Hoop Round-up

Saturday results:
    The Southern Aroostook Lady Warriors earned their second win of the season, as they routed visiting Easton, 71-18, last Saturday in Dyer Brook.
    Liz Goodall led SACS with 12 points, while Liz Bergan and Brittany Charette each netted 10 points for the winners.
    In the nightcap, the Southern Aroostook Warriors hosted Easton in what turned out to be a very tight game in the second half.
    The Bears remain undefeated, 6-0, pulling out a 66-56 victory.
    The Warriors held a 21-12 first-quarter lead and nursed the lead to halftime, 32-23. Then, Easton’s Brad Trask went to work. He scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, as the Bears outscored the Warriors, 25-14 in the third to erase the halftime deficit for a 48-46 lead. The game remained tight through the fourth, but Easton prevailed.
    Leading the Bears were Trask and Jeremy Brock each with 18 points, while Nate Sanders tallied 11 points and Sam Bacon, formerly of Houlton, dropped in 10 more for the winners.
    For SACS, Dakota Sleeper tossed in 23 points and Colby Clark, who has rejoined his team, posted 11 points, as the Warriors even their season at 3-3.
Friday night recaps:
    The Houlton Lady Shires picked up a lopsided 60-23 win over host Madawaska last Friday behind Rachel Foster’s game-high 21 points.
    Emily Bartlett and Martha McPartland each added nine points in the win.
    The Lady Shires started the game slowly with an 8-4 lead before outscoring the Owls, 18-2 to establish a 26-8 halftime lead, building to a 42-14 third period advantage.
    The GHCA Lady Eagles remain undefeated with a 53-22 win over visiting East Grand at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.
    The Lady Eagles extended their 15-6 opening lead to a 26-8 halftime cushion. They continued to roll in the third, 45-12.
    Kari Brewer led GHCA with 19 points, while Sarah Riopel netted 14 points.
    For East Grand, Kelsey Daoust scored eight points.
    In the nightcap, the East Grand Vikings raced to a 68-54 victory over host GHCA behind Tyler Morse’s 28 points.
    The Vikings extended their 18-12 lead to a 36-23 halftime advantage. The Vikings built a 47-32 lead over three periods en route to the win.
    Kaleb Dicker dropped in 14 points, while Tyler Langill scored 10 more for the winners.
    For GHCA, Zach Straubel tallied 14 points, while Chad Duff had 13 points and eighth-grader Micah Wiley tossed in 10 points.
    The Katahdin Lady Cougars were defeated 53-28 by host Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.
    Sarah Long controlled the game, scoring 22 of her game-high 35 points in the second half to break a close game open. She also grabbed 18 rebounds. Alex Dame tossed in 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
    The Lady Panthers held a 14-8 first-quarter lead, but the Lady Cougars stormed back in the second to cut the lead to 22-17. In the third, the Lady Panthers used a 15-2 scoring run to extend the lead, 37-19 en route to the win.
    For Katahdin, Olivia McNally had 11 points.
    The Houlton Shiretowners picked up a 60-36 win over visiting Fort Kent at Houlton Alumni Gymnasium.
    The Shiretowners posted a 30-25 halftime lead and then outscored Fort Kent, 30-11 in the second half to take the win. Parker Brown led Houlton with 16 points, while Josh Beals tossed in 12 and Ben Austin netted 11 points.
    The Hodgdon Hawks turned a six-point first-quarter deficit into a 60-55 victory over visiting Van Buren.
    Chris Williams led a well-balanced attack, dropping in 19 points, including four three-pointers, while Dan McGillicuddy tossed in 16 points and took care of the boards, grabbing 18, and brother Andrew added 13 points and Robert Crane dropped in eight more.
Thursday results:
    The Southern Aroostook Warriors edged host Washburn last Thursday, 51-48 behind Colby Clark’s 18 points.
    The Warriors held a 17-7 lead and by halftime, the Beavers trailed 28-23. Clark made the difference in the first half of action, scoring 14 points.
    The Warriors held a 36-27 third-period lead and held off the rallying Beavers in the final period.
    Dakota Sleeper notched 13 points and Tyler Robinson added 11 more for the Warriors.
    The East Grand Lady Vikings fell to Machias, 58-32.
    Machias built a 36-16 halftime lead and took a 49-23 third-period lead en route to the win.
    Kelsey Daoust and Courtney Lloyd led the Lady Vikes with 15 and 11 points, respectively.
    The Lee Academy Pandas rolled by visiting Katahdin, 61-47.
    Ethan Qualey and Tom Anderson paced Katahdin with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Anderson also grabbed nine rebounds.
    In a doubleheader at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, the Greater Houlton Christian Academy split with visiting Easton.
    In the girls’ game, the Lady Eagles dominated with a 53-22 victory behind a well-balanced scoring attack led by Kasi Parker with 12 points; Sarah Riopel, 10 points; Kari Brewer’s nine points and 15 rebounds and Selena Michaud’s eight points.
    In the boys’ game, Easton rolled to a 78-33 victory behind Brad Trask’s 23 points.
    Jaron Gray led GHCA with nine points, while Chad Duff and Ted Bowers scored seven points apiece.
    At Dyer Brook, the Southern Aroostook Lady Warriors finally broke into the win column, overtaking visiting Hodgdon, 44-40.
    “Our game plan was to press and make their guards uncomfortable and try to get some fast break points off our press,” said SACS Coach Jessica Porter. “I felt pretty good at the beginning of the game when we had a slight lead and had Hodgdon in the double bonus early in the second period, but then inexperience took over and we started to foul and get rattled ….”
    The game was close throughout, as Hodgdon held a 20-14 halftime lead. The Lady Warriors turned the corner in the third period, holding a slim 31-29 advantage, as they held off Hodgdon in the final period.
    For Hodgdon, Coach Olin Quint said this was a typical game for his squad.
    “Again, free throws, layups, and put backs were not our friend,” he said. “We did play good defense as we caused them to turn the ball over 33 times.”
    Porter said that her girls need to continue to play smart, disciplined basketball to turn the season around.
    “I think right now, it is more of a psychological thing and once we overcome that … making better choices offensively and defensively will come,” she said. “A win is always good for the morale of the team.  We have lost a few close ones, so coming out on top in one will give the girls a boost of confidence. They know we have a lot to work on yet, but they are working really hard in practice and working really hard to maintain a positive team attitude.”
    Brittany Charette was the decisive factor in the second half of the game, as she scored nine of 13 points. The Lady Warriors outscored Hodgdon, 30-20 in second-half action to erase the six-point halftime deficit. Liz Bergan scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Liz and Evangeline Goodall combined for 15 points.
    For Hodgdon, Taylor Hovey paced their offense with eight points, while Krystal Estabrook had six points and 12 rebounds; Sam Carpenter, Melissa Quint and Sloat all had six points.
    The Lady Hawks put nine different players in the scoring column and they had14 steals in the game.
    “However, we committed 29 turnovers, 14 more than we have averaging,” said Quint. “We went 4-for-11 from the line and only had five assists.”