PORTLAND

The Edward Little Red Eddies swept the Class AA Gold Balls on Friday at Cross Insurance Arena.

In the opener, Grace Fontaine made a free throw with three-tenths of a second remaining to lift EL to a 50-49 win over Gorham.

The Red Eddies (15-7) rallied from a 13-9 first-quarter deficit, claiming a 29-21 halftime lead and extending out to a 40-31 edge through three.

But, the Rams (14-8) battled back, with MacKenzie Holmes tying the game with the last of her game-high 24 points.

Jade Perry and Hannah Chaput led EL with 16 points each.

The EL boys (18-4) outscored Scarborough (17- 5), 15-10 in the fourth quarter for a 41-36 victory.

Ibn Khalid led EL with 16 points, followed by Darby Shea with 12.

Nicholas Florillo paced the Red Storm with 16 points.

Class B

On Friday at Cross Insurance Arena in Bangor, Winslow claimed the girls Gold Ball with a 43-29 win over Lake Region.

The Black Raiders (18-5) held quarter leads of 9-6, 20- 11 and 28-16 en route to the victory.

Haley Ward had 12 points in the win, while Silver Clukey picked up eight.

Chandler True led the Lakers (16-6) with 12 points.

In the boys contest, the North made it a sweep as Hermon finished off a perfect

22-0 season with a 55-34 victory over Wells.

Hermon led 19-10, 32-17 and 40-27 at the breaks, with Jacob Godfrey registering 21 points to lead all scorers. Cody Hawes chipped in 11.

Matt Sherburne led Wells (15-7) with 13 points, while Cam Cousins and Tyler Bridge split 20 points down the middle.

Class C

At the Augusta Civic Center Saturday night, the Monmouth Academy girls made it back-to-back Gold Balls with a 56-50 win over previously undefeated Houlton (21-1).

The Mustangs (21-1) jumped out quickly, claiming a 22-9 advantage through eight minutes. Tia Day, who had 14 points, hit three 3- pointers in the opening frame.

Monmouth held a 33-21 lead at the half and still led Houlton, 51-40, after three.

Kolleen Bouchard scored 20 of her game-high 35 points for Houlton in the second half.

Abbey Allen paced Monmouth with 15 points, while Hannah Anderson chipped in eight.

George Stevens Academy used a 19-11 scoring advantage in the third quarter for a 64-59 win over Hall-Dale in the boys game.

GSA (21-1) led 39-37 at the half, but extended out to a double-digit edge, 58-48 after three.

Taylor Schildroth had 27 points for GSA, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Stefan Simmons picked up 14, with Max Mattson adding 10.

Ashtyn Abbott led Hall- Dale with 22 points, while Dean Jackman added 14.

Class D

Greenville held on for a 47- 46 victory for a second straight Gold Ball in the boys contest over Woodland at the Augusta Civic Center.

The Lakers (20-2), who won their last 20 games, led 13-8, 22-16 and 36-29 at the first three quarter breaks.

But, Woodland rallied to close to within one, with Drew Heyward scoring seven of his team-high 13 points down the stretch.

However, Devin Boone led Greenville with 15 points, while Nick Foley picked up 14 and Evan Bjork 12.

In the girls game, Vinalhaven saw its unbeaten run end as Southern Aroostrook captured a 54-37 victory.

In a close game throughout, the Vikings (21-1) trailed by just two, 35-33 after three. But. Southern Aroostook (20-2) outscored Vinalhaven, 19-4 in the fourth to pull away.

Kacy Daggett and Sydney Brewer led a balanced Southern Aroostook attack with 12 points each. Kassidy Mathers added 11, and Kylie Vining had 10.

Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes led Vinalhaven with 17 points.