AUGUSTA - The last time the Buckfield girls' basketball left the Augusta Civic Center, they returned home with broken hearts. Tuesday, the Bucks nearly left town with broken records.

The Bucks opened their Western D tournament season in convincing fashion. Buckfield roared past Seacoast Christian, 85-29 in quarterfinal action.

The Bucks fell just shy of the record for most points in a game. Monmouth scored 89 in a Class D game in 1991.

Buckfield's 34 field goals also fell short of the Mustangs mark of 39. The Bucks still managed to score more points in a game than any other Western Maine opponent in the last 16 years.

"It would have been nice to go for the whole 90 points and get in the back of the (record) book," said junior forward Lindsay Henderson. "At least, we got everybody in. We had people coming off the bench, which was a plus for us."

Buckfield had eight players score. The Bucks jumped off to a quick 9-0 lead and never looked back as Seacoast had nearly 40 turnovers against Buckfield's defense.

"It seems like we've been off for two weeks," said Buckfield coach Troy Eastman. "So it's nice to get back here and run up and down the court again. Getting our timing on this big court is pretty important."

Buckfield's last appearance at the ACC was a tough semifinal loss to Hyde in last year's semfinal game. That disappointment still lingers in their memory and has motivated them all year.

"We've been working for a really long time," said junior guard Emily Eastman. "Since last summer, we've been working hard. We didn't like losing in the second round. We've been working hard and wanted to get past where we lost."

Lindsay Henderson led the Bucks with 21 points while three others broke double digits, including Ashlee Hamann with 15, Kasey Farrington with 11 and Abby Jones with 10. Farrington and Jones each also had seven rebounds.

"I really like playing here and everybody else does," said Emily Eastman. "I felt like we were all pretty confident."

The Bucks (19-0) reward for earning the top seed and going unbeaten was a quarterfinal matchup with a team like the Guardians (8-10). They play a softer schedule and don't have the depth a team like Buckfield can boast. Seacoast was coming in as a long shot before the ball was even tossed at center court. It allowed for a game that enabled the Bucks to get acclimated to the ACC.

"There are small schools that aren't as deep and they play a lighter schedule," said Troy Eastman. "This year, it's more than other years with some of the private schools being out (in Class C). In other years, you could have drawn a pretty hard East-West Conference team down that low."

Seacoast got eight from Emily Hennessey and six from Jaylyn Acres.

Buckfield was up 23-7 after the first quarter and 50-18 by halftime. Lindsay Henderson dominated the paint with 19 points in the first half. The only problems Buckfield had were an abundance of turnovers and an injury to Alyssa Henderson. She fell hard to the floor in the first half and left the game. She returned to action in the second half, sporting a few floor burns.

"It did her well to get back out on the floor and get a chance to get a better flow," said Troy Eastman, who pulled Henderson earlier in the first half with three fouls. "She had not gotten the chance. She's a tough kid. She's worked all year to get here. She's not going to let a few bruises keep her from playing."

Buckfield got strong play off the bench from Jones and Alica Patrie, who added eight. The Bucks could have gone for the record but pulled the starters early and gave the full team ample action.

"It's definitely nice to come back and get a win and not leave after losing," said Lindsay Henderson.