CORINTH – Joel Riemersma and Bruce Nason combined for 17 fourth-quarter points and Seth Dwyer had five as Orono pulled away from Central for a 55-45 schoolboy basketball victory Wednesday night.

Dwyer had a game-high 17 points, Nason finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, and Riemersma had 11 points.

Danny Kane’s 13 points, Tyler Pineo’s 11, and Stephen LaFlamme’s nine points led Central.

Orono (9-7) 55

Riemersma 4-0-11, Bates 1-1-3, Nason 3-6-12, Bryant 2-2-6, Dwyer 5-4-17, Tomer 1-2-4, Henigan 2-0-4, Keezer, Spencer, Garcia

Central (5-11) 45

Kane 5-0-13, LaFlamme 4-0-9, Perkins 1-0-2, Speed 1-0-2, Pineo 4-3-11, Nickerson 3-2-8, LePage, Partridge, Kelley

3-pt. goals: Riemersma 3, Dwyer 3; Kane 3, LaFlamme

Orono 6 18 31 55

Central 9 16 29 45

Bucksport 63, John Bapst 48

At Bucksport, Todd Freeman scored 31 points and had nine steals to pace Bucksport to the victory over John Bapst of Bangor.

Dylan Dedmon scored 12 points for the Golden Bucks.

Charlie Merritt led the Crusaders with 16 points and Aaron Healey added 12 points.

John Bapst (7-9) 48

Gallant 2-0-4, J. Gagnon 2-0-4, Ortiz 2-2-6, Healey 4-2-12, Merritt 3-10-16, Burke 0-2-2, Cushman 2-0-4, M. Gagnon, D. Smith, N. Smith, Frye

Bucksport (3-12) 63

Robbins 1-0-2, Freeman 14-1-31, Maguire 1-1-3, Cooke 1-0-2, Bisher 1-2-4, Gray 1-0-2, Kone 2-3-7, Dedmon 6-0-12, Fitzgerald, Harriman

3-pt. goals: Healey 2; Freeman 2

John Bapst 7 22 34 48

Bucksport 14 30 45 63

JV: John Bapst 60-50

Schenck 67, Katahdin 46

At East Millinocket, Chris Byron scored 22 points to lift Schenck over Katahdin of Stacyville.

Lanny Thompson had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Wolverines and Mike Lowell added 11 points and eight boards.

Tom Anderson led the Cougars with 12 points.

Katahdin (6-9) 46

T. Anderson 6-0-12, Craig 1-0-2, J. Anderson 2-0-5, E. Qualey 2-0-4, Gould 2-4-9, McCarthy 1-2-5, Guiggey 1-2-4, Curtis 2-1-5, Osnoe

Schenck (14-2) 67

Byron 9-4-22, L. Thompson 5-3-13, Lowell 4-1-11, LeVasseur 1-0-2, McLaughlin 2-2-6, K. Thompson 1-3-5, Waite 1-2-4, Lewis 2-0-4, Graham, Deveau, Hutchins

3-pt. goals: J. Anderson, Gould, McCarthy; Lowell 2

Katahdin 8 19 32 46

Schenck 16 26 42 67

JV: Schenck 53-48

Penquis 67, Stearns 56

At Millinocket, Nathan Allen paced four Penquis of Milo players in double figures with 17 points as it rolled past Stearns.

Cody Andrews netted 11 points and Ryan Bailey and Brian Zwicker 10 apiece for the Patriots.

Travis Martin, Cory Barnett and Josh Chubbuck MacDonald had nine points apiece for the Minutemen.

Penquis (6-8) 67

Allen 4-9-17, Bailey 4-0-10, Zwicker 3-2-10, Andrews 5-1-11, Brown 1-2-4, Leland 1-2-4, Stevens 0-1-1, Knapp 0-3-3, Berry 2-3-7, Russell, Foss

Stearns (2-12) 56

Wallace, Chubbuck MacDonald 3-3-9, C. Osborne 2-0-5, Martin 4-0-9, J. Osborne 2-3-7, Steward 1-1-3, MacKenzie 1-0-2, Cormier 1-0-2, Chase 0-5-5, McCleary 0-3-3, Barnett 2-4-9, Richards 1-0-2, Rideout 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Bailey 2; C. Osborne, Martin

Penquis 10 25 45 67

Stearns 10 22 32 56

JV: Stearns 61-35

MDI 53, George Stevens 49

At Bar Harbor, Andrew Veilleux’s 16 points helped lead Mount Desert Island to the win over George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

Sean Parady added nine points for the Trojans.

Freshman Rashad Frazier led the Eagles with 16 points and Elias Springer chipped in 11 points.

George Stevens (6-10) 49

Walton 3-0-6, Springer 4-2-11, Astbury 1-1-3, Saunders 2-1-5, Owen 3-2-8, Frazier 7-2-16, Jordan, Ingraham, Lawson

Mount Desert Island (12-3) 53

Parady 3-2-9, Sattler 1-0-3, Merchant 1-1-3, Swanson 2-1-5, Young 3-0-7, Mitchell 1-0-3, Veilleux 7-2-16, Chipman 2-3-7

3-pt. goals: Springer 2; Parady, Sattler, Young, Mitchell

George Stevens 10 18 31 49

MDI 22 28 41 53

JV: MDI 57-16

Ellsworth 76, Mattanawcook 66

At Lincoln, Corey DeWitt scored 28 of his 31 points in the second half to lift Ellsworth over Mattanawcook Academy.

Demetrios Katsiaficas scored 11 points for the Eagles and Chris Archer added 10 points.

Junior Derek Libbey scored a career-high 37 points for the Lynx and Isaac Young had nine points.

Ellsworth (12-3) 76

DeWitt 9-10-31, Katsiaficas 5-0-11, Archer 4-1-10, Doe 2-0-4, Kelley 3-0-9, Murphy 2-1-5, Coombs 3-0-6, Emeigh

Mattanawcook Acad. (11-4) 66

Libbey 12-9-37, Young 4-1-9, Gardner 1-0-3, Vose 3-0-7, Langevin 4-0-8, Smith 1-0-2, Hanscom

3-pt. goals: Kelley 3, Katsiaficas, Archer; Gardner, Vose

Ellsworth 14 29 50 76

Mattanawcook 18 26 45 66

JV: Mattanawcook 67-36

Machias 67, Lubec 62

At Machias, Michael Little connected for 27 points to lead Machias past Lubec.

Eric Falvey chipped in with 12 points for the Bulldogs.

Jesse Reed’s 17 points led the Hornets. Shawn Ross added 15 and Matt Rice 13.

Lubec (3-11) 62

Reed 8-0-17, Ross 6-2-15, Rice 4-4-13, McPhereson 4-0-8, Murray 3-0-6, Jones, Francis, Sawtelle

Machias (5-10) 67

M. Little 8-10-27, Falvey 6-0-12, Shults 3-3-9, M. Little 3-3-9, Whitney 4-0-8, Jenkins 1-0-2, Michaud, Treat, Emery, Lipton, Thompson

3-pt. goals: Reed, Ross, Rice; M. Little

Lubec 12 24 38 62

Machias 21 38 46 67

Hockey

Brewer 13, Hampden 3

At T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Prentiss Swett and Dave Perry each had two goals and two assists to lead Brewer past Hampden Academy.

Mike Kotredes and Reid McLaughlin scored two goals apiece for the 12-3 Witches. Matt Helfen, Dylan Fitzpatrick, Chris Lopez, Nick Risser, and Ryan Nadeau added goals. Devin Fitzpatrick provided three assists and Marc Relford added two assists. Eric White stopped 19 of 22 shots.

Ethan Chase scored a goal and assisted on another for the 3-12 Broncos. Mike Mourkas and Kevin Brown scored as Ian Lamberton and Troy Gaudet provided assists. Matt Albert and Matt McCarthy combined to stop 28 of 41 shots.

JV: Brewer 8-2

Girls basketball

Penobscot Valley 69, Searsport 46

At Howland, Kelsy Lavertu scored 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Lexi Thurlow had 11 points and eight steals as Penobscot Valley won for the 12th time in its last 13 games.

Morgan Cyr had 10 points and Casey McCloskey added eight. Cyr had all of her points in the first half and Thurlow had eight as PVHS built a 39-17 intermission lead.

Amanda Chaney’s 12 points and Emma Clark’s nine paced Searsport.

Searsport (1-13) 46

Clark 4-0-9, Seekins, Peak 2-0-4, Faunce 1-0-2, Chaney 5-2-12, Josephson 2-2-6, Jettinghoff 2-0-5, Vasiliauskas 1-1-4, Garcelon, Quigley 2-0-4

Penobscot Valley (12-3) 69

Lavertu 6-0-12, Cyr 4-0-10, Dolley 3-0-6, McCloskey 4-0-8, Thurlow 5-1-11, Plourde 2-0-4, Milton 1-2-4, Bowers 2-0-4, Dawson 1-0-2, Drost 2-0-4, Fullerton

3-pt. goals: Clark, Jettinghoff, Vasiliauskas; Cyr 2

Searsport 7 17 33 46

Penobscot Valley 17 39 60 69

JV: PVHS 57-56 (2OT)

Sumner 51, Ellsworth 45

At Ellsworth, Ashley Robinson scored 15 points to help lead Sumner of East Sullivan to victory over Ellsworth.

Kylie Bragdon had 10 points for the Tigers.

Paige Saunders led the Eagles with 21 points and Hillary Savage added 10 points.

Sumner (7-8) 51

Smith 2-1-5, Daley 1-2-4, Robinson 5-1-15, Sargent 1-0-2, Bragdon 4-2-10, Norton 4-1-9, Higgins 3-0-6, Traxler

Ellsworth (1-15) 45

Carter 4-0-8, Saunders 8-5-21, Sawyer 0-1-1, Lyons 1-0-2, Savage 2-4-10, Allen 1-1-3, Beal, Jellison, Richter, Wyman

3-pt. goals: Robinson 4; Savage 2

Sumner 17 25 36 51

Ellsworth 10 23 31 45

JV: Ellsworth 47-35

Machias 62, Lubec 54

At Machias, Meredith Cherry scored 11 of her 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead Machias past Lubec.

Sam Moody had 12 points for the Bulldogs and Danielle Wormell added 11 points.

Kayla Corey paced the Hornets with 22 points and Krista Wright added 14 points.

Lubec (6-5) 54

Corey 8-5-22, Wright 4-4-14, Huntley 3-3-9, Woodbridge 1-1-3, Stanley 1-0-2, Denbow

Machias (5-10) 62

Cherry 10-2-23, Moody 5-2-12, Wormell 4-3-11, Whitman 3-0-6, Corbett 3-0-6, Lipton 1-0-2, Elliot 0-1-1, Libbey

3-pt. goals: Wright 2, Corey; Cherry

Lubec 11 23 41 54

Machias 14 31 41 62