BRUNSWICK — Lawrence jumped out to a 15-point first half lead and held on in a 59-49 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball win over Brunswick on Tuesday.

The Dragons, 1-1 and scheduled to visit Edward Little (2-0) tonight at 7 p.m., got within four points with three minutes to go, but the Bulldogs (2-0) made seven of 11 free throws in the fourth quarter to close it out.

Xavier Lewis paced Lawrence with 24 points, with Spencer Carey adding 16. Lawrence finished 10 of 15 at the line.

Brad Smith led Brunswick with 13 points and eight rebounds. Ryan Black and Blake Gordon chipped in 11 points each, with Gordon dishing out three assists.

The Dragons were seven for 13 at the charity stripe.

The host Phoenix went into their holiday break undefeated (4-0) after downing Seacoast Christian at Bath on Thursday in Western D action.

Shannon Ward led the way with 12 points, while Allie Helfrich chipped in nine.

Also playing well for Hyde were Chloe Blaylock (five points), Cailin Darling (first basket of the season) and Sabrina Wang.

The Phoenix are slated to host Valley on Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Ice hockey

The Mt. Ararat girls fell to 0-5 Wednesday with a 10-1 loss to Winslow at Sukee Arena.

The Eagles outshot the Raiders 32-22 and were up against a hot goalie.

“Anyone who knows hockey knows it’s tough to beat a goalie with a hot hand,” said Mt. Ararat coach Ron Hutchins. “The girls played well. In order to have won last night, we’d had to have had a shutout.”

Mt. Ararat’s lone goal came from a Claire Briggs slap shot from the point.

In goal for the Eagles was sophomore and newcomer Alison Nolan. “This is Nolan’s first time on skates and all she’s ever seen of hockey is occasional sports highlights on TV,” said Hutchins. “She’s determined to learn the position and improvement is seen every day. If it was easy, everyone would want to be a goalie. You don’t learn this position over night and it is a skill that takes years to develop. We love her just for trying.”

The host Eagles dropped their first game on Thursday as Waterville jumped out to a 3-0 first period lead and never looked back at Sidney J. Watson Arena.

Tommy Samson, Dalton Denis and Chris Lee each scored two goals for the Purple Panthers (1-1). Netminder Kaleb Cane had 19 saves.

Allan Leech scored his second goal of the season early in the third period, with Eric Stuckey and Jeremy Williams picking up an assist each.

Zach O’Connor turned aside 25 shots in the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon goal. The Eagles are 1-1 and host Windham/Sacopee Valley on Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at Watson Arena.