Senior point guard Noah Hurd celebrated his 18th birthday by pumping in a game-high 25 points and his seventh-seeded Mount View High School Mustangs from Thorndike put on a clinic en route to a 78-44 victory over second seed Fort Kent.
After a long halftime meeting, Fort Fairfield returned to the hardwood with conviction, exploding for 17 points in the third quarter and never looking back.
The 18-1 Warriors advanced to Thursday’s 11:30 a.m. semifinal against fourth seed Jonesport-Beals, 12-7.
St. John Valley traveling basketball team AC Swagger emerged victorious at the Jr. Coyote Classic 7/8 Division, securing the grand prize — The Golden Basketball.
The undefeated and top-seeded Schenck High School boys basketball team from East Millinocket scored the game’s first 10 points and never looked back en route to a 74-21 win over ninth seed Wisdom of St. Agatha.
The Cougars from Stacyville improved to 17-2 on the season, and will play No. 1 Schenck on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 8:30 p.m. Easton finished its season 14-5.
Coach Shaun McAvoy’s team (13-7) blitzed Central Aroostook and scored 25 unanswered points spanning the second and third quarters to earn a semifinal meeting with No. 3 Wisdom of St. Agatha (14-5) at 10 a.m. Thursday in Bangor.
The Pioneers relied on veteran point guard Lily Roy to close out the game.
The Warriors scored the game’s first 11 points en route to a 38-24 halftime lead, and never trailed.
Caribou (13-6) will play the winner of No. 1 Ellsworth and No. 9 Presque Isle at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21
