Three one-loss teams are at the top of the Eastern Maine Class D boys Heal Point standings.
Central Aroostook is one, followed by Jonesport Beals and Washburn. Central Aroostook and Washburn will meet up for the first time this season on Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Washburn, which should prove to be a great game and have a huge impact on who enters the tournament as the top seed.
Aroostook Republican photo/Jon Gulliver
Limestone/MSSM’s Cody Bryant tries a few up-fakes to get a shot off against Ashland last Thursday. The Eagles won, 53-43.
Here’s a recap of games played through Monday, Jan. 23:
Fort Kent 43, Central Aroostook 37 — For the second time this year the Fort Kent Warriors have knocked a Class D power from the ranks of the undefeated.
On Monday in Fort Kent the Warriors used a strong defensive effort to beat the Central Aroostook Panthers, 43-37.
Central Aroostook’s record is now 12-1. Earlier this year Fort Kent knocked off Washburn, which was undefeated at the time.
Tom Enerva scored 11 points and Curtis Bouchard netted nine for 9-4 Fort Kent, which outscored the visitors 13-8 in the fourth quarter.
Mike McClung led 12-1 Central Aroostook with 16 points.
Caribou 64, Ellsworth 59 — The Caribou Vikings got arguably their biggest win of the year on Saturday.
At home the Vikings downed Ellsworth by five points. Caribou got off to a fast start outscoring the Eagles, 26-9, in the first quarter.
“We weathered many runs by them throughout the game to hold onto the lead,” said Caribou coach Chris Casavant. “We felt like we played well the night before which carried over into Saturdays game.”
Casavant also added this is a game from which Caribou can build.
Dayne Savage scored 27 points to lead 7-7 Caribou. Matt Milliard chipped in with 14 points.
Ellsworth (9-4) was led by Nick Holt with 17 points. Thomas Sawyer and Steven Mahan added 12 points each.
MDI 63, Presque Isle 58 — Presque Isle’s struggles with teams from Hancock County continued. Earlier this year the Wildcats dropped away games to MDI and Ellsworth and this weekend those two teams frustrated Presque Isle at home.
On Saturday MDI dropped the Wildcats to 8-5 with a five-point win.
Benjamin Walls scored 17 points and Nicholas Shaw had 11 for unbeaten MDI (13-0).
Matt Eager scored a game-high 23 points for Presque Isle. Tyler Brooks added 22.
Aroostook Republican photo/Jon Gulliver
Washburn’s Mitch Worcester lets a jump shot fly during a game against Easton last Friday. The visiting Beavers won the game. Worcester had 16 points.
Van Buren 73, Ashland 36 — The Ashland Hornets on Saturday traveled to Van Buren to take on the Crusaders.
Marc Lajoie connected for 22 points as Van Buren rolled past the Hornets. Eric Laplante chipped in with 18 points for 4-9 Van Buren.
Ashland, 2-10, was led by Cody Blair with 14 points.
Fort Kent 68, Fort Fairfield 59 — At Fort Fairfield Saturday, Curtis Bouchard led all scorers with 33 points to power Fort Kent by Fort Fairfield.
Tom Enerva added 10 points for 8-4 Fort Kent.
Andrew Lewis scored 28 points to pace 4-9 Fort Fairfield and Dereck Dufour posted 13 points.
Washburn 74, Easton 49 — The “Barn” in Easton can be a tough place to play for visitors, but Washburn found their rhythm in the second half Friday night to down the Bears, 74-49.
“I thought that Easton handled our pressure defense better than I would have thought, which kept them in the game through about three quarters,” said Washburn coach Randy Norsworthy. “The final score of 74-49 really wasn’t indicative of the closeness of the contest.”
Jordan McLaughlin scored 25 points as Washburn improved its record to 10-1. Mitch Worcester added 16 points for the Beavers.
Jonah Bacon paced 10-3 Easton with 15 points, while Reid Clark had 12 and Holden Turner scored 10.
Ellsworth 52, Presque Isle 51 — The Presque Isle Wildcats came up one point short at home on Friday night falling to the Ellsworth Eagles, 52-51.
Ellsworth rallied in the second half to defeat the Wildcats for the second time this season.
Thomas Sawyer led the 9-3 Eagles with 19 points.
Brooks paced 8-4 Presque Isle with 15 points and five assists.
MDI 60, Caribou 56 — The Caribou Vikings at home put a scare in undefeated MDI on Friday night before the Trojans pulled out a four-point win.
Benjamin Walls scored 17 points, Caleb MacDonald 16 and Jason Burke 14 as Mount Desert Island rallied to edge Caribou and remain unbeaten.
The Trojans of Bar Harbor are 12-0 for the season.
Savage had 20 points and Milliard had 14 for the Vikings (6-7).
Limestone/MSSM 53, Ashland 43 — The Limestone/MSSM Eagles are closing in on .500 mark after beating Ashland, 53-43, Thursday night in Ashland.
The Eagles (6-7) were paced by Nate Tucker’s 13 points. Cody Bryant added 12 points, including nine in the first quarter, and Brandon Thompson chipped in with nine points.
The Hornets were led by Tyler Levesque who scored a game-high 24.
Ashland is now 2-9.
Fort Fairfield 66, Wisdom 27 — At St. Agatha Thursday, the Fort Fairfield Tigers improved their record to 4-8 following a 66-27 win over Wisdom.
The Pioneers fall to 2-10.
Washburn 97, Greater Houlton Christian Academy 73 — At Washburn Jan. 17, points were going up on the scoreboard quickly as the Beavers downed the Eagles, 97-73.
McLaughlin scored a game-high 35 points to lead the 9-1 Beavers to the victory. Worcester had 22 points and 16 assists and Chase Chandler added 12 points for the winners.
The 4-4 Eagles were led by Micah Wiley with 26 points.
Southern Aroostook 72, Limestone/MSSM 35 — At Dyer Brook Jan. 17, the Warriors jumped out to a 22-4 lead at the end of the first quarter en route to evening their record to 6-6.
Pat Goodall paced the Warriors with 21 points and Jesse Boulier added 15.
Bryant led the 5-7 Eagles with 13 points and Thompson chipped in eight.
