EAST CORINTH – Nathan Cyr poured in 37 points to help the Penobscot Valley Howlers knock off the Central Red Devils Thursday night 72-65 in schoolboy basketball action.

Robbie Coyle and Steven Hallett each added 10 for the Howlers.

John King paced Central with 18 points. Scott Straub and Greg King scored 12 and 10, respectively.

Penobscot Valley (8-10) 72

Cyr 16-1-37, Coyle 5-0-10, Hallett 4-2-10, Kajkowski 3-3-9, Bates 1-0-2, Clukey 1-0-2, Smith 1-0-2 Central (12-6) 65

J. King 9-0-18, Straub 5-2-12, Rivera 2-3-7, Ladd 2-0-5, G. King 4-2-10, Frace 1-0-3, Tatro 4-0-8, McKay 1-0-2, McDonald, Plummer

3-pt. goals: Cyr 4; G. King, Frace Penobscot Valley 14 25 48 72 Central 10 25 38 65

JV: Central 63, Penobscot Valley 46

Hampden 59, Messalonskee 52

At Hampden, Derek Rodgerson scored 11 points in the fourth quarter and tallied the game-high 27 points for the Broncos.

Geoff Ponitz led Messalonskee of Oakland with 16 points and Pat Phair added 11.

Messalonskee (0-11) 52

Phair 3-2-11, Breard, Sperry 1-0-2, Collier 0-2-2, Meader 1-0-3, Mathias 3-0-7, Tracy 3-3-9, Ponitz 7-2-16, Brooks, Habash 1-0-2 Hampden (7-6) 59

Rodgerson 8-8-27, Hopkins 2-3-7, McCue 1-0-3, Boulier 1-1-4, Burke, Shaw 1-2-4, Waite 3-0-6, Thomas 3-0-6, Dickinson 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Phair 3, Meader, Mathias; Rodgerson 3, McCue, Boulier Messalonskee 11 29 46 52 Hampden 13 29 40 59

JV: Hampden 75, Messalonskee 62

Mattanawcook 84, Lee 70

At Lee, Dan Welch scored 16 of his 31 points in the first half and Nathan Shorey added 11 of his 15 as the Lynx cruised and overcame a 27-point effort from Lee’s Adam Peters, who scored his 1,000th career point.

Welch, a 6-foot-5 center, also grabbed 17 rebounds and Clint Sochulak chipped in with 10 points.

Peters, a 5-8 senior guard, finished his career at Lee with 1,023 points. Chris Carr chipped in with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Mattanawcook (11-7) 84

Welch 11-9-31, Shorey 4-7-15, Sochulak 3-4-10, Thibodeau 0-2-2, McLellan 1-0-3, Reed 3-1-7, Jordan 0-1-1, Birtz 1-2-4, Willette 2-2-6, Hurd 1-0-2, Albert 1-0-2, Wotton 0-1-1, Hainer, Proctor Lee (4-14) 70

Peters 9-5-27, Carr 5-2-14, Corbin 0-2-2, Wyman 3-0-6, Rastad 1-0-2, Worster 1-0-3, Dicker 3-0-6, Nicholas 3-0-8, Dana 0-2-2, Jacobs, Ripley

3-pt. goals: McLellan; Peters 4, Carr 2, Worster, Nicholas 2 Mattanawcook 22 50 66 84 Lee 17 37 48 70

Piscataquis 72, Schenck 70

At Guiford, freshman Buddy Leavitt nailed a basket with 30 seconds left and Jacob Ginn and Trey Gilbert each added a free throw to secure the victory for Piscataquis Community.

Leavitt finished with 21 points, Ryan White added 14 and Ginn and Gilbert had 11 apiece. White also grabbed 10 rebounds.

Nate Jamo poured in 28 points for the Wolverines of East Millinocket and Chris Wyman netted 15.

Jamo 6-13-28, Wyman 6-3-15, McDunnah 4-1-9, Ciarrochi 3-2-8, Lyons 3-0-8, Rosebush 1-0-2, Landry, Page Piscataquis (8-10) 72

Leavitt 9-0-21, White 7-0-14, Ginn 4-3-11, Gilbert 4-2-11, Morrison 4-0-8, Priest 1-5-7, Starbird, DeCastro

3-pt. goals: Jamo 3, Lyons 2; Leavitt 3, Gilbert Schenck 7 33 52 70 Piscataquis 13 30 56 72

Nokomis 63, Brewer 40

At Brewer, Jeff White poured in 20 points and Jared Otis added 16 for Nokomis of Newport.

Tim Hughes led Brewer with 14 and Pat Griffin chipped in with 10 for the Witches.

Nokomis (5-7) 63

White 7-2-20, J. Otis 5-2-16, Rouse 3-1-7, Ellisen 3-0-6, Boulanger 3-0-6, R. Otis 2-0-4, Henderson 0-2-2, Morse 0-2-2, Tucker, Adams, Gaasterland Brewer (2-11) 40

Hughes 5-3-14, Griffin 3-3-10, Howard 3-0-6, Sieber 1-2-5, Leighton 2-1-5, Largay, Miller, Johnson, Dearborn, Snell

3-pt. goals: White 4, Otis 4; Hughes, Griffin, Sieber Nokomis 11 27 36 63 Brewer 13 17 32 40

JV: Nokomis 58, Brewer 47

Girls basketball

Mattanawcook 65, Lee 48

At Lee, Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln used a balanced scoring attack to get the win.

Brandi Rideout tossed in 15 points for the Lynx. Allison McLaughlin and Jenn Comeau each scored 13 and Brooke Turner chipped in with 10.

Danielle Jipson led Lee with 15 points and Shanonn Cole contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Mattanawcook Academy (11-7) 65

Rideout 6-1-15, McLaughlin 6-1-13, Comeau 4-5-13, Turner 4-2-10, Reardon 1-0-2, Taylor 4-0-8, Lowell 1-0-3, Emerson 0-1-1, Eyles, McCafferty, Fleming, Pickering, Jensen, Towle Lee Academy (4-14) 48

Jipson 6-3-15, Cole 4-2-10, Linscott 1-0-2, Scott 1-0-2, House 1-0-3, Cormier 3-1-8, Nute 0-2-2, Hayes 2-2-6, Worster, Bowen, Fogg

3-pt. goals: Rideout, Lowell; Lee, House, Cormier Mattanawcook 19 31 43 65 Lee 11 22 36 48

Foxcroft Academy 63, PCHS 34

At Foxcroft, Jodie Nelson fired in 17 first-half points to pace the Ponies.

Nelson finished with 21 points. Becky Warren had 16 for Foxcroft.

Darby Smiley led Piscataquis of Guilford with 20.

PCHS (8-10) 34

Smiley 8-2-20, Korsman 1-0-3, Burdin 3-1-7, Martin 1-0-2, Regan 1-0-2, Elderkin, Post, Pulkkinen, Kelly Foxcroft (13-5) 63

Nelson 10-1-21, Warren 7-0-16, Lavoie 2-0-5, Mueller 1-3-5, Laita 1-0-2, Kelley 2-3-7, Glover 0-1-1, Dow 1-0-2, Merrill 2-0-4, Hartford, Clawson, Chase, Eliason

3-pt. goals: Lavoie, Warren 2, Korsman, Smiley 2 PCHS 9 17 27 34 Foxcroft 17 39 54 63

JV: Foxcroft 50, PCHS 25

Old Town 66, Lawrence 61

At Fairfield, Andrea Pardilla and Jodi Kenniston combined for 14 points in the Indians’ third-quarter surge.

Pardilla connected for 23 points, and Kenniston had 17. Justine Ferland tallied 12.

Erika Veilleux led all scorers with 27 points for the Bulldogs.

Old Town (14-1) 66

Pardilla 10-3-23, Kenniston 6-4-17, Ferland 6-0-12, Thurston 3-0-6, Cuirisma 2-0-5, St. Peter 1-0-3, Spencer Lawrence (4-8) 61

Veilleux 11-3-27, Landry 1-1-4, VeMott, Parent, Clement, Sennett 1-0-2, Nickerson 3-3-9, Hunt 4-1-9, Rood, Hatch

3-pt. goals: Cuirisma, Kenniston, St. Peter, Landry, VeMott, Veilleux 2 Old Town 9 32 50 66 Lawrence 19 35 47 61

JV: Lawrence 55, Old Town 28

Brewer 44, Nokomis 39, 2OT

At Newport, Allison Wing nailed a 3-pointer and hit five fre At Newport, Allison Wing nailed a 3-pointer and hit five free throws in the second overtime to give the Witches the victory.

Wing finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals for the winners. Leslie Trott chipped in with 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Liz Boone had 12 rebounds.

Laura Pelkey paced the Warriors with 10 points and Tanya Cray added eight points and had 11 rebounds.

Brewer (6-7) 44

Prentiss 2-2-6, Gray, Wing 4-5-15, Trott 9-0-18, Frey, Strang, Gough, Garland, Harburger 1-1-3, Boone 1-0-2 Nokomis (4-8) 39

Kurro 2-1-5, L. Pelkey 2-5-10, A. Pelkey 1-3-5, Pine 2-2-7, Cray 3-2-8, Dorman, Raymond, Faloon 0-2-2, Nickerson 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Wing 2; L. Pelkey, Pine Brewer 11 16 22 32 34 44 Nokomis 6 16 26 32 34 39

JV: Brewer 38, Nokomis 31

Hockey

Bangor 10, Brunswick 0

At Dayton Arena in Brunswick, David Lisnik scored three goals and Justin Libby added two more as the Rams rolled.

Adam Violette, Eben Sypitkowski, Chris Junkins and Jon Kotredes each tallied a goal for Bangor. Jared Gordon and Stuart Cooper contributed two assists apiece for the Rams.

Bangor goalies Jason Tuck and Nick Beaulieu saved all six shots they faced. Scott Walker made 41 saves on 51 shots for Brunswick.