AUGUSTA

Pine Tree Academy seemed to figure things out in the third quarter in Tuesday’s Class D South girls quarterfinal basketball game at the Augusta Civic Center.

The Breakers erased an 18- 15 halftime deficit behind 10 third- quarter points from standout Alex Goodman, taking a 29- 22 lead over fifth-seeded Forest Hills.

But in the fourth, the Tigers made PTC pay for several players in foul trouble, including Goodman, out-scoring the No. 4 seed, 16- 2, for a come- from behind 42-31 victory.

Forest Hills will face No. 1 Rangeley on Thursday in the semifinals, while the Breakers saw their season come to an end with a 13-6 record.

Goodman, Angel Hood and Adriana DePalma tried to play through the fourth quarter with four fouls each, but Forest Hills took it right at the Breakers, with Hood and DePalma eventually fouling out.

“ We have a hard time reading the refs and how the game is going to be played out,” said Pine Tree coach Josh Dayan. “ We have had players in foul trouble throughout the season.”

Dayan was most concerned about the way his team shot the basketball in the first half. The Breakers were just 6- of- 23 ( 26 percent) from the field despite forcing 16 Forest Hills turnovers.

Goodman scored eight of her team’s points in the opening half, with Emily Schlisner adding four and DePalma three.

“Our game plan typically has been to put the ball in the hands of the other players and post up Goodman, but I felt that our shots were rushed, especially in the first half where I felt if we would have hit some shots we would have had a 10-point lead,” said Dayan.

PTC had trouble with the Forest Hills tandem of Caitlin Logston and Patricia Lessard. Logston had 13 points by halftime, with Lessard accounting for the other five.

Goodman hits

The Breakers seemed to figure out their shooting woes in the third quarter. Goodman quickly tied the game with a 3-pointer, and Stephie Kayumba gave PTC its first lead since an early 6-5 edge with a put-back, 22-20.

Goodman’s second trey made for a 27-22 PTC lead, and the junior finished off her 10-point quarter with a steal and a layup for a seven-point edge.

Forest Hills crept a bit closer by the end of the third quarter, as Lessard scored inside twice to get the Tigers to 29-26 heading to the fourth.

Early in the fourth, DePalma was whistled for her fourth foul, and moments later Goodman earned her fourth.

Lessard, who had 10 points in the second half to finish with 15, scored, followed moments later by making both ends of a 1- and- 1 for a 30- 29 Forest Hills lead.

“Forest Hills is always a tough opponent, a team that plays above their skill level,” said Dayan of the Tigers (11-8).

Logston took over from there. She stole a PTC pass and drove to the basket as Hood, with four fouls, was forced to back away. Logston made it a 34- 29 contest, and after DePalma fouled out, Demitria Giroux scored her only points with a pair of free throws to make for a three possession contest.

Logston finished the Breakers off with two more free throws and a spinning layup, scoring a game-high 25 points.

Goodman finally scored for PTC with 20 seconds remaining, ending the morning with 20 points, nine rebounds and five steals.

Logston added six boards and six steals for the Tigers, who shot 44 percent (15-of-34) from the floor and made 12-of-17 at the charity stripe. Lessard pulled down seven rebounds.

No. 5 Forest Hills 42, No. 4 PTC 31

Class D South Quarterfinal At the Augusta Civic Center

Forest Hills — Caitlin Logsdon 11-3- 25, Alex Lessard 0-0-0, Patricia Lessard 4-7-15, Madison Cuddy 0-0- 0, Demitria Giroux 0-2-2. Totals — 15-12-42. PTC — Alex Goodman 8-2-20, Angel Hood 1-0-2, Adriana DePalma 1-1-3, Emily Schlisner 2-0-4, Stephie Kayumba 1-0-2, Natalie Marden 0-0- 0, Renee Pickard 0-0-0, Rachel Steeves 0-0-0. Totals — 13-3-31. 3-point field goals — (PTC) Goodman 2. Records — Forest Hills 11-8; PTC 13-6. Note — PTC’s season is completed.