HOWLAND – Kelsy Lavertu scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter as Penobscot Valley pulled away from Bangor Christian for a 48-44 schoolgirl basketball victory Monday night.

Lavertu grabbed 20 rebounds for the Howlers, who received 13 points from Casey McCluskey.

Morgan Chasse led the Patriots with 18 points.

Bangor Christian (11-6) 44

Chasse 9-0-18, Staples 3-2-8, Pelletier 1-0-2, Ricci 4-0-8, Robinson 0-1-1, Johnson 1-0-2, Libby 2-0-5

Penobscot Valley (13-4) 48

Lavertu 5-2-12, Cyr 2-0-6, Dolley 4-0-9, McCluskey 5-3-13, Thurlow 1-1-4, Plourde 0-2-2, Bowers, Drost 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Cyr 2, Thurlow

Bangor Christian 8 25 33 44

Penobscot Valley 12 17 28 48

JV: PVHS 37, Highview Christian varsity 33

Central 57, Penquis 47

At Milo, the Red Devils converted 33 of 48 free-throw attempts, including a 10-for-10 effort in the final minute and a half, to beat the Patriots.

Cat Melton paced Central of Corinth with 15 points while Rachel Trafton tallied 14, including 10 foul shots, and Erica Brownell added 13.

Erica Lyford tossed in a game-high 24 points and pulled down 15 rebounds for Penquis.

Central (8-9) 57

R. McHugh, Davis 1-4-6, K. McHugh 1-7-9, Brownell 4-5-13, Trafton 2-10-14, Morin, Blanchard, Portmann, Melton 4-7-15

Penquis (0-17) 47

Benoit 1-0-2, Fowles 4-0-9, Lyford 10-4-24, Carey 2-0-4, Clark, Sherburne, Royal 3-0-6, Karnes, Chambers 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Fowles

Central 13 28 38 57

Penquis 10 26 32 47

JV: Central 38-29

Mattanawcook 77, Foxcroft 45

At Lincoln, the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx used a balanced scoring attack to notch their 15th victory.

Bree Hanscom paced the winners with 15 points, Michelle Paul added 14, and Brooke Hanscom put in 11.

Vanessa Lougee led the Ponies with 13 points and Leslie Martin netted nine.

Foxcroft (4-13) 45

Adkins 1-0-3, Keane 1-0-3, Withee, Pluff 1-0-2, Brown 2-1-7, Martin 3-3-9, Lerback, Flanders 1-0-2, Sharrow 1-0-2, Champeon, V. Lougee 4-5-13, T. Lougee 1-2-4

Mattanawcook (15-2) 77

Piche 2-0-5, Paul 6-0-14, Bree Hanscom 6-3-15, Nicastro 1-0-2, Libbey 1-0-2, Bro. Hanscom 5-1-11, Anderson 2-0-4, Hawkins 3-1-7, West 1-2-4, Burleigh 3-1-7, Nesin 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Adkins, Keane, Brown 2; Piche, Paul 2

Foxcroft 10 20 33 45

Mattanawcook 18 39 58 77

JV: Foxcroft 57-38

Katahdin 42, Schenck 32

At East Millinocket, Brooke Smallwood netted 14 points to lead Katahdin of Stacyville by Schenck.

Ronni Robinson added 10 points for the Cougars.

Kayla Osborne’s 15 points led the Wolverines and Courtney MacLeod added 10.

Katahdin (7-11) 42

Smallwood 7-0-14, R. Robinson 4-2-10, Cyr 2-1-5, Moore 3-1-7, Bates 3-1-7, Blum-Evitts 1-1-3, F. Robinson, Pipes, Stevens

Schenck (4-13) 32

Osborne 7-1-15, MacLeod 5-0-10, Nicholson 2-0-4, Cram 0-1-1, Waite, Bouchard, Lowell

3-pt. goals: none

Katahdin 6 16 27 42

Schenck 10 15 29 32

JV: Katahdin 54-30

Calais 49, Narraguagus 47 (OT)

At Harrington, Lindsey Mingo netted 17 points as the Blue Devils, who led by 14 at halftime, held off the Knights in overtime.

Tessa Clark netted 11 points and Jessica Brown 10 for Calais.

Sheila Albee led Narraguagus with 14 points and Seaira Robinson added 12.

Calais (12-6) 49

Mingo 7-3-17, Clark 5-0-11, Brown 5-0-10, Hill 2-0-5, Allen 1-1-3, Cross 1-0-2, Beaton 0-1-1

Narraguagus (10-6) 47

Robinson 4-2-12, Albee 5-4-14, Caler 2-0-5, C. Foss 1-3-5, Greene 3-0-8, Ostberg 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Clark, Hill; Greene, Caler, Robinson

Calais 19 31 36 41 49

Narraguagus 4 17 37 41 47

JV: Calais 52-41

Bucksport 46, George Stevens 39

At Blue Hill, Bri Kone connected for 19 points to pace Bucksport to the win.

Katie Hurd added 13 points for the Golden Bucks.

Stevie Theoharidis led George Stevens with 11 points.

Bucksport (9-8) 46

Kone 8-3-19, Hurd 2-8-13, Robinson 1-0-2, Lalonde 1-0-2, Gourley, Lanpher, Gordon 3-1-7, Cooke, Sullivan 1-1-3, Sanborn, Beeson

George Stevens (9-8) 39

Theoharidis 5-0-11, Davis, Park 1-0-2, E. Peake 3-0-6, A. Peake, Van der Eb 2-0-4, Eaton 4-0-8, Friedman, Ahearn 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Hurd; Theoharidis

Bucksport 8 17 30 46

George Stevens 6 16 26 39

JV: George Stevens 39-21

Fort Kent 59, LCS/MSSM 41

At Limestone, Marissa Albert sank 14 free throws en route to 28 points to lead Fort Kent to the win.

Emily Pelletier chipped in with 13 points for the Warriors.

Lauren Redmond led Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics with 17 points.

Fort Kent (12-5) 59

Albert 6-14-28, Pelletier 3-4-13, Boucher 1-0-2, Rossignol 1-0-2, Hafford 1-0-3, Tuell, Bouchard 1-0-2, Charette 2-1-5, Morneault 2-0-4

LCS/MSSM (13-4) 41

Redmond 7-1-17, K. Pierce 0-5-5, Cousins 1-0-2, O’Sullivan 1-0-3, J. Pierce 3-2-8, Allen 2-2-6, Mulherin

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 3, Albert 2; Redmond 2, O’Sullivan

Fort Kent 14 29 41 59

LCS/MSSM 7 17 28 41

JV: Fort Kent 46-18

Boys basketball

Presque Isle 54, Houlton 50

At Presque Isle, Adam Kingsbury netted 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Presque Isle past Houlton.

Logan York tallied 14 points and five assists for the Wildcats.

Drew Farrar’s 19 points led all scorers for Houlton.

Houlton (11-6) 50

Farrar 6-5-19, Brown 1-0-2, Bates 3-0-6, Hill 4-0-8, Beals 4-0-9, Hagerman 2-0-4, McGuire 1-0-2, Carmichael, Cleary

Presque Isle (9-8) 54

Kingsbury 5-5-15, York 4-2-14, Mortland 3-0-9, Gallant 1-2-4, Chaney 1-2-4, Ireland 2-1-5, Cassidy 1-0-3, Legassie, Hersey

3-pt. goals: Farrar 2, Beals; York 4

Houlton 16 23 37 50

Presque Isle 15 35 42 54

JV: Houlton 43-40

Washburn 63, Ashland 53

At Washburn, Matt Connolly scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter to help the Beavers secure the victory.

Adam Thompson paced the winners with 20 points and Alex Morrow chipped in with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Jeremy Tarr led the Hornets with 21 points and Lucas Belanger netted eight.