RUMFORD — Mountain Valley bounced back from a low-scoring first half to take down Monmouth 29-26 in an MVC girls basketball game Wednesday.
The Falcons (3-2) trailed 17-7 at halftime, then outscored the Mustangs 12-0 in the third quarter and 10-9 in the fourth.
Madison Dow led Mountain Valley’s comeback, scoring nine of her game-high 13 points after halftime, while Layce Boucher netted all six of her points in the second half.
Kaitlyn Frost scored nine points and Rileigh Chase had seven Monmouth (3-2) with nine points, and .
SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 48, WINTHROP 36: Avery Bessey and Maddie Grimaldi led the charge as the Phoenix (3-0) pulled away from the Ramblers (2-3) in the second half in Jay.
Spruce Mountain trailed 15-14 at halftime then outscored Winthrop 34-21 over the final two quarters. Bessey scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half, including four fourth-quarter 3-pointers, while Grimaldi scored 15 of her 17 points after halftime, including 13 in the third period.
Ella Rice led the Ramblers with 15 points, and Kylee Mansir scored 13.
DIRIGO 33, MT. ABRAM 27: Abby Luczynski, Sophia Nino and Emily Woods made key baskets down the stretch to lift the Cougars past the Roadrunners in Dixfield.
Luczynski hit a 3-pointer that tied the game halfway through the fourth quarter. Nino scored the go-ahead layup with 1:27 remaining in the game, and Woods made 5 of 6 free throws in the final minutes.
Nino led Dirigo with eight points. She also had six rebounds and five steals. Luczynski (six rebounds, five steals), Woods and Emma Witas (five rebounds) had seven points apiece
Jenna Osgood and Jany Pepin finished with six points each for Mt. Abram.
BOYS BASKETBALL
TELSTAR 87, RANGELEY 21: A fast start propelled the unbeaten Rebels (4-0) past the Lakers (1-3) in a Class D South matchup in Bethel.
Brody Morgan poured in a game-high 21 points for Telstar. Reiley Hedden added 15 points, and Jonathan Marshall and Cooper Morgan contributed 10 points apiece.
Sam Morrill was Rangeley’s top scorer with 10 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Zak Madrid had five points.
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