Poland allowed only three points in the second half as it pulled away for a 32-17 season-opening girls basketball victory over Yarmouth on Friday in Poland.

The Knights led 17-14 at halftime, then held the Clippers scoreless in the third quarter.

Phoebe Paradis and Payton Rose paced the Knights with eight points apiece. Maddison Bosse added seven.

Rory Tompkins led the Clippers with seven points.

LEAVITT 46, LINCOLN ACADEMY 37: Gabby Smith’s 18 points helped the Hornets defeat the Eagles in Turner.

Elizabeth Kowalski chipped in with 14 points.

Lillian Labrie led Lincoln with 14 points.

VALLEY 82, RANGELEY 16: Kirsten Bigelow scored 11 of her 20 points in the first quarter as the Cavaliers jumped out to a 32-1 lead against the Lakers in Bingham.

Liana Hartwell added 15 points, Delia Hill had 13 and Miranda Beane finished with 12.

Kennedy Savage scored eight points for Rangeley.

MESSALONSKEE 69, MT. BLUE 24: Ella Hanson scored 13 points and Leah Adams was two steals shy of a triple-double for the Eagles in their season opener in Oakland.

Adams and Rubee Stubbert each had 12 points. Adams also recorded eight of Messalonskee’s 41 steals.

Gracelyn Noles led Mt. Blue with nine points.

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DIRIGO 61, MOUNTAIN VALLEY 38: Brady Philbrick dropped in 18 points to lead the Cougars (1-0) to a season-opening win over the Falcons (0-1) in Dixfield.

Liam Malchisky also had a big game for Dirigo, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Dylan Theriault led Mountain Valley with 11 points, and Logan Crews scored nine.

MADISON 54, MONMOUTH ACADEMY 43: Brayden Furbush scored 19 points and Jacob Linkletter had 18 points and eight rebounds to pace the Bulldogs to a season-opening victory over the Mustangs in Madison.

Furbush made four 3-pointers and Linkletter hit two. Ayden Pease pulled down six rebounds, including four on the offensive end, to go along with the five points he scored for Madison.

Monmouth, which scored 33 of its 43 points in the second half, was led by Levi Laverdiere’s 13 points and Gavin Parson’s 12.

MT. BLUE 55, MESSALONSKEE 39: The Cougars jumped out to an early lead en route to a convincing season-opening win over the Eagles in Oakland.

Mt. Blue outscored Messalonskee 14-2 in the first quarter. Oliver Cormier led the Cougars with 18 points, while Evan Drake contributed 12 points and Cooper Abell finished with eight.

Anderson Arbour hit four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points for Messalonskee. Jeziah Stone added 12 points.

VALLEY 85, RANGELEY 28: Harry Louis scored 14 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Cavaliers to a season-opening win over the Lakers (1-1) in Bingham.

Levi Short added 16 points and Landon Hartwell had 14 for Valley. Cameron Lay contributed eight points and eight rebounds.

Kaysyn Woike led Rangeley with 15 points.

HALL-DALE 66, OAK HILL 55: Tayshaun Cleveland finished with 18 points for the Bulldogs in a win over the Raiders at Wales.

Greyson Cary chipped in with 17 points, Davis Madore scored 12 and Karter Eldridge had 11.

Keeghan Morrissette led Oak Hill with 15 points. Braden Dubec dropped in 13.

BUCKFIELD 44, TELSTAR 39: Gaven Parsons scored 15 points to lift the Bucks to a season-opening win over the Rebels in Bethel.

Brayden Monto added nine points and Krosby Harvey scored eight for Buckfield.

Cooper Morgan (15 points), Jonathan Marshall (11) and Conor Deprey (10) reached double figures for Telstar.