Instead, brothers Brandon and Derick Ouellette stepped into the limelight. combining for 51 points in Forest Hills’ 78-50 victory. Brandon, the team’s sophomore point guard, connected on five 3-pointers and scored 19 points. Derick, a 5-foot-11 senior, did all his damage in the paint, scoring a career-high 32 points.

Lawrence got off to a quick start in its only meeting against Edward Little this season and put the Red Eddies away, 67-53. The teams meet again Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center in the semifinals of the Eastern Maine Class a boys basketball tournament, and although a repeat of that start would be nice, McGee isn’t expecting it.

With time winding down, Madison senior Dylan Price saw an opening and drove to the basket to score what proved to be the game-winning hoop with 9.9 seconds left to play. Hall-Dale had one last shot to tie the game, but a driving layup by Mike Woods rolled off the rim as the buzzer sounded, giving Madison a 50-48 victory.

Waynflete returned a tournament tested team to the Augusta Civic Center floor and it showed as the Flyers pulled away in the second quarter on their way to a 78-47 victory.

Xavier Lewis returned to the lineup after missing five games due to illness, Spencer Carey took the ball to the basket and everyone played defense. It added up a 52-41 victory for the No. 3 Bulldogs over No. 6 Brunswick.

Evan Worster finish with a team-high 18 points and No. 1 cruised to a 74-41 win against No. 8 Richmond in the Western D quarterfinals.

In her first tournament appearance Friday, the 5-foot-11 center Nia Irving scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the No. 4 Bulldogs to a 73-62 win against No. 5 Mt. Blue in the quarterfinal round of the Eastern Maine Class A basketball tournament.