The Maine state basketball championships have arrived, and that means this weekend is full of 10 different matchups between North and South teams vying for a state title.
The championship contests kick off Friday night in Bangor with the Class B girls and boys title games.
The North champion Lawrence girls take on the South winners from Oceanside of Rockland at 6:05 p.m. Friday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Class B boys action will follow in Bangor with North champion Gardiner taking on Yarmouth from the South. That game is slated for 7:45 p.m. at the Cross Center.
You can watch those games — and all eight of the other title games from Classes A, C, D and S happening on Saturday — for free courtesy of Maine Pu blic. Those games will be streaming HERE.
The full schedule of Saturday’s championship matchups are below:
Class S girls: Wisdom vs. Bingham, 11:05 a.m., Augusta Civic Center
Class S boys: Easton vs. Valley, 12:45 p.m., Augusta Civic Center
Class D girls: Penobscot Valley vs. Mt. Abram, 2:35 p.m., Augusta Civic Center
Class D boys: Machias vs. Monmouth, 4:15 p.m., Augusta Civic Center
Class C girls: Mattanawcook Academy vs. Spruce Mountain, 7:05 p.m., Augusta Civic Center
Class C boys: Fort Kent vs. Maranacook, 8:45 p.m., Augusta Civic Center
Class A girls: Hampden Academy vs. Cheverus, 6:05 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena in Portland
Class A boys: Camden Hills vs. Portland, 7:45 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena in Portland