PORTLAND, MAINE -- 03/02/24 -- The Brunswick High School Dragons celebrate their win in the Maine Class A girls basketball championship game in Portland at the Cross Insurance Arena on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Troy R. Bennett ? BDN Credit: BDN

PORTLAND, Maine – The Brunswick High School girls basketball team used a suffocating defense to defeat Cony of Augusta 54-30 and capture their first state championship at the Cross Insurance Arena Saturday.

The Class A South champion Dragons blew the game open by outscoring Cony 17-2 in the second quarter behind 8 points from star forward Dakota Shipley, who finished with a game-high 21 points. Brunswick cruised from there, leading 48-17 after three quarters.

The Dragons finished with a 20-2 record.

Cony was led by Morgan Cunningham’s 17 points. The Rams finished the season with a 14-8 record.

PORTLAND, MAINE — 03/02/24 — Cony High School senior guard Maci Freeman dribbles around Brunswick High School’s Alexis Morin during the Maine Class A girls basketball championship game on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. Troy R. Bennett | BDN Credit: BDN

This story was updated to correct the location of the game to Portland.

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