BRIDGTON – Noah Austin figured into each goal as the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Hyde boys high school hockey team defeated Lake Region/Fryeburg/Oxford Hills, 7-4, on Thursday at Bridgton Academy.
Austin had three goals and four assists as the Eagles improved to 8-7-1 and will host Edward Little on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Austin now has 54 points on the season, extending his league-lead in Maine Class A hockey.
Ian Struck also had a hat trick for the Eagles (8-7-1), along with an assist, and Alex Witwicki scored a goal and had two assists.
Netminder Sean Moore made 20 saves to earn the victory.
Ed Thurston scored two goals for the Ice Cats (2-10). Colby Turcotte and Will Galligan added a goal and assist each, with goaltender Graham Payne making 27 stops.
Boys basketball
CAMDEN HILLS — Tom Warren scored his 1,000 point as Morse fell to Camden Hills, 80-60, in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action.
The Windjammers received 17 points from Jeremy Fraser and 10 from Ionet Lodge in the win.
Warren picked up 14 points, while Gabe Aucoin scored a team-high 15 points. Josh ter Mors chipped in eight.
Camden Hills, which held quarter leads of 20-13, 36-31 and 58-46, finished 11-of-13 at the free-throw line, with the Shipbuilders making 13-of-16 at the charity stripe.
Morse (4-14) will head to Mt. Ararat for a Class A South preliminary clash next week.
Freeport 63
Gray-NG 52
The visiting Falcons finished strong as Gabe Wagner had 20 points and Toby Holt 19 in a Western Maine Conference clash at Gray.
Freeport (12-6) used a 21-6 scoring advantage in the third quarter to erase a three-point halftime deficit.
Nicklaus Pelletier scored 12 points, and Zack Pomerleau and Colby Hunter each had 11 for Gray-New Gloucester (12-6).
The Falcons will next play in the Class B South quarterfinals at the Portland Expo on Feb. 16.
Unified hoops
WINTHROP — James Gioia scored 20 points to help Hall-Dale/Richmond pick up a 74-62 win over Winthrop.
Zach Sanborn and Emma Chase had 14 apiece for Rich-Dale, and Xavian Tobias scored 10.
Lukas Thompson scored 22 points for Winthrop, while Trevor Martel had 14 and Sarah McConnell added 12.
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