The defending regional champions take control with a shooting surge, pulling away for a 52-34 win and a third straight trip to the regional final.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
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Girls’ basketball: Cheverus takes down Lewiston, returns to Class AA North final
Maddie Fitzpatrick’s 20 points and 17 rebounds lead the way as the undefeated Stags set up another showdown with Oxford Hills.
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Boys’ basketball: Change of pace no problem as Oceanside reaches Class B South final
The undefeated and top-seeded Mariners get 17 points from Cohen Galley and 11 from Trevin Ripley en route to a 46-32 win over Medomak Valley.
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Girls’ basketball: Oceanside overcomes slow start, returns to Class B South final
The Mariners surge past Lake Region in the second quarter and earn their third straight trip to the regional title game.
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Boys’ swimming: Cape Elizabeth crushes field to win third straight Class B title
Led by David Steinbrick and Cormac McKenney (two individual wins each), the Capers roll to the championship by a 135-point margin over Morse.
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Boys’ basketball: Noble runs past Greely, into Class A South semifinals
Jamier Rose scores 24 points and dishes out 13 assists to help the third-seeded Knights secure their first quarterfinal victory since 1985.
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Girls’ basketball: Lake Region heats up at right time, takes down Wells
Margo Tremblay scores 21 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to help the Lakers advance to the Class B South semifinals.
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Boys’ basketball: Fourth-quarter run helps York get past Spruce Mountain, 50-37
The third-seeded Wildcats use a 12-0 surge to take the lead for good en route to defeating the No. 6 Phoenix in a Class B South quarterfinal.
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Girls’ basketball: Blistering third quarter helps Sanford take down Thornton Academy
Julissa McBarron and Paige Sevigny lead the Spartans to a 63-59 comeback win over the Trojans in a Class AA South quarterfinal, despite 28 points from Emma Lizotte.
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Girls’ basketball: What to watch for at the Portland regional sites
Here’s a forecast on how the tournaments could shake out – as well as predictions on who will be left standing.