Caroline Smith scores 25 points, surpassing 1,000 for her career with two free throws in the third quarter, as the Falcons earn a 50-28 win over the Rangers.

The Warriors lead by 10 after the first quarter and by 13 at halftime.

Lucia Pompeo has a hat trick for Cheverus/Old Orchard Beach in a 4-2 victory over Cape Elizabeth/South Portland/Waynflete.

Emily Archibald hit four free throws in the final 6 seconds as Kennebunk pulls out a 49-45 win.

The Red Storm come back from a three-goal deficit against Thornton to remain a chief Class A contender.

The Rams pull ahead by outscoring the Warriors 13-6 in the third quarter.

Maggie Whitmore scores 23 points and the Red Riots open a 23-point lead by halftime in cruising to a win over Sanford.

The Rangers stretch their winning streak to 43 with a 58-45 victory.

Girls' basketball: Casey Perry gets a steal with 10 seconds left, then hit a 1 of 2 free throws and Marshwood improves to 3-0 with a one-point win.

Paige Cote scores 26 points and Sanford opens the season with a 42-36 win over the Trojans.

Defending state champion Cheverus/OOB has just 14 players – and it took effort to get that many kids out for the team.

Scarborough looks like the team to beat this winter among programs in southern Maine.

Area teams open up their 2019/20 schedules this weekend

Maggie Cochran scores three goals as Cape Elizabeth tops Hermon, 4-0, for its second straight championship.

The Biddeford boys will be the host team for a new co-op program, and three boys' teams will drop from Class A to B.

The school has reached out to the Portland/Deering hockey programs, but that option is off the table.

The senior had 49 goals and 35 assists this season to cap a career that featured two state titles.

These were the state's 12 best girls' hockey players this winter.

The winner will be announced Thursday during the senior all-star game.

Abby Lamontagne scores twice for Cheverus/Kennebunk/ OOB, which wins its first title in nine years.

Cheverus/Kennebunk/Old Orchard Beach overcomes a two-goal deficit and wins its second straight regional title.

Cheverus/Kennebunk/Old Orchard Beach is pushed to the limit by Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland but escapes with a 1-0 victory.

The second-seeded Red Storm will play for the South title after beating No. 3 Falmouth, 5-2.

The Clippers earn a 5-2 win over Winslow/Gardiner/Cony in a North quarterfinal.

The Yachtsmen score four goals in the first period and cruise into the South semifinals with a 7-1 win over Portland/Deering.

Emily Demers records a hat trick in a 7-2 win and goes over 100 points for her career.

Cheverus/Kennebunk/Old Orchard Beach gets three third-period goals for a 3-0 win in a possible regional final preview.

The Hawks rally with a 17-0 run in the third quarter, then hold off a fourth-quarter comeback attempt by the Scots to secure a 68-67 victory.

Paige Cote scores 15 of her 24 points at the line in a 45-40 girls' basketball win over Portland.

The senior is a goalie for the girls' ice hockey team – and often sings the national anthem before games.

The undefeated Eagles pull away from a halftime tie to beat Massabesic, 38-34.

The Knights spoil Mckenzy Ouellette's milestone night for Massabesic.

The Stags get two late goals to beat Scarborough, 2-0, in a battle between the top two teams in the South.

The top 10 boys’ and girls’ basketball teams and top five boys’ and girls’ hockey teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points.

Gray-New Gloucester uses a 14-4 run in the second quarter to open a lead and holds off North Yarmouth Academy.

The Blue Devils hold on for a 3-2 win in an early showdown of teams favored to reach the state championship game.

The unbeaten Blue Devils post a 2-0 victory despite 31 saves from the Red Storm's Ariella Swett.

The Spartans go on a 17-11 run in the fourth quarter to defeat Deering, 60-57.

The Stags allow a goal for only the second time in five games but post a 4-1 win over St. Dom's.

The Red Storm finally have a place to play that doesn't involve a 1-hour, 40-minute round-trip bus ride.

Meghan Abel says she doesn't know how to skate, but she can stop pucks in the clutch as the Rangers down Portland.

Team outlooks and top players for local girls' hockey teams.

The defending South champion Stags have a veteran lineup and should be tough again this winter.

Lewiston and Cheverus are the favorites, but the Yachtsmen hope to pull some surprises.

Girls' hockey practice began this week, and perennial powerhouse Greely is rebuilding on offense and in the net.

The 12-player list includes four seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and two freshmen.

The senior forward scored three unassisted goals in the Rangers' 3-1 state championship win.

Veilleux's first season led Black Tigers to regional semifinals.

Black Tigers senior finished with 60 points in 20 games.

The senior forward scored all three goals in the Rangers' title game victory.