FORT KENT – Alex Martin was fouled while sinking a layup and then converted the game-winning free throw with three seconds left to give Van Buren a 56-55 high school boys basketball victory over rival Fort Kent Tuesday.

Martin finished with a team-high 23 points. Riley Lizotte had 13 and Ben Doucette scored 10 points.

Sam Bard had a game-high 27 points for Fort Kent and Jason Lesaldo score nine more.

Van Buren (14-3) 56

Doucette 4-1-10, Parent 2-0-4, O’Hare, Lizotte 5-0-13, Boulware 0-2-2, Rossignol 1-0-2, Martin 10-3-23, Giangiordano 1-0-2

Fort Kent (6-11) 55

Bonenfant, Voisine 1-0-3, Blier, Pelletier 1-2-4, Lesaldo 2-5-9, Harvey 3-0-7, Caron 2-1-5, Bard 10-2-27, Bouchard, Soucy

3-pt. goals: Lizotte 3, Doucette; Bard Harvey, Voisine

Van Buren 12 33 41 56

Fort Kent 16 29 41 55

JV: Fort Kent 57-39

Central Aroostook 64, Easton 29

At Easton, Kasey Brewer led three Central Aroostook of Mars Hill players in double figures with 13 points as it rolled to the win over Easton.

Silas Kelly netted 12 points for the Panthers and Sam Clockedile added 10 more.

Sean Daniels led the Bears with 14 points.

Central Aroostook (16-0) 64

Brewer 5-0-13, Clockedile 5-0-10, Kelly 6-0-12, Walling 1-0-2, York 1-1-3, Kilcollins, Carlson 2-1-5, Richard, Martinez 2-0-5, L. McCarthy 3-2-8, B. McCarthy 2-0-4, Folsom, Stiles 1-0-2

Easton (10-7) 29

Daniels 7-0-14, Bacon 3-2-8, White, Sanders 2-1-5, Fuller 1-0-2, Budreau, Brown, Beaton

3-pt. goals: Brewer 3, Martinez

Cen. Aroostook 16 31 50 64

Easton 10 14 18 29

Madawaska 92, Wisdom 36

At St. Agatha, Dominic Rossignol had 33 points and 10 steals to lead Madawaska past Wisdom.

Adam Derosier scored 12 points for the Owls.

Randy Thibeault had 14 points for the Pioneers and Eric Bernier scored 10 points.

Madawaska (7-10) 92

L. Cyr 2-1-7, Derosier 6-0-12, Parker 1-0-2, Pelletier 1-0-3, C. Cyr 1-1-3, Morin 3-0-8, Albert 4-0-8, Beaulieu 4-1-9, Rossignol 11-5-33, J. Cyr 2-3-7

Wisdom (1-14) 36

Young 1-0-2, J. Bernier 1-0-2, Michaud 1-0-2, San Antonio 3-0-6, Thibeault 5-3-14, E. Bernier 3-2-10, Labrie

3-pt. goals: Rossignol 6, L. Cyr 2, Morin 2, Pelletier; E. Bernier 2, Thibeault

Madawaska 22 46 68 92

Wisdom 13 23 30 36

East Grand 54, GHCA 46

At Danforth, senior Kyle Dicker recorded his third triple-double of the season with 17 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists to lead East Grand past Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Tyler Morse had 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Vikings. Ricky Parks scored all 13 of his points in the second half and Kaleb Dicker added 11 points.

David Guiggey led the Eagles with 21 points.

Greater Houlton Christian (2-15) 46

Duff 3-2-9, Socoby 2-0-6, Straubel 2-3-7, Guiggey 9-3-21, Bowers, Holmes, Morin, Kelly, Burns

East Grand (4-14) 54

Morse 5-0-10, Ky. Dicker 7-2-17, Shay 0-2-2, Parks 3-6-13, Ka. Dicker 4-2-11, Scott 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Socoby 2, Duff; Ky. Dicker, Parks, Ka. Dicker

GHCA 11 28 31 46

East Grand 14 24 39 54

Katahdin 56, So. Aroostook 41

At Dyer Brook, Jared Anderson tossed in a game-high 25 points to pace Katahdin of Stacyville to the win.

Brett Gould provided 12 points for the Cougars.

Dakota Sleeper led Southern Aroostook with 16 points and Robert Toothaker netted nine.

Katahdin (8-9) 56

J. Anderson 8-9-25, Gould 4-4-12, McCarthy 1-3-6, T. Anderson 2-2-6, Osnoe 0-1-1, Morse, Guiggey, Curtis 2-0-4

Southern Aroostook (4-14) 41

Sleeper 6-2-16, Toothaker 2-5-9, Clark 2-0-4, Casey 1-2-4, Robinson 1-0-2, Grant 1-0-2, Flewelling 0-1-1, Sutherland, Boulier, Edwards, Wilson

3-pt. goals: McCarthy; Sleeper 2

Katahdin 14 29 38 56

So. Aroostook 9 15 29 41

JV: Katahdin 77-46

Hodgdon 71, Fort Fairfield 52

At Hodgdon, senior Jordan Guy totaled 28 points and eight steals to lead Hodgdon past Fort Fairfield.

Andrew McGillicuddy had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks and Travis Bartley added 10 points.

Austin Dufour scored 14 points for the Tigers and Doug Sharpe had 12 points.

Fort Fairfield (5-12) 52

Dufour 6-1-14, Sharpe 5-0-12, Noyes 3-0-6, Booth 1-0-2, Cresenzo 2-1-5, Forsman 2-2-6, Thibeau 1-0-2, Closson 1-2-4, Ramos, Andrews

Hodgdon (7-10) 71

Guy 12-1-28, A. McGillicuddy 5-0-10, Bartley 5-0-10, Williams 1-1-3, Dorr 2-0-4, Mazzacco 0-6-6, Quint 1-0-2, D. McGillicuddy 1-1-3, Drake 1-0-3, Harris 1-0-2, Crane

3-pt. goals: Sharpe 2, Dufour; Guy 3, Drake

Fort Fairfield 18 30 38 52

Hodgdon 24 38 51 71

JV: Hodgdon 49-44

Washburn 46, LCS/MSSM 36

At Limestone, Steve Pesut scored seven of his game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter as Washburn outscored Limestone Community School/ Maine School of Science and Mathematics 18-8 in the fourth quarter to avenge a 41-32 loss on Jan. 11.

Alex Morrow had nine points for the winners and Adam Thompson had seven.

Danny Hayes and Steve Giangiordano had nine points each for LCS/MSSM while Chris Kirschner and Matt Enman combined for 15 more.

Washburn (10-6) 46

Pesut 7-2-16, Morrow 4-1-9, Thompson 3-0-7, Connolly 2-2-6, Holland 2-0-4, N. McIntosh, Campbell, Redd

LCS/MSSM (13-4) 36

Hayes 3-3-9, Giangiordano 4-1-9, Kirschner 3-2-8, Enman 3-1-7, Clayton 1-0-2, Beaulieu 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Thompson

Washburn 8 21 28 46

LCS/MSSM 8 18 28 36

JV: LCS/MSSM 48-38 (OT)

Maranacook 89, Mount View 59

At Thorndike, Ryan Martin scored 23 points and Mike Poulin added 15 points and 10 assists as defending state champion Maranacook of Readfield topped Mount View 89-59 in a Class B boys basketball game.

The win should secure the No. 1 seed in Eastern Maine Class B entering postseason play for the Black Bears, which ended its regular season with a 16-2 record.

Mount View falls to 6-11.

Maranacook blew the game open early, shooting 13 of 17 overall and 6 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc while moving out to a 35-18 lead.

The margin was 60-29 at intermission, and while Mount View made six 3-pointers during the first 3 minutes, 41 seconds of the second half, the Mustangs could get only as close as 69-49.

Will Bardaglio added 17 points for Maranacook, while Justin Denbow scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds.

Ethan Jean led Mount View with 13 points, while Josh St. Clair added 12 on four 3-point goals.

Mt. Blue 63, Brewer 43

At Brewer, Adam Gilbert scored 19 points to lead Mt. Blue of Farmington to victory over Brewer.

Ben Russell had 15 points for the Cougars.

Ryan Babin led the Witches with 21 points and Ben Valley added 10 points.

Mt. Blue (14-3) 63

Trask 3-0-8, J. Gilbert 3-1-7, Sawyer 0-2-2, Russell 4-5-15, Toothaker 2-0-4, A. Gilbert 6-7-19, Paytas 3-2-8, Farington

Brewer (7-9) 43

Libby 1-2-4, Bissell 2-0-4, Valley 5-0-10, Babin 7-7-21, Belote 2-0-4, Adams, O’Connell, Meeker, Hutchins, Ramsey, Murphy

3-pt. goals: Trask 2, Russell 2

Mt. Blue 16 27 43 63

Brewer 11 19 26 43

JV: Brewer 48-44

Hockey

Presque Isle 5, Stearns 0

At Presque Isle, Ethan Hill stopped all 19 shots he faced to earn the shutout against Stearns of Millinocket.

Dylan Collins, Brennan Shaw, Steve Ford, Brandon Daigle and Matt Talbot each scored a goal for Presque Isle. Greg Cyr had two assists while Mitch Sperrey, Jason Martin and Luke McPherson each grabbed one for the 10-5-1 Wildcats.

Paul Rucci made 44 saves on 49 shots for 2-11 Stearns.

Houlton-Hodgdon 9, Hampden 2

At Millar Center in Houlton, chris McGuire scored two goals and assisted on two others to lead the Houlton-Hodgdon Black Hawks past Hampden Academy.

Sharif Abouleish had two goals and an assist for the 8-7 Black Hawks. Morgan Hall scored twice while Sam Carter had a goal and an assist. Eben Thompson and Craig Brexton each scored a goal. Jordan Gard had two assists and Curtis Libby saved 16 of 18 shots.

Mike Mourkas had a goal and an assist for the 4-13 Broncos. Nate Rocker scored one goal and Matt Albert made 40 saves on 49 shots.

Girls basketball

Houlton 46, Caribou 27

At Houlton, Rachel Foster registered 27 points, 14 rebounds and 13 blocks to propel Houlton to victory over Caribou.

Kristen Espling netted 11 points to pace Caribou.

Caribou (1-15) 27

Espling 5-0-11, Richards 2-1-5, Cyr 1-1-3, King 1-1-3, Price 1-0-3, Kinney 1-0-2, Bosse, Bell, Ouellette

Houlton (14-2) 46

Foster 12-3-27, Rowe 3-0-6, Bartlett 1-2-4, Dow 2-0-4, Hovey 2-0-4, McPartland 0-1-1, Putnam, Bither, Caron, Sanderson, McGuire

3-pt. goals: Espling, Price

Caribou 7 15 23 27

Houlton 16 29 37 46

JV: Houlton 37-30

Mt. Blue 50, Brewer 29

At Farmington, Meaghan Robinson scored 11 of her 14 points in the second half to lead Mt. Blue past Brewer.

Christina Mosher scored 12 points for the Cougars.

Leah Jackson paced the Witches with nine points.

Brewer (6-10) 29

Cote 2-2-6, Aleksiewicz 2-0-4, Jackson 3-2-8, M. McLean 3-2-9, J. McLean 1-0-2, Albert, Valley, Clifford, Seymour

Mt. Blue (10-7) 50

Robinson 4-3-14, Deschenes 1-1-3, Oswald 1-0-2, Mosher 2-7-12, Silkman 3-2-8, Fournier 1-0-3, Howard 1-0-2, Keach 1-0-2, Allen 1-0-2, Webster

3-pt. goals: M. McLean; Robinson 3, Mosher, Fournier

Brewer 9 15 21 29

Mt. Blue 9 16 33 50

Skowhegan 72, Old Town 42

At Old Town, Stephanie Seavey netted a game-high 18 points as Skowhegan placed four players in double figures en route to the win over Old Town.

Megan Smith tossed in 16 points and Lindsay Pinkham 13 for the Indians while Ashley Matchett added 12 more.

Jenna King’s 16 points led the Coyotes.

Skowhegan (12-5) 72

Seavey 6-2-18, Me. Smith 7-2-16, Pinkham 4-4-13, Matchett 5-0-12, Hisler 0-3-3, Ma. Smith, Milligan, Atkinson 1-0-3, Lambert 1-2-5, Evans 2-0-4

Old Town (1-16) 42

King 6-3-16, Heald, Guay 0-1-1, Randall 1-0-2, Wilcox 1-2-4, Goodwin 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Prendergast 3-1-7, Cossar, Taylor 2-1-6, Soule

3-pt. goals: Seavey 2, Pinkham, Matchett 2; King, Taylor

Skowhegan 21 40 65 72

Old Town 12 26 35 42

JV: Skowhegan 50-33

Messalonskee 47, Hampden 42

At Hampden, Chelsea Barker scored 18 points to lead Messalonskee of Oakland to victory over Hampden Academy.

Ashley Busque had 13 points for the Eagles.

Tanna Ross led the Broncos with 16 points.

Messalonskee (16-1) 47

C. Barker 5-7-18, Busque 4-4-13, A. Barker 4-0-9, H. Oliver 0-1-1, M. Oliver 0-1-1, Heise, Bridges

Hampden Academy (8-9) 42

Ross 7-2-16, Maltz 3-2-8, Webb 0-6-6, Foster 1-0-2, Libbey 2-0-6, K. Rawcliffe 2-0-4, Pond, R. Rawcliffe

3-pt. goals: C. Barker, Busque, A. Barker; Libbey 2

Messalonskee 14 28 35 47

Hampden 5 15 28 42

JV: Messalonskee 46-44 (OT)