The MPA has rescheduled the Class A state title games because of the snowstorm expected for Saturday.

The Class A girls championship between Deering and Oxford Hills has been rescheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

The Class A boys championship between Cheverus and Bangor has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Cheverus 40, Thornton 31 (final)
Cheverus is headed back to the Class A state final after a five-year absence after beating Thornton Academy, 40-31, to win the Western Maine Class A boys' basketball title Saturday night at the Civic Center.
The No. 1-ranked Stags will play Bangor next Saturday night at 9 at the Civic Center for the state title. It will be a rematch of the 2003 final won by Bangor, 48-43.
In one of the lowest scoring boys' regional finals, Cheverus (18-3) clamped down its defense to shut down Thornton's offense. The Stags scored their last seven points from the line.
Ian Barwize led Cheverus with 12 points, including a key three-points in the fourth quarter. Kory Martin led TA with 13 points as the Golden Trojans only offensive answer to the Stags' strong defense.
Thornton was trying to win the school's first regional title in basketball.

Cheverus 29, Thornton 26

Cheverus started quickly in the quarter with a couple of fastbreak layups. Mick DiStasio scored first and then Indiana Faithful. that scored brought a timeout from thornton and it seemed to work as the Golden Trojans got going.
Jam es Morse got his first basket of the game as he hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to cut it to 27-24

Cheverus 21, Thornton 18 (halftime)
Ian Barwize hit a shot from the corner at the buzzer to give Cheverus a 3-point lead. Points were scarce in the first half as defense took front and center. The Stags playing their traditional matchup zone while the Golden Trojans played a man-to-man.
Thornton got the ball into center Kory Martin, who responded with a team high nine points.
Barwize led the Stags with eight points.
Thornton is bidding for the school's first regional title while Cheverus is looking to get back to the state final for the first time in five years.

Cheverus 10, Thornton 7
A slow start to the boys' Western maine final as both teams came out cold. Wil White came off the bench to spark the Stags with five points. Dakota Greene had four for Thornton.

Top-ranked Deering had too much defense and too many scorers, pulling away from No.3 Noble early and easing to its second Class A West championship in five years.

Nicole Garland led Deering with 16 points while Diana Manduca had 15. Manduca had 12 in the first half, when Deering opened a 16-point lead.

Deering had a 15-point lead several times in the fourth quarter.

Noble was led by Sloane Sorrell with 12 and Margaret Burns with 10.

Deering (19-2) will play Oxford Hills in the state championship game next Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland.

Third quarter: Deering 41-30

Noble picked up its defensive intensity and got the ball inside to Sloane Sorrell and pulled within nine several times in the third quarter.

Sorrell had 10 points in the quarter.

But Deering always responded. Claire Ramonas scored inside to maintain an 11-point lead, then Nichoe Garland, who had seven of Noble's nine points in teh quarter, hit two foul shots to make it 41-30 entering the fourth.

Second quarter: Deering 32-16

Deering completed dominated the second quarter, opening with an 18-2 run that put the Rams safely into the lead.

Deering's biggest lead in the second quarter was 19 points, which the Rams achieved twice.

Defense was again a factor, as the Rams never let Noble's top scorer, Sloane Sorrell, get the ball. She had just two shots in the first half, with no points.

Deering's scoring was balanced in the first half as Diana Manduca scored 12 points, Nicole Garland seven and Claire Ramonas five.

First quarter: Deering 16-9

Deering's defense completed dominated the first quarter as the Rams forced nine Noble turnovers and coach Kyle Keenan to call three time-outs.

Deering actually trailed 6-4 after Margaret Burns scored, then Diana Manduca took over, hitting two 3-pointers within 30 seconds of each other to make it 10-6.

She later stole a pass and scored to make it 14-6. Following an Alysssa Stokes' 3-pointer thant made it 14-9, Nicole Garland scored at the buzzer for a 16-9 Deering lead.

Final: Cape Elizabeth 57, Freeport 50
Cape Elizabeth won its first Western Maine Class B boys' basketball title in 20 years with a 57-50 win over Freeport Saturday afternoon at the Cumberland County Civic Center,
The top-ranked Capers will meet the Eastern Maine champion for the state title next Friday night at 9 at the Bangor Auditorium.
No. 6 Freeport (15-5) made a run, cutting it to four points twice in the fourth quarter, but Cape took advantage of being in the bonus at the free throw line and made six in the final minutes to hold off the Falcons, who misfired from the floor in the waning moments.
Alex Bowe led Cape (19-2) with 21 points while Andrew Dickey added 13 points. Cody Bartlett led Freeport.
Dickey, a sophomore, won the Pierre Harnois Trophy as the tourney MVP. Freeport was playing in its first regional final since 1970.

Cape Elizabeth 46, Freeport 36 (end of third)
Halftime did little to cool off t he Capers as they came out still hot for the third quarter and built their lead to 40-26 early. Bowe and Dickey combi ned for all the points in the quarter. Bowe had eight points while Dickey added five. Bart l
ett stayed hot for Freeport with six points in the quarter

Cape Elizabeth 33, Freeport 25 (halftime)
In a wide open second quarter, Cape's offense was on fire as the Capers scored at will and built their lead to 10 points. Alex Bowe led Cape with nine points in the quarter.
Freeport, though, may have gotten a boost heading into overtime when Jon Klages, held scoreless, hit a 3-point at the buzzer. The Capers led 33-22 after a basket by Bowe, but Klages 3-point cut it to eight and may have given Freeport some confidence.
Cody Bartlett had five points for the Falcons in the second quarter and had seven for the half as did Christian

Cape Elizabeth 15, Freeport 11
Cape Elizabeth jumped out to a 13-5 lead as Andrew Dickey found the range. Freeport rebounded and closed the quarter, by outscoring the Capers 6-2.
Dickey had five points in the quarter while Tom Markelon had four points for Freeport.

Final:

Senior Renee Nicholas hit four foul shots in the final 24 seconds as top-seeded Lake Region won its third consecutive Class B West girls championship, holding off No.2 Falmouth 37-33.

The Lakers trailed after one period but took control with an 8-0 run to close out the second quarter.

In the fourth, the Lakers scored only seven points, but Nicholas had five of them - all at the line.

With Lake Region leading 33-30, she hit two foul shots with 24 seconds left.

Falmouth's Morgan Furman hit a 3-pointer with nine seconds left to bring her team within two. But Nicholas hit two more foul shots with 6.3 seconds left to seal it.

Nicholas led the Lakers (19-2) with 12 points. Furman led Falmouth (18-3) with 11.

Third quarter: Lake Region 30-24

Lake Region's defense really clamped down in the third quarter, holding Falmouth to just five points as the Lakers extended their lead to six entering the final quarter.

Lake Region's Abby Hancock opened the third by hitting a 3-pointer. Krysti Leach and Renee Nicholas followed with baskets as the Lakers opened a 28-19 lead.

Falmouth's Andrea Doyle hit a 3-pointer to bring the Yachtsmen within 28-22, but they would get no closer.

Lake Region 21, Falmouth 19 (half):

Lake Region scored the final eight points of the second quarter, including an NBA-3 pointer by sophomore Meghan Craffey with 10 seconds left, to take a halftime advantage.

The Yachtsmen had led 19-13 on a Paige Wyman layup, only to have Lake Region's defense force three turnovers and two missed shots.

Craffey had eight points in the quarter, including two 3's.

In the first quarter, second-ranked Falmouth, which lost twice to Lake Region in the regular season, controlled the tempo throughout.

The Yachtsmen got the first two baskets of the game, by Andrea Doyle and Haley Jordan, and never trailed.

Lake Region got within 10-6 on a last-second shot by sophomore Chelsea Meyers from the left corner.

Noble 40, South Portland 38, final
Alyssa Stokes hit a layup as time expired to give the Knights the win. The play was designed to go to Sloane Sorrell, but as time ran down and panic set in Alyssa Stokes cut to the basket for the score.

Sorrell scored 26 points to lead Noble and played the second half while in visible pain. Noble came back despite trailing 22-8 at halftime. Sorrell scored the Knights first 10 points, but in the third quarter the rest of the team came alive.

Brianna Hawkins led South Portland with 19 points, most around the low block, and Jess Aceto scored 10 for the Red Riots, including eight in the second quarter.

Noble will play Deering tomorrow for the Western A Championship.

Noble 38, South Portland 38, :30
Brianna Hawkins made a post move and drained a short shot to tie the game up again.

Noble 36, South Portland 34, 2:51 fourth
Sloane Sorrell made a ridiculous layup while getting fouled and hit the free throw to give the Knights back the lead.

South Portland 34, Noble 32, 4:00 fourth
A layup by Erin Stilphen has given the Red Riots the lead again.

Noble 29, South Portland 28, 7:00 fourth
A Margaret Burns free throws has given Noble its first lead of the game.

South Portland 28, Noble 26, end of third
Rebecca Creveling hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to cut the lead to two. Sloane Sorrell scored 10 points in the quarter, despite a leg injury.

Noble finally found some offense without her on the floor, anding on a 6-2 run.

Brianna Hawkins scored four points for South Portland.

South Portland 22, Noble 18, 3:33 third
Sorrell now has eight points in the quarter as Noble is in the midst of a 10-0 run. South Portland is now the team with a field goal drought. They haven't scored for over five minutes.

South Portland 22, Noble 12, 5:45 third
Sorrell returned seconds later to score a basket and Margaret Burns added another to cut the lead to 10.

South Portland 22, Noble 8, 7:11 third
Sloane Sorrell has left the court with a leg injury.

South Portland 22, Noble 8, halftime
Jess Aceto scored eight points and an assist in the second quarter to give South Portland a double-digit lead. Aceto has 10 points and Brianna Hawkins has nine for the Red Riots.
Sloane Sorrell leads Noble with eight points, but the Knights have struggled on offense, committing turnovers on fast breaks and missing open shots.

South Portland 15, Noble 6, 6:19 second
Jess Aceto hit a 3-pointer and then assisted Danielle McCusker on a three-point play. Noble hasn't scored since 2:44 in the first.

South Portland 9, Noble 6, end of first
Jess Aceto hit a layup at the buzzer, but its been a two girl show so far. Brianna Hawkins has seven for the Red Riots, and Sloane Sorrell has all six of the Knights' point. Noble has missed all six of their free-throw attempts.

South Portland 6, Noble 2, 5:37 first
Brianna Hawkins has hit her first three shots to give the Riots an early lead.

Starting lineups

Noble: Alyssa Stokes, Sarah Jalbert, Amanda Prak, Margaret Burns and Sloane Sorrell.

South Portland: Jess Aceto, Kelsey Flaherty, Danielle McCusker, Erin Stilphen and Brianna Hawkins.

Deering 41, Westbrook 20, final
Diana Manduca scored 12 points and Claire Ramonas added nine as the Rams (18-2) beat the Blue Blazes (14-6) in a Western A semifinal.
The game was tied 13-13 at halftime, but the relentless double-teaming of ballhandlers by Deering evenutually wore down Westbrook, which scored just one point in the third quarter.
Cynthia Wescott led the Blue Blazes with 11 points.

Deering 35, Westbrook 18, 3:43 fourth
Deering is on a 10-4 run this quarter. Claire Ramonas just made a layup to increase their lead.

Deering 29, Westbrook 14, 6:07 fourth
Diana Manduca and Kayla Burchill have hit back-to-back 3s for Deering.

Deering 23, Westbrook 14, end of third
Westbrook's scoring drought continues. Maria Romano hit a free throw at 2:49 to give them their only points in the third quarter.

Deering 23, Westbrook 14, 1:13 third
Kayla Burchill hit a jumped and Diana Manduca added a 3-point play as Deering continues to play well. Westbrook doesn't have a field goal since 1:25 in the second.

Deering 18, Westbrook 13, 3:41 third
Ramonas fed Kayla Burchill for a layup to extend Deering's lead.

Deering 16, Westbrook 13, 5:09 third
Claire Ramonas has scored all three of Deering's points in the third to give them their first lead since 2:57 in the first.

Westbrook 13, Deering 13, halftime
Diana Manduca nailed a tough leaner at the buzzer to tie the game up for the Rams. Both teams endured long scoring droughts to start the quarter, but Deering failed to score for over six minutes between the first and second. Manduca and Claire Ramonas each have four points to lead Deering.

Cynthia Wescott has nine points to lead Westbrook. The Blue Blazes have struggled against the Rams' traps, which have been both full and half court.

Westbrook 8, Deering 7, 5:24 second
Neither team is looking to score early in the second; there has only been one shot attempt, a miss by Deering. Deering's half-court trap has caused two consecutive Westbook turnovers.

Westbrook 8, Deering 7, end of first
Cynthia Wescott scored six points in the first quarter to give Westbrook a slim lead. Both teams have struggled with turnovers, and Deering's long-range attack has resulted in two early air balls.

Westbrook 6, Deering 5, 2:15
Cynthia Wescott scored her fourth points to give the Blue Blazes the lead.

Deering 5, Westbrook 2, 3:41
Nicole Garland hit a 3 to give Deering the lead.

Starting lineups

Westbrook: Maria Romano, Emily Wight, Cynthia Wescott, Audrey Shutts and Erin Murphy.

Deering: Jessica Ruhlin, Diana Manduca, Nicole Garland, Kayla Burchill and Claire Ramonas.

Freeport 67, yarmouth 60 (final)

No. 6 Freeport knocked off No.2 Yarmouth to earn a trip to the regional final Saturday afternoon with an impresssive win in the Western Maine Class B boys' semifinals Thursday night at the Civic Center.
Freeport (15-5) withstood a furious rally by Yarmouth (16-4) in the fourth quarter.
Freeport will play top-ranked Cape Elizabeth for the Western Maine title at 3:45 p.m.
The Falcons made nine straight free throws and 13 out of 15 in the final 1:45 as yarmouth was forced to foul.
Reid Christian led Freeport with 19 points, all by six coming from the line. John Murphy led Yarmouth with 27 points.

Freeport 38, yarmouth 32 (end ofthird quarter)
After a slow start to the quarter, both teams went up and down the floor. Yarmouth made a couple of runs that Freeport answered. The Falcons five straight points near the end of the quarter, but Ben Groves scored inside for the Clippers.
Murphy stayed hot for Yarmouth with three baskets in the quarter.

Freeport 27, Yarmouth 20 (halftime)
John Murphy of Yarmouth had his team's first 10 points of the second quarter. After a scoreless first quarter, Murphy got hot and sparked the Clippers to within a point of Freeport, which led 13-6 after one.
But Reid Christian of Freeport heated up from the mid-point on of the quarter and led a spurt to close the quarter. Christian had eight points in the quarter. The Falcons closed the quarter with a 8-2 run to take a seven-point lead at halftime. Christian and Kyle Flash each had two baskets in the run. Joe Dilworth scored for Yarmouth on a breakaway at the buzzer.

Freeport 13, Yarmouth 6

Freeport got off to a quick start as the Falcons jumped out to a 6-2 lead. They stretched the lead to 10-4 as Tom Markelon and Jon Klages scored basket. John Arris came off the bench and hit a 3-pointer at the end of the quarter that made it 13-6 after one quarter.

Lake Region used its senior experience in the final minutes to hold off a young York team and advance to the regional championship for the third consecutive year.

Leading by just three points, the Lakers got a basket from senior Krysti Leach, then a steal from senior Renee Nicholas. She passed to senior Erica Webb for a a layup and a 35-28 lead.

Sophomore Abby Hancock hit four consecutive foul shots in the final 24 seconds to secure the win.

Top-ranked Lake Region is now 18-2 and will face Falmouth at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Class B West title game.

In the third quarter, York played some exceptional defense, holding the Lakers to just four points. But Lake Region matched York's defensive intensity and still held a seven-point lead entering the fourth.

The Lakers began the third by getyting a layup from Morgan McClean for a 26-13 lead, their biggest of the game.

York's Stephanie Gallagher had five points in the third.

After falling behind by 12 points in the first quarter, York fought back to within four twice in the second quarter. But each time the Lakers responded.

A Haley Westman basket for York brought the Wildcats within 15-11 with 6:03 left in the half but the Lakers got a layup from Erica Webb and defensively forced four Wildcat misses.

After Brittany Bracy scored on a back-door layup with 2:32 remaining to make it 17-13, the Lakers went on a 7-0 run to close the half.

Renee Nicholas had two of the baskets, the first a twisting sneakaway layup and the other a drive left. Meghan Craffey hit her second 3-pointer of the game with 1:33 left in the half as well.

Both defenses were playing well: York had 15 turnovers in the first half, Lake Region 12.

Lake Region used its experience and defense to open a 10-point first quarter lead.

The Lakers forced eight York turnovers and the Wildcats, who start two freshmen and a sophomore, missed their first eight shots.

Lake Region had a 13-1 lead before York's Meredith Reid got the Wildcats' first field goal with 1:00 left in the quarter.

Senior Erica Webb had six of Lake Region's points while sophomore Meghan Craffey hit a 3-pointer.

Falmouth 47, Greely 44, final (overtime)

No. 2 Falmouth outscored No. 6 Greely, 5-2, in overtime to hold off the Rangers for a 47-44 win in a Western maine Class B girls' semifinal Thursday afternoon at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Falmouth (18-2) advances to its second straight regional final on Saturday when it will play either Lake Region or York.

Kelsey Graffram's only basket gave Falmouth a 44-42 to start overtime and the Yachtsmen stayed in front.

Falmouth 40, Greely 40 (overtime)
Falmouth and Greely headed to overtime at the Civic Center as Alison Derhagopian hit a layup at the buzzer to tie it at 40-40.
The ball hung momentarily on the rim before falling.

Falmouth 36, Greely 32 ( end of third quarter)
McDevitt hit two, 3-pointers in the third quarter to rally Greely which cut it to one point late in the quarter after trailing by seven points at halftime.
The Rangers outscored Falmouth, 14-11, in the quarter.
Falmouth recovered at the end of the quarter as Furman scored a basket and Haley Jordan had a free throw to make it a four-point margin.

Falmouth 25, Greely 18
Morgan Furman and Andrea Doyle combined for all but four of Falmouth's first half points as the No. 2 seed took control in the first half.
Furman led the Yachtsmen with 12 points while Doyle had nine. Doyle, a 5-foot-4 guard, got free under the basket for two baskets. Doyle also got fouled while shooting and sank five of 10 from the line.
Furman was a perfect 6 of 6 from the line. Falmouth, which beat the No. 4 Rangers twice during the regular season, caused several Greely turnovers with their halfcourt, double-teaming press.
Megan McDevitt led the Rangers with eight points in the first half. She hit a 3-pointer just before halftime to give Greely encouragement heading into the locker room.

Falmouth 11, Greely 9 (end of first quarter)
Greely jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the strength of baskets by Shannon Cassidy and a 3-pointer by Megan McDevitt.
Falmouth charged back with eight unanswered points. Morgan Furman got Falmouth rolling with a basket and two free throws. Falmouth's halfcourt press bothered the Rangers.
Furman had eight of her team's 11 points. McDevitt had five points for the Rangers in the quarter.

It's on to the Western Class B championship game at 3:45 p.m. Saturday for Cape.

Cape Elizabeth 44, Greely 37

And the game is down to free throws for Cape and 3-pointers for Greely.

Cape Elizabeth 43, Greely 37

After Ben Andreasen hits a 3-pointer to bring Greely within 41-37, Woody Tabery gets two free throws for Cape.

Cape Elizabeth 39, Greely 34

Andrew Dickey hits a 3-pointer to open the five-point gap for Cape.

Greely 29, Cape Elizabeth 28

Spenser Adams drove the lane for a basket with three seconds left in the period to put the Rangers back in front. Cape Elizabeth built its largest lead at 28-25 with 2:24 left but didn't score again in the period.

Greely 25, Cape Elizabeth 22

Turnovers and poor shot selection are dominating the third period, with each scoring just two points in the first four minutes.

Greely 23, Cape Elizabeth 20

In a first half that was played without a timeout, the pace picked up considerably in the second quarter with both teams doing more penetrating against the man-to-man defenses. Cape Elizabeth took its first lead at 14-13 on a basket by Alex Bowe, then led by as much as 18-15. But Spenser Adams hit a 3-pointer for Greely, igniting an 8-2 run to end the half. Trevor Tierney, who has two fouls, leads Greely with eight points. Woody Tabery is high for the Capers with seven.

Greely 8, Cape Elizabeth 6

The Rangers scored the first four points, Cape Elizabeth the next four, and then Greely moved back ahead in a deliberate first quarter. Neither team showed an inclination to drive or even shoot 3-pointers.

Cheverus will be in the Western Class A final against Thornton Academy after the convincing victory against Portland.

The Stags have taken control as DiStasio has now scored 22 points.

Cheverus built a 42-20 lead with 2:25 left in the period before Portland scored the final five points, including a 3-pointer by Joe Zukowski.

Cheverus' outside shooting is proving effective in the second half.

Four quick points puts Cheverus back in control leading to a timeout.

Each team has two points in the first 1:20 of the third period ... two free throws by Bogdanovich for Portland a basket by Faithfull for Cheverus

Mick DiStasio leads Cheverus at halftime with 12 points. Anthony Passmore and Jake Longstaff have seven each for Portland.

After Portland went ahead for the first time at 18-16 on two Ed Bogdanovich free throws, Cheverus regained command, again turning to defense.

With Portland leading 20-19, Cheverus ran off 10 straight points for a 29-20 lead, including seven straight points by Mick DiStasio, capped by a 3-pointer. Portland pulled back with 29-24 by scoring the final four points in the half, on four free throws in the final 5.5 seconds. Koang Thok hit two, then Mike Harmon two more after a steal.

Mike Harmon's 3-pointer with 5:17 left in the half has been the only scoring in a sloppy second period. Cheverus, which has called a timeout, has gone four minutes without scoring.

After Cheverus built a 15-5 lead, Portland's trapping defense began causing problems and the Bulldogs scored the final four points of the period. Jake Longstaff has five points and Mike Harmon the other four for Portland. Mick DiStasio had five points for Cheverus.

Cheverus takes early control with layups off turnovers. Portland is having a hard time getting good shots off the Cheverus matchup zone.

Cheverus starters: Doug Alston, Peter Foley, Ian Barwise, Mick DiStasio and Indiana Faithfull

Portland starters: Anthony Passmore, Jake Longstaff, Koang Thok, Ed Bogdanovich and Walter Stover

Dakota Greene and James Morse stepped up with their better-known teammates got into foul trouble, lifting second-seeded Thornton Academy into the Western Class A final with the victory against third-ranked South Portland.

Playing before an estimated 5,000 fans at the Cumberland County Civic Center, Greene scored 20 points and Morse added 15 for the Trojans.

They especially stepped up in the second quarter, with center Kory Martin and point guard Jeff Winnie sidelined with foul trouble. The Trojans, trailing 18-16 with their two leaders on the bench, went on an 8-0 run and South Portland never caught up.

Winnie and Martin finished with 10 points each for the Trojans. Will Furbush scored 14 points and Keegan Hyland added 10 for South Portland.

The action switches to the Cumberland County Civic Center today for three boys semifinals.

At 5:30 p.m., Thornton Academy meets South Portland in the first Western A semifinal. The Riots handed Thornton its first loss of the season during their only regular season meeting.

At 7 p.m., Cheverus plays Portland in the other Western A semifinal. The schools split two games during the regular season.

And at 8:30, Cape Elizabeth takes on Greely in a Western B semifinal. Greely won the first meeting between the schools early in the season; Cape beat the Rangers in double overtime in their second meeting, less than two weeks ago.

Hancock sank five free throws during the fourth period, and the Lakers converted nine as a team, to pull away from Wells.
Craffey led Lake Region with 12 points. Stevens scored 17 for Wells.

L.R. Has made six of eight free throws to hold off Wells.

Craffey's 3-pointer with 30 seconds left gave L.R. the lead, 33-31. Wells had rallied to take the lead with a 13-3 run capped by a pair of baskets by Stevens.

The Lakers have scored the first four points of the second half - a basket and an assist for Hancock, a basket for Leach.

Lake Region starts the second half with possession.

Stevens scored two late baskets to pull Wells within five points.
Craffey has scored seven for the Lakers, and Nicholas six. Stevens has 11 for the Warriors, including all six of their points during the second period.

Craffey has scored seven points during an 11-2 L.R. run.

Bleir's leaner at the buzzer tied the game for Wells. Blier and Stevens scored four each during Wells' period-ending 8-0 run.

Nicholas has scored six for the Lakers, played excellent defense and made two long outlet passes leading to L.R. baskets.

Starting lineups:
Lake Region: Renee Nicholas, Kristi Leach, Abby Hancock, Erica Webb, Morgan McClean.
Wells: Sarah Quint, Megan Blier, Casey Gregoire, Brooke Stevens, Alana Kelley.

Yeomelakis hit a short jumper with 4:00 left to break a 43-43 tie. Gallagher followed with a field goal. Then, after a Hennessy basket for Fryeburg, York converted 10 consecutive free throws to pull away. Taylor netted the first four free throws, and Yeomelakis the final six.
Gallagher and Yeomelakis finished with 16 each for York. Hennessy scored 26 for Fryeburg.

Gallagher converted three free throws in the final minute of the period to give York the two-point lead.

Gallagher forced up a shot from traffic underneathe the basket to give York the lead again.

York opens the second half with possession.

Hennessy slapped the ball away from a York player, gathered the loose ball on the run and drove for a layup to give Fryeburg a 25-24 lead with just over a minute left in the half. She added two free throws with 42 seconds left to increase the lead to 27-24.
Hennessy has 12 points in the game, including seven in the second quarter. Cianciolo has 7 for Fryeburg. Clark's six points lead York.

Hennessy had a basket and two free throws during a 7-1 Raiders run.

Hartman scored for York, the Wildcats stole the inbounds pass, Gallagher scored, and suddenly York has a seven-point lead.

Clark and Reid have four points each for a Wildcat team taking adavantage of Fryeburg turnovers. Hennessy has five points for Fryeburg.

Starting lineups
York: Stephanie Gallagher, Emma Clark, Meredith Reid, Elaina Yeomelakis, Nicole Taylor.
Fryeburg: Cerise Humphrey, Ariel McConkey, Hannah Sawyer, Coreen Hennessy, Eden Cianciolo.

Falmouth scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to pull away from Gray-New Gloucester and its upset bid.

Leading just 28-25 entering the final quarter, Falmouth got an offensive rebound from Kelsey Graffam, a jumper by Paige Wyman and a jumper by Haley Jordan to pull ahead by nine.

The Patriots would get no closer than seven.

Jordan led Falmouth with 11 points while Graffam had 10.

Rachel Clement led Gray with nine points.

Upstart Gray-New Gloucester pushed Falmouth hard in the third quarter, pulling to within three entering the final period.

Trailing 28-20, the Patriots got a 3-pointer from Mergan Dehetre and a breakaway layup by Teri-Lynn Sanborn to pull within 28-25.

Haley Jordan hit three jumpers in the second quarter to help Falmouth maintain its advantage.

The Falmouth defense was exceptional, forcing 18 Gray-New Gloucester turnovers in the first two quarters.

The Patriots got within four points twice early in the second quarter on baskets by Rachel Clement, the second after she stole the ball and dribbled three-quarters of the court for a layup.

But Jordan hit a jumper to make it 17-11 and regain the momentum for Falmouth. She later hit a jumper from the corner with 1:07 left in the quarter to provide Falmouth with its halftime advantage.

Second-ranked Falmouth controlled the tempo with its defense and rebounding in the first quarter. The Yachtsmen forced nine Gray-New Gloucester turnovers and got five offensive rebounds.

Falmouth scored the game's first six points and held that lead throughout. Morgan Furman had four points for Falmouth while Alison Derhagopian hit a 3-pointer that gave the Yachtsmen an 11-4 lead.

Final: Greely escaped a late surge by Mountain Valley to hang on for a 43-40 win. The Rangers got a game-high 13 points from Megan Grondin.
The Falcons got 10 points from Tanya Martin.
The Falcons Lauren LePage bounced a final three-point attempt off the rim with three seconds to play.

3rd Q: Mountain Valley got seven third quarter points from Tanya Martin and a jumper at the buzzer from Lauren Lepage to close the gap.

Halftime Update: Greely secured a 10 point lead at the half, getting six first half points apiece from Nicole Faietta, Megan McDevitt and four points from Megan Grondin.
Mountain Valley's Tanya Martin hit three of four foul shots in the second quarter.

1st Quarter: Greely got back to back three's from Nicole Faietta and Megan McDevitt to go up 12-4. Faietta drained a second one with 15 seconds to play to give Greely a 15-4 lead.

Diana Manduca scored eight points during the fourth quarter, including six of seven from the line, and Porscha Lewis added six as Deering raced away from Massabesic.
Lewis finished with 17 for the Rams, while Leach and Benton scored 11 each for the Mustangs.

Jess Ruhlin's runner at the buzzer reinstated Deering's double-digit lead.

Deering starts the second half with possession, with Ramonas scoring once from the free-throw line.

Ramonas scored six points with strong inside play as Deering outscored Massabesic 18-12 in the second period.
Ramonas has 10 points thus far in the game. Boisse has eight for Massabesic.

Burchill and Ramonas each have four points for Deering.

Burchill has two baskets, and Ramonas one, as Deering opens the game 6-0.

Starting lineups:
Deering: Jessica Ruhlin, Diana Manduca, Nicole Garland, Kayla Burchill, Claire Ramonas
Massabesic: Megan Dupuis, Samantha Leach, Stacey Norton, Brittany Benton, Georgia Boisse.

Wescott finished with 14 points, and Murphy 10, as the Blue Blazes advanced with a victory over Scarborough.
Westbrook led 33-18 with 4:30 left in the game. However, Brackett and Bonefant each had a 3-pointer and a 2-pointer during a defense-powered 12-2 Scarborough run which cut the lead to 35-30.
Wight and Shutts each made two free throws down the stretch to widen the Westbrook lead to 40-32 before Brackett's 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Brackett finished with 14 points, and Bonefant 11.

Brackett has scored eight points as Scarborough cut the Westbrook lead from 16 points to eight points.

Wescott scored seven points during the third period as Westbrook broke the game open. Scarboough did not make a field goal in the period, managing only a free throw by Brackett.

Jamie Levecque opened the third period with a 3-pointer for Westbrook, Wescott has added five to increase the Blazes' lead to 10 points.

Westbrook starts the second half with possession.

Bonenfant's two 3-pointers, 36 seconds apart, gave Scarborough a 14-13 lead with a minute left in the half. However, Ashlyn Bourgeois countered with Westbrook's only basket of the second period to regain the lead for the Blue Blazes.

Murphy had a pair of 3-pointers for Westbrook in the first period, and Wescott a pair of 2-pointers. Colpitts has a basket and a free throw for Scarborough.

Murphy has a pair of 3-pointers for Westbrook.

Starting lineups:
Scarborough: Reegan Brackett, Abbey Pelletier, Jennier Colpitts, Nicole Chaloux-Pinette, Christy Manning.
Westbrook: Emily Wight, Erin Murphy, Maria Romano, Audrey Shutts, Cynthia Wescott.

South Portland scored the first six points of the fourth period and cruised into the regional semifinals. Leading by eight entering the final eight minutes, the Riots got a fastbreak layup from Danielle McCusker and two inside hoops by Brianna Hawkins to open a 44-30 lead that Biddeford could not overcome.

Hawkins, Kelsey Flaherty and Erin Stilphen combined to dominate the inside for the Riots, who will play at 8:30 p.m. Friday against Noble.

Hawkins led the Riots (16-3) with 12 points while Jessica Aceto had 11 and Stilphen 10.

Keila Grigware led Biddeford (13-7) with 10 points while Lauren Rousseau had nine.

Danielle McCusker's 15-footer at the thid-quarter buzzer allowed the Riots to hold a comfortable margin entering the final quarter.

Biddeford had twice cut the margin to six, but South Portland's defense never let the Tigers closer.

South Portland opened up a 15-point lead in the second quarter as Biddeford was held scoreless for the first 4:41 of the period.

But Biddeford's Lauren Rousseau scored nine of the Tigers' next 11 points to bring Biddeford back to within 26-18 with 1:28 remaining in the half.

After SP's Brianna Hawkins hit a foul shot with 54 seconds left, the Tigers slowed the pace down and got a huge basket as Aimee Mortenson hit a fade-away jumper from the foul line at the buzzer to bring Biddeford within 27-20 at the half.

Jessica Aceto had nine points for the Riots, while Hawkins had eight. Rousseau led Biddeford with nine.

South Portland used a superior height advantage to control the boards at both ends of the court and open a big lead over Biddeford.

The Riots got a big 3-pointer from Jessica Aceto midway through the quarter to open a 10-6 lead.

Biddeford was scoreless for a four-minute span, as the Riots opened a six-point lead. An offensive rebound by Kelsey Flaherty gave the Riots a 14-7 lead at the break.

Final: Noble held off a late rally by Marshwood to hang on for a 45-44 win. The Knights got a game-high 17 points from center Sloane Sorrell.

3rd Q: Noble got nine points from center Sloane Sorrell in the third quarter to go ahead 40-36.

Halftime Report: After trailing 25-18 with three minutes to play in the half, Noble rallied to tie it 27-27 at the half.
Alyssa Stokes hit a layup, missed a free throw then sank a three-pointer to make it 27-25 Noble.
Marshwood's Sarah VanHorn scored on a layup to keep things tied going into half time.

1st Q: Marshwood got five points from Michelle Wiliams in the first quarter on its way to a 15-12 lead.

Today's games at the Portland Expo: all Western Class A girls quarterfinals.

2 p.m., sixth-seeded Marshwood is taking on No. 3 Noble.

No. 2 South Portland plays seventh-seeded Biddeford at 3:30 p.m.

The evening session starts with No. 5 Westbrook vs. No. 4 Scarborough at 7 p.m. Then at 8:30 p.m., top-seeded Deering plays No. 8 Massabesic.

Jeffrey Winnie's 3-point shot from deep in the right corner with nine seconds left in the game gave the Trojans a 41-40 lead. Dominic Borelli's shot at the buzzer for Westbrook rolled around the rim and out, and Thornton advances.
Winnie and Martin scored 10 each for Thornton. Borelli scored 21 for the Blazes.

Thornton is on a 12-2 run behind pair of three-point plays by Kory Martin.

Westbrook held T.A. scoreless until Michael Guerin's 3-pointer with 2:00 left in the period. Dominic Borelli scored eight during Westbrook's 12-7 run.

Westbrook has outscored T.A. 5-0 through the first four minutes of the third period.

Kyle Sanborn scored all six of his points during the second quarter as Westbrook outscored the Trojans 12-9 to pull within one point at halftime.
Gregory's six points leads Thornton.

Austin Gregory has a pair of baskets to open Thornton's lead to eight points.

Kory Martin has four points for Thornton during a fast-paced but low-scoring first period.

Starting lineups:
Thornton: Jeffrey Winnie, James Morse, John Trull, Dakota Greene, Kory Martin.
Westbrook: Kyle Sanborn, Dominic Borelli, Joshua Harriman, Christian Hamilton, Stephen LeBel.

Hyland finished with 30 points, including 20 in the second half, as the Riots ran away from Biddeford.
Neumann finished with 17 for Biddeford, and Dan Jamieson 10.

Hyland scored 11 points during the period for the Red Riots, and has 19 in the game. Wright scored six for S.P. during the third period.

Nick Wright made the only two baskets thus far in the second half to widen the S.P. lead to 35-23 with 5:48 left in the third period.

S.P. is ahead of Biddeford 31-23 at the half.
Keegan Hyland leads the Red Riots with 10 points, while Abdirahman Mohamed has six points for Biddeford.
South Portland took advantage of free throws to open the eight-point lead. S.P. was eight-for-11 from the line during the second quarter. Biddeford was one-for-two during the quarter.

Biddeford lead S.P. 12-11 at the end of the first period.
Mohamed Mohamed broke a 10-10 tie on a nice driving layup with 35 seconds left in the period. Connor Hasson had a chance to tie the game for S.P. when he was fouled attempting to put back his own offensive rebound. But Hanson could only make one of the two free throws.

Midway through the first, S.P. leads 9-6 behind Will Furbush's four points, and a 3-pointer by Gaddar. Mohamed has two 3s for Biddeford.

Starting lineups

Biddeford: Abdirahman Mohamed, Dan Jamieson, Cameron Neumann, Audie Murphy, Robin Wilson.

S.P.: Will Furbush, Keegan Hyland, Matthew Lee, Nick Gaddar, Nicholas Wright.

Cape Elizabeth 72, Wells 35

Top-ranked Cape Elizabeth, as expected, breezed to a Western Maine Class B boys' quarterfinal win over No. 8 Wells, , Saturday afternoon at the Portland Expo.

The Capers (17-2) will play No. 4 Greely (13-6) in the semifinal round next Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Guard Tom Ray led the well-balanced attack with 13 points. Shaine Burks came off the bench to add 10 points.

The Capers have won 14 straight. Demitrios Gatzogiannis led Wells with 15 points.

Cape 52, Wells 26 (end of three quarters)
It was more of the same in the third as Cape worked its offense with little opposition from Wells.
Cape stretched its lead to 30 on a 3-point play by Ray at the end of the quarter. Cape outscored the Warriors, 12-6, in the quarter. Andrew Dickey and Ray each had three points in the quarter.

Cape Elizabeth 40, Wells 20 (halftime)
Cape the second quarter with 12-0 run. Burks had eight of the 12 points as he got free inside. The Capers outscored Wells 20-10 in the second quarter, the same margin as in the opening quarter.
Tom Ray contributed three baskets in the second quarter. The Capers' fullcourt press continued to bother Wells.
Wells 6-foot-7 center Demitrios Gatzogiannis led his team with nine points in the first half.

Cape Elizabeth 28, Wells 10 (5:54 second)
Shaine Burks scored the first three baskets and Ray added a basket as the Capers assumed total control.

Cape Elizabeth 20, Wells 10 (end of first quarter)
Cape closed the opening period with four straight points to lead 20-10. Woody Tabery came off the bench to spark the Capers with six points. Cape's fullcourt press caused numerous Wells turnovers.
john messina had five points for Cape/

Greely 50, Falmouth 49, FINAL
Erik Thayer hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Greely the comeback win. Thayer finishes the game with 14 points and four 3-pointers. Spencer Adams led the Rangers with 17 points.

Kevin Smith led Falmouth with 21 points. The Yachtsmen led by 10 points with 1:22, but Thayer hit three 3-pointers in the last 41 seconds to give Greely the win.

Falmouth 49, Greely 47, 1.7 fourth
Greely will inbound the ball with 1.7 remaining.

Falmouth 48, Greely 47, 7.2 fourth
Thayer hit a three to bring Greely within one.

Falmouth 47, Greely 44, 20.4 fourth

Falmouth 47, Greely 42, 40.1 fourth)
Erik Thayer hit a three to cut the lead to five.

Falmouth 47, Greely 39, 1:02 fourth

Falmouth 39, Greely 30, 4:23 fourth
Chris Higgins used a post-move to cut the lead to single digits for Greely.

Falmouth 36, Greely 26, 6:36 fourth
Kevin Smith drained two straight threes to force a Greely timeout. Smith now has 19.

Falmouth 30, Greely 26, end of third
Falmouth used a 7-0 spurt, keyed by a Kevin Smith 3-pointer, to regain the lead. Smith has 13 points for the game.

Greely 24, Falmouth 23, 3:37 third
Spencer Adams has scored the last five points to give Greely the lead.

Falmouth 23, Greely 19, 5:29 third
Falmouth's Jack Wyman just left with an injury.

Halftime
Chris Smith scored eight points in the second and the Yachtsmen finished the quarter on a 7-0 run to take the lead. Falmouth outscored Greely 14-4 in the second.

Greely 11, Falmouth 11, 5:23 second
Kevin Smith made two straight buckets to tie it up for Falmouth.

Greely 9, Falmouth 4, end of first quarter
Erik Thayer scored five points during a 9-0 Greely run to help the Rangers grab the lead. Neither team has made a field goal since 5:01.

Starting Lineups

Falmouth: Mike Doyle, Jahrel Registe, Kevin Smith, Stephano Mancini and Jack Wyman.

Greely: Spencer Adams, Trevor Tierney, Erik Thayer, Ben Andreason and Chris Young.

FINAL
Joe Dilworth scored 22 points to lead the Clippers' to a rout of the Lakers.

Phil Leighton led Lake Region with 18. Yarmouth (16-3) will face Freeport (14-5) in the Western B Semifinals.

Yarmouth 52, Lake Region 36, 5:25 fourth
A ceiling leakage has caused a delay of game as Joe Dilworth prepares to shoot his second free throw for his possible 19th point of the game.

Yarmouth 45, Lake Region 34, end of third quarter
Phil Leighton scored six points and Zach Tomkinson had eight as the Lakers cut the lead to as few as seven, but gave up a 6-0 run with three minutes left to keep a double-digit margin.

Joe Dilworth scored six points to lead the Clippers in the third.

Yarmouth 32, Lake Region 18, Halftime
Joe Dilworth scored seven points and Yarmouth continued to force turnovers with its pressure defense as their lead surged to 14 points. Lucas Denning has played the entire game, providing tight defense on the Lakers' ballhandlers.

Phil Leighton leads Lake Region with eight points.

Yarmouth 17, Lake Region 7, end of first
Benjamin Groves scored five points to lead Yarmouth to a 10-point lead at the end of the first.

Phil Leighton leads the Lakers with three points.

Yarmouth 14, Lake Region 4, 2:51 on first
Benjamin Groves converted a 3-point play to extend the Clippers' lead to double-digits.

Starting Lineups
Lake Region: Zach Tomkinson, Matt Langadas, Jacob Moore, Kurt Peterson and Phil Leighton.

Yarmouth: Evan Henry, Johnny Murphy, Lucas Denning, Benjamin Groves and Joe Dilworth.

FINAL
Freeport made 13 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.

Mountain Valley missed its last 11 attempts from the line.

Freeport 42, MV 36, 4:33 in third
Freeport has made seven of eight free throws this quarter to take control of the game down the stretch.

Freeport 35, Mountain Valley 32, end of third
Reid Christian scored six points in the third to help Freeport maintain a slim lead.

Owen Jones scored eight points to provide a spark for Mountain Valley.

Freeport 29, MV 29, 3:22 of third quarter
A 3-point play by Travis Ruff has tied the game up.

Freeport 18, Mountain Valley 15, halftime
Matt Laubauskas made a three-point play with 2.2 seconds remaining to help Mountain Valley close the gap. A basket by Dean McCrilliis after an offensive rebound broke a scoring drought of over six minutes for Mountain Valley.

Reid Christian, a 6-3 guard for Freeport, leads them with six points. Bejay Perkins has four points.

Freeport 6, Mountain Valley 5, end of first
Tom Markelon hit a lay-up with a minute left to give Freeport the lead at the end of the first. Justin Staires has all of Mountain Valley's five points.

Starting Lineups

Freeport: Bejay Perkins, Reid Christian, Kyle Flash, Jon Klages and Tom Markelon.

Mountain Valley: Dean McCrillis, Travis Ruff, Owen Jones, Keith Brennick and Justin Staires.

Cheverus 50, Windham 40, Final
Ian Barwise scored four points in the fourth quarter to help the Stags close out a 50-40 win over the Eagles. Doug Alston scored 13, Ian Barwise had 12 and Indiana Faithfull added 11 to lead Cheverus.

Ryan MacQuestion led Windham with 15 points and Jon Sangillo chipped in 12. Once the Eagles figured out how to break the Stags' press, their offense came together in the fourth quarter, but by then it was too late.

Cheverus 50, Windham 35, 2:00 fourth
Jon Sangillo scored off an inbounds alley-oop to cut the lead to 13.

Cheverus 50, Windham 35, 3:03 fourth
Ryan Macqueston has scored five points in the last 20 seconds to force a Stags' timeout.

Cheverus 44, Windham 30, 5:42 fourth
Despite their large lead, Cheverus continues to press and force a fast-tempo game. Jon Sangilllo just hit a jumper to cut the lead to 14.

Cheverus 41, Windham 26 end of third quarter
Ryan MacQuestion scored seven points in the third to help the Eagles keep up with the Stags, but the crowd has begun to leave as the game gets out of reach. Distasio finished with six points in the third for Cheverus.

Cheverus 39, Windham 19, 4:06 third
Cheverus is breaking Windham's press to continue to extend the lead. Mick Distasio has four points this quarter.

End of second, Cheverus 29, Windham 14
Cheverus' athleticism and tough defense continues to disrupt the Windham offense, which has produced only four field goals.

Doug Alston and Indiana Faithfull have seven points each in a physical game that has turned into a free-throw shooting contest. The Stags have shot 13 of 17 from the line while Windham has made six of nine. John Sangillo leads the Eagles with five points.

6:12 second, Cheverus 20, Windham 8
Mick Distasio made a fast-break lay-up, forcing a Windham timeout, as the Stags have a 9-0 run.

End of first quarter, Cheverus 16, Windham 8
Indiana Faithfull has seven points and Alston five as Cheverus has kept Windham from even starting their half-court offense. Four Windham players have two points apiece.

2:34 first
Indiana Faithfull has scored the last five points, all from the line, to widen the Stags' advantage.

4:48 first
Doug Alston made a runner and assist on an alley-oop lay-up to help Cheverus take an early lead.

Starting Lineups
Cheverus: Doug Alston, Indiana Faithfull, Peter Foley, Ian Barwise and Mick Distasio.

Windham: Jonathan Sangillo, Travis Guerrette, Ryan MacQueston, Nick Taylor and Nate Dixon.

End of game
Mike Harmon provided a spark of the bench with eight points, including five points in the fourth, to help Portland (14-5) defeat Deering (12-7).

The Bulldogs missed five straight free-throws at one point in the fourth, but a pair of made foul shots by Jake Longstaff after an intentional foul sealed the win.

Koang Thok led Portland with 12 points and Ed Bogdanovich and Walter Stover each scored eight.

Ronald Abwoch led the Rams with 15 points and Kyle Donovan added nine. Despite having several chances to tie the game or cut the lead to one late in the fourth quarter, Deering's offense could never get in-sync and was often out of control as the game wound down.

Portland will be play the winner of the next game, #1-Cheverus (15-3) vs. #9-Windham (10-9).

23.2 fourth
Mike Harmon made one of two free throws. The Bulldogs have made one of their last six attempts.

43.8 fourth
Rob Abwoch hit a lay-up to help Deering stay close.

53.7 fourth
Kyle Donovan has scored five straight points to put Deering within three. After not being much of a factor early, he scored a three-point play and hit a subsequent lay-up for the Rams in a 30-second span.

1:44 fourth
Mike Harmon hit a lay-up to give Portland an eight-point lead. Deering has made one field goal this quarter, a lay-up by Eddie Tirabassi at 6:05. Deering just called a timeout.

2:37 fourth
Ed Bogdanovich fed Walter Stover to help Portland extend their lead.

3:35 fourth
Now with the lead, Portland is beginning to kill the clock to combat the Deering zone. A 3-pointer by Mike Harmon at 6:30 gave Portland their first lead of the game.

6:23 fourth
Koang Thok's pair of free throws gives Portland a three-point lead.

7:04 fourth
An Ed Bogdanovich putback has put the Bulldogs within two.

End of third
Despite a stilted pace of play due to turnovers and fouls by both sides, Portland has managed to stay within range due to contributions from a variety players. An offensive rebound followed by a lay-up from Dewayne Albertie and two points from six different players constituted Portland's offense.

Abwoch has cooled off a bit, but still leads all scorers with 13 points after a pretty runner.

5:29 of third
Unable to get any looks against a tough Deering zone, Portland has called a timeout to regroup.

End of second
Ronald Abwoch scored six points in the second, including a show-stopping spin move that resulted in a lay-up and free-throw attempt, to boost Deering's lead further. Abwoch is the game's leading scorer with 11 points. Kyle Donovan finishes the first half with four points and two blocks.

Portland benefitted from a press at times but has had difficulty penetrating and getting inside. Koang Thok continues to play well and has eight points at halftime and a couple of key steals, including one at 2:54 in the second that resulted in a breakaway lay-us. Ed Bogdoanovich has four points for Portland.

End of first

Ronald Abwoch hit a 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining in the first to give the Rams their biggest lead. His five points are a game-high in a first quarter fraught with turnovers for both sides. Koang Thok leads Portland with four points.

Starting Lineups
Deering: Kyle Donovan, Ronald Abwoch, Eddie Tirabassi, Tim Conley and Chris Smith.

Portland: Ed Bogdanovich, Walter Stover, Koang Thok, Jake Longstaff and Anthony Passmore.

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