ELLSWORTH – Matt Karst hit a running jump shot from the elbow with less then a second remaining to lift the Ellsworth Eagles to their second victory over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx this season, 54-52 in high school boys basketball action Friday night.

Ellsworth beat Mattanawcook 63-60 in Lincoln on Dec. 29th, and the Lynx hadn’t lost since then.

Karst finished with 15 points and Demetrios Katsiaficas tossed in 11 for Ellsworth. Anthony Britt added eight points and six steals.

Derek Libbey paced Mattanawcook of Lincoln with a game-high 19 points and Levi Slike scored 14.

Mattanawcook (8-3) 52

Libbey 5-7-19, Slike 7-0-14, Andrews 1-2-5, Hanscom 2-0-4, Emery 1-2-4, L’Italien 1-4-6, Gardner

Ellsworth (8-3) 54

Karst 5-4-15, Katsiaficas 4-2-11, Dewitt 2-4-8, Coombs 1-0-2, Archer 2-0-6, Britt 4-0-8, Jellison 2-0-4, Royal, Whitney, Taylor, Allen

3-pt. goals: Libbey 2, Andrews; Archer 2, Karft

Mattanawcook 15 25 41 52

Ellsworth 16 32 41 54

JV: Mattanawcook 54-50 (OT)

East Grand 85, Shead 60

At Danforth, Tyler Morse scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the host Vikings to the win.

Kyle Dicker added 25 points and Marcus Crocker scored 17 for East Grand, which broke the game open by outscoring Shead of Eastport 26-9 in the second quarter.

Aaron Sullivan scored a game-high 29 points for Shead, while Craig Hastings added 18 points.

Shead (1-8) 60

Sullivan 12-5-29, Hastings 7-0-18, Patterson 1-0-2, Clossey 0-2-2, Cyr 3-0-6, Stanhope 0-1-1, J. Lewey 0-2-2, Reed, B. Lewey

East Grand (3-8) 85

Morse 7-10-27, K. Dicker 6-12-25, Crocker 7-2-17, Beaudoin 2-1-5, C. Dicker 2-3-8, Scott 0-2-2, Preston

3-pt. goals: Hastings 4; Morse 3, M. Crocker 2, C. Dicker

Shead 12 21 39 60

East Grand 16 42 61 85

Medomak Valley 53, Belfast 38

At Belfast, Andy Ferrier scored 13 as Medomak Valley of Waldoboro used a balanced scoring effort and bench strength to down Belfast.

Matt MacKenzie had 11 for the Panthers.

Colin Kennedy scored 15 points and Ben Felton finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Lions.

Medomak Valley (9-3) 53

Ferrier 4-4-13, MacKenzie 5-1-11, Simmons 0-1-1, Durkee 0-2-2, Merrifield, Vannah 0-1-1, Schwab 2-0-4, Armstrong 2-2-7, Barnes, Benner 2-0-4, Blackman 2-0-5, O’Donnell 2-0-5

Belfast (4-8) 38

Kennedy 5-2-15, Felton 4-1-10, Whelan 1-2-4, Arthers 1-2-4, Littlefield 2-0-5, Higgins, Benjamin, Murphy, Haven

3-pt. goals: Ferrier, Armstrong, Blackman, O’Donnell; Kennedy 3, Felton, Littlefield

Medomak Valley 20 32 39 53

Belfast 16 25 28 38

JV: Medomak 58-48

Machias 68, Lubec 59

At Lubec, Lubec pulled within one point in the fourth quarter, but Isaiah Roberts scored eight of his nine points in the final frame to help Machias pull away for the win.

Michael Little scored a game-high 18 points and Adam Treat netted 13 for the Bulldogs. Mark Little chipped in with 12 points.

Timmy Gross tallied 16 points for the Hornets. Nick Schultz tossed in 13 and Shayn McPherson had 11.

Machias (4-9) 68

Mi. Little 8-1-18, Treat 4-5-13, Ma. Little 4-4-12, McNally 4-0-9, Whitney 1-2-4, Falvey 0-1-1, Ross 1-0-2, Roberts 3-3-9, Jenains, Calor, Preston

Lubec (1-6) 59

Gross 8-0-16, Schultz 3-7-13, McPherson 5-1-11, Murray 2-0-6, Stafford 2-1-5, Reed 3-2-8, Munson

3-pt. goals: Mi. Little, McNally; Murray 2

Machias 20 33 52 68

Lubec 10 28 37 59

Mt. View 57, Camden Hills 55

At Thorndike, Jesse Haffner scored the winning basket for Mt. View with 18 seconds left to lead the Mustangs to victory.

Haffner netted a total 15 points while Kyle Tripp also had 15 points. Kyle Harvey chipped in with 12 points for the winners.

Camden Hills was led by Cameron Puls and Paul Draper with 11 points each.

Camden Hills (6-6) 55

Puls 5-1-11, Draper 5-0-11, Pieri 4-1-9, Campbell 3-0-8, Cavanaugh 2-0-6, Fisher 2-0-5, Burke 0-1-1, Mithcell 1-0-2, Feener 1-0-2, Wootton

Mt. View (6-6) 57

Tripp 7-1-15, Haffner 5-4-15, Harvey 6-0-12, Price 2-0-4, Wentworth 1-0-3, Carter 2-0-4, Caron 1-0-2, Dimick 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Campbell 2, Cavanaugh 2, Fisher, Draper; Haffner, Wentworth

Camden Hills 13 21 40 55

Mt. View 15 26 40 57

MCI 52, Lincoln Academy 34

At Pittsfield, Andy Tracy tallied 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead host Maine Central Institute past Lincoln Academy.

Devon Peaslee led Lincoln Academy of Newcastle with 11 points.

Lincoln Academy (5-7) 34

Peaslee 3-5-11, Ford 0-1-1, Elwell 2-2-6, Alley, Taylor 1-0-2, Pushard, Coppersmith 1-0-2, Stailing 0-1-1, Williams 3-2-8, Mahan, Bagley 1-1-3

MCI (9-2) 52

Tracy 6-8-20, Nichols 1-2-5, Hart 2-0-5, Glencross, Trombley 2-0-4, Havey, Neace 1-0-3, Jones, McGrady, Quint 2-2-6, Sobey 2-1-6, Souliere, Morton 0-3-3

3-pt. goals: Nichols, Hart, Neace, Sobey

Lincoln Academy 10 14 22 34

MCI 19 19 31 52

JV: MCI 50-40

Brewer 47, Old Town 40

At Old Town, Chris Wilson tallied 17 points as the Brewer Witches held on for their fifth win of the season.

Ben Valley and Ryan Babin added seven points apiece for Brewer.

Logan Bouchard led all scorers with 18 points for Old Town.

Brewer (5-7) 47

Wilson 5-4-17, Valley 1-4-7, Babin 3-0-7, Littlefield 1-1-3, Cawley, Hardy 2-1-5, Stratton 1-0-2, Adams, Libby 1-4-5

Old Town (1-9) 40

Bouchard 7-2-18, Ba 3-0-9, Shaw 2-2-6, Martinez 1-0-2, Shanley 0-2-2, Swett, Clark, Fournier 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Wilson 3, Valley, Babin; Ba 3, Bouchard 2, Fournier

Brewer 13 24 35 47

Old Town 7 19 24 40

JV: Brewer 52-50

Girls basketball

Calais 43, Houlton 41

At Calais, Courtney Hill sank five free throws in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils held on to beat the Shiretowners.

Hill finished with 10 points and Lindsey Mingo led Calais with 16 points and seven rebounds.

Victoria Rowe paced Houlton with 14 points. Keegan Hovey hauled down eight rebounds and scored eight points and Rachel Foster notched seven boards.

Houlton (6-5) 41

Rowe 6-2-14, Bartlett 2-0-5, Foster 2-1-5, Dow 2-0-4, Hovey 3-2-8, Sewall 2-0-5, Harbison, Butler

Calais (9-4) 43

Mingo 8-0-16, Hill 1-8-10, Graceffa 1-0-2, Thomas 1-0-2, Cross 1-0-2, Clark 1-2-4, Allen 1-0-2, Gillespie 1-2-5, Brown

3-pt. goals: Bartlett, Sewall; Gillespie

Houlton 11 20 22 41

Calais 12 26 34 43

JV: Calais 42-24

Belfast 56, Medomak 51 (OT)

At Waldoboro, Jill Ross scored five of her game-high 15 points in overtime, during which Belfast outscored host Medomak Valley 8-3 en route to the win.

Jamie Flagg sent the game to the extra session by nailing a 3-pointer with four seconds left in regulation. She finished with 14 points for the Lions.

Jamie O’Jala paced the Panthers with 12 points.

Belfast 56

Ross 5-5-15, Flagg 4-4-14, Littlefield, Cummings, Whittier 3-1-7, B. Reed 1-5-7, H. Reed 1-0-2, Hill 3-0-6, Hogan 0-3-3, Soohey 1-0-2

Medomak 51

Ja. O’Jala 3-5-12, Ahlholm 3-0-6, Lee 3-1-7, Abbott 2-1-5, Lufkin 1-0-2, Neptune 2-0-4, Je. O’Jala 3-0-6, Bradstreet 0-1-1, Conary 2-0-4, Cornforth 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Flagg 2; Ja. O’Jala

Belfast 10 17 29 48 56

Medomak 13 26 31 48 51

Machias 56, Lubec 44

At Lubec, Christi Holmes scored 11 of her game-high 28 points during a 17-6 run in the third quarter as Machias picked up the win. Holmes also ripped down 17 rebounds.

Beryl Lipton tallied 12 points and 10 boards for the Bulldogs.

Kristina Scoville tossed in 15 points to go along with 12 rebounds for the Hornets. Kayla Corey chipped in with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Machias (7-5) 56

Holmes 11-6-28, Lipton 5-1-12, Cherry 3-1-9, Whitman 2-0-4, Harrington 0-1-1, Elliot 1-0-2, Scoville, Attaci, Thompson, Moody

Lubec (2-6) 44

Scoville 3-7-15, Corey 6-3-15, C. Wright 3-0-8, Case 0-1-1, Wormell 1-1-3, K. Wright 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Lipton; Scoville 2, C. Wright 2

Machias 16 30 47 56

Lubec 18 28 34 44

MCI 52, Lincoln Academy 49

At Newcastle, Jenna Lorentson tallied 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Maine Central Institute by Lincoln Academy.

Victoria Huff added 10 points for the Huskies of Pittsfield.

Alex Wajer netted 17 points for Lincoln while Katie McGee had 11 points.

MCI (6-5) 52

B. Asaro 4-1-9, V. Huff 4-2-10, Lorentson 5-6-16, A. Asaro 2-0-4, Dodge 1-1-4, Oviatt 1-0-2, Ky. Huff 2-0-4, Ka. Huff 2-0-4

Lincoln Academy (1-11) 49

Wajer 7-2-17, McGee 4-3-11, Jones 1-1-3, Poland 2-0-4, Russell 1-1-3, Benner 0-2-2, Waltz, Winchenbach 1-0-2, Donald, Berry 1-4-6

3-pt. goals: Dodge; Wajer

MCI 13 29 40 52

Lincoln Academy 9 17 31 49

JV: MCI 38-27

Sumner 68, WA 52

At East Machias, Kylie Bragdon recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Crystal Bridges added 15 points to lead Sumner past Washington Academy.

Whitney Page tossed in 14 points for the Tigers of East Sullivan.

Ashley Tilton led the Raiders with 25 points and eight rebounds.

Sumner (8-3) 68

Beal 2-0-4, Robinson 2-1-6, Chandler 1-0-2, Page 3-7-14, Bridges 5-4-15, Bragdon 6-4-16, Norton 3-3-9, Higgins 1-0-2

Washington Academy (8-4) 52

Govoni, Rushforth 2-1-6, Finn 2-0-2, Sprangers, Tilton 9-7-25, Wood 2-2-8, Fritz 2-0-5, Look 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Robinson, Page, Bridges; Rushforth, Wood, Fritz

Sumner 14 30 47 68

Washington Acad. 5 19 36 52

JV: Sumner 52-40

Nokomis 36, Hampden 29

At Newport, the Nokomis Warriors erased a 29-27 deficit by holding Hampden Academy scoreless in the last 21/2 minutes and hitting nine of 10 free throws down the stretch.

Tatum Welch tossed in 16 points and Rozlyn Petersen added 10 for the Warriors.

Mikki Libbey and Kimble Rawcliffe each scored eight for the Broncos.

Hampden (2-10) 29

Libbey 3-1-8, K. Rawcliffe 3-2-8, R. Rawcliffe 2-3-7, Webb 1-0-2, Martin 1-0-2, Lafayette 1-0-2, Wilson

Nokomis (5-6) 36

Welch 5-6-16, Petersen 4-2-10, Paradis 2-0-4, As. Bragdon 1-2-4, Cooper 0-2-2, Fournier, Al. Bragdon

3-pt. goals: Libbey

Hampden 4 11 16 29

Nokomis 6 13 26 36

JV: Hampden 39-36

Woodland 69, Jonesport-Beals 46

At Jonesport, Michelle Ferry led Woodland with 19 points as it kept Jonesport-Beals winless.

Rachel Torrey tossed up 17 points while Lacey Gillespie added 11 points for the Dragons.

Kristi Smith scored 17 points for Jonesport-Beals. Tina Beal added 10 points for the Royals.

Woodland (10-2) 69

Ferry 6-7-19, Torrey 7-3-17, Gillespie 5-1-11, Cochran 4-0-8, Clark 3-0-6, Mitchel 1-0-2, Nicols 1-0-2, Bergin 1-0-2, Murphy 1-0-2

Jonesport-Beals (0-12) 46

K. Smith 6-5-17, T. Beal 5-0-10, Bruno 3-2-8, Church 2-1-7, Maclean 0-2-2, B. Beal 1-0-2, Libby, Alley, M. Maclean, Carver, E. Smith

3-pt. goals: Church 2

Woodland 19 38 54 69

Jonesport-Beals 10 29 43 46

Shead 56, East Grand 41

At Danforth, Tawnya Cook tossed in 17 points and Laureta Ricker netted 14 as Shead rolled past East Grand.

Tashina Francis chipped in with 10 points for the Tigers.

Kelsey Daoust scored 14 points and Allie McKay added 11 for the Vikings.

Shead (7-5) 56

Biss 2-0-4, Cook 7-3-17, Cummings 0-1-1, Francis 3-310, Murphy, H. Pottle 2-1-6, Rickers 5-4-14, Beal, Seeley 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2, Condelino, D. Pottle

East Grand (0-10) 41

A. McKay 5-0-11, Parker 2-2-6, Zaneldin 2-0-4, Crone 1-1-3, Daoust 5-2-14, Kendall, Lloyd 1-0-2, Bartlett 0-1-1, Richardson, C. McKay, Tuck

3-pt. goals: Francis, H. Pottle; A. McKay, Daoust

Shead 9 23 39 56

East Grand 14 21 27 41

DI-Stonington 48, Searsport 44

At Deer Isle, Anika Powers hit seven of her eight free throws in the fourth quarter to clinch the win over the Vikings.

Audra Eaton led the Mariners with 21 points, and Powers finished with 14.

Stephanie Reak topped Searsport with 12 points, and Amanda Chaney added eight.

Searsport (1-10) 44

Nielsen 1-0-2, Seekings 2-0-4, Chaney 4-0-8, Vasiliauskas 1-0-2, Reak 6-0-12, Anderson 3-0-6, Clark 2-3-7, Canpher 1-13

Deer Isle-Stonington (2-8) 48

Haskell 1-0-2, Allen, Robbins 1-0-3, A. Eaton 9-3-21, Brewer 1-1-4, Powers 3-8-14, Gray 0-2-2, L. Eaton, Weeks 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Robbins, Brewer

Searsport 2 13 27 44

DI-Stonington 7 21 30 48

Central 36, Orono 27

At Orono, the Red Devils forced 17 Orono turnovers and held the Red Riots to five points over the second and third quarters en route to the win.

Caitlin Elliott hit 12 of 16 free throws, including five of seven in the fourth quarter on her way to a game-high 20 points for Central of Corinth, which outscored Orono 17-5 over the second and third quarters.

Emily Artesani paced the Red Riots with seven points.

Central 36

Elliott 4-12-20, Collins 0-1-1, Brownell 1-0-2, Trafton, Underhill 1-1-3, Voisine, LeBlanc 3-0-6, Melten 1-0-2, Libby 1-0-2

Orono 27

Artesani 2-1-7, Colbath 1-1-3, Young 1-0-2, Bates, Starno 0-1-1, Robertson, Balaban, Sypher 3-0-6, Woodbrey 2-1-6, Parento 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Artesani 2, Woodbrey

Central 11 17 28 36

Orono 10 10 15 27

JV: Orono 42-25

Brewer 59, Old Town 47

At Brewer, Elizabeth Cote scored 12 of her team-high 19 points in the second half and hit all four of her free throw attempts in the fourth quarter as Brewer outscored Old Town 19-10 in the fourth to avenge a loss earlier this season.

Katie Quimby drained four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points for the Witches.

Katie Bergeron led all scorers with 23 points for Old Town.

Old Town (2-10) 47

Bergeron 8-3-23, Brown 1-0-2, Jones 2-0-4, McLaughlin 1-0-2, King 3-1-8, Kennedy 2-3-8, Reardon, Smart

Brewer (6-6) 59

Cote 6-6-19, Quimby 5-0-14, Wilson 2-2-6, Jackson 2-3-7, M. McLain 1-0-3, J. McLain 2-3-7, Kenney 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Bergeron 4, King, Kennedy; Quimby 4, Cote, M. McLain

Old Town 11 24 37 47

Brewer 9 24 40 59

JV: Old Town 44-38 (OT)

Piscataquis 54, Foxcroft Acad. 48

At Guilford, Kellie Martel scored 16 of her team-high 20 points in the second half as the host Pirates earned their fifth victory.

All four of Martel’s 3-point goals came after the break, while teammate Briana Shufelt added nine points.

Leslie Martin paced Foxcroft Academy with 20 points, while Sami Hall scored 13 for the Ponies.

Foxcroft Acad. (1-10) 48

Martin 7-4-20, Hall 6-1-13, Weymouth 2-2-7, Brown 0-2-2, Rice 0-2-2, Thomas 2-0-4, Pluff

Piscataquis (5-6) 54

Kellie Martel 7-2-20, Davis 3-1-7, Martell 2-1-5, Shufelt 2-5-9, Dewey 2-1-5, Izbicki 2-4-8, Kelsey Martel

3-pt. goals: Martin 2, Weymouth; Kellie Martel 4

Foxcroft Acad. 11 15 28 48

Piscataquis 8 23 33 54

JV: Foxcroft Acad. 39-31