BELFAST – Rockland took an early lead and didn’t look back on its way to a 54-37 win over Belfast in schoolgirl basketball here Thursday night.

Tanya Keller netted 15 and Teel Anderson added 10 for the unbeaten Tigers, now 8-0.

Sue Robbins led the Lions with 23 points. Belfast is now at 1-8 for the season.

Rockland (54)

Keller 7(1), Anderson 4, Ware, Thompson, Marriner 1, L. Foster, Reed 2, Perry, McRae 4, Hall 3, Smith, Jones 1, S. Foster 1, Durrell 1, Rubenstein 1 Belfast (37)

Robbins 11(1), Whitcomb, Dudley, Dewin 1, Holmes, Flynn 2, Pattershall (1), Paul, Hall 3(1)

3 pt. goals: Anderson 2, Smith Rockland 16 23 35 54 Belfast 6 12 29 37

JV: Rockland 62, Belfast 11

Bucksport 57, MDI 47

At Mount Desert, Bucksport had three girls scoring in double figures to boost them to a win over Mount Desert Island. Jen Wardwell netted 18 points, Kelly Bakeman 10, and Tracy Huggins 12. Bucksport’s record is now 6-4.

Amy Polchies led the scoring for MDI with 15 points. Anna Hathaway chipped in another 13 for the 1-9 Trojans.

Bucksport (57)

Wardwell 5(8), Silva, Keen 2(1), Kelly Bakeman 4, Katey Bakeman 2(1), Marzolf 2(3), A. Brown (1), Huggins 5(2), J. Brown 4(1), LaChance, Senter MDI (47)

Pelletier 3(2), Polchies 4(5), McLeod 1(1), Whitte, Weiss (2), Hollis, Ashmore 1(2), Hathaway 3(7), Johnson 1

3 pt. goals: Kelly Bakeman 2; Polchies 2, Hathaway 13 Bucksport 26M41 54 67 MDI 9 22 29 47

JV: Bucksport 54, MDI 38

Searsport 58, DI-S 42

At Deer Isle, Amber Howard – playing with a protecter over her broken nose – scored 23 points to help lead the Vikings past the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners.

Bree Robert chipped in with 16 points for the Vikings, now 11-0.

Pam Eaton paced the 3-5 Mariners with 10 points and Ginnie Joyce and Anissa Jones each added eight. Joyce also grabbed 10 rebounds.

Searsport (58)

Howard 7(9), Robert 6(4), Redmond, Gray 1, Kelley 2(3), Russ 2(3), Mason (1), Fields 1, Richard, George, Worden, Grant DI-Stonington (35)

P. Eaton 5, T. Eaton, H. Eaton, Soucy, Judkins 3, Clark 1, Jones 3(2), Santospago 3, Hoberg, Hutchinson, Haskell, Scott-Wyard, Sullivan, Weed, Joyce 4, Chessman (1), McGuffie

3-pt. goals: Clark Searsport 18 30 41 58 DI-Stonington 6 19 33 42

Central-EC 60, Lee 40

At East Corinth, Sue-Ann Allen paced the Devils of Central High to victory over Lee Academy with 16 points. Cherie Greatorex made 10 steals for Central.

Heidi Osgood and Chris Grillon both had 12 points and nine rebounds for the 2-7 Pandas.

Central improved its record to 7-2.

Central (60)

Allen 8, Greatorex 4, Ramsey 4(1), Miller 4, Hatch 4, Wallace 2, Dearborn 2, Cotta 1, Petz, Annett, Bean, Libby Lee (40)

H. Osgood 16, Grillon 16, Cormier 1(1), Newell, Cottle, Worster 1, S. Osgood, Raymond 1, Gordon, Socabasin, Hanington, Peters

3 pt. goals: Greatorex; Grillon, Cormier Central 16 35 52 60 Lee 12 19 30 40

WA Raiders 48, Sumner 35

At East Sullivan, the visiting Raiders of Washington Academy pulled ahead to stay in the third period via the foul line.

The East Machias-based team scored eight of 11 from the line in the quarter to gain the lead for good and post their third win in eight games.

Kari Dennison led the winners with 12 while Dawn Cates added 11.

For the 0-9 Tigers, Abby Seward scored a game-high 18.

Washington Acad. (48)

Dennison 3(6)m Cates 2(7), Tuck 3(3), Webb 2(2), Seeley 2, Cushing 2, J. Robinson 1, Mathers, L. Robinson, Fitzsimmons

Sumner (35)

Seward 8, Mason 3, Alexander 2, Pinkham 1, Joynson 1, Nelson 1, Glass (1), Carter, Harrington, Joy

3-pt. goals: Seward 2 Washington Acad. 11 21 39 48 Sumner 10 21 29 35

Dexter 63, Mattanawcook 54

At Dexter, Mandy King scored a game-high 22 points for the Tigers on their way to a win over the Lynx of Mattanawcook. Eva Wing chipped in 19 points and 11 rebounds for Dexter’s effort.

For the Lynx of Lincoln, Kim Bennett led the scoring with 16, followed by April Lyons with 14, and Marcie MacLaughlin adding 12 points.

The Tigers move to a 5-4 record while the Lynx fall to 6-2.

Dexter (63)

King 8(6), Wing 8(3), Smith 1(2), Hersey 4, Lobdell 1(1), Downing 1(3), Levenseller (2), Sinclair Mattanawcook (54)

Bennett 8, Lyons 6, McLaughlin 3(3), Wotton (1), McGinly 4(1), Lane 1, Archer

3-pt. goals: Lyons 2, McLaughlin Dexter 21 34 57 63 Mattanawcook 14 31 46 54

JV: Dexter 49, Mattanawcook 26 Jonesport-Beals rallies for win

MACHIAS – Jonesport-Beals capitalized on free-throw oppertunities in the fourth quarter to overtake Machias and go on to a 58-52 schoolgirl basketball win here Thursday night.

Beverly Smith and Sandy Carver both scored 13 points for the 7-2 Royals. Carver sunk three 3-pointers. The Royals outscored Machias 22-12 in the final quarter.

For Machias, Becky Tower scored a game high 16 points, followed by Jamie Wood with 15 points. Machias is now at 7-3 for the season.

Jonesport-Beals (58)

Sandy Carver 5, Smith 4(3), Faulkingham 1, Beal 2(4), Alley 2(5), Stevens 1(6), Lakeman 1 Machias (52)

Tower 5(6), Wood 3(6), S. Wolverton 2, Sowerwine 2(1), A. Wolverton 4, Shore 2 3 pt. goals: Craver 3, Smith 2; Wood Jonesport-Beals 13 24 36 58 Machias 19 28 40 52

JV: Machias 33, Jonesport-Beals 31

Central-EC 60, Lee 40

At East Corinth, Sue-Ann Allen paced the Devils of Central High to victory over Lee Academy with 16 points. Cherie Greatorex made 10 steals for Central.

Heidi Osgood and Chris Grillon both had 12 points and nine rebounds for the 2-7 Pandas.

Central improved its record to 7-2.

Central (60)

Allen 8, Greatorex 4, Ramsey 4(1), Miller 4, Hatch 4, Wallace 2, Deerborn 2, Cotta 1, Petz, Annett, Bean, Libby Lee (40)

H. Osgood 16, Grillon 16, Cormier 1(1), Newell, Cottle, Worchester 1, S. Osgood, Raymond 1, Gordon, Socabasin, Hannington, Peters

3 pt. goals: Greatorex; Grillon, Cormier Central 16 35 52 60 Lee 12m19 30 40

Katahdin 69, Hodgdon 41

At Sherman Station, the Cougars raced to their eighth win of the season withhout a setback.

Kelly Stubbs was the key for Katahdin, scoring 21 and grabbing eight rebounds. Shannon Craig scored 17 points and Lea Craig 10.

The Hawks, 2-8, were led by Tiffany Karnes’ 10 and Jennifer McPhee’s nine.

Katahdin (69)

Stubbs 9(3), S. Craig 6(5), Richardson 3, Greenlaw 1, Dyer 1, Smith, Tucker, Marr 2, Jilek 1, Cullins (2), T. Craig 1, L. Craig 5

Hodgdon (41)

Karnes 5, McPhee 4(1), Ivey 2, Beals, Foster 1, Gwillliam 2, Larson 3(1), Nason 1, Whited 1

3-pt. goals: Marr, Ivey Katahdin 18 30 51 69 Hdodgdon 10 21 35 41

JV: Katahdin 54, Hodgdon 7

Van Buren 47, Fort Fairfield 28

At Fort Fairfield, Sarah Roy scored 15 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Crusaders to victory.

Katie Ouellette chipped in with eight points for the winners, now 2-7.

Stacy Everett paced the 1-9 Tigers with eight points and Missy Plante put in six.

Van Buren (47)

Roy 8(5), LaPierre 2(1), Lajoie 2(3), K. Ouellette 4, J. Ouellette, Cyr, Parent 3, St. Pierre, Ashley Fort Fairfield (28)

Prue, Shaw, McCullough 1, S. Everett 3, Libby (4), Nichols, K. Everett (2), Plante 3, Shields, Michaud 2, Cyr

3-pt. goals: McCullough, Michaud Van Buren 19 31 38 47 Fort Fairfield 5 9 20 28

JV: Fort Fairfield 30, Van Buren 29

Schenck 80, Penquis 33

At East Millinocket, the Wolverines used a balanced scoring attack to record their seventh win against two losses.

Darcy Clark scored 17 points for the winners, Carrie Graham put in 14, Melanie Witham netted 12, and Kristin Chavarie added 11. Witham also grabbed 12 rebounds.

Schenck trailed 13-9 at the end of the first quarter, but came out and outscored the Patriots 31-8 in the second en route to the victory.

Andrea Haley paced 5-5 Penquis of Milo with 15 points.

Schenck (80)

Chavarie 3(3), Morin 2(2), Graham 4(6), Daigle 4, Bouchard 2, Stanley 1, Lynch, Provenzano 1, Cox 1, Mayer 1, Clark 7(3), Witham 6 Penquis (33)

Perry 1(3), Freese 1, Cote 1(1), Harris 3(2), Haley 5(5), Richard

3-pt. goals: Chavarie 2 Schenck 9 40 62 80 Penquis 13 21 27 33

WA Raiders 48, Sumner 35

At East Sullivan, the visiting Raiders of Washington Academy pulled ahead to stay in the third period via the foul line. The East Machias-based team scored eight of 11 from the charity stripe in the quarter to gain the lead for good and post their third win in eight games.

Kari Dennison led the winners with 12 while Dawn Cates added 11.

For the 0-9 Tigers, Abby Seward scored a game-high 18.

Washington Acad. (48)

Dennison 3(6)m Cates 2(7), Tuck 3(3), Webb 2(2), Seeley 2, Cushing 2, J. Robinson 1, Mathers, L. Robinson, Fitzsimmons

Sumner (35)

Seward 8, Mason 3, Alexander 2, Pinkham 1, Joynson 1, Nelson 1, Glass (1), Carter, Harrington, Joy

3-pt. goals: Seward 2 W.A. 11 21 39 48 Sumner 10 21 29 35

Dexter 63, Mattanawcook 54

At Dexter, Mandy King scored a game-high 22 points for the Tigers on their way to a win over the Lynx of Mattanawcook. Eva Wing chipped in 19 points and 11 rebounds for Dexter’s effort.

For the Lynx, Kim Bennett led the scoring with 16, followed by April Lyons with 14, and Marcie MacLaughlin adding 12 points.

The Tigers move to a 5-4 record while the Lynx fall to 6-2.

Dexter (63)

King 8(6), Wing 8(3), Smith 1(2), Hersey 4, Lobdell 1(1), Downing 1(3), Levenseller (2), Sinclair Mattanawcook (54)

Bennett 8, Lyons 6, McLaughlin 3(3), Wotton (1), McGinly 4(1), Lane 1, Archer

3 pt. goals: Lyons 2, McLaughlin Dexter 21 34 57 63 Mattanawcook 14 31 46 54

JV: Dexter 49, Mattanawcook 26