Portland High junior Cordell Jones was named Friday as Gatorade Maine Football Player of the Year.

Jones was listed as a wide receiver on offense but was used in various positions, including as the quarterback in the Wildcat formation. He rushed for 971 yards and 16 touchdowns and caught 26 passes for 533 yards and eight touchdowns while helping the Bulldogs win the Class A state championship.

As a defensive back, Jones had 29 solo tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

NOBLE 67, SOUTH PORTLAND 59: Bryce Guitard scored 23 points as the Class A Knights opened their season with a win over the Class AA Red Riots in South Portland.

Noble trailed 31-29 at halftime but took the lead for good with an 18-8 edge in the third quarter.

The Knights got 15 points from Evan Ballard, and 14 points and 10 rebounds from Jamier Rose.

Manny Hidalgo paced South Portland with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Tom Maloji finished with 12 points.

WINDHAM 85, LEWISTON 54: The reigning Class AA champions sank six 3-pointers during a 34-14 surge in the second quarter as they rolled past the Blue Devils in Lewiston.

AJ Moody led the offense with 19 points and added six steals. Braycen Freese scored 18 points, and Creighty Dickson had 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Joao Samba scored 15 points for Lewiston.

BANGOR 65, PORTLAND 60: Josh Grunkemeyer made four 3-pointers and paced Bangor with 14 points as the Rams withstood a furious comeback bid by the visiting Bulldogs.

Portland trailed by 21 late in the third quarter but closed to within 63-60 in the final minute before Philip Bassett clinched the victory by sinking two free throws with six seconds left.

Bassett and Nate Grunkemeyer each finished with 12 points, and Harry Fitzpatrick added 11 for Bangor.

Lucas LeGage led Portland with 16 points. Maddox Meas scored 14.

CHEVERUS 66, DEERING 60: The Stags overcame a nine-point halftime deficit and beat the visiting Rams in overtime.

Leo McNabb led Cheverus with 20 points, Jameson Fitzpatrick scored  four of his 14 points in overtime, and Aaron Goodman finished with 11 points, including three 3-pointers.

Evan Legassey scored 11 of his 22 points in the first quarter as Deering opened a 20-9 advantage. Tayshaun Cleveland also reached double figures with 14 points.

BIDDEFORD 57, MASSABESIC 44: Noah Laverriere scored 11 points, Kelly O’Guinn added 10 and the Tigers defeated the Mustangs in Waterboro.

Owen Sylvain had nine points for Biddeford.

Kyle Abbott scored 12 points and Nathan Hanson had 11 for Massabesic.

POLAND 58, WAYNFLETE 53: The Knights overcame a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Flyers in Poland.

Poland entered the fourth trailing 48-33 but rallied back and took the lead, 52-51, on a 3-pointer by Damon Martin with less than two minutes remaining. The Knights outscored Waynflete 25-5 in the final quarter.

Martin led all scorers with 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter. Nick Jamo hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 points.

Waynflete’s JJ Carlo drained six 3s and finished with 24 points, while Malcolm O’Wril added eight points.

FREEPORT 53, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 49: Conner Smith scored 19 points and the Falcons won their season opener against the Patriots in Gray.

Bruce Dwyer added 13 points and Drew Pound chipped in with 11 for Freeport.

John Patenaude tallied 22 points for Gray-New Gloucester.

KENNEBUNK 64, MARSHWOOD 37: Theo Pow scored 23 points to lead the Rams past the Hawks in Kennebunk.

Cole Perkins added 11 points and Max Andrews had 10 for Kennebunk.

Liam Tiernan scired 18 points for Marshwood.

SCARBOROUGH 67, BONNY EAGLE 50: Carter Blanche scored 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Red Storm defeated the Scots in Standish.

Adam Fitzgerald added 15 points, E.J. Herrick had 11 and Cam Estrella finished with 10 for Scarborough.

Max Bouchard had 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Colin Moran scored 10 points and Caden Cooper finished with nine for Bonny Eagle.

LAKE REGION 49, CAPE ELIZABETH 38: Jacoby True finished with 18 points, while Jaiden Meehan added five points and 10 rebounds to lead the Lakers over the Capers in Naples.

Eli Smith paced Cape with 14 points. Owen Beauregard added 11.

GREELY 51, MT. ARARAT 46: Kade Ippolito scored 28 points as the Rangers held off the Eagles in Cumberland.

Mt. Ararat pulled to within two points late in the fourth quarter before Brogan Raftice hit a 3-pointer for Greely.

Logan Zoulamis led Mt. Ararat with 20 points.

SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 69, BOOTHBAY 36: Jace Bessey scored 28 points and the Phoenix beat the Seahawks in Jay.

Cai Doughee finished with 16 points and Owen Kelvey had 10 points.

Tyson French scored 14 points for Boothbay.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH 59, SACOPEE VALLEY 24: Trot Moody finished with 16 points, seven rebounds, and five assists while Brady Plante chipped in 16 points and five steals to lead the Seagulls (1-0) over the Hawks (0-1) at Old Orchard Beach.

Carter Peare led Sacopee Valley with eight points.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

MARSHWOOD 56, KENNEBUNK 44: Sarah Theriault, Isabelle Tice and Natalie Lathrop all reached double figures and combined for all 20 Marshwood points in the fourth quarter as the Hawks pulled away from the Rams in South Berwick.

Theriault led Marshwood with 21 points. Tice finished with 15 and Lathrop had 14.

Kendall Therrien scored 12 points and Riley Ewing added 10 for Kennebunk.

CHEVERUS 59, DEERING 16: Kylie Lamson scored 20 points as the Stags opened defense of their Class AA state championship with a lopsided win over the visiting Rams.

Anna Goodman added 10 points as 12 players scored for Cheverus.

Angelina led Deering with five points.

POLAND 59, WAYNFLETE 24: Eleven players scored for the Knights as they rolled to a season-opening win over the Flyers in Portland.

Poland sophomore Charlotte Grenier topped all scorers with 15 points. Phoebe Paradis and Payton Rose each added eight points and Alaina Hamlin had seven.

Lauren McNutt-Girouard led Waynflete with 10 points.

BIDDEFORD 60, MASSABESIC 22: Gabriella Silva scored 19 points to lead the Tigers over the Mustangs in Biddeford.

Ayla Lagasse had 11 points and four rebounds, Natalia Silva scored 10 points, and Anna Smyth had nine points and eight rebounds.

Lydia Desrochers and Madi Van Brocklin combined for 15 points for Massabesic.

SCARBOROUGH 54, BONNY EAGLE 14: Ellie Rumelhart scored 13 points as the Red Storm eased to a win over the Scots in Standish.

Nine of the 10 players who got into the game scored for Scarborough, though no one else reached double figures.

Kylie Cote lead Bonny Eagle with four points.

WINDHAM 51, LEWISTON 10: Mackenzie Delewski scored 11 points and Stella Jarvais added 10 as the Eagles rolled past the Blue Devils in Windham.

WELLS 48, TRAIP ACADEMY 22: Maren Maxon scored 14 points, Hailey Marshall added 11, and the Warriors cruised past the Rangers in Wells.

Payton Fazzina spearheaded the Warriors’ defense with seven steals and four blocked shots, to go with her seven points. Maxon had five steals.

Aberash Robinson scored seven points for Traip.

LAKE REGION 46, CAPE ELIZABETH 33: Bella Smith scored 15 points as the Lakers beat the Capers in Cape Elizabeth.

Helena Sheldick added 12 points.

Lila Rosu-Myles scored 13 points for Cape Elizabeth.

BANGOR 51, PORTLAND 36: Avery Clark led the Rams with 17 points in a season-opening win at Portland.

Dalaney Horr added 13 points and Ayzlynn Gifford had 10 for Bangor, which outscored Portland 26-15 in the second half.

Baleria Yugu led Portland with 17 points.

GORHAM 70, FALMOUTH 15: Eleven players scored at least four points for the Rams in a win over the Navigators at Falmouth.

Julia Reed led a balanced attack with nine points. Jocelyn Clark scored eight, and five others chipped in with seven apiece.

Gorham led 42-4 at halftime.

Gaby Herszkopf (eight points) and Elle Foley (seven) were the only scorers for Falmouth.

SANFORD 64, THORNTON ACADEMY 28:  Mollie Puffer scored 20 points as the Spartans routed the Golden Trojans in Sanford.

Paige Sevigny added 17 points and Ava Hudson chipped in with 14. Sanford was 28 for 36 at the free-throw line.

Sienna Eldred scored 12 points for Thornton.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH 44, SACOPEE VALLEY 30: Corinne Androkitis finished with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Seagulls past the Hawks at South Hiram.

Bridget Landry paced Sacopee Valley with 11 points.