EAST MILLINOCKET – Sophomore Mark Socoby scored 40 points, including four in overtime, as Houlton outlasted the Schenck 67-62 on the season-opening night for high school winter sports.

Dan Bartlett added 12 points and Adam Miles 10 for the Houlton Shiretowners.

Mark Hanington paced the Wolverines with 24 points, while Aaron Waite and Brian Graham each scored 12.

Houlton (1-0) 67

B. Miles 1-0-3, Hill 0-2-2, Bartlett 5-2-12, Socoby 14-10-40, A. Miles 4-2-10, Lloyd, Anderson

Schenck (0-1) 62

Kimball 0-2-2, Hanington 10-4-24, Thompson 1-0-2, Waite 2-8-12, Graham 4-3-12, Van Ess 1-0-2, Pelkey 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Socoby 2, B. Miles; Graham

Houlton 16 34 41 58 67

Schenck 10 28 42 58 62

Fort Fairfield 55, Limestone 45

At Limestone, Jon Everett came off the bench and scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half to help lead the Tigers to victory over the Eagles.

Brandon Levasseur scored 14 points and Josh Turner netted 13 for Fort Fairfield.

Andrew Pelletier tossed in a game-high 18 points for Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics. George Tamburello added 15.

Fort Fairfield (1-0) 55

Foster 0-1-1, Bernaiche 1-0-2, Levasseur 4-6-14, Everett 5-2-12, DeMerchant 0-1-1, Turner 5-1-13, Edgecomb 3-0-6, Clark 2-0-6

Limestone/MSSM (0-1) 45

Frazier 1-0-2, Pelletier 6-6-18, Tamburello 5-5-15, Leighton 0-2-2, Fontaine, Demers 1-0-2, F. McCullough 0-1-1, E. McCullough 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Turner 2, Clark 2

Fort Fairfield 11 30 40 55

Limestone/MSSM 12 22 32 45

Katahdin 91, So. Aroostook 58

At Sherman Station, Brian Sullivan scored a game-high 25 points and Owen McCarthy added 20 as the host Cougars opened their season on a winning note.

Jordan Davis scored 11 points for Katahdin.

Griffin Hardy and Travis Brooker each scored 11 points for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook, while Tim Hartin added 11.

Southern Aroostook (0-1) 58

Hardy 5-2-13, Crotta 2-1-5, Brooker 3-6-13, Philbrick 3-0-6, Hartin 3-5-11, Hersey 2-0-4, Anderson 2-0-4, Frazier 1-0-2

Katahdin (1-0) 91

Grass 1-3-6, Willett 2-1-5, O. Qualey 1-1-3, Cyr 3-1-9, J. Qualey 1-0-2, Davis 5-1-11, J. Anderson 2-1-5, Sullivan 11-2-25, McAvoy 2-0-5, K. Anderson, McCarthy 9-0-20, Rush 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Hardy, Brooker; Cyr 2, McCarthy 2, Sullivan, McAvoy, Grass

So. Aroostook 6 29 42 58

Katahdin 17 43 66 91

JV: Katahdin 42-34

Washburn 88, Ashland 45

At Ashland, Jason Thompson scored 24 points, 12 each in the first and third quarters, to spark the Beavers.

Josh Goupille contributed 14 points for Washburn, Chris Pesut added 13, Zach Bird had 12, and Nick Hunt 10.

Freshmen Curtis Belanger and Josh Chamberlain led the Hornets with 18 and 11 points, respectively.

Washburn (1-0) 88

J. Thompson 12-0-24, Goupille 6-2-14, Pesut 5-3-13, Bird 6-0-12, Hunt 5-0-10, Milton 3-0-6, A. Thompson 2-2-6, Bigbee 1-0-3

Ashland (0-1) 45

Belanger 7-4-18, Chamberlain 3-5-11, O’Clair 3-0-6, Thompkins 2-1-5, Lewin 1-0-3, Baker 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Bigbee; Baker

Washburn 26 49 78 88

Ashland 9 18 29 45

Hodgdon 56, Madawaska 43

At Madawaska, Jimmy Griffin scored 25 points, 10 in the third quarter, to help the Hawks pull away from the Owls.

Kirby Sanford and Kevin Sanford each chipped in with nine points for the winners.

Myles Morneault paced Madawaska with 18 points and Peter Girard netted 15.

Hodgdon (1-0) 56

Ki. Sanford 3-3-9, Curry 0-4-4, Hovey 2-0-4, Condon 1-0-3, Ke. Sanford 4-1-9, Griffin 11-3-25, Clark 1-0-2, Beals, Ledger

Madawaska (0-1) 43

Pelletier 3-0-6, M. Sirois 0-2-2, Al. Campbell 1-0-2, Girard 5-4-15, Morneault 6-4-18, K. Sirois, An. Campbell, Dubois

3-pt. goals: Condon; Girard, Morneault 2

Hodgdon 16 26 39 56

Madawaska 7 23 31 43

CAHS 107, Van Buren 59

At Mars Hill, Tim Carlson scored 24 points and Andrew York added 23 to help the Panthers roll in the opener.

Brian Grew added 18 points and Taylor McLaughlin put in with 14 for the winners.

Jeremy Chasse scored 24 points, including five 3-pointers, for Van Buren.

Van Buren (0-1) 59

Chasse 6-7-24, Rossignol 1-0-2, Violette 1-0-2, Martin 2-4-8, Doucette 1-0-2, LaPierre 2-4-8, Vick 1-0-2, Hews 0-0-0, Corbin 1-3-5, Gagnon 3-0-6

Central Aroostook (1-0) 107

Carlson 8-3-24, York 7-6-23, Grew 7-4-18, McLaughlin 6-1-14, Crew 5-0-10, J. Clockedile 0-1-1, S. Clockedile 3-0-6, Woodworth 2-0-5, Walsh 1-2-4, McCartney 0-2-2, Larrabee 0-0-0

3-pt. goals: Chasse (5); Carlson (5), York (3), McLaughlin, Woodworth

Van Buren 11 24 42 59

Central Aroostook 29 52 79 107

JV: Central Aroostook 55-40

Hockey

Presque Isle 5, Orono 4

At the Northern Maine Forum in Presque Isle, Ryan Cyr scored from in front of the net off a pass from Joe Collins with six seconds remaining, lifting the Wildcats to victory.

Cyr, Collins and Trevor Graves posted a goal and an assist apiece for 1-0 Presque Isle. Sam Shaw and Ben Sirois added a goal each. Sean Daigle racked up 31 saves on 34 shots for the winners.

Tony Raymond scored three goals for 0-1 Orono. Travis Bryant added a goal. Keith Hedrick made 25 saves on 30 shots.

Girls basketball

Houlton 45, Schenck 33

At East Millinocket, Danielle Sewell scored 13 points to lead Houlton to a season-opening win.

Katherine Cole added 12 points and Aimee Guy eight for the Shiretowners.

Robin Larlee scored a game-high 13 points for Schenck

Houlton (1-0) 45

Guy 4-0-8, Lenentine 3-0-6, Thompson 1-2-4, Skehan 1-0-2, Cole 6-0-12, Sewell 6-1-13, Foster

Schenck (0-1) 33

Bishop 1-0-2, McLeod 3-0-6, Carey 1-0-2, Hanington 2-1-5, Peabody 1-2-4, Larlee 6-2-14

3-pt. goals: none

Houlton 12 30 38 45

Schenck 10 15 19 33

Cen. Aroostook 76, Wisdom 41

At St. Agatha, Lindsey Michaud scored 25 points as Central Aroostook pulled away from host Wisdom.

Andrea Long added 15 points and Sami Brewer scored 10 for the Panthers.

Freshman guard Nicole St. Pierre led Wisdom with 11, while Amber Voisin scored 10.

Central Aroostook (1-0) 76

Brewer 2-6-10, Lundeen, L. Long 1-0-2, Porter 2-3-7, Graham, Collins 1-2-4, Fletcher 3-2-8, A. Long 6-3-15, Michaud 10-5-25, Garrison, 0-1-1, DeGraw 2-0-4

Wisdom (0-1) 41

Tardif 2-0-4, Lavoie, Anderson 2-0-4, Page, St. Pierre 5-1-11, Voisin 5-0-10, Desjardins 2-2-6, Dyment 0-2-2, Daigle 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: none

Cen. Aroostook 14 33 52 76

Widsom 9 15 27 41

Ashland 64, Easton 30

At Easton, Ashley Nemer scored a game-high 24 points as the visiting Hornets led from start to finish.

Ashlee Peters added 16 points for Ashland.

Nina Alexander and Kassie Lovely scored seven points each to lead Easton. Michelle Osgood added 12 rebounds, while Laura Hopkins had eight steals.

Ashland (1-0) 64

Smith 2-0-4, Chamberlain, Peters 7-2-16, Sherman 2-0-5, Nemer 5-13-24, Belskis 3-3-9, Long 3-0-6

Easton (0-1) 30

Alexander 3-1-7, Ferris 2-2-6, Lovely 2-2-7, White 1-0-2, Hopkins 1-0-2, Osgood 1-0-2, Barnes 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Sherman, Nemer; Lovely

Ashland 19 32 55 64

Easton 7 12 21 30

Lee 56, Katahdin 24

At Lee, Shelby Pickering had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Pandas past visiting Katahdin.

Ashlee Gifford added 10 points, five assists and five steals for Lee, while Jackie Moors pulled down 10 rebounds.

Brandi Violette topped Katahdin with 10 points.

Katahdin (0-1) 24

Ja. Green, Je. Green, Violette 4-0-10, Stanley-Duffy 2-1-5, McMoarn 2-1-5, Martin, Albert, Smallwood, Bates, Blum, Hill 0-2-2, Robinson 1-0-2

Lee Academy (1-0) 56

Worcester, As. Jandreau 1-2-4, J. Moors 3-1-7, Pickering 6-5-17, Hanscom, Am. Jandreau 1-0-2, Maxwell, M. Moors 2-1-5, Hersom 2-0-4, Cole 1-2-4, Ham 1-0-3, Gifford 5-0-10, King

3-pt. goals: Violette 2; Ham

Katahdin 6 14 22 24

Lee Academy 14 26 47 56

JV: Lee Academy 44-36

MDI 64, Searsport 26

At Bar Harbor, Amanda Young scored a game-high 21 points as Mount Desert coach David Tims was successful in his varsity debut.

Emma Stanley added 12 points and Kelsey Stratton 11 for the Trojans.

Nicole Shute paced Searsport with 12 points.

Searsport (0-1) 26

Francis-Mezger 2-1-6, Tripp, Nielson, Frisbe 1-0-2, Shute 3-4-12, Cook, Hall 1-0-2, Porter 1-1-4, M. Brassbridge, S. Brassbridge, Josephson, Carroll

Mount Desert Island (1-0) 64

Stanley 5-0-12, Stratton 4-1-11, Rosborough 1-0-2, Banks 1-0-2, Shuster 2-0-4, Hodgdon 2-0-4, Records, Falt, Young 7-4-21, Christie 1-0-2, Dow 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Shute 2, Francis-Mezger, Porter; Young 3, Stanley 2, Stratton 2

Searsport 8 13 20 26

MDI 12 26 45 64

JV: Mount Desert Island 67-12

Calais 51, Mattanawcook 46

At Calais, the Blue Devils made 12 of 14 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter to rally past the Lynx of Lincoln.

Calais trailed 34-30 entering the final period but outscored Mattanawcook 21-12 over the game’s final eight minutes.

Darcey Gillespie scored 12 points and Danielle Feck 11 to lead Calais. Ali Keegan scored 14 points and Quinci Sanderson 13 to pace the Lynx.

Mattanawcook Academy (0-1) 46

Sanderson 5-3-13, Keegan 6-2-14, Pietras 3-3-9, Cousineau 1-0-2, Reed 3-0-6, Je. Littlefield 1-0-2, Oliver, Ja. Littlefield, Gulesian, Malone

Calais (1-0) 51

Feck 3-4-11, Gillespie 3-6-12, Smith 3-1-7, Eagan 1-3-5, O’Brien 3-3-9, Mahan 1-1-3, Taylor 1-1-3, Brown 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Feck

Mattanawcook 6 20 34 46

Calais 6 17 30 51

Woodland 65, Machias 43

At Woodland, Kaitlyn Leeman led a balanced attack with 13 points and eight assists as the host Dragons cruised to victory.

Michelle Ferry added 12 points and five rebounds for Woodland, while Lacey Gillespie scored 10 points.

Jillian Whitney paced Machias with 11 points, while Monique St. Pierre scored 10.

Machias (0-1) 43

St. Pierre 3-4-10, Cherry, Whitman, Hayward, Harrington, Whitney 3-3-11, Lipton 3-0-7, Alley 1-0-2, Stevens 4-0-8, Holmes 2-1-5, Baker

Woodland (1-0) 65

Kochendoerfer 2-2-6, Gillespie 5-0-10, J. Murphy 1-0-2, Leeman 6-0-13, Ferry 4-4-12, Troiani 1-0-2, Graceffa 1-0-2, St. Pierre 1-2-4, K. Murphy 1-0-2, Noyes 1-0-2, Sears 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Whitney 2, Lipton; Leeman

Machias 7 14 28 43

Woodland 16 37 54 65

JV: Woodland won

Stearns 66, George Stevens 41

At Blue Hill, Trisha MacDonald hit four 3-pointers on her way to 21 points as the Minutemen opened with a win.

Dayna Somers scored 12 points for Stearns of Millinocket.

Sadie Beardsworth paced George Stevens Academy with eight points.

Stearns (1-0) 66

MacDonald 5-7-21, Somers 3-5-12, Neson 1-1-3, D. Michaud, Hale, Leet 1-1-3, Arsenault 2-1-5, Osborne 3-2-8, J. Michaud 4-0-8, A. MacDonald 3-0-6, Collinsworth

George Stevens (0-1) 41

Keevan, Wardwell, Beardsworth 2-4-8, Roberts 2-1-6, Smith, Astbury, Brady 0-2-2, Moon 1-1-3, Winters 3-1-7, Conte 3-0-6, Flynn 1-0-2, Haskell 2-3-7

3-pt. goals: T. MacDonald 4, Somers; Roberts

Stearns 17 35 49 66

GSA 7 9 23 41

JV: Stearns 62-41

Dexter 74, Piscataquis 23

At Guilford, junior Ashley Ames scored 22 points and her sister, freshman Mallory Ames, added 14 as the defending Eastern C champion Tigers opened their season with a victory.

Brittany Veazie added 10 point for Dexter, which outscored Piscataquis 15-1 in the second quarter for a 33-11 halftime lead.

Pam Bailey led the Pirates with seven points.

Dexter (1-0) 74

M. Ames 7-0-14, Veazie 3-3-10, Chapman 1-1-3, Mountain 1-0-2, Burton 1-0-2, Fogarty 4-0-8, Cote 3-0-6, Hartford 1-0-2, Alton, Patterson 2-1-5, A. Ames 11-0-22

Piscataquis (0-1) 23

Crouse, Woodbury 1-0-2, Levesque 1-2-4, Bailey 2-2-7, St. Louis, Littlefield 1-0-2, Martel, Martell, Shufelt 0-4-4, Knight, McKusick 1-0-2, Bradford 1-0-2, Farnham

3-pt. goals: Veazie; Bailey

Dexter 18 33 55 74

Piscataquis 10 11 20 23

JV: Dexter 45-42

Penobscot Valley 55, Penquis 51

At Milo, Penobscot Valley built up a 12-point second-half lead and held off host Penquis behind 17 points from Sharon Drost.

Elizabeth Snape added 10 points for the Howlers.

Mindy Dolley led Penquis with 13.

Penobscot Valley (1-0) 55

Hallett 3-1-7, McGinn 4-0-8, Drost 4-9-17, Brown, Foster 1-3-6, Plourde 1-3-5, Snape 4-2-10, Lavertu 1-0-2

Penquis (0-1) 51

Hamlin 2-1-6, Hussey, Graves, Morrell 2-3-8, S. Gerrish 3-2-9, Madden 2-4-8, Cobb 1-3-5, Dolley 3-7-13, C. Gerrish 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Foster; Hamlin, Morrell, S. Gerrish

Penobscot Valley 13 28 43 55

Penquis 11 26 33 51

JV: Penobscot Valley 50-34

Maranacook 51, Camden Hills 42

At Rockport, Toby Martin tallied six of her 15 points in the fourth quarter as the Black Bears of Readfield pulled away.

Samantha Wiley and Marianne Croce scored 10 points each for the Windjammers.

Maranacook (1-0) 51

Martin 7-2-18, Denbow 3-2-8, Pullen 0-3-3, Bardaglio 4-0-8, Bean 2-2-7, Mrazik, Mason 3-1-7, Violette

Camden Hills (0-1) 42

Wiley 3-3-10, Friesland 1-0-2, Smith 2-0-5, Newcombe, Butler, Holgerson, Gushee 3-0-7, Neville, Richards, Hart 3-2-8, Croce 3-4-10

3-pt. goals: Martin 2, Bean; Wiley, Smith, Gushee

Maranacook 11 21 36 51

Camden Hills 9 20 35 42

JV: Camden Hills 44-29