HOWLAND – The Orono girls basketball team raced out to a 17-point halftime lead, then held on for a 52-44 victory over Penobscot Valley on Thursday night.

Jade Keezer led Orono with 13 points while Sarah Parent and Sarah Pavento each tallied 11 points for the Red Riots.

Casey McCloskey led Penobscot Valley with a game-high 28 points.

Orono (4-1) 52

Keezer 5-2-13, Parent 4-3-11, Georgia, Quintal 2-0-4, Hanson 3-3-9, Thibodeau 1-7-9, Fox 1-3-6, Pavento 4-3-11, Pinkham

Penobscot Valley (1-4) 44

McCloskey 10-4-28, E. Dawson, Rancourt, Drost 1-0-2, Keene, Leveille 1-0-3, Theriault, Hallet 2-4-8, Michaud, Vanedestine, K. Dawson 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Keezer, Fox; McCloskey 2, Leveille

Orono 16 37 47 52

Penobscot Valley 8 20 30 44

Piscataquis 54, Schenck 47

At East Millinocket, the Pirates of Guilford used a balanced scoring attack to down the Wolverines.

Jill Martell paced Piscataquis Community with 19 points while Mallory Izbicki added nine.

Ashley Deloge scored 19 for Schenck.

Piscataquis (2-2) 54

Martell 6-5-19, Davis 3-2-8, Woodbury 1-0-2, Bravi 4-0-8, Morrill 1-0-2, Izbicki 4-1-9

Schenck (0-4) 47

Deloge 6-6-19, Lowell 5-0-13, Kimball 2-2-6, Michaud, Bouchard 1-2-4, MacLeod 1-0-2, Lanzara, King, Dicentes 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Martell 2; Lowell 2, Deloge

Piscataquis 18 30 42 54

Schenck 7 21 33 47

JV: Schenck 34-24

Washburn 48, So. Aroostook 35

At Dyer Brook, Rachel Palmer led three players in double figures with 17 points as unbeaten Washburn improved to 5-0.

Palmer also grabbed 10 rebounds; Kelsee McLaughlin netted 14 points and Rebecca Campbell 13 for the Beavers.

Brittany Charette led all scorers with 22 points for the Southern Aroostook Warriors.

Washburn (5-0) 48

Palmer 7-3-17, Campbell 4-1-13, McLaughlin 5-4-14, Berube 0-2-2, Goupille, Reed, Sjoberg, McDougall 1-0-2, Saucier

So. Aroostook (0-5) 35

Charette 8-6-22, King, E. Goodall 3-0-7, L. Goodall 3-0-6, Bergan, Jan. Rockwell, Jas. Rockwell, Grant

3-pt. goals: Campbell; E. Goodall

Washburn 12 21 31 48

So. Aroostook 8 14 23 35

JV: Washburn 27-26

Houlton 54, Fort Kent 49

At Fort Kent, Rachel Foster scored 30 points to lead Houlton past Fort Kent.

Desiree Dow added 12 points for the Shiretowners.

Emily Pelletier paced Fort Kent with 23 points, including five 3-pointers. Taylor Rossignol scored 18 points and Krystal Walker had nine rebounds.

Houlton (3-1) 54

Foster 13-4-30, Dow 6-0-12, Bartlett 1-1-3, Sanderson 2-0-4, Herring 2-0-4, McPartland 0-1-1, Putnam

Fort Kent (2-2) 49

E. Pelletier 7-4-23, Boucher 7-1-18, Rossignol 0-2-2, J. Pelletier 1-0-2, Walker 1-2-4, Cyr, Dubay, Bouchard

3-pt. goals: E. Pelletier 5, Boucher 3

Houlton 15 29 45 54

Fort Kent 6 15 29 49

JV: Fort Kent 54-34

CAHS 55, Madawaska 17

At Madawaska, Sarah Long tossed in a game-high 19 points as Central Aroostook of Mars Hill took an early lead and never looked back.

Amber Bradley and Alex Dame chipped in 13 points apiece for the Panthers.

Kallie Pelletier scored six points for Madawaska.

Central Aroostook (3-1) 55

C. Hartin 1-0-2, Bradley 6-1-13, B. Hartin 1-0-2, Day 1-0-2, Graham 2-0-4, Dame 6-1-13, S. Long 9-1-19, McClay, Estabrook, K. Long, Mean, Brewer

Madawaska (1-4) 17

Dugal 1-0-2, A. Cyr 1-1-3, Nadeau 2-0-4, K. Pelletier 2-2-6, Dionne 1-0-2, Parker, Gagnon, B. Pelletier, Jendreau, Schilcher

3-pt. goals: none

Cen. Aroostook 13 28 42 55

Madawaska 2 8 13 17

JV: Madawaska 43-40

GHCA 50, Wisdom 33

At Presque Isle, Sarah Riopel scored 12 points as Greater Houlton Christian Academy defeated Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Kari Brewer posted 11 points while Deidre Socoby added 10 for Greater Houlton Christian.

Deliya Michaud tossed in 12 points to lead Wisdom.

Wisdom 33

Guerrette 1-0-2, Michaud 6-0-12, Labrie 2-0-4, Berce 2-3-7, Coloumbe 3-0-6, Cyr 1-0-2, Paradis, Morin, Beaulieu, Prieritz, Raymond

GHCA 50

Brewer 4-3-11, Vargas 1-0-2, Riopel 5-0-12, Socoby 4-0-10, Parker 2-3-7, Lord 1-0-2, Barnes 1-0-2, S. Michaud 1-2-4, Lee, Smart, B. Emerey, H. Emery, McGuire, A. Michaud, Mellia

3-pt. goals: Riopel 2, Socoby 2

Wisdom 2 6 18 33

GHCA 13 33 46 50

Woodland 44, Calais 35

At Calais, Courtney Cochran scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lift Woodland over Calais.

Ariel Knights and Julia Nicholas each scored 11 points for the Dragons.

Nicole Osborne paced Calais with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Woodland (4-1) 44

Knights 5-1-11, Nicholas 5-1-11, Cochran 4-6-14, Torey 4-0-8, Laking, Gabriel, Bergin, White

Calais (3-3) 35

Osborne 9-1-19, Cross 3-2-8, Hollingdale 1-0-2, Clark 1-0-3, Hill 1-0-3, Morrison, Karvia, L. Remington, W. Remington, McVicar, Beaton

3-pt. goals: Clark, Hill

Woodland 6 23 33 44

Calais 4 9 19 35

JV: Calais 51-22

Boys basketball

John Bapst 67, Central 32

At Bangor Auditorium, Ethan Cushman scored 15 points to help lift John Bapst over Central of Corinth.

Charlie Merritt had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Crusaders.

Tyler Pineo led Central with 12 points.

Central (0-4) 32

Bean 2-0-4, J. Speed 2-0-4, St. Peter 2-0-4, LaFlamme 1-0-2, Pineo 5-0-12, Dorr 0-2-2, Brown 1-0-2, LePage 1-0-2, Hardke, B. Speed, T. Speed

John Bapst (4-1) 67

Gallant 1-2-4, M. Gagnon 1-2-4, Carr 1-0-3, D. Smith 1-1-3, Wetherbee 0-1-1, N. Smith 1-0-2, Bragdon 2-0-4, J. Gagnon 1-0-2, Healey 3-0-6, Moriarty 1-0-2, Sawyer 3-0-6, Merritt 5-1-11, Hass 2-0-4, Cushman 7-1-15

3-pt. goals: Pineo 2; Carr

Central 7 15 23 32

John Bapst 15 37 52 67

JV: John Bapst 58-37

Forest Hills 56, Highview Chr. 29

At Husson College in Bangor, Jeff Mulhall scored 19 points to lift Forest Hills of Jackman over Highview Christian Academy of Charleston.

Casey Gilboe scored 18 points for Forest Hills and Cody Plante added 13 points.

Ben Le paced Highview Christian with 14 points.

Forest Hills (4-1) 56

Mulhall 7-0-19, Gilboe 8-2-18, Plante 5-2-13, McNally 0-3-3, Lumbert 0-1-1, Gilbert 1-0-2, Forge, Bradford

Highview Christian (0-3) 29

Le 6-0-14, Rowe 4-0-9, Jones 1-0-2, Choi 0-1-1, Fernandez 1-0-3, L. Tran, Brewer, Morishita, D. Tran, Chandler, Parent

3-pt. goals: Mulhall 5, Plante; Le 2, Rowe, Fernandez

Forest Hills 28 37 42 56

Highview Chr. 7 12 21 29

Van Buren 66, Washburn 41

At Washburn, Ben Doucette led four players in double figures with 23 points as the Van Buren Crusaders defeated Washburn.

Alex Martin scored 15 points and Jean Pierre Dumond had 13 while Dereck Rossignol added 11 for Van Buren.

Evan Sperrey led Washburn with 16 points while Nick Macintosh posted 13.

Van Buren (2-2) 66

Doucette 8-6-23, Rossignol 4-3-11, Dumond 6-1-13, Martin 5-4-15, Jianjiordano 1-2-4, LaPointe, Deschaine, St. Pierre, Classe, Vaillancourt, Pillen

Washburn (0-4) 41

Sperrey 7-0-16, Macintosh 6-0-13, Fitzpatrick 2-0-4, Campbell 1-0-2, Seb. Viola 2-0-4, Conley 1-0-2, Fox, Frank, Howe, Sal. Viola

3-pt. goals: Doucette, Martin; Sperrey 2, Macintosh

Van Buren 14 28 52 66

Washburn 9 27 33 41

JV: Van Buren 50-23

Wisdom 59, GHCA 43

At Presque Isle, Derek Young registered 17 points to spark Wisdom by Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Curtis Picard scored 13 points while Michael San Antonio chipped in with 11 for Wisdom.

Chad Duff scored 15 points to pace Greater Houlton.