HERMON – Bree Hanscom’s 16-point effort paced Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln to a 54-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over Hermon on Wednesday night.

Katelyn DeRaps contributed 14 points as the Lynx handed the Hawks their first loss.

Emily Berglund tossed in 17 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to power the Hawks. Ashley Kelley and Erin Arnold netted 10 points each.

Mattanawcook Acad. (3-0) 54

Piche, Paul 3-0-7, Bre. Hanscom 8-0-16, Bro. Hanscom 2-1-7, Nicastro 1-0-2, Libbey 4-0-8, DeRaps 6-1-14, Anderson, Hawkins, Burleigh, Nesin

Hermon (3-1) 45

Veilleux 1-0-2, Berglund 8-1-17, Keith 2-2-6, Kelley 4-2-10, Arnold 5-0-10, Woodard, Durgin, Ross, Barry

3-pt. goals: Paul, Bro. Hanscom 2, DeRaps

Mattanawcook 14 30 47 54

Hermon 12 18 30 45

JV: Hermon 48-37

John Bapst 44, Ellsworth 30

At Ellsworth, the Crusaders outscored the Eagles 14-4 in the second quarter to take charge.

Hillary Laferriere scored nine of her game-high 17 points from the foul line to lead John Bapst of Bangor. Samantha Gormley scored 15 points.

Catherine Carter and Paige Saunders tallied eight points each for Ellsworth.

John Bapst (3-0) 44

Jordan 3-0-6, Chase 1-0-2, Myerowitz 1-0-2, Hayden, Hardy, Moriarty, Maquillan, Estes 1-0-2, Gormley 7-1-15, Laferriere 4-9-19

Ellsworth (0-4) 30

Cooper 1-0-2, Carter 4-0-8, Wyman, Jellison 1-2-4, Saunders 4-0-8, Richter, Manning 1-0-3, Lyons 2-0-5, Tucker, Swett

3-pt. goals: none

John Bapst 10 24 36 44

Ellsworth 8 12 24 30

JV: John Bapst 36-33

Gr. Houlton Chr. 47, Katahdin 45

At the University of Maine-Presque Isle, Sarah Riopel scored with about 30 seconds remaining to lift the Eagles over the Cougars of Stacyville.

Riopel and Kasi Parker each finished with 17 points for Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Olivia McNally topped Katahdin with 16 points, and Alisha Majkowski added 10.

Katahdin (1-2) 45

Rush 2-0-4, Majkowski 5-0-10, Duffy 1-1-3, McNally 8-0-16, Moore 2-1-5, Stevens 3-1-7

Gr. Houlton Christian Acad. (4-0) 47

Brewer 3-0-6, Riopel 8-1-17, Parker 8-1-17, Lord 2-3-7, Smart, Vargas, Socoby, Emery, Michaud

3-pt. goals: none

Katahdin 12 18 29 45

Gr. Houlton Chr. 13 19 35 47

Hockey

Hampden 4, Presque Isle 3

At T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Nick Pease scored two goals in the first 21 seconds as Hampden Academy held off Presque Isle.

Mitch Dumais and Mike Mourkas each added a goal in the second period while Josh Tardiff tallied two assists for Hampden. Jacob Ward made 28 saves on 31 shots for the 2-1 Broncos.

Dylan Collins, Brennen Shaw and Brandon Daigle each netted a goal while Jason Martin had two assists for Presque Isle. Josh McFarline stopped 18 of 22 shots for the 2-2-1 Wildcats.

Boys basketball

Orono 77, Searsport 39

At Orono, Seth Dwyer tallied a game-high 22 points to power Orono by Searsport.

A.J. Coleman chipped in with 11 points for Orono.

Tom Cameron paced Searsport with 12 points.

Searsport (0-4) 39

McFarlin 1-0-3, Kingsbury 1-2-4, Adams 3-0-6, Parks 2-2-6, McHatten 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, Bagley 2-0-4, Cameron 4-1-12, Pedrick

Orono (3-1) 77

Coleman 5-0-11, Riemersma 3-2-9, Spencer 3-0-6, Nason 4-0-8, Patterson 0-5-5, Dwyer 11-0-22, Levasseur 3-0-6, Hameed 2-0-4, Hecker 2-2-6, Bates, Leeks

3-pt. goals: McFarlin, Cameron; Coleman, Riemersma

Searsport 9 20 25 39

Orono 23 39 63 77

JV: Orono 56-45

Piscataquis 47, Penquis 33

At Guilford, the Pirates held the Patriots to 13 second-half points while earning the win.

Nolan Lovell scored a game-high 15 points to lead PCHS, while Brandon London added 10.

Cody Andrews paced Penquis of Milo with eight points.

Penquis (0-4) 33

Andrews 3-2-8, McLaughlin 2-0-5, Brown, Bailey 0-2-2, Foss 1-3-5, Knapp, Larson, Zwicker 2-1-6, Artes, Arefein 2-1-5, Badger, Leland 1-0-2, Stanley

Piscataquis (3-2) 47

Lovell 3-9-15, London 1-8-10, T. Cleaves 4-0-8, J. Cleaves, Watson 1-0-2, Shufelt 3-2-8, Russell 1-0-3, Bridge, Emerson, Tompkins

3-pt. goals: McLaughlin, Zwicker; Russell

Penquis 10 20 23 33

Piscataquis 11 20 32 47

JV: Piscataquis 46-44

Stearns 68, Bangor Christian 52

At Bangor, Tyler Richards scored 20 points to lead the Minutemen of Millinocket by the Patriots.

Zach Sadlon chipped in with 14 points for the winners.

Brett Bradford paced the Patriots with 18 points and Brandon Wilcox netted 12.

Stearns (2-3) 68

Sadlon 4-5-14, Richards 9-2-20, Chubbuck-MacDonald 3-2-8, Baker 4-0-8, Osborne 1-3-5, Manzo 2-4-9, Barnett 2-0-4

Bangor Christian (0-2) 52

Bradford 7-1-18, Wilcox 4-4-12, Theriault 4-0-8, Johnson 3-0-6, Alexander 2-0-4, Caldwell 1-1-3, Dorman, Washburn

3-pt. goals: Sadlon, Manzo; Bradford 3

Stearns 14 27 41 68

Bangor Christian 12 21 31 52

JV: Stearns 55-39

Katahdin 47, Gr. Houlton Chr. 34

At the University of Maine-Presque Isle, the Cougars of Stacyville played more aggressively after halftime to take the lead, then pulled away from the Eagles.

Thomas Anderson sparked the Cougars with 18 points, and Ethan Qualey added 11.

Zach Straubel paced Greater Houlton Christian Academy with 17 points, and Chad Duff contributed 13.

Katahdin (2-2) 47

Curtis 1-0-2, Qualey 4-1-11, Anderson 8-2-18, Craig 1-2-4, Guiggey 2-0-4, Robinson 3-2-8

Gr. Houlton Chr. (0-4) 34

Duff 5-0-13, Straubel 6-3-17, Bowers 1-2-4, Campbell, Morin Gray

3-pt. goals: Qualey 2; Duff 3, Straubel 2

Katahdin 10 21 32 47

Gr. Houlton Chr. 12 24 28 34

Shead 62, Jonesport-Beals 53

At Eastport, Wayne Clossey scored 22 points to lead the Tigers, who jumped out ahead in the first quarter and held the lead the rest of the way.

Thomas Pottle contributed 15 points and Justin Lewey 13 for Shead. Dana Mitchell hauled in 20 rebounds.

Harry Beal hit seven 3-pointers on the way to a 22-point evening for the Royals, and Mike Smith added 15.

Jonesport-Beals (2-4) 53

Smith 5-2-15, H. Beal 7-1-22, Peaden 2-1-5, A. Beal 2-0-4, Faulkingham 2-0-4, Holmes 1-1-3, Lyons, Leach, K. Beal, Carver, Merchant

Shead (2-2) 62

Clossey 9-4-22, Pottle 4-6-15, Lewey 5-2-13, D. Mitchell 1-4-6, T. Mitchell 1-2-4, Ricker 1-0-2, Sullivan, Andrews, Bowen, Vinson, Barnes

3-pt. goals: H. Beal 7, Smith 3; Pottle, Lewey

Jonesport-Beals 11 27 42 53

Shead 20 32 50 62

JV: Jonesport-Beals 51-45