GARDINER — Gabrielle Wener scored a basket and made a free throw with 12 seconds left to give Messalonskee the lead and the Eagles held on for a 48-47 win over Gardiner in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A girls basketball action Thursday night.
Wener finished with a game-high 26 points for Messalonskee (5-4) while Kaitlin Seekins and Emily Parent each scored six.
Gardiner (6-3) was led by Bailey Poore with 15 points and Jaycie Stevens with 12.
MARANACOOK 56, BELFAST 41: Gabrielle Green scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds to lead the Black Bears to a victory over the Lions in Readfield.
Grace Dwyer scored 13 points for Maranacook (6-3), while Amanda Goucher and Grace Despres added seven points for the Black Bears.
Grace Fitzjurls led Belfast (0-10) with 15 points, while Lillie Mitchell added 10.
LAWRENCE 56, BREWER 40: The Bulldogs outscored the Brewers 31-16 in the first half on their way to the KVAC A win in Fairfield.
Brooklynn Lambert led all scorers with 15 points for Lawrence (5-3) while Megan Curtis added 11.
Brewer (2-7) was led by Rebecca Gideon with nine points.
WATERVILLE 42, MOUNT VIEW 17: Sadie Garling scored 18 points to lead the host Purple Panthers to the KVAC A win in Thorndike.
Madeleine Martin added eight points, 16 rebounds and seven steals for Waterville (10-0).
Hannah Coolen scored 11 points for Mount View (2-6).
MT. ABRAM 42, CARRABEC 40: Senior guard Summer Ross nailed a turnaround field goal with 5.5 seconds remaining in regulation, and the Roadrunners held on for the Mountain Valley Conference victory.
Ross compiled a game-high 18 points for Mt. Abram. (3-6). Madison Phelps added seven points.
Cheyenne Cahill had 15 points to lead Carrabec.
MONMOUTH 57, WISCASSET 19: Kaeti Butterfield and Julia Johnson drained 15 points apiece as Monmouth pounded out the MVC victory.
The Mustangs (6-3) galloped to a 33-12 lead at the midpoint before easing off in the second half.
Sydnie Thayer tabulated a team-leading eight points for Wiscasset (0-9) in the losing effort.
HALL-DALE 47, LISBON 40: Iris Ireland netted a game-high 15 points as the Bulldogs got the MVC win.
Hall-Dale (5-3) only led by one in the first half, and crept ahead over the last two frames. Caden Wills contributed 10 points for the Bulldogs.
Sydnie Plourde led a well-balanced squad of scorers with nine points for Lisbon (1-7).
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FOREST HILLS 62, GREENVILLE 49: Parker Desjardins finished with 25 points, including 14 in the second half, to lead the Tigers to the East/West Conference win in Jackman.
Jakob Rivas added 13 points for Forest Hills (8-0) while Hunter Cuddy scored 10.
Greenville (4-4) was led by Chris Caiazzo with 15 points and Jack Morehouse with 14.
LAWRENCE 54, BREWER 40: The Bulldogs outscored the Witches 22-12 in the fourth quarter to earn the KVAC A win in Brewer.
Nick Robertson and Kobe Nadeau each scored 16 points to lead Lawrence (4-4).
Trevor Pearson paced Brewer (3-6) with 15 points.
TEMPLE 52, PINE TREE 43: Nick Blaisdell scored 14 points to lead the Bereans to the Class D win in Waterville.
Steve Kruta added 13 points for Temple (7-3).
Chris Amisi scored a game-high 23 points for lead Pine Tree (2-6).
MESSALONSKEE 61, GARDINER 58: Tucker Charles scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Eagles to a KVAC A victory over the Tigers in Oakland.
Matthew Parent scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds, while Noah Wood added 14 points for Messalonskee (5-4).
Luke Stevens scored 22 points for Gardiner (1-8), while Logan Carleton added 13 points.
ERSKINE 42, SKOWHEGAN 40: Braden Soule scored 11 points to lead the Eagles to a KVAC victory over the Indians in South China.
Austin Dunn and Jacob Mortimer each added nine points for Erskine (6-4).
Marcus Christopher led Skowhegan (3-6) with 17 points. Carter Hunt added six points.
OXFORD HILLS 65, CONY 44: Ian Bowers scored 10 points for the Rams in a KVAC A loss to the Vikings in South Paris.
Dakota Dearborn added eight points for the Rams (7-3).
Spencer Strong led Oxford Hills (6-4) with 24 points, while Colton Carson added 15 points.
MT. BLUE 57, NOKOMIS 47: Garrett Reynolds and James Anderson each scored 19 points to lead the Cougars to a KVAC win over the Warriors in Newport.
Caleb Talbot added seven points for Mt. Blue (7-2).
Brock Graves and Brendon Noyes each scored 10 points for Nokomis (0-10).
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