PRESQUE ISLE – Sarah Riopel scored with about 30 seconds remaining to lift Greater Houlton Christian Academy to a 47-45 schoolgirl basketball victory over Katahdin of Stacyville on Wednesday night.

Riopel and Kasi Parker each finished with 17 points for the Eagles.

Olivia McNally topped the Cougars 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

Fort Fairfield 38, Van Buren 24

At Fort Fairfield, the Tigers grabbed an early lead and never looked back.

Whitney Clark paced Fort Fairfield with a game-high 17 points.

Kristen Vaillancourt led Van Buren with eight points.

Van Buren (2-3) 24

Leonard 0-1-1, Vaillancourt 1-6-8, Parent 1-0-2, Ouellette 2-0-4, Gereben 0-3-3, Ruest 1-0-2, Bard 1-2-4

Fort Fairfield (3-1) 38

Shaw 1-0-2, McLaughlin 3-1-7, Clark 8-0-17, Wilson 1-0-2, Churchill 2-2-6, Blaisdell 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Clark

Van Buren 2 9 13 24

Fort Fairfield 12 19 32 38

Hodgdon 45, LCS/MSSM 30

At Limestone, the Hawks outscored the Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics 14-5 in the third quarter en route to the victory.

Sam Carpenter paced the winners with 14 points and Taylor Quint put in nine.

Kalli Cote led the Eagles with nine points and Kellie Peers and Melanie Allen each put in eight.

Hodgdon (2-3) 45

Duff 1-0-2, Morton 1-0-2, Carpenter 5-0-14, London 1-0-2, Hovey 3-0-6, T. Quint 3-3-9, M. Quint 3-2-8, Hare 1-0-2, Estabrook, H. Quint, Sloat

LCS/MSSM (0-2) 30

Peers 3-0-8, Leighton 1-0-2, Cote 4-1-9, Good, Allen 2-4-8, St. Pierre 1-0-2, Bernier 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Carpenter 4; Peers 2

Hodgdon 6 18 23 30

LCS/MSSM 4 18 32 45

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 each 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

Hockey

Hampden 4, Presque Isle 3

At T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Nick Pease scored two goals in the first 21 seconds of the game as Hampden Academy edged 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

Houlton 45, Presque Isle 28

At Houlton, Ryan Hill led a trio of double-figure scorers with 16 points as the defense-minded Shiretowners prevailed.

Josh Beals netted 12 points and Parker Brown added 11 for Houlton.

Russ Mortland tossed in a game-best 15 points for Presque Isle.

Presque Isle (3-1) 28

Richards 1-0-2, Carmichael, Ackerson, Gallant 2-0-6, D. Kingsbury, Cassidy 1-0-2, Mortland 7-0-15, A. Kingsbury 1-1-3, McLean, Braley

Houlton (2-3) 45

Brown 4-3-11, Austin, Bates 2-2-6, Hill 6-3-16, Beals 5-2-12, Carmichael, McGuire

3-pt. goals: Gallant 2, Mortland; Hill

Presque Isle 12 18 22 28

Houlton 14 26 32 45

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 pull 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

Fort Kent 60, Madawaska 39

At Madawaska, Cory Voisine scored 22 points, 10 of which came for the foul line and Matthew Harvey added 14 to the Warriors over the Owls.

Deejay Gendreau led Madawaska with 10 points

Ford Kent (3-1) 60

Levesque 3-1-7, Jared Soucy 2-0-5, Rioux 0-2-2, S. Bouchard 1-0-2, Harvey 5-3-14, A. Bouchard 4-0-8, Voisine 6-10-22, Cyr, Potvin, J Soucy

Madawaska (2-2) 39

Cannan 1-0-2, Desrosier 2-4-8, Nate Beaulieu 1-0-3, Jamie Cyr 2-1-5, Albert 1-1-3, Bosse 4-0-8, Gendreau 3-2-10, N. Beaulieu, Marquis, J Cyr, Thibeauit, Sirois

3-pt. goals: Visitor; Home

Fort Kent 17 26 43 60

Madawaska 7 15 29 39

3-pt goals: Jarad Soucy, Harvey, Nate Beaulieu, Gendreau 2

JV: Fort Kent 64-36

Ashland 76, So. Aroostook 68

At Ashland, Jeremy Tarr hit 11 of 12 free throws as the Hornets outscored the Warriors of Dyer Brook 30-21 in the fourth quarter to pick up the win.

Lucas Belanger led Ashland with 23 points and 13 rebounds, Tarr registered 22 points, Tyler Cote added 16 points, and Justin Belanger posted 13 points and eight rebounds.

Robert Toothaker paced Southern Aroostook with 17 points, Dakota Sleeper contributed 16, Stephen Grant had 12 and Mike Casey 10.

Southern Aroostook (1-3) 68

Desmond, Sutherland, T. Robinson 4-0-8, Toothaker 6-4-17, Sleeper 6-2-16, Grant 5-2-12, Branscombe, Casey 5-0-10, Flewelling, C. Robinson 1-2-5

Ashland (4-1) 76

Paradis, Tarr 3-16-22, L. Belanger 7-9-23, Gimble 0-1-1, Cote 4-6-16, Nemer 0-1-1, Hafford, Levesque, J. Belanger 6-1-13

3-pt. goals: Sleeper 2, Toothaker, C. Robinson; Cote 2

So. Aroostook 13 30 47 68

Ashland 16 31 46 76

JV: Ashland 60-53