MARS HILL – The Central Aroostook Panthers outscored Ashland 20-1 in the fourth quarter to break open a four-point lead and cruise to a pivotal early-season 55-32 Class D girls basketball victory Wednesday night.

Alex Dame led all scorers with 27 points for Central Aroostook, including 15 in the second half. Sarah Long tossed in 16 points, all in the second half.

Mindy Chasse led the Hornets with 12 points while Crystal Cook chipped in with 10.

Ashland (2-1) 32

Chasse 5-2-12, Flint 1-6-8, C. Cook 4-1-10, Tilley 0-2-2, W. Donovan, Good, Pelkey, Dozier, Baker, M. Cook, Poulin, M. Donovan

Central Aroostook (2-0) 55

Dame 11-5-27, Long 7-2-16, Bradley 0-1-1, Graham 0-1-1, Hartin 2-2-6, McLay, Esterbrook, Brewer, Hartin

3-pt. goals: C. Cook

Ashland 4 21 31 32

Cen. Aroostook 8 20 35 55

JV: Cen. Aroostook 34-25

Fort Kent 75, Van Buren 32

At Van Buren, Taylor Boucher scored a game-high 23 points to power Fort Kent by Van Buren.

Emily Pelletier scored 16 points while Heather Bouchard added 10 for the Warriors.

Kristen Vaillancourt paced Van Buren with nine points.

Fort Kent (1-0) 75

Boucher 10-3-23, E. Pelletier 6-2-16, Rossignol, J. Pelletier 2-0-4, Wither, Walker 1-0-2, Thibodeau 0-2-2, Daigle 1-0-2, Cyr 3-2-8, Dube 3-2-8, Bouchard 5-0-10

Van Buren (0-2) 32

Deschaines 0-1-1, Labrack, Vaillancourt 4-1-9, Parent 3-0-6, Ouellette 1-2-4, Gereben 4-0-8, Bard 0-2-2, Ruest 1-0-2, Schneider

3-pt. goals: E. Pelletier 2

Fort Kent 24 42 62 75

Van Buren 4 15 27 32

Madawaska 54, Wisdom 17

At Madawaska, Kallie Pelletier scored 20 points as the Owls earned their first victory of the season.

Stephanie Nadeau added 12 points for Madawaska, while Ashley Cyr had eight point and eight blocked shots.

Deliya Michaud led Wisdom of St. Agatha with seven points.

Wisdom (0-2) 17

Guerrette, Paradis 1-0-2, Michaud 3-1-7, Dubois 1-0-2, Labrie 2-1-5, Berce 0-1-1, Morin, Beaulieu, Coulombe, Cyr, Prienitz, Raymond

Madawaska (1-1) 54

Gagnon 1-0-2, Cyr 4-0-8, Nadeau 6-0-12, Gendreau 2-1-5, Schilcher 1-0-2, K. Pelletier 9-2-20, Dionne 2-1-5, B. Pelletier

3-pt. goals: none

Wisdom 7 13 13 17

Madawaska 10 29 43 54

Lee Acad. 58, Woodland 45

At Woodland, Karin Bird scored 16 points to spark Lee Academy by Woodland.

The Pandas broke open a one-point game in the second quarter with a 20-11 run to stretch the margin to 10 by intermission.

Amanda Gifford and Brooke Harris each tallied 12 points for the winners.

Courtney Cochran led Woodland with 14 points and 25 rebounds while Julia Nicholas chipped in with 13 points.

Lee Acad. (2-0) 58

Gifford 5-1-12, Harris 5-0-12, Mallett, Grass, Bird 6-4-16, Dow, McLaughlin 2-0-4, Ritchie 3-0-6, Sappier 1-0-2, Houghton 2-2-6

Woodland (2-1) 45

Laking 3-1-7, Knights 2-1-5, Gabriel 0-2-2, Hurlbert, Nicholas 5-3-13, Cochran 2-10-14, Bergin 0-1-1, White 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Gifford, Harris 2

Lee Acad. 14 34 47 58

Woodland 13 24 35 45

JV: Lee 47-40 (OT)

George Stevens 55, Sumner 40

At East Sullivan, Maddie Park’s 19-point effort spearheaded the visiting Eagles of Blue Hill to victory.

India Frazier contributed 13 for George Stevens Academy.

Morgan Traxler paced Sumner with nine points while Tasha Daley added eight.

George Stevens (2-0) 55

Park 7-4-19, Frazier 6-1-13, Davis 0-4-4, E. Peake 1-0-3, A. Peake 1-0-2, Van der Eb 1-1-3, Eaton 4-0-8, Ahearn, Theoharidis 1-1-3

Sumner (0-2) 40

Traxler 3-3-9, Daley 1-6-8, MacLean 1-4-7, West 1-0-3, Sargent 1-0-2, Smith 0-1-1, Robinson, Arey, Havey, Anderson, Higgins

3-pt. goals: Park, E. Peake; MacLean, West

George Stevens 15 26 38 55

Sumner 11 17 22 30

Narraguagus 76, Lubec 62

At Harrington, Andrea Perry led four Knights in double figures with 19 points as they knocked off visiting Lubec.

Courtney Foss tossed in 12 points, Megan Nevells 11 and Samantha Baker 10 for Narraguagus.

Samantha Denbow led the Hornets with 18 points; Amanda Huntley netted 16 and Shelby Searles 12.

Lubec (0-2) 62

Denbow 8-1-18, Huntley 6-4-16, Searles 5-0-12, Gallant 2-1-5, Krista Wright 3-2-9, Kristi Wright 1-1-3, Huntley

Narraguagus (2-1) 76

Nevells 5-1-11, Foss 5-2-12, Baker 4-0-10, Perry 9-1-19, Cirone 1-2-4, Caler 2-1-5, Risbridger 3-1-7, Burke 1-0-2, Greene 1-0-2, Tenan 3-0-6, Endre

3-pt. goals: Searles 2, Denbow, Krista Wright; Baker 2

Lubec 15 27 43 62

Narraguagus 16 35 62 76

Boys basketball

Presque Isle 59, Houlton 37

At Presque Isle, Adam Kingsbury poured in a game-high 20 points as Presque Isle pulled away for the victory.

The Wildcats outscored Houlton 17-4 in the third quarter to assume control.

Russ Mortland chipped in with 13 points for Presque Isle.

Ryan Hill’s 12 points paced the Shiretowners.

Houlton (1-2) 37

Hill 4-4-12, Bates 4-0-8, Brown 2-0-4, Bragan 0-1-1, Austin, Woodworth, Beals 1-0-3, Carmichael 1-1-3, Flewelling 0-2-2, Gervais 0-2-2, McGuire 1-0-2

Presque Isle (2-0) 59

A. Kingsbury 7-6-20, Mortland 5-2-13, Richards, Carmichael 1-0-3, Ackerson 1-0-2, Dyer, Johnson 1-0-2, Gallant 3-2-8, D. Kingsbury, Cassidy 3-0-7, Chasse, McLean, Braley 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Beals; Cassidy, Carmichael, Mortland

Houlton 12 16 20 37

Presque Isle 12 20 37 59

JV: Presque Isle 62-23

So. Aroostook 50, Washburn 47

At Dyer Brook, Mike Casey scored 16 points and Rob Toothaker added 15 as Southern Aroostook earned the narrow victory.

Connor Fitzpatrick scored 14 points and Nick McIntosh added 11 for Washburn.

Washburn (0-2) 47

Fitzpatrick 4-4-14, McIntosh 2-7-11, Campbell 33-3-9, Sperrey 2-0-4, Frank 0-4-4, Conley 1-2-4, Viola 0-1-1

Southern Aroostoook (2-0) 50

Casey 7-2-16, Toothaker 5-5-15, Grant 4-0-8, Sleeper 1-2-4, Flewelling 1-1-4, C. Robinson 1-0-2, T. Robinson 1-0-2, Sutherland, Branscombe

3-pt. goals: Fitzpatrick 2

Washburn 5 21 37 47

So. Aroostook 11 21 37 50

JV: Southern Aroostook 80-23

Hermon 64, Bucksport 23

At Hermon, Derek Helms led a balanced attack with 12 points as Hermon pulled away early for its first win of the season.

Devin Dority added 11 points for the Hawks, while Colton Gross scored 10. Rogan Rowe had eight rebounds and Alex Pedersen had six rebounds, while freshman Aaron Jellison blocked four shots.

Jon Goodin paced Bucksport with six points.

Bucksport (0-2) 23

Robbins, Fish 1-0-2, Pappas, Wentworth, Bowden 1-3-5, K. Harriman 2-0-5, Dedmon 0-1-1, Leighton, Kone 1-0-2, M. Harriman 0-2-2, Trasko, Goodin 3-0-6

Hermon (1-1) 64

Helms 5-0-12, Dority 4-3-11, Gross 4-0-10, Moore 2-4-8, Tarr 3-0-6, Pedersen 4-0-8, Rowe 3-0-6, Ball 1-0-2, Jellison 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: K. Harriman; Helms 2, Gross 2

Bucksport 7 9 14 23

Hermon 21 38 52 64

JV: Hermon 55-48

Rockland 46, Belfast 41

At Belfast, Tyler Patterson scored 14 points and Teel Ilvonen added 12 as Rockland earned its first win of the season

Rockland took control in the third quarter, outscoring Belfast 12-5 to rally from a one-point halftime deficit.

Jack Davis and Yates Murphy paced Belfast with nine points each.

Rockland (1-1) 46

Rossiter 0-2-2, Nolan 2-0-5, Dresser 1-0-3, Baudanza 2-2-6, Meklin 1-2-4, Ilvonen 5-0-12, Patterson 7-0-14

Belfast (0-2) 41

LaCivita, Arthers 1-0-2, Benjamin 1-0-2, Philbrook 2-1-5, Bernosky 1-0-3, Jack Davis 4-1-9, Felton 1-0-2, Lehman 2-0-4, Murphy 3-3-9, Jim Davis 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Ilvonen 2, Dresser, Nolan; Bernosky

Rockland 19 24 36 46

Belfast 12 25 30 41

JV: Rockland 45-38