HAMPDEN – Dan McCue poured in a game-high 23 points Tuesday night as Hampden Academy continued its recent surge with a 56-51 boys basketball victory over Messalonskee of Oakland.

Brad Haase chipped in with 11 points for the Broncos, including nine on free throws.

Matt Natole led the Eagles with 15 points and Nick Ouellette added 14.

Messalonskee (10-2) 51

Natole 7-2-15, Ouellette 6-0-14, Berndt 1-0-3, Pelletier, Bernier, Hagan, Gilbert, Hash, Dubois 2-0-4, Holmes 2-2-7, Taylor 4-0-8

Hampden Acad. (8-5) 56

McCue 6-7-23, Haase 1-9-11, Stephens, Burke 2-2-6, Evans, Juco, Burditt 2-0-4, Farley 1-1-4, Brown 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Natole 3, Ouellette 2, Berndt, Holmes; McCue 4, Farley

Messalonskee 10 19 33 51

Hampden Acad. 15 23 33 56

JV: Hampden Acad. 61-40

Hermon 58, MA Lynx 48

At Hermon, Ben Hinton recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Hawks pulled away for their eighth straight win.

Kevin Tarr tossed in 17 points and Derek Helms 12 for Hermon. Nick Robinson hauled down 10 rebounds while Zach Deabay added nine points and nine assists.

Shey Gardner led Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln with 17 points. Derek Libbey added 13 and Brady Vose 12.

Mattanawcook (10-2) 48

Gardner 8-0-17, Libbey 5-0-13, Vose 4-3-12, White 1-0-2, Young 1-2-4, Smith, Langevin

Hermon (8-3) 58

Tarr 7-3-17, Helms 3-4-12, Hinton 5-1-11, Robinson 0-4-4, Deabay 2-4-9, Gross 1-0-3, Thomas 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Gardner, Libbey 3, Vose; Deabay, Gross

Mattanawcook 7 24 32 48

Hermon 10 22 36 58

JV: Mattanawcook 59-40

Calais 75, Lee Academy 60

At Lee, Calais scored 12 unanswered points to open the second half and went on to earn its 37th consecutive victory over the last two seasons.

Brandon Tomah scored 11 of his game-high 25 points – including three of his five 3-pointers -in the final period to help preserve the win.

Robbie Rogers, Chris Taylor (10 rebounds) and Sam Bell each added 13 points for Calais. Cal Shorey grabbed 11 rebounds.

Devan Parker paced Lee with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Peter Pickering scored 14 and Sydney Surratt added 11.

Calais (15-0) 75

Tomah 10-0-25, Rogers 6-1-13, Taylor 6-1-13, Bell 6-0-13, Shorey 2-2-6, Stewart 1-1-3, Tirrell 1-0-2, Francis, O’Neill, Leeman

Lee Acad. (7-5) 60

Parker 7-4-18, Pickering 6-0-14, Surratt 4-2-11, Bird 2-5-9, Connick 2-0-4, Torres 2-0-4, MacDonald, Coulombe

3-pt. goals: Tomah 5, Bell; Pickering 2, Surratt

Calais 19 30 51 75

Lee Acad. 12 31 41 60

JV: Lee 55-49

DI-Stonington 78, BC Patriots 45

B. Ciomei scores 1,000th point

At Deer Isle, senior guard Bryant Ciomei scored a game-high 20 points, including the 1,000th of his career, as undefeated Deer Isle-Stonington earned its 13th victory.

Ciomei reached the milestone with a shot from the baseline after grabbing an offensive rebound in the third quarter.

Eben Powers came off the Mariners bench to add 16 points, while Rob Brown scored 14 points and Collin Ciomei added 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

Brett Bradford and Colby Robinson each scored 13 points for Bangor Christian.

Bangor Christian (5-6) 45

Bradford 4-3-13, C. Robinson 4-4-13, Z. Johnson 1-4-6, Gregory 4-0-8, Theriault 2-1-5, J. Johnson, Wilcox, Cook

Deer Isle-Stonington (13-0) 78

B. Ciomei 8-3-20, Powers 7-2-16, R. Brown 6-1-14, Pratt, J. Eaton, Hardy, C. Ciomei 4-3-12, S. Eaton 4-0-8, Siebert 2-0-4, D. Eaton 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Bradford 2, C. Robinson; B. Ciomei, R. Brown, C. Ciomei

Bangor Christian 14 18 27 45

DI-Stonington 10 30 53 78

Mt. Blue 67, Brewer 52

At Farmington, Isaiah Brathwaite netted 18 points to carry Mt. Blue by Brewer.

Adam Gilbert added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars.

Ryan Babin had 10 points and five assists to pace Brewer.

Brewer (5-7) 52

Babin 5-0-10, Libby 4-0-9, Adams 1-0-2, Bissell 2-0-4, Meeker 3-0-7, Hutchins 2-3-7, Valley 3-0-7, Belote 3-0-6, Bessette

Mt. Blue (10-3) 67

A. Gilbert 4-2-10, Brathwaite 7-4-18, Trask 4-0-9, J. Gilbert 4-0-8, Sawyer 1-0-2, Russell 1-1-3, Toothaker 4-0-8, Paytas 4-1-9, Farrington, Zamboni

3-pt. goals: Libby, Meeker, Hutchins, Valley; Trask

Brewer 13 27 39 52

Mt. Blue 18 34 61 67

JV: Mt. Blue 59-50

Skowhegan 68, Old Town 60

At Old Town, freshman Paul Verville went six-for-six from the 3-point line and scored 23 points to lead Skowhegan to its first win of the season.

Will Luther and Jordan Taylor each scored 13 points for Skowhegan and Eric Thistle added 12 points.

Mamadou Ba led Old Town with 17 points and Ethan Shanley chipped in 16 points. Dillon Clark scored 13 points and Josh Clukey had 10 points.

Skowhegan (1-10) 68

Verville 7-3-23, Luther 5-2-13, Taylor 5-3-13, Thistle 4-2-12, Fisher 2-2-7, H. Davis, T. Davis, Vigue

Old Town (1-10) 60

Ba 6-4-17, Shanley 8-0-16, Clark 5-2-13, Clukey 5-0-10, Fournier 1-0-2, Ziegenbein 1-0-2, Paradis, Shorey, Hussey, Wilkins, Carmichael

3-pt. goals: Verville 6, Thistle 2, Fisher 2, Luther; Ba, Clark

Skowhegan 16 28 47 68

Old Town 13 26 44 60

JV: Old Town 56-48

Dexter 53, Orono 42

At Dexter, Steve Robinson scored 21 points to lift Dexter over Orono.

Ben Spizuoco had 12 points for the Tigers.

Seth Dwyer led the Red Riots with 15 points.

Orono (7-6) 42

Riemersma 3-0-8, Bates 2-1-5, Nason 3-0-6, Dwyer 6-3-15, Tomer 2-0-4, LeVasseur 1-0-2, Henigan 0-2-2, Patterson, Garcia, Spencer, Bryant, Hecker, Keazer

Dexter (8-5) 53

Woodman 2-0-4, Spizuoco 1-10-12, Beatham 2-0-4, Leal 3-1-7, Robinson 8-5-21, Peirce 0-1-1, Cote 2-0-4, Mountain, Cangelosi, Eastman, Clark

3-pt. goals: Riemersma 2

Orono 7 20 31 42

Dexter 16 26 37 53

Central 49, Stearns 29

At Corinth, Danny Kane registered 15 points to spark Central by Stearns of Millinocket.

Levi Nickerson chipped in with 12 points for the Red Devils.

Nick Cormier paced Stearns with eight points.

Stearns 29

Chubbuck 2-0-4, Martin 1-0-2, J. Osborne 2-0-4, Steward 1-0-2, Cormier 4-0-8, Barnett 1-2-4, Richards 2-1-5, C. Osborne, MacKenzie, Chase

Central 49

Kane 7-1-15, Part 1-0-2, LaFlamme 1-2-8, Speed 1-0-2, Pineo 1-4-6, Nickerson 5-2-12, Brown 1-0-2, LePage 1-0-2, LeBlanc, Connolly, Boulier, Kelley

3-pt. goals: Kane

Stearns 3 13 25 29

Central 15 27 33 49

JV: Central 52-36

MCI 67, Mount View 54

At Pittsfield, Troy Murray netted 26 points to lift Maine Central Institute over Mount View of Thorndike.

Benson Mensah-Bonsu scored nine of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for the Huskies.

Tyler Miles led the Mustangs with 17 points and Josh St. Clair added 11.

Mount View (4-9) 54

Keller 3-2-9, Jean 2-0-5, St. Clair 3-4-11, Carter 1-0-2, Miles 6-5-17, Piersak 1-0-2, Caron 3-2-8, Price

Maine Central Institute (10-3) 67

Nichols 0-6-6, Murray 12-2-26, Mensah-Bonsu 8-4-20, McGrady 2-1-6, Quint 2-3-7, Jones, Sidelinger, Morton

3-pt. goals: Keller, Jean, St. Clair; McGrady

Mount View 15 26 41 54

MCI 7 25 40 67

JV: Mount View 52-49

Seacoast Chr. 59, Highview 38

At Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor, Jordan Stinglen scored 17 of his 33 points in the third quarter to lead Seacoast Christian of Berwick past Highview Christian of Charleston.

Jacob Acres scored 10 points for Seacoast Christian.

Jonas Cramer led the Knights with 14 points and Stefan Rowe added 10 points.

Seacoast Christian (3-9) 59

Stinglen 15-3-33, Acres 4-2-10, St. Pierre 1-0-2, Towne 2-0-4, Gould 3-0-6, Belanger 1-0-2, Amos 1-0-2, Matthews, Richardson, Archer, Fecteau, Odess

Highview Christian (3-6) 38

Cramer 7-0-14, Rowe 4-0-10, Reed 3-0-6, Crooker 2-0-4, N. Allard 1-0-2, Mack 1-0-2, Pogorzelski, Jones, Fernandez, W. Allard

3-pt. goals: Rowe 2

Seacoast Chr. 13 19 41 59

Highview Chr. 11 21 31 38

Girls basketball

Mount View 46, MCI 35

At Thorndike, Tonya Jones scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to pace Mount View by Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Jennifer Masessa and Dakota McAdam each added 10 points for the Mustangs.

Jenna Lorentsen and Bianca Asaro each led MCI with nine points.

MCI 35

Asaro 3-2-9, Mosher 1-0-2, McLaggan 0-2-2, V. Huff 1-3-5, Lorentsen 3-3-9, Ky. Huff 1-2-4, Ka. Huff 2-0-4, Judkins, Kr. Huff, Houston, Clements

Mount View 46

Montminy 1-1-3, Bennett 0-1-1, Grotten 0-2-2, J. Masessa 4-0-10, T. Jones 7-2-16, K. Masessa 1-2-4, McAdam 4-2-10, K. Jones, Mayhew, Smith

3-pt. goals: Asaro; J. Masessa 2

MCI 9 17 23 35

Mount View 11 20 33 46

Lawrence 55, Nokomis 32

At Newport, Brogan Liberty’s 14 points helped lead Lawrence of Fairfield to the win over Nokomis.

Mallorie Blakney had 13 points and six steals for the Bulldogs and Alexa Bernatchez added 12 points.

Kelley Paradis led the Warriors with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Lawrence (9-4) 55

Blakney 6-0-13, B. Liberty 4-6-14, Bernatchez 4-4-12, Nickerson 3-1-7, Gilbert 2-0-5, Perry 0-2-2, Curless-Clark 1-0-2, McGee, Savage, Murray, T. Liberty, Chavez

Nokomis (5-7) 32

Paradis 7-2-17, Welch 2-3-7, Lincoln 1-2-5, Batchelder 1-0-3, Lieberman, White, Wyman, Cooper, Burton, Lyford

3-pt. goals: Blakney, Gilbert; Paradis, Lincoln, Batchelder

Lawrence 16 26 34 55

Nokomis 2 15 24 32

JV: Lawrence 42-30

Bucksport 44, Ellsworth 29

At Bucksport, Bri Kone scored 11 of her game-high 14 points after intermission as the Golden Bucks pulled away for their sixth consecutive victory.

Bucksport outscored Ellsworth 27-12 in the second half.

Katie Hurd added nine points and 11 rebounds for Bucksport.

Emily Lyons led Ellsworth with nine points.

Ellsworth (1-13) 29

Carter 1-3-5, Beal, Jellison, Tupper 1-0-2, Saunders 3-1-7, Sawyer 1-0-2, Wyman 1-0-2, Lyons 3-1-9, Savage 1-0-2, Allen

Bucksport (9-4) 44

Robinson, Lalonde, Gourley 1-1-3, Lanpher 1-0-2, Allen, Gordon 4-0-8, Kone 6-1-14, Beeson, Cooke 1-0-2, Hurd 3-1-9, Sullivan 3-0-6, Sanborn

3-pt. goals: Lyons 2; Hurd 2, Kone

Ellsworth 7 17 25 29

Bucksport 9 17 33 44