HERMON – Kyle Staples went 7-for-8 at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to lift the Mount Desert Island boys basketball team to a 53-49 victory over Hermon Saturday in high school action.

Staples had 13 points for the Trojans and Robin Daley chipped in with 12 points.

Ryan Tarr led the Hawks with 18 points and Shannon Thomas had 13 points.

Mount Desert Island (9-3) 53

Staples 3-7-13, Daley 4-3-12, Willis 1-0-2, Walton 3-0-6, Wardman 1-0-2, Merrill 0-3-3, Veilleux 2-3-7, Chipman 4-0-8

Hermon (4-7) 49

R. Tarr 7-2-18, Thomas 5-3-13, K. Tarr 3-0-6, Helms 0-1-1, Pellerin 1-0-2, Johnson 2-5-9, Deabay, Hinton, Hurd

3-pt. goals: Daley; R. Tarr 2

MDI 12 23 38 53

Hermon 8 15 26 49

Calais 72, Houlton 46

At Houlton, Adam Knowles’ game-high 19 points led four players in double figures as undefeated Calais won its 13th game.

Sam Bell had 12 points, Brandon Tomah added 11 and Robbie Rogers scored 10 points to complement Knowles.

Justin Stewart’s 11 points led Houlton.

Calais (13-0) 72

Leeman, Cavanaugh, Tomah 5-1-11, Rogers 3-2-10, Taylor 2-0-4, Knowles 5-5-19, Guthrie 3-0-6, C. Stewart 1-1-3, Bell 4-3-12, O’Neill, Wallace 1-0-3, Shorey 0-2-2

Houlton (2-10) 46

Brown 3-0-7, Bates, J. Stewart 4-2-11, Austin 2-0-4, Larkins 1-0-3, Hill 1-2-4, Cleary 1-0-2, Beals 2-0-5, Lewis 2-1-5, Lezotte 0-1-1, Hagerman 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Knowles 4, Rogers 2, Bell, Wallace; J. Stewart, Brown, Beals, Larkins

Calais 9 29 46 72

Houlton 6 19 30 46

JV: Calais 42-36

North Haven 72, Islesboro 39

At Islesboro, Ansel Oren scored a game-high 27 points and Scott Baribeau added 18 as North Haven rolled past Islesboro.

Thomas Sammo chipped in with 10 points for North Haven.

Luke Thomas tallied 14 points and five rebounds for the Eagles.

North Haven 72

Oren 10-4-27, Baribeau, 9-0-18, Sammo 4-2-10, Davidson 4-0-8, Lovell 3-0-6, Hodder 1-0-2, Curtis 0-1-1

Islesboro 39

Leach 2-0-5, Porter 2-0-4, Sherman 2-0-4, Cunningham 2-0-4, Piscotta 4-0-8, Thomas 6-2-14, Coronado, Rogers, Pendleton, Cowles

3-pt. goals: Oren 3; Leach

North Haven 16 38 59 72

Islesboro 10 20 26 39

Caribou 60, Bucksport 36

At Caribou, Caleb Rosser scored 20 points to push Caribou to the win.

Jordan Haines had 10 points for the Vikings.

Todd Freeman led Bucksport with 20 points.

Bucksport (3-10) 36

Robbins 2-0-4, Rump 1-0-2, Freeman 8-1-20, McGuire 1-0-3, Fish 1-1-3, Cooke 1-0-2, Bisher 1-0-2, Pappas, Bowden, Kone

Caribou (7-6) 60

Corrigan 3-0-6, J. Haines 5-0-10, Fitzherbert 3-0-6, C. Rosser 7-6-20, Rossignol 1-0-3, Cullins 2-0-4, St. Peter 1-2-4, D. Haines 3-1-7, Rush, B. Rosser, Brown

3-pt. goals: Freeman 3, McGuire; Rossignol

Bucksport 5 17 26 36

Caribou 18 28 44 60

JV: Caribou 47-46

Bucks sweep Vikings

At Buckfield, Chris Reuter scored a combined 38 points in two games as Buckfield earned two wins over Vinalhaven. The Bucks won Friday’s game 61-32 and earned a 73-34 win Saturday.

In Saturday’s game, Reuter scored 18 points and Sean Ridge added 14. Jamie Henderson chipped in with 10. Josh Ames led the Vikings with eight points.

In Friday’s game, Reuter poured in 20 points and three other Buckfield players contributed seven points apiece. Brandon Osgood and Corey James each scored 11 points to pace Vinalhaven.

Saturday’s Game

Vinalhaven 32

Jackson 1-1-3, Osgood 4-3-11, Ames, Rosen, Pitts 1-1-3, McCarthy 1-0-2, James 5-0-11, Olsen, Drury

Buckfield 61

Henderson 2-2-7, Reuter 10-0-20, Bennett 2-3-7, Dodge 2-2-7, R. Wilkinson, Condon 1-0-2, C. Wilkinson 1-0-2, Litchfield 2-0-4, Lowell 2-0-3, Ridge 2-0-4, Cowett2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Henderson, Dodge, Lowell

Vinalhaven 10 17 24 32

Buckfield 18 28 47 61

Friday’s Game

Vinalhaven 34

Jackson 3-1-7, Osgood 0-2-2, Ames 4-0-8, Rosen 2-2-6, Guptill 1-0-2, Pitts 1-0-2, McCarthy 1-0-2, James, Cray 2-0-5, Olson, Drury

Buckfield 73

Henderson 3-3-10, Reuter 9-0-18, Bennett 3-1-7, Dodge 1-3-5, R. Wilkinson, Condon, C. Wilkinson 2-2-6, Litchfield 1-1-3, Lowell, Ridge 2-3-7, Cowett

3-pt. goals: Cray; Henderson

Vinalhaven 8 17 23 34

Buckfield 20 46 55 73

Girls basketball

Bucksport 48, Caribou 30

At Bucksport, Keely Sullivan scored 12 points to push Bucksport to the win.

Kayla Allen, Jordan Wilbur, and Katie Hurd each scored eight points for the Golden Bucks.

Kristen Espling and Karyn King both scored five points to pace Caribou.

Caribou (2-10) 30

Espling 2-1-5, King 1-3-5, Kinney 1-1-3, Gahagan 1-2-4, Cousins 1-0-2, St. Schofield 1-0-2, Cyr 1-1-3, Price 1-0-2, Ellis 2-0-4, Sa. Schofield, Nadeau, Richards, Corriveau

Bucksport (6-6) 48

Sullivan 4-1-12, Allen 3-2-8, Gordon 2-2-6, Kone 2-0-4, Wilbur 4-0-8, Hurd 3-0-8, Sanborn 1-0-2, LaLonde, Hutchins

3-pt. goals: Sullivan 3, Hurd 2

Caribou 2 12 17 30

Bucksport 11 25 38 48

GV Bucks 47, Mountain Val. 45

Arsenault scores 1,000th point

At Thomaston, Molly Hoyt scored three points in overtime, including the winning basket, to help lead Georges Valley past Mountain Valley.

Ashley Geel led Georges Valley with 15 points. Nikki Poland and Amanda Buchanan both scored nine points.

Kristen Arsenault scored 14 points, including the 1,000th of her career for the Falcons of Rumford. Tonya Martin had 13 points.

Mountain Valley (5-7) 45

Arsenault 5-3-14, Martin 5-2-13, Allen 4-2-11, Cayer 0-4-4, Clark 1-1-3, Drury, Volkernick, Smith

Georges Valley (2-9) 47

Geel 6-3-15, Poland 4-1-9, Buchanan 4-1-9, Ferra 3-0-6, Hoyt 1-1-3, Watts 1-0-2, Carrdi 0-1-1, Schooley 1-0-2, Miller, Staples

3-pt. goals: Arsenault, Martin, Allen

Mountain Val. 9 20 31 40 45

Georges Val. 6 16 27 40 47

JV: Georges Valley 38-36

Islesboro 37, North Haven 31

At Islesboro, Caitlin Anderson scored 13 points to help lead the Eagles to victory.

Five other Islesboro players scored at least four points apiece in a well-rounded offensive effort.

Melissa Brown paced North Haven with 12 points.

North Haven (2-11) 31

M. Brown 4-1-12, A. Brown 1-0-2, Conway 1-2-4, Campbell 0-2-2, Cooper 0-2-2, Hodder 3-3-9, McKenzie, R. Brown, Jones, Ruffalo

Islesboro (6-3) 37

Anderson 4-5-13, Hall 2-0-4, Cowles 2-0-4, Thomas 1-4-6, Johnston 3-0-6, Hatch 2-0-4, Gebhardt

3-pt. goals: M. Brown 3

North Haven 8 14 20 31

Islesboro 10 23 31 37

Mattanawcook 57, Ellsworth 32

At Lincoln, Brittany Piche scored 15 points to help propel Mattanawcook.

Michelle Roy had 14 points for the Lynx and Bree Hanscom added 12 points.

Hillary Savage led the Eagles with 19 points.

Ellsworth (1-10) 32

Savage 8-2-19, Rockwood 1-2-4, Sawyer 2-0-4, Manning 1-1-3, Jellison 1-0-2, Dalrymple, Brown, McEachern

Mattanawcook Acad. (7-3) 57

Paul 5-2-14, Piche 6-0-15, Hanscom 6-0-12, Nissen 2-1-5, Vose 1-1-3, Souers 1-0-2, McCloskey 1-0-2, Sanderson 1-0-2, Hawkins 1-0-2, Pelkey, Anderson, Burleigh

3-pt. goals: Savage; Piche 3, Paul 2

Ellsworth 3 11 18 32

Mattanawcook 14 30 45 57

JV: Matt. Acad. 44-31

Lee 63, Penobscot Valley 29

At Lee, Dana Haughton tallied 17 points and 11 rebounds and Aarika Ritchie scored 15 points and dished out five assists as the Pandas rolled.

Lee’s Amanda Gifford chipped in with 11 points and six steals.

Kelsey Lavertu had nine points and eight rebounds for the Howlers of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (4-6) 29

Fullerton, Drost, Bowers, Hallett 1-0-2, Hersom, Cyr 2-0-5, K. Plourde 1-0-2, J. Plourde 2-0-6, Milton 1-0-2, Lavertu 3-3-9, A. Dawson 1-0-3, K. Dawson

Lee Academy (7-2) 63

Gifford 5-1-11, B. Harris 2-0-4, Moors 1-0-2, Slevinsky 1-0-2, McLaughlin, Ritchie 6-2-15, Jandreau 1-0-2, K. Harris 4-2-10, Haughton 8-1-17

3-pt. goals: J. Plourde 2, Cyr, Dawson; Ritchie

Penobscot Valley 8 16 25 29

Lee Academy 14 29 53 63

JV: Lee 47-33

Presque Isle 39, John Bapst 37

At Presque Isle, Angela Norsworthy sank two free throws with one second left in regulation after grabbing an offensive rebound and getting fouled to help keep the Wildcats undefeated.

Katie Delong and Kylan Smith both scored eight points for Presque Isle.

Ashley Freeman led the Crusaders of Bangor with 10 points and Taylor Greenlaw added eight points.

John Bapst (9-4) 37

Freeman 5-0-10, Nichols 3-0-6, Greenlaw 3-2-8, Wickstrom 1-4-7, Laferriere 3-0-6, Jordan, Maquillian, Wadleigh, Hardy, McGuan

Presque Isle (14-0) 39

Porter 1-2-5, Delong 3-2-8, Smith 3-0-8, Morris 2-0-4, Norsworthy 4-6-14, Clukey, Watananuchit, Moody

3-pt. goals: Wickstrom; Smith 2, Porter

John Bapst 13 21 27 37

Presque Isle 9 22 32 39

JV: Presque Isle 28-18

Fort Kent 54, Central 51

At Corinth, Kristin Violette scored 14 points, including the 1,000th of her career as the Tigers edged the Red Devils.

Meagan Charette tossed in 13 points and Ashley Hafford added 11. Marissa Albert chipped in with 10 for the Warriors.