Bridges lifts Eagles into EM ‘A’ final

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AUGUSTA – Jessica Bridges tossed in 14 points as No. 1 Messalonskee of Oakland held off No. 4 Lawrence of Fairfield 46-38 in an Eastern Maine Class A girls semifinal at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday.

Messalonskee will take on No. 2 Cony for the Eastern Maine Championship at 4 p.m. Friday.

Ashley Busque chipped in 10 points for the Eagles.

Brogan Liberty led the Bulldogs with 16 points.

Lawrence (15-6) 38

Blakeney 2-3-7, Gilbert 2-0-6, Perry, B. Liberty 7-2-16, Murray 1-0-3, Nickerson 2-0-4, Bernatchez 1-0-2

Messalonskee (19-1) 46

C. Barker 4-1-9, Busque 1-8-10, A. Barker 2-0-5, M. Oliver 4-0-8, Bridges 4-5-14, H. Oliver, Heiss

3-pt. goals: Gilbert 2, Murray; A. Barker, Bridges

Lawrence 19 23 32 38

Messalonskee 8 24 33 46

Cony 36, Oxford Hills 27

At the Augusta Civic Center, No. 2 Cony avoided the upset as the Rams outscored No. 3 Oxford Hills 16-6 in the fourth quarter to hang on for the win.

Rachael Mack led Cony of Augusta with 12 points and Cassie Cooper added nine.

Melanie Cloutier paced Oxford Hills of South Paris with six points.

Oxford Hills (16-4) 27

Pelletier 1-3-5, Cloutier 2-0-6, L. Fox, Brett 2-0-4, Martin, Durgin 1-1-3, A. Fox 1-2-5, Joyce 2-0-4

Cony (18-2) 36

Pelkey 0-5-5, A. Pratt, Cooper 2-4-9, Arbour 1-0-3, Mack 3-6-12, Ford, H. Pratt 1-0-2, Dufour, Violette 1-3-5

3-pt. goals: Cloutier 2, A. Fox; Cooper, Arbour

Oxford Hills 6 15 21 27

Cony 5 11 20 36

Boys basketball

WM Class D

Gould Acad. 52, Valley 44

At Augusta, Evan Bruens scored 15 points to lead No. 2 Gould Academy of Bethel to victory over No. 3 Valley of Bingham in the Class D Western Maine Semifinals.

T.L. Tutor scored 12 points for Gould, and Ian Sierman added 11.

Trevor Miller scored 11 points for Valley.

Valley (12-7) 44

Hunnewall 1-0-2, C. Miller 4-0-10, T. Miller 4-2-11, Staples 3-3-9, Pinkham, Hines 2-0-4, Hunnzwell, Osbourn 4-0-8

Gould (16-0) 52

Baribeau 1-0-5, Tutor 4-3-12,E.Bruens 3-9-15, Sierman 5-1-11, Gray 2-2-7, T. Bruens 1-0-2, Kan

3-pt. goals: C. Miller 2, T. Miller; Baribeau, Tutor, Gray

Valley 7 19 34 44

Gould 14 22 29 52