GUILFORD – Cory Barnett scored six of his 15 points in overtime, including the game-winning basket with seven seconds left to lift the Stearns boys basketball team to a 53-52 win over the Piscataquis Community Pirates Thursday night.

Tyler Richards scored 13 points and Brett Baker added 10 for the Minutemen.

Nolan Lovell scored 14, Corbin Shufelt had 11, and Brandon London added 10 for the Piscataquis Pirates.

Stearns (6-4) 53

Barnett 6-3-15, Baker 3-3-10, Richards 6-1-13, MacDonald 0-2-2, Sadlon 2-0-5, Osborn 1-0-2, Manzo 2-2-6

Piscataquis (4-5) 52

Lovell 4-6-14, Shufelt 4-3-11, London 4-2-10, Morin, Emerson, Bridge, Russell 3-0-9, Watson, T. Cleaves 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Baker, Sadlon; Russell 3

Stearns 16 28 32 46 53

Piscataquis 9 22 37 46 52

JV: Stearns 43-30

Bangor Christian 52, Katahdin 41

At Husson College in Bangor, Brett Bradford matched personal season highs with 29 points and seven 3-point goals as Bangor Christian pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Bradford had nine points and Tyler Alexander seven in the final period, when the Patriots outscored Katahdin of Stacyville 21-11. Bangor Christian also made 7 of 8 free-throw tries in the fourth quarter.

Alexander finished with 11 points.

Ethan Qualey paced Katahdin with 15 points, while Tom Anderson added 11.

Katahdin (3-6) 41

Qualey 6-0-15, Anderson 5-1-11, McCarthy 3-0-7, Davis 1-2-4, Craig 2-0-4, Guiggey, Rodgerson

Bangor Christian (3-6) 52

Bradford 10-2-29, Alexander 4-2-11, Caldwell 1-3-5, Wilcox 0-4-4, Washburn 1-0-2, Theriault 0-1-1, Johnson

3-pt. goals: Qualey 3, McCarthy; Bradford 7, Alexander

Katahdin 12 21 30 41

Bangor Christian 4 17 31 52

Penobscot Valley 52, Dexter 49

At Dexter, Penobscot Valley of Howland jumped out to a 26-16 halftime lead and held on for a pivotal road victory.

Aaron Aywalt poured in 17 points and Chad Trapier 15 for the Howlers while Nevin Jipson chipped in with 10.

Nathan Peirce paced the Tigers with 17 points while Gavin Cote added 15.

Penobscot Valley (5-5) 52

Badineau 1-0-2, Gilley 2-0-4, Trapier 6-3-15, Aywalt 6-5-17, Jipson 4-1-10, Dolley 2-0-4, Thompson

Dexter (7-2) 49

Pierce 6-4-17, Cote 7-1-15, Woodman 1-3-5, Lary 1-0-2, Stewart 4-0-8, Eastman 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Jipson; Pierce

Penobscot Valley 14 26 42 52

Dexter 10 16 35 49

JV: Penobscot Valley 41-36

Lee 67, Schenck 52

At Lee, Hakeem Rodriguez posted eight of his game-high 25 points in the third quarter as the Pandas pulled away for their sixth straight victory.

Devan Parker added 16 points and 10 rebounds, Luis Medina contributed eight points and nine assists and Rodriguez also had seven rebounds and five assists.

Nate Lewis led the Wolverines of East Millinocket with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Aaron Hutchins had 11 points and Eric Theriault eight.

Schenck (8-2) 52

Lewis 6-2-14, Hutchins 4-2-11, McLaughlin 3-0-6, Waite 3-0-6, E. Theriault 3-0-8, Thompson 1-0-2, McCafferty 2-1-5, LewClerc, B. Theriault

Lee (6-1) 67

Rodriguez 10-3-25, Parker 6-3-16, Medina 4-0-8, Bingham 1-0-3, MacDonald 3-0-7, Norris 3-0-6, Beers 1-0-2, Harris, Guido, Stevens, Doty, Burrill

3-pt. goals: E. Theriault 2, Hutchins; Rodriguez 2, Parker, Bingham, MacDonald

Schenck 13 28 41 52

Lee 13 31 49 67

JV: Schenck 72-58

MA Lynx 41, Old Town 37

At Old Town, the Coyotes had the ball with nine seconds remaining, but were forced to foul after turning the ball over and the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx of Lincoln hit both free throws to ice the win.

Brady Vose had 18 points and Derek Libbey added 16 for the Lynx.

Colin Ziegenbein had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Coyotes.

Mattanawcook Academy (9-2) 41

Vose 7-2-18, Libbey 5-3-16, Campbell 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, White, Hannington, McKinnon 0-3-3, Langevin

Old Town (7-4) 37

Ziegenbein 4-4-12, Shanley 4-0-8, Barlett 0-1-1, Boucher 2-2-7, Paradis, Hussey, Ba 2-0-6, Shorey 1-0-3, Merry, Wilkins

3-pt. goals: Vose 2, Libbey 3; Boucher, Ba 2, Shorey

Mattanawcook 12 21 32 41

Old Town 7 16 27 37

JV: MA 61-43

Jonesport-Beals 81, Highview 27

At Bangor, Mike Smith led four Jonesport-Beals scorers in double figures with 14 points as the Royals defeated Highview Christian Academy.

Andrew Beal netted 12 points and Kelton Beal had 11 while Sean Milliken chipped in with 10 for the Royals.

Stefan Rowe posted seven points to lead Highview Christian.

Jonesport-Beals (3-5) 81

Smith 6-0-14, Lyons 2-2-6, Milliken 4-2-10, Faulkingham 2-0-4, Holmes 0-1-1, Peadon 3-2-8, K. Beal 5-1-11, A. Beal 5-1-12, H. Beal 3-0-7, Carver 1-0-2, Merchant 2-1-6

Highview Christian (0-5) 27

Jones 2-1-6, Rowe 2-1-7, Choi 2-0-4, Le 3-0-7, Brewer, Morishita, Tran, Chandler 1-1-3, Parent

3-pt. goals: Smith 2, A. Beal, H. Beal, Merchant; Jones, Rowe, Le

Jonesport-Beals 26 46 62 81

Highview Chr. 8 10 21 27

Greenville 48, Averill 16

At Greenville, Tony DiAngelo netted 14 points as the Lakers cruised to the victory.

T.K. King chipped in with 10 for Greenville.

Zach Morse scored eight to pace Averill of Hinckley.

Averill (1-7) 16

Gagnon 1-1-3, Staples 1-0-2, Doak 0-1-1, Morse 3-0-8, Day 1-0-2, Gothreau, Manzo, Cole, Riggs

Greenville (3-4) 48

DiAngelo 7-0-14, King 5-0-10, Post 4-0-8, Caola 3-0-6, Jardine 1-0-2, Wheelock 2-0-4, Muzzy 0-4-4

3-pt. goals: Morse 2

Averill 0 6 11 16

Greenville 13 27 34 48

DI-S 65, Calvary Chapel 32

At Orrington, Collin Ciomei tallied 21 points to lead undefeated Deer Isle-Stonington to victory over Calvary Chapel Christian.

Eben Powers scored 18 points while Joseph Carter added 11 for the Mariners.

Jesse Newman netted 19 points to pace Calvary Chapel.

DI-Stonington (9-0) 65

Powers 7-3-18, Ciomei 9-1-21, Boutilier 3-1-7, Carter 5-0-11, Rollins 2-0-4, Pinkham 2-0-4, Boyce, Bruce

Calvary Chapel (2-7) 32

Newman 7-4-19, Mortin 0-4-4, Heanssler 1-0-2, Austin 2-0-4, Toth 1-0-2, Lawrence 0-1-1, Madden, Monroe, Berenyi, Lacadie, Downs

3-pt. goals: Powers, Carter; Newman

DI-Stonington 13 28 49 65

Calvary Chapel 5 15 25 32

Hockey

Houlton-Hodgdon 3, John Bapst 2

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Mike Epley had a goal and an assist as Houlton-Hodgdon edged John Bapst of Bangor.

Craig Buxton and Lowell Matthews also scored for the Blackhawks, who never trailed in the match after taking a 2-0 lead. Chris Maguire and Zach Chase each added an assist for the winners.

Casey Hull and Nikki Mitchell each had a goal and an assist for John Bapst.

Malik Abouleish made 18 saves on 20 shots in goal for 5-3 Houlton-Hodgdon. Derek Duff made 23 saves on 26 shots for 6-3 John Bapst.

Orono 2, Gardiner 2 (OT)

At Alfond Arena in Orono Thursday, Jordan Caradonna’s goal off a Klinton Peckman assist with 2:02 to play tied things up for the Gardiner Tigers, but neither team could poke a shot through in overtime.

Bass Chadwick scored the first goal for the 4-2-2 Tigers on a Peckman assist. Anthony Plourde made 38 saves on 40 shots.

Brandon Paul scored both goals for the 3-6-1 Red Riots. Kirk Francis, Mark Cloutier, and Nathan Curtis each had assists. David Eugley made 29 saves on 31 shots.

Girls basketball

Greenville 54, Averill 32

At Greenville, the Lakers jumped out to a 29-12 halftime lead en route to the win.

Saige Weeks tossed in 18 points to spark Greenville.

Dorothy Leighton led Averill of Hinckley with 18 points while Crystal Babcock added 12.

Averill (1-7) 32

Leighton 6-4-18, Babcock 6-0-12, Henderson 1-0-2, Larson, Castranda, Barter, Hurlbert

Greenville (2-5) 54

Weeks 7-4-18, Harmon 3-0-6, Boucher 3-0-6, Peat 1-0-2, Gilbert 2-0-4, Martel 1-0-2, Rockwell 3-0-6, Lavigne 1-2-4, Alexander 1-0-2, Breton 2-0-4, Howard, Theriault

3-pt. goals: Leighton 2

Averill 5 12 25 32

Greenville 13 29 41 54

Hermon 64, Central 56

At Corinth, the visiting Hawks opened up a 16-point lead at the end of the third quarter then held off a late Central charge for their 10th victory.

Erin Arnold poured in a game-high 20 points for Hermon while Katie Durgin added 10.

Becca Campbell’s 18 points led the Red Devils while Rachel Trafton chipped in with 12.

Hermon (10-1) 64

Veilleux 3-0-6, Berglund 3-2-8, Durgin 5-0-10, Keith 2-5-9, Kelley 3-3-9, Arnold 8-4-20, Ross 1-0-2

Central (3-7) 56

Campbell 8-2-18, Ra. Trafton 5-0-12, McHugh 2-0-4, Pineo 3-1-9, Morin 3-0-6, Blanchard 1-0-3, Ro. Trafton 2-0-4, Portmann, Day, Cote

3-pt. goals: Pineo 2, Ra. Trafton 2, Blanchard

Hermon 17 33 53 64

Central 14 27 37 56

JV: Hermon 34-16

Bangor Christian 57, Katahdin 42

At Husson College in Bangor, Kelly Robinson scored nine of her game-high 19 points to fuel a third-quarter surge that carried the Patriots to victory.

Robinson also grabbed 10 rebounds for Bangor Christian, which received 15 points and nine rebounds from Hope Johnson.

Olivia McNally and Kayla Stevens netted 12 points each to lead Katahdin of Stacyville, while Alisha Majkowski scored 10 points.

Katahdin (4-6) 42

Rush, Majkowski 3-4-10, Duffy, McNally 5-1-12, Moore 4-0-8, Stevens 4-4-12

Bangor Christian (7-3) 57

Bragg 3-1-7, E. Johnson, Holmes, Pray 3-2-8, Robinson 9-1-19, H. Johnson 6-3-15, Libby 2-0-5, Bean 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: McNally; Libby

Katahdin 9 23 36 42

Bangor Christian 7 19 37 57

Girls basketball

Rockland 54, Maranacook 35

At Rockland, three Tigers scored in double figures to spearhead the victory over Maranacook of Readfield.

Dana Clark, Aly Nolan and Kelsey Sirois led the balanced attack with 10 points apiece.

Brittany Miles scored a game-high 15 points for Maranacook.

Maranacook (0-9) 35

Shaw 2-1-6, Miles 5-4-15, Paul 1-0-2, Caswell 0-1-1, Norwood 1-0-2, Maxwell 1-2-4, Dore 2-0-5

Rockland (5-4) 54

Felt 1-0-2, Kinney 1-2-4, Ranquist 3-2-8, Clark 5-0-10, Nolan 1-7-10, Sirois 3-4-10, Heal 1-0-2, Dennison 2-0-4, Joyce 0-2-2, Picard 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Shaw, Miles, Dore; Nolan

Maranacook 4 19 28 35

Rockland 5 26 41 54

JV: Rockland 57-23

WA Raiders 54, Woodland 37

At East Machias, Andi Flannery scored 14 points to lead Washington Academy by Woodland.

Jana Espling and Irene Lewey each added 11 points for the Raiders.

Julia Nicholas netted 12 points to pace Woodland.