Strong starts to the season have been recorded by a number of local teams, including the Fort Fairfield and Washburn boys and girls, all who are undefeated so far, while the Caribou boys enjoyed a successful debut.
Summaries of games played through Monday are as follows:
Fort Fairfield boys 52, Easton 41 — The Tigers used strong defense and rebounding to get past the Bears Monday in Fort Fairfield. Chris Giberson had 17 rebounds and Caleb Daigle 10 to help hold off the Bears. Robbie Watson paced the winning offense with 13 points and Hunter Beaulieu added 11.
“This was a very big confidence booster for our team,” said first-year Tiger coach Logan McLaughlin, whose team is off to a 4-0 start. “I think they finally realized their potential and hopefully will keep building off it.”
McLaughlin said his team’s ability to put pressure on Easton the entire length of the floor and disrupt their offense was the key to the win.
Logan Halvorson led Easton with 16 points, including four three-pointers, while Nick Clark added 10.
Van Buren 68, Limestone-MSSM 27 — Andre Rossignol poured in a game-high 27 points Monday to propel the host Crusaders to victory over the Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics.
Thomas Lajoie and Justin Sytulek added 10 points each for Van Buren, while Sam Kupiec netted 10 points and Alex Sprague nine for the 1-4 Eagles.
Washburn boys 103, Madawaska 41 — At Washburn Monday, the Beavers raced out to a 31-7 first-quarter lead and never looked back in reaching triple digits in scoring against the Owls.
Washburn, who improved to 3-0, used a balanced-scoring attack and were led by Cameron Bragg with 18 points, Noah Caron and Alex Pelletier with 16 apiece and Jarrett Olson with 14.
Madawaska was paced by Cedric Gendreau’s 20 points.
Van Buren girls 62, Limestone-MSSM 33 — The Crusaders battled to a six-point halftime lead and then outscored the Eagles, 33-10, in the second half to earn the victory. Felisha Bouchard recorded 24 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals, six assists and five blocks to pace the Crusaders. Courtney Parent chipped in with 19 points and Isabel Parent netted 10.
Jackie Peers sparked Limestone-MSSM with 12 points and Jacinta Deschaine added 10.
Washburn girls 84, Madawaska 44 — At Washburn Monday, senior Joan Overman led the way for the Beavers with 16 points in the victory over the Owls. Grace Braley and Laina Mette tossed in 13 points apiece for Washburn, while Mackenzie Worcester tallied 12 points and Emmy Churchill added 11.
For Madawaska, Alexis Levesque had a game-high 18 points.
Caribou boys 67, Foxcroft 51 — Donovan Savage recorded 24 points and older brother Dayne added 17 to propel the Vikings past Foxcroft Academy Saturday in Caribou.
Colby Holdsworth netted eight and Richard Sheldon six more for the Vikes, who raced out to an 18-4 lead after the first quarter and were never challenged.
Foxcroft’s Hunter Smith led all scorers with 27 points, including five three-pointers.
Foxcroft girls 53, Caribou 46 — Madison Chadbourne scored 17 points and Abby Simpson added 13 to pace the visiting Foxcroft Academy Ponies past the Vikings Saturday.
Freshman Searra Herbert led Caribou with 12 points while Madison Doucette, Bria Judd and Rachel Soucy netted seven points apiece.
Central Aroostook boys 53, Limestone-MSSM 27 — The Panthers outscored the Eagles, 27-11, in the first half Friday, giving them an early-season road victory while handing the Eagles a third straight loss.
Pryor tossed in 19 points and Riley McGrath chipped in 14 to pace the Panthers offense.
Kupiec lead the Eagles with six points.
Central Aroostook girls 54, Limestone-MSSM 37 — At Limestone, freshman Kassie Levesque scored 20 points and older sister Karli added 15 to lead Central Aroostook to victory. Kelsey Dominique netted 10 points for the Panthers.
Ellyzabeth Bencivenga paced the Eagles with 12 points.
Fort Fairfield girls 75, Southern Aroostook 25 — At Fort Fairfield Friday, the Tigers jumped to an early 28-3 first-quarter lead and pulled away for their second win of the season. Teresa Maynard scored 20 of her game and career-high 24 points in the first half for the winners.
Chelsey Pelkey added 17 points while Sadie Edgecomb contributed eight more.
For Southern Aroostook, Kennedi Smith scored all 13 of her points in the second quarter, including three three-pointers, to lead SACS.
Washburn girls 61, Van Buren 29 — Worcester scored 18 points and had seven assists to lift Washburn to victory over the Crusaders Friday.
Overman added 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Beavers, while Churchill chipped in with nine points.
Felisha Bouchard played a solid game with 15 points while contributing seven blocks and seven rebounds for the Crusaders.
Wisdom girls 43, Limestone-MSSM 23 — On Thursday in Limestone, Tyra Michaud scored a game-high 19 points to lead Wisdom to the win.
Peers led Limestone/MSSM with 14 points. Madeline Williams and Francesca Armstrong each had eight rebounds.
Fort Fairfield boys 60, Hodgdon 34 — The visiting Tigers outscored the Hawks in the third quarter by a 20-6 margin to pull away for the victory Thursday.
Chris Giberson had a game-high 16 points for Fort Fairfield, while Johnny Theriault netted 15 points and Isaac Cyr added 10.
Hodgdon was led by Devin Quint with nine points.
Wisdom boys 67, Limestone-MSSM 37 — The Pioneers outscored the Eagles by 23 points in the first half, giving themselves an early-season triumph Thursday.
Dominic Roy poured in 21 points to power Wisdom.
David Smith tossed in a game-high 21 points for Limestone-MSSM.
Washburn boys 76, Hodgdon 31 — Last Tuesday at Washburn, the Beavers raced out to a 24-4 first-quarter lead behind seniors Kenny Irving and Bragg en route to the win. Irving scored nine and Bragg seven in the period.
Bragg finished with 17 points, while Olson poured in 13 and Pelletier added 12 points off the bench.
Hodgdon was led by Daden Palmer and Jimmy Buzzell with nine points apiece.
