High schools Tuesday: Biddeford girls basketball fights off Westbrook

Natalia Silva scored 23 points, Gabby Silva got 11 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Biddeford closed with an 18-7 run to pull away for a 56-41 win over Westbrook in a Class A South girls basketball game Tuesday in Biddeford. Anna Smyth finished with seven points and nine rebounds for Biddeford (10-2), which has won seven in a row. Ava Bolden had 14 points and Lyla Dunphe scored 10 for Westbrook (6-4). **CHEVERUS 66, MASSABESIC 35:** Kylie Lamson scored 19 points as the Stags (12-0) cruised to a win over the Mustangs (1-9) in Portland. Anna Goodman and Emilie Umland each added nine points for Cheverus, [the unanimous No. 1 team in the Varsity Maine poll](https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/13/varsity-maine-girls-basketball-poll-3/). Abby Kelly added eight points and six rebounds. Siena Carbone and Madi VanBrocklin each scored 10 points for Massabesic. Advertisement **SCARBOROUGH 39, DEERING 30:** Eva Alvarez and Ella Herzberg both scored 11 points, leading the Red Storm (5-6) past the Rams (3-7) in Scarborough. Deering’s Payton Legassey was the game’s high scorer with 12 points. **THORNTON ACADEMY 56, PORTLAND 19:** Sienna Eldred scored 17 points, and the Trojans (6-6) opened with an 18-4 first-quarter advantage in a victory over the Bulldogs (3-7) in Saco. Brooke Bodnar had 12 points, Lydia Lizotte finished with 11 and Maise McIntosh followed with nine for Thornton. Mackenzie Parquette led Portland with nine points. **POLAND 63, LEAVITT 29:** Phoebe Par... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*