Gorham didn’t allow a point in the first quarter and held Scarborough to just five in the first half on its way to a 43-32 Class AA South girls’ basketball victory Saturday in Gorham.
The defending regional champion Rams (6-2) were up just 5-0 after one quarter, then extended their lead to 19-5 at halftime and never led by less than seven the rest of the way. Ellie Gay scored 20 points and was the lone player for either team to reach double figures.
Scarborough (7-2), which entered as the No. 1 team in the Class AA South Heal point standings was paced by nine points apiece from Helena Bukarac and Caroline Hartley.
CHEVERUS 55, BANGOR 35: Maggie Fitzpatrick poured in 27 points and the Stags (9-0) won a battle of unbeaten Class AA North teams against the Rams (7-1) in Bangor.
Mimi Quinn led Bangor with 10 points, all in the second half.
SOUTH PORTLAND 55, THORNTON ACADEMY 53: Annie Whitmore scored seven of her 13 points down the stretch as the Red Riots (6-4) slipped past the Trojans (7-3) in South Portland.
Whitmore made four free throws and a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter to help South Portland rally from a nine-point deficit. Emma Travis led the Red Riots with 17 points. Caleigh Corcoran scored 10 and Mya Lawrence made three 3-pointers for nine points.
Addisen Sulikowski paced Thornton with 26 points. Emma Lizotte folllowed with 12.
MARSHWOOD 55, DEERING 27: Sarah Theriault scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Hawks (3-6) defeated the Rams (4-5) in South Berwick.
Isabelle Tice added 16 points.
Shay Rosenthal led Deering with eight points.
WINDHAM 42, PORTLAND 25: Mallory Muse finished with 13 points, and the Eagles (3-6) opened with a 19-3 run against the Bulldogs (2-7) in Windham.
Muse made three 3-pointers. Stella Jarvis added nine points and Neve Ledbetter had seven for WIndham.
Baleria Yugu led Portland with nine points.
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 44, WESTBROOK 37: Ella Kenney scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, Ali Portas added 12, and the Patriots (8-2) withstood a fourth-quarter rally by the Blue Blazes (4-6) in Gray.
Kylie Young led Westbrook with 12 points. Taylar Hodge and Hattie Clark each finished with six.
MT. ARARAT 43, FREEPORT 40: Jenna Jensen scored 14 points and Cali Pomerleau added 10 as the Eagles (7-2) downed the Falcons (6-4) in Freeport.
Julianna Allen contributed nine points, five steals and three blocked shots.
Maddie Cormier had 17 points and Abby Giroux followed with 10 for Freeport.
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 82, KENTS HILL 25: Ella Giguere scored 28 points as the Panthers (7-0) breezed past the Huskies (0-4) in Readfield.
Ava Wilkinson recorded 18 points on six 3-pointers. Anaya Roundy added 15 points.
Kents Hill got nine points from Zoe Cheney and eight from Lucy McDonald.
POLAND 27, BIDDEFORD 24: Strong free-throw shooting, led by Thea Thornton, helped push the Knights (3-5) past the Tigers (4-5) in Poland.
Thornton scored a game-high 14 points, including 5 of 6 foul shots. Poland made 10 of 14 from the line.
Hannah Smith got six of her team-high eight points in the fourth quarter for Biddeford.
The Knights trailed 12-9 at halftime but took the lead with a 14-4 third quarter.
MT. VIEW 50, LINCOLN ACADEMY 32: Arianna Bradeen scored 19 points and Savannah Lorenz chipped in with 12 as the Mustangs (5-2) handled the Eagles (6-2) in Thorndike.
The Mustangs recovered from a 17-12 first-quarter deficit, holding Lincoln to single digits in each of the final three quarters. Mt. View used a 17-3 advantage in the second quarter to open a 29-20 lead.
Mariam DeLisle scored eight points and Olivia Ball had seven for Lincoln.
ST. DOMINIC 53, TRAIP ACADEMY 26: Charli Apodaca and Piper Croteau were an inside-outside scoring tandem for the Saints (5-1), combining for 37 points in a win over the Rangers (0-8) at Kittery.
Apodaca led St. Dom’s with 21 points, including five 3-pointers. Croteau finished with 16.
HOCKEY
PENOBSCOT 7, FAMOUTH/SCARBOROUGH 2: Jordin Williams scored five goals and the Pioneers (9-2) got four unanswered goals in the third period to close out a win over Falmouth/Scarborough (3-5) at Penobscot Ice Arena in Brewer.
Morgan Adams and Avery Larson each had a goal for the visitors.
GORHAM 7, YORK 1: Marissa Payne and Greta Grant each scored twice as Gorham/Bonny Eagle/Massabesic/Fryeburg/Lake Region/Westbrook (8-2) defeated York/Traip/Marshwood/Noble (1-10) at USM Ice Arena.
Gorham also got goals from Katelyn Cyr, Emerson Homa and Natalie Wilkins
Phebe Schroeck scored for York.
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