MARS HILL – Sam Esancy put in an offensive rebound, was fouled and sank the free throw with five seconds left Wednesday night to give Fort Fairfield its come-from-behind 72-71 schoolboy basketball triumph over Central Aroostook.

Aaron Kenneson scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as Fort Fairfield rallied from a nine-point deficit.

James McLaughlin had 14 points for the winners and Esancy finished with nine.

Bryan Grew’s 25 points, Patrick Walsh’s 16 and Jason Woodworth’s 15 led Central Aroostook.

Fort Fairfield (3-3) 72

Cunningham 2-0-5, Esancy 4-1-9, Bernaiche 3-0-6, Levasseur 2-1-5, Kenneson 11-3-25, Helstrom 2-0-4, Edgecomb, Osgood 1-2-4, J. McLaughlin 5-0-14, King

Central Aroostook (3-2) 71

Clockedile, T. McLaughlin 3-0-6, York 2-0-5, Grew 9-3-25, Martinez 0-1-1, Woodworth 3-9-15, Chavis, Walsh 8-0-16, Kilcollins 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: J. McLaughlin 4, Cunningham; Grew 4, Woodworth, York

Fort Fairfield 18 31 45 72

Central Arostook 21 42 54 71

JV: Central Aroostook 61-60

Washburn 77, So. Aroostook 70

At Washburn, Jason Thompson, Taylor Bagley and Chris Tesut scored 29 of the Beavers’ 37 fourth-quarter points as they ran away from the Warriors of Dyer Brook.

Thompson finished with 25 points, Bagley with 20 and Pesut 16 for Washburn. Zach Bird added 10.

Corey Shields led Southern Aroostook’s attack with 19 points. Jared Grant contributed 17, and Tim Hartin 12. Corey Edkins put in 10 for the Warriors of Dyer Brook.

Southern Aroostook (2-2) 70

Hardy 4-0-8, Edkins 4-0-10, Brooker 0-2-2, Grant 7-2-17, Shields 9-0-19, Hartin 6-0-12, Hersey 1-0-2, Lane, Anderson

Washburn (3-2) 77

Bagley 7-3-20, Vaughn 2-2-6, Pesut 5-6-16, Thompson 8-9-25, Bird 3-3-10, Carter

3-pt. goals: Edkins 2, Hartin 2, Grant, Shields; Bird

Southern Aroostook 16 32 46 70

Washburn 12 21 40 77

Presque Isle 71, Houlton 62

At Presque Isle, Fred Bird scored 25 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead the host Wildcats past Houlton.

Kyle Rideout had 16 points and eight rebounds while Kyle James added 10 points for Presque Isle.

Mark Socoby led all scorers with 35 for the Shiretowners.

Houlton (0-3) 62

Socoby 11-6-36, Hill 1-0-2, Lenentine 0-1-1, Brown 2-0-5, Miles 1-0-2, D. York 1-0-2, Barlett 2-0-4, O’Connell 2-5-9, Edwards 1-0-2, C. York, Duff

Presque Isle (1-1) 71

Rideout 7-2-16, Bird 10-5-25, James 4-2-10, Deschene 2-4-9, Lockhart 1-1-3, McGlinn 1-0-3, Whitaker 2-0-5, Carlin

3-pt. goals: Socoby 7, Brown; Deschene, McGlinn, Whitaker

Houlton 14 23 34 62

Presque Isle 16 35 53 71

JV: Presque Isle 62-46

Limestone/MSSM 68, Easton 48

At Limestone, Jake Manner notched a double-double, racking up 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Eagles past the Bears.

Andrew Pelletier scored 16 for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics. Josh Poisson contributed 12.

Danny Ward led Easton with 16 points, and Brandon Carlow scored 10.

Easton (1-3) 48

Ward 4-7-16, Carlow 3-2-10, Hewitt 3-3-9, Bradley 1-5-7, Desmond 1-0-2, Perry 1-0-2, Kierstad 1-0-2, McMann

Limestone/MSSM (2-2)

Manner 7-5-19, Pelletier 6-4-16, Poisson 6-0-12, Tamourello 3-0-6, Cote 3-0-6, McCullough 2-0-4, Frazier 1-0-2, Bretzke 1-0-2, Leighton 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Carlow 2, Ward

Easton 13 26 37 48

Limestone 14 34 46 68

JV: Limestone/MSSM 42-38

Jonesport-Beals 72, Woodland 62

At Jonesport, Abraham Beal poured in 31 points to lead his Royals past the Dragons.

Derrick Beal chipped in with 11 for Jonesport-Beals and Eric Balchen added 10.

Andrew Scott sparked the Dragons with 20 points. Weston Kochendoerfer put in 19 for Woodland, and Billy Smith notched 11.

Woodland (2-2) 62

Smith 3-4-11, Kochendoerfer 9-1-19, Scott 7-6-20, Pike 3-0-9, Nicholson 2-0-5, Knowles

Jonesport-Beals (4-1) 72

A. Beal 11-6-31, Balchen 5-0-10, D. Beal 5-1-11, Durkee 4-0-8, Dyer 1-0-2, Berry 1-2-4, Chandler 3-0-6, Alley

3-pt. goals: Pike 3, Nicholson, Smith; A. Beal 3

Woodland 17 30 45 62

Jonesport-Beals 14 33 52 72

JV: Woodland 65-53

Girls basketball

Lubec 61, Washington Acad. 47

At East Machias, Leeann Pike poured in a game-high 27 points and pulled down a pile of rebounds to lead the Hornets to victory.

Breanne McPherson scored 19 points for the winners.

Lauren Govoni led Washington Academy with 18 points, while freshman Mary Mawhinney contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Lubec (2-1) 61

Pike 10-7-27, B. McPherson 7-4-19, Newman 3-0-6, S. McPherson 1-1-3, Hall 1-0-2, Scoville 1-2-4, Daye, Wright

Washington Acad. (2-3) 47

L. Govoni 8-1-18, Mawhinney 5-0-10, Almendinger 2-3-7, A. Govoni 2-2-6, Stauffer 1-4-6, Livingstone, Holmes, Porter, E. Govoni, Ashby, Smith, Hoffman

3-pt. goals: B. McPherson; L. Govoni

Lubec 22 36 48 61

Washington Acad. 12 22 36 47

Prelim: WA freshman boys 85, Narraguagus 16

Fort Fairfield 51, Van Buren 35

At Fort Fairfield, Maranda Butler scored 16 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made nine steals to power Fort Fairfield to its victory.

Whitney Langworthy contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds and Dani Searles had 11 points.

Danielle Gagnon added nine points.

Van Buren (1-4) 35

Levasseur 0-2-2, Hews 0-2-2, Martin 2-2-6, Bouchard, Caron 2-4-8, Beckwith, Parent 2-4-8, A. McLaughlin, Gagnon 3-3-9

Fort Fairfield (5-1) 51

Jackson, Esancy, Arato, Gardner 2-0-4, B. McLaughlin, Butler 7-1-16, K. Searles, Churchill 2-2-6, O’Neal, Demerchant, Langworthy 6-2-14, D. Searles 5-1-11

3-pt. goals: Butler

Van Buren 8 15 23 35

Fort Fairfield 12 26 37 51

Madawaska 58, Wisdom 39

At St. Agatha, Michelle Lavertu poured in 19 points to spark the Owls to victory.

Chrissy Voter chipped in with 13 for Madawaska, and Alex Plourde added 10.

Rebecca Harris led the Pioneers with 12.

Madawaska 58

Voter 6-1-13, Sirois 1-0-2, Plourde 5-0-10, M. Daigle 4-1-9, Lavertu 6-7-19, Chasse 2-0-4, R. Daigle

Wisdom 39

Harris 4-4-12, Anderson 3-0-6, Hebert 2-1-5, Voisine 2-0-4, C. Chamberland 2-0-4, Bourgoin 2-0-4, Dyment 2-0-4, J. Chamberland

3-pt. goals: none

Madawaska 22 37 52 58

Wisdom 13 24 31 39

JV: Wisdom 44-19

Nokomis 50, Hampden 34

At Newport, Michelle Murray scored 11 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Warriors pulled away form the pesky Broncos.

Danielle Clark racked up 16 points and 16 rebounds for Nokomis, and Gillan Snow had five steals.

Emmy Russell led Hampden with 10 points and seven rebounds. Jill Beal also had seven rebounds to go with six points.

Hampden (1-2) 34

Webb 1-1-3, Stephenson 2-0-4, Morris 1-0-2, Campbell 3-0-6, Workman, Russell 5-0-10, Beal 2-2-6, Ireland 1-1-3

Nokomis (1-1) 50

Welch 2-0-4, Murray 6-5-18, Barden, Snow 1-0-3, Paradis 2-1-6, Merrow, Lowe 1-1-3, Clark 4-8-16

3-pt. goals: Murray, Snow, Paradis

Hampden 10 14 23 34

Nokomis 10 24 30 50

JV: Hampden 35-27

Penquis 31, Hermon 27

At Milo, Farrar Cobb scored 13 points to help lead the Penquis Patriots to the win.

Shannon Wiggin scored 11 points for the Hawks.

Hermon 27

J. Wiggin 2-0-4, Smith, Garland, Dobbins 2-1-5, S. Wiggin 5-1-11, Hall, MacDonald 1-3-5, Hills 0-2-2

Penquis 31

Cobb 6-1-13, Comeau, Dolley, Gerrish, J. Hamlin 0-1-1, K. Hamlin 2-2-6, Hussey, Ladd, Madden 3-1-7, Morrill 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: none

Hermon 10 17 23 27

Penquis 10 17 22 31

JV: Penquis 33-31

MDI 77, Bucksport 23

At Bucksport, Bracey Barker scored 17 points to help lead the Mount Desert Island Trojans past the Golden Bucks.

Shelley Gott scored 14 points for the Trojans.

Alice Andrews led Bucksport with 12 points and nine rebounds.

MDI (4-0) 77

Barker 7-3-17, Gott 6-2-14, Stanley 1-0-3, Gordius 3-0-7, McGarr 3-0-6, Joy 1-0-2, Horton 3-0-7, Shuster, Willson 3-2-8, Young 3-0-8, Christie, Norwood 3-0-8, Burks 1-0-2, Dow

Bucksport (0-4) 23

Andrews 4-0-12, Gourley, Adams, Allen, Murauckas 1-0-2, Fitzpatrick 2-2-6, Smith 1-0-2, Black 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Stanley, Gordius, Horton,Young, Norwood 2; Andrews 4

MDI 19 40 61 77

Bucksport 2 8 11 23

Orono 43, Ellsworth 34

At Ellsworth, Jessica Wagner tossed in 18 points to sparked the Red Riots.

Marie Lint added 10 for Orono.

Cassie Kimball led the Eagles with 12 points and Ashley Oleson added 10.

Orono (1-3) 43

Lint 5-0-10, See 1-0-2, Shay, Wagner 6-6-18, Alford 2-0-4, Artesant, Glencross 0-1-1, Saucier 3-0-7, Sypher 0-1-1

Ellsworth (2-2) 34

Eaton 0-1-1, Boutaugh, Briggs, Kimball 3-4-12, Bickford 1-3-5, Duarte 1-1-3, Roberts 0-1-1, Fortuer, Oleson 3-4-10, Tripp 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Saucier; Kimball 2

Orono 11 20 32 43

Ellsworth 4 15 26 34

JV: Ellsworth 62-29

Hockey

Brewer 3, Waterville 2

At Waterville, Josh Caldwell capped a hat trick outing by scoring the game-winning goal with 4:08 to play and giving unbeaten Brewer a big victory over 2002 state runner-up Waterville.

Caldwell gave the 4-0 Witches their first win over the Purple Panthers after intercepting a pass in the neutral zone, getting a one-on-one, and scoring with a shot to the top of the net. Assists came from Josh Kochis and Ben Caldwell. Spencer Dunbar made 16 saves on 18 shots.