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 11 rebounds and eight of Messalonskee’s 41 steals.

Gracelyn Noles led Mt. Blue with nine points.

EDWARD LITTLE 48, CAMDEN HILLS 32: Charlotte Ranger scored a game-high 14 points as the Red Eddies opened the season with a road win over the Windjammers in Rockport.

After leading by five points at the break, Edward Little outscored Camden Hills 23-12 in the second half. Complementing Ranger was a balanced scoring attack that included seven points apiece from Xavi Hall and Elizabeth Galway, and six by Hope Fontaine.

Leah Jones led the Windjammers with nine points, while Thea Laukka finished with eight.

MT. ARARAT 63, LEWISTON 25: The Eagles seized control early and soared to a season-opening victory over the Blue Devils in Lewiston.

Mt. Ararat led 17-2 after one quarter and 32-5 at halftime. Kayleigh Wagg led the Eagles’ scoring attack with 14 points, while Julianna Allen and Jenna Jenson added 13 apiece.

Ella Beaudoin and Syhniya Jackson each scored seven points for Lewiston.

MONMOUTH ACADEMY 30, MADISON 19: Kaitlyn Frost and Sophia Ennis each scored seven points to lead the Mustangs past the Bulldogs in Monmouth.

Nora Labonte and Eliza Armandi each added four points for Monmouth (1-0).

Jaelyn Rich led Madison (0-1) with 10 points.

BOYS BASKETBALL

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.

LEAVITT 66, LINCOLN ACADEMY 60: Colin Schlobohm’s 25 points paced the Hornets (1-0) in their overtime victory over the Eagles (0-1) in Turner.

Schlobohm also had nine rebounds and six assists. Jacob Gibbs contributed 13 points, six assists, six rebounds, three steals and three blocks, and Brody Poland also scored 13 points for Leavitt.

Aidyn Herring led Lincoln Academy with 24 points, while Mike Mitchell and Chase Ober scored 11 each, and James Hawley chipped in 10 points.

LEWISTON 64, MT. ARARAT 56: Grayson Bernard led all scorers with 23 points for the Blue Devils in a win over the Eagles at Topsham.

Joao Samba chipped in with 18 points.

Logan Zoulamis paced Mt. Ararat with 17 points.

YARMOUTH 60, POLAND 42: Evan Orenellas and Adam Maxwell combined for 21 points in the third quarter as the Clippers went on a 29-13 run to pull away from the Knights in Yarmouth.

Orenellas finished with 25 points, including 11 in the third quarter. Maxwell added 12 points and Ian Lawrence had 10.

Poland’s Nick Jamo and Jake Jamo both scored 15 points.

MARANACOOK 63, WINTHROP 43: Jack Fontaine scored 27 points to lead the Black Bears to a win over the Ramblers in Readfield.

Freshman Gage Mattson added 20 points for Maranacook (1-0).

Graham Huri led Winthrop (0-1) with 12 points, while Jake Galusha added 11 points and Korbin Littler scored 10.

BOYS HOCKEY

FRYEBURG 2, WINDHAM 1: Kiefer Gilligan scored in overtime to give Fryeburg/Lake Region/Oxford Hills a season-opening win over Windham/Westbrook/Bonny Eagle/Sacopee Valley at USM Ice Arena in Gorham.

Gunner Truman assisted on both goals for the IceCats, including the tying goal by Jokubas Mostavicius in third period.

Collin Lombard put the Trail Blazers ahead in the second period.

IceCats goalie Charlie Herrick stopped 23 shots, while Sawyer Perkins made 30 saves for the Windham co-op.