Forest Hills outscored Pine Tree Academy 16-2 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a Class D South girls’ basketball quarterfinal victory at the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday morning.
Caitlin Logston scored 10 of her game-high 25 points in the pivotal fourth quarter for the fifth-seeded Tigers of Jackman (11-8), who advance to play No. 1 Rangeley in Thursday’s 11:30 a.m. semifinal.
Patricia Lessard tossed in 15 points for the winners, who trailed 29-26 after three periods.
Alexandra Goodman tallied 20 points to lead Pine Tree Academy (13-6).
Old Orchard 45, Madison 41
At the Augusta Civic Center, the Seagulls converted six of their nine free throws in the fourth quarter to outlast the Bulldogs in a girls’ C South quarterfinal game.
Emily Greenlee headed a balanced effort for No. 4 Old Orchard Beach (12-8) with 15 points, while Meghan LaPlante scored 14 and Brianna Plante posted 11 points.
Fifth-seeded Madison (14-6) was led by Sydney LeBlanc’s 12 points. Lauren Hay added nine points.
OOB and No. 1 Richmond (19-0) square off on Thursday at 4 p.m.
Stearns 51, Narraguagus 41
BANGOR — The top-seeded Stearns Minutemen were able to survive the upset-minded Narraguagus Knights 51-41 behind a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds from junior forward Peighton Ingersoll.
Senior guard Emma Alley contributed 12 points and six assists for Stearns (18-1), which meets No. 5 Dexter, a 50-26 winner over No. 4 Madawaska, in Friday’s 8:35 p.m. Class C North semifinal at the Cross Insurance Center. Narraguagus finishes at 14-6.
“That’s as good an eighth seed as you’re going to find in the tournament,” said Brown. “I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Peighton Ingersoll really had a big game.”
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