cyr’s six points, Jessica Kinney’s five and Kristen Espling’s four points led Caribou.

Caribou (0-5) 22

Kinney 2-1-5, Espling 2-0-4, Richards 1-0-2, Cyr 2-2-6, King 1-1-3, Bossie, Ouellette 1-0-2

John Bapst (5-1) 25

Jordan 1-1-3, Nichols 1-2-4, Andrle, Macquillian, McGuan, Gormley, Gibson, Laferriere 6-6-18

3-pt. goals: none

Caribou 7 14 18 22

John Bapst 11 11 19 25

JV: JB 38-30