LEWISTON — Lewiston earned its third consecutive win with a 61-54 boys basketball victory over the Vikings on Thursday.
Abdirahman Dakane led the Blue Devils (3-2) with 17 points, including a pair of 3-pointers and 5-of-5 shooting from the free-throw line. Lonnie Thomas finished with 16 points, and Adam Zeininger scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half.
Carter Holbrook hit three 3s and scored a team-high 16 points for the Vikings (2-2). Brady Delamater added 12 points. Delamater shot a perfect 7 of 7 at the foul line, while Holbrook was 5 for 5.
BRUNSWICK 57, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 43: Four players scored in double figures for the Dragons (3-1) in their win over the Patriots (1-4) at Brunswick.
Humberto Muyenga led the balanced offense with 14 points. Keegan Cummings sank four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points, Brendan Shaw added 12 points and Trevor Gerrish had 10.
Brunswick’s Rylan Ley grabbed 15 rebounds.
Gray-New Gloucester got 23 points from John Patenaude and 14 from Colby Mitchell.
MARANACOOK 80, LISBON 29: Jack Fontaine scored 35 points to lead the Black Bears (3-2) to an MVC win over the Greyhounds (0-6) in Readfield.
Ethan Chilton added 18 points for Maranacook.
Keagan Morrissette led Lisbon with eight points.
MT. BLUE 68, NOKOMIS 44: Four players scored in double figures as the Cougars (4-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season with a decisive victory over the Warriors in Farmington.
Nolan Leso scored a game-high 18 points for Mt. Blue. Carter Norton hit three 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Tyler Abell had 13 and Evan Drake shot 6 for 6 at the free-throw line and finished with 10 points. As a team, the Cougars made 15 of 17 free throws.
Seth Bowden led Nokomis with 17 points. Dawson Townsend made three 3s for nine points.
PINE TREE ACADEMY 64, BUCKFIELD 53: Rhett Tyson’s 21 points paced the Breakers (4-1) to a victory over the Bucks (1-4) in Freeport.
Three other Pine Tree Academy players scored in double figures: Collin Verrill and Silas Yeaton each had 12, and Lucky Kabeya added 10 points. Verrill also grabbed 10 rebounds.
Krosby Harvey led Buckfield with 16 points, while Brayden Monto finished with 11 and Nolan Litchfield and Gaven Parsons had nine points apiece.
ST. DOMINIC 75, SACOPEE VALLEY 40: Taylor Varney scored 20 points, and the Saints (5-0) made 11 3-pointers in a win over the Hawks (0-5) at Hiram.
Ayden Rand sank four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for St. Dom’s. Jack Brocke added 11.
Sacopee’s Tyler Easterbrooks and Silas Nielsen each scored nine points.
HALL-DALE 58, OAK HILL 57: The Bulldogs (4-1) trailed by 18 points at halftime and 11 points after three quarters, but they rallied back to beat the Raiders (1-5) in Wales.
Hall-Dale’s Keegan Cary scored 24 of his game-high 24 points in the second half. Karter Eldridge added 12 points for the Bulldogs.
Braden New and PJ Smith scored 16 apiece for Oak Hill, and Braden Dubuc added 13 points.
WATERVILLE 42, LEAVITT 40: The Purple Panthers outscored the Hornets 12-5 in the fourth quarter to earn a close win in Waterville.
Garrett Gendreau was Waterville’s (2-2) top scorer with 13 points. Derek Couture added 10 points and Jacoby Sirois finished with nine.
Colin Schlobohm led Leavitt (1-3) with 13 points.
SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 70, WINTHROP 46: Jace Bessey scored 33 points as the fast-starting Phoenix won in Jay.
Bessey made five 3-pointers and 6 of 7 free throws. Cai Dougher added 14 points and Caden Frazier had 10 for Spruce Mountain (4-0), which outscored Winthrop 15-1 in the opening quarter.
Braden Branagan drained five treys led the Ramblers (2-3) with 20 points, while Chan Ring scored 13.
MT. ABRAM 64, DIRIGO 51: Bryce Wilcox hit six 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead the Roadrunners to an MVC win over the Cougars in Salem Township.
Sophomore Brenna Mitchell added 17 points for Mt. Abram (5-0), Reagan Lockaby had 10 and Killian Pillsbury nine.
Dirigo’s Nathaniel Wainwright put up 21 points and Owen Smith added 14.
MONMOUTH ACADEMY 54, MOUNTAIN VALLEY 31: Levi Laverdiere spurred the Mustangs’ fast start as they took down the Falcons in Monmouth.
Laverdiere made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points to help Monmouth (4-1) build a 21-7 advantage after one quarter. Laverdiere, a sophomore, finished with five 3s and a game-high 25 points. Bingham Abbott added 10 and Aiden Oliveira had nine points.
Blake Small led Mountain Valley (2-3) with eight points.
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LEAVITT 59, WATERVILLE 17: Gabrielle Smith dominated the paint and the glass as the Hornets (2-1) rolled past the Purple Panthers (0-4) in Turner.
Smith scored a game-best 23 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Caitlyn McCoy added 13 points and Jordyn Boulay 10.
Brooklyn Hart was Waterville’s top scorer with four points.
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 52, BRUNSWICK 34:Izzy Morelli finished with a game-high 24 points as the Patriots (4-1) dealt the Dragons (4-1) their first loss of the season at Brunswick.
Emma Hamilton added 10 points and Abbey Steele scored eight for Gray-New Gloucester. Hamilton and Steele each made two 3-pointers.
Julianna Morin paced Brunswick with 11 points. Kyra Fortier scored nine.
ST. DOMINIC 35, SACOPEE VALLEY 31: Piper Croteau scored 11 points, Juju Farrington added 10, and the visiting Saints (3-2) downed the Hawks (0-4) in overtime in Hiram.
Bridget Landry had 14 points for Sacopee.
MARANACOOK 56, LISBON 15: Celia Bergdahl scored 29 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Black Bears (4-1) to a win over the Greyhounds (0-4) in an MVC game in Lisbon.
Reagan Dwelley added nine points for Maranacook.
Delaney McGrath led Lisbon with seven points.
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