South Portland defeated Thornton Academy at home in a AA South quarterfinal matchup Wednesday night. Credit: Dave Eid | WGME

The top-seeded South Portland girls easily clinched a spot in the semifinals Wednesday night, defeating No. 8 Thornton Academy 66-33 in a Class AA South quarterfinal matchup.

South Portland improves their record to 18-1 on the season. Thornton Academy ends their season with a 4-15 record.


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South Portland moves on to the AA South semifinals, where they will face the winner of the matchup between No. 5 Bonny Eagle (12-6) at No. 4 Noble (10-8), which was postponed Wednesday due to inclement weather.

South Portland was ousted by Gorham in the semifinals last year, falling 53-42.

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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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