FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine —Whitney Clark and Amanda Hotham each scored 11 points to lead unbeaten Fort Fairfield to a 45-23 schoolgirl basketball victory over Limestone-Maine School of Science and Mathematics on Saturday.
The Tigers limited Limestone-MSSM to just eight first-half points while pulling away to a comfortable lead.
Kellie Peers paced Limestone-MSSM with five points.
Limestone-MSSM (3-4) 23
Cote 2-0-4, Peers 2-0-5, Good 1-0-2, Leighton 2-0-4, St. Pierre, Bernier 1-0-2, Allen 1-0-2, Patten, Gray 2-0-4
Fort Fairfield (6-0) 45
Tracy, Shaw, McLaughlin 1-0-2, Clark 4-3-11, Wilson, Churchill 3-2-8, Forsman 1-0-2, Donovan 1-0-2, Beaulieu 3-1-7, Weisman 1-0-2, Hotham 5-1-11
3-pt. goals: Peers
Limestone-MSSM 4 8 13 23
Fort Fairfield 13 24 36 45
JV: Fort Fairfield 41-37
Presque Isle 64, Central 63
At Presque Isle, Caitlyn Esancy twice tied the game on 15-foot jumpers with under two minutes remaining while Kayla Richards sealed the win for Presque Isle over Central of Corinth.
Esancy tied it at 61-61 on a jump shot for Presque Isle and tied it again at 63-63. Richards made one of her two free throw attempts with 3.1 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats the lead and the win.
Chelsea Nickerson and Kayla Legassie each scored 16 points to lead Presque Isle. Sarah Porter scored 11 points. Esancy totaled 10 points while Richards had six assists with her seven points.
Bekka Campbell led Central with 22 points. Hannah Pray scored 18 points and Sam Blanchard added 11 points.
Central (4-3) 63
R. Trafton 3-0-6, Pray 8-2-18, Blanchard 3-2-11, Portmann 3-0-6, Campbell 9-4-22, Day, Pineo, B. Trafton, Shina
Presque Isle (7-1) 64
Nickerson 7-1-16, Porter 5-0-11, Buckley 1-0-2, Richards 2-3-7, Legassie 8-0-16, Cheney 1-0-2, Esancy 5-0-10, LaPointe, Johnston, Kofstad
3-pt. goals: Blanchard 3; Nickerson, Porter
Central 18 31 47 63
Presque Isle 21 36 50 64
JV: Presque Isle 32-20
Cen. Aroostook 31, Washburn 23
At Mars Hill, Rachael Grew netted 16 points to lead Central Aroostook to victory.
Rachel Palmer scored 12 points to pace Washburn.
Washburn (3-4) 23
Chandler, Campbell 3-0-7, Saucier 1-1-3, Palmer 6-0-12, Cochran, Hernandez, Sjoberg 0-1-1
Cen. Aroostook (5-2) 31
Hartin 0-3-3, Harding 2-0-4, Long 0-2-2, Grew 5-1-16, McIntyre 3-0-6, Larrabee
3-pt. goals: Campbell; Grew 5
Washburn 3 6 16 23
Cen. Aroostook 5 15 23 31
JV: Washburn 28-14
Calais 60, Houlton 38
At Calais, Hillary Hollingdale scored nine of her 11 points in the first quarter as the Blue Devils moved out to a big lead en route to their fifth victory.
Kelli Cross led Calais with 15 points.
Vanessa Sanderson also scored 15 points to pace Houlton.
Houlton (5-3) 38
Sanderson 4-6-15, Herring 4-0-8, Dow 3-2-8, Fogarty 1-3-5, McPartland 1-0-2, Putnam, Lackey, Cone, Bailey
Calais (5-1) 60
Cross 6-2-15, Hollingdale 5-1-11, Brown 4-1-9, Hill 2-3-8, Blake 2-1-5, Osborne 2-0-4, McVicar 2-0-4, Clark 2-0-4, Clement, Redding, Beaton
3-pt. goals: Sanderson; Cross, Hill
Houlton 3 21 29 38
Calais 21 29 45 60
JV: Calais 49-43
East Grand 31, Easton 27
At Easton, Kelsey Daoust scored 23 points to push East Grand of Danforth past Easton.
Ashley Nickerson led Easton with 11 points.
East Grand 31
Daoust 6-7-23, Farley 1-0-2, Roy 1-0-2, Lloyd 1-0-2, Armstrong 1-0-2, Tuck, Beaudoin
Easton 27
Burtt 0-2-2, Lunney 1-0-2, Trask 0-1-1, Plourde 3-1-7, Nickerson 5-1-11, Babineau 2-0-4, Hammond, Poole, Cyr, Parlin, Fuller
3-pt. goals: Daoust 4
East Grand 3 16 23 31
Easton 1 13 19 27
JV: Easton 38-17
Waterville 55, Belfast 20
At Belfast on Friday, Morgan Frame registered 28 points to lead Waterville by Belfast.
Jen Nale added 15 points for the Panthers.
Brittany Dyer scored 13 points to pace Belfast.
Waterville 55
Frame 11-6-28, Nale 5-4-15, P. Gardner 2-1-5, Bishop 2-0-4, K. Gardner 1-0-2, Karter 0-1-1, Sta. Whitten, Ste. Whitten, Frame, Hart, Arens, Rousseau, Reynolds
Belfast 20
Dyer 6-0-13, Hills 1-1-3, Ryder 1-0-2, Littlefield 1-0-2, Cross, Curtis, Rauch, Carr, Carpentier, Mansfield
3-pt. goals: Nale; Dyer
Waterville 11 28 43 55
Belfast 7 18 18 20
Washington Acad. 57, Lee 34
At East Machias, Andi Flannery posted 12 points, 11 rebounds and five steals to spark Washington Academy by Lee Academy.
Jana Espling added 12 points for the Raiders.
Kellsey Grass paced Lee Academy with eight points.
Lee Acad. (0-7) 34
Grass 3-2-8, McGaw 2-3-7, Thornton 0-1-1, Mallett 1-1-3, Dow 1-0-2, Doten 1-3-5, Rideout 2-0-4, Sappier 2-0-4, Hamilton 1-0-2, Hersom, Cowan
Washington Acad. (7-2) 57
Flannery 5-2-12, Espling 5-0-12, Nicely 1-0-3, Seeley 1-5-7, Smith 3-0-7, Wright 2-0-5, Hodgdon 1-0-2, Jones 1-0-2, Lehman 0-3-3, Bridges 1-2-4, Lewey
3-pt. goals: Espling 2, Nicely, Smith, Wright
Lee Acad. 9 13 21 34
Washington Acad. 15 29 43 57
Stearns 52, Bangor Chr. 23
At Millinocket, Kirsten Marter scored 11 points as Stearns defeated Bangor Christian.
Samantha Lyons had 10 points for the Minutemen.
Katherine Bragg, Emma Johnson and Kelly Robinson scored six points apiece to lead the Patriots.
Bangor Chr. (4-3) 23
Bragg 2-2-6, Johnson 3-0-6, Robinson 2-2-6, Bean 2-1-5, Dorman, Ramirez, Holmes, Roemmich, Dillon, Martin
Stearns (8-0) 52
Deabay 1-1-3, Johnson 2-0-4, Levesque 1-0-3, Marter 4-1-11, Eurich 4-0-8, Mills 2-3-7, Leavitt 3-0-6, Lyons 4-2-10, Osborne, LeGassey, McLain
3-pt. goals: Levesque, Marter
Bangor Chr. 3 11 17 23
Stearns 27 33 44 52
JV: Stearns 39-17
Boys basketball
Presque Isle 57, Central 36
At Presque Isle, Ethan Braley scored 17 points to lead Presque Isle past Central of Corinth.
Russ Mortland netted 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wildcats.
Jacob Speed paced Central with eight points.
Central (2-5) 36
Bean 0-2-2, J. Speed 3-0-8, B. Speed 2-0-5, Lord 1-0-2, Haskell 1-1-3, St. Peter 1-2-5, Pelletier 1-0-2, Kelley 1-0-2, Savine, Dorr, Brown 2-1-5, Blanchard 1-0-2
Presque Isle (7-1) 57
Richards, Morris, Ackerson 3-2-8, Dyer 1-0-2, Johnson 2-0-4, Bernier 1-0-2, Kingsbury 3-2-8, Legassie, Mortland 6-2-16, Zubrick, Chasse, Braley 6-5-17
3-pt. goals: J. Speed 2, B. Speed, St. Peter; Mortland 2
Central 8 16 23 36
Presque Isle 11 30 49 57
JV: Presque Isle 67-12
Easton 78, East Grand 40
At Easton, Brad Trask scored 27 points as Easton defeated East Grand of Danforth.
Sam Bacon and Sean Daniels each added 10 points for the Bears.
Kaleb Dicker led East Grand with 40 points. Seth Cropley had 10 points.
East Grand (1-7) 40
Dicker 8-4-21, S. Cropley 4-2-10, D. Cropley 3-0-6, Brittian 1-1-3, Morse, Gilman, Henn
Easton (6-2) 78
Turner 1-0-2, Trask 10-2-27, S. Bacon 5-0-10, Daniels 5-0-10, Langlais 2-1-5, Jo. Bacon 1-0-2, Beaton 2-0-4, Tompkins 2-1-5, White 3-1-7, Clark 3-0-6, Fuller, J. Bacon, Budreau, Petrin
3-pt. goals: Dicker; Trask 5
East Grand 9 18 28 40
Easton 20 36 56 78
JV: Easton 54-12
Greenville 51, Calvary Chapel 41
At Orrington, Emerson Sikes scored 18 points as the Lakers rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit for the victory.
Richie Munster added nine points and eight blocked shots for Greenville, while Tony DiAngelo had nine points and 11 rebounds and Joe Gilbert had eight points and 10 rebounds.
Josh Monroe led Calvary Chapel with 12 points, while Zach Austin scored 10.
Greenville (5-1) 51
Sikes 7-3-18, DiAngelo 4-1-9, Munster 4-1-9, Gilbert 3-2-8, Jardine 2-2-7, Muzzy
Calvary Chapel (1-7) 41
Monroe 6-0-12, Austin 3-4-10, Madden 4-0-8, L. Martin 2-2-7, Warman 0-2-2, Johnson 1-0-2, Eastman, Lacadie, Doten, Z. Martin
3-pt. goals: Sikes, Jardine, L. Martin
Greenville 2 14 37 51
Calvary Chapel 11 25 35 41
Washington Acad. 69, Lee 61
At East Machias, Ben Teer totaled 24 points, six rebounds and four assists as Washington Academy beat Lee Academy.
Noah Von Rotz added 19 points for the Raiders.
Tyler Doty scored 31 points to lead the Pandas. Dean MacDonald chipped in 10 points.
Lee Academy (3-2) 61
Harris 2-2-6, Guido 2-0-4, Stevens 4-0-8, MacDonald 1-8-10, Doty 12-6-31, Beers 1-0-2, Zhang
Washington Academy (7-0) 69
Von Rotz 9-0-19, Teer 6-11-24, R. Smith 0-1-1, Song 3-0-6, M. Smith 4-1-9, Porter 2-0-4, Morren 2-2-6, Farren, Beach
3-pt. goals: Von Rotz
Lee Acad. 10 30 43 61
Washington Acad. 14 33 50 69
Mattanawcook 72, MDI 64
At Lincoln, senior guard Brady Vose matched his career high with 35 points as the Lynx earned their fifth victory.
Vose made four 3-point goals, and also shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line as Mattanawcook maintained a modest lead for most of the game.
MDI tied the game late in the fourth quarter, but Vose then was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer and made all three free throws to give Mattanawcook the lead for good.
Kane McKinnon added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Lynx.
Jasper Cousins led Mount Desert Island with 16 points, while Jayson Burke scored 13.
Mount Desert Island (4-3) 64
Hall 3-0-8, Crawford 1-0-2, Records 1-0-2, Walls 2-0-5, Ward 4-0-9, Cousins 4-7-16, Ridley 2-0-5, Minctons, Chisholm 1-1-4, Norwood, Burke 6-1-13
Mattanawcook Acad. (5-1) 72
Delaite, Vicaire 2-0-5, Campbell 1-0-2, Vose 12-7-35, Ireland 1-0-2, McKinnon 5-1-13, Hanington 1-3-5, Bernier 2-1-5, Cahill 1-3-5
3-pt. goals: Hall 2, Wal,ls, Ward, Cousins, Ridley, Chisholm; Vose 4, McKinnon 2, Vicaire
MDI 16 32 48 64
Mattanawcook 17 37 54 72
JV: MDI 58-47