Noble 40, South Portland 38, final
Alyssa Stokes hit a layup as time expired to give the Knights the win. The play was designed to go to Sloane Sorrell, but as time ran down and panic set in Alyssa Stokes cut to the basket for the score.

Sorrell scored 26 points to lead Noble and played the second half while in visible pain. Noble came back despite trailing 22-8 at halftime. Sorrell scored the Knights first 10 points, but in the third quarter the rest of the team came alive.

Brianna Hawkins led South Portland with 19 points, most around the low block, and Jess Aceto scored 10 for the Red Riots, including eight in the second quarter.

Noble will play Deering tomorrow for the Western A Championship.

Noble 38, South Portland 38, :30
Brianna Hawkins made a post move and drained a short shot to tie the game up again.

Noble 36, South Portland 34, 2:51 fourth
Sloane Sorrell made a ridiculous layup while getting fouled and hit the free throw to give the Knights back the lead.

South Portland 34, Noble 32, 4:00 fourth
A layup by Erin Stilphen has given the Red Riots the lead again.

Noble 29, South Portland 28, 7:00 fourth
A Margaret Burns free throws has given Noble its first lead of the game.

South Portland 28, Noble 26, end of third
Rebecca Creveling hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to cut the lead to two. Sloane Sorrell scored 10 points in the quarter, despite a leg injury.

Noble finally found some offense without her on the floor, anding on a 6-2 run.

Brianna Hawkins scored four points for South Portland.

South Portland 22, Noble 18, 3:33 third
Sorrell now has eight points in the quarter as Noble is in the midst of a 10-0 run. South Portland is now the team with a field goal drought. They haven't scored for over five minutes.

South Portland 22, Noble 12, 5:45 third
Sorrell returned seconds later to score a basket and Margaret Burns added another to cut the lead to 10.

South Portland 22, Noble 8, 7:11 third
Sloane Sorrell has left the court with a leg injury.

South Portland 22, Noble 8, halftime
Jess Aceto scored eight points and an assist in the second quarter to give South Portland a double-digit lead. Aceto has 10 points and Brianna Hawkins has nine for the Red Riots.
Sloane Sorrell leads Noble with eight points, but the Knights have struggled on offense, committing turnovers on fast breaks and missing open shots.

South Portland 15, Noble 6, 6:19 second
Jess Aceto hit a 3-pointer and then assisted Danielle McCusker on a three-point play. Noble hasn't scored since 2:44 in the first.

South Portland 9, Noble 6, end of first
Jess Aceto hit a layup at the buzzer, but its been a two girl show so far. Brianna Hawkins has seven for the Red Riots, and Sloane Sorrell has all six of the Knights' point. Noble has missed all six of their free-throw attempts.

South Portland 6, Noble 2, 5:37 first
Brianna Hawkins has hit her first three shots to give the Riots an early lead.

Starting lineups

Noble: Alyssa Stokes, Sarah Jalbert, Amanda Prak, Margaret Burns and Sloane Sorrell.

South Portland: Jess Aceto, Kelsey Flaherty, Danielle McCusker, Erin Stilphen and Brianna Hawkins.

Deering 41, Westbrook 20, final
Diana Manduca scored 12 points and Claire Ramonas added nine as the Rams (18-2) beat the Blue Blazes (14-6) in a Western A semifinal.
The game was tied 13-13 at halftime, but the relentless double-teaming of ballhandlers by Deering evenutually wore down Westbrook, which scored just one point in the third quarter.
Cynthia Wescott led the Blue Blazes with 11 points.

Deering 35, Westbrook 18, 3:43 fourth
Deering is on a 10-4 run this quarter. Claire Ramonas just made a layup to increase their lead.

Deering 29, Westbrook 14, 6:07 fourth
Diana Manduca and Kayla Burchill have hit back-to-back 3s for Deering.

Deering 23, Westbrook 14, end of third
Westbrook's scoring drought continues. Maria Romano hit a free throw at 2:49 to give them their only points in the third quarter.

Deering 23, Westbrook 14, 1:13 third
Kayla Burchill hit a jumped and Diana Manduca added a 3-point play as Deering continues to play well. Westbrook doesn't have a field goal since 1:25 in the second.

Deering 18, Westbrook 13, 3:41 third
Ramonas fed Kayla Burchill for a layup to extend Deering's lead.

Deering 16, Westbrook 13, 5:09 third
Claire Ramonas has scored all three of Deering's points in the third to give them their first lead since 2:57 in the first.

Westbrook 13, Deering 13, halftime
Diana Manduca nailed a tough leaner at the buzzer to tie the game up for the Rams. Both teams endured long scoring droughts to start the quarter, but Deering failed to score for over six minutes between the first and second. Manduca and Claire Ramonas each have four points to lead Deering.

Cynthia Wescott has nine points to lead Westbrook. The Blue Blazes have struggled against the Rams' traps, which have been both full and half court.

Westbrook 8, Deering 7, 5:24 second
Neither team is looking to score early in the second; there has only been one shot attempt, a miss by Deering. Deering's half-court trap has caused two consecutive Westbook turnovers.

Westbrook 8, Deering 7, end of first
Cynthia Wescott scored six points in the first quarter to give Westbrook a slim lead. Both teams have struggled with turnovers, and Deering's long-range attack has resulted in two early air balls.

Westbrook 6, Deering 5, 2:15
Cynthia Wescott scored her fourth points to give the Blue Blazes the lead.

Deering 5, Westbrook 2, 3:41
Nicole Garland hit a 3 to give Deering the lead.

Starting lineups

Westbrook: Maria Romano, Emily Wight, Cynthia Wescott, Audrey Shutts and Erin Murphy.

Deering: Jessica Ruhlin, Diana Manduca, Nicole Garland, Kayla Burchill and Claire Ramonas.

Diana Manduca scored eight points during the fourth quarter, including six of seven from the line, and Porscha Lewis added six as Deering raced away from Massabesic.
Lewis finished with 17 for the Rams, while Leach and Benton scored 11 each for the Mustangs.

Jess Ruhlin's runner at the buzzer reinstated Deering's double-digit lead.

Deering starts the second half with possession, with Ramonas scoring once from the free-throw line.

Ramonas scored six points with strong inside play as Deering outscored Massabesic 18-12 in the second period.
Ramonas has 10 points thus far in the game. Boisse has eight for Massabesic.

Burchill and Ramonas each have four points for Deering.

Burchill has two baskets, and Ramonas one, as Deering opens the game 6-0.

Starting lineups:
Deering: Jessica Ruhlin, Diana Manduca, Nicole Garland, Kayla Burchill, Claire Ramonas
Massabesic: Megan Dupuis, Samantha Leach, Stacey Norton, Brittany Benton, Georgia Boisse.

Wescott finished with 14 points, and Murphy 10, as the Blue Blazes advanced with a victory over Scarborough.
Westbrook led 33-18 with 4:30 left in the game. However, Brackett and Bonefant each had a 3-pointer and a 2-pointer during a defense-powered 12-2 Scarborough run which cut the lead to 35-30.
Wight and Shutts each made two free throws down the stretch to widen the Westbrook lead to 40-32 before Brackett's 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Brackett finished with 14 points, and Bonefant 11.

Brackett has scored eight points as Scarborough cut the Westbrook lead from 16 points to eight points.

Wescott scored seven points during the third period as Westbrook broke the game open. Scarboough did not make a field goal in the period, managing only a free throw by Brackett.

Jamie Levecque opened the third period with a 3-pointer for Westbrook, Wescott has added five to increase the Blazes' lead to 10 points.

Westbrook starts the second half with possession.

Bonenfant's two 3-pointers, 36 seconds apart, gave Scarborough a 14-13 lead with a minute left in the half. However, Ashlyn Bourgeois countered with Westbrook's only basket of the second period to regain the lead for the Blue Blazes.

Murphy had a pair of 3-pointers for Westbrook in the first period, and Wescott a pair of 2-pointers. Colpitts has a basket and a free throw for Scarborough.

Murphy has a pair of 3-pointers for Westbrook.

Starting lineups:
Scarborough: Reegan Brackett, Abbey Pelletier, Jennier Colpitts, Nicole Chaloux-Pinette, Christy Manning.
Westbrook: Emily Wight, Erin Murphy, Maria Romano, Audrey Shutts, Cynthia Wescott.

South Portland scored the first six points of the fourth period and cruised into the regional semifinals. Leading by eight entering the final eight minutes, the Riots got a fastbreak layup from Danielle McCusker and two inside hoops by Brianna Hawkins to open a 44-30 lead that Biddeford could not overcome.

Hawkins, Kelsey Flaherty and Erin Stilphen combined to dominate the inside for the Riots, who will play at 8:30 p.m. Friday against Noble.

Hawkins led the Riots (16-3) with 12 points while Jessica Aceto had 11 and Stilphen 10.

Keila Grigware led Biddeford (13-7) with 10 points while Lauren Rousseau had nine.

Danielle McCusker's 15-footer at the thid-quarter buzzer allowed the Riots to hold a comfortable margin entering the final quarter.

Biddeford had twice cut the margin to six, but South Portland's defense never let the Tigers closer.

South Portland opened up a 15-point lead in the second quarter as Biddeford was held scoreless for the first 4:41 of the period.

But Biddeford's Lauren Rousseau scored nine of the Tigers' next 11 points to bring Biddeford back to within 26-18 with 1:28 remaining in the half.

After SP's Brianna Hawkins hit a foul shot with 54 seconds left, the Tigers slowed the pace down and got a huge basket as Aimee Mortenson hit a fade-away jumper from the foul line at the buzzer to bring Biddeford within 27-20 at the half.

Jessica Aceto had nine points for the Riots, while Hawkins had eight. Rousseau led Biddeford with nine.

South Portland used a superior height advantage to control the boards at both ends of the court and open a big lead over Biddeford.

The Riots got a big 3-pointer from Jessica Aceto midway through the quarter to open a 10-6 lead.

Biddeford was scoreless for a four-minute span, as the Riots opened a six-point lead. An offensive rebound by Kelsey Flaherty gave the Riots a 14-7 lead at the break.

Final: Noble held off a late rally by Marshwood to hang on for a 45-44 win. The Knights got a game-high 17 points from center Sloane Sorrell.

3rd Q: Noble got nine points from center Sloane Sorrell in the third quarter to go ahead 40-36.

Halftime Report: After trailing 25-18 with three minutes to play in the half, Noble rallied to tie it 27-27 at the half.
Alyssa Stokes hit a layup, missed a free throw then sank a three-pointer to make it 27-25 Noble.
Marshwood's Sarah VanHorn scored on a layup to keep things tied going into half time.

1st Q: Marshwood got five points from Michelle Wiliams in the first quarter on its way to a 15-12 lead.

Today's games at the Portland Expo: all Western Class A girls quarterfinals.

2 p.m., sixth-seeded Marshwood is taking on No. 3 Noble.

No. 2 South Portland plays seventh-seeded Biddeford at 3:30 p.m.

The evening session starts with No. 5 Westbrook vs. No. 4 Scarborough at 7 p.m. Then at 8:30 p.m., top-seeded Deering plays No. 8 Massabesic.