Gray-New Gloucester built a 15-point halftime lead, then held off a comeback bid by Wells to earn its first boys basketball win of the season Tuesday — a 64-53 victory at Wells.

The Warriors closed to within 52-49 early in the fourth, and Colby Mitchell scored nine of his 19 points in the final eight minutes to help Gray-New Gloucester (1-3) stay in front.

John Patenaude led the Patriots with 20 points.

Jeremy Therrien scored 16 points and Tanner Fifield had 14 for Wells (1-3).

TRAIP ACADEMY 53, SACOPEE VALLEY 42: Colin O’Loughlin scored eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Rangers (2-2) held the Hawks to two points in the final eight minutes to secure a Class C South victory in Hiram.

Jack Downs and Phil Fifield each added 10 points.

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Sacopee got 15 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots from Silas Nielsen. Tyler Easterbrooks scored 11 points.

THORNTON ACADEMY 66, SCARBOROUGH 59: Wyatt Benoit and Zach Nelson combined to make 9 of 12 free throws in overtime as the Golden Trojans (3-1) overcame a big fourth-quarter rally by the Red Storm (2-2) in Scarborough.

Adam Fitzgerald almost singlehandedly fueled Scarborough’s comeback bid, scoring 23 of his team’s final 24 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Red Storm erased an 11-point deficit. He finished with 35 points.

Benoit led Thornton with 27 points, and Nelson scored 17.

Carter Blanche had 11 points for Scarborough.

CHEVERUS 66, SOUTH PORTLAND 44: Nicola Plalum’s 3-pointer late in the third quarter sparked a 30-9 game-ending run as as the Stags (4-0) beat the Red Riots (2-2) in Portland.

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Cheverus got 19 points from Leo McNabb, 13 from Plalum and 11 from Sammy Nzeyimana.

The Red Riots were led by Manny Hidalgo with 11 points.

GORHAM 62, BONNY EAGLE 58: Atticus Whitten made five 3-pointers for a team-high 15 points, and the Rams (1-2) held off the Scots (0-4) in Gorham.

Colin Moran scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Bonny Eagle, which nearly overcame a 10-point deficit.

Colton Jewett also reached double figures for Gorham with 11 points.

Brody Taylor scored 13 points and CJ Cooper had 12 for Bonny Eagle.

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MARSHWOOD 52, MASSABESIC 19: Liam Tiernan sank three 3-pointers in the first quarter on the way to a 19-point outing, leading the Hawks (3-1) past the Mustangs (0-4) in South Berwick.

Nathan Hanson scored nine points for Massabesic, which was held to nine points after the first quarter.

WINDHAM 78, EDWARD LITTLE 56: Tyrie James scored 21 points, AJ Moody added 17, and the Eagles (3-0) used a 20-2 third-quarter run to pull away in Windham.

Colin Janvrin and Creighty Dickson each finished with 10 points, while Braycen Freese had eight points and also drew three charges.

Diing Maiwen led Edward Little (2-2) with 20 points, Owen Galway had 12, and the duo each made three 3-pointers.

BRUNSWICK 51, GREELY 44: Logan Gray scored 16 points and Trevor Gerrish added 10 to lead the Dragons (2-1) over the Rangers (2-1) in Cumberland.

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Greely got 14 points from Owen Partridge and 11 from Rocky Axelsen.

YARMOUTH 56, LAKE REGION 52: Evan Oranellas had 18 points and the Clippers (2-1) closed with an 11-0 run to defeat the Lakers (2-1) in Naples.

Torrey Rogers chipped in with 13 points and Ian Lawrence added 10 for Yarmouth.

Brock Gibbons led the Lakers with 15 points. Jacoby Bardsley got 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers open the fourth with a 19-0 run.

ST. DOMINIC 52, OLD ORCHARD BEACH 30: Donel Tangilamesu had 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Saints (4-0) stayed undefeated with a win over the Seagulls (1-3) in Auburn.

Jack Brocke scored 13 points for St. Dom’s, which held Old Orchard Beach scoreless in the fourth quarter. Taylor Varney had 11 rebounds and four steals, and Jonathan Tangilamesu pulled down 10 rebounds.

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Brady Plante scored 13 points for OOB.

MEDOMAK VALLEY 57, LINCOLN ACADEMY 31: Gabe Lash scored 16 points, and the Panthers (3-0) held the Eagles (3-1) to 10 second-half points in a win at Newcastle.

Tyson Ball led Lincoln with seven points.

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GORHAM 59, BONNY EAGLE 18: Logan Doughty paced a balanced offense with 13 points, and 11 players scored for the Rams (4-0) in a win over the Scots (0-4) at Gorham.

Lauren Dunbar also reached double figures with 10 points.

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Sophia Gaudiano scored seven points for Bonny Eagle.

WESTBROOK 59, FALMOUTH 8: All 11 players scored for the Blue Blazes (2-1) in a win over the Navigators (1-3) at Westbrook.

Paolla Uwaze (11 points) and Kylie Young (10 points) were the only players in double figures. Young also had six rebounds and five steals as Westbrook dominated on defense and on the boards.

Siobhan Nielsen made two 3-pointers for Falmouth.

PORTLAND 36, DEERING 32: Baleria Yugu scored 22 points as the Bulldogs (1-3) held off the visiting Rams (0-3).

Payton Legassey led Deering with 10 points. Blake Gayle and Angelina Keo followed with nine points apiece.

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SCARBOROUGH 53, THORNTON ACADEMY 35: Emerson Flaker finished with 17 points while Eva Alvarez added 10 to lead the Red Stormm (3-1) over the Trojans (2-2) at Saco.

Brooke Bodnar paced Thornton with nine points.

BRUNSWICK 44, GREELY 25: Lexi Morin scored 23 points and the Dragons (4-0) built a 19-5 lead in the first half against the Rangers (0-3) in Brunswick.

Eva Harvie added 12 points.

Hannah Hussey led Greely with eight points, followed by Avery Bush with seven and Lily Wawrzycki-Stein with six.

GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 39, WELLS 23: A strong start propelled the Patriots (3-1) past the Warriors (2-2) in Gray.

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Gray-New Gloucester led 14-2 after one quarter. Laney Farrar paced Gray-NG with 11 points, while Ivy Ouellette scored 10 and Izzy Morelli finished with eight.

Maren Maxon topped Wells with 10 points.

LAKE REGION 55, YARMOUTH 50: Bella Smith scored 14 points, Helena Sheldrick and Margo Tremblay each had 12, and the Lakers (3-0) defeated the Clippers (1-1) in overtime at Naples.

Rory Tompkins led Yarmouth with 11 points. Taylor Oranellas and Marian Pitney joined her in double figures with 10.

MEDOMAK VALLEY 46, LINCOLN ACADEMY 36: Kytana Williamson scored 19 points to lead the Panthers (2-1) past the Eagles (3-1) in Waldoboro.

Mariam DeLisle paced Lincoln with 13 points.

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MORSE 43, WINSLOW 26: Reese Darling finished with 18 points and Selah Park added 11 to lead the Shipbuilders (2-1) over the Black Raiders (0-3) at Bath.

Bailey Richard led Winslow with nine points. Emma Fales and Kelty Pooler each scored seven.

BOYS HOCKEY

MT. ARARAT 10, GREELY 2: Hayden Brown scored five goals in his season debut and Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse (1-2) erupted for seven first-period goals in their home-opener victory over the Rangers (0-3) at Watson Arena in Brunswick.

Anthony Kavanaugh, Joe Grady and Keegan Schmoll each scored their first career goal, and Kavanaugh and Grady also added an assist. Lawson Mayer and Tristan Huot were the other goal scorers, while Griffin Ridlon and Parker Crafts contributed two assists apiece.

GIRLS HOCKEY

BRUNSWICK 6, PENOBSCOT 3: Lisi Palmer and Solveig Ledwick each scored twice, Quinn McCormack tallied a goal and two assists, and Lauren Labbe had a goal and an assist for the Dragons in a win over the Pioneers at Watson Arena.

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