Izzy Morelli put Gray-New Gloucester ahead for good with two free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with a game-high 12 points as the Patriots edged Edward Little, 31-28, in a girls basketball game Friday in Gray.
Gray-New Gloucester (6-2) also got nine points from Ella Kenney.
Elizabeth Galway scored 10 points and Alexis Creaser had eight for Edward Little (3-3).
GREELY 41, LEWISTON 32: Molly Partridge scored 11 points, Hannah Hussey added nine, and the Rangers (3-3) extended their winning streak to three games by turning back the Blue Devils (0-6) in Lewiston.
Lewiston’s Ella Beaudoin was the game’s high scorer with 12 points. Bailey Tardif-Mockler finished with nine points and Bailey Toderico had eight for the Blue Devils.
LEAVITT 42, CAPE ELIZABETH 32: Jordyn Boulay scored 16 points for the Hornets (4-1) in a win over the Capers (0-6) in Turner.
Gabrielle Smith added 10 points.
Lila Rosu-Myles paced Cape Elizabeth with 16 points.
BOYS BASKETBALL
MT. BLUE 50, GARDINER 46: Carter Norton made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points, leading the Cougars (5-2) over the Tigers (4-2) at the Augusta Civic Center.
Tyler Abell added 14 points and Nolan Leso scored 11.
Brady Peacock (19 points), Brady Atwater (13) and Trace Moody (12) accounted for all put two of Gardiner’s points.
EDWARD LITTLE 70, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 29: Diing Maiwen scored 22 points as the Red Eddies (4-2) cruised past the Patriots (1-7) in Auburn.
Akol Maiwen added 12 points.
John Patenaude and Kaleb D’Andrea each scored seven points for Gray-New Gloucester.
GREELY 41, LEWISTON 40: Kade Ippolito lifted in a shot from the middle of the paint to beat the buzzer and give the Rangers (3-3) a win over the Blue Devils (4-3) at Cumberland.
Greely trailed by six points with two minutes left. They inbounded the ball at midcourt with four-tenths of a second remaining and lofted a pass to Ippolito for the winner.
Ippolito led Greely with 13 points. Ethan Michaud added 10.
Lewiston’s Kewito Castigo and Deion Jackson each scored nine points.
OXFORD HILLS 51, BRUNSWICK 46: Brady Delamater (15 points), Brayden Murch (14) and Cam Pulkkinen (11) all reached double figures as the Vikings (4-3) edged the Dragons (4-2) in Paris.
Oxford Hills took control by outscoring Brunswick 18-8 in the second quarter to build a 29-19 lead.
Trevor Gerrish led Brunswick with 12 points. Logan Gray added 10.
OAK HILL 65, WATERVILLE 37: Braden Dubuc and Eli Desmond each scored 16 points, leading Oak Hill to a win over Waterville in Wales.
Desmond got all but two of his points in the second half. Oak Hill (2-4) held the Purple Panthers (2-6) to three points in the second quarter as it turned a 15-15 tie into a 29-18 lead, then continued to pull away from there.
Braden New also reached double figures with 10 points. Derek Couture scored 21 points for Waterville.
SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 83, WELLS 55: Jace Bessey scored 15 of his 30 points in the third quarter and 20 in the second half as Spruce Mountain (6-0) pulled away from the Warriors (2-4) at Wells.
The Phoenix led just 12-9 after the first quarter and 33-25 at halftime before Bessey led a 50-30 run in the second half.
Cai Dougher added 14 points, and Dylan Jewett and Owen Kelvey each had 11 for Spruce Mountain.
Jeremy Therrien led Wells with 13 points. Nolan Brown had 10.
FOREST HILLS 82, RANGELEY 46: Jaxson Desjardins scored 23 points and four assists as the Tigers won in Jackman.
Blaine Nadeau also had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Forest Hills (5-3).
Anthony Whittier led the Lakers (1-5) with 25 points.
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