TA took a 28-19 lead into the second period, where the Trojans outscored the Tigers 17-11 to push the halftime lead to 45-30.
The Trojans doubled up the Tigers in the third, 28-14, to put the game out of reach.
“Biddeford played well. They hit a lot of shots early and kept the game close. In the second half, we played a little better defense,” said TA coach Bob Davies.
“It was a great regular season we had and now it’s a new season. It’s a onegame playoff, so we need to get ready,” said Davies.
TA was led by David Keohan and Corey Hart with 16 points each. Avery McKenzie finished with 12 points and Jack Tilley, Ben Lambert and Julian Baez chipped in with 10 points apiece.
Senior Dillon Boutin, sophomore Breece Sleeper and freshman Carter Edgerton all scored eight points to lead the Tigers, who also got six points from both Alex Millett and Caleb Ball.
York 50, Kenne bun k 45
The host Rams outscored York 14-8 in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough to pick up the win on Thursday.
York led 25-19 at the half and would outscore Kennebunk 17-12 in the third to take a 42-31 lead into the fourth.
Kennebunk was led by Justin Wiggins with 18 points and Travon Bradford with 12 points. Zach MacKinnon added eight points in the loss.
The Rams (9-9) will be the ninth seed in the Class A South playoffs and will visit No. 8 Marshwood in a preliminary round playoff game next week.
Girls Basketball
Mass abes ic 45, Sanf ord 42
The visiting Mustangs used a 14-5 second-quarter run to take the lead and would hold off Sanford down the stretch.
Massabesic was led by Madison Drain with 16 points. Emma Desrochers finished with 12 points and Skylar Renaud added 11.
Summer Camire led Sanford with 19 points and Megan O’Connell added seven points.
Traip 50, Old Or chard Be ach 38
Old Orchard Beach got 15 points from Brianna Plante, but it wasn’t enough in the Seagulls’ regular-season finale.
Cassidy Delano led Traip with 15 points.
OOB (7-11) will be the ninth seed in the Class C South playoffs, which means a trip to No. 8 Searsport in next week’s preliminary round.
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