Maddie Fitzpatrick scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career, and Cheverus remained undefeated with a 62-44 win over Thornton Academy in a Class AA girls’ basketball game Friday night in Saco.

Fitzpatrick needed eight points to reach 1,000 and eclipsed the mark when she hit a long jumper from just to the left of the key with 2:33 remaining in the third quarter. The basket gave Cheverus (13-0) a 38-30 lead and started a 10-2 run that helped the Stags take control.

Cheverus raced to a 20-4 lead in the first quarter. Thornton (7-5) answered with 10 straight points, cutting the deficit to 20-14 early in the second quarter, but Cheverus never relinquished its lead.

Addisen Sulikowski paced Thornton with 16 points.