Clutch foul shooting lifts Ellsworth to victory

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BLUE HILL – Ellsworth hit five out of eight free throws in the final minute and a half to hang on to a 61-56 high school boys basketball victory over George Stevens Academy Thursday.

Corey DeWitt netted 21 points and Dem Katsiaficas added 19 for Ellsworth.

Jared Gordon poured in 29 points and Nick Saunders tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds for George Stevens.

Ellsworth (4-3) 61

Doe 1-0-2, Katsiaficas 8-2-19, Emeigh, DeWitt 7-5-21, Kelly 2-0-5, Stubbs 2-1-5, Murphy 0-1-1, Archer 0-1-1, Coombs 3-1-7, Morse

George Stevens Academy (3-5) 56

Walton 2-0-4, Jordan 1-0-2, Springer 1-2-4, Astbury, Ingraham, Saunders 5-0-11, Owen 1-0-2, Lawson 2-0-4, Gordon 11-5-29

3-pt. goals: DeWitt 2, Katsiaficas, Kelly; Gordon 2, Saunders

Ellsworth 17 25 44 61

GSA 15 30 40 56

JV: Ellsworth 67-46

Woodland 75, Jonesport-Beals 58

At Jonesport, Chad James poured in 23 points and Ben Sears added 19 as Woodland cruised past Jonesport-Beals.

Aaron St. Pierre added 11 points for the Dragons.

Josh Faulkingham recorded 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Royals. Andrew Beal and Harry Beal netted 11 points apiece.

Woodland (5-3) 75

Curtis, St. Pierre 5-0-11, James 8-3-23, Sears 8-1-19, Diadone 2-0-4, Smith 1-3-5, Seppier 0-1-1, Brown 2-0-4, Rolfe 3-2-8, Lincoln

Jonesport-Beals (0-7) 58

Smith 1-1-3, Faulkingham 10-2-22, Peaden, Holmes, A. Beal 5-0-11, H. Beal 4-0-11, Bassett 3-1-7, Kelly 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: James 4, Sears 2, St. Pierre; H. Beal 3, A. Beal

Woodland 15 30 54 75

Jonesport-Beals 21 29 41 58

JV: Woodland 65-49

Medomak 66, Mount View 51

At Thorndike, Justin Ames and Colin O’Donnell scored 17 points apiece to lift Medomak Valley of Waldoboro to victory over Mount View.

Zach Durkee had 14 points for the Panthers.

Derek Keller and Ethan Jean both had 12 points for the Mustangs. Nathan Carter added 10 points.

Medomak Valley (5-3) 66

Wood 0-1-1, Rhode 2-0-5, Durkee 4-6-14, Merrifield 1-0-2, Winchenbach 3-0-8, Ames 6-5-17, Barnes 1-0-2, O’Donnell 5-6-17, Vannah, Benner, Blackman, Simmons

Mount View (2-5) 51

Keller 5-1-12, Jean 4-4-12, St. Clair 3-1-9, Carter 4-2-10, Miles 1-0-2, Caron 3-0-6, Price

3-pt. goals: Winchenbach 2, Rhode, O’Donnell; St. Clair 2, Keller

Medomak Valley 17 23 43 66

Mount View 10 20 33 51

Calais 91, Shead 45

At Calais, the undefeated Blue Devils used a balanced scoring attack to roll to their eighth victory.

Sam Bell scored 18 points for the winners, Robbie Rogers added 17, Brandon Tomah put in 16 and Chris Taylor netted 11.

Dana Mitchell paced the Tigers of Eastport with 13 points.

Shead (2-4)

Lewey 1-0-2, Kilton 2-2-6, Stanhope 2-1-5, Pottle 3-0-6, Newman 0-1-1, Hastings 2-0-4, Sullivan 2-2-6, Mitchell 5-3-13

Calais (8-0) 91

Shorey 2-0-4, Cavanaugh 0-1-1, Tomah 7-1-16, Rogers 8-1-17, Taylor 3-4-11, Bell 8-0-18, O’Neill 4-0-8, Stewart 1-1-3, Leeman 1-2-4, Francis 1-1-3, Tirrell 1-3-5, Ross

3-pt. goals: Pottle 2; Tomah, Taylor, Bell 2

Shead 11 17 30 45

Calais 18 45 66 91

JV: Calais 56-35

Washington Acad. 63, Sumner 42

At East Machias, Chris Wood had 15 points and five assists to lead the Washington Academy Raiders past Sumner of East Sullivan.

Denton Johnson and Justin Brooks scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Tigers.

Sumner (3-3) 42

Brooks 5-2-14, Johnson 5-5-15, Ingalls, Boyle 1-0-2, Hayward 1-0-2, Alexander, Ulrich, Huber 2-1-5, Brenton 2-0-4, Weaver

Washington Acad. (6-1) 63

Wood 6-0-15, Teer 3-1-7, Leighton 3-0-6, Von Rotz 4-1-9, Hunter 2-0-4, Smith 2-1-5, Colbath 1-0-2, Ramsdell 3-0-6, Porter 1-1-3, Nicely 1-1-3, Johnson 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Brooks 2; Wood 3

Sumner 15 22 28 42

Washington Ac. 11 31 53 63

JV: Sumner 66-57

Belfast 56, Rockland 43

At Belfast, Jake Arthers scored 23 points and added four steals to lead Belfast to the win.

Yates Murphy had 13 points and eight rebounds for Belfast.

Nick Baudanza led Rockland with 13 points.

Rockland (2-6) 43

Dresser 1-0-2, Nolan 2-0-6, Morrill 1-1-3, Baudanza 5-3-13, Worster 2-0-5, Walton 1-0-3, Ilvonen 1-0-2, Patterson 4-1-9, Elwell, Searle

Belfast (2-6) 56

Arthers 7-8-23, Benjamin 3-0-6, Martens 1-0-2, Felton 3-2-8, Murphy 6-1-13, Davis 2-0-4, Philbrook, Higgins, Leeman, Boguen

3-pt. goals: Nolan 2, Worster, Walton; Arthers

Rockland 9 24 33 43

Belfast 20 24 40 56

JV: Rockland 60-48

Girls basketball

Medomak Valley 31, Mt. View 26

At Waldoboro, Anna Lufkin scored all five of her points in the final 3:30 to lead Medomak Valley past Mount View of Thorndike.

Stephanie Lee led Medomak Valley with 12 points.

Tonya Jones paced Mount View with six points.

Mount View (3-5) 26

Montminy 1-0-2, Bennett 2-0-4, Grotton 1-0-3, J. Masessa 1-2-5, James 3-0-6, K. Masessa 1-0-2, McAdam 2-0-4

Medomak Valley (4-4) 31

Ahlholm 1-0-2, Judkins 1-0-2, O’Jala 2-0-5, Baum 0-1-1, Conary 1-0-2, Cornforth 0-2-2, Lufkin 0-5-5, Lee 5-2-12, Neptune, Rose

3-pt. goals: Grotton, J. Masessa

Mount View 4 11 18 26

Medomak Valley 7 17 22 31

Lee 64, Calais 43

At Lee, Amanda Gifford led three players in double figures with 16 points as Lee Academy rolled past Calais.

Dana Houghton netted 13 points and Brooke Harris 12 for the Pandas.

Lindsey Mingo paced the Blue Devils with 12 points and Nicole Osborne added 10.

Calais (4-4) 43

Mingo 5-2-12, Osborne 5-0-10, Hill 2-1-5, Marshall 1-2-4, Karvia, Blake, Clark 1-2-4, Allen, Hollingdale, Cross, McVicar, Beaton, Brown 4-0-8

Lee Acad. (6-1) 64

Gifford 7-2-16, Harris 5-1-12, Houghton 5-3-13, Mallett, Slovinsky 0-1-1, Bird 3-2-8, Dow, McLaughlin 2-2-6, Ritchie 1-4-6, Cowan, McGaw 1-0-2, Jandreau

3-pt. goals: Harris

Calais 8 14 26 43

Lee Acad. 19 34 52 64

JV: Calais 42-30

Rockland 39, Belfast 36

At Rockland, Aly Nolan tossed in 10 points as Rockland held off Belfast for the win.

Dana Clark chipped in with seven points for the Tigers.

Claire Hogan led the Lions with 12 points.

Belfast (4-4) 36

Littlefield 1-0-2, Ross 1-2-4, Reed 3-1-9, Whittier 3-0-6, Blair 1-1-3, Hogan 5-2-12, Anderson, Hills, Webster

Rockland (4-3) 39

Clark 2-3-7, Hanson 3-0-6, Boggs 2-2-6, Nolan 3-2-10, Heal 1-0-2, Sirois 1-0-2, Picard 3-0-6, Felt, Ranquist

3-pt. goals: Reed 2; Nolan 2

Belfast 12 22 26 36

Rockland 8 19 29 39

JV: Rockland 44-20

Central 67, Searsport 28

At East Corinth, Central outscored Searsport 22-2 in the second quarter to take a 40-7 lead and rolled to the win.

Catherine Melton paced the Red Devils with 14 points and Sam Blanchard added 12. Rachel Trafton netted 11 points and Kelsi McHugh notched 10.

Shannon Vasiliauskas led the Vikings with seven points.

Searsport (0-8) 28

Clark 1-0-3, Seekins 1-0-2, Chaney 0-1-1, Vasiliauskas 3-1-7, Quigley 2-0-4, Jettinghoff 2-2-6, T. Garcelon, K. Garcelon, Faumce 1-1-3, Gray, Lampher 1-0-2

Central (5-4) 67

Melton 7-0-14, Blanchard 5-2-12, Trafton 3-5-11, K. McHugh 5-0-10, R. McHugh 1-0-2, Davis 2-2-7, Brownell 2-1-5, Morin, Cote, Portman 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Clark; Davis

Searsport 5 7 15 28

Central 18 40 54 67

JV: Central 35-23

Narraguagus 58, Machias 46

At Harrington, Shelia Albee scored 13 points to lead Narraguagus to the win over Machias.

Seaira Robinson scored 12 points and Kim Greene added 11 points. Amanda Ostberg added eight points and eight rebounds.

Danielle Wormell led Machias with eight points.

Machias (2-6) 46

Wormell 3-1-8, Cherry 2-2-6, Whitman 1-0-2, Corbett 2-2-7, Harrington 1-0-2, Lipton 3-1-7, Moody 2-3-7, Elliott 3-1-7, Thompson, Shults, Libby

Narraguagus (7-2) 58

Caler 1-2-4, Robinson 5-0-12, Burke 1-0-2, C. Foss 3-1-7, Greene 5-0-11, Albee 4-5-13, Ostberg 3-2-8, Perry 0-1-1, Cirone, N. Foss, Tenan

3-pt. goals: Wormell, Corbett; Robinson 2, Greene

Machias 8 22 29 46

Narraguagus 21 42 49 58

JV: Machias 48-41

Camden Hills 58, LA Eagles 38

At Rockport, Allie Parent had 16 points and six assists to lift Camden Hills over Lincoln Academy of Newcastle.

Kristin Tedford had 15 points for Camden Hills.

Alex Donald led Lincoln Academy with 11 points.

Lincoln Academy (2-7) 38

Winchenbach 3-0-6, Benner 2-1-5, Weltz 2-0-4, Cummings 1-1-3, Jones 2-1-5, Clifford 2-0-4, Donald 4-2-11, Hewitt, Giberson, Hartford, Lincoln, Pendleton

Camden Hills (8-1) 58

Coleman 1-0-2, Tedford 6-3-15, Carlton 2-1-5, Parent 6-3-16, Fetterman 1-0-2, Johnson 1-0-2, Gushee 2-4-9, Labree 1-0-2, Waldron 1-1-3, Rubenstein, Bauer, Nason, Garrigan, Knowlton

3-pt. goals: Donald; Parent, Gushee

Lincoln Academy 5 19 27 38

Camden Hills 13 30 49 58

JV: Camden Hills 51-28