BANGOR — It wasn’t the perfect game by Forest Hills. Just the perfect end to a perfect season. With its four senior starters each contributing at least one bucket down the stretch, the Jackman school took control early in the fourth quarter and put away Fort Fairfield, 51-45, for its second Class D championship in three […]
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Class C boys’ basketball championship preview: Lots alike, and lots to like, in Dirigo-Calais clash
BANGOR — Some basketball state championship games, like heavyweight title fights, are a clash of styles. Other than greatness and a desire to be the best in the business, there aren’t many common denominators linking the combatants. That’s far from the case as Dirigo and Calais get set to battle in the Class C boys’ title […]
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Class C West boys’ basketball final: Dirigo rolls over Maranacook, 68-51
AUGUSTA — They’re baaaaaack. Dirigo boys’ basketball returned to the Class C West mountaintop with authority Saturday night, mashing the gas pedal in the second half to blow out Maranacook, 68-51, in the championship game at Augusta Civic Center. “Over the course of the season they just improved so much. They kept getting better and […]
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Class A East boys’ basketball final: Lewiston falls to Hampden
AUGUSTA — One unbelievable run deserved one in reply during Saturday’s Class A East boys’ basketball championship. As a consequence, an unprecedented championship streak continues, and an unforgettable tournament push came to a frustrating but courageous end. No. 2 Hampden Academy rallied from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter and overcame Lewiston High School, […]
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Class C West boys’ semifinal: Maranacook back in title game after blowing out Winthrop
AUGUSTA — Going into its game Jan. 23, the Maranacook boys’ basketball team had three wins, all season. Now, in the space of nine days, the Black Bears have beaten three double-digit winners from the Mountain Valley Conference and will face a fourth with an improbable Class C West championship at stake. No. 8 Maranacook […]
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Class C West boys’ semifinal: Dirigo dominates Waynflete
AUGUSTA — Dirigo boys’ basketball has a new scoring king and is back in an old, familiar place. The No. 2 Cougars avenged a 2013 Class C West tournament loss to the No. 3 Waynflete Flyers with an emphatic, 58-36 semifinal win Friday night at Augusta Civic Center, cruising into its seventh regional final in […]
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Class D West boys’ semifinal: Hyde handles Valley with Montgomery’s late flourish
AUGUSTA — The first law of Wednesday’s first Class D boys’ basketball semifinal: Every Valley action produced an equal, often greater, reaction from Hyde point guard Antoine Montgomery. Montgomery, a six-foot junior, conducted a clinic with 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals and steered No. 3 Hyde to a 61-47 victory over No. […]
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Class A East boys’ quarterfinal: Hampden overtakes Brunswick after another Nick Gilpin launch
AUGUSTA — Not quite two years ago, a shot from just inside half-court by Nick Gilpin hoisted Hampden Academy to the second of its three consecutive Class A East boys’ basketball championships. Saturday evening, another answered prayer off Gilpin’s fingertips at Augusta Civic Center spelled the difference between a deficit and a lead at the end […]
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Class A East boys’ quarterfinal: Messalonskee ousts Oxford Hills with big boost from Nick Mayo (31 points)
AUGUSTA — Not that there was much lingering doubt, but it’s now safe to believe the hype about Messalonskee’s Nick Mayo. Neither the bright lights of Augusta Civic Center nor constant Oxford Hills double-teams had a prayer of stopping the 6-foot-8, Eastern Kentucky-bound forward Saturday. Mayo’s clinic: 31 points and 14 rebounds in the Eagles’ convincing […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain hopes change of leagues overturns tourney fortunes
JAY — Seventeen. Thirteen. Sixteen. Eleven. Spruce Mountain’s win total on the boys’ basketball court didn’t trend in the right direction this winter, especially when you consider that four of the top six in the Phoenix rotation are seniors who have performed in that capacity since sophomore year. Look beneath the surface, examine the benefits […]