GRAY — Johnny Patenaude buried eight 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, and Gray-New Gloucester shot its way to a 75-44 WMC boys basketball victory over Wells on Thursday.
Nate Hebert finished with 12 points and Colby Mitchell had 11 for the Patriots (6-1), who opened the game with a 21-3 run.
Jeremy Therrien led the Warriors (4-2) with 20 points. Tanner Fifield scored nine.
MT. ABRAM 77, WATERVILLE 28: Payton Mitchell had a game-high 26 points as the Roadrunners breezed past the Purple Panthers at the Augusta Civic Center.
Cam Frost-Gray added 22 points for Mt. Abram (4-0) in the win.
Derek Couture led the way with nine points for Waterville (0-5).
WISCASSET 54, BUCKFIELD 46: Alex Richard scored eight of his 16 points in the first quarter as the Wolverines (3-1) grabbed a lead they never relinquished in a win over the Bucks (2-3) at Wiscasset.
Spencer Pinkham added 10 points.
Krosby Harvey scored 17 points for Buckfield. Justin Lucas finished with 10.
LEWISTON 44, DEERING 43: Lonnie Thomas scored 20 points, including 14 in the second half, and visiting Lewiston held on to earn its first victory of the season, 44-43, at Deering.
Abdirahman Dakane and Jeffery Randall added eight points apiece for the Blue Devils (1-5)
The Rams (2-5), who got 18 points from Evan Legassey, were down three with a final possession but couldn’t get a tying 3-point shot attempt and settled for Justin Jamal’s basket as time wound down.
TELSTAR/GOULD 60, SACOPEE VALLEY 48: Silas Nielsen notched a triple-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks, but the Hawks (1-5) fell to the Rebels (3-2) in Bethel.
Dylan Capano scored 17 points for Sacopee Valley.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 65, DIRIGO 14: Ella Giguere recorded 16 steals to go with 15 points leading the Panthers (4-0) to a win over the Cougars (1-3) in Yarmouth.
Graca Bila tossed in 14 points and Athena Gee had 10 for NYA.
Lana Waite scored seven points for Dirigo.
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 57, WELLS 39: Izzy Morelli scored 16 points and Ella Kenney added 14 as the Patriots (6-1) cruised past the Warriors (5-2) in Wells.
Ellie Steele chipped in with 10 points for GNG, which jumped out to a 17-1 advantage after the first quarter.
Maren Maxon led Wells with 18 points. Payton Fazzina knocked down three 3-pointers for nine points.
SOUTH PORTLAND 52, EDWARD LITTLE 36: Emma Travis paced the offense with 19 points, and the Red Riots (4-3) took control with a 17-6 third-quarter advantage against the Red Eddies (3-4) in South Portland.
Annie Whitmore added 13 points.
Layla Facchiano led Edward Little with 16 points.
MT. ARARAT 49, OXFORD HILLS 39: A balanced attack and a second-quarter rally sent the Eagles (6-0) past the Vikings (2-2) in Topsham.
Kennedy Lampert, Julianna Allen and Cali Pomerleau each scored nine points for Mt. Ararat, which outscored Oxford Hills 12-5 in the second quarter after trailing 13-11. Eight players scored for the Eagles.
Ella Pelletier poured in a game-high 22 points for the Vikings, who were without outside shooter Tristen Derenburger. Gabbie Tibbetts and Milo Seams scored six points apiece and Maddy Miller added five.
BOYS HOCKEY
SAINT DOMINIC ACADEMY HOCKEY CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
SCORES
Lewiston 3, Notre Dame (Conn.) 1
West Haven (Conn.) 5, St. Dom’s 2
Edward Little 3, Ponaganset (R.I.) 2
Smithfield (R.I.) 6, St. Thomas Aquinas (N.H.) 2
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
St. Dom’s vs. Notre Dame, 10 a.m. on Rink 1 (Third-place game)
Ponaganset vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 10:20 a.m. on Rink 2
Lewiston vs. West Haven, 12 p.m. on Rink 1 (Championship game)
Notre Dame vs. Smithfield, 12:20 p.m. on Rink 2
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