FAIRFIELD – Cindy Blodgett poured in 39 points as the Lawrence Bulldogs opened defense of their state Class A girls basketball championship with a 73-44 victory over Skowhegan Friday night.

Blodgett also pulled down nine rebounds, made eight steals, and handed out six assists.

Wendy Atwood added 11 points and made six steals to complement Blodgett’s effort.

For the Indians, Jess Laney totaled 19 points and Nicole Searles posted 10.

Skowhegan (0-1) 44

Laney 8(1), Searles 5, Demo 3(2), Young 1(2), Niles 1(1), Devoe, Anzelc, Bushey, Foulkes, Thurlow, Bourgoin Lawrence (1-0) 73

J. Atwood 3, W. Atwood 2(7), Blodgett 15(9), Clark 2, Jonassen (1), C. Roy 1, Tabone (1), Weymouth 3(2), Francoeur, S. Roy, Suttie, York

3-pt. goals: Laney 2; Clark Skowhegan 9 19 22 44 Lawrence 23 41 65 73

JV: Lawrence 42, Skowhegan 38

Nokomis 65, Hampden 52

At Newport, Betsy Buker scored 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, during a 20-8 second-quarter run to lead the host Warriors to a season-opening win over Hampden.

Buker finished with 15 points on the night. Leading Nokomis was Kelly Bowman, who had 19 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Laura Grumbach added 13 points.

For Hampden, Eryn Leavitt scored 20 points and snared 16 rebounds.

Hampden (0-1) 52

Er. Leavitt 10, Em. Leavitt 4, H. Fortier 3(1), Worthley 2(1), Dwyer 2, Faulkner 1, Barrows 1, Ross (2), Williams (2), R. Fortier, Thompson Nokomis (1-0) 65

Bowman 9(1), Buker 6, Grumbach 5(2), Walker 2(3), K. Nye 2, A. Brown 2, D. Brown 1(1), A. Stevens, T. Stevens, Burgess, J. Nye, Pelkey, Lemier

3-pt. goals: Buker 3, Grumbach Hampden 12 24 38 52 Nokomis 16 36 51 65

JV: Hampden 44, Nokomis 35

Forest Hills 74, Temple 37

At Jackman, Audra Ellis poured in 16 points and Sara Gourde hit for 14 more as Forest Hills ran away for the win.

For Temple Academy of Waterville, Erin Fournier was high scorer with 18, including 14 foul shots.

Forest Hills (1-1) 74

C. Nadeau 2, Chamberlain 3(1), Decker 2(4), Lumbert 2, M. Nadeau 2, Feeney 2, Morin 1(5), Ellis 7(2), Gourde 6(2), Kane 2(1) Temple Academy (1-1) 37

Corson, Kumm, Dearborn (1), E. Fournier 2(14), Wiles 3(1), White 1, Dunn, H. Fournier, McAlpine (1), Stevens, Clinard 3(1)

3-pt. goals: Lumbert; Clinard Temple Acad. 9 19 28 37 Forest Hills 13 34 49 74

Central 46, MA 37

At Lincoln, Tammy Buzzell scored 17 points to power the Red Devils from East Corinth.

For Mattanawcook Academy, Kara LaChance led with 10 points.

Central (1-3) 46

Buzzell 8(1), Cotta 4, Cookson 3(2), Clement 3(1), Day 1, Waters (2), Lancaster (1) Mattanawcook (1-2) 37

LaChance 3(4), Lyons 3, Mayo 3, K. Taylor 2, Lowell 1(1), Ludden 1, York 1, C. Taylor (2), McLaughlin 1

3-pt. goals: Cotta Central 13 17 26 46 Mattanawcook 5 15 29 37

Lincoln Acad. 45, GV Bucs 44

At Thomaston, Kate Lessner scored the winning hoop on a baseline layup with 40 seconds left to give the visiting Eagles the opportunistic win.

Georges Valley connected on only one of 10 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter as Lincoln Academy rallied from six points behind.

Andrea York led the winners with 14 points.

Mia Lombardo scored 24 points for Georges Valley.

Lincoln Academy (1-2) 45

York 7, Blank 1, Testa 1(2), Campbell, Forstrom 2(1), Mara 3, Bowdoin (1), Lessner 3, Pendelton 3(1) Georges Valley (2-1) 44

Lombardo 10(4), Wilson (1), LaFrance 1(2), Miller 1(3), Stuart, Elliott 1(2), Vose, Sobchuk, Bergen 3, Daniello, Hilchey, Morris

3-pt. goals: none Lincoln Academy 11 28 33 45 Georges Valley 11 26 39 44

Wash. Acad. 40, Sumner 32

At East Sullivan, Stacey Lyford scored all eight of her points in the crucial fourth quarter to propel the Raiders to the win.

Jackie Robinson scored 10 points to lead Washington Academy.

Abby Seward scored 11 points for the Tigers.

Washington Academy (1-0) 40

J. Robinson 4(2), Lyford 3(2), L. Robinson 1(2), Martin 1, Colby 2(1), Berry 1, Armstrong 1, Cushing 3(1), Rasmussen, Fitzsimmons Sumner (0-2) 32

Seward 3(3), Mason 2(1), D. Glass 2(1), A. Glass (1), Dodge 1(1), Brenton, Willey, Wold, Harrington, Faulkingham

3-pt. goals: Seward 2, Mason Washington Academy 2 14 22 40 Sumner 4 15 24 32

JV: Sumner 48, Washington Academy 18

Greenville 56, Lee 44

At Lee, Jasmine Souther, Chelsey Ryder, and Jen Searles combined for 14 of Greenville’s 16 points in the third quarter to break open a close game against the Pandas.

Ryder led the Lakers with 17 points, followed by Searles with 14, and Souther 13.

Heidi Osgood was the lone double-figure scorer for Lee as shed posted 16 points.

Greenville (2-1) 56

T. Wallingford, Muzzy, D. Wallingford 3, Murray, Gauvin 2(2), Souther 6(1), Ryder 7(1), Searles 7 Lee (1-2) 44

Peters, Thurlow 1(1), Osgood 3(10), Worster 2, Raymond 1(2), Sawyer 1, Tompkins, Gordon 3(1), Rice 4

3-pt. goals: Ryder 2 Greenville 9 24 40 56 Lee 12 24 31 44

BC Pats 45, DI-Stonington 34

At Deer Isle, Tammi Matula scored 17 points and helped lead the Bangor Christian Patriots to the win against Deer Isle-Stonington.

Erica Johnson had 10 points for the Patriots.

Pam Eaton led the Mariners with eight points.

Bangor Christian (2-2) 45

Tam. Matula 7(3), Johnson 4(2), Rockwell 2(5), Treadwell 2(2), Tar. Matula 1, Carson (1) DI-Stonington (0-1) 34

Eaton 3(2), Santospago 3(1), Frazier 2(2), Chessman (3), Haskell (1), Reed 1, Seile (3), Scott-Wyard 1, Weed 1, Sullivan

3-pt. goals: none Bangor Christian 6 21 36 45 DI-Stonington 9 15 24 34

Rockland 61, Winslow 46

At Winslow, Tori Hall had 15 points and paced Rockland to the victory over the host Black Raiders.

Susan Ware and Laura Foster scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Tigers.

For the Black Raiders, Heather Twombley scored 11 points and Leah Konecny added 10.

Rockland (1-0) 61

Hall 7(1), Foster 5, Ware 5(1), Reed 4, Mazurek 4, Dowling (2), Bosica 3, Stanley, Oliver, Lowe, Zomberg, Hendrick Winslow (0-1) 46

Twombly 3(5), Konecny 5, Poulin (2), Doyon 1(1), Desmond 2(1), LeClair 4(1), Roy (1), Akins 2(1), Taylor, Powers, White, Bona, Quirion

3-pt. goals: Reed Rockland 15 29 46 61 Winslow 10 18 28 46

JV: Winslow 51, Rockland 39

Mount View 49, MCI 42

At Thorndike, the Mustangs utilized a pressing defense and Torrie Boivin scored seven of her 13 points in the fourth quarter as her team handed MCI its second straight loss.

Angel Fletcher scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Mustangs and Megan Williams added 10 points of her own.

Emily Walker scored 26 points to lead the way for MCI.

MCI (0-2) 42

Walker 12(2), Jenson 4, Wintle 1(3), Chandler 1, Barnes, Wright, Cianchette, Friend Mount View (1-1) 49

Boivin 6(1), Fletcher 4, Williams 4, McGovern 2(2), Cochrane 3, Weed 1, Aitken 1, Wilson, Wood, Blake

3-pt. goals: Jenson MCI 4 9 33 42 Mount View 12 18 28 49

JV: Mount View 38, MCI 18