BUCKSPORT – Ethan Cushman hit a free throw with 24 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the John Bapst boys basketball team its first lead of the game and help the Crusaders of Bangor held on for a 62-61 win over Bucksport Saturday in high school action.

Ryan Carr scored 10 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for John Bapst and Aaron Healey had nine of his 17 points in the fourth. Cushman scored 12 points.

Dylan Dedman led the Golden Bucks with 20 points and Marshall Harriman added 13 points.

John Bapst (5-1) 62

Gallant 1-4-6, Carr 6-2-17, D. Smith 1-1-3, Gagnon 2-1-7, Healey 5-5-17, Cushman 5-2-12, N. Smith, Bragdon, Merritt

Bucksport (0-5) 61

Fish 5-2-13, Bowden 1-3-5, Dedman 9-2-20, Kone 2-2-6, M. Harriman 6-1-13, Goodin 0-4-4, McGeechan, K. Harriman, Leighton

3-pt. goals: Carr 3, Gagnon 2, Healey 2; Fish

John Bapst 5 20 38 62

Bucksport 17 29 44 61

Foxcroft Acad. 31, Central 29

At Dover-Foxcroft, Jamie Nason scored a lay-up with three seconds remaining in the game to lift the Ponies past the Red Devils of Corinth.

Nason finished with seven points while Ian Champeon led Foxcroft with 10 points.

Tyler Pineo paced Central with 13 points and Joe Brown added 10.

Central (0-6) 29

Pineo 4-2-13, Brown 3-4-10, B. Speed 1-0-2, St. Peter 2-0-4, J. Speed, T. Speed, Dorr, LaPage

Foxcroft Acad. (1-3) 31

Champeon 5-0-10, Richard 1-0-2, Nason 3-1-7, Adkins 1-0-2, Gould 2-3-7, Witham 1-1-3, Gourley, Kasprazak, Geiger

3-pt. goals: Pineo 3

Central 14 16 21 29

Foxcroft Acad. 13 20 23 31

JV: Foxcroft Acad. 41-39

Presque Isle 62, Hermon 37

At Presque Isle, Russ Mortland tallied a game-high 18 points to spark Presque Isle by Hermon.

Adam Kingsbury grabbed 10 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Kevin Tarr led the Hawks with 15 points.

Hermon (1-4) 37

Tarr 6-3-15, Moore 1-0-3, Peterson 2-0-4, Gross 2-0-5, Helms 1-0-2, Rowe 2-2-6, Jellison 1-0-2, Smith, Dority, Ball

Presque Isle (3-1) 62

Mortland 7-1-18, Richards 3-2-8, Ackerson 1-0-2, Johnson 1-0-2, Gallant 4-0-8, D. Kingsbury 3-0-9, Cassidy 3-2-8, A. Kingsbury 1-3-5, McLean 1-0-2, Carmichael, Dyer, Chasse, Braley

3-pt. goals: Moore, Gross; Mortland 3, D. Kingsbury 3

Hermon 5 16 27 37

Presque Isle 16 34 53 62

JV: Presque Isle 71-52

Edward Little 63, Brewer 50

At Brewer, Corey Theriault scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half as the Red Eddies rolled over the Witches.

Mukhtar Sharif also scored 16 points for Edward Little of Auburn. Ben Hartnett had 13 points and Kyle Philbrook added 11 points.

Ben Valley led Brewer with 13 points. Coby Hutchins scored 11 points and Bill Bissell had 10 points.

Edward Little (3-2) 63

Philbrook 5-1-11, Hartnett 5-3-13, Prue 2-0-4, C. Theriault 7-1-16, Daigle 1-1-3, Sharif 6-4-16, J. Theriault, Tribou

Brewer (1-4) 50

T. Bessette 3-0-6, O’Connell 2-0-4, Bissell 5-0-10, Meeker 2-0-4, Hutchins 4-0-11, Valley 4-5-13, Belote 1-0-2, R. Bessette, Drake, Murphy, Carson

3-pt. goals: C. Theriault; Hutchins 3

Edward Little 11 24 41 63

Brewer 18 26 36 50

Georges Valley 46, Madison 45

At Madison, Brandon Staples scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as the Buccaneers of Thomaston held off the Bulldogs.

Georges Valley outscored Madison 17-8 in the third quarter to rally from a 6-point halftime deficit. The Bulldogs had a chance at the end after a Buccaneer turnover, but a 3-point attempt didn’t go.

Chris Eustis added 12 points and nine assists for Georges Valley. Trevor Wilson had 11 points, four steals and 10 rebounds.

Simon Elias led Madison with 17 points and Ezra Gourley had 15.

Georges Valley (3-1) 46

Henry, Rich, Wilson 4-3-11, Lemieux, Beverage, Eustis 5-2-12, Staples 6-3-21, Ranney, Grierson 1-0-2

Madison (2-3) 45

Small, Perkins 3-0-6, Gourley 6-2-15, Elias 8-1-17, Richards 3-1-7, Smith, Small, Moody

3-pt. goals: Staples; Gourley

Georges Valley 10 19 36 46

Madison 12 25 33 45

Girls basketball

Hermon 63, Presque Isle 59

At Presque Isle, Ashley Kelley scored 12 of her 30 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed 14 rebounds to power Hermon by Presque Isle.

Hillary Keith added 11 points for the Hawks.

Sarah Porter netted 19 points to lead Presque Isle while Allison Dean added 18.

Hermon (5-1) 63

Veilleux, Woodard, Berglund 1-1-3, Durgin 3-2-9, Keith 4-3-11, Kelley 12-6-30, Barry 1-0-2, Arnold 4-0-8

Presque Isle (1-3) 59

Michaud 3-0-6, Porter 5-6-19, Buckley 0-2-2, Legasse 2-2-6, Cheney 1-1-3, Dean 4-7-18, Girardin 2-1-5, Ward, Coffin

3-pt. goals: Durgin; Porter 3, Dean 3

Hermon 14 31 45 63

Presque Isle 15 31 40 59

JV: Hermon 50-24

Orono 75, Searsport 34

At Orono, the Red Riots manufactured a 30-0 run in the second quarter and had several of their 32 steals on their way to victory over Searsport.

Michelle Georgia led Orono with 16 points while Erica Hanson posted 15. Jade Keezer and Sarah Thibeault each added 10 points for the Red Riots.

Amanda Chaney and Olivia Quigley each had eight points to pace Searsport.

Searsport (0-5) 34

Clark 2-0-4, Gray 1-0-2, Chaney 4-0-8, Landmesser 2-1-5, Kalis, Jettinghoff 1-1-3, Quigley 3-2-8, Chaar 1-0-2, Bradshaw, Cotter 1-0-2

Orono (5-1) 75

Keezer 4-1-10, Georgia 7-2-16, Quintal, Hanson 6-3-15, Thibeault 4-2-10, Fox 3-0-6, Saucier, Sherman 4-1-9, Pavento 2-1-5, Pinkham 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Keezer

Searsport 8 16 24 34

Orono 12 42 61 75

JV: Orono 41-20

Shead 48, Calvary Chapel 36

At Eastport, Robyn Stuart scored 14 points to help lift Shead over Calvary Chapel of Orrington.

Camisha Doten chipped in with eight points for the Tigerettes.

Faith Thomas paced the Sabres of Orrington with 19 points.

Calvary Chapel (0-2) 36

Thomas 6-5-19, Lacadie 0-1-1, Mills 0-2-2, Kettell 3-0-6, Pomeroy 2-0-5, Norsworthy 0-1-1, Warman

Shead (2-3) 48

Stuart 6-2-14, Doten 4-0-8, Barnes 2-0-4, Pottle 2-3-7, Hoche 1-0-2, McPhail 2-0-4, Vinson 3-1-7, Patterson 1-0-2, Lewey

3-pt. goals: Thomas 2, Pomeroy

Calvary Chapel 2 7 18 36

Shead 11 25 40 48

East Grand 38, Highview Chr. 26

At Newman Gym in Bangor, Kelsey Daoust poured in 19 points to lead East Grand of Danforth to victory over Highview Christian Academy of Charleston.

Nikki Tuck scored all of her 11 points in the second half for East Grand.

Elizabeth Hanson paced Highview Christian with 12 points while Alexandra Booker added 10.

East Grand (1-3) 38

Daoust 7-3-19, Tuck 5-1-11, Lloyd 2-0-4, Bartlett 2-0-5, Gilman, Hamington, Beaudoin

Highview Chr. (0-4) 26

Hanson 6-0-12, Booker 4-1-10, Allard 1-0-2, Shevchuk 1-0-2, Francis, Loreda, Dunfee, Nguyen, Babcock

3-pt. goals: Doust 2, Bartlett; Booker

East Grand 5 11 23 38

Highview Chr. 2 4 16 26

Stearns 61, Penobscot Valley 38

At Howland, April Davis and Adriana Eurich each netted 14 points to propel Stearns of Millinocket to the win.

Kirsten Marter added nine points for the Minutemen.

Kirstie Dawson led the Howlers with a game high 17 points and Casey McCloskey added 15 points.

Stearns (3-2) 61

Davis 4-4-14, Eurich 6-0-14, Osborne, A. Legasse 1-0-2, Marter 3-3-9, Mills 1-0-2, Leavitt, M. Legasse 1-2-4, Lynch 2-0-4, Lyons 3-0-6, Sheradon 0-2-2

Penobscot Valley (1-5) 38

Dawson 7-3-17, McCloskey 5-5-15, Rancourt, Keene 1-0-2, Green 1-0-2, Leveill 1-0-2, Theriault, Hallett, Michaud, Vanadestine

3-pt. goals: Davis 2

Stearns 15 30 53 61

PVHS 4 15 24 38

JV: Stearns 46-32

Gardiner 51, MCI 32

At Pittsfield, Genny Garwood registered a game-high 20 points as the Tigers rolled over the Huskies.

Gardiner’s Chelsea Striker chipped in with 11 points.

Kristi Judkins scored 15 points to pace MCI.

Gardiner (5-0) 51

Lovley 2-2-7, Striker 4-2-11, Weymouth, Cray 1-1-3, Garwood 9-2-20, Kimball 0-1-1, Kozma, Gorham 1-0-2, Lawrence 0-1-1, Trahan 2-2-6, Marks

MCI (2-4) 32

Asaro 2-3-7, Mosher, Judkins 6-0-15, Huff, Houston, Fields-Love 1-0-2, Lorentsen 2-0-4, Hughes, Clement 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Lovely, Striker; Judkins 3

Gardiner 15 25 39 51

MCI 6 13 28 34

Foxcroft 37, Central 27

At Corinth, Vanessa Lougee scored 18 points to lead Foxcroft Academy past Central.

Rachel Trafton led Central with seven points, nine rebounds and four steals.

Foxcroft (3-2) 37

V. Lougee 8-2-18, Sharrow 2-1-6, Keane 1-2-4, Brown 1-1-3, Withee 1-1-3, T. Lougee 1-1-3, Flanders, Adkins

Central (2-3) 27

Ra. Trafton 2-3-7, Campbell 2-1-5, Day 1-2-4, Pineo 1-0-3, Blanchard 0-4-4, Ro. Trafton 1-0-2, Portman 1-0-2, R. McHugh, K. McHugh, Cote, Morin, Shina

3-pt. goals: Sharrow; Pineo

Foxcroft 14 19 28 37

Central 6 17 21 27

JV: Foxcroft 37-30

Hockey

Brewer 5, Brunswick 0

At T.J. Ryan Center in Brewer, Dylan Fitzpatrick and Ryan Nadeau each racked up two goals and an assist as the Witches rolled over the Dragons.

Eric White earned the shutout, stopped 23 shots. Nick Risser contributed a goal and two assists, while Andy Bush added an assist.

Matt Pellerin made 18 saves on 23 shots for Brunswick.

JV: Brewer 5-3

John Bapst 3, Orono 2

At Orono, Casey Hull scored two goals, including the game-winning goal late in the third period, as the Crusaders of Bangor tipped the Red Riots.

Nick Mitchell netted an unassisted goal in the second period while Neil LaFrance had an assist for 2-1 John Bapst. Derek Duff made 25 saves on 28 shots.

Brandon Paul and Kirk Francis each tallied a goal and an assist in the second period for 1-4 Orono. David Eugley stopped 23 of 25 shots.

Presque Isle 4, Bangor 3 (OT)

At the Forum, Presque Isle, Josh Buck scored the winning goal 53 seconds into overtime off assists from Sean Flanagan and Brandon Daigle to help the Wildcats edge the Rams.

Greg Cyr tied it at 3-3 for Presque Isle (3-2-1) off of a Dylan Collins assist with 49 seconds remaining in regulation. Collins and Flanagan each added a goal and Parker Hovey provided an assist. Ethan Hill stopped 20 of 23 shots.

Dave Pardilla, Josh Kelley and Alan Reese scored for 3-3 Bangor. Christian Dionne, Johnny Warren and Scott Farnham provided assists. Zach Hamilton blocked 24 of 28 shots.