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A Special Advertising Section of the Bangor Daily News • Friday, February, 16, 2024

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These Brothers Have A Shot At

Glory

BY SAM CANFIELD

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he Maine schoolboy basketball tournament is deeply cherished for a variety of reasons: the big stage, the unpredictability, the buzzer beaters and the underdog stories.

This year, fans will have yet another reason to tune into the tournament — to see six sets of brothers on five championship contending teams do everything they can to win a gold ball.

Some more well-known than others, these pairs of brothers each bring something unique to the tourney, and have been extremely vital to their teams’ success so far this season. Here’s a look at each duo, ordered alphabetically.

BEN & WILL FRANCIS - ORONO

<<< Senior Ben Francis (left) and Starting for the Red Riots since their freshman years, senior Ben Francis and junior Will Francis fueled Orono’s upset victories junior Will Francis (right) helped lead over rivals Ellsworth and then No. 1 Oceanside in last year’s tournament, winning the Class B state title for the first time since 1981.

Orono to a 2022-23 Ben is Orono’s strong, steady force, averaging 15 points per game on 60 percent shooting through 14 games played; Will is Orono’s Class B state most gifted athlete, averaging eight points, eight rebounds and 3.5 assists. But most importantly, the duo aren’t satisfied with just championship; the one gold ball. school’s first since “We always come with intensity. We’re all kinda obsessive over getting another one,” Will said. “Class B’s really well-rounded this 1981.

PHOTO COURTESY OF year — it would be amazing to win another with Ben. It’s nice to have that chemistry between us.”

BEN FRANCIS

<<< Carter Galley (left) and Cohen Galley (right) have combined to score more than 50 points per game for Oceanside this season.

CARTER & COHEN GALLEY - OCEANSIDE

Led by the sure-shooting Galley twins, Oceanside was averaging close to 90 points per game late in the season, and could be the most fearsome team in Class B. Last year, the No. 1 Mariners came up three points shy of winning the state championship, but the Galley twins are determined to capture a title before graduating this spring.

Through 15 games this year, Carter is averaging 30 points on 53 percent shooting, plus 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 steals, while Cohen is averaging 23 points on 55 percent shooting, plus 5.8 assists and 3.1 steals. Both stand at roughly 6-feet, 180 lbs, and fluctuate between shooting guard and small forward.

PHOTO COURTESY OF “We’re just focused on winning the state championship. We all know what it takes to get there now, we just gotta be a little COHEN GALLEY better this year,” Carter said. “It takes the pressure off, playing with [one another]. When someone’s having a bad night, the other one steps up. We’ve been playing together for 12 years, and we’ve always had that confidence in each other.”

ANDY & LIAM HENAGHEN - HAMPDEN ACADEMY

<<< Brewer’s Steven Youngs drives to the Hampden Academy is undoubtedly a Class A North favorite this year, due to the Broncos’ length and defensive tenacity. hoop defended by While outshined by high-scoring seniors Zach McLaughlin and JJ Wolfington, 6-foot-4 junior Andy Henaghen and 6-foot-5 Hampden’s Liam sophomore Liam Henaghen have subtly done wonders for Hampden, particularly on the defensive end and on the boards.

Henaghen (5) and “Both Andy and Liam have the ability to guard multiple positions with their length and athleticism,” 21-year Hampden head Andy Henaghen on Dec. 8, 2023. coach Russ Bartlett said. “Andy is all heart, and Liam is all technique.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF Through 14 games played, Liam is averaging six points, five rebounds and two blocks per game. Off the bench, Andy is KIM HIGGINS | BDN Hampden’s sixth man, averaging two points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game.

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<<< Sophomore Mason Kinney (left) and junior Maddox Kinney of Hermon have qualified for their first boys’ basketball tournament this February.

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MADDOX & MASON KINNEY - HERMON At 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-3 respectively, junior Maddox Kinney and sophomore Mason Kinney have helped lead Hermon’s young squad past powerhouses Ellsworth and Caribou this regular season, en route to the Hawks’ first postseason appearance in two years.

Together, the lanky and easygoing duo start at center and power forward for Hermon, and combine for 12 points and 12 rebounds per game. From two-point territory, Maddox is shooting roughly 50 percent, and from beyond the arc Mason will make one or two 3-pointers per game.

“It will be our first time in the tournament, so that will be a fun experience — to experience it with my brother makes it even better,” Maddox said. “Now that we’ve all grown up a little, we’ve gotten stronger and started to get more team chemistry. As long as we’re consistent, we can beat almost anyone.”

JALEN & RAJON REED | CONRAD & ELLIOT STRAUBEL - BANGOR CHRISTIAN <<< Bangor Christian’s two pairs of brothers, from left to right: senior Jalen Reed and freshman Rajon Reed; senior Conrad Straubel and sophomore Elliot Straubel.

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In the past five seasons, Bangor Christian has gone from a one-win team to a Class D favorite, largely thanks to the contributions of the Reed and Straubel brothers — who also happen to be second cousins.

Building around four-year starters Jalen Reed and Conrad Straubel, the Patriots have become a defensive juggernaut, and underclassmen Rajon Reed and Elliot Straubel will provide that extra juice for Bangor Christian to go deep into the tournament. As a foursome, the Reed and Elliot brothers average 11 steals per game, and as a team the Patriots allow less than 35 points per game.

“They complement each other, both as pairs and as a quad. They seem to know almost instinctively what the other one’s doing,” five-year Bangor Christian head coach Charlie Colson said. “They’re good leaders, and great kids to coach — they have worked really hard for us to be where we are. For younger players, Elliot and Rajon are fantastic defenders.”

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Cross Insurance Center

Celebrates 10th Year

Of High School Basketball Tournaments

BY LARRY MAHONEY | BDN STAFF After playing her first three high school basketball tournaments at the Bangor Auditorium, Van Buren High School star Parise Rossignol got off the bus her senior year to play at the brand new $65 million Cross Insurance Center, which had replaced the Bangor Auditorium.

It was the 2013-14 Class D East (North) Tournament.

The Bangor Auditorium had been demolished in 2013 after a 58-year run.

The Bangor Auditorium had cultivated its own charm even with its leaky roof and dead spots on the floor. The closeness of the fans to the court created a vibrant atmosphere and the noise level made it difficult for coaches to communicate with their players.

The Cross Insurance Center is celebrating its 10th year of hosting the schoolboy and schoolgirl basketball tournaments this month. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020-21 tournament.

<<< Bangor celebrated the return of the MPA’s high school basketball tournament in 2022, after COVID-19 forced its cancellation the previous year. Tony Vail, general manager of the Cross Insurance Center, walks out into the arena where tournament games would begin.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA COAN O’KRESIK | BDN

“I remember thinking it was like a professional arena,” recalled Parise Rossignol Leffel. “Everything looked brand new. Everything was beautiful and top-notch.

“You weren’t crammed into a tiny locker room any more,” she said. “There was even a clock in the locker room. There was a big screen scoreboard. The sound system was great. It was special.

“We were used to playing in small high school gyms. We were all super excited to play there,” added Rossignol whose team won their quarterfinal and semifinal games before losing to eventual state champ Washburn in the regional final.

There was certainly a significant adjustment that the players had to make at the Cross Center.

The lighting was much better and brighter, the shooting background was different and the court was 10 feet longer to accommodate one of its tenants, the University of Maine.

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“I felt the Cross Center was going to develop a charm over time and it has,” said There was a lot more space in the facility.

The rims were also different so shots that may have bounced in at the Bangor Matt Rossignol who added that the tournament itself was very well run.

“It was first class,” he said.

Auditorium may not have done so at the Cross Center and vice versa.

The bleachers that made up a portion of the Bangor Rossignol always found the Cross Center rims to be friendly even when she continued her career playing there for the Auditorium seating were replaced by seats with backs at the University of Maine’s women’s basketball team.

Cross Center.

“You don’t have to worry about sitting on a stick of gum on “The baskets were great. I got a lot of nice bounces there,” the bleachers now now,” Matt Rossignol quipped. chuckled Rossignol who, in her final season at UMaine (2018Dexter High School girls coach Jody Grant has coached at 19), shot an eye-opening 60.3 percent from the floor (73-for-121) there including a sizzling 58.1 percent beyond the 3-point arc the two facilities and said when he went to the Cross Center for (43-for-74). the first time, it was “bittersweet.

“The Cross Center was brand new and state-of-the-art but She averaged 16.4 points per game in her 12 games at the Cross Center that year. you can never replace the old-barn feeling that you had at the “I loved playing there,” she said.

Auditorium,” said Grant. “When you coached a game at the Her father, Matt, coached her team after an exceptional Holding the basketball prior to the tipoff for the first Eastern Auditorium, the players couldn’t hear you on the floor.”

Maine High School Basketball Tournament game to be played in the Like Rossignol, he got to coach his daughter, Peyton, but playing career at Van Buren High and the University of Cross Insurance Center in 2014, a referee speaks briefly with Old that was only at the Cross Center.

Maine.

Town’s Zach Bartlett (50) and MDI’s Andrew Davis (52).

BDN FILE “It was really fun playing there. It was a great atmosphere,” Both father and daughter scored over 2,000 points at Van said Peyton Grant, who is now playing her college basketball at Shepherd University Buren.

He played his high school tournament games and some of his college games at the in West Virginia. “The lights were bright and you were playing on a longer court. But you got used to it.

Bangor Auditorium and coached at both venues.

“The locker rooms, the bathrooms, everything in the building was very nice,” said “As a player, the fans were more on top of you at the Auditorium, which you liked.

But, as a coach, I preferred the Cross Center because you were a little more separated Peyton Grant who added that it was better than a lot of college facilities.

The tournaments begin with preliminary round games at the home courts of the from the crowd so you were able to keep your communication with the players higher seeded teams on Feb. 13-15. somewhat private,” said Matt Rossignol.

The Class B, C and D North quarterfinals, semifinals and regional finals will be Like his daughter, he was very impressed with the Cross Center and its amenities played at the Cross Insurance Center from Feb. 16-24. which included six concession stands spaced around the concourse.

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Southern Aroostook Boys Could Accomplish Rare Tournament Feat

BY SAM CANFIELD

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Members of the 2023-24 Southern Aroostook boys basketball team are front, from left, Ethan Collier, Dylan Burpee, Brennan Burpee, Lincoln Hardy and Trafton Russell; and Manager Brooke Ivey, Manager Brooke Shields, Coach Brett Russell, Daniel Kuindersma, Richard Chambers, Kason Lawlor, Connor Lane, Dillan Bishop, JV Coach Camden Porter and Manager. Rylee Webb.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO | JOSEPH CYR

hrough the years, the Class D boys high school basketball tournament has been host to some unforgettable title-winning streaks: Mount Desert from 1956 to 1958, Jonesport-Beals from 1970 to 1974, and Upper Kennebec Valley from 1998 to 2003.

This year, a new team could cement itself as an all-time basketball dynasty: the Southern Aroostook Warriors.

Led by 1,000-point scoring brothers Hunter (class of 2022) and Dylan Burpee (class of 2024), the Warriors have won the state’s most prized competition the last two years, and have a shot at winning a third straight this winter — despite the odds being stacked against them.

Graduating three starters this offseason, and with just two juniors and one senior remaining on their roster, the cracks started to show for the Warriors early this season, when their 41-game winning streak was snapped by the upstart Katahdin Cougars at home, 53-50. Flash forward to Feb. 1, Southern Aroostook is an uncharacteristic 11-5, and in second place in the Class D North Heal Point Standings behind 15-0 Schenck.

“Coming into this year, we knew things would be different. We’ve gone from being deep as heck and being in full-on ‘go mode’ to having five sophomores on the bench and being more calculated,” fifth-year head coach Brett Russell said.

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<<< Southern Aroostook’s Dylan Burpee (#5) takes a shot over Forest Hills’ Hiram Logston (#44) in first half action of the Class D boys state championship game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor last year. Burpee hopes to lead the Warriors to another title this year.

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special, and on a personal level the most fulfilling for me. With Dylan, he can go off for 40 any given night — I’m not gonna sit here and say we can’t do it.”

Over the past few seasons Dylan Burpee has become the poster child for Southern Aroostook boys basketball, evolving from a catch-and-shoot guard playing behind his older brother, to a 6-foot-3, do-it-all team captain who was named 2023 tournament MVP by the Bangor Daily News.

In last year’s state championship game, Burpee scored 36 points in Southern Aroostook’s 83-56 win over No. 1 Forest Hills, and is averaging 21 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists through 16 games played this season.

“Once he comes over half court, he’s a legitimate threat to score. Inside, outside, off the dribble; he can score at all three levels. He’s a great passer in transition; he can see the floor as good as anyone I’ve ever coached — he’s pretty well unstoppable,” Russell said.

Burpee brings more than scoring to the Warriors.

“This year is where his leadership has really shone through,” Russell said. “It could have been Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, but he’s shown his maturation and shared the ball immensely, and taken on those 12 rebounds a game. He’s already etched his name in the books.”

Accompanying Burpee on Southern Aroostook’s tournament starting five will be junior guards Trafton Russell and Ethan Collier who are each averaging double-digit points, hard-working sophomore guard Lincoln Hardy and 6-foot-3, 250 lb. sophomore Kason Lawlor. Off the bench, sophomore forwards DJ Kuindersma, Dikki Chambers and Conner Lane are each around six feet tall, and will play some key minutes for Southern Aroostook.

A third title for Dylan Burpee and company would be a fitting final verse to a highly anticipated swan song, and the Warriors certainly have Southern Aroostook teammates celebrate after beating Forest Hills 83-56 the pieces and leadership and winning the 2023 Class D boys state championship game at the to make something Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. amazing happen.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA COAN O’KRESIK | BDN

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Coaches Often Make Special Preparations For Tournament Games

BY LARRY MAHONEY | BDN STAFF

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ne of the nice things about regular season games for high school basketball teams is if you have a bad game, there is always another one to redeem yourself unless it’s the last game of the season and your team doesn’t advance to the postseason.

But tournaments, beginning with the preliminary rounds, are different.

If you don’t win, your season is over.

That puts pressure on the coaches and the players.

So how do the coaches handle the situation?

They have to try to get the most out of their players and that can require calming them down to try to minimize the impact of nerves. The last thing a coach wants is to have one of their stars get too amped up and commit three fouls in the first six minutes of the game.

Once teams get to the quarterfinals, they go from playing in high school gyms to major venues like the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, the Augusta Civic Center and the Cross Insurance Arena and Expo in Portland.

“The single biggest adjustment I make with respect to the tournament is I pay a lot of

<<< Hampden Academy coach Nick Winchester talks to his team at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, during the girls basketball Class AA North semifinal game.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TROY R. BENNETT | BDN

attention to the pace of the game because the floor is so much bigger (at the large venues) than it is in the high school gyms,” said Hampden Academy girls coach Nick Winchester.

The court is 94 feet long in the major venues which is 10 feet longer than most high school gyms. The courts can also be wider at the big facilities.

“There is more space to cover so it requires (more) defensive considerations and conditioning. You have to think about your substitution patterns. You may have to sub more frequently,” said Winchester who added that it can prove to be counterproductive for teams that like to press, especially full court.

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Coaches will resort to a variety of methods to calm their players’ “Those teams can choke out the floor in the smaller high school gyms. nerves.

But that’s not as much in play on the bigger floors because there’s Dexter High School girls coach Jody Grant uses his sense of more space to cover,” he said. “That’s why we focus on our halfhumor. court defense from the hash marks and 3-point line and in.

“After we make our first basket, I’ll tell the girls on the “It’s much easier to defend that way,” he said. bench that at least we won’t get shut out,” said Grant. “You One of the other differences is the game times. want to alleviate the pressure.”

A lot of tournament games are played in the morning and Ellsworth High School girls coach Andy Pooler said afternoon which is different from the night games that are getting ready for a tournament game is a “two-part system. predominant during the regular season.

“You don’t want to go away from what you’ve done all Lee Academy boys coach Randy Harris said he adjusts year but you also want to bring a new wrinkle somewhere,” his practice times to match his game times “to get them used said Pooler. “The tournament is all about matchups. That’s to that time frame.” where your focus is. You have to adapt to teams (and their Harris will also bring his team to the Cross Insurance style of play).”

Center in Bangor a day or two early so the players can watch Winchester said they also have to make adjustments pertaining some games and get a feel for the venue and the atmosphere. to the officiating.

Adapting to things like the shooting background are also important.

Dexter girls basketball coach Jody Grant watches They use three-person crews during the tournament but Winchester noted that at the Augusta Civic Center where his his team during a Class C North quarterfinal game virtually all of the regular season games are handled by twoBroncos will be involved in the Class A North tournament, there against Fort Kent at the Cross Insurance Center person crews. is nothing for 25 yards behind each basket while at high school in Bangor on Feb. 21, 2023.

PHOTO COURTESY OF KIM HIGGINS | BDN Having an extra set of eyes can lead to more fouls being called. gyms, there is a wall usually 10 feet from the end line.

“We talk about how to play defense with the tournament in mind,” said Winchester.

He said teams aren’t allowed to practice at the major venues where they will be playing their tournament games so he has been able to secure some practice or “We want to be as fundamentally sound as we can without fouling. We are a ‘no shot scrimmage time at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor to help prepare his team for blocking’ team because blocked shots in girls basketball can lead to fouls.

“I hate fouls. Free throws are the easiest shots in basketball. Even the worst free the shooting background in Augusta since they are similar.

Coaches will also tell their players to get as many shots up as possible during throw shooter can make 50 percent of them. I hate giving up easy points from the free throw line,” Winchester said. pregame warmups to get used to the shooting background.

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2024 Tourney Schedule Friday, Feb. 16

BOYS

Class B North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 1) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 2)

Class B South Quarterfinals Portland Expo

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 1) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 2) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7 p.m. (Game 3) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 8:30 p.m. (Game 4)

GIRLS

Class A North Quarterfinals Augusta Civic Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 1) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 2) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7 p.m. (Game 3) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 8:30 p.m. (Game 4)

Class B North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 7 p.m. (Game 3) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 8:30 p.m. (Game 4)

Saturday, Feb. 17

BOYS

Class A North Quarterfinals Portland Expo

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 9) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 10) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7:30 p.m. (Game 11) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 9 p.m. (Game 12)

Class A South Quarterfinals Portland Expo

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 9) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 10) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7:30 p.m. (Game 11) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 9 p.m. (Game 12)

Class B North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

Class B South Quarterfinals Portland Expo

Class D North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 9 a.m. (Game 5) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 10:30 a.m. (Game 6) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 12 p.m. (Game 7) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 1:30 p.m. (Game 8)

Class D South Quarterfinals Augusta Civic Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 7 p.m. (Game 11) No. 2 vs. No. 7, 8:30 p.m. (Game 12)

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 9 a.m. (Game 5) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 10:30 a.m. (Game 6) No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 9) No. 2 vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 10) No. 3 vs. No. 6, 9 a.m. (Game 5) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 10:30 a.m. (Game 6) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 12 p.m. (Game 7) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 1:30 p.m. (Game 8)

GIRLS

Class B North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 12 p.m. (Game 7) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 1:30 p.m. (Game 8)

Class D North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

Monday, Feb. 19

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Class C North Quarterfinals At Cross Insurance Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 17) No. 2 vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 18)

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2024 Tourney Schedule Class C South Quarterfinals Augusta Civic Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 17) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 18) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7 p.m. (Game 19) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 8:30 p.m. (Game 20)

Class D North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 9 a.m. (Game 13) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 10:30 a.m. (Game 14)

GIRLS

Class A South Quarterfinals Portland Expo

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 1 p.m. (Game 13) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 2:30 p.m. (Game 14) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 4 p.m. (Game 15) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 5:30 p.m. (Game 16)

Class C North Quarterfinals At Cross Insurance Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 7 p.m. (Game 19)

No. 2 vs. No. 7, 8:30 p.m. (Game 20)

Class D North Quarterfinals At Cross Insurance Center

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 12 p.m. (Game 15) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 1:30 p.m. (Game 16)

Class D South Quarterfinals At Augusta Civic Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 9 a.m. (Game 13) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 10:30 a.m. (Game 14) No. 4 vs. No. 5, 12 p.m. (Game 15) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 1:30 p.m. (Game 16)

Tuesday, Feb. 20

BOYS

Class B South Semifinals Portland Expo

Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m. (Game 19) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:45 p.m. (Game 20)

Class C North Quarterfinals Cross Insurance Center

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 4 p.m. (Game 21) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 5:30 p.m. (Game 22)

GIRLS

Class B South Semifinals Portland Expo

Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1 p.m. (Game 17) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2:45 p.m. (Game 18)

Class C North Quarterfinals At Cross Insurance Center

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7 p.m. (Game 23) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 8:30 p.m. (Game 24)

Class C South Quarterfinals At Augusta Civic Center

No. 3 vs. No. 6, 4 p.m. (Game 21) No. 2. vs. No. 7, 5:30 p.m. (Game 22)

No. 4 vs. No. 5, 7 p.m. (Game 23) No. 1 vs. No. 8, 8:30 p.m. (Game 24)

Wednesday, Feb.21

BOYS

Class A North Semifinals Augusta Civic Center

Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. (Game 29) Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 8:30 p.m. (Game 30)

Class A South Semifinals At Portland Expo

Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. (Game 23) Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 7:45 p.m. (Game 24)

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2024 Tourney Schedule Class B North Semifinals Cross Insurance Center

Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 10 a.m. (Game 25) Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 11:30 a.m. (Game 26)

Class D North Semifinals Cross Insurance Center

Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. (Game 29) Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 8:30 p.m. (Game 30)

Class D South Semifinals Augusta Civic Center

Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 10 a.m. (Game 25) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 11:30 a.m. (Game 26)

GIRLS

Class AA North Semifinals Cross Insurance Arena

Winner 3/6 vs. Winner 2/7, 2 p.m. (Game 25) Winner 4/5 vs. Winner 1/8, 3:45 p.m. (Game 26)

Class AA South Semifinals Cross Insurance Arena

Winner 3/6 vs. Winner 2/7, 7 p.m. (Game 27) Winner 4/5 vs. Winner 1/8, 8:45 p.m. (Game 28)

Class A North Semifinals Augusta Civic Center

Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 p.m. (Game 27) Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 3:30 p.m. (Game 28)

Class A South Semifinals Portland Expo

Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 1 p.m. (Game 21) Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 2:45 p.m. (Game 22)

Class B North Semifinals Cross Insurance Center

Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2 p.m. (Game 27) Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:30 p.m. (Game 28)

Thursday, Feb.22

BOYS

Class AA North Semifinals Cross Insurance Arena

Winner 3/6 vs. Winner 2/7, 2 p.m. (Game 29) Winner 4/5 vs. Winner 1/8, 3:45 p.m. (Game 30)

Class AA South Semifinals Cross Insurance Arena

Winner 3/6 vs. Winner 2/7, 7 p.m.

Game 31) Winner 4/5 vs. Winner 1/8, 8:45 p.m.

(Game 32)

Class C North Semifinals At Cross Insurance Center

Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 2 p.m. (Game 33) Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 3:30 p.m. (Game 34)

Class C South Semifinals At Augusta Civic Center

Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 7 p.m. (Game 35) Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 8:40 p.m. (Game 36)

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2024 Tourney Schedule GIRLS

Class C North Semifinals Cross Insurance Center

Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 7 p.m. (Game 35) Game 23 winner vs. Game 24 winner, 8:30 p.m. (Game 36)

Class C South Semifinals Augusta Civic Center

Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 2 p.m. (Game 33) Game 23 winner vs. Game 24 winner, 3:30 p.m. (Game 34)

Class D North Semifinals Cross Insurance Center

Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 10 a.m. (Game 31) Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 11:30 a.m. (Game 32)

Class D South Semifinals Augusta Civic Center

Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 10 a.m. (Game 31) Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 11:30 a.m. (Game 32)

Friday, Feb.23

BOYS

Class A North Finals Augusta Civic Center

Game 29 winner vs. Game 30 winner, 7:45 p.m. (Game 38)

Class A South Finals Cross Insurance Arena

Game 23 winner vs. Game 24 winner, 8:45 p.m. (Game 36)

Class B North Finals Cross Insurance Center

Class B North Finals Cross Insurance Center

Class B South Finals Portland Expo

Class B South Finals Portland Expo

Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 7:30 p.m. (Game 38) Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 3:45 p.m. (Game 34)

Game 25 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 6 p.m. (Game 37) Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 2 p.m. (Game 33)

Saturday, Feb.24

GIRLS

Class A North Finals Augusta Civic Center

Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 6 p.m. (Game 37)

Class A South Finals Portland Expo

Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 7 p.m. (Game 35)

BOYS

Class AA North Finals Cross Insurance Arena

Game 29 winner vs. Game 30 winner, 3:45 p.m. (Game 38)

Class AA South Final Cross Insurance Arena

Game 31 winner vs. Game 32 winner, 8:45 p.m. (Game 40)

Congratulations to all teams!

Best wishes for a great tournament!

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2024 Tourney Schedule Class C North Finals Cross Insurance Center

Game 35 winner vs. Game 36 winner, 7:45 p.m. (Game 42)

Class C South Finals Augusta Civic Center

Game 35 winner vs. Game 36 winner, 7:45 p.m. (Game 42)

Class D North Finals Cross Insurance Center

Game 31 winner vs. Game 32 winner, 2:45 p.m. (Game 40)

Class D South Finals Augusta Civic Center

Game 25 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 2:45 p.m. (Game 40)

GIRLS

Class AA North Finals Cross Insurance Arena

Game 25 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 2 p.m. (Game 37)

Class AA South Finals Cross Insurance Arena

Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 7 p.m. (Game 39)

Class C North Finals Cross Insurance Center

Game 33 winner vs. Game 34 winner, 6 p.m. (Game 41)

Class C South Finals Augusta Civic Center

Game 33 winner vs. Game 34 winner, 6 p.m. (Game 41)

Class D North Finals Cross Insurance Center

Game 29 winner vs. Game 30 winner, 1 p.m. (Game 39)

Class D South Finals Augusta Civic Center

Game 31 winner vs. Game 32 winner, 1 p.m. (Game 39)

Friday, March 1

BOYS

Class B State Finals

South winner vs. North winner, 7:45 p.m.

GIRLS

Class B State Finals

South winner vs. North winner, 6:05 p.m.

Saturday, March 2

Class C State Finals Augusta Civic Center

North winner vs. South winner, 8:45 p.m.

Class D State Finals Augusta Civic Center

North winner vs. South winner, 2:45 p.m.

GIRLS

Class AA State Finals Cross Insurance Arena

North winner vs. South winner, 7:05 p.m.

BOYS

Class A State Finals Cross Insurance Arena

North winner vs. South winner, 8:45 p.m.

Class C State Finals Augusta Civic Center

Class A State Finals Cross Insurance Arena

Class D State Finals Augusta Civic Center

Class AA State Finals Cross Insurance Arena

North winner vs. South winner, 2:45 p.m.

North winner vs. South winner, 1:05 p.m.

North winner vs. South winner, 7:05 p.m.

North winner vs. South winner, 1:05 p.m

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