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AUGUSTA — After winning the Class S South title a week ago, Valley seniors Harry Louis and Fisher Tewksbury knew there was still work to be done.

A regional championship is exciting, but the Cavaliers duo hadn’t accomplished their biggest goal: winning a Gold Ball.

Louis and Tewksbury can finally exhale after the Cavaliers defeated Easton 77-46 in the Class S state championship game Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. 

“We can be excited all we want now,” said Tewksbury. “I mean, we won that regional, but we weren’t as excited as we were (in) 2024 because we know there’s one more game and that one’s way more important than the regional. So now we can celebrate.”

Louis set off the celebration by launching the ball toward the rafters after the final buzzer sounded, then found his coach, Mike Staples for an emphatic embrace.

“These kids have worked so hard,” Staples said. “My seniors, I’ve had them for five years because they started as eighth graders. I mean, they’re literally like part of my family and I am just so happy for them. They’ve worked so hard for this.”

The Cavaliers made it their mission to take the next step after losing to St. Dominic Academy in the 2025 Class D South final.

“From the time we lost to St. Dom’s last year, we just promised each other, ‘We are going to get back to that state game,’” Staples said. “And we did it. And we worked hard and it worked out.”

Valley took control early, starting with a 14-2 run. The Cavaliers continued to use their quick pace and fast break to carry a 45-28 lead into halftime. 

Easton cut the deficit to 12 in the third quarter, but by the time the quarter had finished, Valley’s lead was back up to 20.  

“Obviously, there’s two things that really drive our team, first is defense,” Staples said. “We get stops and then we want to get out. And we were able to do that early in the game. We built that lead.”

Louis scored 29 points and Tewksbury added 19.

“There’s no better way to go,” Tewksbury said. “For me and (Louis), there was no other way. And Collin (Nichols), another senior that we had. There was no other way to go out. It was a Gold Ball or nothing and we would’ve regretted it for the rest of our lives. So to go out like this is a really good way.”