Machias Memorial High School's head coach James Getchell react during the 2016 Maine high school basketball tournament. The team fell to Deer Isle-Stonington on Tuesday in the 2019 tournament.

No. 7 seed Deer Isle-Stonington narrowly held off No. 10 Machias 45-42 on Tuesday to clinch a quarterfinal spot in the Boys Class D North tournament.

Deer Isle-Stonington (5-11) will face Jonesport-Beals on Saturday.

Deer Isle-Stonington did not make an appearance in the 2018 Class D North tournament. Jonesport-Beals fell to Woodland in the D North finals.

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Lindsay Putnam is a senior editor covering Greater Bangor news and sports for the Bangor Daily News, where she has worked since 2018. Lindsay previously worked as an editor and reporter at the New York...

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