PITTSFIELD – Ryuto Arakaki hit two free throws with 20 seconds left in the game provide the final margin as Maine Central Institute posted a 62-59 win over Rockland in a Southeastern Division Class B preliminary boys basketball playoff game Wednesday.

Sindre Vad led the No. 2 Huskies with 15 points and Hiro Asato added 11. The Huskies were down 42-37 late in the third quarter when Andrew St. Clair, who rolled his ankle in a Feb. 1 game against Rockland, came into the game and scored eight points.

Casey Kenniston poured in 25 points for the No. 2 Tigers. Todd Curtis scored 12.

Rockland (8-11) 59

Oliver 1-0-2, Worster, Curtis 4-4-12, LaBree 1-0-2, Baker 2-1-7, Kenniston 7-10-25, Brown 3-2-8, Ross 1-0-3, Widdecomb

Maine Central Institute (15-4) 62

Arakaki 3-2-8, Asato 4-3-11, Bennett, McGowan 2-0-4, St. Clair 4-0-8, Vad 6-0-15, Quint, Bedford 4-1-9, Saunders 2-0-4, Godfrey 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Baker 2, Kenniston, Ross; Vad 3, Godfrey

Rockland 16 33 48 59

MCI 9 33 49 62

Bucksport 93, Fort Kent 60

At Bucksport, Jason Harvey poured in 24 points as the No. 1 Golden Bucks steamrolled past the Warriors.

Corey Guilford tossed in 15 points for the winners. Kyle Mercer and Mike Odgen chipped in with 11 apiece.

No. 8 Fort Kent was sparked by Dustin Nadeau’s 16 points. Corey Bourgoin added 10.

Fort Kent (5-14) 60

Pelletier, Granatowski 0-1-1, Boucher 2-0-4, E. Raymond 1-0-2, J. Raymond, Duval 0-2-2, Nadeau 6-2-16, Wood 1-0-2, LaMarr 4-0-8, Ouellette, Thibodeau 4-0-9, Bourgoin 2-6-10, Rossignol 1-0-2, Bouchard 1-2-4

Bucksport (17-2) 93

McHale 1-0-2, Cain 1-4-6, Beeson 1-2-4, Sheehan 1-0-2, Mercer 4-1-11, Knight 1-0-2, Allard 1-1-3, Cyr 1-1-3, Hopkins 1-0-2, Guilford 6-1-15, Harvey 8-7-24, Ogden 5-1-11, Dow 1-2-4, Sullivan, Wingate 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Nadeau 2, Thibodeau; Mercer 2, Guilford 2, Harvey

Fort Kent 6 20 42 60

Bucksport 14 47 76 93

Caribou 60, MDI 36

At Caribou, the No. 2 Vikings outscored Mount Desert Island 36-14 in the second half en route to the win.

Joel Griffeth scored 18 points to pace Caribou.

Brandon Colbeth netted 12 for the No. 7 Trojans.

Mount Desert Island (4-15) 36

Jones 2-2-6, Dargis 1-0-2, Svulu 0-2-2, B. Colbeth 5-2-12, Fellis 3-1-7, Stratton 2-0-5, R. Colbeth 1-0-2, Staples, Dow, O’Connell, Thurston

Caribou (9-10 60

St. Peter 2-0-6, Levasseur 0-1-1, Nadeau 2-2-7, Nason 3-0-6, Susee 1-1-3, Chasse 1-0-2, Griffeth 6-5-18, Cyr 1-0-3, K. Peterson 0-2-2, Beaulieu 1-2-4, Giles 3-2-8, J. Peterson

3-pt. goals: Stratton; St. Peter 2, Nadeau, Griffeth, Cyr

MDI 9 22 27 36

Caribou 12 24 44 60

Ellsworth 68, Houlton 53

At Ellsworth, Adam Smith scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Scott Bradford scored 20 more to lead the No. 3 Eagles.

John Morse added 19 for Ellsworth.

James Skehan tallied 19 for the No. 6 Shiretowners while Jason Frenette had 13.

Houlton (7-12) 53

M. Lenentine, Frenette 5-3-13, E. O’Connell, Brown, Drake 1-2-5, York, McCann, J. Lenentine 0-1-1, Lloyd 3-0-6,L. O’Connell 4-0-9, Skehan 8-3-19

Ellsworth (8-11) 68

Mayo, DeWitt, Luchini 0-2-2, Bradford 7-1-20, Smith 6-5-20, Wood, Sawyer 0-2-2, Joh. Morse 8-3-19, Joc. Morse, McMillan 1-3-5, Jones, Hunnewell

3-pt. goals: Drake, O’Connell; Bradford 5, Smith 3

Houlton 14 25 41 53

Ellsworth 15 28 47 68

Foxcroft Acad. 56, Orono 51

At Orono, Danny White scored 22 points, including 17 in the second half, as No. 5 Foxcroft Academy nipped Orono.

Freshman Matt Carey pitched in with 19 for the Ponies.

Nick Heitmann and Jeff Miller scored 10 apiece for the No. 4 Red Riots. Seven-foot junior John Saucier scored eight points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked five shots.

Foxcroft Acad. (9-10) 56

Robinson 1-2-4, Withee, White 6-6-22, Lizotte, Imbert 1-5-7, Kennedy 1-2-4, Carey 5-7-19, Hall

Orono (7-12) 51

J. Miller 3-2-10, B. Miller, Cowan, Heitmann 4-0-10, Perron 2-1-5, Sinclair 3-1-8, Socoby, White 4-0-8, Saucier 3-2-8, Levesque 0-1-1, Gavett 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: White 4, Carey 3; J. Miller 2, Heitmann 2, Sinclair

Foxcroft Acad. 10 18 38 56

Orono 15 26 42 51

Mount View 52, Erskine 39

At South China, Roy Goodale poured in 20 points to power the No. 5 Mustangs of Thorndike to the win.

R.J. Krueger chipped in with 10 points for Mount View.

Josh Jones sparked the No. 4 Eagles with 10 points.

Mount View (11-8) 52

Krueger 3-4-10, Miles 1-0-2, Crichton, R. Goodale 6-6-20, McCorrison 3-0-8, Philbrook, Spaulding, Flewelling 3-0-6, Greenlaw 1-1-3, C. Goodale 1-1-3

Erskine (9-10) 39

Demuth 3-0-7, Dow 1-0-2, Dube, Farrington 1-0-2, D. Haskell 0-1-1, Glidden, Jones 4-2-10, Janosky 4-0-8, K. Haskell 1-0-2, Eckar

3-pt. goals: R. Goodale 2, McCorrison 2; Demuth

Mount View 17 26 36 52

Erskine 7 15 25 39

Class C

Washington Acad. 84, Central 47

At East Machias, senior guard Bobby Richardson scored 15 points, including the 1,000th of his career, to pace the No. 1 Raiders.

Nick Reynolds added 11 points and Rick Fagonde tallied 10 for Washington Academy. Whitney Stevens handed out eight assists.

Matt Libby netted 18 for the No. 8 Red Devils of Corinth.

Central (2-17) 47

Jo. Allen 1-0-2, Logue 1-0-2, Ja. Allen 3-2-8, Kane 2-2-6, Gray 2-0-4, Libby 8-1-18, Rollins 3-1-7, Francis, S. Strout, T. Strout, A. Allen, Partridge, M. Strout, Elliott

Washington Academy (17-2) 84

Berry 2-3-7, B. Richardson 7-0-15, Stevens 2-0-5, Reynolds 5-1-11, Gray 3-1-8, G. Richardson 0-1-1, Gibson 3-0-7, Mawhinney 2-2-7, Craven 2-0-4, Fagonde 5-0-10, Harmon 3-1-7, Colbeth 1-0-2, Reing, Cabau, Kamseu

3-pt. goals: Libby; Richardson, Stevens, Gray, Gibson, Mawhinney

Central 8 18 32 47

Washington Acad. 20 51 64 84

PCHS 84, Madawaska 30

At Guilford, Keith Dawson netted 20 points as No. 1 Piscataquis Community rolled past the Owls.

Marc Garcia scored 13 points for No. 8 Madawaska.

Madawaska (4-15) 30

Garcia 4-3-13, Morneault 2-0-5, Cyr 2-0-4, Paradis 1-1-3, Pennington 1-0-2, Nadeau 1-0-2, Dubois 0-1-1, Boucher, Levesque, Morin, Guerrette

Piscataquis (18-1) 77

Dawson 7-3-20, White 4-0-9, Garrett-Young 2-4-8, Hoffman 3-2-8, Smith 3-1-7, Carson 3-0-6, Pulkkinen 2-0-5, Jos. Luellen 2-0-4, Joh. Luellen 1-0-2, Watson 2-0-4, Tracy 2-0-4, Davis, Yeo

3-pt. goals: Garcia 2, Morneault; Dawson 3, White, Pulkkinen

Madawaska 7 14 22 30

Piscataquis 11 35 57 77

Dexter 68, Sumner 47

At Dexter, junior point guard Travis Patterson tallied 30 points, including the 1,000th of his career in the third quarter, as the Tigers prevailed.

Dustin Paige added 18 for No. 4 Dexter while Matt Mountain notched 10.

Jamey Polk scored 20 for the No. 5 Tigers of East Sullivan.

Sumner (8-11) 47

Sprague 0-1-1, Phinney 2-0-6, Polk 5-7-20, Joy, Plummer, Huber 1-0-2, Bickford 1-0-2, Jordan 3-0-6, Winslow 3-0-6, Grindle, Walden 0-1-1

Dexter (14-5) 68

Martin, Patterson 14-2-30, Towle, Cooley 1-0-2, Russell, Hersey 2-0-4, Mountain 3-4-10, Belair, Derosier, Vafiades, Paige 8-2-18, Kinney 0-1-1, Roach 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Phinney 2, Polk 3; Roach

Sumner 13 27 36 47

Dexter 15 29 48 68

Schenck 66, Penquis 46

At East Millinocket, Ryan Deschenes scored 32 points as No. 3 Schenck earned the win.

Seth Johnston added 19 points, nine assists and seven steals for the Wolverines.

Justin Allen scored 11 for No. 6 Penquis of Milo.

Penquis (6-13) 46

Jo. Allen 2-2-6, Hamlin 0-1-1, Chase 2-0-4, Joyce 2-0-4, Ju. Allen 5-1-11, Gillis 1-2-4, Grindle, Perkins 4-0-8, McKenzie 3-0-6

Schenck (12-7) 66

Johnston 7-3-19, Rossignol 3-0-6, Deschenes 14-4-32, B. Graham 1-0-2, S. Graham 2-0-5, Pelkey 0-2-2, Thompson, Waite, Jamo, Vaness, Barnett, Kimball

3-pt. goals: Johnston 2, S. Graham

Penquis 10 15 30 46

Schenck 17 29 45 66

Calais 40, Narraguagus 39

At Calais, Joey Footer grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with nine seconds left to give No. 3 Calais the win over No. 6 Narraguagus of Harrington.

Footer finished with 18 points to lead the Blue Devils and Andy Frost netted nine.

Steven Knapp paced Narraguagus with 14 points and Brandon Emerson put in 12.

Narraguagus (9-10) 39

Shaw 4-0-8, Fraser 1-1-3, Knapp 7-0-14, Emerson 4-2-12, Bailey 0-2-2, Beal

Calais (18-1) 40

Morrell 1-0-2, Provencher 3-1-7, McLean, Frost 4-1-9, Woodside 2-0-4, Footer 9-0-18

3-pt. goals: Emerson 2

Narraguagus 9 18 26 39

Calais 10 22 30 40

George Stevens 71, Searsport 35

At Blue Hill, Nick Henry scored 18 points and Mark Clapp tossed in five 3-pointers and scored 16 points for No. 2 George Stevens Academy.

Duane Ledien added 13 and Ryan Hutchins had 10 for the Eagles.

Jake Manner tallied 12 for the No. 7 Vikings.

Searsport (3-16) 35

Quisenberry, Garbon 1-4-6, Mercier, McFarlin 3-0-7, Weaver 1-1-3, Mercer 1-0-2, Grove 1-2-4, Manner 3-6-12, Lockhart 0-1-1

George Stevens (17-2) 71

Astbury, Clapp 5-1-16, Ledien 4-2-13, Friend 1-0-2, Allen 0-2-2, Freedman, Henderson 1-0-3, Henry 8-3-19, Templeton, Saunders 1-1-3, Lowell 1-0-2, Candage 1-0-2, Hutchins 3-4-10

3-pt. goals: McFarlin; Clapp 5, Ledien 3, Henderson

Searsport 11 23 27 35

George Stevens 16 37 51 71

Mattanawcook 66, Stearns 64

At Lincoln, Jon Carney hit a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift the Lynx past the Minutemen.

Carney finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for No. 4 Mattanawcook. Tyler Libbey scored 17 points and added 11 rebounds, and Nathan Cousineau contributed 11 points.

Kevin McLaughlin put in 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for No. 5 Stearns of Millinocket. Derek DiFrederico scored 15 points, including two free throws that tied the game with 15 seconds left.

Stearns (8-11) 64

Laino 3-1-8, Arsenault 2-3-8, Fitzgerald 2-1-5, DiFrederico 5-4-15, Johnson 0-3-3, McLaughlin 9-0-18, Hartwell, Legassey 3-1-7

Mattanawcook (13-6) 66

LaPlante 2-0-5, Kites 1-0-2, Pete 4-0-8, Cousineau 4-1-11, Greenlaw 2-1-5, Berry, Libbey 7-3-17, Carney 8-2-18

3-pt. goals: Laino, Arsenault, DiFrederico; Cousineau 2, LaPlante

Stearns 14 30 49 64

Mattanawcook 20 41 57 66

Class D

Greenville 54, Lubec 32

At Greenville, Tyler Muzzy poured in 21 points and hauled down 14 rebounds as the Lakers rolled.

Greg Aucoin notched 15 points for No. 2 Greenville.

William Feltner sparked the No. 7 Hornets with nine.

Lubec (4-11) 32

Feltner 4-1-9, Hall 3-0-8, Buehner 2-1-5, Marston 2-0-6, Mallar 0-2-2, Jones 1-0-2, McConnell, C. Scoville, B. Scoville, Lyons, Seavey

Greenville (14-4) 54

Muzzy 8-5-21, Aucoin 5-0-13, Gilbert 3-3-9, B. Campbell 3-0-6, Boucher 0-2-2, Fowle 0-2-2, J. Douglas 0-1-1, R. Douglas, D. Campbell, Day

3-pt. goals: Hall 2, Marston 2; Aucoin 3

Lubec 2 7 15 32

Greenvile 9 17 31 54

East Grand 75, Shead 43

At Danforth, James Godley poured in 19 points to power the No. 3 Vikings to the win.

Rhett Mortland added 14 points for East Grand and Richard Byers had 14 rebounds.

Billy Curtis led the No. 6 Tigers of Eastport with 12 points.

Shead (7-12) 43

Barnard, Maloney 1-1-4, Ricker, Curtis 5-0-12, Marshall, Bones 2-0-4, Ellington, Constant 3-0-9, Toney 4-0-8, Moores, Graves, Cox, Demmons

East Grand (17-2) 75

Zugelder 4-0-8, Faulkner 3-2-8, Byers 1-0-2, Shain 1-0-3, Godley 6-3-19, Parker 3-0-8, E. Hanington 3-0-6, Preston 1-0-3, Irish, Scott, M. Hanington 0-4-4, Gray

3-pt. goals: Constant 3, Curtis 2, Maloney; Preston 3, Parker 2, Mortland 2, Godley, Shain

Shead 6 22 34 43

East Grand 17 33 54 75

Bangor Christian 69, Machias 37

At Husson College in Bangor, the top-seeded Patriots outscored the Bulldogs 22-1 in the second quarter en route to the win.

David Chrisos scored 11 and Pat McCleary added 10 for Bangor Christian.

Joe Richards tallied 10 for No. 8 Machias.

Machias (4-16) 37

Richards 5-0-10, Correll 3-0-6, Leahy 3-0-6, Stevens 2-1-6, Poore 2-0-4, Parker 0-2-2, Frutchey 1-0-2, Hasselman 0-1-1, Stuart, Smith

Bangor Christian (17-2) 69

Chrisos 5-0-11, P. McCleary 5-0-10, Madden 3-1-8, Bradford 3-0-6, Patterson 2-0-6, Carey 2-0-4, Putnam 1-2-4, D.J. McCleary 2-0-4, Doten 2-0-4, Astle 2-0-4, Conley 1-0-3, Pinkham 1-1-3, Sobey 1-0-2, Wilson, Cole

3-pt. goals: Stevens; Chrisos, Madden, Patterson 2, Conley

Machias 10 11 22 37

Bangor Christian 18 40 52 69

Katahdin 69, Limestone 50

At Sherman Station, Doug Rodgerson tossed in a game-high 27 points as the Cougars topped the Eagles.

Thomas Rodgerson contributed 13 points for No. 3 Katahdin, and Glen Malley scored 12.

Josh Stackhouse led No. 6 Limestone/Maine School of Science and Math with 11 points. Josh Knoll notched 10.

Limestone (11-9) 50

Tamburello, Poisson 3-0-6, Longlais 2-2-6, Hardwick 4-0-8, Knoll 3-4-10, Begin, Cote 1-1-3, Pelletier, Leighton, O’Neal, Castonguay, Patten 0-2-2, Patterson, Stackhouse 4-2-11, Beck 2-0-4, Delong

Katahdin (9-10) 69

Grass, Rush, Cyr, Qualey, Davis, Willigar 0-2-2, Sullivan 2-3-7, Ja. Cullen, Malley 6-0-12, T. Rodgerson 5-2-13, Jo. Cullen, Heath 3-0-8, D. Rodgerson 10-7-27, Duffy

3-pt. goals: Stackhouse; Heath 2, T. Rodgerson

Limestone 7 15 36 50

Katahdin 15 33 54 69

Jones.-Beals 77, DI-Stonington 62

At Jonesport, Alvin Beal pumped in 29 points as the No. 4 Royals got past the No. 5 Mariners.

Abraham Beal chipped in with 23 points for Jonesport-Beals.

Josh Bolton paced Deer Isle-Stonington with 23 points and Chris Gray added 11.

DI-Stonington (8-11) 62

Bolton 10-2-23, Wallace 2-0-5, B. Gray 2-0-5, Hardy 1-0-2, Smith 1-1-3, Gross 3-0-6, C. Gray 4-3-11, Gielarawski 3-1-7

Jonesport-Beals (11-8) 77

Ab. Beal 9-2-23, Al. Beal 10-9-29, Kelley 2-3-9, Mitchell 3-0-6, Merchant 3-0-6, D. Beal 2-0-4, Durkee, Dyer

3-pt. goals: Bolton, Wallace, B. Gray; Ab. Beal 3, Kelley 2

DI-Stonington 16 33 49 62

Jonesport-Beals 24 43 58 77

So. Aroostook 45, Van Buren 41

At Dyer Brook, Lucas Nadeau tossed in 13 points as the No. 2 Panthers held off the feisty Crusaders.

Corey Shields chipped in with 12 for the winners.

Stacy Ayotte sparked No. 7 Van Buren with 15 points. Jeremy Chase added 10.

Van Buren (10-9) 41

Chase 3-2-10, Ayotte 6-0-15, Hews 4-0-8, Masemola 3-0-6, Corbin 1-0-2

Southern Aroostook (10-9) 45

Hardy 2-2-6, Edkins 2-2-7, Nadeau 6-0-13, McCluskey 3-0-7, Shields 3-6-12, Hersey

3-pt. goals: Ayotte 3, Chase 2; Edkins, Nadeau, McCluskey

Van Buren 10 19 31 41

Southern Aroostook 9 21 33 45

Washburn 74, Fort Fairfield 65

At Fort Fairfield, Dan Buckley led a balanced attack with 18 points as the Beavers withstood a late charge by the Tigers.

Jim Vaughn tossed in 16 points for No. 5 Washburn and Taylor Bagley tallied 15. Darren Pesut connected for 10.

James McLaughlin sparked No. 4 Fort Fairfield with 23 points and four 3-pointers. Brandon LeVassuer poured in 17, and Sam Esancy added 10.

Washburn (10-9) 74

Buckley 8-2-18, Vaughn 6-2-16, Bagley 6-3-15, D. Pesut 4-2-10, Worsley, C. Carter, Bigbee, A. Carter, C. Pesut 3-0-6, Thompson 2-1-5, Maynard 1-2-4, Milton

Fort Fairfield (10-9) 65

McLaughlin 9-1-23, LeVassuer 7-3-17, Levesque, Beernaiche 2-0-4, Kenneson 1-3-5, Helstrom 2-2-6, Foster, Dorsey, Condon, King

3-pt. goals: Vaughn 2; McLaughlin 4

Washburn 19 35 55 74

Fort Fairfield 9 20 45 65

Central Aroostook 79, Lee 68

At Mars Hill, Lance Bradstreet poured in 28 points and Bryan Grew put in 27 to carry No. 1 Central Aroostook by No. 9 Lee.

Bradstreet scored 19 in the second half and Grew netted 17 as the Panthers pulled away. Grew nailed six 3-pointers.

Frank Carpenter paced Lee with 25 points and Frank Severance added 14.

Lee (5-14) 68

Carpenter 9-2-25, Severance 5-3-14, J. Ham 5-0-13, Rideout 1-0-2, Thurlow, Pickering 2-2-6, A.Ham 0-2-2, Thompson, Worster, Mallett 1-1-3, Dow 1-1-3

Central Aroostook (14-5) 79

Bradstreet 9-10-28, Grew 8-5-27, Woodworth 1-2-4, Clockedile 0-1-1, Wiggins 2-0-4, Tapley 1-0-2, Collins, Walsh 2-0-4, Kilcollins, Codrey 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Carpenter 5, Severance, J. Ham 3; Grew

Lee 11 28 50 68

Central Aroostook 17 32 58 79

Girls basketball

Class A

Old Town 47, Brewer 35

At Old Town, Mallory Brown tossed in 11 points as the Indians outscored the Witches 14-2 in the third quarter en route to the regular-season win.

Sarah Metivier and Kasey Spencer chipped in with 10 apiece for Old Town.

Ashley Adams led Brewer with seven.

Brewer (4-13) 35

Adams 2-3-7, Bean 1-0-3, Hamm 1-3-5, Freeman 1-0-2, McLaughlin, Wing 1-1-3, McAvoy 2-0-4, Armstrong 2-0-5, Michaud 1-0-2, Eason 2-0-4

Old Town (10-6) 47

Spencer 5-0-10, Greene 2-0-4, Thibodeau 2-0-4, Marquis, Maurais 1-0-2, Brown 5-0-11, Mitchell 1-0-2, Cole, Metivier 5-0-10, Kennedy 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Bean, Armstrong; Brown

Brewer 9 14 16 35

Old Town 15 25 39 47

JV: Brewer 44-41

Hockey

Houlton-Hodgdon 7, Foxcroft 4

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Houlton-Hodgdon scored five unanswered goals to wipe out a 4-2 first-period deficit and notch its seventh win against 12 losses.

Brandon Lowe and Kevin Carton tied the game and Jared Sylvia scored what proved to be the game-winner with 3:32 left in the second period. Brothers Kevin and Ben Carton added insurance goals in the third period with Kevin Carton’s score capping his hat trick.

Sylvia had a pair of goals and an assist; Ben Carton had two assists to go with his goal and other assists were picked up by Chris Weber and Andrew Clark. Ryan Blanchette made 22 saves.

Corey Beaulieu scored a pair of goals for Foxcroft and also picked up an assist. Ryan McNulty and Mike Freese had the other goals and Freese also had an assist. Brandon Johnson had two assists and Hunter Wilbur had one. Dan Perkins made 22 stops.