NAPLES

Taylor Rinaldi led a balanced Freeport attack as the Falcons earned a big 58-45 Western Maine Conference win over Lake Region in girls high school basketball action on Thursday.

Freeport improved to 7-2 and visits Yarmouth on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Lake Region came out strong, claiming a 20-10 lead after a quarter.

But the Falcons recovered, out-scoring the Lakers, 15-7 in the second to close to 27-25 at the half. A 15-8 run in the third quarter gave the Falcons the lead for good as Freeport pulled away in the final frame.

Rinaldi had 14 points, while teammates Megan Cormier picked up 12, Regan Lynch 10 and Caroline Smith nine.

Kristin Huntress and Lauren Jacobs paced the Lakers with 11 points each, with Chandler True adding 10.

LEWISTON		51
MT.	ARARAT	27

The Eagles saw their two-game Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference winning streak come to an end at the hands of the Blue Devils in Topsham.

Lewiston used a 17-4 start to take control and led 27-6 at the half. Mt. Ararat (2-8) played better in the second half, out-scored just 24-21 by the Blue Devils.

Nikki Bradstreet led Mt. Ararat with 13 points, followed by Sabrina Paetow’s seven. Kyla Greenleaf had six rebounds and five steals.

Mt. Ararat visits Edward Little on Monday at 1:30 p.m.

MADISON	49
LISBON	38

A slow start doomed the Greyhounds in Mountain Valley Conference play.

Madison (8-2) jumped out to a 13-2 first-quarter lead, led by seven points from Ashley Emery. The Bulldogs held a 24-12 edge at the half and a 39-22 lead through three.

Emery led the Bulldogs with 12 points.

Kaylin Le paced Lisbon (6- 4) with 12 points, while Giana Russo chipped in 11.

Lisbon was 12-of-27 at the free-throw line. Madison was 8-of-13.

The Greyhounds host Winthrop on Saturday at 2 p.m.

WISCASSET	16
WINTHROP	52

A 7-7 first-quarter deadlock seemed promising for the Wolverines, but the Ramblers used a 19-2 second-quarter to run to take control in MVC play.

Kena Souza drained a pair of 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 12 points for Winthrop (4-4). Aaliyah Wilson-Falcone chipped in 11 and Shie Smith had eight.

Hayhlee Craig paced Wiscasset (1-10) with seven points. Maeve Blodgett hit a 3-pointer.

Wiscasset hosts Mountain Valley this upcoming Thursday at 7 p.m.

HYDE	32
NYA	62

Host North Yarmouth Academy (5-4) held a 25-6 scoring advantage in the second quarter en route to a Class C South win at Yarmouth over the 2-5 Phoenix.

The Panthers received 22 points from Maggie Larson, who nailed four 3-pointers. Sydney Plummer picked up 16 points and Katie Larson finished with 12.

Timesha Walker led Hyde with 20 points.

The Phoenix host Hebron Academy on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Boys

WISCASSET — High-scoring Wiscasset scored 47 first-half points and cruised to an 80-60 MVC victory over Telstar.

The 8-4 Wolverines, who visit Mountain Valley this upcoming Thursday at 7 p.m., led 21-12, 47-27 and 65-45 at the quarter breaks.

Cody Roberts had a big game for Wiscasset, scoring 22 points, hauling down seven rebounds and picking up four steals. Ethan James had a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards, while Zach Reed picked up 17 points. Logan Orr added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists, while Russell Marr dished out seven helpers.

Telstar struggled at the line, going just 6-of-18, while the Wolverines were 10-of-19.

MT.	ARARAT	40
LEWISTON		48

Luke Madore powered his way to a double-double as the host Blue Devils downed the Eagles in KVAC play.

Madore had 21 points and 16 rebounds in the Lewiston (2-8) win. Desmond Jackson chipped in eight points.

Steven Gerencer led Mt. Ararat (2-8) with eight points.

The Eagles host Edward Little on Monday at 6 p.m.

LISBON	46
MADISON	67

The host Bulldogs got back on track after their first loss, downing the Greyhounds in MVC action.

Madison (9-1) used 21 points from Mitch Jarvis to pull away from Lisbon, 5-4 and slated to host unbeaten Winthrop on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Evan Bess scored nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs used a 21-5 advantage to pull away.

Jonah Sautter popped for 12 points for the Greyhounds.

Girls hockey

BRUNSWICK — Forward Madison Simard scored a hat trick as Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland edged Brunswick, 4-3, at Sidney J. Watson Arena.

The Dragons kept coming back from a one-goal deficit, but failed to come back the entire way from two goals down in the third period.

Beth Labbe scored two of the Dragons’ goals.

Haley Frohlich provided offensive support for the Red Hornets (8-2-1) with a pair of assists.

Brunswick goalie Marilyn Daniel was impressive in goal, making 26 saves to keep the game in reach.