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YARMOUTH — Warsame Mohamed scored a game-high 28 points as the Hyde School boys basketball team rolled to a 71-52 victory over North Yarmouth Academy on Tuesday.

The Phoenix improved to 10-0 and sit atop the Maine Principals Association’s Western D standings.

Ryan Cassidy chipped in 20 points for Hyde, which visits 11-1 Waynflete on Thursday.

Hyde used an early 16-2 run to claim a 42-26 halftime lead, and the Phoenix extended their advantage to 30 points in the fourth quarter. Evander Lenardson added eight points, while Talin Rowe chipped in six points, five rebounds and five steals.

Chase Gendron paced NYA (4-9) with 19 points.

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NYA GIRLS 37
HYDE 57

The host Phoenix jumped out to a 17-7 first-quarter lead and pulled away from there in downing North Yarmouth Academy in Bath.

Hyde, 12-0 and scheduled to visit Valley on Friday, held quarter leads of 33-18 and 47-24.

Kara Fischer scored a game-high 22 points for Hyde and was relentless on defense with eight steals. Diamond Brown had a double-double with 13 points and 11 caroms, while Shannon Ward nailed two 3-pointers to finish with 10 points. Jailene Martinez (four points, five rebounds) and Chloe Blaylock (four points, two steals) also contributed.

WINTHROP BOYS 55
WISCASSET 53

Taylor Morang hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the visiting Ramblers a Mountain Valley Conference win at Wiscasset, which dropped to 7-6 and visits Mountain Valley on Thursday.

Winthrop (8-5) led throughout, posting quarterly leads of 14-7, 27-24 and 36-35. The fourth quarter went back-and-forth, with several lead changes and ties.

Morang led the Ramblers with 15 points, with Hunter Kilgore adding 13 points and Dakota Carter nine.

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For Wiscasset, Travis Padilla had a game-high 19 points, including seven for seven at the charity stripe, pulled down 14 rebounds and dished out three assists. Austin Haskell chipped in eight points and four assists, while JD Souza and Chandler Longfellow added seven points each. Dale Peaslee had nine rebounds.

BOOTHBAY 60
LISBON GIRLS 34

Morgan Crocker led four Seahawks in double figures in an MVC win at Lisbon Falls.

Boothbay (12-2) led 13-5 after a quarter and 30-13 at the half. Lisbon outscored the Seahawks 11-7 in the third quarter to draw to 37-24.

Crocker had 15 points, followed by Sarah Caron with 12, and Sara Durgin and Abby McLellan with 10 points each.

Denise Thomas paced Lisbon (4-9 and scheduled to visit Telstar on Friday) with 11 points. Bailey Madore and Jordan Kates chipped in six points each.

RICHMOND BOYS 65
ACADIA CHR. 38

Eddie Stewart scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds as the Bobcats improved to 6-8 with a Class D win over Acadia Christian at Trenton.

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Richmond, which visits Greenville on Friday, led 18-10, 30-16 and 45-25 at the quarter breaks.

“We were able to put pressure on them and get rebounds,” said Richmond coach Jon Spear.

Tyler Soucy added nine points for Richmond, with Sean Bernier and Xavier Trask adding eight and seven, respectively. The Bobcats were seven of 11 from the foul line.

Spencer Young scored a game-high 23 points for Acadia Christian (1-6), which was two of five at the foul line.

WINTHROP GIRLS 16
WISCASSET 55

Host Wiscasset improved to 3-10 Tuesday with quarterly leads of 9-3, 29-10 and 38-14.

Heidi Pinkham led the way with 14 points, while Briana Goud had 12, Kasey Cromwell eight, and Miranda McIntire and Colleen Hendricks six each.

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For Winthrop (1-12), Cat Ouellete had six points.

“Wiscasset played its best game of the season, creating turnovers right from the opening tip,” said Wiscasset coach Patrick Quinn. “Pinkham and Cromwell played impressive defense with seven and five steals, respectively. Goud controlled the paint with 10 rebounds, and several Wiscasset role players chipped in with timely plays. Wiscasset tallied its highest point total in at least four seasons.”

The Wolverines visit Mountain Valley on Friday.



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