MARS HILL – The defending Class D state champion Central Aroostook Panthers rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to post an opening-night 67-57 schoolboy basketball victory over Katahdin Friday.

Caleb Kelly led all scorers with 24 points for Central Aroostook while Manny Martinez connected for 22.

Brandon Robinson’s 14 points paced four Cougars in double figures. Josh Guiggey, Lucas Craig and Evan McCarthy added 10 apiece.

Katahdin (0-1) 57

Robinson 7-0-14, Guiggey 4-2-10, Craig 4-2-10, McCarthy 3-3-10, McAvoy 3-0-6, Curtis, Qualey 2-2-7, Rodgerson

Central Aroostook (1-0) 67

Kelly 10-4-24, Martinez 4-12-22, York 1-6-8, McClung 1-0-2, Stiles 2-0-4, Brewer 1-0-3, Folsom 2-0-4, Footer

3-pt. goals: Martinez 2, Brewer; McCarthy, Qualey

Katahdin 10 31 40 57

Cen. Aroostook 9 27 47 67

JV: Central Aroostook 53-45

Fort Kent 60, LCS/MSSM 26

At Limestone, Matt Harvey and Jason Lesaldo scored 21 points apiece to lead Fort Kent past Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics.

Chris Parent paced the Eagles with seven points.

Fort Kent (1-0) 60

Harvey 8-2-21, Lesaldo 9-3-21, Bouchard 3-3-9, Cyr 2-0-4, Charette 2-0-5, Violette, Hafford, Enerva

LCS/MSSM (0-1) 26

Parent 3-0-7, Forsman 2-0-6, Hopkins 3-0-6, Caldwell 1-1-3, Levesque 2-0-4, Rossignol, S. Keiser, King, Morgan, Berube, T. Keiser, Cote, Polk

3-pt. goals: Harvey 3, Charette; Forsman 2, Parent

Fort Kent 13 22 44 60

LCS/MSSM 6 16 26 26

JV: LCS/MSSM 62-29

GHCA 41, Van Buren 33

At the University of Maine-Presque Isle, Micah Wiley scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as Greater Houlton Christian Academy pulled away from the Crusaders.

Chad Duff posted a game-high 20 points for the Eagles.

Derrick Rossignol topped Van Buren with 16 points and Johnny Allen added 10.

Van Buren (0-1) 33

Hanson 1-1-3, Rossignol 8-0-16, Allen 4-2-10, Dumond 2-0-4, Theriault, Banks, Chasse, Vaillancourt, Laplante

Gr. Houlton Christian Acad. (1-0) 41

Duff 8-3-20, Wiley 6-2-16, Burns 0-1-1, Gray 2-0-4, Campbell, Morin, Bowers

3-pt. goals: Wiley 2, Duff

Van Buren 4 16 22 33

GHCA 5 15 24 41

Easton 47, Washburn 41

At Washburn, Brad Trask scored 17 points as Easton defeated Washburn.

Sam Bacon added 15 points for the Bears.

Nick McIntosh led Washburn with 13 points.

Easton (1-0) 47

Turner 1-0-2, Trask 6-4-17, Bacon 6-2-15, Fuller 1-0-2, Daniels 2-0-4, Clark 2-3-7, Beaton, Langlais

Washburn (0-1) 41

A. McIntosh 2-0-4, Sperrey 3-0-6, Frnak 2-0-5, N. McIntosh 6-1-13, Fitzpatrick 2-0-4, McLaughlin 1-1-3, M. Howe 3-0-6, J. Howe, Viola

3-pt. goals: Trask, Bacon; Frank

Easton 6 20 34 47

Washburn 3 20 28 41

JV: Easton 56-16

Ashland 86, Wisdom 46

At Ashland, Lucas Hafford totaled 19 points and 19 rebounds as Ashland beat Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Ashland’s Jeremy Tarr scored the game’s first eight points. He scored 21 overall. Tony Baker chipped in 14 points.

Kurtis Daigle led Wisdom with 14 points.

Wisdom (0-1) 46

Ouellette 0-2-2, R. Chamberland 1-1-3, C. Chamberland 3-0-6, K. Daigle 6-2-14, Ku. Michaud 3-0-7, Ky. Daigle 2-0-4, Albert 0-2-2, Picard 2-4-8, Blanchette, Miller, Dow-Smith, Jenks, Malenica, Cyr

Ashland (1-0) 86

Paradis 2-1-6, Condon 0-1-1, Cobb 2-0-4, J. Tarr 10-1-21, K. Tarr 3-0-7, Milligan 2-1-5, Nemer 1-3-6, Hafford 8-3-19, Beaulier 0-3-3, Baker 6-2-14

3-pt. goals: Michaud; Paradis, K. Tarr, Nemer

Wisdom 15 18 31 46

Ashland 25 46 60 86

Schenck 51, Houlton 38

At East Millinocket, Aaron Hutchins lead the Wolverines with 30 points, including six 3-pointers.

James Bates tossed in 19 points for the Shiretowners.

Houlton (0-1) 38

Bates 7-5-19, Gervais 3-0-7, Codney 2-0-4, Flewelling 2-0-6, Bragan 1-0-2, Geotsch, Lonstaff

Schenck (1-0) 51

Hutchins 10-4-30, Waite 3-2-8, Levasseur 3-0-6, Theriault 1-1-4, McLaughlin 1-1-3, Brown, B. Theriault

3-pt. goals: Gervais, Flewelling 2; Hutchins 6, Theriault

Houlton 6 18 29 38

Schenck 13 22 32 51

Hampden 44, Bangor 36

At Hampden, junior point guard Nolan Turner and junior forward Jacob Moore sparked a fourth-quarter comeback that propelled the Broncos to a season-opening win over their Class A rivals.

Bangor led 33-27 through three quarters, but Moore scored five unanswered points and Turner followed with a drive through the lane that gave Hampden a 34-33 lead. Bangor answered with a free throw by Dan Taft and then a short jumper by Ryan Larochelle with 5:16 left, but those would be the Rams’ last points.

Hampden’s Brad Dolan made 1-of-2 from the free-throw line to pull the Broncos within 36-35, then Moore – who had struggled throughout the evening with his perimeter shot – hit a 15-footer from the left of the free-throw line to give Hampden the lead for good at 37-36 with 3:10 to play.

Turner came up with a key steal with about 2:30 left, and Hampden then worked on the clock and forced Bangor to foul. The Broncos made 7 of 8 from the line in the game’s final 62 seconds as Turner, Greg O’Donnell and Moore made two each and Dolan added one more in the final seconds.

Moore finished with 14 points – nine in the fourth quarter – to go with 10 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals for Hampden. Turner added eight points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists, while Dolan scored seven points for the Broncos.

Taft led Bangor with 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Larochelle scored eight points.

Brewer 71, Nokomis 45

At Newport, Coby Hutchins and Tyler Bessette combined for 17 second-quarter points as the Witches pulled away to the season-opening win.

Brewer led 21-14 after one quarter, but Hutchins scored nine point in the second period and Bessette added eight as the Witches outscored the Warriors 22-7 to take a 43-21 halftime lead.

Bessette finished with a game-high 17 points, while Hutchins and Billy Bissell added 13 points each and Jake McCrea chipped in with 10.

Jake Welch led Nokomis with 14 points, while Chris Braley scored 12 and Darius Bryant added 10.

Brewer (1-0) 71

T. Bessette 7-1-17, O’Connell 3-0-6, R. Bessette 1-0-2, Drake 2-0-4, Bissell 6-1-13, Brochu 1-0-2, Hutchins 4-3-13, McCrea 4-2-10, Taylor, Small 0-1-1, Murphy 0-1-1, Stanley 1-0-2

Nokomis (0-1)

J. Welch 6-2-14, Harding, Braley 5-0-12, Seamans, Higgins 4-1-9, K. Welch, Bryant 3-4-10, Hill

3-pt. goals: T. Bessette 2, Hutchins 2; Braley 2

Brewer 21 43 60 71

Nokomis 14 21 35 45

Stearns 74, Searsport 25

At Millinocket, Zach Sadlon scored 15 points as Stearns routed Searsport.

Brandon McLaughlin had 13 points for the Minutemen. Garen Manzo had 12 points and Tyler Richards scored 10 points.

James Seekins led Searsport with 10 points.

Searsport (0-1) 25

J. Seekins 4-2-10, Kingsbury 1-0-2, Faunce 2-2-6, Peach 1-2-4, Bagley 1-1-3, Acosta, McFarlan, Gillo, S. Seekins, Kelly, French

Stearns (1-0) 74

Sadlon 6-2-15, Osborne 4-0-8, Manzo 4-2-12, Eurich 2-0-4, McLaughlin 5-2-13, Rideout 1-0-3, Bouchard 0-2-2, Barnett 2-0-4, Richards 5-0-10, Santerre 1-1-3, Baker

3-pt. goals: Manzo 2, Sadlon, McLaughlin, Rideout

Searsport 6 12 18 25

Stearns 22 36 52 74

JV: Stearns 69-15

Girls basketball

GHCA 38, Van Buren 33

At the University of Maine-Presque Isle, Kasi Parker poured in 12 of her game-high 18 points in the first half to spark Greater Houlton Christian Academy’s 17-point halftime lead.

Kari Brewer added eight points for the Eagles.

Ashley Wilson led Van Buren’s comeback by scoring 13 of her 15 points in the second half. Jennifer Ouellette scored eight.

Van Buren (0-1) 33

Bourgoin 0-1-1, Wilson 7-1-15, Lapointe 1-3-5, Ouellette 4-0-8, Duprey 2-0-4, Hanson, Maldonado, Labreck, Dumond

Gr. Houlton Christian Acad. (1-0) 38

Parker 8-2-18, Brewer 4-0-8, Michaud 1-4-6, Smart 2-0-4, Vargas 1-0-2, Emery, McGuire, Barnes, Lee

3-pt. goals: none

Van Buren 3 7 18 33

GHCA 9 24 35 38

Lubec 67, East Grand 40

At Danforth, Amanda Huntley and Shelby Searles combined to score 53 points and lead Lubec past East Grand.

Huntley scored 28 points for Lubec and Searles added 25 points.

Courtney Lloyd led East Grand with 16 points and nine rebounds. Kelsey Daoust added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Lubec (1-0) 67

Knox 2-1-5, Denbow 2-1-5, Searles 12-1-25, A. Huntley 13-2-28, M. Huntley 2-0-4, Davis, Beal, Gove

East Grand (0-1) 40

Daoust 5-4-14, Tuck 3-1-7, Lloyd 7-2-16, Armstrong 0-1-1, K. Beaudoin, Farley

3-pt. goals: none

Lubec 14 35 54 67

East Grand 10 18 26 40

Medomak 52, Belfast 31

At Waldoboro, Alanna Vose was 11-for-12 at the line and totaled 13 points to lead Medomak Valley past Belfast.

Lindsay Ranquist scored 11 points for the Panthers and Erica Tolman added 10 points.

Caroline Carr paced Belfast with eight points.

Belfast (0-1) 31

Curtis 2-0-4, Littlefield 1-0-2, Hills 0-1-1, Dyer 3-0-6, Carr 2-4-8, Rae 1-0-3, Mansfield 1-3-5, Cross 1-0-2, Ryder, Ryler, Woodbury, Carpenter, Rouch

Medomak Valley (1-0) 52

Dyer 2-0-4, Jenkins 1-0-2, Massengale 2-0-4, Christensen 1-0-2, Tolman 5-0-10, Weaver 1-0-2, Vose 1-11-13, Rose 2-0-4, Ranquist 3-4-11, Knutson, Vannah

3-pt. goals: Rae; Ranquist

Belfast 4 14 26 31

Medomak 10 20 37 52

JV: Medomak 40-15

Houlton 49, Schenck 35

At East Millinocket, Desiree Dow scored 11 points for the victorious Shiretowners.

Ashely Deloge lead the Wolverines with a game high 14 points

Houlton (1-0) 49

Dow 4-3-11, Herring 3-2-8, Putman 3-2-5, Sanderson 3-2-8, Lackey 1-0-3, Cone 1-0-2, Bailey 2-0-4, McFarland 1-0-2, Lezotte 2-0-4, Folsom, Fogarty

Schenck (0-1) 35

Deloge 4-6-14, Lowell 3-1-8, Nickerson 3-2-8, Brown 1-1-3, Powers1-0-2, DiCentes, Jamo, Michaud

3-pt. goals: Lowell; Lackey

Houlton 18 24 38 49

Schenck 5 16 27 35

Hampden 44, Bangor 41

At Red Barry Gymnasium, the visiting Broncos rallied from a nine-point first half deficit and Michaela Stephenson scored the winning basket with 2:12 remaining in regulation as Hampden Academy triumphed in a KVAC Class A North opener.

Stephenson, a sophomore guard, kissed in a layup from the right block off an inbounds pass from Julia Snyder underneath the Broncos’ hoop.

The teams traded missed shots and turnovers the next 1:30, and Snyder snuffed out Bangor’s last hopes with a steal with 20 seconds to play, and Whitney Moore hit both ends of a 1-and-1 to salt the victory.

Hampden trailed 12-4 after the first quarter and 18-9 with 3:30 left in the first half, but outscored the Rams 35-23 the rest of the way.

Stephenson led the Broncos with 11 points and was a force on the defensive end with five steals. Moore finished with eight off the bench and grabbed six rebounds.

Kate Freudenberger’s 11 points led the Rams while Stephanie Comstock finished with six points, five rebounds and four steals.

JV: Hampden 46-16

George Stevens 78, Sumner 36

At Blue Hill, Maddie Park scored 23 points as George Stevens Academy downed Sumner of East Sullivan.

Emily Peake had 13 points for the Eagles. India Frazier scored 12 points and Alida Peake added 10 points.

Lona Sargent led the Tigers with 21 points.

Sumner (0-1) 36

Sargent 10-1-21, Daley 3-1-7, Hodgkins 3-0-6, Pennartz 0-3-3, Derosa 0-1-1, Whitten, Tucker, Havey, Frye

George Stevens (1-0) 78

L. Clapp 1-0-2, Gray 1-0-2, Park 10-2-23, E. Peake 5-2-13, A. Peake 3-2-10, Elliott 0-2-2, Frazier 6-0-12, A. Clapp 2-0-4, VanderEb 1-0-2, Farnsworth 0-2-2, Theoharidius 2-2-6, Mattson, Brown, Brann

3-pt. goals: A. Peake 2, E. Peake, Park

Sumner 13 23 27 36

GSA 15 33 53 78

JV: GSA 55-13

Brewer 41, Nokomis 38

At Brewer, the Witches rallied from a five-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to earn the victory.

Leah Jackson led Brewer with 17 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, while Holly Nickerson and Sherri Valley each scored eight points.

Danielle Watson scored 11 points and Sabrina Vaillancourt added 10 for Nokomis of Newport.

Nokomis (0-1)

Badeen 3-0-7, Vaillancourt 3-1-10, Shaw 2-0-4, Wyman 1-0-2, Batchelder 1-0-2, Suprenant 1-0-2, Lyford, Watson 5-1-11

Brewer (1-0) 41

Hutchins, Adams, Nickerson 1-5-8, Valley 4-0-8, Jackson 6-5-17, McLain 2-2-6, Boulier 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Vaillancourt 3, Badeen; Nickerson

Nokomis 15 25 34 38

Brewer 15 20 29 41

JV: Nokomis 36-29

Ashland 46, Wisdom 8

At Ashland, Crystal Cook and Suzanne Poulin each scored 10 points to help the Hornets open with a victory.

Kayla Guerrette scored four points for the Pioneers of St. Agatha.

Wisdom (0-1) 8

K. Guerrette 2-0-4, Michaud 0-1-1, Berce 1-1-3, Paradis, Goyette, Hebert, Barrier, Coulombe, Cyr, M. Guerrette, Collins

Ashland (1-0) 46

C. Cook 5-0-10, Poulin 4-1-10, Labelle 4-0-8, W. Donovan 1-0-2, Pelkey, Jimmo 3-0-6, D’Ozier 1-0-3, Baker 1-1-3, M. Donovan 0-2-2, Paradis, Graham, M. Cook, Tilley

3-pt. goals: Poulin, D’Ozier

Wisdom 2 5 5 8

Ashland 5 26 39 46

Madawaska 46, LCS/MSSM 21

At Madawaska, Kallie Pelletier scored 16 points as Madawaska defeated Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics.

Ashley Cyr had 10 points for the Owls.

Kellie Peers scored nine points to lead the Eagles.

LCS/MSSM (0-1) 21

Peers 3-1-9, O’Sullivan 0-2-2, Good 1-0-2, S. Leighton 1-0-2, Bernier 2-0-4, Patten 1-0-2, Cote, C. Leighton, St. Pierre, Allen

Madawaska (1-0) 46

Pelletier 7-0-16, A. Cyr 5-0-10, N. Cyr 1-0-2, Parker 1-0-2, Dugal 2-0-4, Nadeau 1-4-6, Gendreau 0-2-2, Dionne 2-0-4, Arnoldy, Cormier, Sirois, Gagnon

3-pt. goals: Peers 2; Pelletier 2

LCS/MSSM 4 8 15 21

Madawaska 12 22 35 46

JV: Madawaska 36-22