Washburn kept its perfect season intact, the Fort Fairfield Tigers bounced back from a loss to the Beavers by tacking on two more wins and the Limestone-MSSM Eagles are still in the tourney hunt despite two losses last week to summarize recent girls’ basketball action in the Class D ranks.
The Washburn team is currently 10-0 and atop the Heal Point standings in its division. The team faces a light upcoming schedule, with a game planned for tonight at home against Easton and not another coming up until next Wednesday, Jan. 21 at Hodgdon.
Fort Fairfield is in fourth with its 7-1 record — one slot behind 8-4 Easton, a team the Tigers have beaten both times this season. However, coach Larry Gardner’s Fort Fairfield squad has played two fewer games than most other teams in its division.
Coach Becky West’s Limestone-MSSM squad is still hanging around and in contention for a playoff berth despite a 3-8 record and a pair of losses last week.
The Caribou girls have now dropped six consecutive games and are 1-7 on the season following losses to Presque Isle and Hermon this past week.
A roundup of last week’s action follows:
Washburn 79, Madawaska 25 —Washburn led by 17 points after the first quarter and cruised from there on the road Monday as they reached the double-digit mark in victories without a loss.
Joan Overman paced Washburn with 25 points and Mackenzie Worcester added 22. Laina Mette chipped in with 14 and Grace Braley netted 10.
Desiree Belanger sparked Madawaska with 13 points.
Hermon 65, Caribou 36 — The Vikings and Hawks were tied at 8-8 early in Saturday’s game at Hermon, but ice cold shooting by the Vikings combined with the hosts utilizing their size advantage to control the glass made it a 14-point game after the first quarter. The Hawks kept the momentum going en route to the easy win.
Hermon had 12 of its 13 players reach the scoring column, with Alessa Oakes leading the charge with 13. Caribou sophomore guard Madison Doucette was the game’s high scorer with 15 points and was the only player to score in double digits for her team.
East Grand 44, Limestone-MSSM 40 — The Eagles came close to gaining some valuable Heal Points Saturday against East Grand, which entered Saturday’s game with just one loss, but fell just short.
Sarah Stoddard netted 13 points and Chelsea Winiarski added 12 to pace the Vikings.
For Limestone, which led by two points entering the final quarter, Kassee Albert scored 15 to lead the offense.
Fort Fairfield 44, Ashland 31 — Meg Jellison and Taylor Churchill had 14 points each Saturday in a road win at Ashland. Laura Sturgeon paced Ashland with 15 points.
Central Aroostook 49, Limestone-MSSM 40 — Kassie Levesque led all scorers with 19 points and her sister, Karli, scored 13 more to lead CA past Limestone-MSSM Thursday.
Jackie Peers and Kassie Albert each scored 11 points for the Eagles.
Fort Fairfield 47, Easton 34 — At Fort Fairfield Thursday, the Tigers held Easton to 10 points in the first half with a great defensive effort to open up a 17-point advantage en route to the victory in a game matching two of the top teams in EM Class D.
Chelsey Pelkey led the Tigers with 17 points while Jellison had 11 and Kayla Giberson 10.
Hannah Ferris led Easton with 12 points.
Washburn 47, Fort Fairfield 44 — The Beavers and Tigers both entered the game with undefeated records, but host Washburn came out on top last Tuesday in a game that wasn’t decided until the final minute.
Worcester scored 19 points and Overman added 14, including a basket and free throw to help the Beavers take the lead down the stretch. Washburn led by eight points midway through the fourth quarter before the Tigers fought back late.
Fort Fairfield was led by Teresa Maynard’s 14 points and Jellison’s 10.
Presque Isle 85, Caribou 27 — The Wildcats rolled over the Vikings in Caribou last Tuesday as Graham and Kingsbury notched 18 points each and Wheaton and Jordi Legassie came off the bench to score 13 and 11, respectively.
Jenna Boucher was Caribou’s leading scorer with nine points.
