STACYVILLE – The Katahdin Cougars turned up their defensive pressure in the second half, holding Ashland to 18 points and turning a four-point halftime lead into a 56-37 upset victory over the Hornets in Class D schoolgirl action Thursday night.

Olivia McNally connected for a game-high 26 points while Kayla Stevens chipped in with nine points for the Cougars.

Mindy Chasse scored 13 points to pace Ashland. Suzanne Poulin added 10 points.

Ashland (10-6) 37

Chasse 4-5-13, Flint 1-0-2, Pelkey 1-0-3, Cook 3-1-7, Baker 1-0-2, Poulin 4-0-10, Jimmo, Tilley

Katahdin (6-10) 56

Rush 0-4-4, Majkowski 2-4-8, Duffy 1-0-2, McNally 8-8-26, Moore 1-5-7, Stevens 4-1-9, Heath

3-pt. goals: Pelkey, Poulin 2; McNally 2

Ashland 9 19 23 37

Katahdin 8 22 32 56

Fort Kent 44, Caribou 32

At Caribou, Marissa Albert scored 19 points and Taylor Boucher added 17 as the Warriors picked up their 11th victory.

Albert had four 3-point goals and Boucher had two for Fort Kent, which gradually pulled away after leading by just two points at intermission.

Ali Richards paced Caribou with nine points.

Fort Kent (11-4) 44

Boucher 5-5-17, E. Pelletier 1-4-6, Rossignol, J. Pelletier, Albert 6-3-19, Walker, Cyr, Bouchard

Caribou (9-6) 32

Bossie, Collins, Schofield, Small, Ouellette 1-3-5, Espling 3-0-6, Richards 3-3-9, Cyr 1-1-4, King 2-0-4, Selander 2-0-4, Bell

3-pt. goals: Albert 4, Boucher 2; Cyr

Fort Kent 12 17 31 44

Caribou 9 15 25 32

JV: Caribou 37-23

WA Raiders 48, GSA 35

At East Machias, Taylor Seeley came off the bench to score 14 points and senior captain Kayla Wood added 12 as the Washington Academy girls basketball team upset George Stevens 48-35 at Gardner Gymnasium, knocking the Eagles of Blue Hill from the ranks of the undefeated.

The Raiders, now 12-2, earned some vengeance after GSA, now 14-1, won a Jan. 4 matchup 64-60 in overtime.

WA didn’t need any extra time Thursday, using a 9-0 run in the second quarter to take the lead for good. Wood hit a layup and drew a foul, converting a free throw for a 20-18 lead. She scored on an offensive rebound, followed by an Andi Flannery jumper and then a basket by Carilla Fritz off a Wood assist.

That run gave the Raiders a 26-18 lead. Washington Academy extended its advantage to 39-24 late in the third quarter and was able to keep at least a 10-point lead the rest of the way.

The Raiders forced 19 first-half turnovers in their man-to-man defense. Wood, who guarded GSA’s Maddie Park, held her to five points after Park poured in 27 in the Jan. 4 game.

Flannery finished with just five points and racked up 16 rebounds. Seeley and Wood each had six boards and Bri Nicely had five.

India Frazier led the Eagles with 10 points and nine rebounds. Regular starter Marina Van der Eb played limited minutes because of a foot injury she suffered earlier this week. Kayla Eaton, who started in her place, scored six points and pulled down eight rebounds.

DI-S 55, Calvary Chapel 30

At Deer Isle, Audra Eaton registered a game-high 19 points as Deer Isle-Stonington topped Calvary Chapel Christian of Orrington.

Anika Powers and Britnie Jones added 10 points apiece for the Mariners.

Faith Thomas led Calvary Chapel with 11 points.

Calvary Chapel 30

Lacadie 3-1-7, Thomas 5-0-11, Mills 2-0-4, Kettle 1-0-3, Pomeroy 1-0-2, Norsworthy 1-1-3

Deer Isle-Stonington (10-5) 55

Powers 5-0-10, A. Eaton 8-3-19, Hutchins 1-0-2, Jones 4-2-10, Robinson 4-0-8, Ho. Brewer 1-0-2, Garcia 1-0-2, S. Eaton 1-0-2, MacDoanld, Grindle, Cousins, Seibert, Hei. Brewer

3-pt. goals: Thomas, Kettle

Calvary Chapel 6 17 22 30

DI-Stonington 21 33 49 55

MDI 38, Ellsworth 35

At Ellsworth, Molly Vaux connected for 13 points to lead the Mount Desert Island Trojans past Ellsworth.

Paige Saunders paced the Eagles with 13 points.

Mount Desert Island (5-10) 38

Vaux 5-3-13, Parady 1-0-2, Carroll 2-0-4, Thormann, Hutchins, Curtis 1-0-2, Swanson 2-1-5, Pratt 2-2-6, Phelps 2-1-6, Minctons

Ellsworth (1-15) 35

Saunders 7-2-16, Cooper, Carter 1-0-2, Wyman, Stanley 2-1-5, Jellison 1-2-4, Tupper, Richter 1-0-2, Lyons 2-1-6, Tucker

3-pt. goals: Phelps; Lyons

MDI 6 15 28 38

Ellsworth 6 16 22 35

JV: Ellsworth 58-50

Lee Acad. 81, Schenck 35

At Lee, Karin Bird connected for a game-high 22 points as Lee Academy handled Schenck of East Millinocket.

Amanda Gifford dropped in 20 points for the Pandas.

Kasie Kimball netted 10 points and Lauren Lowell hit three 3-pointers for nine points to lead Schenck.

Schenck (1-15) 35

Kimball 4-0-10, Michaud, Bouchard, Powers 2-0-4, Lowell 3-0-9, MacLeod, Jamo, DeLoge 3-1-8, Rudge, Dicentes 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, Toothaker

Lee Acad. (13-2) 81

Gifford 10-0-20, Harris 3-1-8, Mallett 2-0-4, Grass 3-0-6, Bird 10-0-22, Dow, McLaughlin 0-2-2, Ritchie 4-1-9, Cowan 1-0-2, McGaw 1-0-2, Houghton 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Kimball 2, Lowell 3, DeLoge; Harris, Bird

Schenck 5 19 23 35

Lee Acad. 29 52 73 81

JV: Lee 35-26

Boys basketball

Fort Kent 54, Houlton 45

At Fort Kent, four Warriors scored in double figures as they knocked off Houlton.

Corey Voisine led Fort Kent with 17 points and eight rebounds while Jason Lesaldo dropped in 11 points and grabbed 13 boards. Adam Bouchard contributed 10 points and eight rebounds and Thomas Levesque posted 10 points.

Parker Brown and Ryan Hill netted 15 points apiece for the Shiretowners.

Houlton (9-7) 45

Brown 6-3-15, Hill 6-2-15, Bragan, Austin 1-2-5, Bates 1-0-2, Woodworth, Beals 3-0-6, Carmichael 1-0-2, Flewelling, Gervais, Codrey, McGuire

Fort Kent (9-7) 54

Voisine 6-4-17, Levesque 3-3-10, Lesaldo 4-3-11, A. Bouchard 4-2-10, Ja. Soucy, Rioux, Cyr, Harvey 0-3-3, Charette, Jo. Soucy 1-0-3, S. Bouchard

3-pt. goals: Hill, Austin; Voisine, Levesque, Jo. Soucy

Houlton 11 18 28 45

Fort Kent 13 24 39 54

JV: Houlton 36-25

LCS/MSSM 60, Washburn 45

At Limestone, Matt Enman tossed in 17 points to lead Limestone Community School/ Maine School of Science and Mathematics by Washburn.

Matt Beaulieu scored 12 points while Chris Parent added 10 for the Eagles.

Nick McIntosh scored 17 points to lead Washburn. Evan Sperrey chipped in with 10 for the Beavers.

Washburn (2-13) 45

McIntosh 5-7-17, Sperrey 3-1-10, Fitzpatrick 1-4-6, Campbell 3-0-6, Seb. Viola 1-0-2, Sal. Viola 0-2-2, Conley 1-0-2, Huston, J. Howe, M. Howe

LCS/MSSM (5-11) 60

Enman 7-2-17, Beaulieu 5-2-12, Parent 4-1-10, Foster 3-0-6, Allen 2-2-6, Rossignol 2-0-4, Hopkins 1-1-3, Caldwell 1-0-2, Forsman, Berube, Morgan

3-pt. goals: Sperrey 3; Enman, Parent

Washburn 7 21 29 45

LCS/MSSM 17 30 47 60

JV: LCS/MSSM 42-22

Old Town 58, Hermon 52

At Old Town, Mamadou Ba scored 10 of his game-high 14 points in the second half as the Coyotes held off Hermon.

Colin Ziegenbien added 13 points and seven rebounds for 10-5 Old Town, while Ethan Shanley had 10 points and eight rebounds.

Andy Ball paced 7-9 Hermon with 13 points, while Colton Gross added 12 points and Rogan Rowe grabbed seven rebounds.

Old Town jumped out to a 16-point first-half lead, as Shanley and Brad Wilkens each scored eight points before intermission.

But Hermon battled back to tie the game twice, the first time at 35-35 midway through the third period and the second time at 50-50 on a free throw by Ball with 3:07 to play.

Ziegenbien made two free throws to give Old Town a 52-50 lead, and sophomore guard Luke Bartlett followed with a 3-pointer on the Coyotes’ next possession after a timeout to give the Coyotes a five-point cushion.

Hermon hurt its cause by making just 2 of 11 free-throw attempts.

Woodland 46, Shead 36

At Eastport, Aaron St. Pierre and Ben Sears netted 14 points apiece to lead Woodland by Shead.

Chad James added 11 points for the Dragons.

Dana Mitchell scored a game-high 21 points to pace Shead. Wayne Clossey chipped in with 11 points for the Tigers.

Woodland 46

St. Pierre 5-3-14, Sears 5-4-14, James 2-7-11, Curtis 1-1-3, Boomer 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, Wormell, Pike, Townsend, Perry, Flaherty

Shead 36

Mitchell 8-5-21, Clossey 5-1-11, Pottle 0-4-4, Barnes, Ricker, Vinson, T. Mitchell, Bowen, Andrews, Sullivan

3-pt. goals: St. Pierre

Woodland 9 16 31 46

Shead 11 19 24 36

JV: Woodland 49-39

DI-S 62, Calvary Chapel 38

At Deer Isle, Eben Powers scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had three assists to lead Deer Isle-Stonington by Calvary Chapel of Orrington.

Collin Ciomei chipped in with 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the winners and Evan Rollins added 10 points.

Jesse Newman paced Calvary Chapel with 12 points.