Mollie Puffer scored 18 points, Paige Sevigny chipped in 17, and Sanford took control with a strong second quarter on its way to a 53-30 win over Greely in a girls basketball game Saturday in Sanford.
Sadie Sevigny added 12 points on four 3-pointers for Sanford (10-4), which erased a 9-5 deficit by outscoring the Rangers 15-2 in the second quarter.
Paige Sevigny also had four 3-pointers.
Avery Bush and Hannah Hussey each finished with seven points for Greely (6-9).
SKIING
SASSI MEMORIAL: Lucas Barstow of Gould Academy and Clara White of Orono won 5-kilometer freestyle races at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Barstow won the boys race in a time of 12 minutes, 8.02 seconds. Alden Reardon of Fort Kent was second in 12:31.8, followed by Beckett Cote of Messalonskee, Henri McCourt of Mt. Blue and Will Brown of Gould.
White was the girls champion in 14:20.5. Kate Carlson of Gould placed second in 14:34.9, followed by Nora McCourt of Mt. Blue, Maya Kellett of Mt. Blue and Reese Furneaux of Gould.
BOYS HOCKEY
FALMOUTH 3, BANGOR 1: The Navigators (9-2) got goals from Anders Hesson, Cale Hanson and Rowan Hinkley in a win over Bangor/Narraguagus (6-5) at Sawyer Arena in Bangor.
Hesson opened the scoring 3:12 into the game when his shot from the left point caromed off the back glass and into the net off the back of Bangor goalie Cody McCue.
Hanson made it 2-0 midway through the second period with a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle. Falmouth then converted a 5-on-3 power play early in the third, as Hinkley’s goal increased the margin to 3-0.
Bangor’s Phil Moscone scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 3:23 remaining.
MARSHWOOD 5, PORTLAND 2: Makili Matty recorded two goals and an assist, and Marshwood/Traip/Sanford/Noble (7-4) scored the last four goals to beat Portland/South Portland/Deering/Waynflete (3-10) in Dover, New Hampshire.
Emmett Hammond, Peter Blumenfeld and Sean Sullivan also scored for the Knighthawks. Blumenfeld’s power-play goal at 9:10 of the second period broke a 2-2 tie.
Ian House and Michael McMains scored for the visiting Beacons.
YORK 3, SCARBOROUGH 1: Michael Hanlon, Jordan Caracoglia and Brett Aceto scored, Maclean Douris made 14 saves, and the Wildcats (8-4) downed the Red Storm (5-6) in Dover, New Hampshire.
Preston Sullivan scored and Bryce Bellerose stopped 29 shots for Scarborough.
CAMDEN HILLS 11, HOULTON 4: Blake Christie scored seven goals, and the Windjammers (5-6) routed Houlton/Hodgdon/Katahdin (1-8) in Rockport.
Bridger Witbeck added two goals, and Jacob Talbot and Alden Howard also scored for the Windjammers, who built an 8-0 lead in the first period on six goals by Christie and one each from Witbeck and Howard.
EDWARD LITTLE 3, GREELY 1: Andrew Clements scored twice to lead the Red Eddies (4-8) over the Rangers (1-10) at Family Ice Center in Falmouth.
Goals by Clements and Joey Samson gave EL a 2-0 lead after one period. Clements made it 3-0 in the second period.
Mitchell Lambert ended Caden Westhoven’s shutout bid early in the third.
GIRLS HOCKEY
EDWARD LITTLE 9, GREELY 0: Leski Langevin scored four goals and assisted on two others as Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland/Monmouth (9-4-2) defeated Greely/Gray-New Gloucester (0-15) at Family Ice Center in Falmouth.
Avery Cologna added two goals and an assist, and Adalyn Martin and Adeline Langan also scored for the Red Hornets. Paige Fecteau made nine saves for the shutout.
Rangers goalie Charley Louie stopped 38 shots.
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