GUILFORD – Josh Luellen keyed a balanced attack with 16 points for the host Piscataquis boys as they downed Dexter 62-54 in hoop action Thursday.

Mike Wharff put in 14 and Joe Jardine 13 for PCHS and Ryan Yeo added 12.

Brett Towle led all scorers with 25 for the Tigers.

Dexter (9-7) 54

Towle 10-4-25, Rabideau 2-3-7, Murray 2-2-7, Pullen 3-0-6, M. Martin 1-0-2, Bush 1-0-2, Bowers, Kenney, Day 2-0-5

Piscataquis (10-6) 62

Luellen 6-4-16, Wharff 5-3-14, Jardine 4-3-13, Yeo 5-2-12, Erickson 2-1-5, Wilson 1-0-2, J. Robinson

3-pt. goals: Day, Murray, Towle; Jardine 2, Wharff

Dexter 16 29 37 54

Piscataquis 15 28 44 62

JV: Dexter 44-32

Katahdin 61, Schenck 59

At Stacyville, Brian Sullivan landed eight of nine free throws in the fourth quarter to put the Cougars ahead of Schenck.

Sullivan ended with 22 points, while Patrick Willett added 14.

Brian Graham netted 19 points for the Wolverines. Jordan Pelkey scored 14 and Mark Hannington 11.

Schenck (6-10) 59

Hannington 5-1-11, Grahm 9-1-19, Pelkey 6-1-14, Bishop 2-2-6, Waite 0-1-1, Thompson 3-2-8

Katahdin (13-3) 61

Willett 6-0-14, Sullivan 6-8-22, Glass 3-1-8, Cyr 3-0-9, MacAvoy 1-0-3, McCarthy 1-3-5, Davis

3-pt. goals: Pelkey; Willett 2, Sullian 2, Glass, Cyr 3, MacAvoy

Schenck 16 26 46 59

Katahdin 12 20 43 61

JV: Katahdin 76-37

Foxcroft 78, Bucksport 47

At Dover-Foxcroft, Josh Withee and Matt Carey each posted double-doubles to carry the Ponies by the Golden Bucks.

Withee finished with 10 points and 10 assists while Carey notched 13 points and 10 rebounds for Foxcroft. Bobby Gilbert led all scorers with 18 points while Brandon Hall and Greg Perry provided 12 each.

Matt Mills had 11 to lead Bucksport.

Bucksport (5-10) 47

Mills 4-0-11, Pooler 1-0-2, Legere 1-1-3, Hopkins 3-0-7, Remick 1-0-2, Bunker 2-0-4, Johnson 2-0-4, Gourley 0-1-1, Clapper 1-0-3, Harvey 1-3-5, Carmichael 2-0-5, Ames

Foxcroft (14-2) 78

Withee 3-1-10, Carey 5-3-13, Gilbert 5-6-18, Perry 2-6-12, Hall 6-0-12, Robinson 0-2-2, Earnest 3-0-6, Croan 2-1-5, McKusick, Tirrell, Imbert

3-pt. goals: Mills 3, Hopkins, Clapper, Carmichael; Withee 3, Gilbert 2, Perry 2

Bucksport 7 17 21 47

Foxcroft 18 36 59 78

JV: Bucksport 51-34

Calvary Chapel 91, GHCA 46

At the Taft Street gym in Bangor, Kyle Bradford poured in 36 points and dished out nine assists to power the Sabers of Orrington.

Brock Bradford and Brian Miller had 14 apiece for the winners.

Drew Farrar paced the Eagles with 19 points and Emery Lincoln scored 13.

Greater Houlton Chr. (7-9) 46

Farrar 5-6-19, Lincoln 6-1-13, Hathaway 3-1-6, Korhonen 1-0-2, Bell, Kelly, Sjoberg, Kennedy

Calvary Chapel (15-0) 91

K. Bradford 13-9-36, B. Bradford 7-0-14, Miller 7-0-14, Madden 4-0-9, Gans 3-0-6, Astle 2-0-4, Seekins 2-0-4, Phillips 2-0-4, Gerritzen

3-pt. goals: Farrar 3, Hathaway; K. Bradford, Madden

Gr. Houlton Chr. 8 20 33 46

Calvary Chapel 28 48 62 91

JV: Calvary Chapel 51-49

Old Town 71, Messalonskee 58

At Old Town, Logan Bouchard netted 16 points to lead the Indians past the Eagles.

Mike Thurston and Tyler Tracewski notched 12 apiece and Matt Petrie added 11.

Issac Hutchinson and John Fisher led Messalonskee of Oakland with 12 points each and Stephan Wrigley had 10.

Messalonskee (9-2) 58

Hutchinson 4-2-12, Fisher 5-0-12, Wrigley 5-0-10, Corbett, Crosby 1-1-3, Beaugoin 1-3-5, Kam, Kendrick 2-0-5, Kerschner 1-2-4, Couture, Evans, Gray 2-0-4, Lessard 0-3-3

Old Town (8-5) 71

Bouchard 6-2-16, Thurston 4-3-12, Tracewski 4-4-12, Petrie 3-5-11, Curtis 1-2-4, Boucovalous 1-0-3, Fogarty, St. Louis 0-2-2, Conary 3-0-6, Avery 0-1-1, Miller 2-0-4, Shaw

3-pt. goals: Hutchinson 2, Fisher 2, Kendrick; Bouchard 2, Thurston, Boucovalous

Messalonskee 11 25 43 58

Old Town 17 32 48 71

JV: Messalonskee 68-46

Brewer 51, John Bapst 33

At Brewer, Isaac Bell scored eight of his 11 points in the first half to get Brewer off to a quick start and beat John Bapst of Bangor a third time.

Andy Frost had 11 points for the Witches.

Travis Carey’s eight points sparked John Bapst.

John Bapst (5-8) 33

Leavitt 0-2-2, Snyder, To. Carey 2-0-4, Freeman, Means, Ferrill, Tr. Carey 3-2-8, Roach 3-0-6, Keefe, Myerowitz 1-1-3, Yeo 2-0-4, Novak 2-2-6, Shaler

Brewer (7-5) 51

Wilson 2-5-9, Zencher, Bell 3-6-13, Craig 0-1-1, Rees, Frost 4-3-11, Francis 1-0-2, Miller 2-3-7, Babin, MacDonald 2-2-6, Young 1-0-2, Fitzgerald

3-pt. goals: Bell

John Bapst 4 12 23 33

Brewer 10 23 34 51

JV: John Bapst 44-40

Bangor 83, Leavitt 41

At Bangor, Omar Conteh scored 12 points and Mike Francis added 10 to help lead a balanced Rams’ scoring effort.

Francis also had four assists and three steals.

Daniel Berry led Leavitt with 14 points.

Leavitt (0-12) 41

Berry 6-1-14, Parker, Godrey, Lilley 1-1-3, Burgess, Allen, Murphy 1-1-3, Pirruccelo 1-0-2, Witham 2-1-5, Powell 2-1-5, Sawyer 2-1-5, Aangell 2-0-4, Austin

Bangor (8-5) 83

Conteh 5-0-12, Francis 2-6-10, Heath 2-0-5, Clark 3-0-6, Aa. Gallant 1-1-3, Astle 1-2-5, Prentiss 1-0-2, DeRosa 3-1-7, Mead, St. John 4-0-8, Al. Gallant 1-3-5, Collard-Seguin 1-0-2, Anderson 3-1-9, Trundy 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Berry; Conteh 2, Heath, Astle

Leavitt 4 16 21 41

Bangor 19 36 59 83

JV: Bangor 62-47

Penobscot Valley 64, Lee 59

At Lee, Joey Cyr had 15 of his 17 points in the second half as the Howlers nipped the Pandas.

Garrett Lavertu notched 16 points and 10 rebounds for the winners of Howland and Drew Hallett added 11.

Nate Dow sparked Lee with 13 points and Tom Bird had 11.

Penobscot Valley (4-11) 64

Cyr 6-2-17, Lavertu 5-6-16, Thompson 1-2-4, Cummings 3-1-8, Ireland 3-1-8

Lee (4-11) 59

Dow 5-0-13, Bird 4-0-11, Cowan 4-1-9, King 2-0-4, Worster 4-1-9, Mallett 2-1-5, Tripp 3-0-8, Thompson, Coulombe, Currie

3-pt. goals: Cyr 3, Cummings, Ireland; Dow 3, Bird 3, Tripp 2

Penobscot Val. 17 34 51 64

Lee 16 26 53 59

Girls basketball

Stearns 52, Penquis 44

At Millinocket, Trisha MacDonald tossed in 17 points to lead the Minutemen by the Patriots.

Leslie Osborne chipped in with 15 for Stearns.

Mindy Dolley paced Penquis of Milo with 12 points and Becca Madden notched 11.

Penquis (8-9) 44

Dolley 3-3-12, Madden 3-5-11, Hamlin 3-3-9, Graves, Gerrish, Comeau 1-0-2, Gobb 3-0-6, Mulherin

Stearns (12-3) 52

T. MacDonald 7-3-17, Osborne 6-3-15, Nason 2-2-7, D. Michaud 2-0-4, Hale, Arsenault 1-1-3, Somers, J. Michaud 0-3-3, A. MacDonald 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Dolley 3; Nason

Penquis 7 23 33 44

Stearns 18 26 37 52

JV: Stearns 52-28

Bangor 67, Leavitt 62

At Turner, Laura Clarke and Serena DuBois each scored eight points in the fourth quarter as the Rams rallied.

Clarke finished with 16 points and DuBois 12 for Bangor. Caroline Weymouth led all scorers with 26.

Annie Dyer sparked Leavitt with 14 points. Lindsay Sierra added 13 and Brittany Duncan 12, respectively.

Bangor (12-1) 67

Clarke 3-10-16, Weymouth 8-7-26, DuBois 6-0-12, Odgen 2-0-4, Angst, Porter 2-0-5, White, McAllian, Lincoln, Webb 1-0-2, Sullivan 1-0-2

Leavitt (0-13) 62

Dyer 5-4-14, Sierra 4-5-13, Duncan 4-4-12, Naylor 1-1-3, Healy 2-2-7, Gurney, Chiasson 2-1-5, Burgess 2-2-8

3-pt. goals: Porter; Burgess 2, Healy

Bangor 15 25 40 67

Leavitt 12 30 41 62

JV: Bangor 68-26

Cony 63, Nokomis 26

At Newport, Katie Rollins notched 20 points for the Rams of Augusta.

Cassie Cooper followed with 18 points and Briiana Rende scored 10 more.

For the Warriors, Tiffany Carter, Alyssa Bragdon and Aimee Paradis racked up six points each.

Cony (11-0) 63

Rollins 9-2-20, Cooper 7-4-18, Rende 2-4-10, Nimon 2-0-5, Mason 2-0-4, Coultier 1-2-4, Albert 1-0-2, Jean, Doak, Pratt

Nokomis (6-7) 26

Carter 2-0-6, Al. Bragdon 2-2-6, Paradis 2-2-6, Cooper 2-0-4, Peterson 1-0-2, As. Bragdon 1-0-2, Fournier, Bardem, Gonzalez, Welch

3-pt. goals: Rende 2, Nimon; Carter 2

Cony 22 42 59 63

Nokomis 4 12 21 26

JV: Cony 59-30

Lee 58, Penobscot Valley 34

At Lee, Shelby Pickering netted 18 points to lead the Pandas to the win. Sam Cole notched 13 for the winners.

Sharon Durost led the Howlers of Howland with 10.

Penobscot Valley (13-2) 58

Drost 3-4-10, Brown 1-0-2, Cyr 1-0-2, N. Hallett 3-1-8, Plourde 1-0-3, Lavertu 1-1-3, Dawson 1-0-2, Snape 2-0-4, Colbath, Foster, A. Hallett, McGinn

Lee (13-2) 58

Pickering 8-2-18, Cole 4-4-13, As. Jandreau 1-3-5, J. Morris 1-0-2, M. Morris 1-3-5, Hersom 4-0-9, Ham 2-0-4, Gifford 1-0-2, Worcester, Am. Jandreau, Hanscom, King

3-pt. goals: N. Hallett, Plourde; Cole, Hersom

Penobscot Val. 7 14 16 34

Lee 18 37 51 58

Hampden 61, Edward Little 40

At Hampden, Johanna Ghiringhelli tossed in 21 points to key the Broncos’ win over the Red Eddies of Auburn. Jill Beal chipped in with 13 for the winners.

Meaghan Bartlett led Edward Little of Auburn with 11.

Edward Little (1-11) 40

Bartlett 3-5-11, French 3-3-9, Hussar 0-1-1, Keene 1-1-3, Curtis, St. Hilaire, Barnier 1-2-4, Nichols, Gallant, Bernier 2-2-6

Hampden (11-2) 61

Ghiringhelli 8-4-21, Beal 6-1-13, Veinote 3-0-6, Morris 2-0-4, Ross 0-1-1, Thompson 3-0-7, Bragg, Lafayette, Day 1-0-2, Dumont, Ryder 1-0-2, Maltz 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Ghiringhelli, Thompson

Edward Little 8 19 30 40

Hampden 19 36 48 61

JV: Hampden 51-16

Hermon 45, Orono 33

At Hermon, Shannon Wiggin racked up 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals to carry the Hermon Hawks.

Shannon Dobbin notched 10 points for Hermon. Marissa McLeod had eight points, six assists and four steals while Malerie Hall added eight points, eight rebounds and four steals.

Stacey Saucier led the Red Riots with 13 and Marie Lint added 10.

Orono (4-11) 33

Saucier 5-3-15, Sypher 2-4-8, Lint 5-0-10, Glencross, Young, Alford, Wagner, Artesani

Hermon (12-3) 45

Wiggin 5-3-14, Dobbin 4-1-10, McLeod 3-1-8, Nightingale 1-1-3, Hall 1-6-8, MacDonald 1-0-2, White, Gibson

3-pt. goals: Saucier; Dobbin 2, Wiggin, McLeod

Orono 9 16 23 33

Hermon 13 26 39 45

JV: Orono 37-26

Central 75, Bangor Christian 36

At Husson College, Bangor, Shawna Bell notched 18 points and Caitlyn Elliot 14 as the Red Devils gained a wim.

Theresa Libby scored 13 and Danielle Collins 10 more.

Jen Hutchins led the Patriots with 18 points.

Central (13-3) 75

Collins 3-4-10, Davis 0-2-2, Elliot 5-4-14, Jones 1-0-2, Rollins 1-1-3, Underhill 2-4-8, Daniel 2-0-4, Bell 6-4-18, Gallagher, Griffin 0-1-1, Libby 4-5-13

Bangor Christian (0-16) 36

Leathers 0-1-1, M. French 0-1-1, Dearborn, Wheaton 1-5-7, Hutchins 6-4-18, Spaulding, Jenkins 0-1-1, K. French 2-2-6, Holmes 1-0-2, Moores, Typaldos

3-pt. goals: Hutchins 2

Central 18 39 51 75

Bangor Christian 6 11 23 36

Hockey

Orono 4, Houlton-Hodgdon 2

At Millar Arena in Houlton, Dylan Huckenstein had two goals to lead the Orono Red Riots by the Blackhawks.

Jacob Roeder had a goal and two assists for the 11-3 Riots. Tony Raymond scored a goal, and Keith Hedrick made 32 saves on 34 shots.

For the 9-4 Blackhawks, Ian Pasquarelli and Kevin Caron each scored a goal. Nic Joslyn made 29 saves on 33 shots.

Gardiner 4, Foxcroft 3 (OT)

At Sawyer Arena in Bangor, Branden Lebendais scored off an assist from Dino Grinaldi 30 seconds into overtime to give Gardiner the win.

Granaldi had his own goal, along with Tad Nelson and Travis McGuire. Spencer Lahaie made 26 saves on 29 shots.

Derek Smith led the Ponies with two goals. Joey Caperrelli added another. Dan Perkins saved 34 of 38 shots.

Bangor 8, Lawrence 0

At Sawyer Arena, Bangor, Nick Payson scored two goals for the Rams.

Chris Dean scored his first varsity goal. T.J. Vanidestine, Dylan George, Ben Payson, Mike McPike, Matt Boehmer each netted a goal for 10-4 Bangor. Jamie Hardy saved all 11 shots he faced.

Allie Woods made 48 saves on 56 shots for the 0-12 Bulldogs.