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Zach Small exploded for 48 points as the Richmond High School boys basketball team rolled to an 87-56 Mountain Valley Conference win over Telstar on Tuesday.

The Bobcats are 9-2 heading into Thursday’s home game with Wiscasset, while the Rebels fell to 3-8.

Richmond came out quickly, jumping out to a 28-9 first-quarter lead. The Bobcats led 47-19 at the half and 62-38 after three.

Matt Rines chipped in 15 points in the win, while Casey Gorman added 10. Richmond finished 9-of-15 at the free-throw line. Rines dished out nine assists, with Nate Kendrick adding eight helpers. Rines, Dan Stewart and Gorman each pulled down eight rebounds.

Jarrett Bean popped for 29 points for Telstar, with Blake Rothwell adding 17.

For the second straight day, the Shipbuilders had a halftime lead against a Western Maine Conference opponent.

Once again, Morse (1-10) saw its lead disappear in the third quarter as host Freeport earned a win to improve to 7-3.

The Falcons used a 22-14 scoring advantage in the third quarter for a 49-42 lead heading to the fourth.

Both teams shot well from beyond the arc, with Morse hitting 11 treys and Freeport picking up seven 3-pointers.

Eriksen Shea had four 3- pointers and scored 20 points to lead the Falcons, while Toby Holt chipped in 14 points and Nate Thomas 11.

Tom Warren scored a game-high 24 points (six treys) to pace Morse, with Parker Onorato adding 19 and Josh Doughty 10.

Freeport hosts rival Yarmouth Friday at 7 p.m., while Morse heads to Medomak Valley (7 p.m.) Friday.

The host Bulldogs pulled away for an MVC win over the visiting Greyhounds, who fell to 6-5 and host Mountain Valley on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Evan Bess had 13 points, Justin Meader 12 and Max Shibley nine to lead Madison (5-7).

DJ Douglass scored a game-high 19 points for Lisbon.

Girls basketball

BATH — After a slow start, Freeport rebounded with a strong second half en route to a 65-40 victory over Morse in a crossover matchup at Bath Middle School.

Morse (2-9) led 9-4 after a quarter and 15-14 at the half. But, the Falcons exploded for 29 points in the third quarter, taking a 43-23 advantage.

Allie Goodman had a huge second half for Freeport (8- 2), scoring 26 of her game-high 28 points. She was 10- for-10 from the free-throw line. Jessie Driscoll added 14 points.

Marissa Parks paced the Shipbuilders with 12 points, while Sierra Wallace had 10.

Both teams are at home on Friday, with Freeport hosting Yarmouth at 5:30 p.m. and Morse entertaining Medomak Valley at 6:30 p.m.

Boys hockey

BRUNSWICK — Mt. Ararat/ Lisbon/ Morse senior Sam Alexander’s hard snap shot ricocheted off the end boards over the top of the net, bouncing off Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/GNG goaltender Dakota Soucy’s back and into the net late in the third period to give the Eagles a big come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Kings Tuesday night at Sidney J. Watson Arena.

Eagles netminder Cade Charron was solid in the cage, turning aside 32 shots, while Noah Austin continued his torrid scoring pace with a shorthanded goal (12th of the season) and an assist. Freshman Cal Davies and sophomore Jacob Sargent also scored for Mt. Ararat/ Lisbon/ Morse, which received assists from Owen Kelly, Cam Poisson and Cam Wallace.

Austin Taylor had two goals for the Kings (6-3), as they scored three unanswered goals in the second period to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead heading into the final frame. Soucy made 16 saves in the losing effort.

Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse hosts Lawrence/Skowhegan/ MCI on Monday at 8:15 p.m.