HOWLAND – Megan Russell poured in 23 points to lead the Penquis Patriots to a 55-38 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Thursday night.

April Allen added 12 points for the Patriots of Milo.

Megan Cyr led the Howlers with 21 points and Alicia Drost pulled down 12 rebounds.

Penquis (3-0) 55

Russell 8-6-23, L. Hamlin 3-0-6, Dolley 1-0-2, Allen 4-2-12, Morrill 1-0-2, Madden 1-0-2, K. Hamlin 1-0-2, Cobb 1-0-2, J. Hamlin 2-0-4, B. Hamlin, Gerrish

PVHS (0-2) 38

A. Drost 1-2-4, Colbath 1-0-3, Cyr 6-7-21, McGinn 1-2-4, Young 2-0-4, S. Drost 1-0-2, Trafton, Hallett, Foster

3-pt. goals: Allen 2, Russell; Cyr 2, Colbath

Penquis 13 31 43 55

PVHS 12 18 24 38

JV: Penquis 30-29

MA Lynx 42, Piscataquis 37

At Guilford, Lindsay Shorey and Courtney Gulesian each knocked in 11 points to propel the Lynx of Lincoln to the win.

Jen Getchell led the Pirates with 14 points.

Piscataquis (0-2) 37

Brunett, Woodbury 1-0-2, Bailey 1-2-4, St. Louis, Getchell 4-6-14, Emery 1-2-4, Martell, Korsman 2-0-4, Roy 1-0-2, Riitano 1-0-2, Hanscome, Bradford 2-1-5

Mattanawcook (2-1) 42

Pietras, Harvey 1-0-2, Cousineau, Littlefield 1-0-2, McKinnon, Shorey 5-1-11, Gulesian 4-3-11, Reed 1-0-2, Woodman 2-1-5, Slike, Sachulak, Reegan 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: none

Mattanawcook 6 16 30 42

Piscataquis 4 9 21 37

Katahdin 54, Bangor Christian 35

At Sherman Station, Krystle McMoarn tallied 15 points to lead the Cougars to the victory.

Sonya McCarthy added 14 for Katahdin.

Jenna Seymour netted 12 for the Patriots.

Bangor Christian (2-2) 35

Sage 2-0-4, Page 1-0-2, Leighton, Mead, Elliott 1-0-3, Niles 3-0-6, Seymour 6-0-12, French, Snow 1-0-3, Reitsma 2-1-5

Katahdin (1-2) 54

Green 0-1-1, Violette 4-0-8, Duffy-Stanley, McMoarn 6-2-15, K. McAvoy, Libby 1-0-2, F. McAvoy 2-1-5, McCarthy 5-3-14, Qualey 3-1-9

3-pt. goals: Elliott, Snow; McMoarn, McCarthy, Qualey 2

Bangor Christian 6 14 26 35

Katahdin 14 27 40 54

JV: Katahdin 27-21

Stearns 85, Schenck 20

At Millinocket, 12 different Minutemen scored in their win over the Wolverines.

Leslie Osborne led all scorers with 26 points while Candice Achorn had 11 and Jennifer Raymond tossed in 10 for Stearns.

Lynn Farrington had 10 points for Schenck of East Millinocket.

Schenck (0-3) 20

Farrington 2-6-10, Bishop 1-0-2, Duprey 0-4-4, King 1-0-2, Carey 1-0-2, Jarmark, Hanington, Knight, Sprague, Chasse

Stearns (3-0) 85

Osborne 10-6-26, Achorn 5-1-11, Raymond 3-4-10, Saucier 2-0-4, Boynton 2-0-4, MacKenzie 0-2-2, J. Osborne 1-0-2, Fitzgerald 1-0-2, Legassey 2-2-6, K. Nason 1-2-4, MacDonald 2-4-8, J. Nason 3-0-6, Levesque

Schenck 7 8 16 20

Stearns 28 44 63 85

JV: Stearns 42-40

Limestone 50, Fort Fairfield 28

At Limestone, Ashley Brooker scored seven points during Limestone’s 16-4 third-quarter run to help fuel the victory.

Brooker finished with 21 points for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics and Traci Weatherhead added 10 points and seven rebounds.

Dani Searles paced the Tigers with 14 points.

Fort Fairfield (0-2) 28

DeMerchant 1-0-2, Gardiner 1-0-3, Butler 1-0-3, McLaughlin 1-02, Searles 5-4-14, Beaulieu, Enmon

Limestone (2-0) 50

Stackhouse 3-3-9, Bickford 1-0-2, St. Pierre 0-1-1, Brooker 7-6-21, Michaud 2-3-7, Weatherhead 2-6-10, Beaton

3-pt. goals: Gardiner, Butler; Brooker

Fort Fairfield 7 16 20 28

Limestone 12 19 35 50

JV: Limestone 49-23

Calais 61, Washington Acad. 25

At East Machias, The defending State Class C champs rolled to a 25-4 lead after one quarter and cruised to the win.

Nancy Feck paced a balanced attack with 10 points for Calais. Morgan Drew added nine points and four other Blue Devils scored six or more in the win.

Andrea Govoni and Emily Mawhinney scored seven points apiece for the Raiders.

Calais (3-0) 61

N. Feck 5-0-10, Drew 4-0-9, L. Martin 4-0-8, O’Brien 4-0-8, Frost 2-2-6, Mahan 3-0-6, E. Smith 1-0-2, C. Martin 1-1-3, Eagan 1-0-2, K. Smith 1-1-3, P. Feck, Welch, McGinley

Washington Acad. (1-2) 25

A. Govoni 2-3-7, Mawhinney 3-1-7, Albee, Simon, Holmes, Almedinger 1-1-4, Stauffer 2-0-4, L. Govoni 1-0-2, 1-0-2, Yenipinar, Gaddis 1-0-2, Livingstone, Avis, T. Smith, A. Smith, Farren

3-pt. goals: Drew; Almendinger

Calais 25 35 46 61

Washington Acad. 4 13 18 25

JV: Calais 46-24

Van Buren 77, Fort Kent 56

At Van Buren, senior guard Nicole Corbin poured in 43 points to power the Crusaders to victory. Corbin benefited from Van Buren’s fast-break game and scored many baskets in transition.

Michelle Parent chipped in with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and Danielle Gagnon added 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Ashley Pelletier paced Fort Kent with 13 points and McKenzie Boucher netted 12.

Fort Kent (0-2) 56

Pelletier 5-0-13, Boucher 5-1-12, Hartman 1-0-2, Saucier 1-2-4, Kelly 1-0-3, Morneault 2-0-6, Desjardins 2-2-6, Minzy 2-2-6, Nadeau 1-0-2, Labbe 1-0-2, Cyr, Daigle

Van Buren (2-0) 77

Corbin 18-5-43, Parent 8-1-17, D. Gagnon 5-0-10, Doucette 2-1-5, T. Gagnon 1-0-2, Cyr, Beckwith, Caron, Hews

3-pt. goals: Pelletier 3, Boucher, Kelly, Morneault 2; Corbin 2

Fort Kent 20 31 38 56

Van Buren 27 52 69 77

Ashland 43, Wisdom 21

At Ashland, Amanda Martin scored 10 of her 17 points in the first half as the Hornets used their press to pull away from the Pioneers.

Robin Caron and Kaitlin Sherman each added six points for the winners.

Rebekah Harris paced Wisdom of St. Agatha with 10 points.

Wisdom (0-3) 21

Chamberland, Harris 4-2-10, Anderson 1-1-3, Bourgoin 1-0-2, Dyment 1-0-2, Hebert, Voisine 2-0-4, Desjardins, Davenport, Pelletier

Ashland (2-1) 43

Martin 8-1-17, Caron 3-0-6, Muffler 0-1-1, Smith, Campbell, Chamberlain 2-0-4, Peters 1-1-3, Sherman 3-0-6, Spooner 2-0-4, Clark 1-0-2, Carney

3-pt. goals: none

Wisdom 4 11 17 21

Ashland 13 25 36 43

JV: Ashland 61-27

East Grand 67, Easton 30

At Danforth, Marie Gilman tossed in 27 points and dished out 10 assists as the Vikings rolled.

Amanda Godley pumped in 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the winners.

Chelsea Carbone led the Bears with eight.

Easton (0-3) 30

O’Mera 3-2-8, Carbone 3-2-8, Alexander 3-2-8, Lovely 1-0-2, Patterson 1-0-2, Ferris 1-0-2, Pytlak, Hickey, Blasser

East Grand (1-1)

Gilman 11-2-27, Page 1-1-3, Godley 8-7-23, T. Osnoe 1-1-3, Parker 2-1-5, P. Osnoe 2-0-4, Marls 1-0-2. Mortland, Zaneldin

3-pt. goals: Gilman 3

Easton 2 7 13 30

East Grand 27 34 57 67

Boys basketball

Searsport 55, Islesboro 54

At Islesboro, Drew Mercier and Josh McFarland each scored 14 points as the Vikings edged the Eagles.

Searsport managed to hold off a Islesboro comeback in the last 1:30 from a nine-point deficit. Jon Bolduc’s 3-pointer came at the buzzer, though. He scored 12 points overall.

Rory Diffin was the Eagles’ top scorer with 20 points. He also ripped down 24 rebounds.

Searsport (1-1) 55

Quisenberry 3-0-6, Garton 1-1-3, D. Mercier 6-2-14, McFarland 5-4-14, Weaver 2-0-4, M. Mercier 2-1-5, Grove 2-0-4, Manner 2-1-5, Lockhart

Islesboro (1-1) 54

Bolduc 5-1-12, Pike 2-5-9, Roberts 1-0-2, Grindle 2-0-4, Kerr 2-3-7, Diffin 7-6-20, Knight

3-pt. goals: Bolduc

Searsport 14 31 46 55

Islesboro 10 26 38 54

Ellsworth 62, Sumner 52

At Ellsworth, Jake King scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half as the Eagles took charge of a close game.

Scott Bradford had 15 points and Seth Mayo contributed 11 for Ellsworth.

Jamey Polk topped all scorers with 21 while Justin Winslow and J.J. Phinney had 14 points apiece for Sumner of East Sullivan.

Sumner (0-3)

Sprague, Phinney 4-2-13, Johnson, Alley, Polk 8-4-21, Huber, Jordan 0-2-2, Winslow 6-2-14, Grindle 0-1-1

Ellsworth (1-2) 62

King 7-3-17, Smith 2-3-7, Sawyer 2-0-4, McMillan 2-0-4, Mayo 4-0-11, Morse 1-0-2, Luchini, Bradford 3-6-15, Dewitt 1-0-2, Wood, Nemeth

3-pt. goals: Phinney 4, Polk; Bradford 3, Mayo 3

Sumner 5 23 37 52

Ellsworth 9 26 46 62