SOUTH CHINA — Shyler Scates scored 18 points to lead Erskine past Oxford Hills 58-52 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A boys basketball game Friday night.

Scates nailed three 3-pointers in the second quarter as the Eagles (4-2) rallied to get back in the game. Tom Grady added 16 points for Erskine while Devin Duncan had 11 and Tyler Belanger 10.

Oxford Hills (1-5) was led by Ryan Godin with 11 points.

Cony 71, Mt. Ararat 57: Josiah Howard scored 26 points as the Rams won the KVAC A game in Topsham.

Walker Cooper added 18 points, while both Zac Lachance and Chandler Shostak added nine for Cony (2-4).

Josh Wright had 32 points for Mt. Ararat (0-6).

Richmond 52, Seacoast Christian 30: Ben Carver had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the host Bobcats to the Class D win. Kade Strout added 10 points and nine rebounds for Richmond (2-3).

Logan Archer scored eight points to lead Seacoast Christian (1-4).

Mountain Valley 48, Winthrop 20: Jacob Theriault had 13 points as the Falcons beat the Ramblers on Friday night.

Taylor Morang had six points for Winthrop (0-5).

Girls basketball

Gardiner 52, Mt. View 21: Kelsey Moody and Kelly Macomber each had eight points as the Tigers win a KVAC B game in Thorndike.

Delainey Kein had six points for Mt. View (0-6).

Gardiner improves to 7-0.

Oxford Hills 58, Erskine 46: Alex Rowe and Abbie Westman each had 13 points as the Vikings beat the Eagles in a KVAC A game in South Paris.

Kelsey Deblois added 10 points for Oxford Hills (3-3).

Mery Bond had 11 points for Erskine (1-5). Sierra Tjelmeland added eight points and eight rebounds for Erskine.

Richmond 39, Seacoast Christian 23: Jamie Plummer had 18 points, 12 rebounds and five steals to lead the host Bobcats to the Class D win.

Noell Acord added 11 rebounds for Richmond (5-0) whlie Alyssa Pearson chipped in with 12 points.

Seacoast Christian (3-2) was led by Kirin Desmith with six points.