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FARMINGDALE — The Hall-Dale girls basketball team began its Class C state title defense in winning fashion Friday night with a 59-25 victory over Carrabec in Farmingdale.
Hayden Madore (16 points), K.J. Greenhalgh (15 points) and Amanda Trepanier (10) all scored in double figures for Hall-Dale (1-0). The Bulldogs also got six points from Sierra Gibbons and four points apiece from Aubrey Gilbert, Jade Graham and Torie Tibbetts.
Molly Hay scored eight points for Carrabec (0-1) in the loss.
MONMOUTH ACADEMY 58, BUCKFIELD 19: Freshman Kaitlyn Frost and senior Holly Hunt led the Mustangs (1-0) to a season-opening victory over the Bucks (0-1) in Monmouth.
Frost and Hunt each made eight field goals, including a 3-pointer. Frost also hit three free throws to finish with 20 points and Hunt made one foul shot to reach 18 points. Reese Beaudoin added seven points to Monmouth’s victory.
Freshman Searae Devoe led Buckfield with 11 points, which included a pair of 3-pointers.
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MT. ABRAM 48, WINTHROP 36: The Roadrunners used a balance scoring effort to knock off the perennial powerhouse Ramblers in an MVC showdown in Strong.
Payton Mitchell and Cam Gray scored 10 points each to lead Mt. Abram (1-0). Kaden Pillsbury (nine points), Killian Pillsbury and Tucker Plouffe (six points each), Bryce Wilcox (five) and Dylan Thorne two) also scored for the Roadrunners.
Braden Branagen scored a game-high 12 points for Winthrop (0-1). The Ramblers also got scoring from Andrew Fay (seven points), Cole Bard and Carter Rivers (six points) and Brayden Stubbert (five).
MT. BLUE 59, MESSALONSKEE 40: Chandler Briggs poured in a game-high 19 points as the Cougars opened the season with a victory over the Eagles in Oakland.
Zach Poisson and Evan Sterling joined Briggs in double figures for Mt. Blue (1-0) with 12 points each. Zach Koban (eight points), Charles Stevens (five points) and Jayden Meader (three) also scored for the Cougars.
Center Merrick Smith led a balanced Messalonskee scoring effort with nine points. The Eagles (0-1) also got eight points from Sam Dube, seven points from Daniel Parent, six each from Drake Brunelle and Jacob Moody and four from Ty Bernier.
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