Cote helps Hornets sting Pioneers Ashland cruises to sixth win

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ASHLAND – Tyler Cote scored all of his game-high 22 points in the first half as the Hornets raced out to a 54-18 lead en route to a convincing 89-40 boys basketball victory over Wisdom of St. Agatha Friday night.

Henry Milligan put in 15 points and hauled down nine rebounds for Ashland while Carl Nemer added 14 points. Justin Belanger grabbed nine boards.

Derek Young’s 11 points led Wisdom.

Wisdom (1-5) 40

Young 3-3-11, Ky. Daigle 2-0-4, R. Chamberland 1-0-2, K. Chamberland 1-0-3, Ku. Daigle 2-0-5, Michaud, San Antonio 3-2-8, Picard 2-3-7, Jenks, Cyr

Ashland (6-1) 89

Cote 8-2-22, Milligan 5-5-15, Nemer 4-4-14, Wilson 1-0-2, Paradis 2-1-5, Tarr 3-3-9, L. Belanger 1-0-2, Gimbel 1-0-2, Hafford 3-0-6, Levesque 2-1-5, J. Belanger 1-2-4, Baker 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Ku. Daigle; Cote 4, Nemer 2

Wisdom 11 18 30 40

Ashland 27 54 71 89

Cen. Aroostook 78, Washburn 56

At Mars Hill, Cameron York led four Panthers in double figures with 18 points as the hosts remained unbeaten.

Manny Martinez tossed in 17 points for Central Aroostook, while Caleb Kelly scored 11 and Blake McCarthy had 10.

Nick McIntosh poured in a game-high 31 points for Washburn. Conner Fitzpatrick netted 17.

Washburn (0-6) 56

McIntosh 13-5-31, Fitzpatrick 8-1-17, Sperry, Frank 1-0-3, Campbell 0-1-1, Conley 1-0-2, Viola 0-2-2, Howe

Central Aroostook (6-0) 78

York 7-0-18, Martinez 5-5-17, Kelly 5-1-11, B. McCarthy 5-0-10, Folsom 3-0-7, McLaughlin 0-1-1, Thomas, Stiles 1-2-4, Footer 3-0-6, L. McCarthy 2-0-4, White, Nappi

3-pt. goals: Frank; York 4, Martinez 2, Folsom

Washburn 12 25 34 56

Central Aroostook 30 48 63 78

Belfast 50, Waterville 45 (OT)

At Belfast, the host Lions sank key free throws down the stretch in overtime to pull away for the victory.

Jake Arthers netted 12 points and Marcus Benjamin 10 for Belfast.

J.D. Guiski paced Waterville with 15 points while Paul Johnston scored 14.

Waterville (4-4) 45

Johnston 6-2-14, Guiski 7-1-15, Webb 1-2-4, Theriault 3-1-9, Bishop 1-0-2, Lee 0-1-1, Roy, Hardy, Bizier

Belfast (5-3) 50

Arthers 3-5-12, Benjamin 3-4-10, Martens 2-1-5, Ja. Davis 4-0-8, Felton 2-0-4, Murphy 2-1-5, Ji. Davis 3-0-6, Philbrook

3-pt. goals: Theriault 2; Arthers

Waterville 7 15 25 37 45

Belfast 7 15 24 37 50

JV: Waterville 63-54

Fort Fairfield 63, Katahdin 50

At Fort Fairfield, Ryan Noyes scored 19 points to help lead Fort Fairfield past Katahdin of Stacyville.

Doug Sharpe had nine points for Fort Fairfield.

Tom Anderson led Katahdin with 19 points. Ryan McCarthy scored 12 points and Lucas Craig added 10 points.

Katahdin (2-5) 50

E. Qualey 2-2-6, Anderson 9-1-19, McCarthy 3-3-12, Craig 3-2-10, Guiggey 1-0-2, Robinson 0-1-1, Curtis, Davis, Gallagher, Rodgerson

Fort Fairfield (5-3) 63

T. Noyes 1-2-4, Closson 1-4-6, Forsman 2-2-6, Churchill 0-2-2, Cresenzo 2-2-6, Booth 2-1-6, R. Noyes 8-2-19, Sharpe 3-3-9, Dufour 1-2-5, Everett, Edgecomb, Thibeau, Ramos

3-pt. goals: McCarthy 3, Craig 2; Booth, R. Noyes, Dufour

Katahdin 8 16 31 50

Fort Fairfield 18 31 42 63

JV: Katahdin 52-51

Van Buren 84, GHCA 33

At Presque Isle, Ben Doucette scored a game-high 30 points to power Van Buren by Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Alex Martin registered 19 points while Derrick Rossignol added 10 for the Crusaders.

Alex Crone scored nine points to lead Greater Houlton Christian.

Van Buren 84

Lapointe 0-1-1, Doucette 11-5-30, Theriault 1-0-2, Rossignol 5-0-10, Dumond 4-0-8, St. Pierre 3-1-7, Chasse 1-0-3, Martin 6-5-19, Giangiordano 2-0-4, Vaillancourt, Allen

GHCA 33

Wiley 1-0-3, Campbell 2-0-4, Duff 1-0-3, Holmes 2-0-4, Crone 3-0-9, Straubel 1-0-2, Gray 1-2-4, Bowers 2-0-4, Budd, Morin

3-pt. goals: Doucette 3, Chasse, Martin 2; Wiley, Campbell, Crone 3

Van Buren 21 46 71 84

GHCA 6 16 28 33

Woodland 79, Jonesport-Beals 74

At Jonesport, Aaron St. Pierre scored 24 points to help his Woodland Dragons hold off the Royals.

Chad James and Ben Sears each scored 22 points to lead the Dragons, who hit 23 of 44 free throws in the game.

Mike Smith led Jonesport-Beals with 29 points while Josh Faulkingham added 15 to go with a game-high 12 rebounds. Smith grabbed eight boards for the Royals, who took a five-point lead midway through the third quarter.

Woodland (6-2) 79

St. Pierre 8-3-24, James 6-8-22, Bonner 0-5-5, Sears 8-6-22, Brown 3-1-7, Flannery, Townsend

Jonesport-Beals (2-5) 74

Smith 11-3-29, Lyons 1-0-2, Faulkingham 6-3-15, Leach, Holmes 1-0-2, Peaden 0-4-4, A. Beal 4-0-9, H. Beal 3-0-7, K. Beal, Carver 1-0-2, Merchant 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: St. Pierre 5, James 2; Smith 4, A. Beal, H. Beal

Woodland 17 38 61 79

Jonesport-Beals 14 35 57 74

JV: Woodland 74-59

Old Town 61, Bucksport 45

At Old Town, Ethan Shanley had his first double-double this season with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Coyotes past Bucksport.

Colin Ziegenbein had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Old Town.

Derek Fish led the Golden Bucks with 15 points while Dom Kone added 12.

Bucksport (1-5) 45

Fish 5-5-15, Kone 5-1-12, Dedman 4-0-8, Bowden 1-1-3, Harriman 2-1-5, Leighton, Pappas, McGeechan

Old Town (6-2) 61

Shanley 10-0-20, Ziegenbein 5-4-14, Shorey 4-0-9, Ba 2-2-7, Bartlett 1-0-2, Paradis 1-0-2, Hussey 1-0-2, Merry 1-0-2, Wilkins 1-0-3, Boucher

3-pt. goals: Kone; Shorey, Ba, Wilkins

Bucksport 11 24 30 45

Old Town 18 32 43 61

JV: Bucksport 62-41

Rockland 78, Oak Hill 55

At Rockland, Chris Nolan led five Rockland scorers in double figures with 17 points as the Tigers defeated Oak Hill of Sabattus.

Tyler Patterson scored 14 points and Dylan Meklin posted 12 for Rockland. Teel Ilvonen tossed up 11 points while Nick Baudanza added 10 for the Tigers.

Bronson Drewry led Oak Hill with a game-high 21 points. Tim Levesque scored 13 points while Cam Morin added 11 for the Raiders.

Oak Hill (2-6) 55

Drewry 8-2-21, Levesque 4-2-13, Morin 4-2-11, Rines 0-1-1, Greenier 1-0-2, Brown 2-0-4, Legasse 0-3-3, Foss, Bussiere, Mills, Bouffard

Rockland (6-2) 78

Nolan 5-7-17, Baudanza 3-4-10, Meklin 6-0-12, Ilvonen 3-3-11, Patterson 6-2-14, Weiss 1-0-2, Dresser 2-0-4, Searle 2-2-6, Morrill 1-0-2, Rossiter, Leider, Murphy

3-pt. goals: Drewry 2, Levesque 3, Morin; Ilvonen 2

Oak Hill 16 24 39 55

Rockland 18 33 55 78

Girls basketball

Ashland 54, Wisdom 22

At Ashland, Whitney Flint scored 18 points to help Ashland defeat Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Mindy Chasse had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets.

Sadi Dubois led the Pioneers with nine points.

Wisdom (0-5) 22

Dubois 4-1-9, Guerette 2-0-4, Michaud 1-0-2, Labrie 2-1-5, Berce 1-0-2, Paradis, Morin, Beaulieu, Cyr, Priesnitz

Ashland (5-2) 54

Flint 7-0-18, Chasse 6-5-17, W. Donovan 1-0-2, Pelkey 2-0-6, Jimmo 1-0-2, C. Cook 0-1-1, Baker 1-1-3, Tilley 1-1-3, Poulin 0-2-2, Good, Lothrop, D’ozier, M. Cook, M. Donovan, Orcutt

3-pt. goals: Flint 4, Pelkey 2

Wisdom 8 11 19 22

Ashland 12 30 44 54

Woodland 87, East Grand 6

At Woodland, Courtney Cochran poured in 23 points as Woodland rolled past East Grand of Danforth.

Ariel Knights scored 14 points and Asia Parks had 12 while Julia Nicholas chipped in with 11 for the Dragons.

Kelsey Daoust scored three points to pace East Grand.

East Grand (1-6) 6

Daoust 1-0-3, Lloyd 1-0-2, Bartlett 0-1-1, Tuck, Beaudoin

Woodland (5-2) 87

Laking 2-0-4, Boomer 2-0-4, Knights 7-0-14, Gabriel 3-0-6, Torrey 1-0-2, McGinley 2-0-4, Hurlbert, Nicholas 5-1-11, Cochran 11-1-23, Bergin 1-1-3, Parks 6-0-12, White 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Daoust

East Grand 2 3 6 6

Woodland 25 42 68 87

JV: Calais 31, Woodland 23

Bangor 50, Skowhegan 46

At Red Barry Gymnasium in Bangor, Allie Clukey tossed in a game-high 19 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to power the Rams to victory.

Meagan Doucette scored 10 points for Bangor.

Morgan Lambert and Kaley Brown paced Skowhegan with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Skowhegan (5-2) 46

Brown 4-3-11, Davis 1-0-3, Atkinson 0-1-1, Matchett 1-0-3, Smith 1-5-7, Milligan 1-0-2, Noddin, Lambert 5-0-12, Jones 1-5-7

Bangor (6-2) 50

B. Hackett 1-0-2, Roberts, Tocci, A. Hackett 3-1-7, Freudenberger, Doucette 4-2-10, Wadleigh 1-0-2, Sivik 3-0-9, Clukey 5-9-19, Comstock 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Davis, Matchett, Lambert 2

Skowhegan 9 18 28 46

Bangor 14 19 38 50

Sumner 47, Searsport 35

At Searsport, the Tigers switched to a zone defense to start the second half, stymied the Vikings, and pulled away for the win.

Tashia Daley led the Tigers of East Sullivan with 15 points, and Alesha MacLean added eight.

Kayla Garcelon topped the Vikings with nine points.

Sumner (1-6) 47

Smith 2-2-6, Robinson, Sargent 2-0-4, Arey 1-2-4, Harvey 1-0-2, Havey 0-1-1, MacLean 3-2-8, Higgins 1-0-2, Traxler 1-3-5, Daley 7-1-15

Searsport (0-8) 35

Clark 3-0-6, Gray 1-0-2, Garcelon 4-0-9, Chaney 0-1-1, Jettinghoff 1-4-6, Quigley 3-0-6, Landmesser 2-1-5, Cotter, Lindelof

3-pt. goals: Garcelon

Sumner 11 19 34 47

Searsport 11 25 29 35

JV: Sumner 45-25

GSA 64, Washington Acad. 60

At Blue Hill, junior Maddie Park scored seven points in overtime and sophomore India Frazier added five points to lead George Stevens Academy past Washington Academy of East Machias in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Park hit three free throws with five seconds remaining in regulation to force overtime.

Park scored 27 points for the Eagles and Frazier had 12 points.

Taylor Wood paced the Raiders with 14 points and Taylor Seeley had 11 points. Andi Flannery and Carilla Fritz scored 10 points apiece.

Washington Academy (5-1) 60

Espling 3-0-7, Nicely 1-0-3, Seeley 5-1-11, Flannery 4-2-10, Smith 1-0-3, Wood 6-2-14, Fritz 4-1-10, Price 1-0-2, Lewey

George Stevens (7-0) 64

Davis 3-0-6, Park 7-8-27, E. Peake 3-1-8, A. Peake 3-1-8, Frazier 3-6-12, Theoharidius 2-0-4, Eaton, Clapp

3-pt. goals: Espling, Nicely, Smith, Fritz; Park 2

Wash. Acad. 12 25 40 52 60

George Stevens 14 32 39 52 64

JV: Washington Acad. 44-32

Mattanawcook Acad. 54, MDI 47

At Bar Harbor, Bree Hanscom scored 16 points to lift Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln over Mount Desert Island.

Michelle Paul had 12 points for the Lynx and Brooke Hanscom added 10 points.

Megan Felt led the Trojans with 13 points. Anna Joy scored 12 points and Mackenzie Curtis chipped in 10 points.

Mattanawcook Academy (7-0) 54

Gardner 0-2-2, Paul 2-6-12, Bre. Hanscom 7-2-16, Bro. Hanscom 3-2-10, Nicastro 1-0-2, DeRaps 3-0-7, Hawkins 1-0-2, Burleigh 1-1-3, Piche, Libbey, Anderson, Nesin

MDI (3-4) 47

Parady 1-0-2, Carroll 1-0-2, Joy 5-2-12, Hutchins 1-1-3, Curtis 3-4-10, Felt 6-1-13, Mincton 1-3-5, Thormann, Vaux, Pratt

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

Mattanawcook 17 29 46 54

MDI 3 22 34 47

JV: Mattanawcook 42-36

Orono 51, Penquis 40

At Milo, Michelle Georgia scored 15 points to lead Orono to victory over Penquis.

Elizabeth Fox added 10 points for the Red Riots.

Erica Lyford scored a game-high 18 points to lead Penquis.

Orono (6-2) 51

Keezer 1-4-6, Georgia 4-5-15, Hanson 2-2-6, Thibeault 4-1-9, Fox 3-2-10, Pavento 2-1-5, Pinkham

Penquis (1-7) 40

Chapman 4-0-8, Ottman, Fowles 1-0-2, Lyford 7-4-18, Carey 0-3-3, Zambrano, McLaughlin, Bess, Royal 2-0-4, Weston 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Georgia 2, Fox 2

Orono 9 21 34 51

Penquis 13 27 37 40

JV: Penquis 28-16