MILLINOCKET – The Stearns Minutemen trailed by nine early, then outscored the Penobscot Valley Howlers 15-4 in the third quarter en route to a 55-41 schoolgirl basketball victory Saturday.

Deanna Michaud sparked Stearns with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Mikaela Rosebush, Amy Collinsworth and Angela MacDonald contributed nine points apiece.

Casey McCluskey netted 17 points for Penobscot Valley of Howland. Mindy Dolley added 12.

Penobscot Valley (10-3) 41

Cyr 3-0-8, Bowers 1-0-2, Drost, Thurlow 1-0-2, McCluskey 7-2-17, Plourde, Dolley 5-1-12, Dawson

Stearns (11-3) 55

Curtis 1-0-2, Michaud 6-6-18, Davis 0-2-2, Rosebush 4-1-9, Collinsworth 4-1-9, Achorn 1-3-6, MacDonald 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Cyr 2, McCluskey, Dolley; Achorn

Penobscot Valley 16 24 28 41

Stearns 7 23 38 55

JV: Stearns 47-19

Messalonskee 56, Bangor 51

At Bangor, Chelsea Barker poured in 20 points and Ashley Busque added 15 as Messalonskee of Oakland held off Bangor for the win.

Amanda Barker chipped in 13 points for the Eagles.

Caitlyn Smith netted 14 points and Amy Hackett added 13 for the Rams.

Messalonskee (13-1) 56

C. Barker 3-14-20, Busque 3-9-15, A. Barker 5-2-13, Bridges, H. Oliver, Heiss 1-0-2, M. Oliver 1-4-6

Bangor (6-8) 51

B. Hackett 1-1-3, Dana 1-0-2, Heath 2-0-5, A. Hackett 6-1-13, Smith 6-2-14, Hartley, Roberts, Wadleigh 2-2-6, Clukey 0-2-2, Comstock, Godinez 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: A. Barker; Heath

Messalonskee 16 31 41 56

Bangor 17 29 40 51

Dexter 51, Fort Kent 38

At Fort Kent, Mallory Ames scored a total of 23 points to help Dexter defeat Fort Kent.

Katie Poirier added 15 points for the Tigers.

Marissa Albert scored 14 points for the Warriors.

Dexter (11-1) 51

Ames 11-1-23, Chambers 3-1-7, Gove 1-0-2, Burton 1-0-2, Chapman 0-2-2, Poirier 5-5-15

Fort Kent (10-3) 38

Boucher 3-0-6, Pelletier 4-0-12, Albert 7-0-14, Hafford, Bouchard, Charette 1-1-3, Morneault

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 4, Albert 3

Dexter 10 17 37 51

Fort Kent 14 24 23 38

JV: Fort Kent 37-19

MA Lynx 53, Presque Isle 39

At Lincoln, Bree Hanscom netted 14 points as Mattanawcook Academy came back to down Presque Isle.

Angela Norsworthy scored a game-high 15 points for the Wildcats.

Presque Isle (7-7) 39

Michaud 3-1-7, Porter 3-0-7, Clukey 2-1-5, Buckley 1-0-3, Glovins, Legassie, Watananuchit 1-0-2, Dean, Girardin, Norsworthy 5-5-15, Nelson, Ward

Mattanawcook (12-2) 53

Piche 2-0-5, Paul 2-0-5, Bre. Hanscom 6-2-14, Nicastro 3-2-8, Libbey, Bro. Hanscom 3-0-7, Anderson 1-0-2, Hawkins 3-0-6, West 1-0-2, Burleigh 0-2-2, Nesin 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Porter, Buckley; Bro. Hanscom, Paul, Piche

Presque Isle 9 25 29 39

Mattanawcook 14 23 41 53

Hermon 44, Caribou 29

At Caribou, Ashley Kelley scored 23 points to lead the Hermon Hawks past Caribou.

Ali Richards was the top scorer for the Vikings with 15.

Hermon (7-7) 44

Veilleux, Berglund 1-0-2, Durgin 2-0-4, Keith 1-4-6, Kelley 9-5-23, Barry, Arnold 2-1-5, Davenport 1-2-4

Caribou (1-13) 29

Kinney 1-0-2, Collins, Price, Espling 1-0-2, Richards 5-5-15, Cyr 2-0-4, King 0-3-3, Bossie, Ouellette 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: none

Hermon 8 18 26 44

Caribou 6 12 20 29

JV: Caribou 30-23

MDI 59, Foxcroft Acad. 33

At Bar Harbor, Amethyst Cousins and Susan Falt each posted a double-double to spark Mount Desert Isle by Foxcroft Academy.

Cousins tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds while Falt finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans. Lindsey Lewis chipped in with 10 points for MDI.

Vanessa Lougee scored nine points to pace Foxcroft Academy.

Foxcroft Acad. (2-12) 33

Adkins, Keane 1-1-3, Whithee, Pluff 3-0-6, Brown 0-2-2, Martin 3-1-8, Chase, Flanders, Sharrow 1-0-3, Champeon, V. Lougee 4-1-9, T. Lougee 1-0-2

MDI (12-2) 59

Paradis, Stratton 3-0-6, Young 1-2-4, Banks 2-0-4, Lewis 4-0-10, Orman 0-1-1, Gray 1-0-2, Cousins 6-1-13, Falt 6-1-13, Vaux, Joy, Mincton 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Martin, Sharrow; Lewis 2

Foxcroft Acad. 8 14 24 33

MDI 19 32 48 59

JV: MDI 56-52

Bangor Chr. 41, J-B Royalettes 32

At Bangor, Kelly Robinson scored 11 points to pace Bangor Christian by Jonesport-Beals.

Katie Libby chipped in with nine points for the Patriots.

Rachel Church netted 10 points to lead Jonesport-Beals.

Jonesport-Beals (5-9) 32

Alley, B. Beal 1-2-4, MacLean, Church 4-0-10, S. Smith 2-0-4, K. Smith 2-1-5, Libby 1-0-2, T. Beal 2-3-7

Bangor Christian (10-4) 41

Chasse 3-0-6, Staples 3-0-8, Pelletier 1-1-3, Ritchie 1-0-2, Robinson 5-1-11, Johnson 0-2-2, Libby 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Church 2; Staples 2

Jonesport-Beals 4 14 27 32

Bangor Christian 11 20 34 41

Greenville 42, Vinalhaven 33

At Vinalhaven, Hannah Breton scored 14 points and had five steals to lead Greenville past Vinalhaven.

Alisha Gilbert tallied eight points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.

Nikki Osgood scored 15 points to pace Vinalhaven.

Greenville (9-4) 42

Breton 7-0-14, Boucher 3-2-8, Gilbert 4-0-8, Muzzy 4-0-8, Weeks 2-0-4, Martel

Vinalhaven (8-4) 33

Osgood 5-4-15, Young 2-0-4, M. Davidson 1-0-2, Carter 1-0-2, Drury 3-2-8, B. Conway 1-0-2, C. Guptill, K. Conway, J. Guptill, Chilles, Young, A. Davidson

3-pt. goals: none

Greenville 12 26 32 42

Vinalhaven 2 10 22 33

Shead 50, East Grand 23

At Eastport, Robyn Stuart led the way with 19 points as Shead picked up its first victory.

Whitney Vinson had 13 points and Randi Smith grabbed eight rebounds for the Tigerettes.

Jodie Crone had 11 to pace East Grand of Danforth.

East Grand (0-13) 23

Crone 4-2-11, Daoust 0-6-6, Kendall 1-0-2, Lloyd 1-0-2, Tuck 1-0-2, Zaneldin, Gilman, Glover

Shead (1-12) 50

Stuart 9-0-19, Vinson 4-5-13, Doten 2-0-5, Smith 2-0-4, Barnes 0-1-1, Pottle 3-2-8, Beal, O’Neal, Sapiel, Currier

3-pt. goals: Crone; Stuart, Doten

East Grand 2 14 17 23

Shead 16 33 42 50

Rockland 47, Oak Hill 34

At Rockland, Danielle Hanson tallied 13 points and 12 rebounds and Baillie Boggs tossed in 11 points as Rockland cruised past Oak Hill of Sabattus.

Kelsey Sirois chipped in 10 points for the Tigers.

Amber Provost led Oak Hill with 12 points and Emily Sabine added 11.

Oak Hill (2-12) 34

Wark 1-0-2, Delaney 0-1-1, Pelletier 2-3-7, Provost 4-2-12, Hayden 0-1-1, Sabine 2-6-11, Labrie, Wells, Polk

Rockland (8-6) 47

Clark 0-2-2, Hanson 4-5-13, Boggs 4-3-11, Nolan 1-0-3, Sirois 5-0-10, Joyce 1-0-2, Picard 3-0-6, Heal, Ranquist, Harjula, Felt

3-pt. goals: Provost 2, Sabine; Nolan

Oak Hill 10 13 19 34

Rockland 6 22 30 47

JV: Rockland 45-24

Boys basketball

Bangor 53, Messalonskee 39

At Oakland, Alex Gallant had a double-double for Bangor with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Lee Suvlu chipped in with 14 points for the Rams.

Eric Taylor led the Messalonskee Eagles with nine.

Bangor (14-1) 53

Suvlu 5-1-14, Gallant 8-2-19, Jellison 1-2-4, Edwards 0-3-3, Webb 1-0-2, Chase 2-3-7, Weston 1-2-4, McAllian, Larochelle, Collard-Seguin

Messalonskee (10-4) 39

Taylor 3-3-9, Berndt, Brann 1-0-2, Pelletier 1-0-3, Bernier, Haggan 1-0-2, Gilbert 1-0-2, Natole 3-0-7, Hash 2-0-4, Ouellette, Dubois 2-0-6, Holmes 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Suvlu 3, Gallant; Pelletier, Natole, Dubois 2

Bangor 17 32 41 53

Messalonskee 8 16 26 39

Brewer 58, Nokomis 43

At Brewer, Ryan Babin tallied 15 points and Ben Valley added 14 as Brewer pulled away from Nokomis in the fourth quarter for the win.

Brad Libby and Coby Hutchins each tossed in 11 points for the Witches.

Dylan Palmer paced the Warriors with 11 points.

Nokomis (2-11)

Palmer 4-3-11, Shea 4-1-9, Meyers 3-1-9, Woodbridge 4-0-8, Richards 2-1-5, Littlefield 0-1-1, Badeen, Kosobud, Gustin, Johndro

Brewer (6-8) 58

Babin 4-5-15, Valley 4-6-14, Libby 2-7-11, Hutchins 3-3-11, Meeker 1-1-3, Adams 1-0-2, Belote 1-0-2, Bessette, Bissell

3-pt. goals: Meyers; Babin 2, Hutchins 2

Nokomis 9 22 33 43

Brewer 9 23 37 58

JV: Brewer 48-45

Dexter 60, Fort Kent 45

At Fort Kent, Steve Robinson scored 18 points to lead Dexter to victory over Fort Kent.

Dan Beatham scored 15 points, Aaron Woodman added 13 points and Gavin Cote netted 10 points for the Tigers.

Jason Lesaldo scored 10 points for the Warriors.

Dexter (9-5) 60

Woodman 4-4-13, Spizuoco, Beatham 7-1-15, Leal 2-2-4, Robinson 6-6-18, Peirce, Cote 4-2-10

Fort Kent (5-8) 45

Bonenfant 0-1-1, Voisine 4-0-9, Blier 2-0-5, Pelletier, Lesaldo 5-0-10, Harvey 2-0-5, Caron 3-1-8, Bard 2-2-7, Bouchard, Soucy

3-pt. goals: Woodman; Voisine, Blier, Harvey, Caron, Bard

Visitor scores 17 32 45 60

Home scores 15 25 32 45

JV: Dexter 35-31

PCHS 58, Valley 36

At Guilford, Roy Burdin posted 14 points to propel Piscataquis by Valley of Bingham.

Mike Wharff and Shane Tracy each added 12 points for the Pirates.

Stefan Staples netted 12 points to pace Valley. Trevor Miller added 11 for the Cavaliers.

Valley (9-5) 36

Staples 5-2-12, Miller 5-1-11, S. Hunnewell 1-2-4, C. Miller 2-3-7, Hines 1-0-2, Pinkham, J. Hunnewell, Osgood

PCHS (14-1) 58

Burdin 4-6-14, Wharff 5-0-12, Tracy 6-0-12, Zimmerman 4-0-8, Russell 2-0-6, Lovell 2-0-4, Douglas 1-0-2, London, Martell, Ward, Je. Robinson, Ja. Robinson, Billstone, Shufelt

3-pt. goals: Wharff 2, Russell 2

Valley 6 14 25 36

PCHS 15 28 40 58

JV: PCHS 70-43

Calvary Chapel 40, Rangeley 36

At Rangeley, Alex Merrill scored 17 points as Calvary Chapel Christian overcame an 11-point first-quarter deficit to defeat Rangeley.

Ian Seekins tallied nine points and 12 rebounds for the Sabers.

David Jensen netted 17 points to pace Rangeley.

Calvary Chapel (12-2) 40

Merrill 7-3-17, Seekins 3-3-9, Newman 0-7-7, Veilleux 3-0-7, Thomas, Madden, Austin

Rangeley (6-7) 36

Jensen 5-4-17, Hall 4-0-8, Raymond 2-0-5, Sargent 1-0-3, Bliss 1-0-2, Morton 0-1-1, Plowman, Gordon, Carrigan, Philbrick

3-pt. goals: Veilleux; Jensen, Raymond, Sargent

Calvary Chapel 10 19 28 40

Rangeley 21 23 27 36

Bangor Chr. 63, J-Beals 49

At Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor, Zach Johnson poured in 22 points to lead Bangor Christian past Jonesport-Beals.

Austin Gregory tossed in 13 points and Colby Robinson pulled down 12 rebounds to go along with eight points for the Patriots.

Mike Smith paced the Royals with 19 points and Josh Faulkingham added 11.

Jonesport-Beals (2-12) 49

Smith 8-3-19, Faulkingham 5-1-11, A. Beal 1-2-4, Bassett, Kelly 6-0-12, H. Beal 1-0-3

Bangor Christian (6-7) 63

Z. Johnson 7-7-22, Gregory 4-5-13, Cook 3-3-9, Robinson 2-2-8, Pelletier 2-0-4, Bradford 3-0-7, Caldwell, J. Johnson, Wilcox, Theriault

3-pt. goals: H. Beal; Robinson 2, Z. Johnson, Bradford

Jonesport-Beals 8 20 31 49

Bangor Christian 13 30 48 63

Ellsworth 70, John Bapst 68

At Ellsworth, Corey DeWitt poured in 32 points as Ellsworth held off John Bapst of Bangor for their 10th win.

Chris Archer added 12 points and James Doe tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds. Dem Katsiaficas contributed 10 points for the Eagles.

Aaron Healey led the way for the Crusaders with 19 points and Kyle Gallant added 13. Charlie Merritt chipped in with 11.

John Bapst (7-7) 68

Healey 7-2-19, Gallant 3-6-13, Merritt 4-2-11, Gagnon 3-2-8, M. Smith 0-1-1, Ortiz 2-1-5, Frye 1-0-2, Burke 1-0-2, Cushman 3-1-7

Ellsworth (10-3) 70

DeWitt 10-12-32, Doe 4-2-11, Katsiaficas 3-3-10, Archer 3-3-12, Murphy 1-1-3, Coombs 0-2-2, Emeigh, Kelley, Morse

3-pt. goals: Healey 3, Gallant, Merritt; Archer 3, Katsiaficas, Doe

John Bapst 21 40 51 68

Ellsworth 28 40 51 70

JV: John Bapst 54-46

Caribou 51, Hermon 48

At Caribou, Kyle Corrigan netted 17 points as Caribou edged Hermon for the win.

Jaryd Rossignol made two free throws in the final minute to put Caribou up by three. Ben Rosser added 12 points for the Vikings.

Zach Deabay tallied 16 points to pace Hermon. Derek Helms chipped in with 10 points for the Hawks.

Hermon (8-5) 48

Gross 2-0-5, A. Rowe, Deabay 6-3-16, Helms 4-0-10, Hills, Hinton 2-0-4, R. Rowe 1-0-2, Robinson 3-0-6, Thomas 2-0-5

Caribou (9-6) 51

Corrigan 7-2-17, Anderson, J. Haines 1-0-2, Fitzherbert 4-1-9, Rosser 6-0-12, Rossignol 2-2-7, Brown, Schuster, D. Haines 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Gross, Deabay, Helms 2, Thomas; Corrigan

Hermon 6 20 35 48

Caribou 18 25 41 51

JV: Hermon 64-55

Houlton 71, Central 57

At Houlton, Ryan Hill’s 23-point performance sparked the Shiretowners to victory.

Josh Beals scored 13 points and Drew Farrar posted 11 for Houlton.

Danny Kane tossed in 21 points, including five 3-pointers, for Central of Corinth. Tyler Pineo added 17 points.

Central (5-9) 57

Kane 8-0-21, Kelley 1-0-2, Partridge, LaFlamme 3-0-6, Perkins, LeBlanc, Speed 1-0-2, Pineo 7-0-17, Nickerson 0-4-4, Brown, LePage 2-1-5

Houlton (8-5) 71

Brown 1-0-2, Austin 2-0-4, Farrar 5-1-11, Bates 4-0-8, Hill 10-3-23, Cleary 3-0-6, Beals 5-3-13, Carmichael, Berry, Gervais, Haggerman 1-2-4, McGuire

3-pt. goals: Kane 5, Pineo 3

Central 10 20 40 57

Houlton 13 28 49 71

JV: Houlton 50-31