Houlton and Southern Aroostook remain undefeated on the season and should be poised to make lengthy playoff runs in Bangor this February.
Houlton (10-0) is the top-ranked squad in Class B North and will likely earn a first-round bye. If the Shires hold as the top seed, the team would play the winner of the No. 8-9 prelim game (currently MCI and Mt. Desert Island).
In Class D North, Southern Aroostook (9-0) is ranked second behind Shead (11-1). The Warriors, if they stay No. 2, would play the winner of the No. 7-10 prelim (currently East Grand and Katahdin).
East Grand (7-4) needs to make a big surge if it wants to avoid a preliminary game as only the top four teams get a bye in Class D North. Katahdin hosted East Grand last year in a prelim game and the tables could be turned this season with the Vikings likely hosting.
In Class C North, Hodgdon (3-10) has shown great improving winning more games this season than in the past three seasons combined. The Hawks are currently 15th in the region and would need to move up to No. 12 to secure a playoff spot.
The following is a recap of games played through Monday.
East Grand 53, Wisdom 18 — At St. Agatha Monday, the Vikings rolled to the lopsided win over Wisdom. Individual results were not reported.
Easton 18, Hodgdon 26 — At Hodgdon Monday, Janelle Goff scored a game-high nine points and Kora Lambert grabbed 18 rebounds to go with her six points as Hodgdon beat Easton. Taylor Desrosiers added seven points for the Hawks.
Elise Allen’s six points paced Easton, while Isabelle Morin and Sara Gilman both had five.
Hodgdon led 13-7, 18-7 and 18-12 at the quarter breaks.
Central 38, Houlton 53 — At Houlton Monday, the Shires played one of their better all-around games to beat Central (8-2). Kolleen Bouchard scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds, had seven blocks and five assists to lead the Shires.
Rylee Warman contributed eight points for Houlton, while Aspen Flewelling and Mikayla Fitzpatrick both had six.
Abigail Allen led Central with 11 points. Libby Cook had nine, and Emma Campbell scored eight.
Houlton led 8-6, 25-16 and 46-28 at the quarter breaks.
Bangor Christian 25, Katahdin 68 — At Stacyville Monday, Cougar Georgia Landry led all players with 28 points as Katahdin cruised past BC. Natalie Rickards added 18 and 11 rebounds for Katahdin, while Haley Landry added 12 points.
Morgan Hobert led Bangor Christian with nine points.
Fort Fairfield 27, Southern Aroostook 57 — At Dyer Brook Monday, SACS’ Sydney Brewer led Southern Aroostook with 17 points as the Warriors improved to 9-0 on the year. Kacy Daggett and Katelyn Slauenwhite both added 11 points for Southern Aroostook.
Fort Fairfield was paced by Emma Campbell’s 10 points.
SACS led 14-4, 32-14, 42-22 at the quarter breaks.
Limestone-MSSM 27, East Grand 70 — At Danforth Saturday, Sarah Stoddard poured in 30 points, while Hayleigh Shay added 23 and Jordyn Cowger chipped in nine as the Vikings (6-4) dominated Limestone-MSSM.
Stephanie Bragg paced Limestone-MSSM with 12 points. The Eagles are now 2-8 on the year.
East Grand led 21-10, 44-10, and 63-17 at the quarter breaks.
Houlton 70, Ellsworth 38 — At Ellsworth, a third-quarter surge sparked Houlton to the lopsided win over Ellsworth. The Shires (9-0) led 12-7 in the first quarter and 21-17 at halftime before breaking open the game in the second half.
Rylee Warman drained five 3-pointers, on her way to a game-high 21 points, while Kolleen Bouchard added 18 (all in the second half) and Aspen Flewelling chipped in 12.
Sammy Mason led Ellsworth (4-7) with 13 points, while Kaitlin Bagley and Kacie Omlor added 10 and 9, respectively.
Calais 54, Houlton 66 — At Houlton Thursday, Houlton junior Kolleen Bouchard poured in a career-best 40 points as Houlton knocked off Calais to remain undefeated. Bouchard also had six assists and six rebounds for the Shiretowners (8-0). Makayla Watson chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Sydney Farrar paced Calais (7-3) with 17 points. Lauren Cook scored 15 and Faith Tirrell and Olivia Huckins 10 apiece.
The Shires led 20-12, 33-32 and 45-40 at the quarter breaks before pulling away in the final period.
Shead 63, East Grand 40 — At Danforth, Sarah Stoddard poured in 20 points for East Grand in the loss. Haleigh Shay added nine for the Vikings.
Holly Preston netted 26 points for Shead of Eastport, while Cassidy Wilder scored 16 points and Kaitlyn Mitchell 13.
Shead led 19-6, 37-14 and 52-29 at the quarter breaks.
Southern Aroostook 60, Hodgdon 24 — At Hodgdon, the Warriors improved to 8-0 on the season with the win over Hodgdon. Individual results were not reported.
Penobscot Valley 48, Katahdin 33 — At Stacyville Thursday, Katahdin senior Georgia Landry netted 16 points in the loss to Penobscot Valley. Elizabeth McKinnon tallied 21 points to lead the Howlers, while Alexis Ireland chipped in 13.
Easton 36, Southern Aroostook 46, At Dyer Brook, the host-Warriors continued the recent trend of multiple players scoring in double figures to improve to 7-0 on the year. Kacy Daggett netted 12 points; Sydney Brewer had 11; and Makaelyn Porter chipped in 10 for the Warriors.
For Easton (5-5) Isabelle Morin led the way with 13 points.
SACS led 14-11, 27-23 and 37-31 at the quarter breaks.
Hodgdon 28, Fort Fairfield 50 — At Fort Fairfield Jan. 10, Cammi King-Demerchant recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Tigers defeated the Hawks. Emma Campbell had 12 points and 10 steals and Marissa Brouette 11 points for Fort Fairfield. Hunter St. Pierre added 10 rebounds.
Kara Lambert paced Hodgdon with 11 points.
Fort Fairfield led 12-3, 23-10 and 35-18 at the quarter breaks.
Ashland 42, East Grand 45 — At Danforth Jan. 10, Sarah Stoddard scored her 1,000th career point in tallying 17 points in East Grand’s win. Haleigh Shay added 16 points for the Vikings.
Olivia Tardie had 14 points and Hannah Stratton 13 for Ashland.
East Grand led 13-11 in the first quarter and 31-15 at the half, but Ashland rallied to tie the game at 37-37 after three periods.
