CARIBOU, Maine — The Caribou Vikings hit their free throws late in overtime to secure a pointworthy 37-34 schoolboy basketball victory over rival Presque Isle on Wednesday night.
Cam Anderson led all scorers with 17 points for Caribou and Eric Brown added eight.
Russ Mortland and Ethan Braley netted nine points apiece and Nate Ackerson eight for the Wildcats.
Presque Isle (14-2) 34
Mortland 4-1-9, Braley 4-1-9, Ackerson 4-0-8, Dyer 2-0-4, Kingsbury 1-0-2, Zubrick 1-0-2, Richards, Johnson
Caribou (12-4) 37
Anderson 5-5-17, Brown 3-2-8, Robinson 2-2-6, St. Peter 2-2-6, Belanger, Nadeau
3-pt. goals: Anderson 2
Presque Isle 10 18 28 31 34
Caribou 13 15 24 31 37
JV: Presque Isle 49-37
Ashland 68, Van Buren 45
At Ashland, Jeremy Tarr tossed in 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Ashland defeated Van Buren.
Carl Nemer chalked up 19 points for the Hornets.
John Dumond netted 11 points and Johnny Allen 10 for Van Buren.
Van Buren (3-11) 45
Dumond 5-1-11, Allen 5-0-10, Rossignol 3-0-7, Hanson 2-0-5, Banks 2-0-4, Chasse 1-0-2, Giangiordano 3-0-6, LaPlante, LaPointe
Ashland (10-4) 68
J. Tarr 12-1-25, Nemer 6-5-19, Hafford 4-0-8, Baker 2-1-5, Milligan 1-1-3, K. Tarr 2-0-4, Condon 1-0-2, Paradis 1-0-2, Beaulier, Cobb
3-pt. goals: Rossignol, Hanson; Nemer 2
Van Buren 13 25 34 45
Ashland 12 28 53 68
JV: Van Buren 48-47
Girls basketball
Washburn 43, Easton 18
At Easton, Rachel Palmer scored 18 points to power the Beavers’ victory over the Bears.
Rebecca Campbell contributed eight points for Washburn.
Sarah Plourde led the Bears with six points.
Washburn (10-4) 43
Hernandez 2-0-4, Sjoberg 0-1-1, Campbell 4-0-8, Saucier 2-3-7, Churchill 2-1-5, Palmer 9-0-18
Easton (2-12) 18
Lunney 2-0-4, Trask 2-0-4, Plourde 2-2-6, Nickerson 2-0-4, Hammond, Burtt, Poole, Cyr, Parlin, Monson
3-pt. goals: none
Washburn 9 20 28 43
Easton 6 10 12 18
Reporting games
Guidelines for coaches
During this busy sports season, the BDN asks that managers and coaches for the home teams promptly report the games. Games can be reported starting at 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Games can not be reported on Saturday.
Those seeking to report games from the Greater Bangor area may call at 990-8275. Those outside the Bangor area may call toll free at 1-800-310-8600. Game results will also be accepted through the fax machine. Its number is 990-8092.
Coaches and managers are urged to provide details for both teams when reporting games. First names of players on both teams as well as statistics are needed. Those not providing full details for both teams run the risk of the games not being published in the paper.