The past week has brought excitement, triumphs, challenges and buzzer beaters as the high school basketball tournament approaches its end.
Caribou fans cheer for the Vikings after they won the Class B North Regional Championship game against Orono at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Friday. Caribou won the game 41-40.
The Caribou Vikings celebrate in the last moments of the Class B North Regional Championship game against Orono at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Friday. Caribou won the game 41-40 on a free throw from Caribou’s Landen Belanger with .5 seconds left in the game.
Jeremy Conry celebrates the Messalonskee Eagles win over the Hampden Broncos at the Class A North final game at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday evening.
Hampden’s Liam Henaghen gets a piece of Anderson Arbour’s shot of Messalonskee during the second quarter of the Class A North Final at the Augusta Civic Center.
Hampden Academy girls celebrate their win in double overtime at the Class A North finals at the Augusta Civic Center on Friday evening.
The Caribou Vikings celebrate their Class B North Regional Championship victory at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Friday.
Heading into next week the north and south teams will be vying for the statewide championship titles, bringing even more drama to the court.
Madawaska fans cheer the Owls on to a 46-36 victory over Calais in a Class C North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday.
Erskine Academy head coach Danielle Lefferts shares an emotional hug with players Olivia Childs and Kelsie Dunn after the awards ceremony from the Class B North Regional Championship game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bango. Erskine lost to Caribou 61-46.
Mattanawcook Academy’s Andrew Oliver (#34) puts up a shot over Fort Kent’s Aidan Jeffers (#10) in a Class C North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday. Mattanawcook won the game 83-51.
Madawaska’s Sam Thibeault (#11) puts up a layup in a Class C North Semifinal game against Calais at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday. Madawaska won the game 46-36.
Bangor Christian’s Elliot Straubel (#24) gets tripped up with Schenck’s Gavin Gagnon going after a loose ball in a Class D North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday. Schenck won the game 52-36.
Old Town’s Brady Paradis (#34) and Orono’s Noah Schaff (#50) battle for a rebound in a Class B North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Wednesday. Orono won the game 54-51.
We’ve put together some of the best pictures from our photographers from the past semifinal and regional final games, and you can expect to see more great photos in the coming week.
Bangor Christian’s Rajon Reed (#30) attempts to block a shot by Schenck’s Samuel Jacobs in a Class D North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday. Schenck won the game 52-36.
Morgan Fichthorn of Cony shoots for two from the baseline nearing the end of the second quarter of the semifinal game against the Hampden Academy Broncos at the Augusta Civic Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Central Aroostook’s bench celebrates when Charlie Pierce (#40) won the game against Wisdom with a tie-breaker free throw in the Class D North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Wednesday. Central Aroostook won 35-34.
After scrambling for a loose ball against Schenck’s Shyanne Morrison (#3), Bangor Christian’s Katherine Benjamin (#3) throws it up to teammate Carley Andrews during a Class D North Semifinal game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Wednesday. Schenck won the game 35-29.
Playing a good offense, Bangor High School captain Ayzlynn Gifford (#14) takes it down the floor against opposing player, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School senior Madalyn Oliveira (#24), at the Class AA Maine State Basketball Tournament held at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Wednesday.
Bangor Christian head coach Kevin Reed in a Class D North Semifinal game against Schenck at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Thursday.
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