LISBON FALLS — Bree Sautter’s free throw with six seconds left in overtime lifted the Lisbon High School girls basketball team to a 52-51 Mountain Valley Conference win over Mt. Abram Friday night.
Mia Durgin paced the Greyhounds (1-0 and scheduled to visit Winthrop tonight) with 21 points, while Denise Thomas chipped in with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
MiKayla Luce paced the Ramblers with 20 points.
Lisbon led 11-10 after one quarter, but trailed 24-21 at the half and 36-33 after three quarters. The teams were tied at 47 at the end of regulation.
“It was a good game and everyone was really excited to get the win,” said Lisbon coach Julie Wescott.
GREENVILLE 21
RICHMOND 49
Defending Western Maine Class D champion Richmond opened its East-West Conference season with a win on Friday.
The Bobcats, scheduled to visit Buckfield on Tuesday, led 15-0, 32-6 and 42-14 at the breaks, and were led by Jamie Plummer with 23 points and eight rebounds.
Bri Snedeker chipped in with eight points, seven rebounds and five assists and Ciarra Lancaster had seven points.
Michaella Gilbert paced Greenville with 10 points.
At the foul line, Richmond was seven of 14 and Greenville five of 10.
GARDINER 56
MORSE 43
Ally Day led three Tigers in double figures with 15 points as Gardiner (1-0) opened Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B play with victory at Bath on Friday.
Kylee Granholm and Taylor Banister chipped in 12 points each for the visitors, who posted quarter leads of 13-9, 30-20 and 39-27.
Megan Hixon paced Morse (0-1 and scheduled to visit Maranacook on Tuesday) with 14 points, with Signe Ostergaard adding 12 points.
WISCASSET 56
TELSTAR 32
In Mountain Valley Conference action Friday in Bethel, the visiting Wolverines jumped out to a 15-6 first-quarter lead and never looked back.
Wiscasset, scheduled to host Hall-Dale on Tuesday, led 15-6, 28-16 and 39-21 at the period breaks.
Briana Goud led the way with 19 points, while Alecia Faulkingham had seven, Kasey Cromwell six, and Miranda McIntire and Heidi Pinkham five each.
Alyssa Brands paced Telstar with 14 points.
Kayla Gordon chipped in with 11 rebounds for Wiscasset, which shot 45 percent from the field and 16 of 23 from the line.
HYDE 47
PINE TREE 27
Hyde School got its season off to a fine start with an impressive road victory over Pine Tree Academy on Saturday.
Kara Fischer led all scorers with 20 points and Shannon Ward contributed 12 points.
The Phoenix played well defensively, especially with some backcourt pressure. Chole Blayock played standout defense in the post as did Jailene Martinez, both pulling in rebounds and blocking shots. Allie Helfrich and Katie Comeaux were solid contributors.
Next up, Hyde is set to host Kents Hill today in its home opener.
FREEPORT 66
NYA 4
In the Western Maine Conference opener for both teams, Freeport rolled to a 26- 2 first-quarter lead and never looked back in toppling the host Panthers.
The Falcons got 22 points from Nina Davenport and led 26-2, 40-2 and 56-4 at the quarter breaks.
Hannah Chase chipped in with nine points and Jocelyn Davee seven for the Falcons, who are scheduled to host Cape Elizabeth on Tuesday.
CONY 61
BRUNSWICK 50
Haley Quirion netted five 3- pointers to lift Cony High School to a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over the host Dragons on Friday.
Quirion finished with 15 points, while Josie Lee had 14 for the Rams, who led 11-8, 27- 25 and 44-39 at the breaks.
Lyse Henshaw paced Brunswick, scheduled to visit Lawrence on Tuesday, with 17 points, while Gillian Doehring and Anna Dimick added seven each.
Julia Champagne chipped in with five points and 11 assists and Lauren Carlton grabbed eight rebounds.
At the foul line, Brunswick was 10 of 17 and Cony 15 of 22, including 10 of 14 in the fourth quarter.
“We had the lead a couple of times,” said Brunswick coach Sam Farrell. “But, our inexperience hurt in the fourth quarter.”
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