Morse improved to 2-0 and visits Erskine Academy on Thursday, while Winslow dropped to 1-1. Freeman had six points in the OT.
“We had to play everybody because I had two kids foul out,” said Morse coach Sam Hayes, who praised the effort of Matt Belanger off the bench. “That was a big win for us because they’re one of the top teams in the conference, no question.”
The Black Raiders jumped out to a 22-19 firstquarter lead, but the Shipbuilders battled back for a 30-27 halftime lead, and Morse still led by three, 43-40, after 24 minutes.
Trevor Lovely, who had a game-high 33 points, brought Winslow back with a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers to send the game into overtime.
Ethan Winglass had 24 points for Morse, with Freeman pitching in 23. Casey Watson added nine points and Liam McDonough six. Chris Paulus was a top rebounder and Watson stood out on defense.
Justin Kervin had nine points for Winslow, while Justin Martin chipped in seven.
At the foul line, Morse was 16 of 31 and Winslow nine of 14.
| OXFORD | HILLS | 49 | |
| MT. | ARARAT | 56 |
Mt. Ararat made 12 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter to hold on for a KVAC victory at Topsham.
“This is a big win for this team, considering we weren’t ranked in the top eight and we have beaten two teams that were,” said Mt. Ararat coach Aaron Watson, whose Eagles are 2-0 and visit Brewer on Saturday.
Oxford Hills (0-2) led 14-11 after a quarter, but Mt. Ararat came back for a 22-22 tie at the half. The Eagles claimed a 38-34 edge through 24 minutes.
“We got fortunate in the third with a couple 3s that got us a four-point lead,” said Watson.
Shyheim Ulrickson had a game-high 20 points for the Eagles, with Mason Griffin adding 15 and Kevin Carter 14. Ulrickson had three 3-pointers.
Andrew Fleming paced the Vikings with 17 points.
| BRUNSWICK | 45 | |
| EDWARD | LITTLE | 43 |
Brunswick beat the Eddies for the first time since 2010 on Tuesday.
Derek Devereaux had 13 points and three assists, while Blake Gordon had 11 and Elliot Boyd 10 to go along with six rebounds.
“We led through most of the game, but the fourth quarter was back and forth,” said Brunswick coach Todd Hanson. “And, a win is a win … I’ll take it.”
Boyd had a key putback late to put the Dragons up by one and Ryan Black added a free throw with 12 seconds left. The Eddies missed on a late 3- point attempt.
Salad Sheikh had 10 points in the loss.
At the foul line Brunswick (2-0 and scheduled to host Hampden on Friday) was nine of 19 and EL seven of 12.
Brunswick led 13-8, 23-14 and 31-27 at the breaks.
| BUCKFIELD | 52 |
| RICHMOND | 61 |
Bailey Johansen made two key fourth-quarter baskets as the host Bobcats improved to 2-0 with an East-West Conference win.
Johansen led Richmond with 14 points, with Cameron Emmons chipping in 12, including clutch free throws down the stretch. Mike Stewart, Tyler Soucy and Sean Bernier added seven points each. Stewart had a game-high 13 rebounds.
Richmond led 16-5 after a quarter and 37-25 at the half.
“We played very well in the first half,” said Richmond coach Jonathan Spear.
Buckfield battled back in the third, outscoring the Bobcats 12-7 behind five points from Jared Eastman and four from Micah Madore to close to 44-38.
Eastman had a game-high 22 points for the Bucks, who fell to 0-2.
Richmond is slated to visit Greenville on Friday.
| RANGELEY | 16 |
| HYDE | 64 |
The Phoenix opened their season with a Class D victory over the 0-2 Lakers in Bath.
Akim Sanni and Warsame Mohamed paced Hyde (1-0) with 10 points each. Talin Rowe had 10 steals and added eight points, and Wilson MacMillan chipped in nine.
Tim White led Rangeley with six points.
Hyde jumped out to a 4-0 lead as Kiefer Cundy scored on the first two Phoenix possessions. Hyde put the game out of reach with a 15-2 second-quarter run.
| WISCASSET | 51 | |
| HALL- | DALE | 42 |
Dale Peaslee led the way with 13 points as the visiting Wolverines improved to 2-0 in the Mountain Valley Conference and visit Madison tonight at 5:30 p.m.
JD Souza and Matt Craig chipped in 11 points each for Wiscasset, which led 14-9 after a quarter, trailed 22-21 at the half and claimed a 38-31 advantage through three.
“The third quarter was the telling tale,” said Wiscasset coach Dana Lawrence, whose squad was seven of 11 from the charity stripe.
Ryan Sinclair had 13 points and Nat Crocker 12 for Hall-Dale (1-1).
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