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AUGUSTA — Leah Jones scored 19 points to lead the Camden Hills girls basketball team to a 59-31 win over Brunswick in a Class A North quarterfinal Friday at the Augusta Civic Center.
“It feels really great to get the win,” said Jones, a senior guard. “Now we understand (playing on a) bigger court and what it takes to make sure we’re getting our rotations, especially on our defensive press, which was a little stagnant in the first half.”
“You could tell that we had a little nerves in the beginning,” added Camden Hills coach Samantha Bragg. “I wasn’t too worried about it, but obviously when the game starts going, you have questions. We did a really good job responding at halftime and coming out doing what we’re supposed to do and be locked in.”
Maddison Cronkite scored 14 points for the No. 3 Windjammers, while Thea Laukka added 13. Camden Hills forced 31 turnovers out of the No. 6 Dragons, who finished 7-12.
The Windjammers will face No. 2 seed Hampden Academy on Tuesday.
Grace Roak led Brunswick with 15 points.
HAMPDEN ACADEMY 35, LEWISTON 18: The second-seeded Broncos (15-4) opened with a 15-0 run and never looked back against the No. 7 Blue Devils (9-10) in a Class A North quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center.
Aubrey Shaw, a junior guard, scored the Broncos’ first eight points and finished with a team-high 16. Freshman guard Naia Studley added eight points.
Hampden led 13-0 after one quarter, 24-10 at halftime and 33-14 heading into the fourth quarter.
Senior guard Ella Beaudoin and freshman center Emma Madore each contributed six points for the Blue Devils.
EDWARD LITTLE 45, BANGOR 36: Three players scored in double digits for the fourth-seeded Red Eddies (15-4), who never trailed the fifth-seeded Rams (13-6) in a Class A North quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center.
Alexis Creaser (10 rebounds), Elizabeth Galway (six rebounds) and Hope Fontaine all finished with 12 points. Edward Little led by as much as 14 in the third quarter.
Bangor’s Avery Clark scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half, but the Rams couldn’t get closer than a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Dalaney Horr added 10 points and seven rebounds, and Gabby Roy grabbed 14 rebounds.
MT. ARARAT 62, SKOWHEGAN 24: Four Mt. Ararat players hit multiple 3-pointers as the top-seeded Eagles (18-1) tied a Class A North tournament record by making 11 3-pointers in a quarterfinal win over eighth-seeded Skowhegan (8-11).
Mt. Ararat sophomore guard Cali LeClair (four 3s) led all scorers with 13 points, and senior guard Jenna Jensen and freshman guard Josie Jensen each had 12 points with two 3-pointers. Jenna Jensen hit a half-court bank shot to beat the first-quarter buzzer.
The defending Class A champs led 31-10 at halftime and 51-16 entering the fourth quarter.
Natalie Cooke led the River Hawks with seven points.
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