BANGOR — Another big game by John Shea was backed up by strong outings from Landon Cougle and Hamza Sheikh in Edward Little’s 87-60 boys basketball win over Hampden on Thursday.
Shea put up 36 points, while Cougle scored 19 and Sheikh contributed 14 for the Red Eddies, who improve to 7-1 with the victory.
Zach McLaughlin led the Broncos (0-9) with 22 points. J.J. Wolfington added 11, including three 3-pointers.
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 68, CAPE ELIZABETH 54: The Patriots (4-3) closed with a 26-11 advantage in the fourth quarter, hitting 10 of 14 free throws down the stretch, as they topped the Capers (4-4) at Gray.
Anthony Prescott powered Gray-New Gloucester with 22 points, including five buckets from behind the arc. Nate Hebert chipped in 15 points and Jay Hawkes added 10.
Will Bowe led Cape Elizabeth with 19 points, and Jake Frame scored 18.
DIRIGO 79, TELSTAR 31: Charlie Houghton poured in a game-high 28 points to lead the Cougars past the Rebels in Dixfield.
Nathaniel Wainwright added 16 and Trenton Hutchinson 15 for Dirigo.
Frankie Campra paced Telstar with 13 points.
LISBON 56, MT. ABRAM 44: The Greyhounds took a one-point lead into the fourth quarter, then finished the game on a 19-8 run to top the Roadrunners in an MVC tilt in Lisbon.
Levi Tibbetts scored eight of his game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter for Lisbon, While Mason Booker added 13 and Caden Boone 11.
Payton Mitchell led Mt. Abram with 20 points and Adam Luce scored 11.
OCEANSIDE 58, LEAVITT 47: Carter Galley led the Mariners (5-3) with 19 points in a KVAC win over the Hornets (7-2) in Turner.
Alex Bartlett scored 15 points and Alex Collins had 11 points for Oceanside.
Sawyer Hathaway paced Leavitt with 16 points. Hunter Hayes scored 12.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY 68, BUCKFIELD 38: Zach New dropped in 16 points in the Falcons’ (3-3) win over the Bucks (0-6) in Buckfield.
Airick Richard had 15 points for Mountain Valley and Will Gallant finished with 12 points.
Ayden Jefferson led Buckfield with 13 points and Gavin Charest chipped in 12.
SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 89, WISCASSET 16: Seven Phoenix (5-0) players scored nine or more points in a Mountain Valley Conference victory over the Wolverines (0-5) in Wiscasset.
Jace Bessey hit five 3-pointers and led all scorers with 20 points. Eli Timler added 16 points for Spruce Mountain, Ian York and Cam Phillips each scored 11, and Owen Bryant, Lucas Towers and Caleb Parlin scored nine apiece.
Jevar Garricks topped Wiscasset with 10 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
ERSKINE 34, MT. BLUE 26: The Eagles outscored the Cougars by 17 points in the second half to earn a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win in South China.
Emma Stred led Erskine (3-4) with nine points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, while Emily Clark added eight points and 11 rebounds. Mackenzie Roderick chipped in eight points.
Mt. Blue (2-6) was led by Eva Stevens’ game-high 14 points.
OCEANSIDE 74, LEAVITT 34: Bailey Breen scored 23 points to power the Mariners (8-0) past the Hornets (1-6) in Rockland.
Audrey MacKie knocked down three 3-pointers on her way to 19 points for Oceanside. Anna Kingsbury contributed eight points.
Caitlyn McCoy led Leavitt with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
HAMPDEN 51, EDWARD LITTLE 38: Bella McLaughlin scored 25 points to lead the Broncos (7-1) to a win over the Red Eddies (2-6) in Auburn.
Taylor Gardner added nine points for Hampden.
Tess Robbins led Edward Little with 10 points, and Rachel Penny had nine points.
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