Adelaide Strout broke a tie with 1:33 remaining and Sophie Smith added an empty-net goal as Yarmouth/Freeport beat Cheverus/Old Orchard Beach/Kennebunk/Windham 4-2 in a showdown of top girls’ hockey teams Saturday afternoon in Yarmouth.
Sadie Carnes and Celia Zinman put Yarmouth/Freeport (13-1-1) on top 2-0 after one period, but Cheverus (14-2) drew even in the second period on goals from Marina Friedman and Brynn McKenney,
Ava Gervais made 13 saves for Yarmouth/Freeport, which is ranked second in the Varsity Maine poll and first in the North Heal point standings. Ellie Skolnekovich stopped 24 shots for Cheverus, the No. 1 team in South Heal points and the Varsity Maine poll.
PORTLAND/DEERING 6, EDWARD LITTLE 3: Jane Flynn scored three goals and set up two to lead Portland/Deering (2-11) to a win over Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland (1-14) at Troubh Ice Arena.
Hannah Dionne, Nora Bryant and Kate Martell also scored for the Bulldogs.
Edward Little’s Alyssa Prosser recorded a hat trick in the final seven minutes.
GORHAM 4, BRUNSWICK 2: Marisa Payne and Emerson Homa each scored twice to Gorham/Bonny Eagle/Massabesic/Fryeburg/Lake Region/Westbrook (9-6) past Brunswick (10-7) at USM Ice Arena.
Lauren Labbe and Elisia Palmer scored for Brunswick.
BASKETBALL
BRUNSWICK 46, BANGOR 30: Dakota Shipley had 12 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and four blocks as the Dragons (13-1) defeated the Rams (12-2) in Bangor.
Alexis Morin finished with 14 points.
Taylor Coombs put in 10 points for Bangor.
CHEVERUS 66, LEWISTON 29: Maddie Fitzpatrick led the Stags (14-2) with 18 points in a win over the Blue Devils (5-10) at Lewiston.
Emma Lizotte chipped in with 15 points and Megan Dearborn had 11 for Cheverus, which led 21-1 after the first quarter.
Lewiston’s Natalie Beaudoin scored 13 points.
GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 40, LAKE REGION 35: Isabelle Morelli scored 16 points to lead the Patriots (12-2) past the Lakers (11-4) in Naples.
Lake Region’s Bella Smith was the only other player in double figures, finishing with 11 points.
YARMOUTH 48, GREELY 34: The Clippers (5-8) closed the game on a 12-0 run and defeated the Rangers (7-6) in Yarmouth.
Maya Hagerty led Yarmouth with 13 points. Delia MacDonald and Neena Panozzo added 11 apiece.
Yarmouth was up 10-8 after one quarter, 26-21 at halftime and 32-28 heading to the fourth quarter.
The Rangers got 17 points from Sophia Ippolito.
SANFORD 59, NOBLE 31: Julissa McBarron got seven of her 17 points in the first quarter as the Spartans (10-4) jumped out to a 26-3 lead against the Knights (0-13) in North Berwick.
Riley Hebler tossed in 12 points for Sanford.
Emily Clark made a pair of 3-pointers and finished with eight points for Noble.
FRYEBURG ACADEMY 48, CAPE ELIZABETH 37: Sydney Shaw put in 19 points and Mina Milosevic tallied 11 as the Raiders (5-9) topped the Capers (3-12) in Cape Elizabeth.
Cape’s Olivia Manning led all scorers with 24 points. Grace Callahan had 11.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH 66, ST. DOMINIC 21: Sarah Davis sank four of her six 3-pointers in the first quarter and scored 22 points overall as the Seagulls (12-3) defeated the Saints (2-11) in Auburn.
Davis (12 points) and Elise MacNair combined for 22 points in the first eight minutes, helping Old Orchard build a 24-5 lead.
MacNair finished with 19 points.
Charli Apodaca scored 12 points and Ava Apodaca had nine for St. Dom’s.
NORTH YARMOUTH ACADEMY 85, DIRIGO 32: The Panthers (14-0) got 21 points from Graca Bila, 17 from Charlotte Harper-Cunningham and 14 from Ella Giguere in a win over the Cougars (4-12) at Dixfield.
Harper-Cunningham made four 3-pointers in the first half and Bila scored 14 points to help NYA build a 49-15 lead.
Seven players had at least seven points for NYA. Angel Huntsman finished with seven points and 11 assists.
Dirigo’s Grace Robbins sank five 3-pointers for 15 points. Jayce Brophy scored nine.
WAYNFLETE 51, BOOTHBAY 31: Lucy Hart scored 28 points as the Flyers (4-10) defeated the Seahawks (2-10) in Portland.
Lauren McNutt-Girouard chipped in with 12 points.
FREEPORT 41, SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 34: Emily Groves led the Falcons (7-7) with 12 points and Sydney Gelhar scored 11 in a victory over the Phoenix (11-1) at Jay.
Jaydn Pingree tallied 11 points for Spruce.
OAK HILL 54, POLAND 44: Peyton Gonya made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Raiders (6-7) past the Knights (0-13) in Poland.
Gonya hit a buzzer beater at the end of the first quarter, and Aubrey McElhaney made one at the end of the third for Oak Hill. McElhaney finished with 13 points.
Thea Thornton led Poland with 12 points.
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